New Franco Spanish Rail Link Cuts Alpine Barrier
Engineers blasted through the Pyrenees to complete a tunnel linking Puigcerda in Spain with Ax in France. A new railway runs through the tunnel easing crossing from Prades to Puigcerda, reaching Ariege valley and the Ebro basin with connections to Zaragoza and Barcelona, transforming travel between the Mediterranean coast and inland Spain.
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Pyrenees
France
Europe
Spain
Puigcerda
Prades
Perpignan
Ariege
Belgrade to Come Back After War Devastation
Belgrade, once a bustling capital with hotels and coffee houses, lies in ruins after bombardment. Survivors return to wrecked homes amid hunger and chaos but press on with hope for a revived era as the capital of a Slav republic.
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Belgrade
Serbia
Togo-Slavia
London
Etiquette Book pitch ends with servant girl verdict
A servant girl rebukes a door to door salesman for manners. She criticizes hat removal, pocket hand, tobacco use, and grooming as she directs him to speak with the lady of the house. The sales pitch shifts to a veiled endorsement of a book on etiquette and department.
Protect the Song Birds Warns of Garden Pest Help
The Montreal Herald quotes Jack Miner urging protection of songbirds as vital allies in pest control. He cites robins removing cutworms that threaten tomato plants, arguing a single robin can curb worm damage and protect crops.
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Jack Miner
Robin
Montreal Herald
Overworked Word in Magazine Letters Sparks Astronomical Estimate
A statistician estimates that if every printed letter forming the word co operation were clipped from magazines over six months and linked end to end, the sequence would reach three times the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
Mouquin’s to Close as Landmark Building Is Razed
New York’s Mouquin’s restaurant, a famed 20th century staple in the Tenderloin area, will shut its doors at month’s end. The wooden Sixth Avenue structure, over a century old, is to be razed for a skyscraper replacing the historic site once part of Isaac Varian’s farm with Broadway and Sixth avenue cow paths marked in local lore.
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New York
Mouquin
Tenderloin
Sixth Avenue
Twenty-eighth Street
Isaac Vartan
Vartan
Lexington Avenue
Broadway
Isaac Varian
Horse Hearing Lets Ears Pivot In Circle
The horse has a remarkable sense of hearing with each ear turning individually. The right ear tilts to the right and the left ear to the left, enabling circular hearing while the head remains still.
And What Would the Papers Do If It Were Not for Our Mistakes
A reflective quip from the Boston Transcript notes that errors bring variety to life, preventing monotony and keeping journalism lively. The line underscores a newspaper mindset that finds interest in missteps and surprises.
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Boston Transcript
Optimistic Thought and Strength Challenge Judgment
A compact note argues that hopeful thinking and inner strength should guide policy, suggesting a tendency to overturn existing judgment. The text frames policy as self-correcting when tempered by optimism and resolve.
Ministry of Mirth and the Laughing Philosopher
The ex London county council figure Rev H B Chapman vicar of Savoy chapel proposes a ministry of mirth to reform English theatre. He envisions an ideal chief and a swift establishment, though admits being an incurigible optimist. He even hints at editing Demokritos for gaiety.
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London County Council
H. B. Chapman
London
Savoy Chapel
Strand
Morning Post
Chapman
Demokritos
Abdera
The War Garden Victorious prediction on home gardening
Charles Lathrop Pack president of the National War Garden commission announces a new history of the war garden movement in the United States. The War Garden Victorious records the campaign and asserts that home gardeners will continue their labor as victory gardeners. The unpriced volume is sent to libraries and garden committees to keep a permanent record.
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United States
Victory Gardens
Charles Lathrop Pack
National War Garden Commission
American soldiers admire lone bargee on Thames
Gen Samuel A. Ansell recalls a London scene where a single bargee rows a vast canal boat under Blackfriars Bridge while soldiers watch. He jokes as the barge crawls toward the bridge, urging the oarsman to bring back a parrot, capturing wartime admiration for canal labor on the Thames.
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London
Samuel A. Ansell
Thames
Blackfriars Bridge
Biggest Woodcock Shot Near Whittaker’s Mentioned
The heaviest woodcock, reportedly shot by Arthur Duane near Whittaker's about thirty years ago, was mounted by Bell the renowned taxidermist but later destroyed by moths. Measured at Southampton on druggist scales, it weighed exactly 14 ounces with several witnesses able to testify to the weight. Naturalists cite typical woodcock weights of five to nine ounces.
