Western Mind Unable to Follow Eastern Reasoning
A Milner commission in Egypt struggles against native apathy and deep tradition. Officials, Arabs, and Turks resist Western methods. a Damascus data request yields fatalistic replies about death rates and births. The governor warns Western questions may do no good, urging focus on God.
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Milner Commission
Egypt
Zalgoul
Munsey’s
Damascus
Allah
Lamb of the West
Diamond Fields Rich as War Delays Probe
Professor Kaiser of Giessen University studied diamondiferous deposits in German Southwest Africa. He spent seven years due to war, reporting 14 to 16.5 million carats in exploited zones and potential for many more in untapped fields. A British firm with American capital has acquired German interests. Diamond Selling syndicate fixes price just over $25 per carat.
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Kaiser
Giessen University
Africa
Cape Times
Southwest Protectorate
Noodle Factory Misunderstanding in Pennsylvania
A traveling salesman seeking a macaroni factory asks a Pennsylvania Dutchman for directions. After the man cannot help, the salesman walks away and is humorously recalled by the Dutchman who asks if he means the noodle factory, revealing a mix up over the factory's location.
Popularizing Astronomy Through Lantern Slides
The British Astronomical Society aims to popularize astronomy for the public and schools. A special lantern slide series has been prepared and distributed for general circulation.
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The
British Astronomical Society
Waste alcohol from sulphite liquors eyed for Canada mills
Industrial alcohol could be made from waste sulphite liquors of Canadian pulp mills at about 40 cents a gallon. Canada pulp production exceeds 1000 tons daily and is rising steadily, suggesting a potential new revenue from waste streams.
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Canada
Origin of Do Re Mi Fa Sol La and Si
The solmization system credited to Guido d Arezzo in the 11th century used six syllables Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La to teach singing. A Benedictine monk of Pomposa reportedly devised a method to speed vocal training, later praised by Pope John. Avelana houses Guido's portrait Beatus Guido inventor musicae.
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Guido d’Arezzo
Guido Aretinus
Pomposa
Verrara
Ravenna
John XIX
Rome
Guido
Fhe
Avel‘lana
Beatus Guido
John‘o
London
Weekly
House Offer Sparks Budget Talk in town
A man offers the house for $5,000 and suggests renting it at $5,000 a year. The proposal raises questions about pricing and potential profiteering among local buyers.
Acid Destroys Tires As Carboy Breaks On Street
A Canadian city saw a large carboy of strong acid shatter after falling from a truck. Acid flowed along street-car tracks forcing a traffic diversion while one driver resisted detour and his tires exploded in flames. Sand finally stifled the fumes.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
New Uses for X Rays Foreshadowed by Royal Institution Talk
Major G W C Kaye outlined future X ray applications including fingerprinting for crime work and testing championship golf balls to ensure a perfectly symmetrical center.
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G. W. C. Kaye
Royal Institution
Scenario Editor Rejects Outsider Scenario
The Scenario Editor refuses an unusually strong submission claiming it could be by a famous writer using a pen name Pilm Fun. The exchange reveals concern over perceived authenticity and attribution in literary work.
Irving in America A Nation’s Tribute To A Peacemaker
Thackeray notes a wide chorus of admiration for Washington Irving across the United States. He observes that cities claim “Irving House” and towns honor the genial author, who welcomed all visitors to his modest cabin domain and stirred national pride in letters.
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America
Irving
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Irving House
William Makepeace Thackeray
Thought of Her Funeral
An Indianapolis office stenographer known for mimicry playfully impersonates the staff. She mimics the boss, laughs at a funeral remark, and the scene ends with the boss entering his office as colleagues react. The humorous episode highlights office dynamics and the staff’s reaction to her impersonations.
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Indianapolis
Wild Boar Prize Withdrawn By French Ministry
The French ministry of agriculture cancels a fifty franc prize for wild boars over thirty kilograms and a smaller reward for piglets, stating that current meat prices make the boar flesh sufficient compensation for the kill.
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Ministry of Agriculture
Added Chance Triggers Clerk Selection Debate
A conversation reveals a clerk selection dilemma about appearance versus competence. The speaker argues a pretty clerk risks unfair favoritism, while another suggests a homely clerk may lack skill. The exchange hints at workplace biases and management style.
