Grain Dust Explosions Targeted in Public Meetings
Campaigns by the Bureau of Chemistry and the United States Grain Corporation warn of grain dust explosions. Meetings with motion pictures and demonstrations are held to educate handlers, fire officials, and insurers about prevention after five blasts since last year killed 70 and caused $6 million in losses.
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Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
United States Grain Corporation
United States Department of Sugriculture
Fire Insurance Couyinies
Mary
How to Keep Young by Dr Josiah Oldfield
London physician Dr Josiah Oldfield promotes a fruitarian daily diet to delay aging. He cites dandelion leaves fowls eggs grapes lettuce cow’s milk water honey and salads as key plus a claim that waste in blood vessels causes old age and that cells can be renewed to yield extended youth potentially to age 105.
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Josiah Oldfield
London
Ohange
Doctor Oldfield
Dawn Breaks Over Lily Pads and Starry Lake
A poem by Tarnest McGaffey describes night yielding to dawn. Lily pads, reeds, and waters awaken softly as stars fade and the Milky Way glistens on the lake. Rustling leaves grow quiet while Luna’s crown and star gems linger in the sky until gray light ushers in day.
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Luna
Sincerity Defined by Tillotson
A concise quotation defines sincerity as speaking truthfully, aligning actions with pretensions, and performing promises to embody what one seems to be, as stated by Tillotson.
Amethyst Decline in Europe After Brazilian Finds
Amethyst once ranked high among decorative stones due to color lightness and polish. Large Brazilian deposits reduced European popularity and values, though amethyst remains the most valued quartz for engraving. Ancient engravings favored lighter stones, with few dark-shade works surviving. Notable extant gems include depictions of emperors and scholars in European collections.
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Brazil
Europe
Odor Travels Through Water Like Air Says Scientist
A scientific writer notes fish sense odors without a true nose and that scent travels through water as it does through air. Anglers focus on bait appearance, but scent effects are underestimated. a shark bites fat pork on a hook, suggesting trout may bite other scents beyond artificial lures.
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Gays
Nothing Defined as Meaning Something in Language
An authority explains that the word nothing has an elastic sense depending on usage. Sometimes nothing denotes a real but insignificant entity such as air in an empty bottle, while in other cases it implies minimal effort or potential consequences.
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Dryden
Ducks and Birds Take Flight From Water Surface
Canvas-thick red-head ducks move quickly after deep dives and rise to surface before taking flight. Surface feeding fowl such as black duck pinfail and teal can lift directly from the water if needed.
Home Language Mystery: The Word "Home" Defies Translation
A historical note argues that the English word home carries unique emotional resonance not replicated in other languages. It cites Italian Spanish German and Russian terms as referring to buildings, not the deeper associations of home, with examples of translation woes for hymns and poetry. The piece also discusses how the meaning of home varies by context for legal matters.
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Mustarine
Begg
C. Wells & Co
Lo Roy
Thoughts of Wise Men on Desire and Character
A reflective piece arguing that discontents stem from desires more than needs. It suggests progress comes from rising after falls and that sorrow reveals, not changes, a person’s nature. The author links mood at day’s start to harmony in one’s social circles and inner life.
Mummies Found in Steam Heated Cave on Aleutian Island
Archaeologists report 13 Aleut mummies found in a steam heated lava cave on Hagan Island. One remains in a vault at the National Prison in Washington as warm volcanic air preserved the corpses.
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Hagan Islland
National Prisoum
Washington
United States
Alaska
Child Nutrition Guide From Verte Maynet Book
The text outlines milk as the core of a child's diet, emphasizing fresh milk over substitutes and listing groups for daily intake. It explains milk’s growth-promoting properties, suggests serving milk with fruit and in soups, and offers a simple milk based recipe, noting bread and milk as a main meal for young children.
Mob killings tally 63 across United States in ten months
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People reports 63 mob deaths in the U S during the first ten months of 1919. Of the victims, 61 were American citizens and two were Mexican. 59 American victims were Black, with 11 burned at the stake.
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United States
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
London’s Coal Consumption Reaches 15 Million Tons
London consumes about 15 million tons of coal annually, highlighting the city’s heavy energy needs and the enduring role of coal in urban life.