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Arthur Duane
Whittaker
Ventri lippist act and coffin fall shock Long Beach crew
A ventriloquist claimed voice from a casket accompanied the unloading of a coffin at a Long Beach freight station. Andrew J. Wilson and another worker dropped the box two feet, startling a bystander as police corroborate the scene details.
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Andrew J. Wilson
Long Beach
Cal
Middle West
Wilson
Clyde Allen
Smoking and mouth cancer linked by Mayo lectures
Maj W J Mayo notes in War Department lectures that smoking is the primary cause of cancers in the lip tongue and floor of the mouth while improved dentistry reduces mouth cancers in civilized countries. He adds clay pipes once contributed to lip cancers but fell out of fashion.
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Maj
W. J. Mayo
War Department
Cloth of the Ancients Woven Linen Garb Among Mummies
A historical note explains that the ancient Egyptian cloths were all linen and highly durable. It states Arabs today can wear it, while ancient Egyptians deemed wool unclean, making linen the sole acceptable material for wraps and garments.
This Generation's Duty to Breathing Health
The piece urges the current generation to learn how to supply lungs with pure oxygen and avoid chest compression. It argues that proper breathing will prolong life, reduce disease, and benefit future generations.
Animals in Captivity Shortens Wild Life Across Species
Captivity causes many wild animals to live shorter lives than they would in the wild. Foxes and monkeys are notably affected with gorillas and apes dying soon after capture. In contrast, tigers, elephants and snakes appear to suffer little from confinement.
War Correspondents Pioneers From Thorpe to Civil War Echoes
The piece traces early war reporting from Thomas Bangs Thorpe, who served as colonel and wrote war stories, to George Wilkins Wendell, called the father of war correspondents. It notes Napoleon era press limitations, Wellington’s resistance, and that the profession peaked in the American Civil War and Franco Prussian conflict.
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Thomas Bangs Thorpe
United States
Mexico
Thorpe
Iimpulse
Ilis
George Wilkins Wendall
New Orleans
Kendall
Napoleon
Elba
London
Paris
Wellington
Detroit News
Ancient Fen Chou town and its enduring walls
A 2000 year old Fen Chou area is described with sturdy gates and long walls rebuilt after Ming defeat by Manchus. The piece notes crane-like birds on towers, narrow streets, and nesting birds. A wedding party photo shows a bridegroom in a derby hat amid Chinese attire.
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Fen Chou
Fen Chou Iu
Fen Chen Fu
As Mother Did
A humorous wedding tale recounts two friends eloping followed by the bride’s hysterical mother. The groom quips that the mother cannot support her daughter in her accustomed style, prompting a witty reply about starting her on bread and milk.
Wasteful fruit losses to be halted by new processes
The Florida Times-Union reports a chemist and scientist have developed methods to utilize drops, culls, and ripe fruit formerly wasted. The innovation aims to benefit growers through sales of waste products and supply the public with in demand manufactured goods.
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Florida
Florida Times-Union
Electrocute Leopard to Save Pelt in Jungle Shoot
A leopard used by a motion picture company sulked during Jungle scenes. Shooting with a high powered rifle was ruled out to protect the pelt, so electrocution was chosen, powered by a new by station, to spare the valuable skin.
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Popular Mechanics
Newby
Soldier Wins Hidden Job as Husband in NYC Bureau
A New York City government employment agent receives a pink scented letter from a widow seeking a husband for a soldier. Private J, a carpenter, responds after the agent’s inquiry and soon lands the job. The scene ends with a call confirming the employment.
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New York City
United States
Gordon Sawyer
Mr. Sawyer
Turned Vessel Turned Shop At Scapa Flow
The Borodino, a Wilson liner chartered early in the war by Junior Army and Navy Stores, was converted into a aboard ship shop at Victoria docks London. It offered laundry services barber and a wide range of goods. Five thousand dollars weekly sales included chocolate bars and fresh provisions to comfort grand fleet officers and sailors during the long vigil at Scapa Flow.
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Victoria Docks
London
Army and Navy
Grand Fleet
Scapa Flow
Borodino
Scapa
Deep Diving Depths Record and Historical Facts
The record mentions the greatest depth claimed for a diver at 204 feet and the deepest useful work depth at 182 feet. It notes sponge and pearl divers, working without armor, commonly descend to about 150 feet.
Daily Thought Satire of Today by Young
A brief quotation notes that tomorrow mirrors today with satire, highlighting its weaknesses. The line, attributed to Young, hints at cyclic critique and social reflection.
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Daily Thought
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