Joy of Motoring and Text Books in Italy Study
Joy of Motoring celebrates the thrill of touring to distant places and meeting odd scenes and quaint people on the road. An Italian school uses stamp albums as geography and history text books, engaging students with personal collections while the school owns a larger set.
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Italy
Be Slow to Condemn in Judgment and Justice
The piece urges caution before condemning individuals or institutions, arguing that conclusions should wait for both sides and for full evidence. It questions preemptive judgments by juries or judges prior to hearing all facts.
The Old-Fashioned Follo Advantaged by Safety Claim
An old fashioned follo is praised for being safe from borrow ers according to Hwerson in a brief clipping.
Powell reports Monte Carlo furlough and Paris plans
Sgt. C A Powell writes from Chaumont describing a furlough to Monte Carlo and Nice. He praises the Riviera beauty, ruins near Monaco, and the casino economy, mentions a potential three day pass to Paris before returning home in June or July, and notes health and appetite while stationed with the G H Q. He asks for letters and photos and signs off as Your son in France.
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Folka
Chammiant
Viet Mone-Carlo
Consience
Nice
Halier
Hockefeler
Astor
Howe
Fimots
Monaco
Che Fama Alpe
Hemuan Pilois
Christ
Thoyas
Caesar Augustus
Prince of
Casino
Dreamland
Monte-Carlo
Montrichard
U.S
Paris
Chateau Thierry
Chaumont
Riviera
Victoria's
Hotel
Victoria
France
C. A. Powell
Co. A
G.H.Q
Man Offers Body to Syracuse Medical College
A distressed man visits the Syracuse Medical College office offering to sell his body cheap. The superintendent responds that students would drain his heart and leaves him discouraged, illustrating a grim cartoon scenario from Cartoons Magazine.
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Syracuse Medical College
Cartoons Magazine
Arabian hides travel to world markets via Egypt and Sudan
Arabian hides enter world markets through Egypt and the Sudan, mainly from Jedda and nearby Mecca. They cover cattle hides, sheep skins, goat skins and camel hides, and are generally dry salted. Quantity is limited but quality is excellent.
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Egypt
Sudan
Jedda
Mecca
Mending Knife and Fork Handles with Resin Technique
Instructions describe repairing a knife or fork by applying powered resin to a heated tang, inserting it straight into the handle, and holding until the joint firms. This method uses heat, resin, and careful alignment to secure the blade or utensil.
Why Won’t I Do? Woman Confronts Advertised Help
A 800 pound displacement lady angrily waves away a help wanted ad in a confrontation described by the Indianapolis Star. She challenges the ad’s call for a stout woman to do housework, highlighting a clash over employment and body size.
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Indianapolis Star
Ain't It So Speakin of musical instruments
A facetious business man laments hearing Taps from a cash register, joking that there is no music or party to a businessman when the till rings. This remark appears in the Indianapolis Star as a witty aside on commerce and sound.
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Indianopolis
Little Chance for Confession in Domestic Advice Column
A Milwaukee newspaper pro offers a controversial take on marital honesty, asserting a husband should reveal all faults to his wife, then questions the proper conduct when she insists on confessing first in domestic disputes.
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Milwaukee
Time as Eternal Present in The Double Garden
The excerpt muses that time is an arbitrarily split mystery into past and future, yet truly a vast motionless present where all that has happened remains immutable, and tomorrow blends with yesterday for the human mind.
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Maurice Masterlinck
Storms Carry Birds Far North On Ocean Spin
Storms push birds well north of their normal ranges as cyclones swirl. The wind shifts off shore and carries birds to sea, then the storm’s turn and spin may bring them ashore again, if they survive the voyage.
Red Lead Battery Patented by H Ozan yi
A dry battery using red lead instead of manganese compound has been patented by H Ozan yi. It is claimed to last longer than current types, can be kept inactive for months without deterioration, and may be recharged at least ten times with efficiency matching present batteries.
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H. Ozanyi
Four Miles Per Hour Restriction in 1800 New York Streets
In 1800 New York officials limited street traffic to four miles per hour around corners, regulating early urban mobility. The rule reflected cautious city planning as motor vehicles appeared in public spaces.
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New York
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