Miscellaneous 1914 world notices and curiosities
A sprawling 1914 miscellany covers canal improvements between Berlin and Stettin, water irrigation in Arizona, school health progress in American cities, the golf green fly menace, automatic train stops debate, large sea catches near Portland, a tiny pocket revolver for women, Swiss women shoe shiners, a historic church key tale, a two-part tale of unusual law and local quirks, and scattered economic and agricultural notes from around the world.
Just Made for Each Other Jol Sands and Irma Crail Wed
The Warren household learns Jol Sands and Irma Crail have secretly married after a morning train rendezvous. Mrs Warren notes the match agrees with her view they were made for each other as the couple departs on a new life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Warren
Weine
Jol Sands
Inna Crail
Corena
Warren
Joan Sands
Ant
Sande
Johnny
Eri
Siris
Irma Crail
George
Met
Iroa Cran
Pre
Eilen
Miss Craijl
Irma Crall
Astir
Heddy
Sands
Alm
Uttle
Coe
Sun
Porter
Italia
Tle
We Are Getting Better From the Christian Morals
A reflective piece argues moral decline and rising offenses against law and custom. It decries past tolerances for vice such as gambling whisky and child or wife beating, and notes vast reforms over two generations while warning there is still room for improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eyines Record Office
Oath of the Manx Judges in a Curious UK Ritual
The London report notes an odd oath used by Manx high court judges. The text blends archaic religious phrasing with ceremonial language about upholding laws impartially. The piece references strange addenda about protecting poles and French practices linked to defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
London
United Kingdom
High Court
Ijiad
Aunt Jen Chooses Love Over Wealth and Status
In a tight New England home Aunt Jen faces a moral test driven by Tillie’s ambitions. She contemplates wealth over thrift, courted by a whistle call from Phoebe, and finally chooses to stay and mend the family bond rather than pursue social advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Adslis
McClure
Pape
Jen
Tillie
New England
Tilie
Aunt Jen
Phoebe
Clover Range
Lane
Peel
Tainted News From European Agencies and Advertising Links
A European news agency allegedly issued a circular offering extended editorial mentions and advertising as straight news. Protests by London papers followed with unauthorized declarations. The episode reveals foreign agencies' ad ties funding their services, unlike U S outlets which remain free of taint concerns.
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Kansas City
Wis Aappelle Rinewanabare
Telegraphic News
United States
Mpebody
Local Toy Donations Aid 142 Danielson Students
W L Bullard of Danielson presented to each of 142 primary grade children a school toothbrush a toothpaste tube and a powder kit.
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W. L. Bullard
Danielson
Con Haa
Waits 29 Years For His Degree At Illinois
Foster North, a 53 year old Chicago masseur, finally received a bachelor of arts from the University of Illinois after 29 years denied the degree for refusing to attend CIA services as an agnostic. He had aimed to be an entomologist and faced suspension days before graduation.
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Foster North
Chicago
University of Illinois
CIA
North
Oslerism and the late bloom of age in literature and science
The article argues against the belief that aging inevitably brings decline. It cites Osler jokes, Gladstone, de Morgan, John Burroughs, and others to show that many figures achieve significant work later in life, and that succession can renew purpose rather than diminish it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Osler
Enterta
Gladstone
William de Morgan
John Burroughs
Burrougha
Monkeys Roam East London Causing Alarm Across Homes
A wave of six weeks of monkey raids hits the East End with two shot and three caught. Monkeys entered hospitals, churches, and homes in Glamis Street Cable Street Cowley Street and surrounding districts climbing roofs, steeples and pipes. A resident was bitten when a monkey seized his arm while another snatched food from a kitchen.
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East End
East London
Glamis Street
Peabody
Cable Street
Cowley Street
New Mentality Test For Quick Trigger Responses
An old Gelumbus Dispatch feature discusses the bell test on transit cars. It asks if a rider acts quickly on the signal when another person also presses, and whether the brain halts the impulse in time or reacts too slowly. Conductors say average people think too slowly to resist the impulse.