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London
Gulf Stream Gains Heat En Route to Europe
The gulf stream receives a warm addition from the northeast trade wind current outside the Caribbean. The outside current has similar surface temperatures along the West Indies but moves less violently, arriving off Cape Hatteras with higher temperature and less vertical mixing than the gulf stream.
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Europe
Caribbean Islands
Bahamas
West Indian Islands
Straits of Florida
Cape Hatteras
Gulf Stream
Odd Facts From Around the World and Time
A collection of curious observations touching beauty in Borneo, charity spending in Switzerland, cypress symbols in Italy, marriages of six U S presidents to widows, Chinese brush pens, bakery shop rules in Berlin, Japanese needleworkers, a tall chimney’s wind sway, skull bone tests with beans, snakeskin tanning in Madras, barleycorn length, and a new United States airplane hangar built of concrete and steel with rapid fire doors.
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United States
Possible Hungar y royal claimant Prince Franz Joseph Otto
Exclusive photo shows Prince Franz Joseph Otto eldest son of exiled Emperor Karl of Austria proposed as Hungary’s king by monarchist factions. Born November 20 1912 he currently resides with his parents in a Swiss castle while in exile.
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America
Franz Joseph Otto
Exmperor Carl
Austria
Hungary
Switzerland
The Heart Behind a City’s Attractiveness
In a reflective essay, the author argues that true charm comes from a city’s heart and acts of kindness toward strangers rather than grand buildings or parks. The piece contrasts Tulsa, Newport, Palm Beach, Pasadena with Pittsburgh, Kansas City, and St. Joseph, urging genuine warmth.
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Tulsa
Newport
Palm Beach
Pasadena
Pittsburgh
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Breckenridge
Twilight Hour
Abandonment Case Triggers Jailer Visit Rules
A wife seeks access to her husband held on abandonment charges. The jailer permits visitors only on Wednesdays and Saturdays, prompting her to insist on release so she can tend to him when time allows.
Cutting Glass Circles By Segmenting From Edges
Instructions describe breaking circular glass by making multiple straight cuts from the edge and removing segments one by one. Caution advised to avoid cutting inside the circle line to prevent breaking the center.
Notions of marriage and youth in late news chatter
A Detroit Free Press remark warns that beauty does not guarantee a good wife while a Grit item humorously notes the Excelsior fiddling band rehearsing for hog-killing season, suggesting the hogs lose interest in life as the music plays.
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Detroit Free Press
Quotes on admiration blur Shakespeare reference
The fragment suggests a dialogue about genuine admiration for Shakespeare versus surface approval. A speaker questions another man’s praise as inauthentic when a bird is linked to a writer, implying a paradox between stated respect and underlying associations.
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Shakespeare
Prepared to Preach the Gospel
A sermon argues the four prerequisites for gospel preaching: new birth, knowledge of the gospel, faith in its power, and the endowment of power from on high. It stresses preachers must be born again, know the gospel facts, trust its salvation power, and seek divine empowerment to avoid lifeless orthodoxy.
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Saul
Damascus
Paul
Sorrow of Lost Faith
Reflection on Christian joy independent of outward circumstances. The Lord remains constant, and faith in Jesus Christ is the source of true joy even in darkness. Loss of faith brings profound sadness, but enduring trust sustains hope and love.
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Jesus Christ
Character as a possession never taken from a man
A quotation frames character as an enduring possession that cannot be taken away and grants a man his stand even when the world passes. The line underscores enduring virtue beyond worldly wealth or power.
Follies of Youth as Vices Across a Lifetime
A reflective phrase notes that youthful follies grow into manly vices and linger into old age, warning about consequences and the lasting impact of early behavior. The aphorism emphasizes moral restraint, accountability, and self discipline.
Be Not Mocked and The First Step to Victory
A dated political religious reflection invokes Duke of Argyll and biblical quotes to urge faith as the first step to victory. It argues that belief can prevent defeat and frames courage as faith in overcoming battles.
The Making of a Famous Medicine
A laboratory tour reveals Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound produced with precision and cleanliness. Over 350000 pounds of herbs are harvested annually using solvents to extract medicinal properties, with sterilized utensils and pasteurized bottles ensuring purity. Letters from women attest to its health benefits in treating female ills.
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Lydia KE
Pinkham
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