Chivalry Along the Open Road by two Coed Knights
Miss Hagel Gage of La Grange Indiana and Miss Virna Haskins of Orland Indiana set out in 1917 to learn life on the open West. They rode box cars across eleven western states learning manners of the road while facing respectful treatment from drivers and fishermen and industry workers. They eventually walked across half the continent in men’s clothing after saving wages and a bank deposit, sharing meals with shepherds and travelers and finding a spirit of universal understanding amid hardship.
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Open West
Sir Galahad
Indianapealls
Galahad
Knights of the Road
Hagel Gage
la Grange
Fod
Virna Haskins
Orlend
Ind
Tri-State College
Angola
Helios
Chen
Miss Gage
Hacker
Mae
Airship tourists planned for Barrow voyage
A large airship, 70 feet wide and 240 horsepower engines, aims to fly across the Atlantic in two to three weeks. It will carry 15 crew and passengers, with war gear removed for civilian use, and is expected to shuttle tourists over battlefields of France and Belgium.
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Barrow
Foginund
Trinayte
Battlefelds
Prance
Vlanders
Okefinokee Swamp Urged as Permanent Reservation
Washington reports a biological survey from the Department of Agriculture recommends preserving Okefinokee swamp as a permanent government reservation. The 700 square miles of southeastern Georgia are described as primeval, rivaled only by the Everglades in size among frostwater swamps east of the Mississippi. Commercial timber interests threaten its preservation.
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Washington
Okefinokee
Capraia
Department of Agriculture
Silantic Seaboard
Mississippi
Everglades
Nature Study Slip In Kentucky Water Way
Boys swimming along the Tennessee River in Newingham Kentucky tried to teach a rooster to swim when a large catfish surfaced and swallowed the bird. The lads dislike the old swimming hole but pressed on with their lesson.
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Wacucah
Newingham
Tennessee River
Death at West Virginia craps game raid turns deadly
Police raided a second story craps game as a half dozen men fled through a window. Colowen was impaled on an iron fence picket and died shortly after from the injuries.
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W. Va
Join Colowen
Unsure legalities swirl over Texas lease documents
Washington doubts rise as a cache of documents related to Texas leases and claims surfaces at the justice department. Supreme Court invalidates key papers affecting potential transfers of assets tied to historic treaties and acts of Congress.
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Washincton
Texans
Department of Justice
Oklahoma
Palmer
Supreme Court
Texas
Nice
Congress
Republic of
Washon
John CL Calan
Ann Isaac Vansantod
Doeknes Trendersen
Teo
Janes KK
Polk
Turkish Woman Faces Mob Violence Over Veil Removal
Turkish woman appears in public without veil amid Western Marepenia induction tensions. Following family opposition, relatives pursued and opened fire, wounding her seriously. she later died in hospital, a case that drew international attention and Red Cross care.
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Lanton
Monwell
American Red Cross
Dr Wed
Held Eggs for a Raise and Found Chickens Instead
A resident near Vis te Cal observed an unusual outcome after attempting to raise eggs. A fire damaged a stove and a water pipe, while eggs were kept warm. later, chicks chirped, revealing 42 of 48 eggs failed to hatch, prompting an investigation.
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Ter Coon
Wilch
Tostead
Unambitious Cajamarca Globe of Unfinished Churches
The Andes town Cajamarca, famed for unfinished colonial churches, is described as historically old with a rigid social divide. The piece notes the lack of growth, the picturesque yet incomplete structures, and a striking absence of local initiative as cited by Wide World Magazine.
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Cajamarca
Andes Mountains
Harry A. Kanek
Wide World Magazine
Mr. Franck
Ume
Salamanca
London Lexicons and Maps Through Early Print History
The article surveys early English dictionaries and lexicographers, noting Dr. Jota William's An Alphabetical Dreuonary and Tecetor Johnson as common mislabels. It traces precursors like Butler's Feminine Monarchy, Trithe talus Polygraphia, and William Caxton's London directory with Roger Cragh's 1655 tract on living costs. It also mentions Christopher Saxton's Wales maps and the Bookman's Journal context.
