Only Child's Place in Family Linked to Success
Professor Wil Maki Ogburn of Columbia analyzed 3000 notes across artists scientists and leaders to test if birth position affects achievement. Among 1700 replies, oldest children showed 59 percent in Who's Who, youngest 39 percent, and middle children lagging, suggesting oldest advantage and intermediate position lowest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Academy of Sciences
Psychology
Wil- Maki Ogburn
Columbia University
Ogburn
Brill
William Ogburn
Philanthropist Harkness mocks town fund talk at Yale gift
Edward Harkness of New York joked about philanthropic claims after donating 1,000,000 to Yale. He quipped that hearers bend truth to charity, citing a tale of a Lady Bountiful and a butler’s parable about a goose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Harkness
New York
Yale
A&a
Bountiful
Cannibals Still Existed Revealed by New Guinea Tragedy
The recent murder of Canadian explorer Charles Penrose in New Guinea exposed that man eating tribes still exist. The interior of New Guinea, thick forests and hard to reach, has kept these cannibalistic groups largely unknown to travelers and nearby tribes have provided limited reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Penrose
New Guinea
Mimic's Fun Ended For Pasadena Youth
In Pasadena California V K Fisher enjoyed imitating police sirens and sped his car through streets. Traffic officers on foot waved him to stop while he drove at high speed. A motorcycle officer nearby followed the siren sounds and stopped the ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Cal
V. K
Fisher
Aullie Tory
Vele oMeer
Vanderbilt's 1849 Vision of Flight Revealed in Letter
In 1849 Cornelius Vanderbilt wrote to a Kingston friend about a flying machine idea. He described backing a Hoboken schoolteacher’s plan to build a real flying contraption and hinted that they might reach California by air rather than sea, imagining a rapid journey to Sutter’s gold fields.
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California
Bonanza Allurementa
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Commodore
Kingston
N. Y
Staten Island
Johns
New York
Pacific
Hoboken
John
Rockies
Sutter’s
Wall Street Journal
Resigning official cites fleas and threats at crossroads
A Kansas City Star item quotes a local official announcing his resignation, listing puny office emulsion, relentless paper demand, skunks under the building, oppressive odors, an ax-wielding intruder, and fear of Ku Klux Klan threats as reasons to step down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Nansen Plans German Polar Dirigible Expedition
Fridtjof Nansen announces a German polar expedition using a 6,000,000 cubic foot dirigible to fly from the Murmansk coast north of the White Sea to Alaska and back. A crew of fifty will undertake a four week journey with scientific aims including Arctic mapping photographs and ocean soundings, targeting a 1927 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fridtjof Nansen
North Pole
Polar
Los Angeles
Murmansk
White Sea
Alaska
Arctic
Little Jobe and the Nose Blowing Dilemma
Four year old Little Jobe repeatedly threw a handkerchief at his Aunty who was reading. She hid the item in a book to restore peace. When asked how badly he wanted it, the boy declared he wished to blow his nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobe
Aunty
John
Gypsy Trips for Girls Promoted by Everygirl's Magazine
Everygirl's magazine advocates gypsy trips for girls answering the call of the wild. The piece describes borrowing or renting a horse, following the road, and living simply with campfires, open sky, rivers, barns, and mountain views as they travel and camp along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everygirl’s
Cap Fire Ins
Enart
Everygirl's
Einstein Manuscripts Presented to Hebrew University
The Hebrew University at Jerusalem, opened by Lord Balfour, gains a new landmark with Doctor Einstein donating the original manuscripts of his relativity theory to its library. The youthful companion notes hope that understanding the theory remains accessible for degree purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew University
Jerusare
Balfour
Einstein
Academic year to close with class day program
Seniors and faculty in cap and gown occupy the main auditorium for a Wednesday close. Tuesday at 2 30 p m the class day program at the new outdoor theater includes Miles Mary Wallace as salutatory, Helen McCauley reading The Fashionable School Girl, Harley Firnham reviewing the Class of 1925, Paul Pickford announcing the memorial dedication, Mabel Skogsberg singing All in a Merry Maytime, Myrtle Streyffeler delivering the valedictory, and two male quartets King of the Forest and Seniors Farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubs
Miles Mary .Wallace
Helen McCauley
Harley Firnham
Cliss
Paul Pickford
Mabel Skogsberg
Myrtle Streyffeler
Happy Thoughts on Daily Life and Truth
A reflective prose piece urges cheer amid troubles and honesty tempered by discretion. It contrasts a man's home duties with leisure, advises restraint in action, and suggests truth is not always full disclosure.
Dog Superstitions Across Lands and Cultures
A compact review of old beliefs about dogs across Persia India and the American South. Dogs were blamed for warding off demons appeasing gods and predicting weather or fortune. Superstitions include dogs relaying messages and affecting relationships and luck.
Arkansas Musings and Rural Reflections in Verse
A collection of wry maxims and observations from Arkansas, mixing humor and social commentary. The piece riffs on health, manners, gender norms, and rural life, featuring quips about heart disease, badgers, married men, pity, rolling stones, and fashion, all voiced in a caustic mid century tone.
Pungent Paragraphs and Social Maxims by Wez Heck
A Detroit Free Press excerpt runs pithy maxims on virtue, humility, and failure. It laments bragging, advocates learning from setbacks, and jokes about style shifts influencing consumer goods, attributing the musings to Wez Heck. It reflects a period voice with sharp, satirical observations.
