Strain of Aviation Forcing Younger Pilots as Stress Rises
The article notes many veteran aviators retire from active flying citing nerve strain and danger. Names include Dubonnet Farman Wright brothers Curtiss and Sommers, with others shifting to construction or trials. An authority predicts flying will become easier as aircraft reliability improves.
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Rome
M. Emile Dubonnet
M. Pauthan
M. Icriot
Henry Farman
Wright Grothers
M. Rougler
Nice
M. Fournier
M. Duray
Moore-Brabazon
Corckburn
Gibbs
Wolverhampton
Dickson
Glen H. Curtiss
M. Sommers
Rawlinson
Bournemouth
Mortimer Singer
Heliopolis
Grahame-White
Farmer fears dynamite eggs after hens eat explosive
A Winsted farmer discovers two sticks of dynamite drying on a stone, then finds hens pecking at the fragments and possibly eating the explosive. He cannot risk eating his eggs or harming the birds, wondering which hens could be carrying dynamite in their shells.
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Winsted
Conn
Carried Steps With Her On Open Trolley
A New York old lady on a ride with an old-fashioned trolley uses a light rattan footstool to aid her exit. She signals the conductor for help and dismounts with dignity, prompting reflection on how a surly conductor might react.
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New York
Preferred Lion to Wife at State Fair Tent
James Swenson, a lion tamer, crawled into a lion cage with one of his sons and slept all night at the State Fair in Detroit. He returned to his tent late and his wife, angry at his absence, awakened him with a tent stake. She called him a coward as he huddled under the lion for safety.
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Detroit
Mich
James Swenson
Cancer Vaccine Claim Shakes Medical World
Dr P K Gilman of Oakland asserts a cancer vaccine cured 20 Manila cases over three years and plans publication in the Journal of Science. He describes a homogeneous suspension of dead tumor bacteria in salt solution with preservative, derived from the tumor, with colleagues A F Coca and interest from Dr Simon Flexner of Rockefeller Institute.
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San Francisco
P. K. Gilman
Oakland
Philippine Medical Schools
Philippine General Hospital
Eat
Manila
Gilman
Journal of Science
Bureau of Science
United States
Royal California Institute
Havana
Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute
New York City
Dr. Flexner
Dr. Gilman
Giman
A. F. Coca
Leland Stanford University
Johns Hopkins
Logan
Judson Receives Legion of Honor for French Language Work
Harry Pratt Judson president of the University of Chicago was named officer of the Legion of Honor by the French government last Friday. Baron Houssin de St Laurent, French consul in Chicago, presented the decoration at the university with few professors and Mrs. Judson in attendance. The honor recognizes Judson’s active research in the French language after a request from Baron de Berlay de Saint Laurent to the French secretary of state.
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Chicago
Harry Pratt Judson
University of Chicago
Legion of Honor
Baron Houssin de St. Laurent
Judson
Baron de Bt. Lawrent
Dynamite Threat Ends With Quick Witty Escape
A business man faced a black bag and a $25 extortion threat. The intruder claimed dynamite would blow him up if not paid. The man recalled his wife’s flour demand and joked that he’d likely face a bigger blast at home, prompting a calm retreat.
Print caption fools Stratford visitors at inn
Two Englishmen at the Red House inn in Stratford on Avon see a print captioned The House in Which Shakespeare Was Born. They doubt the inscription and a waiter confirms it, provoking one man to joke that Shakespeare was born in a manager.
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Stratford-on-Avon
What Did Your Shirtwaist Cost
A promotional note explains washing shirtwaists costs, praising Easy Task Laundry Soap for removing dirt without harming the fabric. It claims many waists become worn after repeated washing and warns against using common yellow soap, urging use of Easy Task at five cents a cake.
Mrs Wadsworth Reveals Divorce in Small Talk Exchange
In a witty exchange, Mrs Wadsworth is asked about her former name before divorce and replies with a light challenge about her marital history. The dialogue hints at social recognition and assumptions about personal background in a light, period-appropriate tone.
Untold Promise Echoes Across a Parsonage
A tense exchange between a colonel and Miss Gladys hints at a threatened death by self harm if refused. The dialogue reveals a father’s prohibition against lingering, underscoring a crisis of duty and desire within a troubled household. The snippet suggests broader melodrama or moral conflict.
News to Her She Hesitates in Love Letters
A coy exchange in Flie gende Blaetter hints at unspoken romance as one party declares open affection while the other remains reticent. The fragment reflects a playful, intimate tone typical of personal correspondence featured in periodicals.
Old Educational Institution at Manila University of Santo Tomas
The University of Santo Tomas in Manila is noted as the oldest educational institution established under the American flag.
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Old Educational Institution
University of Santo Tomas
Manila
Rare opportunity as 200000 sheep flood Chicago market
A rush of sheep and lambs, mainly from Montana and western range country, floods the Chicago market in three days. Drought, limited winter feed, and range fencing by dry farmers push liquidation, promising future higher prices as demand grows for mutton and wool. Farmers are urged to increase sheep farming now to capitalize on bargains and avoid shortages next year.
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Chicago
Montana
Western Range
Corn Belt
Europa
Australia
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