Giant Colgate clock towers over Jersey City factory
Aes largest Unnepiece tower clock rises above Colgate & Company in Jersey City New Jersey. Brass hands span 20 feet at the tip while the dial exceeds 40 feet in diameter and is lit by 12 electric bulbs at night. The pendulum weighs 70 pounds and the system operates with minimal time variation, needing eight days between rewinds.
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Aes
Colgate & Company
Jersey City
N. J
Thomaston
Connecticut
Jimmie the Young Writer Claims Big Weights and Roses
A Washington Star item recounts four year old Jimmie and his sister visiting a friend where roses spark pride. Jimmie weighs in with exaggerated weights and boasts of weighing all the words and numbers in the world, in a playful exchange.
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Jimmie
James
Little Sister
Jhomie
Jionnote
Washington Star
Liquid Air Cracks Nuts Without Damaging Kernels
National Bureau of Standards experts tested breaking chicha nuts shells with liquid air. It took about a ton of force to crack the nuts, but immersion in liquid air for 30 seconds cracked them easily without harming the kernels. Researchers seek commercial scale viability. chicha nuts grow in South America and their oil is a valued food.
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National Bureau of Standards
South America
Science Service
Audience remembers Rockabill surgery joke
A speaker recounts a Rockefeller anecdote about an operation for appendicitis once performed by a first year medic student. The narrator recalls nodding, then the speaker clarifies that Rockabill used the best surgeon in the country.
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Platford
J. D. Rockabill
Chicago Tribune
Drainage plans for Zuyder Zee discussed at Rotterdam congress
At the Inland shipping congress in Rotterdam the drainage of the Zuyder Zee dominated debate. Proposals urged canals, planned villages with churches near the canals and factories by dykes, to aid shipping and limit polder water pollution. Some waterways will be preserved while new dykes and fisheries may be created where land floods expand.
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Zuyder Zee
Rotterdam
Polders Forum
Brilliant actress and author meet at supper party
A vivid scene unfolds as a brilliant actress and a renowned author converse at a supper party. The author chats eagerly while the actress, feeling she has spoken enough, declares a playful mispronunciation that amuses the table and sparks a roaring response.
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Ruthor
The Name of a Dog ha
Mrs Selden and Anna Field discuss naming her new dog Bother a distinguished looking pup. They joke about godfathers and a brass collar, noting Mr Brown’s purchase from a duchess and the dog’s social intrigue amid county society. Bother wins public attention after a dramatic park scene.
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Mrs. Selden
Anna Field
Anna
Hutleed
Hughes
Hite
Prince
Prince of Wales
Cerberus
Anne
Brown
Oliver
Thompson
Edwards
Bert
Bother
Mr. Brown
Mra. Seiden
Cone
Pup
Auctioneer Gains Custody Over Rogues In Wild Sale
A chaotic scene unfolds as a man claims ownership of a mutt after a chaotic chase. Mrs. Selden negotiates amid a tense exchange with a captor, who reveals the dog’s past and the bargain price. Anna purchases the lettered collar as a birthday gift plan emerges for Herbert.
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Uutt
Legacy of medieval discipline and clockmaking legends
The passage surveys medieval attitudes to punishment of women and clerical observers, recounts legends of noblewomen who cared for children, and traces the origins of bells and clocks. It notes the etymology of clock from French cloche and recounts early clock developments in Paris and Pisa, linking learning to monastic life.
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Indy
Mans
Tushkertty
Min
Cloche
Hares GC. Breurles
AL EL Bstenbert
St Paris
Bonden
Pisa
Mocked volumes on shelves spark a curious reverie
A reflective narrator eyes shelves of dressed books and mock encyclopedias from distant lands. The prose evokes writers like Popiani, Steele, Parquhar, and Adam Smith, imagining a world where Raymond Lully could resemble himself amid leather bindings and imagined readers.
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Hssay
Steele
Adame Smith
Iman
Russia
Morocco
Raymond Lully
Kilts and Pipes: Irish and Scottish Dress in Old Times
The article argues that kilts and bagpipes linked Irish and Scottish military cultures long ago. It notes Irish guards adopted pipes after conflicts, parallels in equipment and dress between the countries, and that antique Irish and Scottish ornaments share styles but differ in sculptural design. It mentions clan structures and descent from chiefs in both regions.
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Breland
New York
Wfe
Irish Guards
Fife
Loch Ashbourne
Ditc Hn
Hoth
Growth of the Press Quincey Quote Paraphrase
A fragmented quotation notes that progress is gradual and unseen much like corn growth, urging patience for harvest. It emphasizes imperceptible stages of motion as victories of the press and reflects on quiet, steady advancement.
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Quincey
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin Benj. H. Johnson
Mnhlvin & Johnson, Publibaergde
Wonders OF America
T.T. Maxey
Western Newspaper Union
the King OF the Clock
Little Jimmie
Newspaper
Radhive
Enduel
Herbert
Selden
Ani
Hira
Mia
Vlegant Leisure
Fia
Master of
Style
Nash
Nashi
Del-Mar VA
Nash Motors Company
Easton, Maryland
Charles H. Dean
Queen Anne, Maryland
R. C. Jackson
Greensboro
Maryland
Hamilton and
Ilinois
F. J. Wright
Optometrist
Denton, Md
Chesterfield
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
Garette
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