Hair in Place of Pockets
Folkloric note on hair customs from various peoples. Moslems shave except a center clump for heavenward lifting. New Hebrides natives braid hair into 600 cords. Papuans wear bones. Maoris use shark teeth. Taokans crest tall hair, Samoa crowns with bones and flowers, Kaffirs fashion a cone and conceal items in hair.
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New Hebrides
Samoa
Kaffir
Never Been Done It Says of Impossible
A reflection on perseverance and forgiveness. One man claims impossibility yet another achieves it. Forgiveness bridges paths we must travel, and true riches lie in daily duties, pleasures, opportunities, and friendships gathered bit by bit.
Concrete raft rises as floating landing stage at Sydney port
A 110 ft long concrete raft landing stage is installed at a Sydney ferry terminal. It measures about 53 ft 3 in to 6% ft 7 in wide and 4 ft 9 in deep with 5 in walls, a 44 compartment interior, and 342 cubic yards of concrete reinforced by 43 tons of steel. The hull displaces 625 tons, plus 158 tons for the moorings and framing.
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Sydney
Australia
Popular Mechanics Magazine
History Told in Flowers Old nurse names for English blooms
The Christian Science Monitor piece reflects on how nurses gave lilies and other plants whimsical old names. It notes mispronunciations like ivy and recalls flower names such as shepherd's purse, lady's smock, cuckoo-pint, and Jack-in-the-pulpit as vivid, poetic labels illuminating historical England.
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England
Gilly-Flower
John
Christian Science Monitor
Poets, Politics and Gasoline in a Satirical Exchange
A witty exchange critiquing poetry and leadership features Lars Porsena as a bygone icon. The limerick-like dialogue jokes about an ivory car and gasoline shortages, highlighting indecision and theatrical rhetoric in a playful historical voice.
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Lars Porsena
Clusium
North American Pickford name mix inspired by rail towns
A Putnam era notice notes Grand Rapids Wisconsin weighing a name change to Pickford. A letter from northern Alberta cites a railway town named Pickford between Edmonton and Athabaska Landing near an Indian village with a station wife's account. Nearby towns Chaplin and Fairbanks appear on the map with occasional moving pictures.
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Pickford
North America
Grand Rapide
Wis
Alberta
Edmonton
Athabaska Landing
Chaplin
Fairbanks
Hard Luck Passenger Despair as Ship Sinks
A dramatic exchange unfolds aboard a sinking ship with a passenger lamenting bad luck and a fear of indigestion from cucumber dinner. The captain replies there is no hope, highlighting a grim moment in Pearson's Weekly humor.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Nurich remarks on gown in Kansas City Times cartoon dialogue
A captioned dialogue shows Mrs. Nurich admiring a gown as revealing while Mr. Nurich quips the bill reflects figures. The exchange is presented in a Kansas City Times cartoon fragment.
Scarce and Valuable Sugar Found In Pennsylvania Hives
Melezitose a rare sugar of high value to scientists is found in honeydew on a leguminous tree in Persia and nearby regions and then in Douglas fir products in British Columbia. It now appears in Pennsylvania honeycombs stored in ordinary hives. The sugar's origin is linked to plant lice and scale insects producing honeydew that crystallizes as bees store it.
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Persia
Bureau of Chemistry
British Columbia
Pennsylvania
Film developing system promises fast processing
Popular Mechanics reports a glazed stoneware tank system that handles sixty rolls in ten minutes of actual work. The three tank set includes developing fixing and washing units. Hach features a concave bottom and a brass drain cock with a wash tank having an overflow for continuous water circulation.
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Popular Mechanics
Steel wool advised over ammonia borax for aluminum
Aluminum utensil cleaners warn that ammonia and borax can corrode metal if overused. They recommend steel wool and soap as the best method to keep aluminum bright, noting their own cleanser blends steel wool and soap.
Engagement Ring Price Sparks Quip Between Stars
Just starting out Young Multivox confesses engagement to Tottie Tonsils, the musical comedy star, after paying $2000 for the ring. Old Hardfax fires back that ending the engagement would be cheaper than the ring.
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Tottie Tonsils
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