How Old Are We According to Thought and Life
A 1927 Western Newspaper Union piece argues age is defined by thoughts and living, not years. It stresses the mind’s vitality, heartbeats over calendar years, and attitude shaping age, with a note that real age hinges on thought, feeling, and deeds. It mentions Zatowski of Leningrad claiming a new typewriter, costing $7.50 if mass produced.
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Robert Browning
Ife
Ilfe
Western Newspaper Union
Zatowski
Leningrad
Rulers Emphasized Early Hours in Historic Regimes
The article recalls monarchs and leaders known for strict early rising and long workdays. Francis Joseph rose by 2:30 or 4, worked to six, slept at eight. Frederick the Great began at five, late reports at four. William I rose by seven, and Bismarck endured eight oclock conferences, then worked until four each morning.
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Francis Joseph
Ile
Frederick the Great
William I
Bismarck
Flint Axes Unearthed In Swedish Gravel Pit
Workmen in Soedermanland uncover a hoard of 4500 year old light gray flint axes. The peddler who stashed them apparently never returned, making this the region’s finest ancient find. Sweden continues yielding runic stones and relics as archaeologists catalog a vast prehistoric treasure.
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Sweden
Soedermanland
Kansas City Star
The Babbacombe Murderer John Lee
John Lee killed Miss Keyse on November 12, 1881, in Exeter. He faced execution on February 23, 1885, at Exeter Gaol, but the scaffold drop failed thrice. Rain swelled the drop planks, delaying the sentence and provoking superstition before Lee was reprieved and imprisoned.
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John Lee
Babbacombe
Keyse
Exeter
Lee
Home Secretary
London Mall
Youth Studies The Average Male Student At Work
The Bookman notes how a typical male student spends time while drafting a thesis. He strolls to the library chats with the reserve desk girl and asks for a philosophy book. He settles into a comfortable chair, counts pages, reads a few pages, yawns, and chats in a low voice with the nearby student.
Nerves Give Off Heat at Cornell Study
Researchers at Cornell University report that a nerve impulse produces a tiny amount of heat, indicating a high speed chemical reaction rather than a pure electric current. Using a heat measuring device capable of detecting one twenty millionth of a degree, they observed heat release during nerve reaction.
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Cornell University
Edith Sitwell on the plight of women artists
The quote laments how good women artists face harsh treatment and social disdain. Sitwell argues that even admirable women are viewed with less respect, contrasting artists with SumatraLeper Colony residents as objects of romantic interest.
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Sumatra
Edith Sitwell
Name conventions of rulers in history
The text explains how Napoleon started with his full name as a French citizen and later adopted Napoleon as emperor. It notes customary use for monarchs to have a single name, with family names like Hohenzollern or Romanoff existing but rarely used in reference. It compares to Wilhelm II and Nicholas II as examples.
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Napoleon
France
Wilhelm 11
Germny
Nicholas II
Mussiu
Hohenzollern
Romanoff
The Strawberry Tree A Rare Garden Specimen
The article explains the strawberry tree exists beyond the strawberry plant. It flowers in early fall with last year’s fruit, producing a large orange red berry. Not native to England, it is rare outside parks and gardens, but common in Ireland near Killarney.
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England
Ireland
Killarney
Woman Painter Decorated With Leopold Cross
Tosa Bonheur became the first woman honored with Belgiums Leopold Cross, recognizing her contributions as a renowned painter.
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Tosa Bonheur
Heavy Economic Loss From Premature Deaths Estimated
The annual economic loss to the United States from premature deaths is estimated at Dillon dollars.
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United States
Power from mine wheel uses descending cars to fuel generator
The system harnesses the weight of descending mine cars to produce power. A cable wound on a drum is pulled by the cars and drives a generator, converting potential energy into electricity.
Diners Entertained by Studio Headphones at Vienna Eatery
Readable text notes guests in a Vienna restaurant are served with studio style headphones at each table creating a unique dining ambiance and suggesting a business model built around the owner’s concept.
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Stafio
Vienna
Lace
Prayed for a Rest Honor in retirements debated by college presidents
A quip-filled vignette from Harper's Magazine imagines college leaders imagining life after retirement. One jokes about becoming superintendent of an orphan asylum to avoid letters from parents, another jokes about becoming a penitentiary warden, noting alumni rarely visit.
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Harper’s Magazine
Changing Manners Ignorance of Forms Cannot Be Styled Bad Manners
The quote argues that forms vary by country and time, making manners hard to judge by standards. It notes travelers often stay unfamiliar with local courts and may return as strangers in their homeland, yet forms are easier to remember than faces or names.
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Swift
Mother’s Cook Book Advice for Restful Outings
A reader guidance note urges taking every good thing that comes your way. It mentions pleasant little outings that refresh and alter perspective, warning against excuses for work that keep you from going. The tone encourages embracing rest and new viewpoints through small leisure moments.
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Goa
Orange Layer Cake and Related Desserts
Directions describe making a wholesome orange layer cake with milk thickening, brown sugar and spices, and whipped cream fillings. It covers batter, orange rind filing, a lemon orange jelly mix, and Coronado Bavarian Cream with strawberry and gelatin, ending with unmolded fruit decorations.
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Melvin & Johnson, Inc. Publishers
Leonard A. Barrett
O McClure
Carr
Denton’s Economy Food Store
Ches
Crisco
Kirkman
Calif Choice
Pillsbury
Arran
Wilmington
Stanley, Company, of Americal
Caroline County
Trust Department
The
Denton Mational Bank
Capital Assets
Total Asseta
Member
Federal Reserve System
Denton
Maryland
Methodist Episcopal Church
Melvin E. Wheatley
Man
Church School
Amos
Frank L. Davis
Portland
Oregon
Jesus
Epworth League
Kathleen Bowdle
Catherine Hira
Palse
COMTI
the Automatic Electric
Eastern Shore Public Service Company
Eastern Shore Gas and Electric Co
Denton, Maryland
Fruit Punch
RCA
H.S. Gale
Telephone
Hillsboro, Md
Nisi
W. Brewster Deen
Tennessee Thomas and Wife
Chy
T. Clayton Horsey
Eeeeeee
Niss
Calvert GC
Merriken
Newton M. White
Ruth White
Circuit Court
Calvert CG. Merriken
T. Clayton Thorsey
Hammermill Bond
Frank Cole
Denton, Md
G. A. Holland
S. Queen St
Lancaster, Pa
John Tuthill
Wall's Hardware Store Farmers Supply Co., Inc
R. C. Jackson
Greensboro
Preston
Ray Deen
Grove Cemetery
American Corner
U. S
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Roy Hubbard
R. F
Preston, Md
Cable
D. F. Bush
Minneapolia
Minn
Chalmers
E. R. Bryant
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