Why Superstitions Persist Across Europe and America
The article explains a belief that seeing the new moon through trees or shrubbery brings bad luck for the month. It cites a rhyme about viewing the crescent through glass and discusses the moon goddess as the source of luck, tracing the idea to ancient mythologies and survivals noted by William Wells Newell, with references to McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
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Europe
United States
Isis
Artemis
Hana
Wiliam Wells Newell
McClure Newspaper
Chinese Farming Maximizes Output Despite Crude Methods
The article notes Chinese households and fields maximize space and labor to produce crops with little waste. Despite crude methods by modern standards, China has 245,000,000 acres under cultivation yielding billions in value. Scientific methods could lift outputs by up to 100 percent in many areas.
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China
OF BASER METAL FORMED
First Malden asserts the subject is fairly made of gold while second Malden refuses to believe he is not full of brass. The playful exchange frames a humorous duel of wits over worth and vanity.
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Malden
Golosh Footwear Through History In Britain England
The term golosh used in Great Britain and England traces to Chaucer who spelled galoch. It historically referred to coarse overshoes made of leather or wood. The word likely traveled from Spain via a form of galocha meaning wooden shoe, possibly from Latin gallic shoe terms.
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Great Britain
England
Canada
Chaucer
Spain
Gaul
France
Compass Ring A Novel Tool For Electricians
A gold ring with a tiny compass set as a substitute stone offers a handy test aid for electricians. The ring features a circular window on top through which the needle is visible, aiding orientation when testing high voltage lines and examining motors to identify positive and negative poles.
Relics of Long Ago Report From Chertsey Bongland
A report from Chertsey Bongland notes sharks teeth and fossils believed to date from a period thousands of years ago when the land was different. The findings shed light on ancient marine environments and terrestrial shifts in early geological history.
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Chertsey Bongland
Deep Ocean Water Brought Up From 1400-Foot Well
Water from the 1,400-foot Virginia Water well has begun to flow in large quantities, with reports noting warm water rising from depths beneath the sea bed. The discovery could indicate geothermal or natural aquifer activity and may affect nearby operations.
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Virginia Water
Dolls modeled after little girls become novel toy trend
Dolls crafted to resemble actual children emerge as a novelty in this year’s toy scene. Artists shape clay heads, cover with stockinette, paint, and attach goats’ hair for lifelike dolls.
Workday in Czechoslovakia an eight hour day report
The International Labour Office bulletin outlines Czechoslovakia as the first European state to ratify the eight hour convention and adopt a statutory eight hour day. The monograph surveys the 1918 act, railway exemptions, administration, and collective agreements on hours of work.
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Czechoslovakia
International Labor Office
Washington
Republic
Currents in Arctic Explored by Philadelphia Society
About twenty four years ago the Geographical Society of Philadelphia sent 24 casks afloat in the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska to determine Arctic current direction. Members believed a strong westward current crossed the polar region into the north Atlantic between Greenland and Spitzbergen. Seven of the thirty four casks have been recovered. A note from a cask was sent to H M Bryant, president of the society, by 8 T Wood, RCMP inspector in the Yukon. Wood reported the cask was found by Eskimo Papsok in 1928 at Huskey Inlet, south of Cape Bathurst.
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Geographical Society of Philadelphia
Arctic Ocean
Alaska
Bering Strait
Polar
North Atlantic
Greenland
Spitzbergen
H. M. Bryant
Philadelphia Society
T. Wood
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Yukon
Wood
Eskimo Papsok
Huskey Inlet
Cape Bathurst
Constant Fight on Stand in Liverpool Sand Battle
Liverpool dock engineers report for the year ended July notes constant work by six dredgers removing sand from the bar and shoals in the Queen's and Crosby channels to keep the port up to date. Total sand moved 26,602,300 tons, with 279,803,350 tons removed since 1890, plus 4,148,310 tons from dock entrances and 586,126 tons from the south side of the warf by bucket dredgers.
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Liverpool
Bar
Queen’s
Crosby
Fairwar
And He Came Up Smiling After Car Hit Dump Wagon
A Boston Globe story reports Fred Theur of Stowe Township Pennsylvania struck a dump wagon with his silver car. He survived the impact, landed on the dirt, was dumped into the street as the wagon emptied, then was run over by his own car. Iodine and a clothes brush fixed him up.
