Daring Escapes From Paris Prison by Leblay
In Paris the rearrest of Leblay reveals a history of two remarkable escapes from Louviers prison. He first fled by overpowering a guard, diving into the River Bure, then slipping past water barriers to freedom. After eight months he was captured, then escaped again through fetters and torn bars, fleeing across roofs and walls to freedom.
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Paris
Leblay
Lougiers
Bure
Tle
Louviers
Lellay
Tin Based Babbitt Resists Heat Better Than Lead
United States Bureau of Standards tests show tin base bearings outperform lead base alloys under prolonged heat. Lead up to 8 percent does not affect strength in high grade babbitt, while tin base alloys remain stable after six weeks at 160 degrees C whereas lead bases weaken after only two weeks.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Salehouse Dialogue Sparks Market Banter
A fragmentary exchange shows a salesman and customer negotiating a house sale with casual banter about sizes and prices. The dialogue hints at a local sales pitch, noting items on sale and a light, humorous tone.
Auto marine vehicle blends car and boat design
An amphibious motorcar by Albert E B Cook of Chicago operates on land with exterior wheels and a water propeller without changing mechanisms. A swiveling rear section acts as a fish tail for steering on water while fins on the wheels boost speed.
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Albert EB. Cook
Chicago
Dictionary Years In Making At The Academie
The Die of the French Academy edition reflects a late 19th century pace in dictionary work. Sainte-Bouve notes the academy's method slowed by the vast growth of French literature from the Sixteenth century onward. He describes long reviews, shifting focus as the day passes, and the academy remaining France’s premier place for literary discussion and enjoyment of finer things.
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French Academy
Sainte-Bouve
Pasard
Academie
France
Relief of the Inartistic Jazz Attitude
A character named Mr Comrox expresses preference for jazz music because it is played without requiring learning foreign words to discuss the concert with critical discernment. The remark emphasizes a straightforward appreciation of jazz over linguistic analysis.
The Lady Bids Penny to Beggar Then Mockingly Prays
A brief exchange on a Turin street features a noble lady offering a penny to a beggar and urging prayers for her ascent to heaven. The beggar retorts with a sly challenge about traveling first class.
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Turin
Wall to bar rats aims at New York City
An engineer proposes closing New York with a wall to stop Asiatic rat immigrants from entering the city amid plague fears. Seaport cities face rat threats as merchants report merchandise losses and stores employ ferrets at night to curb the problem.
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New York
Notice of Application for Concretionship in Lumpkin County
So all whom it may concern Ethel Jeerson resident of this state and county has applied for the Concretionship of Catherine Jones a colored minor child of Joseph G Jones late of said state and county deceas ed notice is hereby given by Roney tion that the application will be heard at the next term of court of Ordinary for said county on the first Monday in June Witness my hand and official signature this the 2nd day of May 1921 W B Towssmap Ordinary
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Lumpkin County
Ethel Jeerson
Catherine Jones
Joseph G. Jones
Eaid
Ethel Jefferson
W. B. Towssmap
The Atlanta Journal Taps AP and UP News Wires
The Atlanta Journal now uses full 24 hour Associated Press leasing for around the clock news service. It also receives United Press leased wire service ensuring rapid delivery of world news to readers.
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South
Atlanta Journal
Journal
Associated Press
Atlanta
United Presses
Subscription prices listed for Daily Journal and Atlanta Journal
The notice outlines mail subscription rates with prepaid terms for Daily and Sunday editions. Daily Journal prices are one year nine dollars fifty, six months five dollars, one month ninety cents. The Daily and Sunday rates for The Atlanta Journal in Atlanta GA are one year seven dollars fifty, six months four dollars, one month seventy cents.
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The
Daily Journal
Sunday Journal
Atlanta Journal
Untitled Exchange Between Hornblower and Lisner
An exchange reveals banter about leaving a hometown with the crowd seeing off and a humorous line about whether possessions were being taken. The dialogue captures a livened local dynamic and character voices.
Testing Fertilizers and Sulphur's Role in Crop Yield
Gypsum and other sulphur fertilizers attract attention for legumes like alfalfa and clover. Legumes often need sulphur to grow well on Oregon and Washington soils, with yields rising 25 to 500 percent. Gypsum Industries association funds six fellowships of 1000 to 1500 dollars yearly, already active at Chicago and Iowa State, with others planned at eastern colleges.
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Oregon
Washington
Gypsum Industries Association
University of Chicago
Iowa State College
Eastern Agricultural Colleges
Water powered house motor lights ten bulbs
A French inventor has created a water motor about half a horsepower that attaches to a home faucet to generate power. Water flow drives a tiny dynamo, charging a battery to supply small loads like 20 incandescent bulbs.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Coal investigations End When Supply Runs Out
A quoted scientist remarks that coal investigations will eventually end, noting that the supply will also diminish. The exchange suggests a finite resource horizon and a parallel of research conclusion with resource exhaustion.
WASTED ENERGY Tutler Cheer Up Katie
The exchange centers on Katie and Tutler as a domestic moment unfolds about a capped silver and cleaning effort in a household setting reported by the Hous ton Post.
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Tutler
Katie
Houston Post
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