From Far and Near A miscellany of facts and anecdotes
Emerson the essayist traces eight generations of clergymen. Lafayette visited America in 1824 25 with enthusiasm. Eskimos once ranged to the Gulf of St Lawrence. Indian villages in Mexico urbanize schools. Peat burns slowly but difficult to extinguish. Sixty six ships for one Clyde yard over years. A disc circular saw cuts wood as easily as steel. An alligator fossil near Agate Nebraska resembles Irving Chimex. Robert Fulton’s early sky rocket. buffalo stomach used as cooking bag. U.S. spending 200 million annually on confectionery. Greenlind moves west twenty yards yearly per Colonel Jensen. Auto insurance rates high in New York. Pyramid weight dwarfed by earth weight. Eyeballs appear white due to tiny vessels. A Chinese gentleman gifts geese as conjugal emblems.
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German Bell of the Rhine Largest World Bell Ready for Cologne Restitution
The German Bell of the Rhine, noted as the largest bell and finest bell casting, has been completed to replace the Cologne cathedral bell destroyed in the war. Funded by popular subscription, it bears a legend invoking St Peter and unity for Germany.
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Rhine
St. Peter
He Chooses to Be a Cop Montoya Appointed Private in DC Police
Nestor Montoya Jr son of New Mexico Congressman becomes a private in the Washington police department Formerly he served as his father's secretary and takes up police work in the capital city.
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Nestor Montoya, Jr
Nestor Montoya
New Mexico
Washington
Dmormerly
Watch Big Things
Reflects on people focusing on small details at the expense of life’s large purposes. Urges honest effort to reassess values and pursue meaningful goals rather than trivial concerns.
New White Metal Promises Tarnish Proof Brilliance
Discovery reports a nontarnishable white metal that resists tarnish and corrosion. Its deep brilliant luster, when polished, suggests potential industrial and decorative use.
Speed bonnie hoot song line in wedding lyric noted
A fragment from a song catalogue quotes a line about a bird on the wing and a Scots rowing verse. The note suggests the second lyric sounds unlikely for a wedding guest to sing as he hurled his missile after the couple, per the Loston Evening Transcript.
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Loston Evening
Speaking of Fruit and the Lemon in Love
A playful report on romantic misreads where a hopeful suitor finds the peach turns sour, yielding a lemon of a match that no salad or mate can fix. The prose blends fruit imagery with a whimsical caution about expectations in courtship.
Divine Requirements for Revival from Second Chronicles
Rev Be L McCreery argues in this Bible Institute lecture that God’s revival hinges on his people humbling themselves praying seeking his face and turning from wicked ways The piece outlines three key aspects the audience is God s own people the four conditions humility prayer seeking God s presence and repentance and the promised threefold blessing hearing forgiveness and healing of the land It links revival to national restoration through obedience to divine requirements.
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Jerusalem
Solomon
Temple
Jehovah
God
Palestine
Faith Guides Aimed Toward Peace and Unity
Quote from Amilel on how true peace comes when a person feels directed by a supreme power and aligned with God and the universe. It emphasizes salvation through faith providing strength and calm in the right path.
Poverty and Riches Snobbery Thackeray Quote
A Thackeray quip on social status condemns vanity in poverty and pride in wealth, arguing both ends of society display snobbery. The line challenges shame over poverty and boasts of lineage as equally misplaced.
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Thackeray
The Ungrateful Son Proverb Note
A Chinese proverb compares the ungrateful son to a wart on a father's face and laments removing the blemish as painful, reflecting cultural values about filial duty and social harmony.
Bright Day Prompts Caution Adder Warning
The line suggests a sunlit day awakens danger as a wary path must be chosen. Shakespearean phrasing frames caution in the face of hidden threats, using imagery of a serpent to symbolize risk on a bright day.
The Merriest Creature and the Creation’s Ranking
A witty remark by Addison noting humans as the merriest species and others as more serious. The line weighs human charm against the gravity of all other beings in the universe.
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Man
Addison
Panama Champion Miss Mann to debut at Madison Square Garden
Fourteen year old Panam a Canal Zone champion swimmer and diver Miss Almay Mann makes her first appearance of the year in Madison Square Garden New York. She won the competition last season and expects to repeat.
