Arctic relief expeditions plan to search for stranded explorers
United States will dispatch two relief efforts this summer for Don ald B. MacMillan and Vilhjalmur Stefansson. One party aims to reach Etah Greenland to report MacMillan safe. the other uses hydro aeroplanes to search northern seas for Stefansson and his two companions drifting near Alaska.
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United States
Donald B. MacMillan
Etah
Greenland
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Mackenzie River
MacMillan
Stefansson
Alaska
Canada
North Mole
Admiral Peary
Crocker
Peary
Flere
Labrador
George Ei.-Cluet
American Museum of Natural History
American Geographical Society
University of Fnots
New York
George Comer
East Haddam
Conn
Burt M. McConnell
McConnell
States
Er. W. Deming
Macdougal Alley
Siberia
Rodgers
Jeanette
Amundsen
Arctic
Fram
The
Aero Club
Victoria
B. C
Nome
Port Clarence
Bering Strait
New Navy Slang Shifts From Salt to Modern Lingo
The New York World notes changes in naval slang as sail terms fade. Old phrases like shiver my timbers give way to swash my turret while staples such as the anchor remain, and terms for crews, stores, and gear acquire fresh nicknames amid evolving shipboard life.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Navy
Government of the Navy
New York World
Abilene Woman Restores Defrauded Weighing Machine
A Kansas woman clears her conscience by sending restitution to a weighing machine company after admitting she and her daughter weighed on the device without paying. The incident, dating more than a year, involved a penny in a depot weighing machine and a letter to the agent describing the act.
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Abilene
Hard to Convince About Late Hours
Dialogue shows Bacon questioning late hours for children and adults. Egbert admits difficulty in persuading Amy about bedtime while describing nightly routines with a baby.
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Egbert
Amy Baby
Powerful Modern Explosive Estimate Prompts Military Use
A fragment suggests French estimates place power of a modern explosive at about 25 million units. It cites potential rapid deployment and the possibility that such a charge could be used in future military operations.
The Lonely Man Finds Spring Love on Suburban Ride
A middle aged man leaves his routine life for a country day and meets Doris, a stenographer, on a spring country trip. They bond over shared loneliness, share life stories, and decide to pursue happiness together in the city when the day ends.
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Haas
Cement Company
Doris
City
Hach
Lessons From Dusty Gold In Berlin Mint
A reflective meditation urges quick eyes and ready minds to learn from every day. It extols finding value in ordinary things and people, turning dullness into life by attentive observation of home, business life, streets, and common experiences.
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Royal Mint
Berlin
Mule Causes Barroom Stir In Downtown Saloon
A mule secured by Municipal Court Bailiff Blythe on a writ of replevin was left with a man outside a saloon. The animal stood on the bar rail, drank four beers, and would not leave until moved to a stable. The incident occurred after Blythe took a beer break indoors.
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Blythe
Cincinnati
Ohio
New York Sun
Watching the Crowd and the Eyes of Many Viewpoints
Jasper in Leslie's Weekly notes how crowds attract different observers. A pickpocket seeks loot, a reporter finds news, a physician scans the ill, a clergyman notes suffering, while demagogues exploit crowds. The piece warns people cannot be fooled forever.
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Jasper
Leslie’s Weekly
Sixpenny Brandy Trick Causes Raucous Reply
In a Welsh industrial town a worker suffered a serious accident. The doctor treated him, then advised brandy. His wife sent for more brandy for his recovery and the patient awakened shouting a corrected amount, saying the sixpenny dose had already been paid by the doctor.
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South Wales
William Penn Chairs Repaired by Blind Women in Philadelphia
Two historic chairs once owned by William Penn have been repaired by two blind women from the Pennsylvania Industrial Home for Blind Women. Kept in Independence Hall's east room, the caned seats and delicate woodwork were deteriorating, but the workers used improvised setups to restore the relics, ensuring their safety.
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William Penn
Philadelphia Ledger
Pennsylvania Industrial Home For
Independence Hall
Congress Hall
Ira Frost
Reforming the Village Drunkard and Social Arbiters
A wry quote from J Fuller Gloom of Snif fles Missouri debates reform among village types. He suggests the drunkard gossip life of the town, the social hub, and local figures would benefit from a change of heart, citing varied characters from old families to preachers and poets.
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J. Fuller
Kansas City Star
Oh That Lash Joke in a Teen Folklore Scene
Tommy watches a ringmaster whip with a long lash. His father asks for thoughts and Tommy quips that he is glad the whip master isn’t his father. It captures a playful family moment with a comic edge.
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Tommy
Woman quits coffee after four years of distress
An Oio woman recounts how coffee caused heart trouble and nervous prostration for four years. She stopped coffee by switching to Postum and reports her health improved, with nerves steady and pain gone. The ad promotes Postum Cereal and Instant Postum from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Oio
Postum
Postum. Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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W. G. Chapman
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Northwood
Mule
Vienna
Mat
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
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