Millionaire Bush Carries Carpet via New York Subway
An Irving T Bush episode shows a rug clutched by a skyscraper owner in a streetcar and passed to a Buyers Club reception at his building. The piece links Napoleonic maxims to Foch and strategy, noting public opinion and historical quotes on seizing favorable moments. In a separate rural tale, corn grows on a Le Gale firm roof, with two 6 foot stalks bearing ears found atop a dwelling after local investigators visit the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borhes Magazine
Broadway
New York City
Brodkivya
Mr. Bush
Buyers’ Club Cio the Bush
Hine
Hineelf
le Gale
Jabez Monton
H. B. Shotts
Future Echoes From The War Of 1812 And Flight
A reflection on events at Ghent and London in December 1814 to February 1815. It notes rapid news delivery once a secretary departed Ghent and reached New York, the lack of telegraphs, and a 17th century prophet’s ideas about distant communication and air travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pence Wan
Ghent
London
England
New York
Eltixens
Joseph Glangil
Royal Society
Indies
Ann Brown and the cost of punctuality
A resident recounts how tardy guests disrupt social life and wastes her time and life. The speaker notes frequent delays at formal dinners and meetings, and the strain of waiting while others arrive late. She laments the hours lost to poor punctuality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Brown
Aun
Bees Move 1F0 000 Tons In 1918 Honey Forecast
The 1918 U S honey crop is estimated at about 250 million pounds by the department of agriculture. Botanists estimate that nectar not evaporated or refined yields honey and that bees move up to 10 000 tons westward to produce this crop excluding honey eaten by bees. About half comes from white clover and the rest from alfalfa and sweet clover as key nectar sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Forest hospitality warning in woods during drill
A fragment describes a drill incident with a warning about a plane overhead and orders to keep down. A private in the rear jokes about moving into someone else’s woods as the pilot may bomb tonight, revealing wartime tension in Ontario Point.
Reverse Praterable Fragment Sparks Curiosity
A scrambled quoted fragment hints at a cryptic medical remark about germs and a doctor’s statement. It mentions an unnamed patient, uncertain dialogue, and a sense of incomplete information that invites interpretation. No clear event or attribution is present.
Fragmentary Hotel Note Sparks Curious Bulletin
An unreadable early 20th century fragment references a philosophic hotel owner and a stray remark about wolves, men, and ladies. The garbled text mentions a bulletin and a judge, but the meaning remains unclear due to the damaged OCR. The piece hints at a quirky social notice or courtish quotation without clear names or dates.
Polite Belgians Witness Shells Near Ghent
Seven correspondents traveled toward Andenarde and Ghent when German shells burst nearby as gas masks were donned. The Belgian group, including an elder correspondent, offered one another entry into the car amid the shelling and rain soaked fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andenarde
Ghent
Alphonse
Gaston
Amethyst Mourning Jewelry Gains After War
Amethyst becomes a popular mourning stone in the post war period. Amethysts widely worn in the United States thanks to supply from the western mountains and mines in India Iran and Siberia. War shortages boosted domestic demand and expanded markets for American amethyst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
United States
Camby
India
Coston
Persia
Siberia
Uruguay
Good Reason for Leaving in a Newspaper Job
An applicant's quip about leaving a paper prompts the editor to recall his prior post at Muddlesbury Mall. He explains he praised a dangerous criminal as an asset, and the piece was toned to avoid embarrassing the police, hinting at a joke about editorial prudence and misprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muddlesbury Mall
Hin
Murddbesbury
Gas from Wheat Straw Promises New Motor Fuel
A Saskatchewan university scientist reports progress in turning wheat straw into gas to power motor vehicles. He claims a conversion process could yield enough gas to run cars, with estimates of large output per cubic foot and potential efficiency improvements for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Sickatchewan
Eucoline
Fragmentary note echoes playful mockery in old column
A garbled passage resembles a humorous column fragment with odd phrasing and scattered names. It hints at a playful exchange or concerted stylized language but lacks clear events or identifiable people or places.
Humble Parisian Soldier Returns From Four Years Of War
A French artisan from Paris joined the war in July 1914 leaving his shop behind. He endured trenches, hunger, and wounds, crawled to surgeons, and rode in sanitary wagons before returning to the depot and front lines. He faced the grim certainty that each winter might be his last.
Aviators Show Heart Enlargement From Xray Studies
Doctors Etienne and Lamy of Nancy France report two rounds of X ray heart exams on aviators show notable enlargement that begins early in air service. The enlargement is symmetrical and linked to altitude-related work, not indicating serious trouble, but reflecting the heart's adaptation to stress and atmospheric conditions.
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Etienne and
Lamy
Nancy
France
Ingemain
Dange
Rural Households Stock Chamberlain Remedies
A farmer notes that keeping Chamberlain remedies on hand for minor ailments can spare trips to town and speed treatment. He highlights Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, Cough Remedy, Liniment, and Tablets as essential for bowel and stomach troubles and pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Henry Adams on Facts and Education
Henry Adams, described as a tireless worker, linked facts into meaning and significance. He warned that facts alone are contemptible and noted how education accumulates inert facts, underscoring his belief that meaning arises from interrelations rather than isolated data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Adams
Adams
Henry C. Taylor
Jo Atlantte
Pioneer Japanese vintner Nagasawa in California wines
Worthy Soh profiles Kanne Nagasawa one of California’s earliest Japanese rettiers and current winery owner. Born in Scotland education linked to Satuma, Nagasawa followed Harris to New York then Shwan Rosa in 1880 where he helped establish a vineyard and winery. His wines reportedly commanded high regard in London and Paris markets.
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Soh
Nippon
California
Kanne Nagasawa
Hether Young
Nagaenwa
Scotland
Prince
Satsuma
Edinburgh
Harria
Harris
United Stotes
Cotlony
Nagas
New York
Shwtn
Rosa
Nagasawa
Syble Xeal
Lon
von Ant Paris
Don’t Seek Happiness in Endless Hunt
Fragmentary text presents a scattered meditation on happiness and contentment. It references Sidney Smith and Brent, plus a call to find contentment within oneself rather than chasing external rewards, urging use of available material to craft happiness wherever life ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Smith
Brent
American Soldiers' Glory at Marne and Mindenburg Gap
A garbled World War I style report recalls American troops attacking with fierce tenacity, seizing the Marne and punching through German lines to widen the breach near Minden, with mentions of air and artillery support and heroism by U.S. units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marne
United States
Mindenburg
Pope
Miele Babelets
Hijnerne
A Bad Prospect
A garbledrcoded line appears to describe a failed plan or warning about a poor outlook. The fragmentary text mentions Rome and Mire and references a perceived danger or disappointment with an unclear prospect and potential deception.
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Woomine
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