Mellon Silence and a Three Point Wave Changer Switch
Two Scotsmen in a quiet golf match illustrate Senator Mellon’s famed reticence as a Philadelphia Enquirer note compares him to the presidential circle. The article then describes a new three point wave changer switch with a locking attachment for radio generators, allowing secure contact settings for three wave lengths.
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Sandy
Mellon
Girard
Philadelphia Enquirer
Nto
Mr. Hoover
Abecedarium by Jevons Explained
An Abecedarium is a machine described by William S. Jevons in Principles of Science. It used symbolic terms to perform analytic reasoning and avoid mistakes, embodying a mechanical form of logical deduction.
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Wiliam S. Jevons
Prophet Told Of Locusts Three Thousand Years Ago
Detroit News reports Joel warned of locusts as a coming plague centuries earlier. Periodic groups emerge every 17 or 18 years, with climate and forest loss influencing devastation. birds like the English sparrow are noted as natural enemies, while no large scale remedy exists.
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Joel
Detroit News
Irish Squire’s Silver Wedding Plan Sparks Tea Pot Debate
A tenants committee proposes a solid silver taypot to honor an Irish squire. Sullivan the chairman suggests the gift, but his wife questions the practicality of a solid piece and quips about the pot’s structure.
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Sullivan
Far Gone In Love Reads Poetry Over the Phone
A clipped fragment shows a quirky exchange about lovers, with a line about someone reading poetry to a partner over the telephone. The odd dialogue hints at intimate bragging and a playful tone in a domestic scene.
Scout Mothers Clubs Grow in Support of Boys
The article notes rising numbers of Scout Mothers clubs and auxiliaries across cities like Topeka Philadelphia and Portsmouth with goals to aid scoutmasters reinforce the oath and law and foster mother son camaraderie. A Buffalo scoutmaster and Montclair officials praise the movement and the value of mothers’ involvement.
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Topeka
Kan
Scout Mothers’ Club
Scouts
Portsmouth
Scouts' Mothers’ Club
Scout Movement
Scout Mothers
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Montclair
N. J
York Boy Scouts Honor Unknown Soldiers at Arlington Tour
Conrad Strayer of Troop 39 York Pa takes part in the fourth educational tour of York Boy Scouts to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery. The event highlights civic duty and military remembrance with local Scout leaders present.
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Conrad Strayer
York
Unknown Soldier
Arlington ‘Cemetery
Boy Scouts of York
Boy Scout Hero Cecil Birch Rescues Boy From Live Wire
First-Class Scout Cecil Smith Birch of Texarkana Texas Troop 9, despite tuberculosis of the leg, saved a child from an electric wire. He climbed the tree, freed the boy without touching him with bare hands, used his vest as a improvised shield, then carried the child home and gave first aid until a doctor arrived.
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Cecil Smith Birch
Texarkana
Texas
Birch
Civic Hike Series Spurs Scout Civic Pride
Several boy scout councils in Milwaukee Newark Seattle Washington and Stamford sponsor know your city hikes to industrial and historical sites. Tours of a local telephone company factory inspections and visits to historic grounds are common features of the program.
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Milwaaukee
Wis
Newark
N. J
Seattle
Wash
Washington, D. C
Stamford
Scouts Provide Good Turns in Mississippi Levee Defense
In Greenville Mississippi boy scouts distribute good turns by guarding the levee during spring thaw. They aided health officials during a smallpox epidemic by safeguarding homes and assisted in building swings and playground apparatus for children.
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Greenville
Mississippi
Father of Waters
Boy Scouts Guard Coasters In Seattle Streets
In Seattle Washington thirty streets were roped off during winter for safe coasting as boy scouts guarded the areas to protect children enjoying the activity.
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BOY Scouts Guard
Seattle
Wash
Cause for Broken Watch Springs
An Obie scientist reports watch springs break during thunderstorms due to sudden moisture changes in the air. The study suggests atmospheric humidity shifts affect metal elasticity, causing springs to fail under storm conditions.
