International Date Line and the Length of a Day
Dr Willis J Johnson explains that portions of three days can exist simultaneously between 11 30 am and 12 80 pm London time. He notes the date line lies near 108th meridian with two adjustments for convenience and that days vary in length across locations, creating 49 hours 12 minutes between western Alaska and the rest of mankind.
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Willis J. Johnson
London
Cape Deshows
Attu Island
England
United States
Alaska
Waking a Heavy Sleeper: Odor Best to Arouse
A physician says the sense of smell is the quickest way to wake a deep sleeper. Noise often fails or irritates, especially in cities, while a moderate odor such as perfume ammonia or camphor reliably wakes a person without a violent start.
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Kansas City
The Complex Sense of Taste and Its Subtleties
The passage explains taste as a complex sensation involving the tongue’s thermic and tactile inputs and strong contributions from smell. It notes temperature, mild pain, acidity, and the overall perception shaping how ice cream and coffee differ when served at odd temperatures and how blindfolded tasters may err.
The Forty Mystery in Fact and Fiction
A rainy cafe misadventure ends with a stray steak found after the meal and umbrella incident. The piece explores why the number forty appears in fact and fiction, noting no evident mathematical reason and suggesting a memorable incident sparked its use.
Li's Iron Fleet Defeats Japanese Navy in 1597
History notes Korea's long civilizational strengths and the 1597 battle when General Li built an iron plated wooden fleet. Japan sent 700 boats in battle, but Li with 50 vessels achieved a disastrous defeat for the Japanese, marking a notable Korean victory.
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B. C
Korea
Japan
Neighbors recall surname change within family
A small daughter playing with neighborhood children notes her surname differs from the family. The speaker asks if the name comes from her mother’s remarriage, and the girl explains she kept her original name while the mother remarried.
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Chicago Tribune
Death by Evil Spirits in African Funeral Rites
The article describes Bangula tribe funerary customs along the Quango river where the deceased is questioned about their death during two days of celebration. Relatives react with excitement as drums sound and the body is displayed. The crowd blames illness on evil spirits, leading to a public burial and rigid postmortem inquiry.
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Africa
Bangulas
Quango
Ives
Island of Many Memories on St Helens Island landscape
The island of St Helens hosts a diverse semi tropical landscape shaped by settlers from many nations. Exiled Napoleon Bonaparte spent years there and died in 1821 while crops from Europe Africa and Asia intermingle with local flora.
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St. Helens
Napoleon Bonaparte
Europe
East
Little Island
Chicago News
Evolution of Mining Lamps From Flame to Electric Light
The article notes miners now carry a compact electric battery and lamp setup under ground. A belt battery powers a cap lamp with a reflector, offering improved illumination and especially safety. It contrasts with older open flame lamps that caused fatal coal dust explosions, praising Sir Humphry Davy for inventing the safety lamp.
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Humphry Davy
The Caspian Sea Vast InlandBody Of Water
The Caspian Sea is the largest inland sea spanning Europe and Asia between Russia and surrounding lands. It covers about 170000 square miles with rivers Ural and Volga flowing in and ports Astrabad Baku Astrakhan serving trade.
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Caspian Sea
Europe
Asia
Russia
Ural
Volga
Astrabad
Baku
Astrakhan
Detroit News
Woman Gains 27 Pounds After Tanlac Treatment
Mrs. Chas. Peden of Huntsville Alabama reports recovering from severe stomach trouble and weight loss after using Tanlac. She describes rapid improvement, restored appetite, relief from pain, better sleep, and renewed energy, noting she now weighs 125 pounds and urges others to try the tonic. Advertisement notes monticello oxford junction and Olin outlets.
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Chas. Peden
Min St
Huntsville
Alabama
Peden
Eus
Antil
Akin
Bones
Tanlie
Tanlae
Monticello
Wm. W. Stickford
Olin
McComber & McComber
Oxford Junction
Kk. A. Grimwood
Why Iowa Needs Deens Why Iowa Needs Deens
Promotion argues Deens is free from political obligations and entanglements and would align capital and labor within the law. It highlights his railroad career from machinist apprentice to a top mechanical position overseeing more than 30,000 workers and his strong interest in educational affairs.
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America
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
Notice from the Clarke District Court of Jones County Iowa about probate of Adolphine Fuller Waller deceased. The court sets June 21 1920 for final proof and probate at the next dime term. Interested parties may appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate.
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Dtatrieh
Jones County
Lowa
Adalphine Fuller
Adolphine Waller
AL A, Clarke
Merk District Court
Sensible Decision in a Domestic Dispute
Mrs Gawker questions competence of a new maid. Mrs Bounderby testifies she fired her after noticing Mr Bounderby admiring his reflection and adjusting his tie. The exchange highlights wit and social satire in a Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt.
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Mrs. Gawker
Mrs. Bounderby
Astronomical Gear Ratios Reduce ΔT Over Time
A French astronomer notes that a sidereal day is 38 minutes 55.91 seconds shorter than a mean solar day. He calculates that gear trains with 119 330 817 314 teeth can convert to mean time with only one second lost in eight years, while trains with 188 405 503 227 teeth yield one second error in 249 years.
Selah Explained as a Musical Direction in Psalms
The article discusses Selah in Psalms as a instruction to musicians in the temple. Mattheson argued in his critique that Selah equals the modern da capo, signaling a repeat from the beginning to the marked point.
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Mattheson
Crite
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Germany
Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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Roy D. Cooley
Wyoming
Geo. K. Meyer
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Chas. A. Doxsee
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F. L. Webster
Republican
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Langworthy, Iowa
Buick
F. O. B. Flint
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Middle West
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Indiana
Michigan Ave
Chicago
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