Spiral of Science Progress Cited By Dr J Newton Friend
Dr J Newton Friend described science advancing in an ascending spiral, echoing past trends in London. He traced how ancient Chaldean and Egyptian ideas aided experiments, noted Hero of Alexandria’s early steam engine, and discussed Democritus and Boyle while linking alchemy to modern radioactive research.
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J. Newton Friend
Royal Institution
London
Chaldea
Egypt
Hero of
Alexandria
Aristotle
Democritus
Dayton
Doctor Friend
Boyle
Mysterious coded note puzzles New York broker
Mr W K Ludlum finds a capital letter note from his maid reading a coded message. In plain English it asks him to call Miss Marks, who is an existing customer, and who has just left for the West after he finally calls.
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W. K. Ludlum
New York
Miss Marks
City Versus Country Life Sparks Lungs Talk
A country cousin visits her city relative and compares advantages of city life noting smoky air versus pink country lungs. The city cousin admits lung damage from city smoke then quips that despite the difference they are first cousins in a humorous exchange.
Florida promoter quotes on colored people's proverbs at luncheon
Florida promoter Felix Isman described African Americans as an interesting group at a Miami luncheon. He cited marriage proverbs and a social proverb about fat and thin dogs as examples of their supposed sayings. His remarks reflect the era's stereotypes and racial attitudes.
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Felix Isman
Florida
Rustproof Swords Promised for Japanese Officers
Japan weighs rustproof swords for all army officers due to damp weather. Officers must wear swords to be properly dressed, and constant polishing is required to prevent rust. A sword maker has proposed a rustproof weapon to the war department.
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War Office of
Japan
War Department
Lost property recovery in London mostly fails to return home
Metropolitan Police report for 1925 shows only 42 percent of lost items recovered. Total items found and turned in totaled 163 670, including a ferret, two human leg bones, a glass eye, two white mice and four parrots.
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Scotland Yard
Metropolitan Police of London
Restored to Life by Heart Massage Surgeries Cited
A London surgeon notes the revived heart massage in a woman who recovered for 36 hours after her heart stopped on the operating table at St. Thomas' hospital. He cites a 39 case series by American surgeon Ricketts with 12 permanent recoveries, including one with 20 minutes of cardiac stoppage.
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St. Thomas’ Hospital
London
Lfe
London Mail
Napoleon
Baron Larrey
Ricketts
Antiquity of Bare Knees in Greek Fashion Revolt
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes a Greek fashion shift after Medim Pangalos was removed as dictator. Flappers resist knee coverings, arguing Spartans once wore bare knees under Lycurgus era rules. Police influence on dress is highlighted in a humorous tone.
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Greece
Medam Pangalos
Madam Pangalos
Lycurgus
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Maine Farmer G W Brown Develops Year Round Potatoes
George W Brown of Caribou has found a successful method for year round farming. He grows over thirty acres of potatoes annually in Caribou and ships part to Florida for seed. He also plants twenty acres for winter care and later markets them profitably.
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Maine
George W. Brown
Caribou
Brown
Florida
Inventor Proposes Floating Seadrome for Trans Ocean Flights
Edward R. Armstrong of Philadelphia, inventor of a seadrome, envisions anchoring large floating fields in the Atlantic to serve as airplane bases. The model uses buoyed fields and resistance disks to gain lightness while resisting wind and waves, a project he has pursued for twenty years.
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Edward R. Armstrong
Philadelphia
Atlantic Ocean
Painter Bystander Clings Inside Plane During Test Flight
A civilian painter entered a new airplane at Rockwell field in San Diego to paint and remained inside as a test flight began. About five minutes after takeoff the pilot spotted a paint brush protruding from the fuselage and the painter retreated to a safe spot aboard the craft.
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Rockwell Field
San Diego
Calif
Point Loma
Library Extensions Reach 35 Universities in US
Library extension service is maintained by thirty five universities and colleges in the United States through their extension departments. It is free of charge except return postage and mails to readers nationwide, sharing information not found locally.
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United States
Simple Rules for Would-Be Orators
A speech training expert notes that effective oratory comes from how you say it not just what you say. Training builds skill with distinct speech, clear language, direct questions, and confident delivery.
Epstein Sermonette at Chelsea Tea Party
Jacob Epstein, famed American sculptor, speaker at a Chelsea studio girls tea party. He framed a short sermon on beauty, claiming a slim figure and arched foot outweigh Socratic wisdom and even Brillat Savarin, as curves and hair appeal under sea wind.
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Jacob Epstein
London
Chelsea
Socrates
Brillat- Savarin
Princeton scientist birthdays lightless fireflies
William Creighton of Princeton University claims to have short circuited fireflies by injecting adrenaline between body segments. The method causes muscular contraction that powers oxygen flow to light cells, keeping some fireflies lit for hours or a day before death. Lighter doses yielded three to four hours of steady light.
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William Creighton
Princeton University
Creighton
Dutch Doctor Tests SixYearOld Canned Food
A Dutch physician Van Leersum opened six year old canned meat hash with onions and potatoes. He concluded the product was quite suitable for human consumption. He cited exhausting air from the oxygen sealed container as essential to prevent corrosion.
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van Leersum
Hoarder Woman Dies in Manchester Estate Over $250000
A 74 year old woman in Manchester England died recently leaving an estate exceeding 250400 dollars. She had no direct heirs and two cousins administered the estate. The house was kept sealed and large sums of cash were found beside her deathbed. Her hoarding began over twenty five years ago after her father bequeathed 50000 dollars.
