Weathered musings and aviation notes from a 1900s page
A stream of quips and observations covers aviation hints, local oddities, economics, and daily life. References include fuel for gossip about weather, hats, eggs, prizes, and trains, with sharp one liners on painters, pale jokes about business and pensions, and a nod to autumn colors.
Chicago Professors Quietly Renounce Sensational Claims
A Reuters wire-like note reports Chicago university faculty retreat from bold public pronouncements, signaling a shift toward restrained discourse amid ongoing debates. The piece mentions longstanding gender narratives and public attention.
Accident Insurance Battle Over Alma City Stakes
Two young men were detained after a collision outside Alma City on G25 road. Reports say the incident involved a weathered vehicle and a nearby distress call. No further details available at this time.
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Alma
When a Man Rents A 72 Percent Two Hour Stay
A fragment notes that renting a 72% two hour period offers little to do beyond sitting and watching the view while occupying a humble cottage provides more distractions and mental relief.
Crop reports show rising tobacco and cranberry harvests
The Connecticut tobacco crop and New Jersey cranberry crop are larger this year than in years past though the cranberry yield is hampered by smaller quantities of Loa cranberries and other factors.
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Connecticut
New Jersey
Smuggling Risk Over Trunks During Travel Delays
A fragment describes travel issues and the risk of smuggling trunks with contents hidden inside ships. It notes duty on items and the challenge of enforcement as travelers try to bring belongings aboard.
Not Obligation to Support Mother In Law Questioned
A New York judge who ruled that a man need not support his mother in law is described as a bachelor. The remark suggests irony about legal ignorance and social norms in the era.
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New York
Jondon
George
Edward
Denver
Mr. Roosevelt
Colorado
Cheyenne
Chicago
Mataafa
Samoa
Germany
Back to the Farm Movement Gains From Census Data
The census bureau reports farming as the most favorable occupation for longevity and freedom from consumption. The figures suggest life near nature supports health and longevity.
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Census Bureau
Earth
Snap-Shotting Celebrities and the Camera Eye in Public Life
A historical overview of the rise of celebrity snap shots in newspapers, detailing photographers chasing colonels like Roosevelt and diplomats in Washington, the rush to capture the "psychological moment," and early camera innovations and challenges in public events and foreign stations.
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Chronicle
Busi
Es Fine Pevnie
Orelst
Gretart
Morgan
PatWieoffre
Army
Navy
Washington
Steel safes on motor cars in Boston banking transport
Boston leads in using motor cars to move coins bullion and securities with bank messengers and guards aboard. Cars resemble delivery vehicles but hide steel interiors and lattice cages to secure contents. Guards accompany the driver on rounds to banks and businesses.
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Boston
Financial Mercury
Remarkable Paris Links Through Ages In Two Notables
Mme Harson of 96, once confidante to the Duchess de Barry, linked to Louis XVI era and 1832 royalist plots. Charles Famin, 101, grandson of Paris's last sheriff and Napoleonic architect, prize of Rome laureate, Villa Medici resident, lively in architecture archaeology debates past age 95.
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Mme. Harson
Quai d’Orleans
Duchess de Barry
Louis XVI
Charles Famin
Chartres
Paris
Nattier
Louis XV
Tamin
Napoleon I
Rambouillet
Charley
Rome
Villa Medicis
Plandrin
Herbert
Gounod
Ambroise Thomas
Mother Visits City Daughter in Wakeful Night
An elderly country woman visits her city daughter and is shocked by late hours. She wakes early to quiet streets, fearing scandal before learning from police and locals that the commotion was a market crowd. She leaves distressed, reflecting on her daughter's frank talk.
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West
Mr. Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Teddy
Jane
Atchison Globe
Unintentional Joke at Reporter's Funeral Fire Badge
An anecdote recalls Jacob A. Rijs a reporter known for fires and a florists gift at his funeral. Firemen chose a white rose badge with red immortelles reading Admit within fire omits only, witnessed by mourners.
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Jacob A. Rijs
dJead
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