Near-Sighted Christians Distressing Spiritual Condition
A sermon on spiritual near-sightedness. It argues Christians miss long term God’s plan by focusing on present troubles and prosperity of evildoers. It contrasts Saul and David, Lot and Abraham, urging faith, patience, and righteous means to fight evil without lowering standards.
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Jesus
Asaph
Lot
Sodom
Gomorrah
Abraham
God
Saul
David
Jacob
Joseph
Israel
Robinson Village Forest Restaurant Grows In Paris Suburb
A Paris suburb near Sceaux known as Robinson attracts crowds seeking meals aloft in tree dining rooms built high among the branches. Visitors reach the plateau by river steamer or cog railway then walk to the hilltop to find restaurants perched up to 40 feet above ground.
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Seine
Meudon
Sceaux
Robinson
Defoe
Paris
Aerial dining and skyscraper fire fears in New York
The article describes an airborne restaurant perched 40 feet up a tree with ladders and rope hoists, popular with grisettes and Latin Quarter students. It warns of future skyscraper fires and panics, citing architects and fire chiefs who stress fireproofing limits, wind resistance, and evacuation dangers in high towers like the Wall Exchange at 344 feet high.
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New York City
Fire Department
Nineteenth Century Club
New York
George B. Post
New York Exchange
Charles D. Purroy
Purroy
George A. Fuller Company
Wall Exchange
Financial District
Exchange Place
Park Row
Ammunition Saver Improves Target Practice With Swedish Patent
A Swedish inventor patents a dummy gun on a jointed stand with a pointer and glass bull’s eye to show deviations from aim. When the trigger locks the system, movement is frozen and the marksman can study the pointer position, aided by a mirror if used, to correct errors and speed learning.
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Scientific American
Faith as guiding pillar toward the Promised Land
A sermon-like meditation compares God leading the Israelites by the pillar of cloud and fire to individual faith across ages. It urges followers to take the next step by faith, trusting guidance without needing the full view of the distant future.
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Israel
Promised Land
God
Jordan
Nervy Caller Tries to Light Cigarette in Church Note
A brief cartoonish exchange in the Catholic Standard and Times shows a nervy caller with no matches and a cigarette out. A polite young woman quips that he would have had to light it if it hadn’t gone out.
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Catholic Standard and Times
Fashions Shift to Match Feminine Taste, Says Wife and Husband
A witty exchange in the Cincinnati Enquirer portrays a wife asking why women’s fashions change so frequently and a husband replying that the trend aims to align with the feminine mind. The quip reflects contemporary attitudes on style and gender roles.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Farmer’s Field Bird Shoot Ends Uneventfully
Benny reports Jimmy Jones went into a farmer’s field to shoot birds. The gun discharged but the farmer did not kick him. The incident was noted in a terse Chicago Daily News item.
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Bobby
Jimmy Jones
Benny
Chicago Daily News
Flyin' Machine nickname for promising yet lazy boy
A Washington Star quote asks about the nickname Flyin Machine given to a boy. The remark notes the boy is interesting and promising but won’t work, reflecting a playful, regional sentiment about effort and potential.
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Corn Tessel
Washington Star
Misplaced Confidence Cited By Philadelphia Press
An editorial note from the Philadelphia Press warns that many people fall victim to misplaced confidence in themselves, urging readers to reassess self assumptions.
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Philadelphia Press
Meander ing Mike Refuses to Beg Despite Kind Heart
A Washington Star quotation shows Meander ing Mike resisting begging for money. A well-to-do citizen rebukes him while Mike insists his generosity prevents him from taking from a stranger. The exchange highlights themes of dignity and charity in urban life.
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Mike
Washington Star
Nervousness Around Proposals Cited In Cartoon Quote
A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation notes the parallel nerves of a man proposing and a woman awaiting a response. The witty exchange frames proposal moment as a shared emotional moment between genders.
Haven't you ever known anyone who was killed by happiness
A Chicago Record Herald quip frames a morbid exchange about happiness and fatal outcomes. A crusty bachelor recalls a man found dead on his wife's grave, illustrating dark humor about love, fate, and humor in tragedy.
