Airplane Route to Sweden Linking Trelleborg and Sassnitz
National Geographic outlines a proposed Swedish German air route between Trelleborg and Sassnitz as a key link in a 24 hour Stockholm Berlin express system. Trelleborg, near Malmo, is a 10 000 inhabitant town. Sassnitz on Rugen draws 20 000 summer visitors. The 60 mile water leg shortens Stockholm to Berlin travel to about 415 miles.
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Sweden
National Geographic Society
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Cape Cod
Salmon Thrive in Atlantic Stocking Plan Brings Pacific Southward
The fisheries bureau reports humpback salmon native to Puget Sound have entered Pembroke Denny Maine rivers and St. Croix as part of a five year program shipping eggs from Washington and Alaska. The fish migrate to the ocean after swimming seaward then return to rivers to spawn and die at about two years old.
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Pembroke
Dennys
Penobscot
St. Croix
Maine
Fisheries Bureau
Washington
Alaska
Patriot humor books boost morale in wartime hospitals
Homefront satire spreads as blank books are filled with funny pictures and stories from current papers. Rudyard Kipling is credited with the idea, and convalescing soldiers rely on these joke volumes to stay cheerful in hospitals.
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Rudyard Kipling
Boiling Eggs Timed By Telephone Prank
A subscriber asked an operator to ring his bell in three minutes and hung up. The supervisor rang the line at the set time and the man replied only with Thank you. He then called again to say he had boiled eggs to the queen's taste.
The Cow Wins: Expired License and Witty Reply
A Massachusetts town health official complains a cow license expired but a local resident, Pete, quips that the cow beat him to it with a humorous note. In Kansas City an electric interurban tests a coin operated semaphore that dispenses a five cent ticket after a nickel is inserted.
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Massachusetts
Monsieur Bord
Hell
M’sieur Bord
Pete
Kansas City
The Idle Rich and War Its Effect on Fashion
A humorous column recalls Sherman’s war remark and notes how the war has changed attire. The speaker laments a shorter tie this year, attributing the change to wartime shortages and rationing. The piece blends satire with commentary on social impact.
Old Friends Return To Brave Dog Grave In Pinole Story
San Francisco reports Jack Nearing, a former Pinole powder worker, visits the grave of Bob Evans the Scotch collie famed for bravery among local workers. Evans died after six powder explosions and a train accident, with mourners later donating 100 dollars for his funeral. Nearing, away eight years, had traveled the world before returning to honor his canine comrade.
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Bob Evans
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Manila
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Los Angeles
Drafted Brother Substitution Plea From Terre Haute
Robert C Copeland pleads to President Wilson to substitute him for his drafted brother Beatrice? The letter is forwarded by Lt Col Hugh S Johnson who notes substitution is prohibited under the selective service act. Copeland cites family hardship and portrays patriotic motives in his bid to take his brother Rea’s place.
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Ind
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Hugh S. Johnson
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Smith
Indiana
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Curtis
Pittsburgh
Bea
Rea
Mr. Wilson
Indians Trail To La Crosse In Auto Caravans
Report from Tama Iowa notes Meskwaki harvest festival finished as Nebraska and Oklahoma Indians who trace to the Sac and Fox joined the event. They traveled by cars along the La Crosse Tama Kansas City route into Wisconsin visiting friends in La Crosse and nearby Wisconsin tribes.
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Marshalltown
Longfellow
Hiawatha
Tama
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Hidden Bicycle Aids An Elope Ment
Northumberland Pa Miss Mabel Merle helped an elopement by hiding the couple Lydia Kirkendall and George Oswald. Kirkendall’s father Samuel Nuss chased on a bicycle but failed to catch the train, so he went on foot as the pair departed.
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Northumberland
Mabel Merle
Cupid
Lydia Kirkendall
George Oswald
Kirkendall
Samuel Nuss
Merle
Board of Trade Meets Never Yet Discussed
A skeptical criticism notes the board of trade and the privy council of education fail to hold meetings yet claim authority. It mocks a system where presidents and lords decide policy without consultation, and where notable figures like the Archbishop of Canterbury and the speaker of the house supposedly influence actions.
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Board of Trade
Canterbury
House of Commons
London
Committee of the Privy Council of Education
Fisher
High Cost in Washington
Two women in a Washington theater discuss the expensive rents and lavish furnished residences drawing wealthy visitors. A New York magistrate jokes about a man jailed for striking his wife after a misfired trap, noting the man had been drinking.
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Charles E. Tracewell
Washington Star
Washington
New York
Tractor with legs for cornfield cultivation described
A Popular Mechanics description details a wheelless tractor using four leg units with hip knee and ankle joints and ski shaped feet. The gasoline powered legs are steered by step length differences and knee cap transfer, letting the machine straddle six foot corn without touching stalks.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Where are the Germans, Mamma
A four year old asks his mother about the German enemy during wartime. His mother explains forts and nearby training sites while visiting a city area with soldiers drilling. The exchange portrays a child’s curiosity about war and the home front.
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Indianapolis News
All Gone Feeling
A brief line from Uncle Eben laments that some men speak so cleverly that listeners feel more alone and ignorant than helped, capturing a mood of disillusionment. The remark hints at social dynamics and the gap between rhetoric and real support.
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Uncle Eben
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