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Fred Theur
Stowe Township
Pennsylvania
Pheur
Boston Globe
Softening Ermine Skin Method Described
Instructions describe softening ermine skins by facing hair side down on a board, tacking edges, applying chalk on the skin side, removing as it begins to fall, rubbing powdered slime on the skin side, and wrapping for days in a dry place.
Replica Noahs Ark floats on Maryland mud flats near Baltimore
Allan Risley owner unveils a 50 foot long 12 foot high craft with six rooms built as a replica of Noahs ark. He intends to cruise this abayed houseboat along the mud flats near Baltimore Maryland.
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Baltimore
Allan Risley
Few Old Wells Found on the Modern Farm
The article traces the decline of old wells as water systems advance. From bucket and crank to indoor pumps, pipes and city water, farms transform and old wells are now mostly hidden under stone slabs. Some remain in use for cattle welfare when renovations occur.
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Springfield Republican
Eyes and eye color in intellect and temperament
The text suggests intellectual men have gray eyes, while most geniuses tend to gray eyes. It claims brown eyes express temperament more than intellect, flashing with anger or joy, while blue and gray eyes are noted but the passage ends without a clear conclusion.
Green or black eyes in fiction and perception
London Tit-Bits notes eyes reveal emotion with green or black tones. It claims Becky Sharp’s green eyes aided her conquests and that vamp characters often show flashing eyes. The piece also explains some eyes appear black when viewed in certain lights, though true black eyes are rare.
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London
Becky Sharp
The Unpardonable Sin in Theology
Pathfinder Magazine notes theologians disagree on the unpardonable sin defined as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. It cites Matthew 12 verses about forgiveness and references I John 5 16 mentioning a sin unto death.
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Jesus
John
Pathfinder Magazine
Parcel Post Auction List of Odd Lost Parcels
A parcel post auction of undeliverable mail items reveals a wide grab bag. The sale includes speedometers, corsets, Christmas tree trimmings, cigars, thread, corkscrews, kiddie cars, razors, flags, manicure sets, horseshoe nails, a gentleman's suit, auto horns, skid chains, nightdresses, musical instruments and towels.
Beating the Drummer Said the town philosopher
A Southern Agriculturist tale narrates a town drum mer observing trains from a fence. A traveling drummer boasts constant movement, but the observer replies the essence is perception. The moral: meaning arises from mindset, not travel.
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Philospher
Southern Agriculturist
Caught on the Fly Observations and Social Snippets
A collection of wry maxims on money, gossip, flirting, home life, optimism, courtship, and the impracticality of dual family living. The notes lampoon social norms and hint that rewards for lost items often reveal underlying motives.
Quiz of Curious Questions From the Chicago Herald and Examiner
A collection of whimsical prompts asks why fish swim who calls dry gin by its name and how Pa Jongg fared. it ponders fast color, English in America, matrimony in statehood, soap service etiquette, a peanut stand on an elephant, postal mistakes, and an engine’s smoke versus its ire.
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Chicago Herald and Examiner
New Birthstones For Various Trades and Peoples
A playful list assigns symbolic stones to groups: bluestone for grouches, puddingstone for cooks, soapstone for laundress, cornerstone for architects, touchstone for borrowers, milestone for taxi drivers, sandstone for sugar dealers, blarneystone for Irishmen, pavingstone for pedestrians, boundary stone for diplomats, and curbstone for stock brokers. Lehigh Dsurr.
Pedestrian Wisdom and Motorist Rivalry
A satirical Life quip warns that pedestrians seek safer paths by clever tricks and streetcar disguises while motorists push risky behavior. It contrasts a prudent pedestrian who avoids near collisions with the belief that what suits one generation should suit their children, prompting motorist scorn.
Caesarea and Caesarea Philippi in ancient Palestine
The article outlines two cities named Caesarea in ancient Palestine and nearby territory. Caesarea on the coast was built by Herod the Great, named for Claudius Caesar, served as political capital and residence for Herodian kings and Roman governors, and lingered in Crusader and Turkish usage as Kaisuriyeh. Caesarea Philippi lay east of the Jordan source area, built on a limestone terrace at Mount Hermon, enlarged by Philip son of Herod the Great, and later known as Banias with Josephus citing Paniuin.
