Perils of Air Holes Threaten Early Flight Progress
Aviation safety in the early era of flight is debated as a string of midair collisions and near misses reveal the air around aircrafts is a turbulent, shifting medium. Experts note convection, downdrafts, and pressure changes create dangerous holes and eddies that can topple planes, urging careful spacing and further research while acknowledging progress in aerodynamics.
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Burles
Briez
Dutrieu
Venturersome
Georges Jegagneux
Ermreenest
Thia
Ltke
Brie
Mile
The farmer's wife and her rights in rural life
A historical column urges recognizing the farmer's wife as a pivotal figure demanding better tools and conditions. It compares household burdens to male gains, advocates affordable appliances, and argues for rights, privileges, and fair support to prepare future generations for rural life.
Gelatine Dishes From Prunes To Grapefruit Jellies
Gelatine enhances cuisine with fruit based desserts. Prunes soften with water, then molded with gelatine, fruit juice, lemon and orange juice, and sugar, served with whipped cream. Coffee jelly mixes strong coffee with sugar gelatine. grapefruit jelly uses grapefruit juice and pulp with lemon juice water and sugar, served in grapefruit skins with cream.
Black Hard Methods and the Hollow Tree Ransom Plot
A trust magnate offers a donation and reveals a hidden six thousand dollars in a hollow tree to a campaign fund manager. The dialogue explores motive and secrecy as the plan unfolds. A travel quip follows about packing for trips, contrasting with a simple method of packing.
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Black Hard Methods
No Hayseed but an Ingenious Young Lady
A Kansas school girl proudly reports top marks in history English literature and German while a lower grade in agriculture prompts her explanation I am no hayseed The father questions a department grade and she replies I am no bell o mine angel The Kansas City Star notes the humorous exchange in a study of agriculture in Kansas slide high school pupils
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Kansas
Kansas City Star
Young Artist Draws on Father Weekly in Paris Study
A craftsman narrator asks if his son studying art in Paris is learning to draw. The reply notes the son draws on him every week or about sixty times, reflecting a playful exchange on progress and practice.
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Green
Paris
Not for Her in the Dining Room Scene
Mrs Oldcastle and Mrs Gottalotte argue about vanity and wealth as she hangs a $15,000 necklace. The dialogue critiques ostentation and material bragging while offering thrift and moral cautions about anger and vanity.
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Mrs. Oldcastle
Mrs. Gottalotte
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