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Wez Heck
Bert
Detroit Free Press
Alumni Banquet Program at Western Union College
The Alumni association meets after class day with a 6 30 banquet in the college church parlors. Prof E E Skinner chairs the program featuring group singing, a cello solo, Welcome of the seniors, a teacher’s view of the college, citizen’s view, achievements past and future visions from faculty and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alumni Association
E. E. Skinner
Western Union
Song of India
Rinsky-Kersakoss
Fritz Kreisler
Carol Parkinson
Alan Association of Western Union College
B. F. Zuehl
Charlotte Funk
Western Union College
Robert Heidenreich
Victor Walter
W. R. Oursler
Mars C. D. Roseberry
C. A. Mock
Fourteen Regular Graduates and Diverse Diploma Recipients
The list names fourteen regular graduates from the college with homes in LeMars Omaha Portland and other towns plus academy graduates Elgin Boegler Irene Hahn Newton Hahn and others. It notes bachelor of accounts recipients Milton Bast Florence Deegan Margaret Deegan Ivan Hart Ervin Kaiser Elsie McCauley Dorothy Wierma and others. Certificates of bookkeeping go to Edward Gerhardt Rosemary Laughlin and Wesley Hicke. Stenography certificates awarded to Della Kilker Rose Ritter and Lila Yost. Omitted by mistake in previous lists Estella Dobbert adds public school music.
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Henry G. Beachler
LeMars
Raymond W. Clarke
Harley W. Farnham
Portland
Ore
Charlott M. Funk
Omaha
Neb
Harry H. Kalas
Big Stone City
S. D
Helen McCauley
Robinson
Kan
Emily L. Mayne
Paul H. Pickford
Hubbard
Mabel V. Skogaberg
Colo
Myrtle E. Streyffeler
Mary R. Wallace
Mitchell
Earl C. Westphal
Manson
Howard H. Woerner
Eva M. Wolf
Geneseo
Elgin E. Boegler
Olivet
Irene R. Hahn
Newton Hahn
Milton L. Bast
Weatherford
Okla
Florence Deegan
Margaret Deegan
Ivan A. Hart
Oakland
Ervin EB
Kaiser
Elsie M. McCauley
Leona
Dorothy Wierma
Orange City
Edward Gerhardt
Rosemary Laughlin
Wesley Hicke
LeMar
Balloon Tires Prove Superior In 1927 Indianapolis Race
Firestone balloon tires dominated the 500 mile Indianapolis speedway event with DePallo averaging 101.13 mph, the first 10 finishers all on Firestone balloons. Alyea Bros. of LeMars note Firestone dealers report dramatic gains, Gum Dipping impregnation boosts strength, and widespread balloon adoption is forecast for 1927.
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Peter NePale
Indianapolis
Firestone
Alyea Bros
LeMars
Alyea
Culver City
Cal
Mt. Wilson
Pikes Peak
Indianapolis Speedway
DePallo
Farmers to stage nationwide farm picnic Fourth of July
Des Moines reports Iowa counties plan old fashioned Fourth of July picnics as the state and national farm bureaus sponsor music, speeches, and patriotic addresses across more than 50 counties. The aim is nationwide participation with one farm bureau address and one on farm bureau work in each county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
American Farm Bureau Federations
Iowa Farm
Farmers to lead Fourth of July patriotic observance plan
Secretary Ray Gribben of the Iowa farm bureau urged farmers to spearhead a real patriotic Fourth of July. The issue notes Dawes' Senate Rules Crusade and criticizes General Dawes as a publicity seeker, while local notices mention an upcoming Tuesday farm bureau program at Consolidated School with singing, solos, and a social hour.
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Ray Gribben
Iowa Farm Bureau
Union Two
Farm Bureau
Consolidated School
Gordon Stokes
Mra
A. L. Koenig
Earnest Eyres
L. P. Klopping
Esther Eyres
Archiee Mackay, Jr
Warner
Cameron
Charles Eyres
Dawes
Senate
What the World Is Doing Attachable to Any Automobile
A survey of inventions includes a Bendix driven car starter that auto starts after stall, a compact camera handle aiding steadiness, and a London hospital UV light therapy device for throat ailments. Studies by Prof William Ogburn suggest oldest children fare best, with data from a 1700 reply survey. A car top patch method uses sand bag pressure to seal edges, while a Wisconsin motorist uses this to cure patch adhesion. A DIY loud speaker from cardboard creates a strong tone using a cone, pin, and a headphone diaphragm.
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Wisconsin
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Sting
Vanderbilt
Ancient
Persia
Garden of Eden
Family Herald
Arkansas
Judge Carl
Thomas Cat
Georgia
Ape
Grant
Herman Popken
Grant Township
Brunsville
Herman Mammen
Sioux City
W. S. Mammen
H. W. Hennings
Farmers’ Elevator
Henry Oltmann, Jr
America Township
Otto Doring
Harm Heeren
Ben Eilks
Washington Township
Louie Bruns
John Herren
Tena and
Louise Reelfs
Albert Weber
Merchant Taylor
Musbach
Keighley
Adam
Eva
William J. Keighley
Firestone Balloons
Battle of
Firestone Tire Station
City Hall
London
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