German Official History Credits Gas Use for First Time in World War I
The German Official History volume on 1915 covers gas warfare, noting German and French claims over the first tactical use of poison gas at Ypres April 22 1915. It explains designation T shells avoided by Hague rules, while gas was released from cylinders at the front. It acknowledges French gas grenade preparations and implements debates on who deployed gas first.
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Lee
Reichsarchiv
State Archives
Russia
Italy
Artois
Ypres
War Department
Twenty-eighth Infantry
The
Hague
London Subways Install Faster Escalators Record Set
Speed up traffic moving stairways twice as fast as in the United States have been installed in the London subway. The machines travel 180 feet per minute and can carry 16,000 persons an hour on inclines of twenty four to ninety feet. Increased safety is claimed as rush hour traffic moves more quickly than with old stair-climbing methods.
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United States
London Subway
Popular Mechanics Magazine
It Must Be Nice to Own Smith Miller Car
A short quip about ownership and luck contrasts with a shopkeeper and a soprano from the opera. Phonographs replace pianos in British homes as a sign of changing leisure tastes. a customer complains about stockings bought from the shop.
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Smith
Fliegrade Blaetter
Mu- Bich
Stoke Poges A Quiet English Village of Gardens and Peace
The piece paints Stoke Poges as a timeless English village near London with thatched cottages and vivid gardens along the main road. It contrasts the busy city life with Edenic calm where residents greet neighbors, stroll to the post office, and await the afternoon bus amid a tranquil, gossiping countryside setting.
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England
Stoke Poges
London
Grey
Arm of the
Law
Eden
Delphinur
Misquoting Classic Verses A Grammar of Poetic Errors
A St. Thomas Times-Journal note discusses misquotations in famous poems. It cites Gray’s Elegy, the line about the lowing herd, and examples from Oxford Book of English Verse Cassell’s World Poetry and Hachette editions. It mentions Con greve’s line misrendered as a savage beast and calls for protection of poets.
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Gray
Oxford Book of
Cassell
Grey
Arthur Quiller-Couch
Congreve
Society For the Protection of
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Youth and Perception of Pain in Ageing Reflections
The quote argues youth is not the happiest life stage and exaggerates pain during maturity. It claims youth forms harsh judgments about life and misanthropy to justify grievances, noting such views arise from insufficient premises. It also cites Mona Lisa’s admired right hand as Leonardo da Vinci’s finest touch.
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Rentoul Esler
Mona Lisa
Leonardo di Vinci
Russia's Peculiar Lizard Chirps Through Its Tail
A quirky zoological note describes a Russian lizard known for emitting chirp-like sounds via tail movement. Researchers observe this unusual communication method in captive specimens and note its potential for signaling within a small reptile community.
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Russia
Magnetism Affects Sleep Says Scientist in Daily Mail
Bernard Falk cites studies on earth magnetism influencing human sleep. Sanatoriums align beds northward to aid rest while east west orientation worsens sleep. Dr F Aveling notes uncertain mechanism but potential link to sea direction. Persia orders more airplanes.
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Daily Mail
London
England
Bernard Falk
F. Aveling
University of London
No Quick Cure For Canada Railways Policy
The Duff railway commission has not produced a rapid solution to the Canadian Government railways problem. The Financial Post argues the issue stems from years of costly mistakes in economic history and requires reform of policy and administration to reduce ongoing errors and bring railway management to sensible bounds.
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Duff Railway Commission
Canada
Financial Post
Glass area in modern houses tops 50 percent higher
The article notes that contemporary homes feature about half again as much glass in windows and doors as houses a century ago Yom Kippur is identified as the Jewish day of atonement.
Wintering Bees in Canada Then and Now
A Dominion Apprentice outlines two wintering methods for bees at Ottawa and other Canadian apiaries. Outdoor packing requires careful case design with four to eight inches of packing, dry material, and separate entrances. Proper cases aid survival but do not replace strong colonies or sufficient feeding.
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Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Montana Legislature Size Sparks Economy Debate
The Great Falls Tribune urges cutting Montana's two legislative chambers to save money. It notes Montana has about 20 or 30 more members than double Alberta, with Montana meeting only every two years unless a special session is needed.
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Montana
Alberta
Senate
Legislature
Great Falls Tribune
Couldn't Be Dull Razor Cuts Linoleum in Morning
Peculiar noises from a bathroom prompt a couple’s exchange about a dull razor. The husband laments not cutting, while the wife reassures it cut the linoleum earlier that morning.
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Hachette
Post Office
Great Britain
General Post Office
Greater London
Persia
Humorist
Oreh
Gutierrez
Madrid
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