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Obie
Variegated Shades of Sports Clothes Spotlight Summer Fashion
A fashion column argues sports outfits replace frills as summer girl wear, detailing two active inactive categories. It highlights plaited skirts in crepe georgette satin and wool, sweater and coat ensembles, the rise of short chic coats, and versatile separates suitable for golf or tennis and daily tasks.
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New York Times
Crepe Weave Silks Lead Bathing Suit Styles
Paris fashion notes in the New York Tribune describe crepe weaves and brocade silks for bathing suits. Most suits stay chemise style with high necks and long sleeves, some knitted fabrics appear, and bright red jersey with black accents gains attention.
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Paris
New York Tribune
Straight-Line Gown Describes Chemise with Beadwork
The article notes a chemise gown with elaborate beadwork used for both afternoon and evening wear. It highlights white and colored tones like reds and greens for evening looks and cashmere effects in yellow tones for daytime outfits.
New Overblouses Silk With Bright Striped Pattern
Silks described as oriental looking feature bright colored stripes separated by a narrow gold fusulons band. The article notes the new overblouses and their decorative style for the era.
Police Arrest Fantasy Turned Wacky in Chicago Apartment
Chicago detectives McGuire and Gorman failed to calm Miss Pearl Kircher as a warrant service spiraled into risqué spectacle. She removed garments while the officers endured embarrassment before the arrest proceeded and bonds signed. In Baltimore Claude McDougal was sentenced to five years for five marriages without divorces. his fifth wife Kate vows fidelity.
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Chicago
Pearl Kircher
Messrs
William Gorman
Edward McGuire
Police Bureau
McGuire
Sheridan Road
Gorman
Miss Kircher
Parcello
Indy
Miss Kercher
Kahn
KE. Kahn
McGuire and Gorman
Baltimore
Claude McDougal
Kate McDougal
Jabled for Breaking Into Own Home in Kentucky
Seventeen year old Lansing Haley is held for action by a grand jury after allegedly breaking into his own home in Maysville Kentucky during his father’s absence. Authorities report the incident as an alleged entry into a residence.
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Maysville
Dito
Lansing Haley
Prand
Tanlac credited with rapid relief at St LaSalle
An Iowa reader, Siebert of St LaSalle Tennessee, touts Tanlac for stomach trouble and weight gain after a year of distress. He reports eight pound gain, restored sleep and appetite, praising the product and urging purchase from druggists. Also contains brief jokes about a hotel renaming and a Brown joke from the Kansas City Star.
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Tanlac
Terman Siebert
Tiennep
St. LaSalle
Taniac
Fort Monde
Janiford
Petunia
Brown
Kansas City Star
Record in Crops Shows Western Canada Surging Yields
Conditions across Western Canadian provinces are reported as excellent with early seeding showing strong prospects for record crop yields. Alberta and Manitoba anticipate unprecedented wheat oats rye and barley outputs while U S interest grows as land costs remain low and homesteading options open. Government agents offer crop updates and information on favorable land rates.
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Furmer
Alberta
Manitoba
Canada
United States
Salad poisoning hits wedding guests in New York
A bridegroom and five guests were among 82 attendees stricken by poisoning at the marriage of Miss Mary OConnell and Conrad Kissed. Doctors attributed the illness to chicken salad served at the reception.
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New York
Inia Hosphia
Mary O'Connell
Conrad
Evansville Man Accused After Break-in Incident
Evansville Indiana report states Walter Frits confessed to breaking into his father in law's home to retrieve his wife’s photograph after deserting his spouse six months earlier.
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Evansville
Ind
Walter Frits
Tae Law
Howe
Frita
Bie
Dusky Feminism Dialogue Recounts a Divorce Question
A courtroom style exchange has Liza affirming belief in divorce while Judge presses the issue. The scene includes Rastus interrupting and a brief ad note about Cuticura skincare products offering a 25 cent advertisement.
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Liza
Rastus
Penon State
Great Idea Sparks Plan to Vienna
"What! You are planning to go to Vienna?" Gutenich jokes about the costly trip while the other claims youth restoration by Dr. Stelpach. The dialogue hints at gender power and social expectations.
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Vienna
Gutenich
Stelpach
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