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Madison Square Garden
New
Vv Heart
English Derby Classic Inaugurated in 1780 at Epsom Downs
The Derby Stakes at Epsom Downs is the British turf classic run over a mile and a half for three year olds. Inaugurated in 1780, the race this year was won by Sir Charles Bunbury's Diomed, with historical wins by Edward VII when prince of Wales aboard Diamond Jubilee and in 1909 with Minoru.
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Enghand
Charles Bunbury
King Edward
Prince of Wiles
Diamond Jubilee
Minoru
Honest John Kelly Advises Athletes On Money
Umpire and sportsman John Kelly gives thrift guidance to athletes amid money pressure. He warns that early success brings friends who disperse with wealth as time passes, stressing prudent saving to avoid loss of support and status.
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John Kelly
Athletics Named Sensation of American League Race
Babe Ruth calls the Athletics the sensation of the American League amid praise and skepticism. Some doubt the team, once a joke, now show real promise as a strong, balanced unit under manager Mack.
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Babe Ruth
Cornelius McGillicuddy
Mack
Putting of Americans Amazes British Critics
British golf critics are astonished by American amateurs in England. Spectators cheer as players miscue or succeed, and a missed putt prompts a humorous gesture of tossing a club toward the nearby countryside.
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England
Uke
Baseball Notes Mixed Player News From the Era
Virgil Barnes returns to uniform for the Giants after surgery. Bush plans Pref er Allen Russell as a regular starter. Irn Flagstead stands out for Boston Americans. Rube Benton shows improved pitching. Nebraska league elects Dick Grotte president. Notre Dame may hire George McBride as baseball coach. Bill Friel joins St. Louis Browns as a notable story teller. Merito Acosta breaks both legs. Eddie Montague signs with San Francisco.
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Bill Friel
St. Louis Browns
New Racing Tale Nets Veteran and Debutant Wins
In the Mississippi Valley deacue Dibriqiue faces Marshalltown as Tron Man McQinnity at age fifteen two turns in a fourth for a vie s tory. Old Ireland wins the prize with Jen grin Whiskers and Terry Beastey a Pueblo jockey riding for over fifty years, winning on his seventy second birthday.
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Babe Adams
Dick Rudolph
McQinnity
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Mississippi Valley
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Jen Grin
Terry Beastey
Iday
Paddock Defects Question USC Sprint Champion’s Form
Parks physician Dr Bellin du Coteau analyzed Charles Paddock at the international university games. He cited uneven shoulders a possible spinal curvature a round chest and prominent clavicles noting defective respiration and mouth breathing as signs of unusual impairment for a sprinter.
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University of Southern California
Por Bellin du Coteau
Parks
Taneh
Paddock
International University
Paddeck
Fhiddeek
Rts
Helmach Shines for Athletics in Upcoming Race
Helmach, a newcomer on the Athletics, has shown wonderful form and high expectations surround him. The pitching staff, led by Connie Mack, is delivering fine ball and could keep the team in the race if the form continues.
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Red A. Helmach
Athletics
Liag
Connie Mack
Sporting Squibs of All Kinds
A scattered sports column notes tennis year round in South Africa and boxing law enforcement in Chicago. It mentions Jack Dempsey’s heritage, Criqml’s few losses, and a new boxing commission in Menten City. The piece references a French memorial study, a French gun gift, and the steamship America carrying the U S Olympic team to France.
Castoria Advertisement Endorsed for Child Relief
Mother Bell, Fletcher's Castoria has been used for over 30 years to ease constipation flatulence wind colic and diarrhea in babies and children. It soothes feverish symptoms and aids digestion promoting natural sleep without opiates. The genuine product bears the signature.
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Fletcher
A Boastful Thief Tries Pickpocket Bet at Store
Amin boasted he could steal from a shop without detection. A wager led him to steal a box of chocolates while a bystander pretended to wait. The stranger revealed he was the detective and asked Amin to prove his claim.
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Amin
Saul
First Commuter Echoes in a Frayed NY Sun and Globe Snippet
A fragmented OCR style passage references two commuters and a cryptic line about recognition and wealth. The text evokes an early New York newspaper tone with garbled phrases about memory and social perception, hinting at a gossip like exchange.
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New York Sun and Globe
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