Parachutes and Cattle Tuberculosis Inventions Noted
A compilation notes items from science and history including parachutes used to drop mall bites, a Swiss biologist's cattle TB game, fungus diseases in humans, Alfred Rouxel's death after 71 years at sea, and political shifts with a new Socialist cabinet in Finland. It also touches on language shifts in the Philippines, school funding losses, leprosy in China, materials like glass and milkweed uses, and wartime cocoons and gasization trends.
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Alfred Rouxel
Silanpua
E Finland
W. E. Kershner
Olio Teachers’ Retirement System
Arctic explorer General Greeley celebrates eighty third birthday
Cen Adolphus Washington Greely, famed Arctic explorer and Civil War veteran born in Massachusetts, marked his eighty third birthday at his Washington home. His storied career includes polar expeditions begun in 1881 and a perilous near starvation during one voyage.
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Adolphus Washington Greely
Washington
General Greeley
Massachusetts
No Heat in Oxygen as a Fuel Limiter in Combustion
Oxygen itself does not burn but supports combustion of fuels like acetylene or hydrogen. A hotter flame results when burning with oxygen compared to air, yet the total heat produced remains the same.
Shape of the Universe: wafer-shaped cosmos roaming space
The article asserts the universe may be wafer shaped and travels edgewise through space among stars and solar systems, presenting a speculative view of cosmic geometry and motion.
Readable OCR Patch Notes From Copper's Weekly
A fragmentary quote from Copper's Weekly urges trying again after mistakes. It notes that truths of doing things correctly are rarely found on the first attempt and hints at friendships and future technologies. The text is garbled but preserves historical tone.
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Cupper's Weekly
Not Always When a Man Buys He Is Making the Best of It
A Progressive Grocer quips that purchase choices often reflect getting the worst of a deal, underscoring a skeptical view of shopping outcomes.
Smithsonian bird interrupts budget talk with talking myna
Director General of the Budget Lord visited the Smithsonian Institution when an Indian Myna in the collection spoke asking How about the budget. Officials present vouched for the incident. The photo shows C. D. Wayland, assistant bird keeper at the national zoo, with the bird.
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Lord
Smithsonian Institution
General Lord
Smithsonian
C. D. Wayland
National Zoo
Miss Hileen Simpson Wins National Junior First Aid Prize
Miss Hileen Simpson a thirteen year old Camp Fire girl of Grand Rapids Michigan has been awarded the first national prize of 1000 by the Junior First Aid region for heroic action at Ottawaa Beach Lake Michigan last summer.
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Hileen Simpson
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ottawaa Beach
Lake Michigan
Odd and Interesting Facts from the Last Four Centuries
A collage of antiquated notes notes on volcano deaths number of heart disease rise in 1026 and spider venom glands. It mentions England head secrets and mercury deposits in Spain. The US dominates dye production and topaz color distinctions. A bulb powers early color film. A Maine man owns a pet raccoon that rides with him. An English pedestrian walked 80 miles backward in nine hours.
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Spain
United States
Gardiner
Maine
Trans Atlantic voyage speeds in 1812 noted
The London to Quebec crossing in 1812 took about three weeks with sailing ships common. A steady pace of six miles per hour was a good long voyage speed and nine miles per hour considered excellent. The clipper record for fastest Atlantic crossing was twelve days.
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London
Quebec
Atlantic
Pronunciation Sparks Debate in Boston Transcript
The Boston Transcript quotes a remark objecting to British pronunciation of schedule and scheme and questioning why the advisory committee on spoken English does not address how words like school are pronounced in the United States.
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Boston Transcript
Sounding Brass in Montreal Star Opines on Fair Words
A Montreal Star column attacks the habit of using fair words to cover unfair life, deeming it profitless and hypocritical. The piece argues honesty and directness are preferable to polished but insincere rhetoric.
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Ufe
Montreal Star
Not a Literary People Says Highbrow Yet Fat Reader Exposed
In the Wilmington News Journal a critic who argued Americans lack literary culture encounters a striking scene at Pennsylvania Station where a girl lies on a bench reading a vivid magazine. The moment undercuts the harsh claim and prompts a reconsideration.
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Pennsylvania Station
Wilmington News-Journal
Going Too Far Knowledge Is Power Quote
The Boston Transcript notes a maxim on knowledge and power stating that power is reached when a man fully internalizes what he knows. The piece reflects on the cautionary limit of human insight.
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Boston Transcript
Knights Templar Plural Form Clarified by Grand Encampment
The grand encampment of the Knights Templar United States of America issues a resolution defining the plural form as Knights Templar with an s on the second word. The change clarifies proper usage for the organization’s name across official documents and references.
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Grand Commandery
Knights Templar
Oreer
United States of America
Early Automatic Telephony Birth and First Exchange
The concept of automatic telephony emerged in 1889 with Almon B. Strowger as its inventor. The first public automatic exchange opened in Laporte Indiana in 1892 with a crude setup serving about 100 subscribers.
