Vagabonds of the Earth and Their Long Journeys
A narrator recalls six diverse travelers including Helmslund the bird collector and Grayson the orchid hunter, each tale detailing perilous exploits from Arctic lakes to jungles, with Carriere Ford Chatton and John Kelly showing the margins of danger, adventure, and loss across continents.
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Helmslund
Europe
Ike
Lake Kibushka
Arctic Circle
Siberian
Kibushka
Helmalund
la Guayra
Grayson
Orchid
Grayon
Venezuela
Pocket box combines knife pins needles notebook and sharpener
A compact pocket box designed by a Pennsylvania maker offers a knife blade pencil sharpener notebook pin cushion nail clip and more in a matchbox sized device. It includes a writing pad blank paper and a padded pin area with a spring fed lid for easy operation.
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Pennsylvania
Spring swing for children with four linked levers
A novel children's swing uses four pivoting levers attached to a frame. Ropes run through upper and lower ends, attaching to the opposite levers, so the weight of the rider pulls the system into motion.
Flint Locks Still In Use In Africa Subtext
Old flint lock muskets remain prime weapons for natives across Africa. Flint pits in Brandon Norfolk supply a 30 century old hereditary trade. Workers knap flint cores on pads with hammers. four fifths are waste yet gun and pistol flints continue, along with tinderbox mints for shepherds in Spain and Italy.
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Africa
Norfolk
Brandon
Spain
Italy
Twins Identified by New Trick at Home
A humorous home scene shows Johnny boasting about twins and a neighbor asking how to tell them apart. Johnny claims a simple method by placing a finger in one twin’s mouth to see who bites, revealing the correct twin.
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Carriere
Cartiere
Far East
Philippines
British India
Balkans
Macedonia
Vilayets
Salonika
Askares
Volivode
Orinoco
Grayson
Caracas
New’ York
England
Rio
Southampton
Ford
Philadelphia
Paris
Andes
Buenos Ayres
Water Front
Brazil
Rotterdam
Jane
America
Chattan
Picadilly
Chatton
Johnny
Johkn
Card Won't Fly From Pipe Says Popular Mechanics
An experiment shows a card balanced on a pipe bowl cannot be blown off. a pin fixes the card, preventing lateral movement. The aerodynamics create sidewise air flow and downward press, maintaining the card in place unless a sudden puff dislodges it.
Patience of a Little Boy Inspires a Leader’s Charity
Lady Henry Somerset recounts how a hospital visit sparked her drive to aid London slum children. A crippled boy endured a painful plaster cast by pretending a bee sting. his patience taught the narrator the value of perseverance in helping others.
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Henry Somerset
London
Lazzin
Odd Riddles and Puns From Old Wordplay
A collection of light humor riddles and pun exchanges about Eve Adam bells and jokes. Questions cover marriage combs six legs guns and a mirror with quips ending in playful wordplay.
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Bulgaria
South America
John Kelly
Kelly
Ea Lid de
LS Seiet
CID
Maltyes
Tailac
Lady Somerset
Eve
Adam
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