The Paternal Instinct
In a blizzard a man finds a market basket with a hungry baby on his porch and a note signed Lem dear. The husband panics at being blamed for kidnapping as police arrive, while the wife and guests reveal a practical joke that backfires on the prankster Roger Merwin.
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Mr. Tupper
Mabel
Lemuel
Lem Dear
Tupper
Lem
Mrs. Tupper
Roger
Bill Davis
Char
Mr. Davis
Bill
Lill
Roger F
Kouger
Coulunt
Roger Aferwin
Uber
Pupper
Dave Eameht
Vie
Qulek
Terry
Emeel
Oped
Finby
Lemuel Tupper
Fauet
Sete
Roger Merwin
Simple cork removal trick from Science and Invention
Handy remedy for stubborn bottle corks. Wind a heavy cord around the neck twice, pull ends to create friction, and as heat builds the cork ejects automatically. A neat, practical tip from a science feature for households.
Wealth’s Temptation and Social Hardship in Quirked Rhetoric
A fragmentary moral meditation on wealth’s hold over people of means. The speaker notes how abundance breeds oppression for the wealthy and those around them, urging restraint and reflection on desire and social esteem. The passage cites a dated author and tone from a bygone era.
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Quinkind
Wei
Records Sold for Exercise Repertoire
A vendor offers phonograph records to accompany physical exercises with the melody titled Oh Listen to the Punt. The item promotes rhythmic movement as its purpose and hints at a humorous or novelty tone for workouts.
Radio brings Big Ben sound to Borneo audience
Report says the famed Big Ben clock in London was heard by radio in Borneo, about 19 000 miles away, drawing attention to the reach of broadcasting.
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Radio London
Borneo
Vigilant Water Kept on Priceless Books
In the British Museum London millions of books are guarded in locked cases. Access requires a readers ticket and signed forms. Rare volumes are escorted to inner rooms with strict controls and vigilant guards. Any vandalism would be swiftly stopped.
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British Museum
London
Railroad Lines Built Around Amazon Falls
W N Stturg, commercial attache of the American embassy in Rio de Janeiro, notes in the National Geographic Magazine that most Amazon rivers are broken by rapids and falls including the Madeira and Mamore. The Madeira-Maimore railroad was built around these rapids to serve as an outlet for rubber.
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Amazon System
Madeira
Mamore
W. N. Sctturg
Rio de Janeiro
National Geographic Magazine
Madeira-Maimore
Prosperous Montana Farm Journey of Ed McDonnell
Ed McDonnell of Lewistown Montana describes a diversified farm in Judith Basin as highly rewarding with $200 capital turning into a thriving operation. He reports 25 bushels per acre wheat 65 bushels corn 40 barley 8 tons alfalfa 140 bushels potatoes and strong livestock and poultry output. He praises Montana climate and opportunities for practical farmers and stockmen.
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Montana
Ed McDonnell
Lewistown
McDonnell
Judith Basin
Iena
Wisconsin
Minnesota
H. F. Hunter
Union Station
Chicago
Moving pictures and river travel in historic notes
The excerpt recalls rubber transport by batelones down a river before railroads causing months of return travel with malaria hostile Indians and rapids hazards. It then cites Ralph Thoresby in 1670 describing early moving pictures where ships, horses, and a conch town scene move as clockwork starts.
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Beavis Town
Bolivia
Ralph Thoresby
Lava Coated Trees in Hawaiian Forest
In Hawaii on a volcanic slope a forest of lava trees forms a lifelike shell of lava. The original olia trees were buried as lava flowed 40 to 60 feet deep and instantly solidified as it touched the trunks, preserving bark grain in stone.
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Hawaiian Islands
Unclear Old Text Describes Damaged Trees and Fire
The passage describes branches failing due to cold contact and a mall flaw of the button streait causing a thin coating on trees. The resulting effects lead to a fire burning the ood and eventually the branches and trunk consumed, leaving only mold.
Chimney Waste Turns Heat Into Energy With New Devices
Electrical engineers are testing devices to recover waste heat from chimneys. They have converted into energy about 3 percent of the heat units of the fuel used so far, marking early progress in waste heat recovery.
Admonition to Son Promises Irish Presidency Respect
A brief note from Tatler in London recalls an Irish father advising his son to study hard and behave well. He says someday the boy may lead the Irish Republic and earn universal respect for his memory.
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Irish Republic
Ireland
Tatler
London
Three Souls Believed in South African Natives
A South African tribe reportedly holds that each man possesses three souls located in the head stomach and liver. Separately a science note reports bread baked with six cakes of yeast per loaf nourishes rate better than bread with half a cake of yeast.
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South Africa
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Tomorry
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Titan
Oliver
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Iowa
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bell System
Milwaukee
Hase
Chevrolet
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
Monticello, Iowa
Ality
otaLen
Windsor
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Royal Entertainers Radio Complete
Ian
Atwater
Kent Radio
Cross Hardware Co
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