Reader Questions and Answers From a 1920s Column
A long list of reader questions covers topics from peppercorn rent and clocks on mathematical principles to use of maiden names in legal docs and how radios affect farming districts. It also asks about telephones worldwide, currency legal tender, normal schools versus universities, and slang like hokey pokey wagons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Aericulture
al Smith
New York
Smith
Newcastle
England
The Little Path Ode by Elisabeth Whittemore
A short verse from Elisabeth Whittemore in the New York Times describes a tranquil woodland path. It contrasts a crowded highway with a quiet route shaded by trees where sun and breeze mingle and the traveler finds fragrance and calm.
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Elisabeth Whittemore
New York Times
Aviators Explore Submarine World From the Air
The article describes how aircraft flying over water can spot submerged objects, enabling detection of shoals, ships, and underwater features. It notes WWII-era roles of planes against submarines and the use of cameras with specialized plates and filters to reveal submerged targets beyond human sight.
New Pier Project Sparks Regional Debate
Local officials announce a planned pier expansion amid community concerns over coastal impact and funding. The project aims to boost commerce and tourism while prompting questions about environmental effects and equitable access.
Unclear historical chemical description of a resin like lacquer
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a substance resembling Japanese lacquer and an insoluble resin called ebonite. The passage notes its high melting resistance and relation to formaldehydes and phenols, describing it as an electric insulator of high rank.
Oldest American Line's Ninety Seventh Birthday Noted
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the United States’ oldest, celebrated its ninety seventh birthday. In February 1827 a charter was granted by Maryland legislators with Charles Carroll of Carrollton among founders who laid the cornerstone. The line’s early history ties to the nation’s growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Baltimore & Ohio
Maryland
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
Detroit News
America
Visiting Minister Claims Quiet Neighborhood Standards
An informal public exchange notes neighbors who attend church and avoid profanity while residents joke about golf and civic duty. The discussion touches on energy for leading the country and the need to be ready to vote.
Soft Woolly Coats for Small Girls
The piece highlights winter coats for young girls using soft woolly materials such as camel's-hair flamingo and chinchilla cloths. It notes tweeds and pile fabrics for warmth, with a model featuring a muffler collar and front fastening that can become double-breasted. If Mary gets the coat, it may suffice for the season.
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Mary
Russian Orthodox rector travels to San Francisco to contest church property seizure
Rev. Nicholas Nicholaievich, rector of the Russian Orthodox Church in Seattle and dean of the Pacific diocese, travels to San Francisco as the Soviet Moscow synod seeks to seize church property valued near half a million dollars in the United States.
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Nicholas Nicholaievich
Russian Orthodes Church
Seattle
Pacific
Vone
Sng
Francisco
Warmbar
Moscow
United States
Clinic described as beneficial medical institution
The article explains the origin of the word clinic from Greek and French roots. It defines the clinic patient as confined to bed and treated in the presence of medical students.
Striking Belgrade pressmen spoof Belgrade paper
The Scrap Book notes that Belgrade strike presses created a spoof daily Novisti edition. The strikers moved operations from the old unsanitary offices to a new site and published a Belgrade titled version with same styling and numbering, effectively stealing the paper from the owners.
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America
Serbia
Belgrade
Novisti
Final Resting Place of Great Despoiler
The tomb of Tamerlane, Timur the Lame, the ferocious conqueror, is at Samarkand in Russian Turkestan about fifty miles from Tone Tamne's birthplace. He conquered India and Turkey and all of Central Asia from China to Moscow and was preparing an invasion of China when he died in 1405.
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Tamerlane
Timur the Lame
Samarkand
Russian Turkestan
Tone Tamne
India
Turkey
Central Asia
China
Moscow
Attitude Toward Bobbing Hair Cited by Festus Pester
Festus Pester, famed community critic, says bobbing hair in fashion is none of his business. He adds his silence won’t change trends and asserts people’s choices drive style while he remains a neutral observer.
