Love for reading molds educated citizens, says Washington U chancellor
Herbert S. Tradley, chancellor of Washington University St. Louis, urges students to value reading over all in the academic year opening. He argues a love for books builds culture and education, expanding vision beyond personal concerns. The Kansas City Times lauds the message as education through association with great minds.
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Herbert S. Tradley
Washington University
St. Louis
Iis
Atdea Hout
Kansas City Times
Figures Show Pancake Grows in Popularity
A survey from a major pancake flour maker notes historians linked to pancakes persist in places like France and England. Shrove Tuesday customs linger though bells no longer toll, while ready mix pancake flour expands in use, with Europeans mirroring rising American consumption.
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France
England
Death Ray Gun Run by Rubber Suits and Beehive Base
Scientists debate death ray power while operators don insulating rubber suits to prevent injury from backfire. The device stands 20 feet tall with a porcelain rubber base and hornlike coils designed to isolate heat within the gun.
Russia’s stairless houses reveal harsh building norms
Russ Houses Stairless Statistics show ninety eight percent of new homes in Russia were built without stairways. Economic conditions drive self construction with no permanent materials and workers paid in kind by individual home owners.
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Russia
New York Herald-Tribune
Man Keeps Deer as Pet in Oneco Connecticut
Jim Bailey took in a baby deer rescued from dogs six months ago. The buck roams fields by day and sleeps in the woodshed at night. It even eats at Bailey's table whenever possible and favors hot flapjacks with molasses and boiled potatoes with baked apples, a diet that includes cakes when sweetened.
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Jim Bailey
Oneco
Conn
Boston Globe
Love or Money Dilemma Fires Modern Courtship Debate
A playful dialogue from Everybodys Magazine contrasts romance with material security as a woman weighs marriage to a loving partner against a suitor offering a town and country house, car, and jewels. The exchange highlights enduring conflicts between affection and wealth.
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Everybody's Magazine
Death Rocket World’s latest weapon of firepower rises high
A British inventor, Ernest Welsh, unveils a death rocket designed to shower molten metal over a 100 square yard area from five miles up. Each rocket carries 700 pellets with multiple charges, launched from a diagonal cradle and ignited to provide repeated bursts.
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Ernest Welsh
Word Wanted Sparks Family Feud in Rumpus Ridge
Gap Johnson stops a passing motorist at the old homestead and asks for a word of eleven letters meaning the most ornery thing in the world. The driver jokes about a crossword while Johnson plans to curse his trifling brother in law.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Mr. Johnson
Kansas City Star
Salvage Made Possible by Use of Electricity
Captain Benjamin Leavitt of Philadelphia reports the use of electric submarine searchlights to recover copper from fifty three fathoms off Chile. Divers wore manganese bronze suits with ball bearing joints and helmets with telephones enabling constant contact with the ship.
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Ireland
Benjamin Leavitt
Philadelphia
Chile
Leavitt
Negotiation Dialog Reveals Multiple Proposals
A dialogue shows bargaining with a barrage of proposals. The speaker asks what was told to others while the counterpart outlines plans to present messages directly. The exchange highlights negotiation dynamics and strategy.
Young suitor spotted around Sundays in Miss Cayenne tale
A friend queries the young man who often calls on Sunday evenings. Miss Cayenne calls him a bright businessman and notes his interest in her. She suspects he hangs about hoping to sell life insurance.
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Friend Father
Miss Cayenne
Trick to Root Difficult Trees from Cuttings Found
L B Stewart at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh discovered a method to encourage slow growing trees like camphor to root from cuttings. By shading branches he induced etiolation, creating long slim sappy shoots that root readily, unlike mature wood. This offers a simple way to propagate hard to grow species.
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L. B. Stewart
Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh
Scotland
Mr. Stewart
Proud of His Name in a Restaurant Sale
Casey questions a res taurant proprietor about a $75,000 price tag. The owner explains the cost is for the name Muldoon and not for the building fixtures or stock. Casey retorts that his own name is Casey and the proprietor’s name is not worth the difference.
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Casey
Muldoon
Illinois Central Magazine
Sly Old Possum Huntsman Keeps Persimmon Fiend Alive
Walter G Ottman, famed possum hunter, learns an icebox cannot securely hold game. After catching a persimmon fiend and debating killing it, he stores it in the icebox. By morning the possum escapes, freeing itself from the locked container with a sly grin.
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Walter G. Ottman
Ottman
Walter
Jefferson City
Democrat-Tribune
Mistaken Identity in Hushed Gallery Mirror Confusion
A humorous scene unfolds as a customer accuses a portrait of misidentification while a dealer reveals the artwork is merely a mirror, prompting a swift, witty exchange in a refined gallery setting.
Leap Year Privilege Lacks Impact on California Mating
The San Francisco Chronicle notes leap year did little to boost marriages in California. The state vital statistics bureau says leap year failed as a marriage stimulant, with a gain of only one percent over the prior year. It argues women’s economic independence reduces men’s pressure to wed.
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State Bureau of Vital Statistics
California
Cupid
Pew
State Bureau
San Francisco Chronicle
Polite Man Offers Seat Before Leaving Car
A man is noted for courtesy as he always offers his seat to a woman before he exits a car. The item highlights good manners and considerate behavior as a daily social standard.
Umbrella Mishap On A Rainy Morning
A reader recalls a soggy commute when a broken umbrella turned inside out forced a quick repair request on a fellow passenger. The passerby snapped a terse retort about an offhand domestic mix up, leaving the scene awkward and tense.
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Olice
Chicago Tribune
Pembroke County's Famous Sons and Historic Defences
The Pembroke shire in Wales boasts notable figures such as Lloyd George and Sir John Simon. Its heritage includes Henry VII’s exile landing at Hakin Milford and the Bosworth return, with local heroes like Jemima Nicholas famed for resisting 1797 French invasion amid fears of Spanish and French incursions.
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Pembroke
Wales
Lloyd George
John Simon
Henry Tudor
Earl of Richmond
Henry VII
Hakin
Milford
Bosworth Field
Pembroke County
Lord Cawdor
Jemima Nicholas
London Mail
Poor Hair Cure Leads to Humble Rebuff
A partly bald man recalls a barber’s tip to shave his head for a thick hair comeback. He followed the advice, then faced rejection from his date who demanded he look respectable. He now vows to keep his hat on and hope for better luck.
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Detroit News
Honeymoon Dialogue Clarifies Feelings In Quiet Exchange
A playful couple navigates a moment of tension with humor and honesty. He acknowledges possible cruelty, she reassures him and calls the sentiment a peach blossom moment, and they seek forgiveness in a light hearted exchange. The scene centers on reconciliation and mutual understanding.
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Peach Blossom
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