Ghost Witness in Court Trial Recalls Supernatural Testimony
A long, dense report recounts a court scene in which a dead woman allegedly testified via a medium about how she was killed. It notes the era’s fear of spirits, mentions involvement of mediums and an assistant US attorney, and contrasts superstition with civilization. It also covers a separate note on barge foundation work by a New York engineer.
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L. C
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Ier
Gene
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Supreme Court
Anothea
Centrie
Ecb Tohluim
Land of the Dead
Blere
Hubbie
Hubby
Frederic J. Haskin
Chicago News
Sightless workers find fulfilling jobs in electrical plant
New York reports a program at Crocker Wheeler in Ampere aiding the blind to wind wire coils and operate machinery. The Double Duty Finger Guild employs sightless men and women, with Braille records and independent hiring, producing skilled work and personal independence.
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New York
Dor. Schuiier Skuats Wheeler
Crocker-Wheelter Cotuppiansa
Wheeler
Electricalcanufacturing
Ampere
N. 1
Tooulde Duty Singer Guild
Crocker-Wheeler
Jessie Lewis
Tda H H. Gifford
Perkins Institute For the Blind
Lewis
New Jersey
Sanitation Drive Urges Modern Health Methods in Madrid
Madrid reports awaken to need for hygienic reforms to cut mortality. Newspapers call for a health ministry to oversee factory and home conditions, with cheap housing, pensions, health insurance, maternity pay, and epidemic prevention. Dr Juarvos cites rises in smallpox diphtheria and tuberculosis and declining births. Public baths scarce and housing poor, likened to prison in conveniences. Civil Engineers Institute pushes for hygienic measures to lower death rates.
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Madrid
Reading
Gemond
Ministry of Health
Doctor Juarvos
Institute of Civil Engineers
Crippled Dishwashers Heir Heads to Oakland Estate
Harry Loft, a twenty year old cripple who earned his living washing dishes, has left for Oakland California to receive his share of a large estate left by a relative of his deceased father.
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Mitchell
Harry Loft
Oakland
Cal
Berkeley man builds fine apartment house for his pets
F D Stringham of Berkeley constructed a four unit pet apartment house in Oakland despite high materials costs and few human conveniences. Ground floor tenants include A Beagle and Mr Trish Setter while Miss Persian Cat occupies the upper unit. A vacant adjacent apartment remains. The Stringham Kitchen serves meals, eliminating the need for a servant.
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Cal
F. D. Stringham
Berkeley
A. Beagle
Trish Setter
Miss Persian Cat
Miss Cat
Stringham
Robins Narrate a City Visitor’s Garden Tour
A fairy tale style piece follows Mr and Mrs Robin as they describe their nest under the eaves and invite a city visitor to enjoy the garden. The robins point out blooming roses lilies poppies marigolds and monkshood while praising the pleasure of country beauty and shared song.
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Daddy
Nonkin
Riebin
Mr. Robin
Robin
Porter struck by luggage van door in London incident
A London porter clearing a luggage van was hit on the head when the door swung back. He exclaimed to an Irish man on the platform, and the onlooker replied with a wry remark, reflecting a lighthearted moment in a London station.
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London
Pat
Paul Loved Timothy Like a Horse
The text plays on a biblical joke comparing Paul to a horse because he loved Timothy. It uses puns and simple cadence to convey a light humorous thought about affection for Timothy.
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Paul
Timothy
Superstitions of the Past From a Reader
A reader lists old regional superstitions such as a rooster crowing at the door signaling a visitor and an itching ear signaling talk about you. The piece notes many beliefs, including left hand itching meaning marriage and a new moon over the left shoulder signaling money.
Ararat Peak in Azerbaijan Points to Biblical Flood Tale
The piece notes Mount Ararat as the highest peak in Azerbaijan 17600 feet above sea level and links it to Noah’s retreat as described in scripture. It explains Azerbaijan as a new buffer republic formed amid eastern European political strife and highlights its diverse inhabitants and fertile valleys.
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Near East
Persia
Mount Ararat
Azerbaidjan
Europe
Noah
Pittsburgh Dispatch
The Apple Tree Memoir Tale in Grant Memoirs
The text recounts the famous apple tree story from Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs as fiction built on scant fact. It notes an orchard near Confederate lines and a wagon road cutting tree roots, but Grant says the tale has no basis beyond that and remains a good story even if not true.
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General Babcock
General Lee
Ulysses
Grant
Tamarack Mast Tree Used Across Regions
The larch or hackmatack in Cananda and the eastern United States often reaches 60 feet, while tamarack in Central states shows regional naming. The European variant grows taller with broader leaves and autumn color. Its long, tapering form makes it valuable for ship masts, telegraph poles, and multiple uses from the Arctic to the U S.
