Gasoline Prices Around the World Report
A Chicago bulletin notes wide gasoline price ranges globally. America maintains the lowest prices due to major pipelines and large firms, while other nations show higher rates such as 68 cents in Rangoon Mandalay and 87 cents in Japan.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Rangoon
Mandalay
Sydney
Australia
Shanghai
China
Japan
Hungary
Havana
Paris
London
Berlin
Rome
Chicago
Bulletin
The
American Research Foundation
America
Sinclair
Texas
Madagascar
Caseline
Epicurean Shark Among Curiosities Caught in Miami
A taxidermist found inside a six foot man eating leopard shark captured in Miami a porcupine fish two leatherjack fish six rabbit feet six chicken legs and feathers two pigeons banded leg numbers six anchovies a cowfish a lizard fish a sabre fish a toad fish and various unidentified specimens.
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Miami
Fla
Too Much Static In Family Outing
A four year old Rosemary attends a nearby movie with her parents to watch an exciting auto race. The audience's screaming disturbs her and she asks her mother to leave, saying she cannot stand all the static.
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Rosemary
Journeyman Definition Traced to French Origin
The term journeyman, rooted in the French journee meaning a day, refers to a worker who has finished apprenticeship and is ready to work for a day's wages.
Poetry Fragments Echo Parker on Truth and Its Reach
A reflective line cites Theodore Parker on truth and its stubborn spread. It notes truth’s affinity with human souls and its seed-like power to take root and bear fruit despite silence or hostility.
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Theodore Parker
Trappers Signal Flyers Aviator Forest Rangers
Trappers alert aviators and forest rangers across Alaska to monitor the lone hikers on remote trails as smoke signals relay on ground conditions and developments.
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Forest Rangers
Alaska
Flashlight impresses in Maine coastal home stay
A Maine sea coast vacation highlighted the flashlight as essential, outshining many household appliances. The portable light proved invaluable for night trips, beach strolls, and peering into dark corners, underscoring its daily service and usefulness.
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New England
Maine
Economical Menu Highlights Soup Sausages and Cobbler
A budget friendly menu features Cream of Salsify Soup and broiled little pig sausages in a Potato Puff nest. Grilled tomatoes and Cream Slaw accompany, followed by Blueberry Cobbler and beverages.
Leftover Chicken Cutlets in Lemon White Sauce
Combine 2 cups chopped cooked chicken with 2 tablespoons chopped carrots and green pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1 percent teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon minced parsley proper fraction teaspoon onion juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice into 1 cup white sauce. Cook 8 minutes then add 2 eggs beaten. Remove from heat cool shape into cutlets dip in egg and crumbs and fry in deep fat.
Pineapple Nut Stuffed Tomatoes a Cold Dressings
Mix 1 cup shredded pineapple with 1 cup chopped nuts and blend with French dressing. Put on ice. Peel and scoop out tops of tomatoes fill with pineapple nut mixture and garnish with mayonnaise. Serve very cold.
Bean Spread Sandwich With Horseradish and Lettuce
Press one half cupful of beans through a potato ricer and season with horseradish celery parsley onion juice mustard Tabasco or Worcester sauce. Spread between slices of whole wheat bread and add a crisp lettuce leaf.
Night Work Grammar Lesson Sparks Five Centses Story
East side family children gathered for a grammar lesson at the dining room table. The five year old Joan interjected that she also had five senses, joking she had five centses and placed them in the collection box.
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East Side
Joan
Tommy
Indianapolis Star
Berlin Man Uses Junk Monoplane as Home
A Berlin resident converts a discarded monoplane into a dwelling. The forward fuselage with windows serves as living and sleeping space while the rear becomes a kitchen. A chimney above forms a letter S near the rudder as a distinctive feature.
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Berlin
Egg Timer Helps Belfast Woman Mark Three Minute Calls
A Belfast Maine woman uses a traditional egg timer as a visual cue to limit long distance calls to exactly three minutes. She places the timer in view and relies on its measured duration to manage her conversation time.
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Belfast
Maine
Gamma rays used in surgery and treatment
Gamma rays, high frequency electromagnetic waves, range from 1.4 to 0.01 angstroms. They are more penetrating than X rays and have been used to treat cancer tumors ulcers and genital warts.
Ghost writers hire others to cope with growing demand
The Spokane Spokesman Review notes that the ghost writing industry is expanding rapidly. Leading ghost writers are hiring other writers to handle their workloads, illustrating a trend toward subcontracted ghosting within the field.
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Spokane
Misnaming Joan of Arc Sparks Historical Note
A historical quirk notes that Joan of Arc is often misnamed as Joan instead of Jeanne d Arc. The piece explains no village or place named Arc is connected to her and clarifies proper attribution.
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Joan of Arc
Jeanne d'Arc
Arc
The Other Nine Lists of the Ten Most Interesting Men
The e Boston Transcript presents its take on the remaining names that would fill a top ten list of intriguing figures. The column riffs on public figures and notable personalities, inviting readers to weigh in with their own selections.
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Boston Transcript
Open books and private lives in public discourse
A speaker questions the idea that a person’s life is an open book and argues privacy matters. He notes officials’ records may be public but the motives and private chapters remain inaccessible and should stay that way, urging restraint from prying into others’ personal affairs.
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Ananias
GUIDEPOSTS To tthe happiness Byanne Macfadden
A persuasive essay extols swimming as essential life skill and fitness. It argues swimming improves all muscles and organs, aids fat loss, and should be taught in schools. It covers learning order, water types, technique tips, and health benefits to encourage all to swim.
Love Potions Sold in Middle Ages, Villages Apoth Stock
Advertisements note love powders offered for sale in historic times. Village apothecary kept love philtres among his drugs and mixed potions from items such as snails and other ingredients.
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Kansas City Times
Canada Claims Land The Dominion Experimental Farms System
The Dominion experimental farms system of the Department of Agriculture spans Canada from Atlantic to Pacific and is described as the most comprehensive of its kind worldwide by the Canadian Bureau of Natural Resources.
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Canada
Dominion Experimental Farms System
Department of Agriculture
Atlantic
Pacific
Canadian Bureau of Natural Resources
Hawaiians Use Conversation as Heat Breaker
A Detroit News joke notes the Hawaiian Islands keep constant temperatures yet Hawaiians stay clever by finding other ways to spark talks and mingle.
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Detroit News
Adirondack name rooted in Mohawk term for bark eaters
Adapted from Mohawk language the name Adirondack is linked to the word Hadrontaks meaning bark eaters. The note preserves a linguistic claim about the mountain group in New York state and its historic naming.
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Adirondack
New York State
Old Coach of London Premieres in Colonial Era
The present coach of the lord mayor of London dates to 1757, predating the American Revolution. It is tall enough for a six foot man in a silk hat to stand inside without touching the roof.
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London
Madison National Forest Sheep Growers Reward Notice
The Madison National Forest Sheep Growers association offers a reward of 250 dollars for conviction of any sheep thief and 100 dollars for conviction of any camp robber.
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Madison National Forest Sheep Growers’ Association
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