Steel Buildings as Electrostatic Shields in Skyscrapers
A dubious claim lauds New York towers as electrostatic shields against lightning. The writer notes steel absorbs electricity, praising insulation while mocking transport and parking issues, referencing a reckless figure Ajax and questioning safety and practicality of shielding.
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New York
Jerstomima
Bulldfe
M Racing
Tompton
Buat
Ajax
Hace
Slight Jar Will Ruin Your Aneroid Barometer
A reader explains how tapping an aneroid barometer damages its sensitivity and accuracy. The instrument, a sealed cylindrical metal box with a corrugated lid, relies on air pressure changes reflected through a lever system to show readings.
World's Garbanzo Center Report Cites Sonora Leader in Garbanzo Production
The new Handbook of the Mexicana West Coast and Southern California notes Sonora as the world's largest garbanzo producer. It describes planting after soils soak, growth in August and September rains, and harvesting through threshing and bagging into 220-pound sacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
P. L. Bell
California
Department of Commerce
Spain
From a Tooth to a Fossil Man at Metropolitan Museum
The article critiques the practice of reconstructing ancient humans from a single tooth. It questions how scientists claim to know a living appearance, behavior, and lifestyle based on limited evidence and describes how museums model figures from minimal remains.
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Metropolitan
Moustum
New York
Faith of Woman Scattered by a Pittsburgh Divorce Lawyer
MeL Harris, a renowned Pittsburgh divorce lawyer, laments how careless the pasts of five people seem. He recounts a young woman who jokes about Pete, a wealthy profligate husband, who toils in Altoona while each letter he sends is postmarked Palm Beach, highlighting the clash of pasts and appearances.
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Mel. Harris
Pittsburgh
Pete
Altoona
Palm Beach
Fragmentary Nonsense From A Troubled Home
A garbled account mentions a baby, sleeping powder, and a couple arguing about whether the powder helped. The text is incomplete and mixes names or phrases, rendering a clear event unclear. The readable parts reference a baby and sleeping powder used by a wife, with no concrete outcome.
Man Who Hates Flowers Cornered by a Woman
A New York Sun and Globe writer comments on lovers of flowers and a man who despises their scent. The piece humorously describes a woman insisting on showing flowers, forcing the reluctant man to endure the fragrance while pretending it is pleasant. The anecdote satirizes social pressure around flowers.
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Aston
New York Bun and Globe
Everbody
New York Sun and Globe
Chestnut Vendors Join Ranks of Profiteers
New York Times reports chestnut venders on street corners have raised prices and larger measures. Roast chestnuts become a luxury as five cent sales vanish and prices jump to a quarter or 40 cents per portion amid concerns over wormy nuts.
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James
New York Times
Legend of Pan’s Death and the End of the Olympian Gods
An ancient Christian view linked Christ’s crucifixion to Pan’s death, with Plutarch reciting a tale of a pilot announcing Pan’s death at Palades. The narrative ties the Pan myth to the Nativity, suggesting a transition from old to new world as oracles fade. The passage cites Milton and Browning as later allusions.
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Pan
Isles
Greece
Plutarch
Tiberius
Thamae
Pan Ia
Palades
Christ
Orcuson
Thabelats
Seliller
Bre
Browning
The Frenchman Presents a Peculiar Compliment
The Frenchman addresses TudMebury's mayor claiming to know his family and praising a "first violin" wife while stating the mayor plays a second fiddle and offering a gift. The puzzled mayor denies knowledge of music as the strange exchange unfolds.
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TudMebury
The Vicarage Text Mishap at Sunday Breakfast
A timid housemaid at the vicarage misreads the Scripture aloud, blurting out I am a fearful and wonderful maid instead of I am fearfully and wonderfully made, during the Sunday morning recitation.
Cautious Old Servant Seeks Life Insurance Before Marriage
A cautious old servant visits her mistress the day before her wedding to hand over a life insurance policy. She explains she wants coverage but fears the groom discovering she has insured her life, revealing her uneasy motive and superstition about marital plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uistress
Watchful old gent questions street heap fire crew
A fussy elderly man watched a gang piling tattoo heaps along a street in Forttown. He asked about the purpose of the tall flames. The crew replied tersely that they would burn them after moving the sunlit debris from the area.
Old-fashioned town notes and ads from 1924 issue
The page mixes classified ads with light items and local notices. It mentions advertising rates for church and society notices, subscription costs, a quip about a car, local weathering and prices for corn, injuries at a hospital, and a mix of local real estate transfers and obituaries notes. It also references a bank security policy and various small town anecdotes and society items.
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Focal Commons
Berlin
Fliver
Glover Overall
Guttenberg
Lee County
West Point
White
Independence
America
Rarmim
Bank of Millstadt
Millstadt
Illinois
Leopold
Loeb
Gallowest
Bobby Franks
Rosan Jeogle
Ville
Frank O'Neil
Cedar Rapida
Simon O'Nell
Marie
Iowa City
W. J. Ainsworth
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Elgin Echo
R. P. Strauch
Matersd
Meio
Fayette County
Inter
Rogers
N. M. Baldwin
Ida Jgfigon Lloyd
Brown
Oslwein
J. W. Bopp
Rebena Wélitn
Bopp
Hel
West Union
Albert Schorl
Mayette County
Albert Schorl Etal
Iowa
Gilbert L. Ostra
County
George Bernats Jr
Iowa Power Co
DD Adam
Herbert Miller
We Boleyn
St Oy
Estherville
Originah Oyater
Katherylne Democrat
Gslaz
Nebraska
J Fungad
Saturstorm
Feller’s Hardware
Elgin
Opera House
Harry
Arey T
Viola Dana
Bandit
Pathe News
Swany
John Falb
Zenith Radios
John H. Smith
Dray Line
G. H.kiple Elgin
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