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Almon B. Strowger
Laporte
Ind
Camel Humps as Stores of Flesh and Fat
Description explains camel humps store fat which is re absorbed to support the animal during famine conditions.
Neat criticism by A B Walker noted in Ledger
The late British critic A B Walker reportedly set a record in dramatic criticism by replying to the play A Dreadful Evening with a single word Exactly.
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A. B. Walker
Philadelphia Ledger
Aphid Carried Diseases Threaten Crops Across Families
Evidence suggests aphids that infest 80 crops may spread plant diseases between distinct plant families, raising concern for agricultural health and crop management strategies.
Prosperous Year Looms for Golf in 1027
Industry analysts forecast a strong 1027 for golf with 1,000 new clubs started in 1926. Expenditures for 1027 are projected at about 138 million dollars for sprinkling systems and supplies and 16 million for salaries and entertainment, pushing total golf spending beyond the 1 billion dollar mark after existing clubs, members’ gear, and incidentals.
Kojac Sets Records In 100 Yard Swim At Penn Meet
George Kojac of De Witt Clinton High School New York set two records at the University of Pennsylvania scholastic meet. He broke the meet record and established a new national indoor mark by covering 100 yards in 0.558-5 seconds, though 0.5 second slower than the world scholastic record.
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George Kojac
DeWitt Clinton High School
New York
University of Pennsylvania
Kojjac
Stuffy McInnis Joins Phillies as Playing Manager
John Stuffy McInnis moves into managerial ranks as playing head of the Philadelphia club in the National League. He has played first base for the Red Sox Braves Athletics and Phillies, and also for Cleveland and Pittsburgh, with five World Series appearances.
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John
Pittsburgh
The
Athletics
Red Sox
Pirates
Fidel LaBarba Tours Harvard During Vacation Visit
World flyweight champion Fidel LaBarba toured Harvard during a New England vacation. He inspected classrooms and dormitories and drew as much attention as any prominent visitor. He said he plans to attend Stanford after retiring in September.
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Harvard University
Fidel LaBarba
Pugillam
Harvard
New England
Fidel
Stanford University
Bentley and Miller Back From West Plaines Hunting Trip
Giants pitcher Jack Bentley and Phillies coach Red Miller return from a long hunting trip near West Plaines Missouri. Bentley, said to be in good shape, plans to work his arm into condition for the Giants season opener in Sarasota. He aims to win a regular spot under John McGraw.
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Jack Bentley
Giants
Red Miller
Philly
St. Louis
West Plaines
Bentley
Sarasota
John McGraw
Alexander Pitches Grover Alexander Addresses Chicago Club
Grover Alexander, guest of the Collegiate club in Chicago, was asked to speak on baseball. He explained that he begins pitching when the tide turns against him and that his best work comes almost unconsciously. He compared pitching to addressing a hostile crowd, saying it is as easy to place the ball as to speak to the mob.
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Grover Alexander
Chicago
Boxing to Replace Military Training in Germany
Byaducelle Boxing replaces military training in Germany and notes on widespread youth sports growth. The article mentions 26 700 sporting clubs in England with 1 400 000 members and various historic and speculative sports facts from boxing to swimming and football.
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Germany
England
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U. of Pennsylvania
Bennett Hall
Bangor
Lester D. Gardner
Aviation
National Aeronautic Association
Gardner
Moscow-seking Airlines
Porter Adams
Carl F. Schory
Shanghai
China
Th. W. J. Humphreys
United States Weather Bureau
Canton
Joan OF Arc
Miss Foo Foo-Wong
Teader
Ited
Amazon Corps
Cantonese Army
Gen. Greely
U. S
Great Britain
M. S. Nelson
Aston Knight
Legion of Honor
T’aris
Nicaragua
Honduras
Ematagalpa
Gnan
Pearl Lagoon
Lcefields Bluff
Jefields
Costa Rica
Latimer
Fordham University
Fordham
Kojac
McInnis
Alexander
Byaducelle
Hawaii
Ita
James NaJismith
University of Kansas
King College
Bristol
Lenoir
St. Moritz
Tarook Masuda
Cairo
Charles Wimmy
Oakland
Calif
Fang
New York City
Johnny Weismuller
Ilnoig A
Princeton
Mars
Edith Cavell
George Grantham
Pittsburgh Pirates
Senate
Arizona
Ont
Walter Hagen
Seminole Greyhound
Florida
Eastern Bowling League
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Syracuse
Rochester
Newark
Utica
Tom Blodgett
Yankees
Nebraska
Nashville
Tom Tothill
Stanley Newman
Toronto
Ivy Wingo
Columbus Club
American Association
Johnny Rawlings
Mitteburgh Pirates
Tommy Taylor
Memphis
Houston
St. Louis. Cardinals
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