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Tecetor Johnson
Jota William
London
Roger Crah
Butler
Oxford
Polygraphia
Trithetalus
Wales
Christopher Saxton
Elizabeth
JSTS
Bookman’s Journal
Types of Stage Humor in Munsey's Commentaries
The Proneh classify stage humor into three kinds: first the epigram met de esprit the mere witticism that stands alone. second the met desprit or situation humor arising from timing in the story. third the mot de caratere where a character speaks unknowingly revealing inner traits.
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Proneh
Brander Matthews
Munsey
Wittlessin
Ancient Love Filters in Medieval Beliefs
The Chicago Journal notes charms and rites used in the Middle Ages for love and marriage. Women stirred water or cast eggs to see a future spouse while omens involved monks, priests, animals, and creatures signaling fate. The ring’s origin remains unclear in older writings.
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Chicago Journal
Ferret Escapade Leads to Staged Disarray at Fountain Store
An absurd incident in Huntington Wisconsin features a ferret acting as a rat catcher that slips from its place and crosses upstairs in a Fountain store. Four girl clerks vault the counter and remain atop the counter until a senior clerk restores order.
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Kuntington
Fountain Mystore
Counterfeit Note Story in Gaudy Travel Tale
A gray passenger claims possession of a first counterfeit bill saying it remained imperfect and hard to pass. His traveling companion expresses astonishment at how the note was kept long.
Peggy Mefnnel’s Century Celebration Quietly Marked
In Jackson Ohio Mrs Peggy Me fnnel celebrated her 100th birthday amid a modest gathering of 240 guests. Nearby resident Wine Carter, age 107, lives about ten miles from the McDaniel home and was noted among the attendees.
World's Biggest Battle Cruiser to Displace 42200 Tons
Lexingon class warship to be built in six months at Quincy Massachusetts. It will displace 42200 tons, reach 35 knots with 180000 horsepower, and carry eight 16 inch guns plus six 6 inch secondary armament and anti aircraft batteries.
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Quincey
Mass
Lexington
Queen
United States Navy
Uncle Sam
Constellation
Saratoga
Constitution
Ranger
United States
Britain
Erance
Japan
Hood
Marion officer jailed on 1878 ball game warrant
Captain Edward Masterson of Marion police arrested on a warrant issued May 11 1878 charging him with playing at ball. The warrant stemmed from a main street bakery ball game that shattered a bakery window. The mayor reportedly approved the judgment and the warrant was kept as a souvenir. A parade historian found the warrant among city records and served it when the captain reported for duty.
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Marion
Ind
Edward Masterson
The Coon Dog's Lad Chase Unearths Search for Missing Hound
In Standford Kentucky workers clearing trees found a dog's body wedged in a hollow near the ground. The hound had apparently chased a coon into the hole and perished unable to escape.
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Standford
Morgan
Short Words Describe Life Says Kansas Editor
A Kansas editorial urges using brief terms to express life’s big ideas. It lists common two and five letter words like God sir war wet dry pie eat birth heart blood woman money child mirth death and grave as key examples.
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K.P
Kansas
Winiman
Iself
Pigeon Messsaging feat in Paris Siege 1871
The article explains how carrier pigeons carried vast message loads during Paris's 1871 siege. Using microscopic photo reduction, a single pigeon could convey up to 120 novels worth of words, with films weighing barely a fraction of an ounce.
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Paris
Famous Swiss City St Gall Embroidery Center
St Gall in Switzerland rose as a key embroidery hub and Christian center in central Europe. Founded by Irish monk Gallus in 614, a hermitage grew into a monastery with Benedictine reforms by 720 under abbot Othmar. In 1061 Abbot Norpert built a convent on the Steter river, Abbatis Cella Appenzell, and St Gall’s abbots became dominant before rising mountain communities shook off control.
