Offbeat Observations and Quotations From a Column
A collection of humorous lines and wry observations on daily life. Notes touch on rent, loneliness, grooming, family skeletons, travel jokes, war ignorance, sales, inflation, class critique, and a science estimate about coal by-products. Distinct voices poke at society with casual wit and irony.
Cuckoo's Strange Family Strategy Explained by Doctor Dobay
The European cuckoo lays eggs in others' nests to spare long trips for food. Doctor Dobay notes the bird's hunger drives constant hunting, the female's high clutch numbers reduce starvation risk, and immediate incubation after laying ensures offspring survival, per the Kapsas City Star.
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Doctor Dubay
Doctor Dobay
Cuckoo
Dobay
Kapsas City
Device Clears Spray From Ship's Lookout
A new system uses a polished glass disk spun by an electric motor to prevent rain spray and snow from sticking to lookout glass. The rotating disk, manufactured by a respected English firm and distributed widely, keeps the captain’s view unobstructed in storms.
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Atlantic
Grouse and Ptarmigan Habits on Scottish Moors
The article notes grouse moors in Scotland opening to hunters with Philadelphians leasing a moor. It explains ptarmigans differ from grouse with thickly feathered toes and winter adaptation. Ptarmigans nest on the ground in heather and thickets, eat insects and plant matter, lay mottled eggs, and become white in winter. Monogamous domestic habits are described for the species.
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Scotia
Scotland
Imperfect Human Nose Compared to Sight
The Ohio State Journal notes that smell is the least developed sense and far inferior to sight. It states that few odors are reliably identified and many familiar perfumes remain unknown to the average person.
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Ohio State Journal
Real Culprit In Dusk Car Incident At Market Town
In a dusk scene in a small market town Tammas Mac Pharson emerges from an inn and takes a seat in a car. A village constable asks him to step out but Tammas retorts and demands the chief who stole his driving wheel.
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Tammas MacPharson
Tammas
Hayward Public Events And Charity Whist Parties Spotlight
Hayward hosts a busy schedule of public dances whist games and charity events from October 24 through November 6. Highlights include Dania Society dance with Walters' Orchestra at Dania Hall Hayward two Halloween activities and multiple turkey whist fundraisers by local clubs and parent associations benefiting Milk Fund and Kiddies Market Day. Featured venues include Odd Fellows Hall Castro Valley School Native Sons hall and Hayward High School auditorium with prominent speakers and prize displays.
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Dania
Dania Hall
Hayward
Walters
Turkey
Civic League of Women Voters
East Alameda
Hayward Rebekahs
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Native Sons Hall
Eden Parlor
The
Native Sons of the Golden West
Ladies Aid
Hayward Post
Americ
Odd Fellows Hall
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