Canaries Taught To Sing In Yorkshire And Lancashire
The Manchester Guardian describes schools teaching canaries to sing where pupils learn to imitate specific notes via a bird organ and later receive specialized tutoring. The four noted sounds include the water note the whistling note the flute note and the rolling Note, forming a continuous melody.
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Lancashire
Manchester Guardian
Remark on mirrors and luck sparks science note
The passage remarks on a superstition about broken mirrors and seven years bad luck while reporting Dr. F. F. W. Aston of Cambridge discussing advances in physical chemistry. It notes growing acceptance that elements share identical building blocks and differ by structure, with spontaneous transmutation becoming explainable and controllable in future science.
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Awkward Clip Leaves Battle-Worn Airedale Dog
A dog owner explains clipping his Airedale to improve appearance. The dog, once famed for prowess, now faces awkwardness as neighborhood rivals fail to recognize him, and old fights restart anew. Nearby friends note the transformation, voiced in a Sheffield Telegraph style.
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Shefield Telegraph
No Worry About Coal In Tacoma Electric Heat Project
In Tacoma Washington about 2100 residences rely on electric heat from a municipal water power plant. The city regards the system as profitable and uses domestic heating during morning and evening hours to supplement heavy industrial demand from 8 p m to 4 p m, reducing coal use and costs.
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Taccoma
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No Respite Voices in Campaigning Between Summers
In a witty exchange Senator Sorghum contends that there is no summer vacation for a man who must endure constant letter writing and stay awake to campaign. The remark highlights political strain and duty over leisure.
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Senator Sorghum
Snug-Fitting Curtains Shield Doors From Wind and Snow
Describes curtains that fit tightly to doorways, opening and closing with doors to give full protection against wind and snow. Notes the ability to shield interior spaces from harsh weather.
Danger From The Rat Epidemic Jaudice Link
An accident infects a young New York State health department bacteriologist after handling a rat while searching for the germ of epidemic jaundice. The incident provides the first direct evidence that rat borne microbes can cause the disease in humans.
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New York State Health Department
Men as Plow Horses In Morelos Land Reform
In Morelos Mexico the government dispossessed 22 land lords who owned most of the state and parceled land to laborers. Men are often seen harnessed to plows as a result of the redistribution.
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Morelos
Pleasant For Mamma Bathing Dream Story
A wartime memory recalls a mother and her eight year old son John. After a soldier describes an improvised bath the boy declares he will bathe at home if there is enough hot water. The moment prompts a blush from the mother.
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Bothering the Farmer Radio Broadcast Satirized
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet mocks radio intrusion during a farmer scene with a quip about Congress sending a speech. Two lines hint at a rural setting and a political broadcast.
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Jabez
Louisville Courier-Journal
Plane Sailing in Wayside Tales Snippet
Jones offers five dollars to the airplane man for a ride in a brief Wayside Tales fragment. Bones asks if the man accepted the offer, signaling a casual, dialogic scene.
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