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Gelumbus
Conandor
Pressan
Electric cars to dominate future transit says Steinmetz
At the National Light Association convention in Philadelphia, Co P Steinmetz urged central stations to seize the electric motor car market. He forecast over 1,000,000 electric autos in a decade, charged nightly at minimal cost, shrinking gasoline cars and transforming urban transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ntional Light Association
Bellevue-Stratford
Co. P. Steinmetz
Thomas A. Edison
Blankenburg
Franklin
Joseph B. McCall
The
Philadelpy Oneeer
Association
T. C. Martin
New York
Paul Lupke
Trenton
Bellevue Ballroom
Steinmetz
Central Station
Steinmers
Cumbreus Motors
Nll
Doctor Bremmers
Sterling woman claims Stuart line to British throne
Mrs. Miller of Sterling asserts a direct descent from the Stuart kings through Charles II and the Pretender, arguing she would have reigned if James II had not fallen at Boyne. She cites Victorian lineage and notes her Canadian birth, long teaching and temperance lecturing career, and ties to prominent American families.
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Troy Pees
Denver News
Sterling
Colo
James II of England
Battle of
Boyne
Mra
Maryler
Victoria
Duke of Kent
England
Charles
James
Pretender
Stuart
House of Hanover
Ller
Avalid
Liew
Rhew
Canada
View Torla
Cuise of Temperance
Bhets van
Nersoontity
United States
Thomas Guage
Keaton
Eyin
Lyman Ig
Treasury
McKinley
Sonal
Falaes Taear Underwood
H of Representatives
F Guyerpor Carpenter
I, Cormer
Fragmentary inquiry from Wichita on empire remnants
An unclear excerpt shows a skeptical stance by a Wichita editor about remaining empires and why they appear in discussions about locations like Pennsylvania and the Midwest. The garbled text mentions elections, parties, and plenary sessions with numerous corrupted words.
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Wichita
Pelmakeg
Eugenics data and family records push for matrimonial guidance
The piece discusses the Eugenics Record Office at Cold Spring Harbor and its 10 000 family records with only about 2 percent completed by those seeking marriage advice. It argues for broader public acceptance, outlines reasons for slow adoption, and highlights the program’s aim to map heredity rules for human traits through extensive family trees.
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Findle
Davenport
John Lowell
Harvard
James Russell Lowell
Charles
Russell Lowell
Lowell
Mesa
Ts Pee Oom
Massachusetts General Hospital
Sehr Lowell
Eugenics Record Office
Cold Spring Marbor
N. Y
Senstor
Nam
Cold Spring Harbor
Ible
Poeme
W. W. Jaggard
Jaggard
Rence
Mily
Engmies
Poe
Wheat Crop Prospects Under 4 Year Projections
The Wisconsin State Journal notes a looming wheat surplus with 180 000 489 bushels needed for seed and 90 000 000 bushels last year. Analysts forecast a wheat yield near four year averages, driving human food supplies and bread production while livestock feed absorbs the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Pistor
Fragmented reminiscences and praise amid a noisy street scene
The text recalls days of simple meals and shared tricks of survival while noting changes and a desire to prove resilience. References to Harvard articles and local food mentions hint at a debate over value, quality, and trusted sources amid a brisk, unfinished monologue.
Indian Word Quoted In Baltimore News Text Fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows a discussion of an Indian word in a Baltimore News item. It references quoted phrases and a figure named Art Jackson, claiming a date or sample text but the passage is incomplete and unclear. The piece hints at scholarly context and public papers but lacks full details for a complete summary.
Red White and Blue of Vengeance Trembles in War Woes
A cryptic wartime note speaks of red white and blue resolve and eerie tremors. The message hints at a fearsome threat and a call for defense mobilization amid a tense national security climate.
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