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Newspaper
Bronte Weekly Enterprise
Location
Bronte, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1925
Page
8
Cowboy in Paris Fires Blank Cartridges at Cop
An American cowboy John Swain in Paris wore rodeo gear and asked a police officer for blank cartridges. Miscommunication led Swain to draw his revolver and fire a blank at the officer. Spectators fled as the officer was unharmed and later explained the incident with an interpreter.
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John Swain
Paris
Swain
Buster Keaton Uses Cannibals In Ocean Liner Scene
In a new Keaton film he used 500 cannibals. He split them into five classes and ordered class B to jump. one California cannibal stayed. When asked what class means, the reply showed humorous seaside bravado about staying and diving.
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Buster Keaton
Buster
Boiling Water Test of Altitude Described by Popular Mechanics
The article explains the boiling water method to determine altitude using a hypsometer portable for climbs. It notes water boils at 212 degrees at sea level, with boiling temp dropping as altitude rises, and mentions high mountains where water boils too low to make hot drinks.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Man Beats Horse in Six Day Endurance Duel in London
In London a 59 year old man ran a six day endurance race for ten hours a day against a horse. The man covered 845 miles while the horse finished 837 before breaking down. The account notes that a well trained man can tire even a strong horse in long contests.
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London
Opportunity Missed as Millions Yet Untapped in Churches
The article notes that over 20 million women are church members in the United States yet only a small percentage join the women’s organizations within their churches. It highlights a gap between membership and active participation and suggests mobilizing women’s groups could strengthen church life.
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United States
Colossus of Rhodes Had Short Existence
National Geographic notes Rhodes fell under Crusader knights from 1309 to 1522 and that the Colossus statue toppled by an earthquake in 294 BC never recovered. The bronze figure, over 100 feet tall, is gone and the site bears no traces of the ancient wonder.
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Rhodes
Hammering sparks ancient music idea joke
A jokey exchange hints that a girl in the neighboring apartment keeps hammering, jokingly linking it to an ancient Greek philosopher’s claim that music arose from hammer sounds. The line plays on loud construction noise as a playful parallel.
Saintly Friar and the Shoes: Oxford Tale of Repentance
A Franciscan story recalls an Oxford friar who found a pair of shoes and wore them to matins. That night he dreamed murderers pursued him and cried I am a friar. The answer denied him and he awoke in anguish, tossing the sheets from the window.
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England
Oxford
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