Begging as a Profitable Profession in Rome
The piece notes that beggars in Rome are fewer than three decades ago yet still operate as a lucrative career under the city’s system. A veteran beggar retires to Frascati after years of daily pennies, while a famous cripple at the Missionary exhibition is said to own multiple apartment houses. The best beggars exploit tourist and religious cycles, timing visits to summer and winter resorts and Holy Year crowds. Skilled operators even learn pilgrims’ arrival dates from the central committee to maximize donations.
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Rome
Frascati
Italy
The Color Scheme Her Husband
A humorous exchange centers on dinner planning where Mrs Junebride insists ham matches their dinner set and her husband pleads for variety. The line highlights domestic routines and preferences in a light tone.
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Mrs. Junebride
Dearie
Border Warfare Rumor Tricks English Visitor
An English guest asks where to see border warfare. The host denies current conflict, only to be reminded by the visitor of a newspaper headline claiming a Yankee victory over the Indians. The exchange highlights misperceptions fueled by sensational headlines.
Anglers and Opportunity: The Lake as Opportunity Metaphor
The cracker barrel philosopher speaks of the lake as a symbol of opportunity. He notes the lake serves many uses from washing to sailing and sketching, with both pretty girls and fish in it, then contrasts two men: one chasing a 40 cent fish, the other courting a million dollar heiress.
Wildlife Census Counts From Eastern US Forests
A Science Service census reveals wildlife totals in eastern national forests including 13 antelope, 170 buffalo, 970 bear, 565 deer, 400 elk, 150 wolves, 100 coyotes, 3 529 wildcats, 4 410 foxes, 200 martens, 1 740 mink, 40 otter, 600 fisher, 1 610 opossum, 210 raccoon and 5 000 skunks.
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United States
Science Service
Princeton 1913 Graduates Earn Big Money On Average
The 373 members of the Princeton University class of 1913 show average annual earnings of 8315 dollars. Twenty four surpass 10000 dollars, 47 percent fall between 5000 and 10000, and 146 earn between 2000 and 5009. One member made 124000 dollars in a single cotton market stroke.
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Princeton University
Dry Your Line and Maintain Your Fishing Gear
The article advises anglers to dry their line after the day’s sport to prevent rotting. It also recommends oiling the reel to avoid sticking or binding and warns that sand and grit harm the reel’s workings.
Squire’s Judgment Outlives Lost 1925 Car Tale
Health Commissioner Monaghan cites bootleg milk charges as a case for judgment. A squire relates a tale where he parks his 1925 car with a stranger in blue, insists on his trust, and learns later the car and stranger vanished, proving judgment remains his final asset.
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Monaghan
New York
Rere
Squire
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Hard Work Stronger Weapon Than Hop2
Homer Hazel, twenty nine, with a wife and three children, funds his Rutgers studies as a star athlete. He quotes a business man’s mindset about hard work, contrasting hope with action during a New Brunswick reception.
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Homer Hazel
Rutgers
New Brunswick
Vosh
Los Angeles Times
Languages of India Divide Into Seven Families
India harbors 222 vernacular languages with 316 million speakers in 1921 grouped into seven families. Western Hindi leads with over 96 million, Bengali 49.5 million, Telugu 23.6 million, Marathi 18.8 million, Tamil 18.8 million, Punjabi 16.2 million, and Najasthani 12.7 million, followed by Oriya Kanarese Gujarati Burmese and Malayalam. Hindu stani, a Hindi dialect, becomes Hindustan’s literary language and lingua franca. English is understood by many.
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India
New Zealand Diorama Features Wembley Pavilion
A large working diorama in the New Zealand pavilion at Wembley shows Rotorua thermal regions with spouting geysers steaming cliffs and boiling mud pools. Real mud from New Zealand is used. Other dioramas highlight the Wanganui River Waitomo caves the Alps and New Zealand fjords.
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Rotorua
New Zealand
Wemble
England
Wembley
Wanganui
Waitomo
Alps
Fjords
Hardwood timber in 1920 total stock and annual drain
The country’s hardwood timber stock in 1920 was about 460 billion board feet. Annual drain for all purposes, including fire disease and insects, runs around 16 billion board feet. If losses are eliminated the drain would be about 15 billion board feet. Some estimates of consumption exceed these figures.
Weather Maps by Radio Norway Guides Fog Forecasts
Weather maps sent by Radio Norway provide sea captains with radio driven forecasts showing likely fog regions. Science Service notes the system aids navigation and safety at sea.
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Radio Norway
Science Service
Parachute Safety Pioneered by U.S. Army Air Service
The piece notes that foreign countries are adopting the parachute type developed and used by the United States Army Air Service to enhance aviation safety. This reflects a transfer of technology and standardization across nations.
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United States Army Air Service
National Anthems and Burns Song Stir Scottish Anthem Talk
The piece argues four tunes trigger national respect in Britain, led by God Save the Queen and Handel works. It notes The Dead March in Saul and Auld Lang Syne style responses, with Armistice silence elevating O God Our Help in Ages Past. Scots push for Burns poem Scosts Who Hae to be Scotland’s anthem.
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Saul
God
Burns
Rather Neat She I Heard You Said My Ma Was a Cat
A playful exchange centers on a claim about a mother figure described as a cat and a witty retort calling the subject the cat’s meow, reflecting lighthearted banter. The lines showcase a humorous back and forth in a domestic dialogue.
Paris Hosts Vast International Arts Exhibition
A new city within Paris blooms as the international decorative arts show fills the Esplanade des Invalides and Pont Alexandre III. Crowds throng from Champs Elysees to Hotel des Invalides, with riverbank pavilions, dance halls, and illuminated fountains shaping a fairyland atmosphere for thousands of visitors, including many Americans.
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Paris
Esplanade Des Invalides
Pont. Alexandre Iit
Champs Elysees
Hotel Des Invalides
Seine
International Shipping News
Hats Our Fathers Wore in Berlin Exhibit
Berlin residents enjoyed an exhibit comparing 100 years of clothing with present styles. High hats towered over today’s caps while curious straw hats from museums drew smiles. Some were shaped like silk hats and woven from bamboo and oriental grasses.
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Berlin
Four Legged Chick Hatched in Ontario Brood
A chicken owned by T. Jones in New Liskeard Ontario hatched with four legs and feet. The extra limbs sit between the normal ones, are short and elbowless, causing the chick to waddle. Otherwise the bird is in normal health.
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T. Jones
New Liskeard, Ont
Weather terms and wind speeds defined by experts
The article explains sea language for winds. It compares sailors phrases strong gale storm and hurricane to official ranges. It notes 47 to 54 mph for strong gale, 64 to 75 mph for storm and above 75 mph for hurricane.
Ocean-Floating Perennials of the Sargasso Sea
The seaweeds of the Sargasso sea are floating perennials that grow continuously to replace decaying parts and perpetuate themselves vegetatively rather than producing fruit or flowers according to the Science Service.
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Sargasso Sea
Secience Service
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