Captains Courageous and a Boy Lost at Sea
A lengthy reminiscence on Rudyard Kipling and the sea tale Captains Courageous recounts Harvey Cheyne’s voyage from wealth to work aboard the Gloucester fishing schooner We’re Here. The boy’s growth amid decks, men, fogs, and fish leads to a poignant reunion and his resolve to earn a future at sea.
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Rudyard R Kipling
Bombay
John Lockwood Kipling
British School of Art
United Service College
Westward Ho
North Devon
India
Mulvaney
Reén
Kipling
Aamerica
England
Africa
Suez
Gloucester
Ts Hhe Son
Arvey Cheyne
Hase
Erie
Jersey
Manuel
Lito
Tian
Ciroucester
Disko
Harvey
Juisko
New York
Tusko
Finrven
Penn
Long Jack
Salters
Toru Flatt
Jesko
Tom Platt
Bus
Bnickerbockers
Larvey
Harver
Fededinmer
Witedis
Blarves
Los Angeles
Mr. Cheyne
Harvey Cheyne
Pacific
Dan
Tiarvey
Lis Post Publishing Co
The
Boston Post
Century Co
Sudl
Bureau of Standards Flags Unsatisfactory American Weights
The United States bureau of standards reports many weights from American makers fail test. Delays arise as a major dealer weighs importing weights certified by the bureau. Problem attributed to insufficient factory inspection.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Sounds Like Affectation Aviator Manner Draws Critique
A Birmingham Age-Herald quotation notes a piloted remark about speed, describing the aviator as not conceited but his casual claim that traveling 150 miles an hour in flight is “crawling through the air” grating to onlookers.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Comet Alarms Settlers Then Vanishes Over New England
In 1644 February 4 a dark comet with a long tail terrified New England settlers who believed it heralded disaster, but the celestial visitor faded from view, easing their superstitions.
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New
Like Heaven No Parting There Cartoon Wit
A Galveston News quip notes the practical perk of a bald head as a morning brush remains in place all day, a light humorous observation on appearances and stubborn hair.
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Galveston
Price Drops Signal Broad Retail Slump Amid War Economy
New York merchants report a permanent price reduction trend across departments and textiles, with surplus clothing and silk leading to changes from manufacturers to retailers. Analysts expect continued downward movement as wholesalers cancel orders and demand shifts toward higher quality garments.
Cannibals Repel Expedition In Orinoco Clash
Dr Alexander Hamilton Rice led an exploration party attacked near an Orinoco tributary by Kinnt cannibals described as six feet tall and nearly white. The party repelled the attack with gunfire. two or three natives were killed, and the explorers retreated. Mrs Rice accompanied part of the journey remaining the journey’s record. Specimens were sent to the Peabody Museum.
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New York
Alexander Hamilton Rice
Orinoco
Para
Doctor Rice
Rice
George D. Widener
Philadelphia
Chester H. Ober
A. W. Swanson
J. E. Mason
G. E. Brers
Orinoco River
Professor White
Andrecorize
Venezuela
Colombia
Brazil
Transplanted Glands Turn Hen Into Rooster In Chicago Suburb
Dr Victor D Lespinasse of Northwestern University shows interstitial gland transplants in a hen turning her into a chanticleer with a comb wattles saddle feathers and spurs. The hen now roosts in a Chicago suburb barn yard as critics note the sensational experiment and related Siamese twin dog results.
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Chicago
Victor D. Lespinasse
Northwestern University
Doctor Lespinasse
Lespinasse
Cat Wet Nurses Sought to Nurse Baby Foxes
An upstate fox farm owner in New York asks for mother cats to nurse silver fox kits. H. M. Bacon of the New York Farm Auction Sales Corp says the farmer will take all cats offered and that a mother cat can earn 2.50 for six weeks. After six weeks the fox kits are ready for solid food.
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New York
H. M. Bacon
New York Farm Auction Sales Corporation
Paris hotel limits push use of hospital trains for tourists
French authorities plan hospital trains to convey summer visitors to battlefields. Each car will supply a week to ten day tour of British French and American fronts. France expects about 500000 American tourists this season. Steps are taken to curb excessive hotel rates in large towns and cities.
Reverend survives wrecking engine crash during train chase
Lebanon Kentucky reports Father W. J. Rowlett rode the pilot for a mile after his car was struck by a locomotive. He told the engineer he believed he could not bring the train to a stop. He was not scratched.
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Lebanon
W. J. Rowlett
Father Rowlett
Richest Negro Girl Sarah Rector Of Oklahoma
The richest African American girl in the United States is Sarah Rector, eighteen, from near Muskogee Oklahoma. Oil discovered on her land transformed her wealth to about a million and a half.