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Festus
Kansis City
Contempt of Court Quip At Chauncey Depew Dinner
A young man recounts visiting Mr Blank's daughter and being told to leave by her father. He asks Depew what to call the conduct. Depew replies that it is contempt of court, in a witty remark at a social gathering.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Senator Depew
Dane patient’s color changes puzzle doctors
Gustave Brusch, a Dane, has perplexed medical authorities with repeated skin color changes. He first turned unnaturally white twenty eight years ago after a fever in western Africa, and now his skin is a rich plum black. He has not taken any metallic drugs or medicines to cause it.
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Gustave Brusch
Africa
Beggar at Son's Wedding Narrated in London Court
A Pole stood in a London police court charged with begging after attending his son's wedding in fine dress. He reportedly hurried home before the ceremony ended, changed into ragged clothes, and then begged from guests as they left the synagogue.
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London
New Canal Records Signal Rising Panama Traffic
The Panama Canal sees growing activity with new traffic records every few weeks. Oil shipments from California to eastern ports rise sharply. In nine years of operation the canal logged 20 474 vessels passing and 4 254 471 tons moved.
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Panama Canal
California
The Things I Love Meats o re fe obs ofe age
Fragments describe a local meat shop or family business with missing details. Readable phrases imply a small storefront event or listing but lack clear dates or names to confirm precise events or stakes. Further context needed for a solid card.
Dreams and Colors of Youth in a Poem
A nostalgic fragment recalls loves and images from youth including sunsets, scarlet trees, dawn, and iridescent light. The piece (attributed to Margaret E. Sangster) reflects memory, longing, and a sense of paradise lost as youth fades.
Much Married Women in the British Isles
In a speech on the matrimonial causes bill Lord Daryngton recounted a case where a woman was married while seven of her prior husbands attended the ceremony. He added another tale of a marriage with four bridesmaids all former wives of the groom.
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House of Lords
Lord Daryngton
Pike Pease
M. P
Daryngton
London
Ancient Evergreen in Glacier National Park Defies Winter
An ancient evergreen tree in Glacier National Park Montana survives three centuries of harsh weather though snow drifts of 100 feet bury it each winter. Foresters call it one of the quirkiest natural freaks, its 12 inch trunk restricted to ground growth along Creeker canyon.
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Rocky Mountain
Glacier National Park
Montana
Creeker Canyon
Glacier Paik
Skillful seamanship keeps ship afloat under gale
Captain Charles Williams of Cambridge Massachusetts steered the Brina Pendleton for ten days without a rudder after a gale disabled the schooner. His crew refused rescue, using sail control to zigzag through gale after gale toward Norfolk harbor in Virginia.
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Charles Williams
Cambridge
Mass
Brina P. Pendleton
Norfolk
Twin girls named Mary and Marion delight neighbors
A Chicago Tribune piece recalls twin girls who correct a boy about their names, one replying I’m Marion when called Mary and vice versa. A boy named Jack enjoyed meeting one alone last week asking which side of you is out today.
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Mary
Marion
Jack
Chicago Tribune
Not Under Her Thumb Phrase Echoes a Power Struggle
A social quarrel phrase contrasts control dynamics with a twist of reversal. The exchange contrasts a woman believing she controlled him and the counter idea that he remains in her grip by other means. The wording hints at relationship tension without explicit events.
Card-playing flaw sparks family complaint
A father-in-law complains about his son-in-law for not playing cards well. He is told to be glad, but countered that the son-in-law cannot play cards yet still plays, revealing a stubborn, humorous clash over games and propriety.
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Storles
Bird Causes Fire In Charleston Home
Firefighters investigated a blaze at George Sharp’s Charleston residence but found no obvious cause. A child reported a bird pulled a string from a burning trash pile and flew to its nest in an eave, linking the incident to the fire.
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Charleston
W. Va
George Sharp
Aire Department Leutenant
Sharp
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