Pension plea for lifesaving corps urged by public
A national movement urges Congress to pension and retire United States Life Saving Service members disabled or aging from coast patrol duty. The Life Saving Service, largest and most efficient in the world, saved millions in wrecks, with 11.86 million in property involved and 10.057 million saved last year. Lifesavers operate motor lifeboats and breeches buoy systems, with 300 stations coast to coast, earning modest wages and facing year‑round danger.
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Congress
United States
Coast Patrol
Life Saving Service
Dnele Sam
Sam
William A. Newell
New Jareey
Count Perasto
Long Beach
New, Jersey
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United ‘States
Newell
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Uncle Sam
Auch
Brain Teaser for Winter Evenings for Boys and Girls
A home activity puzzle asks two numbers that multiply to seven, arranging four fives to form six and a half, and other arithmetic tricks. It includes answer hints showing pairs like two numbers 7 as 1 and 7, plus fractions and decimals, with examples such as eight cents and one quarter, and the two parts 35 and 15.
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Eevyen
Accident Notes Reveal Secret Letter To Nell
An incident described as an accident centers on a man writing notes to Nell. He vows to tell the whole truth, while Nell hardens her resolve and broods over a pretty new pink rock, hinting at hidden motives.
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Nell
Silver coin jump trick with conical wineglass
A playful magic note explains a trick using a conical wineglass and a silver dollar. Place a silver quarter under a glass with a slightly larger diameter than a silver dollar, breathe on the dollar to make it rotate upright, and the compressed breath will make the quarter skip across the table before the dollar settles back. The method works with a port wine glass as well, but the conical form is easier.
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Basler
Bees as siege weapons in ancient and medieval warfare
Reporting on unusual siege tactics where Themiseyra and Chester used beehives and wild animals from a city zoo to drive off attackers. The account cites a Roman historian describing bee swarms unleashed from holes in siege structures to disrupt advancing forces. The piece notes similar honeycomb traps used by Danes and Norwegians centuries later at Chester.
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Themigeyra
Aula Minor
England
Chester
Bill the dog inspires Columbia to comeback win
In Ithaca 1905 Columbia rallied after a rough first half to beat Cornell 12 to 6 as Bill the team mascot, with his red hot poker incident amid the dressing room chaos, provided a rallying moment. Captain Fisher spun a speech likening Bill’s nerve to the players’ resolve, and the squad fed off the canine drive despite fatigue.
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Ithaca
Cornell
Columbia
Princeton
Bill
BML
Morley
Fisher
von Saltza
American Magazine
Early Use of Ice Skates Traced to Necessity and North Lands
The New York Evening Post credits necessity for the invention of skates, tracing origins to Holland and northern regions. Bone skates were strapped to the feet, with Danish history noting skating by 1134. In medieval London youths reportedly used leg bones as rudimentary skates, sliding on ice with poles.
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New York Evening Post
Holland
Friesland
England
Fitzstephen
London
Aluminum Skates Bring Lightness to Cleveland Firm
A Cleveland company harnesses aluminum to fabricate skate bodies, delivering lighter yet strong gear. The move follows popular demand for lighter equipment without sacrificing durability.
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Cleveland
Mage
Blade Inserted in Aluminum Skate Shapes Sharp Edge
A two inch wide blade of steel about one sixteenth inch thick is set into the aluminum base. The illustrations show how the blade abuts the body before securing the skate and completing the attached blade.
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