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St. Gall
Switgestand
Europe
Gallus
Steinach
St. Gail
St. Benedict
Othmar
Norpert
Steter
Abbatis Cella-Appenzell
Port Hythe and the Cinque Ports in English history
The Cinque Ports including Port Hythe played a key role from medieval times as strategic naval supply bases. Around 1500 they were central to England’s defense against continental invasion, enjoying feudal privileges and nominal governance by a lord warden.
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Hythe
England
English Channel
Kama the Hindu God of Love and His Courting装
Kama is the Hindu god of love. He is said to spring from Bratinas heart and wields a sugar cane bow with bee string. Five flower tipped arrows conquer the senses while he rides a sparrow attended by nymphs bearing his banner showing Makara the fish.
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Kama
Bratina
Rati
Prici
Tirsia
Aniruddha
Caveman Humor Turns Sour In Domestic Drive
A sarcastic young woman frustrates a suitor who rents a car for a date. After a theater show, she dryly notes stale candy, provoking him to damage the candy box. She then resumes icy hornet tones, continuing to dominate conversations.
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Indianapolis News
Mushrooms From Forest Edges and Ancient Uses
The article surveys mushrooms of diverse kinds found near woods, noting deadly clathrus fungi and their use as fly-paper in Europe. It mentions luminous night fungi readable by, inks from other species, and various uses including bee stupefaction and anesthesia, ending with a note on Polyporus sacer worship in Africa.
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Europe
France
Cn Lapland
Asia
Africa
Pittsburgh
Valuable shrub yields gum like resin and bookbinders use
The article describes a shrub known as jocote maranon with a resinous secretion used as adhesive in bookbinding and to deter moths due to its acrid odor. It also notes a black turning caltle off, seeds toasted for dishes, and an 18 percent oil extract praised as a sweet almond substitute. Excelsior Guatemala reports rising cultivation profits.
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Excelsior of Guatemala
Soot as a Disinfectant and Airborne Bacteria
The text notes soot acts as a disinfectant when moist and dissolves ing agents in soot. It claims carbon in air carries bacteria mainly after ground contact, soot then protects bacteria and aids growth. It suggests nose and throat diseases are worsened in smoky cities due to mucous membrane irritation from moist outside air.
Eads and the Mighty Mississippi in American Engineering
A tribute to James Buchanan Eads for taming the Mississippi River through pioneering dredging sounding and bridge work. He explored its depths recovered sunken treasures and built the first ironclads in the west shaping river navigation and reducing its hazards.
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de Soto
Marquette
LaSalle
Hennepin
Mark Twain
James Buchanan Eads
America
Missing Link in the Ether Sparks Scientific Search
A Mount Holyoke College promoter Elizabeth R. Laird advances research bridging gaps in the spectrum of radiation. The piece traces waves from wireless and heat to visible light and X-rays, noting a long gap the physicist aims to fill as a biologist seeks the tiny missing link.
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Lonh Audley
Masa—tv
Tolsing
Mount Holyoke College
Elizabeth R. Laird
Miss Laird
Vletht
Tess Tiian Oenye
Searchir
German art becomes Americanized forcing Berlin theaters to close
In Berlin tax and high costs push first class venues toward bankruptcy while cinema houses profit from low prices. The Lessing theater director blames Americanized theater for entertainment over art, warning budgets cannot balance.
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Berlin
Germany
Moving Picture Houses
Lessing Theater
I N
The
Tageblatt
Former Kaiser Turns Tailor in Amsterdam Wardrobe Plan
William of Hohenzollern, former German emperor, works as a tailor in Amsterdam. He reportedly cuts patterns for new suits and is praised as excelling at the job in a trade paper. The piece notes the irony of his missed vocation after his imperial notoriety.
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London
William
Hotenzollern
Germany
Central News Dispatch
Amsterdam
Dispatch
Strange Egg Becomes Henhawk in Verone Field
In Vernoe Mrs. Margaret Whrd finds an unidentified egg placed under a hen weeks ago. The egg hatched into a creature described as a henhawk and the hen is caring for it as its mother.
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Rome
Margaret Whrd
Vernoe
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