When Farmer Bassett Chooses College For His Son
The text recalls Bassett arranging for his son John to attend college and objecting to unnecessary exercises while seeking effective training. It contrasts casual dialogue about education with snippets of humorous, disjointed conversations involving family, heaven, and social life, including remarks on marriage and automobiles.
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Had Idea Of Steam Power Itself In Antiquity
The elder Hero of Alexandria and Nile engineers are cited as early believers that steam influenced devices. A true steam-driven wheel machine first arose in 1763 by French inventor Cugnot, a small four to five mile per hour vehicle that upset in Paris and was seized by authorities. Dennis home-made con fections is advertised at 75 E Front Street.
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Rothsville Edges Lititz In Tight Home Tilt
Rothsville High beat Lititz Field Four 25 to 24 on their home floor Saturday. The crowd was large as Rothsville rallied in the second half after trailing early. Keener entered late, boosting the Rothsville offense as the visitors’ defense tightened.
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Humidity Recorded by Twin Thermometers Signals Comfort
A Popular Mechanics explanation notes that air moisture and movement shape comfort beyond temperature. Dry moving air cools the body quickly, while damp still air feels oppressive at similar temperatures. A wet bulb instrument helps gauge moisture and air motion for comfort levels.
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RECORDINGS Of young Ted and 1920s quips in verse
A collage of satirical lines notes a young man named Ted driving fast and facing consequences. It catalogues wry blessings and complaints about calendars, politics, coasting, and small town life, ending with a critique of local improvement efforts and town meetings.
Engine of Public Service in Modern Newspapers
The Vancouver Sun argues that newspapers should be engines of public service, serving the people rather than party interests. It contrasts past partisan editors with a modern ideal where the press reflects progress, liberty, and public interest, elevating journalists to a priesthood beyond politics.
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Japs Are Far From Stolid in Lively Japanese Humor
An essay debunks the belief that Japanese are stolid, highlighting a vivid spirit, quick wit, and humor seen in art forms from fabrics to lacquer, screens, and kakemono. It notes early comic pictorial work from the Yamato era and a few pieces found on a carved pedestal in the Nara museum from the Tempyo period.
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