Treasures and Trials in Colombia Exceed All Odds
Civil and mining engineer George T. Kenly of Baltimore details a 1000 mile overland river expedition into tropical Colombia with Louis F. de Montmorency and native guides. They faced jaguars, venomous snakes, giant wasps, dense jungle, and deadly rapids, pursuing reports of wealth while noting natives’ canoe work and perilous trekking through flooded trails and river canoes.
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Kenly
United States
Colombia
South America
Taternaonal Land Improvement Company
Baltivorean
Louis F. de Montmorency
Satronina
Qelombia
Tuliimure
Montgomery i Vanmna
Jlarranguilla
Parteo
Renic
Magdalena
Averie
Ile -Jingie
Ames
Elngle Fle
J Ron
Soimediaig
Strang
Magnetic compass sought to resist aircraft vibrations
Aviators and aviation enthusiasts discuss the need for a vibration resistant magnetic compass. English engineers test a submarine style device using a quartine compass in oil held in a horsehair bed to dampen motion, aiming to counter submarine and aircraft ride disturbances.
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Iyors
Tax on bill boards eyed to curb city displeasure
Paria newspapers denounce bill boards as disfiguring the city and urge a high city tax to deter advertisers. They note France has already taxed boards to protect landscape beauty.
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Paria the Beautiful
Pigentesque Panneaux Reclame
James the easy mark in boarding house tale
A popular Negro named James, living in boarding houses, is unusually prosperous and trusted. A curious boarder explains his secret: James never refuses a commission, endures abuse stoically, and finally receives a quarter from the grateful boarder, who leaves thinking James is a good boy after all.
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James
Quotes on crime and vanity from Mr. Tobe Sagg in Kansas City
The Kansas City Star piece quotes Mr. Tobe Sagg of Goshkonong confessing a dramatic fantasy of retrieving cash and notes through a fearsome ruse. He imagines burgling a stranger’s place, pledging self exposure to monks, and waking to owe a tale that would haunt future generations.
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Tobe Gagg
Kansas City
Tobe Sagg
Goshkonong
St. Bernard
Kansas City Star
Mind Reading on the Streetcar Remark
A young couple with two children board a streetcar. Across them two women observe the girl’s beauty and the boy’s freckled features. The younger woman quietly notes a resemblance, and the man across nods, saying the girl resembles the mother and the boy the father.
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Alata
Madan
Bessie’s Drizzle Mishap With a New Mackintosh
A London Answers tale recalls seven year old Bessie receiving a fine low mackintosh from her father for her birthday. She wears it to school then rushes home as rain falls, tucking the coat under her pinafore and sobbing that she was told to take care of it.
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Bessie
Dearia
London
Early Pneumatic Tires Foreseen in 1847 Patent
A US patent records an English inventor’s pneumatic tire concept from 1847, describing several forms including an air inflated tire and others distended by springs. The inventor claimed the vehicle could be propelled with greatly decreased power due to the design.
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Patent Office of
United States
Hin
Supplying for Years a Family of Office Boys in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia business owner recounts a long sequence of family members serving as office boys over decades. He notes how one boy after another joined, learned a trade, then brought in relatives, creating a chain that spanned 22 years and promises to continue for 80 more.
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Philadelphia
Ba Shoud
Jll
Wamt
Tohi
Liquid Air as Motive Power for Automobiles
Scientists argue liquid air offers superior motive power for cars and storage, delivering more than double the power of former methods with half the weight, and with no flammable danger or odors. It also serves as a refrigerant and could enable wide ranging uses from cooling to musical entertainment, though cheap production remains a hurdle.
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Alett
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Tese
Annteo
Aldé
Rhalaria
Portal
Louis XVI
Vestris
Lave
Elmis
Hig Boarding Hous
Reed
The
Miami Valley National Bank
Hamilton, Ohio
United States Depository
Len Strauss
G. E. Mason
H. W. Shollenbarger
Asst. Cashier
Our Savings Department
Ben Strauss, H. C. Jacoby
D.M. Bare, 8
K. Hushel
J. H. Shollenbarger
H. G. Taylor
H. H. Long
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