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Palestine
Caesarea
Caesarea Philippi
Tyre
Egypt
Joppa
Jaffa
Dora
Mediterranean
Jerusalem
Strato
Herod the Great
Judea
Claudius Caesar
Felix
Festus
St. Paul
Kaisuriyeh
Jordan
Mount Hermon
Philip
Trachonitis
Banias
Josephus
Paniuin
Birds Eggs of Varied Size and Biological Significance
Prof J Arthur Thomson notes in Biology of Birds that egg sizes vary greatly among species. The smallest egg is the hummingbird and the largest from extinct moa or aepyornis, with European swans laying the largest among living birds. When a bird lays a single egg it tends to be large, as seen in guillemots and puffins, while kiwis lay large eggs relative to body size, often two, hidden in ground tunnels.
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J. Arthur Thomson
New Zealand
Moon Shadow Eclipse Plan With Army Airplane
A January 24 note describes using a high powered army plane with a photographer to cross New York state during the sun eclipse. The flight aims to extend the moment of the shadow for longer photographs, allowing stationary cameramen extra frames for scientific study and broader imagination.
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New York State
Earth
Red Dress Sparks Flapper Label on Porch
In a porch scene from the Indianapolis News a young woman wearing a red hat, dress, hose, and pumps is called a flapper by Lewis' father. Later the minister's daughter visits in a red dress, prompting Lewis to declare her a flapper for the same reason.
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Lewis
Indianapolis
Sweetest of them all Love Words Repeated by Songwriter
A Life magazine remark notes a songwriter who repeatedly and sincerely told a beloved she was the sweetest, always true, with many sentimental lines in his hit songs. The quote emphasizes his unflagging but earnest devotion and his craft as a creator of sentimental music.
Immense Icebergs and a Tall Insurance Joke
A humorous clipping notes icebergs in the north Atlantic reaching massive sizes, weighing up to 10,000 tons, then pivots to a joke about life insurance. An agent tells a man he is too tall to insure, if his father was insured long ago before dangers such as airplane crashes existed.
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American Legion Weekly
The Careful Man Lars Jonsson-Now
A mysterious speaker asks for a plain labeling of medicines to distinguish bottles for an old woman and a cow. The request stresses safety to prevent harm to the cow and implies concern about correct dosage and usage.
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Lars Jonsson
Meester
Something to Think About by F. A. Walker
A motivational civic essay urges constant mental and physical activity to reach loftier thoughts and higher ideals. It argues nature as constant motion, values perseverance, and credits historical figures with progress born from definite purpose, faith, and resilience.
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F. A. Walker
Swiftest colors on display at dress goods counter
A woman asks if the colors are fast. The clerk assures her they are the swiftest ever and, once started, run so fast you could not catch them with a racing automobile.
Rabbit and Fox Hear Loud Morning Plans in Snow
In a cold woodland a hungry Mr. and Mrs. Fox scheme rabbit stew while Bunny and Nibbly listen at the door. The rabbits flee as the foxes decide on turkey soup from breakfast bones, proving listeners hear no good.
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Bunny Rabbit
Nibbly
Bunny
Mr. Fox
Mrs. Fox
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Cross Word Supply Pressures and Odd Observations
A fragmented clipping notes strains in crossword puzzle supply and quotes Nazimouve on beauty from wind. It mentions Peru funding and interest to Uncle Sam, a nature writer describing katydid noise, and a dated view that events are only interesting when first occurring.
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Peru
Uncle Sam
Old Age Measured By Fifteen Years, Joke Catches Eyed
After dinner a talk on psychology leads to a remark about when old age begins. A guest quips that to her, old age is always fifteen years older than she is, a line attributed to Cyrano in Paris.
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Cyrano, Parise
Like All the Rest in London Mall Dialog
A breezy London Mall exchange notes marriage nerves and clever reassurance about married life. A woman frets over a husband’s presence while a friend brushes off the concern with a wink and comic practicality. The quip captures playful attitudes toward matrimony in a casual street scene.
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H Irving King
Golosh
Pa Jongg
Touchstone
The
Curbstone— Lehigh Dsurr
Pedestrian
Atlantic
Arctic Circle
Inia
Vaan Ti
Nazimouve
Charming
Jack
Londogp Mall
LeMars
Brunsville
Dalton
Ancona
Defiance
McCormick
Dane
John Deere
Great Western
Louis A. Schafer
E. Eilers
First National Bank
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