Periscopes for double decker trams tested for top deck view
English street cars fitted with a new type of staffless periscope to view the upper deck from below. Experiments show success, enabling conductors to monitor movement on the high level gangway from the subway and footboard, saving time and reducing scrambling.
Election Puzzle Sparks Doorstep Confession
A Washington Blur quip notes a disappointed friend and a former candidate who admit the ballot wordplay from a doorstep miscue. The piece hints at public perception and the unseen details behind campaigns.
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Uncommon Sense and the Value of Curiosity
Essay argues that intelligent curiosity drives progress while morbid curiosity harms social ease. It praises believers in learning, urging parents and teachers to feed a child’s questions and channel curiosity toward education and independent discovery.
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Writing Help and The Case For Typing Aids
A reader criticizes unclear handwriting and urges improved writing habits. The letter suggests better paper choices and considers a typewriter as a solution, noting the writer causes others time waste and laughter.
Covetous Spirit Prompting in Human Mind
An excerpt by F. A. Walker discusses the covetous mind and its disturbance to inner peace. It argues that the desire for beyond reach objects provokes unsettling agitation and anti altruistic feelings, consuming tranquility and prompting inner conflicts.
The Phantom Thousand a Poem on Goodbye and Memory
A fragmentary verse passage recalls farewell and fading ties with memories of laughter and mood. The lines speak of closing a door against the whispering night and bidding the heart to bear a dreary refrain. Published by Dodd, Mead & Company.
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Covetousness in Youth Dressed in School Days Tone
An essay on how covetousness erodes independence and friendships from youth to adulthood. It laments chasing material wealth over noble values, noting how toys become ownership fantasies and desire for pearls, gowns, estates, and yachts undermines happiness. A 1924 BeClure piece ends with a Punch-like quip.
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Cabbage Rolls and Herring Salad From Mother's Kitchen
Step by step method for cabbage rolls using chopped steak and onions, rolled in softened cabbage leaves, boiled in salted water for forty five minutes, served with brown butter sauce. Also a kippered herring salad combining shredded fish with cod celery green pepper and mayonnaise on lettuce beds.
Saloon's Return Hopes Rise as Bar Association Stays Active
A young woman across the way doubts the saloon will return but notes the bar association keeps its organization intact and appears to hold onto hopes for revival.
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