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Muskogee
Okla
United States
Sarah Rector
Mrs Spiker Becomes American Citizen Amid Controversy
Baltimore reports Emily Knowles Spiker, an English woman who married Alfred Ray Spiker in Fall River, is officially recognized as a U.S. citizen by the labor department bureau of immigration. The treasury will return two Liberty bonds of 5000 each posted by Mrs Corn Spiker. The case drew attention for Mrs Spiker’s in law and brother in law positions.
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Baltimore
Emily Knowles Spiker
Alfred Ray Spiker
Fall River
Mass
Bureau of Immigration
Department of Labor
Corn Spiker
Treasury Department
Spiker
Guy Spiker
Buried Between Husbands in Spring Grove Cemetery
In Cincinnati Mrs. Katherine Kern’s ashes are laid between the graves of her two husbands in Spring Grove cemetery. Her will provides a fund to care for the graves and maintain the plot.
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Cincinnati
Katherine Kern
Spring Grove
Wireless voice recorded on wax in London experiments
A London report states a talking machine wax record captured a voice transmitted by wireless telephone from Chelmsford Essex forty miles away. The high power transmitter at Chelmsford sent the voice hundreds of miles while the Strand receiving plant recorded the message on wax in a manner like a standard talking machine disk.
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London
England
Chelmsford
Essex
Strand
Feast Day in Russia Captures Primitive Traditions
Yale Review recounts Transfiguration Day festivities where peasants bring alms, cucumbers, and bread as beggars sing. Children in colorful peasant dress perform with baldaika, cymbals, and houben, circling the village church before dawn.
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Yanishev
Ivan
Alberethys Williams
Yale Review
In the Limelight Wagons and Traffic Jam Danger
A writer recalls a treacherous wagon causing a near collision in a busy downtown intersection. They describe losing control, gears mislaid, and the police officer shouting for space while the scene drew a crowd. The account reflects chaotic city traffic and a tense public display.
Yearning for Home Navy Man Seeks Yankee Train Porter
A wartime navy veteran, worldly and chatty on London streets, consoles a younger sailor stranded abroad. The young man, still in military service, longs to glimpse a familiar sight a good old negro railway porter on a good old Yankee train.
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Bobby
London
Mademoiselles
Paris
Cucumber Cultivation in Greenhouses and Space Saving
The article describes winter cucumber production in large Illinois greenhouses for the Chicago market. Cucumbers grow vertically on strings attached to roof supports, with four vines per 4 square feet of soil, using a wire fence to hold the plants and minimize garden space.
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England
Illinois
Chicago
Necktie Banks Take Hold Among Woodmen
Woodmen drifting into Virginia Minnesota use neckties as coin banks. They insert bills into the tie lining, pin the tie, and tuck it in front of the shirt so the bank stays visible. More lumberjacks wear neckties this year than in the past.
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Virginia
Minn
Philadelphia
United States urged to join International Road Congress
The American Association of State Highway Officials recommends US acceptance of an invitation to join the Permanent International Association of Road Congresses. Secretary Meredith supports congressional authorization and wants the next meeting in the United States. The expanded advisory committee will oversee a national road classification and program. The group also reviewed a safety signal device and discussed obtaining essential road building equipment.
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United States
American Association of State Highway Officials
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
D. C
Meredith
State Department
Paris
Congress
International Association
Thomas H. MacDonald
Bureau of Public Roads
Association
Roads
Brussels
London
State Highway Officials
Department
War Department
Federated Roads Council Launches 100 Mile Campaign
The newly formed council of 2S business and civic groups begins a drive to educate residents within 100 miles of St. Louis on the benefits of road improvements.
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Business and Civic Organizations of
St. Louis
Federated Roads Council
Poor roads drive high transport costs nationwide
Experts estimate that road haulage costs amount to up to half a billion dollars annually due to bad roads. This burden translates to about five dollars for every person in the United States.
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United States
Closer Relations Emphasized Between Farm Town and Country
The text argues that farm prosperity relies on town support and good roads reduce distance and isolation between city and rural areas. It stresses mutual dependence and advocates for improving infrastructure to knit communities closer.
War Revealed Highways Value in Emergencies and Commerce
The conflict demonstrated highways as vital transportation arteries in emergencies and highlighted the commercial potential of road transport for the nation.
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Satien
James B. Connolly
Wellesley College
Department Stores Lead
America
New York Times
de Partient
Teven
Financial District
South America
Biddie
France
Mrs. Spiker
Form Good Roads Council
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