Bunin Compared to Tolstoy in Russian praise
The May issue of Russkaya Mysl reviews Ivan Bunin's story The Gentleman From San Francisco, praised as a breakthrough in his career. Critics hail Bunin as entering a golden era and compare him to Tolstoy as a rising literary force.
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Russkays Mysl
Moscow
Russia
American Review of Reviews
Ivan Alexeivitch Bunin
San Francisco
Bunin
Bulletin of Literature and Life
A. Derman
Russkaya Mysi
Tolstoy
Farmer as Modern Atlas
A Breeder's Gazette essay frames farmers as quiet giants bearing the world’s load. Across ten miles of fields, few workers harvest corn grain and hay, yet their steady labor feeds and clothes all people, underscoring rural toil and vital national responsibility.
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Breeder’s Gazette
Atlas
Hobby of the Germans Stamp Collectors Fact
The article notes Germans are premier stamp collectors and seek rare ink shades plate defects and varieties. It states German forces looted Belgian post offices at invasion, seizing valuable stamps later sold to German dealers and collectors.
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Belgium
Ingenious Shovel Improves with Adjustable Blade
An inventor develops a shovel with a spring pressed adjustable blade. It digs straight down for trenches then tilts to scoop out dirt as holes widen. The inclined blade also aids hollow trenching for rapid water distribution.
Senator Sorghum Comments on Politics and Party Affiliation
The quote notes Senator Sorghum on politics as a plural field while a man attempts to be a Republican, a Progressive and a Prohibitionist simultaneously. The remark highlights party labels and political identities in a satirical tone.
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Sorghum
War births in France and India spark debate in Lancet
The Lancet questions a claimed wartime shift toward more male births. It cites Chalons-sur-Marne data showing 122 boys and 140 girls in a distressed Marne area. It also notes Indian figures with higher male births in Northwest Frontier and a rising birth rate from 1886 to 1913.
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Lancet
France
Paris
Maternite Departementale
Chalons-sur-Marne
BE. M. Pye
Marne
India
Northwest Frontier Province
Coorg
Europe
Useful Nighthawk Keys Insect Control And Misnomer
The nighthawk, a city bird misnamed as hawk, soars nightly in summer. It feeds on insects, with stomachs revealing hundreds of insect types and thousands of ants. Though vital for pest control, it is declining as people misuse it as a target while flying low.
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P Sys
Youngstown
Ingenious musician plays piano and violin together
A musician demonstrates a device enabling simultaneous piano and violin playing. A wire holds the violin bow from an upright wheelbase moved by the left foot. A brace secures the violin to the piano while the artist guides strings with the bow and strikes piano chords with his right hand.
Drum fire and curtain fire in artillery practice
The terms drum fire and curtain fire describe World War I artillery methods. Drum fire involves firing at intervals to create a continuous hammering sound, while curtain fire elevates guns to a higher point and fires continually to block reinforcements and shield infantry advances.
Pity Tie Is True After Morning Prayers
The Woman Who Saw notes a weekend visit where a little girl confides as they walk outside. The child reveals she does not listen during prayers and admits she spits through the cane chair holes.
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New ,York
Evening Sun
Not a Good Prospect in Courtroom Exchange
A terse courtroom dialogue has a lawyer grilling a motorist about prior speeding incidents. The motorist evasively confirms repeated speeding, prompting the lawyer to remark that the situation looks bad.
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Puck
Effect of Good Roads Raises Farm Land Values Across Counties
A study by the Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering shows road improvements near main markets boosted tillable land prices by 63 to 194 percent in eight counties across Virginia New York Mississippi Florida and Alabama and by 18 to 100 percent in Florida and other regions. The gains often exceeded the total cost of improvements, yielding widespread increases in land value and improved sale prices per acre.
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Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering Department
Spotsyvanip County
Dinwiddie County
Lee County
Wise County
Frank
Spotsylvania County
Dallas County
Ala
Lauderdale County
Miss
Manatee County
Fla
Indian Summer Era Echoes in Early Settler Thoughts
A fleeting reflection on the season, noting settlers’ sentiment that Indian summer felt almost overly favorable, capturing a historical tone about early frontier perceptions and time of year.
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