War relics and poets in wartime lore and folly
A collection of anecdotes links unexploded shells on old battlefields with poetic sensibilities of soldiers and writers. It recalls pigs bladders as a wartime ruse in China’s fleets, lines about Whistler and Poe denying military ranks, and a quip on silicon and soldiers. The piece ends with a note on tobacco prices and cigarettes in trade.
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France
China
Japan
Lin Kun-yi
Hwangchow
Poe
Whistler
West Point
New Type Midget Tractor Prospers In Factories
A caterpillar style midget tractor, designed as a substitute for narrow gauge railways in large plants, moves material quickly between departments without roads or tracks. It lays its own track, fits through standard doorways, and can operate inside factories including shipping rooms and loading platforms. Widthing 50 inches, height about 52 inches, with many potential uses in logging camps, lumber yards, mines, and shipyards.
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Popular Science Monthly
French Aviator Wrecks Train in Low-Altitude Duel
A French aviator penetrated behind German lines and attacked a heavily laden troop train. Flying twice as fast as the train, he raked the cars with machine gun fire, killed the engineer and fireman, and watched the locomotive derail and crash with many casualties.
Whale Meat Used on San Francisco Hotel Menu
A San Francisco hotel includes whale meat a la Creole on its menu. Portions are large and juicy, seasoned well, and priced at 73 cents each. War time food resource praised by hotel experts, many tried it and found it good.
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San Francisco
United States
Nce
Panic Among Buffalo Herd Near Camp in Africa
John McCutcheon hunted in Africa aimed to photograph the game as well as kill it. A plan to hide inside a buffalo hide to photograph the herd failed when the tall man at the rear rose his head, triggering panic. The herd fled into the jungle.
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John McCutcheon
Africa
Mr. McCutcheon
McCutcheon
Value of Love Opinion Vague and Optimistic Fringe Essay
The Los Angeles Times quotes a view that love is a rare condiment rather than a meal, noting hate endures while love cannot last without clever mixing. It argues love and gold share scarcity and value since both are hard to find, hard to obtain, and hard to keep.
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Los Angeles ‘Times
West Virginia Soil Composition and Farm Use Overview
Nearly two thirds of West Virginia lies in farms. Soils derive from limestone sandstone or shale clays and sands. Fertile soils resist washing and support mountain-top productivity. Clay soils occur in high areas while alluvial soils appear in uplands and sandy soils in the northeast. Far west, broad hills graze cattle and valleys yield crops.
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West Virginia
Historic Edinburgh paving stones preserve old stories
Historic paving stones in Edinburgh attract visitors. One marks the Heart of Midlothian where the Tolbooth stood. another in Grassmarket marks the gallows where Covenanters stood firm for God. A late square flagstone reads J K 1572 and marks Knox's burial site in the former cathedral churchyard now in the midst of the street.
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Edinburgh
Mialothian
Tolbooth
Grassmarket
J. K
John Knox
Life preserver designed to save people
A life preserver described as containing cylindrical chambers filled with oil serves as a brake mechanism. The device, attributed to Dane, is presented as a safety aid intended to save lives.
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By & Dane
Former Czar's Abode In Tobolsk Boston Of Russia Claim
An exchange notes conflicting views on the former czar's residence with Tobolsk described as the Boston of Russia a cultural hub and winter retreat in western Siberia. The town's refinement is linked to Swedish officers interned after Poltava who influenced local civilization.
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Tobolsk
Boston
Russia
The
Arts
Siberia
Peter the Great
Poltava
Cremation of Hindu on Zwartkops Riverbank
In South Africa a Hindu man's cremation was conducted on the Zwartkops riverbank. The coffin was removed from the hearse and placed on a pyre built cradle fashion. The deceased’s daughter circled the body with a burning torch and lit the pyre in several spots. The cremation lasted three and a half hours with ashes cast into the river. the coffin was burned as well. Permission was granted by the town council and administrator.
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Zwartkops River
South Africa
Save and Serve This Space Contributed by The Eureka Cash Store
A brief local space ad listing support from Eureka Cash Store and Eureka Garage Supply Co. inviting readers to contribute and utilize space for announcements. The notice underscores community business collaboration and space sharing in Eureka.
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Eureka Cash Store
Eureka Garage Supply Co
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Acta
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