Electric fleas as thinking machines stun 1931 readers
An article describes Westinghouse researchers presenting electric fleas at the American Institute meeting in New York. The mechanical cells, powered by vacuum tubes, could extinguish fires, guard money, turn on street lights, and perform tasks like guiding a modern Rastus to shoot light rays.
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Philips Thomas
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Laboratories
Pittsburgh
Doctor Thomas
Feas
American Institute
New York
Deetor Thomas
Thomas
Rastus
Western Newspaper Union
Uncompleted Palace near Nelsonville Edifice of Dick's Castle
The two thirds finished concrete residence known as Dick's castle near Nelsonville Ohio shows extensive deterioration after 20 years of neglect. Built in Spanish style, the massive structure housed many spurious rooms and would have been among America's largest homes if completed along the Hudson.
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Dick's Castle
Nelsonville
America
Up and Down Definitions in A Global Perspective
A fragment discusses what is meant by up and down when throwing objects, noting that up means away from the earth and opposite gravity, while the opposite side of the world to 08 is neither up nor down by this standard. The passage reflects on relative directions across the globe.
Skyscraper prints lead new smart sportswear designs
Fashion notes from Cherie Nicolas highlight vacation style prints for sports ensembles and festive daytime frocks. Modernistic skyscraper motifs, bold color contrasts, taffeta and sheer fabrics appear in children and adult garments, with fagoting trims and scalloped hems shaping the season.
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Paris
Cherie Nickolas
Western Newspaper Union
Pinky Pig and the Talking Giant Evening Tale
In a whimsical tale, Old Mr. Giant chats with Pinky Pig about health beauty and envy. Pinky muses on being a deer and the differences between words and selves while acknowledging the dangers to deer. The Giant grants a back scratch, leaving Pinky pleased.
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Mr. Giant
Pinky Pig
Pinky
Pink Pig
Myr
Grant
Pinky Fig
Pedestrianism as a Healthful Old Sport Revisiting six day walks
A Milwaukee Sentinel correspondent defends walking as a healthful sport against a physician’s critique calling it clowning. The piece cites Edward Payson Weston John Ennis and Dan O’Leary as historic examples and argues more walking could extend life and improve happiness. Ad for Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets follows the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Edward Payson Weston
John Ennis
Dan O'Leary
Milwaukee ‘Sentinel
Test of Mental Health Emphasized by Hygeia Magazine
E Lee Vincent argues mental health tests stamina of mind and mood. She says daily vigor, cheerfulness, tolerance, and self control reflect mental health. The gift comes from healthful living and sound habits that support both physical and mental resilience.
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E. Lee Vincent
Hygeia Magazine
Miss Vincent
Good Bartering To Brooklyn XI
Lester Green, a fruit farmer, traded ten barrels of apples for flour then meat and other goods. He returned home with dinner provisions, a coat for his wife, a pipe, tobacco, gasoline, and fifty cents in cash in a single barter journey.
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Brooklyn
Lester Green
The Pudding That Lacked the Cloth
A story recalls a French king who ordered a grand plum pudding for an English statesman. The chef followed every instruction except the cloth, boiling a clothless pudding that arrived in large tureens. The English ambassador ate it with a spoon, unaware the cloth was missing.
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France
England
Uniforms of 1812 Guards at Fort Dearborn Replica
Uniforms from the War of 1812 era will be worn by guards around the clock at the log replica of Fort Dearborn, offering visitors a glimpse of early American military attire and daily life. The event showcases period dress and traditional guard duties in a historic Chicago site.
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Old Fort Dearborn
Ireland's Shannon scheme expands to major cities
The Irish utility board's managing director described the electrification progress of the Shannon system. In 1980 Dublin Cork and Limerick joined the Shannon network along with 24 country towns that had previously relied on local generating systems.
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Ireland
Shannon
Irish Free State
Dublin
Cork
Limerick
War Money From Central Europe Start a Collection
Classified fragment lists six bills and a selling pitch for a new money-collecting venture. Includes agent recruitment and a rural marketing line with addresses in Aurora Illinois and San Benito Texas. Also mentions citron orchard investment plans in the Rio Grande Valley and a humorous cartoon dialogue about a car.
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Europe
I. Kelly-Kelly
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
John C. Elsyner
San Benito
TEX. V.wn. U
Des Moines
Vacation Reference Sparks Boss-Employee Exchange
A brief exchange reveals plans for an extended vacation as the boss prepares to be away for a full month. The dialogue underscores workplace expectations and time off dynamics.
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Empire
Mary Graham Bonner Syright
Ester Neripaper Lip
Old MR. Giant
Uality
Monarch
Virginia
Dr. Pierce
H. M. Custer
Altoona
Tam
Darland
Mason City
Remedy Cw., Inc
Third Street
Milwaukee
von Frieling
Germany
Albert von Frieling
Soltau
U. S
Henry von Frieling
53Th Street
New York City
Aurora
Ilinois
Chas. H. Fletcher
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