Famous St Paul’s Cathedral Embodies Many Architectural Ideas
A London dispatch notes St Paul’s as the largest Protestant church, its restoration continuing through wartime, with Wren’s designs blending Gothic and modern elements. The article traces its fires, rebuilds, and the enduring influence on English architecture and city planning.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London
St. Pauls
William the Conqueror
England
St. Paul's
How to Tame Hubby From a Chicago Style Gossip Tip
Mrs Gene Holmes of Evanston promotes tips for keeping a husband content. The advice urges freedom and cheerfulness at home, treating him as a companion rather than just a provider, and feeding and humoring him to reduce trouble.
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Gene Holmes
Evanston
George Remus
Chicago
Prisoners Have Quiet Dignity Despite Crimes
Glen M. Parley in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer argues that inmates resemble ordinary citizens both in appearance and behavior. He says most prisoners are not obvious threats, emphasize human flaws, and warn against lingering horror or sentiment toward those behind bars.
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Bue
Leonamt
Glen M. Parley
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Squirrels and Their Nests in Leaf Dwellings
Dr. Edward F. Bigelow notes gray squirrels build year round leaf nests to shed rain and shelter young. He recalls a birch tree nest collapsing with four young dropping out, and the mother carrying them to a hollow tree after he helped relocate them.
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Edward F. Bigelow
Lost Art and Craft in Reconstruction
Powell’s new volume shows the decline of wheelwright skills as modern makers replace true craft with putty to conceal flaws. A contrast between a skilled old craftsman and a careless modern worker highlights how genuine workmanship fulfills contentment, while monotony tires the craftsman.
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A. H. Powell
New Harbor at Korsor to Be Built on Baltic
Copenhagen reports a new Baltic harbor at Korsor, a Danish seaport sixty miles from Copenhagen. Estimated cost 80 000 000 kronen with American capital interest. Depth planned at ten meters, surpassing Copenhagen, with large quays and ample facilities for merchandise handling.
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Copenhagen
Korsor
Watches in shortage as demand outpaces American output
Watches are not being turned out fast enough by American manufacturers to meet a demand described as greater today than ever before. Lending factories lagged in regular production last year due to war order fulfillment.
Brilliant Cretan Guards Add Flash to Venizelos Arrivals
Crowds cluster as six foot tall Cretan guards escort Greek premier Venizelos at the hotel and foreign office. Uniforms wow observers with white tights, red velvet blouses, tasseled cords, black silk tassels, large knives, and jeweled swords.
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Greece
Foreign Office
Saesman
Ahetention
MM. Venizelos
Oil Power and Allied Victory Fame at Bedford Honor
Lord Curven saluted American oil leadership as critical to Allied victory. Four fifths of petroleum used by Allies came from the United States, which saved France in a looming supply crisis. A C Bedford received the Legion of Honor with British and French officials praising cross‑industry cooperation.
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Lord Curven
America
France
A. C. Bedford
Petroleum War Service Committee
United States Fuel Administration
Bedford
Independent of Representatives
Standard Oil
The Jugo Slavs Origin and Usage in Austria Hungary
The term Jugo Slavs or South Slavs appears as an official name for a South Slav union at Corfu. Archduke Francis Ferdinand had used the term earlier to describe Slavic peoples in southern Austria Hungary Serbia and Montenegro. The plan was to unite the South Slavs into one nation within Austria Hungary altering its two part monarchy into a three part system.
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Corfu
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Austria- Hungary
Serbia
Montenegro
Austria-Hungary
Cadet Captain Jones Wins Respect at Indy Grade School
A seventeen year old high school cadet was hired to train an Indianapolis grade school's cadets. The principal worried about discipline yet told him to present himself as a person of importance. He introduced himself as Captain Jones and asked the boys to salute, which they did, and the principal followed suit.
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Indianapolis
Schoels
Fellows
Jones
Captain Jones
A Layer of Tin
A wedding cake causes embarrassment when a tin lid in the center topples out during the cake cutting. The bride's mother reveals the tin and the guests witness the prank, while the bride mutters that revenge is sweet.
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Chicago Tribune
Not by might but by spirit, doctor cites God’s role
At the country club a group debates Germany's defeat. Dr Edgeworth argues the decisive factor was God, citing Hugo on Napoleon and noting moral order in history. He warns tyrants rise but are halted by a higher force.
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Marne
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Anecdote From Mrs Hughes About Elementary School
The Australian premier’s wife recalls a Melbourne school visit and a pupil’s clever answer to a geography riddle. When asked where they'd be after sailing southwest a hundred miles, a little girl quipped that they’d be in the cabin, sick, illustrating the child’s quick wit after a rough sea trip.
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Hughes
Melbourne
England
Tasmania
Teredo Ship Eater: The Worm that Destroys Wood Boats
The teredo wood worm eats wooden ships from within, often unseen at first, tunneling through the hull like cancer. It damages vessels gradually until they become sponge like honeycombs, with copper paint cited as a preventive measure.
How to Clean Wallpaper with Hand Bellows Technique
An old instruction explains cleaning wallpaper by blowing dust away with hand bellows then wiping from top to bottom in horizontal strokes. Start at the top, move downward in successive lighter passes, renew any damaged sections, and avoid rubbing in cross motions to prevent damage.
Clamor of the Pact and the lure of vanished missions
The article laments the pull of ancient sites across Guatemala Mexico and the southwestern United States. It notes the compelling stories of ruins and deserted houses from past generations and highlights Franciscan missions in California as especially fascinating examples.
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Reyt
Guatemala
Mexico
Perields
America
California
Twain recounts his diverse careers and writing craft
Mark Twain lists his varied roles from miner to Mississippi pilot and traveling printer in a letter to Howells. He notes decades as publisher and author, claiming personal experience as his best capital for novel writing and admitting limited knowledge of books.
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Twain
Mark Twain
William Dean Howells
Swedenborg Prolific Inventor of Machines and Medicine
Swedenborg produced tank tests for ship models and an ear trumpet for the deaf. He devised methods to cure chimney problems and a slip system for inland galleys. He studied machine guns, sketched a flying machine, and made cutting edge insights into human physiology decades ahead of his era.
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Swedenborg
Passage on ancient roads and enduring mystery
The text reflects on old world travel and the long human journey along highways. It muses that future generations may find today’s people wrapped in the same mystery that shrouds earlier civilizations.
Wither Without Sunlight
Miners working underground become pale while flowers growing in dark places lack color and show pale leaves. Humans and animals are likewise affected by lack of sunlight though some are naturally adapted. Sunlight not only tans skin but also penetrates deeper, influencing interior body tissues.
Whisky rings predate modern tax schemes in U S history
A 19th century scandal emerges with 224 men indicted in 1872 in New York and Washington for conspiracy to evade the Haverux tax. The ring included distillers wholesalers and internal revenue workers led by a treasury chief clerk. The government was cheated out of millions as officials faced prison.
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Uncle Sam
Billingsleys
New York
Washington
Internal Revenue Office
Treasury Department
No Further Cause to Worry Boston
A fragment from a Boston source portrays a domestic exchange where a wife admits destroying unpaid bills to calm her worried husband. The dialogue underscores financial strain and a resolved, discreet coping action within a private household.
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Alice
Boston
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