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Cananda
United States
Central States
Arctic Circle
Buried Garden Found in Poona During Palace Excavation
A hidden eighteenth century garden uncovered at Poona as an old palace site is planned for a public park. It features three terrace levels, extensive foundations, reservoirs, and copper pipes. A large lotus-shaped fountain with over 200 jets sits atop the plinth.
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Poona
India
Kashmir
Lahore
Were you ever a favorite son Senator Sorglum says
A clipped exchange recalls an early compliment to Senator Sorglum with a boyhood memory of being told he might become president someday. The fragmentary text references a political figure and a mentor moment.
Two of a Kind
A bank president proclaims self made status from errand boy to chief executive. The year retorts that starting in a room over a bank he likewise rose by climbing from the bottom.
Live Up to the Children
Katron Trousdale argues against coercive parenting and for instilling lasting principles. Parents should praise sincere motives, allow discussion, and avoid punishment for errors, fostering inner guidance and a steady character rather than external obedience.
Shaft Is Well Protected Atop Washington Monument
The Washington monument shaft is shielded by gold plated iron bands with spaced golden points. An aluminum tip originally protected by the elevator framework failed to stop two strikes. experts added galvanized bands and iron cables leading to a deep well to safely dissipate lightning.
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Washington Monument
Actors and Cats Stir London Stage Tales
Miss Horniman spoke at the International Women’s Franchise club in London about actors’ disdain for cats on stage as audiences fixate on felines. She recounted Gayety cats antics including Trixie who fell with the curtain and spoiled Hindle Wakes, and a cat interrupting a quiet farewell scene with a playful chase amid the set.
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International Women’s Franchise Club
London
Miss Horniman
Trixie
Hindle
Radio Active Lead and Its Varieties
Prof Theodore WW Richards discusses two forms of lead in science classifi cation. A common globally dispersed metal and a lead from uranium decay with radium as an intermediate product show near identical properties aside from weight related traits. Thorium lead may be a third variety with similar relations and raises questions of element identity.
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Theodore WW. Richards
European Jiu Jitsu in 17th Century Europe
The text notes Jiu Jitsu origins linked to Japan, yet a Europe taught self-defense art in the 1600s. Nicholas Peters published 1674 in Amsterdam a book titled The art of wrestling and how one can protect oneself in all kinds of quarrels with agility and rapidity repel unfair attacks meet adversary with science.
Head of Department Proposes Clerks Layoff
A department chief says he wishes to dismiss some clerks because there is nothing for them to do. Senator Graball dismisses the reason as odd and asks why.
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Fluh
Senator Graball
What Happened to Babylon and Tyre
A succinct verse contrasts the fate of two ancient cities. Babylon falls, Tyre is punctured, prompting reflection on ruin and resilience through a professor’s inquiry.
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Babylon
Tyre
Designing a House for Family Comfort and View
Advice urges locating near mature trees with daily shade and framing windows to overlook pleasing landscapes. Prioritize living room and kitchen with an unbroken lawn view and an inspiring feature beyond, such as a mountain, water, woodland, meadow, or notable tree. If none exist, create year round interest with shrubs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Clean Up Unsightly Spots Urges Kansas City Neighbors
The Kansas City Star cites health director Dr H Bullock urging residents to tidy streets and yards. He warns rubbish piles and untidy premises mar neighborhoods and urges spring and fall cleanup to prevent turning a block into a black spot.
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Kansas City Star
H. Bullock
Must Turn to Home Gardens
The article urges turning to home gardens as a key to food security amid a wheat shortage and poor quality stock. It notes winter wheat yields 248 million bushels lower than last year, low milling quality, and potential spring wheat reductions, while potatoes in Florida price at 19 to 20 dollars per barrel.
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Florida
Loop and Elevated Aerials in Radio Research
The Bureau of Standards compares elevated antennas with small coil aerials or loops. The loop offers many advantages due to lower resistance, though it is often less powerful as a transmitter and receiver.
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Bureau of Standards
Washington, D. C
Scientific American
Bureau
Resourceful Messenger at Gate with No Pass
A sentry blocks entry at a gate with strict orders. An Irishman named Mickey insists on delivering a note to the general. They joke about the lack of a pass and propose a make shift plan to bypass the guard.
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Mickey
Anner
Woods that resist decay in airplane construction
The article reports experiments on wood durability for aviation. Spruce, common in aircraft, is not very durable. Port Oxford cedar, Southern cypress, and California redwood show high resistance to decay.
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Port Oxford
Knockers: Time to Listen Varies by Town Size
In smaller towns people have more time to listen than in large cities, where busier lives reduce knocking around. The note suggests that quieter communities feature more opportunities to listen for knocks.
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