Aurozona Commune Offers Free Services and No Taxes
The article describes Aurozona as a communal village in the Italian Dolomites where residents receive drinkable water free schooling medical attendance libraries and electricity at five cents per kilowatt. Forests and farmlands are run collectively to cover expenses and there are no taxes nor rich or poor residents. Some villagers have toured America and returned to live in the commune.
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Ue Asreess
Aurozona
America
Auroxono
Dolomites
Immunity to Snake Venom Across Animals
A hedgehog shows remarkable immunity to viper venom and can attack and kill vipers. Rats and mice also display venom resistance. In India mongooses are used to clear snakes from premises. Birds such as ravens and ordinary ducks also exhibit venom resistance.
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India
Reading Habits and Book Choices by Sir John Lubbock
The passage discusses how readers often pick books by title binding and chance finds rather than merit. It notes that many readers have few good books at hand yet read widely from friends’ rooms and railway stalls, showing selection is influenced by appeal, not always quality.
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Uxard
Sir John Lubbock
Ice supply shifts hit New York markets and Maine cuts
The New York ice trade faces a reduced supply as Natura and other plants discard artificial ice while Hudson Valley natural ice crops decline. Maine ice cuts also affect the metropolis with producers pulling back operations and adjusting daily output.
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New York
Hudson Valley
Maine
Metropolis
City
Origin of Chilean name still debated with six theories
The term Chile or Chili is of Indian origin and remains unsatisfactorily explained. Researchers have proposed no fewer than six derivations, including a possible link to the Quichus chili or chili-culd signifying perpetual snow on many mountains.
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Chile
Chili
Local Court Delivers Strange Nightly Trial Tale
A fragmentary report recalls a bizarre case where an offender faced public shaming and a whipping. The account mentions a defendant named Blag and references a necklace, accused acts, and a punishment carried out publicly.
Giant 1000-Pound Pudding Boiled in Southwark in 1718
A colossal Christiane pudding claimed to be the largest ever made was boiled for 14 days in Southwark, England, in 1718 and emerged weighing over 1,000 pounds.
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Southwark
England
Wan Worth While The Mat Whom I Call
Scott praises a person described as selfless and tireless in helping others, highlighting their devoted thoughts and efforts toward the welfare of others rather than self.
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Mat
Nimaelf
Scott
British elites marry later in life than politicians and lawyers
Variation in weddings shows chiefs of the army and navy in Great Britain wed later than politicians and lawyers. Figures released indicate a trend toward later marriages among military and naval leadership compared with public officials.
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Army Sanct Navy
Great Britain
Winter renovation ads urge outdoor living with storms kept out
The message markets winter options for outdoor spaces and home protection. It emphasizes avoiding storms, keeping the home dry, and offering repairs and new installations. Hudson Bay Company branding appears as a seasonal reference.
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Hudson Bay Company
King
Flag flown for Vice President Marshall visit on Mare Island
Historic flag from the navy yard Mare Island was raised on the Colorado during Vice President Marshall’s 19 36 stay. It featured a white field with US arms and matched the President’s blue flag. Presented to Marshall after the visit, it’s one of two known uses of a vice president flag.
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Wilson
Marshall
U. 88
Colorado
U. & B. Euebla
San Francisco
Navy Yard
Mare Island
United States
Hag
Marghall
Mount Vernon
Louis Tortorice Plumbing and Heating Ad
Listing for Louis Tortorice Plumbing and Heating at By-4told Hotel Building telephone 142 R.
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By-4tol Hotel
El Moro fishmen of Lake Rudolf in Kenya colony described
A fragment describes the El Moro tribe living by Lake Rudolf in Africa. They are semi amphibious, drink hourly, and suffer lips bleeding without water. Diet centers on fish and hippopotamus, with lake sodic water blamed for deformities in the race.
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Lake Rudolf
Kenya Colony
Africa
Tale of a Mushrat From a Child's Notebook
Nine year old Joe presents a playful story about a mushrat three times larger than a house rat. The creature has a plump figure, round brown head, a lily root house, and a habit of eating roots when frozen.
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Joe
Weather Term Confusion In Forecasts Sparks Debate
The weather bureau notes that the word fair is elastic as forecasts mark a day fair if precipitation stays at or below 0.01 inch. Readers often equate fair with clear, but the term covers cloudy skies or light rain within the forecast period.
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Weather Bureau
Absent-minded visit ends with tragic miscommunication
An absent-minded man visits his physician for a calming evening of checkers and anecdotes. As they part the visitor recalls an urgent task that leads to the maid fainting and death, but the doctor notes the wife had been calling on the telephone.
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American Legion Monthly
Moon's Ray Puzzle Baffles Astronomers Says Tomkins
English scientist H. G. Tomkins reports in Popular Science Monthly on mysterious bright rays observed with telescopes. He plans a special reflecting telescope to photograph rays from multiple angles to uncover their meaning. Theories include whitish dust lines shallow cracks or sulfur streaks from extinct volcanoes.
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H. G. Tomkins
Popular Science Monthly
Isle Madame Acadian Settlement Ties To Old World Echoes
Still Acadian Stronghold Isle Madame is a small island off Cape Breton N S. with Interesting associations. It was settled partly by Acadians expelled from Evangeline's land partly by French Huguenots from the Channel Isles and by refugees from old Louisburg. These people speak the language of monarchial France and many maidens wear Norman kirtle and white linen headdress.
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Isle Madame
Cape Breton
N. 8
Evangeline
Channel Isles
Old Louisburg
France
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