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Chicago Record Herald
A Fatal Defect Play Sets Dark Comedy Tone
A playwright pitches a new work to a manager who quips that its literary merit is strong enough to kill it. The exchange highlights sharp wit and theatrical humor in a tense moment.
Medical Inventions Transform Hospital Care
A concise survey notes patents and devices reshaping patient treatment. A self registering thermometer bell warns for fever. Laborde’s electric tongue-tractor revives drowning victims. Michel’s wound stitching device speeds suturing. nickel hook pins ease pain and disinfection. Coakley’s hollow gold needle injects saline into the heart to stimulate function and prolong life.
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Laborde
French Academy of Medicine
Michel
Coakley
London
Ancestral Talk Reflects Social Tension
A Detroit Free Press quote depicts a character dismissing a woman’s family background as overly needy and implying pride in modest ancestry. The dialogue exposes social expectations and class bias through sharp humor about heritage and self worth.
The Theater Encounter Dialogue
A short quip about an evening theater seatmate. Smith recalls the woman he spoke with, clarifying Bugby’s mistaken interpretation. The exchange highlights the humorous misunderstanding between the two in a casual Boston Transcript tone.
Daughter’s rise in the Universal Peace Society
A humorous quotation notes a daughter advancing within the ladies' auxiliary of the Universal Peace Society, described as rapidly moving toward leadership in the organization. The remark is captured in a Puck–style aside.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary of
The
Universal Peace Society
Puck
Nurse Warns Visitor About Mask Before Meeting Mother
A brief Chicago dialogue shows a nurse scolding a man for wearing a baseball mask before visiting his mother, while he jokes about being kissed by the women present. The exchange captures casual streetwise humor from the era.
Shipbuilding Decline Prompts Public Notice From New York Board
The New York Board of Trade and Transportation reports a loss of 6000 tons in U S ship tonnage last year and notes no deep sea keel laid in American yards since 1901. It adopts a Canal improvements resolution urged by Lewis Nixon and shares Roosevelt Straus letter urging action on shipping.
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Board of Trade and Transportation of New York
Lewis Nixon
Straus
Roosevelt
Aaron Vanderbilt
Oscar S. Straus
International exports shift shows varied 11 year changes
The data shows British manufactured exports fell 3.5 percent over 11 years while American exports rose 174 percent and German exports grew 35.5 percent, reflecting divergent industrial performance across these economies.
Mesaba Range Key to U.S. Iron and Steel Growth
Last year Mesaba range shipments made up 33 percent of national ore production and its discovery enabled the iron and steel industry to grow, preventing ore costs from doubling without it.
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Mesaba Range
United States
Our Enormous Apple Crop
The article notes an estimated harvest of 48 million barrels of apples, projecting more than half a barrel per person in the United States. It highlights the large scale of production and its national impact on supply.
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United States
American Motor League Warns Signs for Road Caution
The American Motor League outlines a set of standardized warning signs to be placed along roads to cue drivers to upcoming hazards. Signs are white on steel with black figures, 24 inches square, mounted on white posts, and installed 7 feet above ground facing the road.
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American Motor League
League
Device for Taking Levels to Aid Tile Drainage and Irrigation
J. J. Shearer describes a simple triangle gauge using thin boards a cross bar and a plumb line to set grades for tile drains and ditches. By sighting along the cross bar the device indicates elevation changes, allowing a one two inch grade on slopes and enabling long runs to be surveyed from outlet to reservoir with minimal tools.
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Nevada City
Cal
J. J. Shearer
Ohio
Sheep and Fertility Offer Run-Down Farms Hope
A Michigan sheep expert argues run-down farms can recover quickly by planting clover sod to corn. He cites fields yielding 100 to 125 bushels of grain or ear corn after soil rehabilitation, noting land values can double in five to seven years with sheep and feeding operations.
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Michigan Authority On Sheep
Michigan
Iowa
Illinois
All Around The Farm
A Midland Farmer column urges practical farming wisdom including Clover pasture value, neat farm appearance boosting land value, road and fence quality, and the need for neighborly pride. It notes cowpeas for hay and manure, deep plowing in England doubling yields, steam plows, and balancing work with daily rest.
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England
Midland Farmer
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Esau
Detroit Free Press
Smith
Boston Transcript
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American Shipping
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