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Manchester
England
Meaning of Words Shows Language as Composite and Evolving
Dr F H Vize explains that English is not Anglo-Saxon, but a highly composite tongue shaped by foreign words and evolving meanings. Examples trace how agony shifted from contest to fashion to intense suffering, and how words like bachelor and girl reflect historical shifts in gender and social usage.
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F. H. Vizetelly
Britain
Piers Plowman
William Langland
Ceorl
Ben Jonson
Unusual Train Incident Reported in Rampage Tale
A Railcar tale from Rampage recounts Sandstorm Smith describing a flash mob at Hooraw depot. A young man allegedly rushed off the train. four assailants grabbed him and pressed him against the depot as a bride fainted. The couple nearby seemed newly married, and observers wondered if the attackers knew the man.
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Sandstorm Smith
Rampage
Kay Lee
Hooraw
Kansas City Star
Threshing Season Nostalgia Amid New Grain Cutter
The piece laments the decline of the threshing season as a grain cutting invention makes hundreds of threshing machines obsolete in the West. It recalls how threshing was a labor heavy yet joyful annual festival for rural communities with lavish meals and big paydays, a yearly picnic for farm youth.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Elderly Twins Celebrate Long Lives in Ohio
Ninety two year old twins Mrs. Margaret Konrath near Coldwater and Mrs. Catherine Petot of Loudonville mark birthdays in Mercer county Ohio. The pair who came from Nederheim Alsace in 1854 are greeted by German Alsatian migrants and descendants at local celebrations. They do not expect to reach one hundred together but wouldn’t be surprised.
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United States
Mercer County
Ohio
Margaret Konrath
Coldwater
Celina
Catherine Petot
Loudenville
America
Nederheim
Alsace
Wounded Chauffeur Triggers War Duty Joke
An old man berates his driver after a crash saying the chauffeur boasted of wartime wounds. The driver recalls three years of service and being wounded each year, provoking the employer to retort that the chauffeur could have done better.
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George
How African Natives Communicate
Drara a member of the Congregation of the Faithful recounts visiting Africa years ago when few whites explored its jungles and plains. He describes drums used to transmit messages across distances as complete as telegraphs, recounting how villagers prepared for his arrival via drum signals.
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Drara
Congregation of the Faithful
Africa
Marco Polo
Los Angeles Times
Freak Fish Born of Their Own Young Along California Coast
A unique species reported by the United States Fish Commission spawned in California waters. Adults measure 3 to 8 inches and bear fully formed young inside their bodies. Surfers call them surf fish, swarming during the spawning season along sandy shores.
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California
United States Fish Commission
Termite Damage Warned for Hawaiian Homes
Damage by termites is a serious annoyance across the Hawaiian islands. Entomologist D. T. Fallaway told the Hilo Rotary club there are no known complete extermination methods and little hope for effective control. Homeowners should take steps to prevent spread of wood destroying termites.
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Hawaiian Islands
Hilo Tribune-Herald
D. T. Fallaway
Board of Agriculture and Forestry
Hilo Rotary Club
Sand Blast Cleans Eggs In Pacific Northwest Market Rise
Sand blasting eggs replaces wet cleaning, raising egg prices by one to four cents a dozen. Workers pass eggs through a vacuum chamber and spray dry sand through nozzles to remove dirt without soaking shells, increasing shell integrity and preserving quality.
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Pacific Northwest
Prehistoric Flint Tool Workshop Found at Frindsbury
Geologists uncover a complete prehistoric workshop at Frindsbury Rochester England. Seventeen heaps contain about 4000 flint tools and weapons including hand axes hammer stones and large flint pieces. The site lies on a chalk cliff with a saucer shaped depression and is dated to mid pleistocene before modern humans.
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Nimng
Frindsbury
Rochester
England
Success at Last Nees Charles Schwab Speech Highlight
A quotation from Charles Schwab extols America’s success as the result of pursuit. The remarks frame the spirit of American business and youth. The tale of a determined suitor and a resistant sweetheart is cited as a relatable example of resolve.
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America
Charles Mr. Schwab
Giraffe Names Through History Traced to Arabic Zarafah
The first known giraffe name may be semer from the Bible, with Romans calling them camelopard. The modern name giraffe comes from the Arabic Zarafah meaning tallest of all animals, a term still used as za-ra-fahs. Once plentiful in Africa, giraffes were hunted for flesh and hides, reducing herds from forty to six or seven in recent times.
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Washington
Africa
South America
Washington Star
Choose Your Words Carefully Or Be Understood
A housekeeper recalls a lesson in language after a market misread. She loved small white peaches and told her cook to buy any if seen, promising reimbursement. The cook asked what would happen upon return, highlighting a risky misunderstanding.
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Alice
Tit for Tat Hidden разговор echoes between father and son
A father privately speaks to a visiting friend hoping for quiet. His son stays nearby and ignores subtle hints. The boy finally voices that he wants to stay, turning the moment into a quiet clash of family tact and boundaries.
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Jimmy
Potatoes Rich in Vitamins Key to Diet and Health
Ohio university researchers F. J. Lyman and Inez Blystone report potatoes contain uniform amounts of vitamin B the anti neuritic vitamin. They note potatoes supply about 12 percent of the American diet and that rats thrive on diets with up to 75 percent potatoes but decline when potatoes fall to 40 percent without vitamin B.
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F. J. Lyman
Inez Blystone
Laboratory of Applied Chemistry
Ohio University
Mr. Lyman
Miss Blyztone
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