Tiny Craft on Long Trip to Western Australia
A 42 by 30 foot vessel named Brighton sailed from Cape Town toward West Australia to engage in pearl fishing. Skipper A L Napper and crew member J L Langford faced whale and shark encounters near St Vincent and Bay of Piseny. After storms and a 160 000 mile voyage the ship headed to Broome to work in the pearl trade.
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Cape Town
Crete
Brighton
West Australia
Ly A. L. Napper
Vanderbilt
J. L. Langford
St. Vincent
Bay of Piseny
Stanfoly
Bromo
Western Australia
Apple Blossoms No More Seedless Apple Report
John F. Spencer of Grand Junction Colorado reportedly created a seedless apple. About a dozen seedless apples were shown in London and three sold for 25. The fruit bears no blossoms, instead green leaves surround the young apple to deter moths and prevent worm infestation.
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New York
John F. Spencer
Grand Junetion
Col
Luther Burbank
California
Spencer
London
Automatic railway switch model exhibited in St Louis
St Louis hosts inventor showcase for an automated railway switch design by Hana J Wintherlich and partners. The device sits 39 feet between rails and is triggered by wheel flanges to block occupation of a track. A refined version aims to apply the concept to blockways on all rail lines.
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St. Louis
William R. Smith
Council Bluffs
Wintherfled
Lamund Tard & Smith
Hana J. Wintherlich
Dane
Counec
Bhutta
Winthertles
Wild West Women Use Horsewhip to Defend Mine Claims
In Goldfield a San Pradan man, George W. Haight, faced four lashes from local women protesting his claim to two mining lots owned by Mrs Georgy Holfol and Miss Rania Legit. Haight withdrew after the beating and left the claim under the women’s undisputed control.
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Reno
George W. Haight
San Pravelsen
Lota
Georgy Holfol
Misa Rania
Haight
Caliform Moon Discovery Sparks Jovian Property Talk
A California paleontologist reports finding a second moon associated with Jupiter, triggering debate over ownership and identification of celestial property if the planet accepts the claim.
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Jupiter
Community asks for national aid to build roads for rural schools
The piece argues for federal cooperation with states to finance a nationwide system of wagon roads enabling consolidated rural schools and church access. It cites Roosevelt and the U S Bureau of Education, stressing roads as essential to education, religion, and national unity.
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Owilland
House of Representatives
W. P. Brownlow
Tennessee
Senate
Luatimer
South Carolina
United States
Louise
Public Service
Bureau of Education
Roosevelt
St. Loute
Redtoe
New York Harbor
Republic
United States Bureau of Education
Hanging a Barn Gate Plan for Secure Hanging to a Beam
A rural notice describes a method for attaching a barn gate to a beam to prevent sagging. It explains the hanging plan and includes construction details to keep the gate from trailing on the ground.
Bean Picking Hint Remains a Farm Journal Note
A fragmented Farm Journal style note advises poll beans on a single day, hoe and thresh in thin rows where grown, and pull beans the same day to avoid waste. It warns against thrashing and warns to cast neither poor seed into good soil nor good seed into poor soil.
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Enya
Farm Journal
Toda
Artificial Heart Beats Demonstrated in Hamburg Experiment
The Hamburg experiment reports keeping a human heart beating outside the body for about three hours after extraction. Civilian observers note the head of a condemned criminal and the heart was perfused with saline, then blood, and contractions resumed with alternating solutions before fading.
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Br. Dente
Hamburg
Hamburger Nachrichten
Ties
Deneke
Aristocratic Burglars Reported in Moscow Capture
A group described as the aristocrats of crime, thirteen thieves including men and women, have been arrested in Moscow. They maintained a town house and a country estate with telephones, electric lights, fine horses, and luxury furnishings. Their May theft valued over £6000 in securities, gold, and diamonds. One suspect was caught sending a telegram to an Odessa accomplice.
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Moscow
Odessa
Willis Know It All Is Father Ready To Explain
A young man returns from the first college year and asks how his father knows details about many things. The father offers patient guidance on life lessons, curiosity, and practical knowledge to help the boy grow.
Grapes in Wine Ration Calculations
A note states that to make a single wine glassful part 54 ounces of grapes are required. The text provides a rough measurement for grape quantity in wine preparation.
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Cutter
Kuavus and
Michigan Farmer
Maamburg
Hand
Willis Know-It
Missouri River
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
C. A. Walker
Chicago & North-Western
South St
Alles Bidg
Mwine
Salt Lake City
Utah
Satvach Porit
Ali BlowEr
Ga. Taram
Kctoma
Ali
Salt Lake
Bath
Cit
Ina
Lane Tors
ViniToone Welcowe
Bill
S. E. Perlberg
Merchant Tailors
Brother Bill
Dads
Osorpher
Perlberg
Pemiburg & Co
Lehi Merc. CO
Lehi
T. R. Cutler
John Y. Smith
Denver O Prio Grande Gin Grande Western
Ogden
Utah County
Tintic
Sanpete
Denver
Omaha
Kansas City
L. A. Benton
Floyd Green
The
Elk
O. A. Slade
Main Street
Oneno
America
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union Pacific
Williams
West Second South Street
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