American skyscraper race pushes toward record hights in Detroit and New York
The piece surveys Detroit and New York contesting tallest office buildings with the Book and Larkin towers planned to surpass Woolworth. It traces skyscraper history from Chicago to modern towers, discusses foundations elevators zoning traffic and the limits of height objecting future generations to taller structures.
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Icarus
Babel
Tower of Babel
Akyserapera
Archimedes
Paris
Woolworth
Excelsior
New York City
Detroit
United States
Gotham
New York
Larkin
France
Germany
Tn Ulm
Cologne
Book
General Motors Corporation
Equitable
General Motors
York
New Republic
Chicago
Tacoma
Auditorium
Masonic Temple
Singer
Lower Broadway
Metropolitan
Honor Long
United States Bureau of Standards
Bureau of Standards
Florida
Miami
Airth
Larkin Tower
Tato
New York Times
Arkin Ces Venes
Newark
Eiffel
Paria Book
Seneanee
Woolworth Oubee
New York Metropolitan
Oreune
New York Singer
New York Municipal
Washington Monument
Doankers
Ulm
Cathe
Darat
Wens Penes
Great Pyramid
Earat
New Word Emerges in Beauty Parlor Window
A New York beauty parlor displays a novel term blending mortician cosmetician and new coinage heart tician. Linguists may adopt it, while grave diggers joke of goodicians, as death’s sting is softened by playful language and lexical curiosity.
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New York
Sam Johnson
Yorick
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Royal Carrot Awaited Return From Hyde Park Ride
A royal groom waits in Buckingham Palace for King George to return from a Hyde Park horseback ride. The story mentions a carrot from the royal garden as part of the royal routine. The passage ends abruptly after the king dismounts.
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George Goen
Hyde Park
Buckingham Palace
Royal Garden
End of the Long War with Treaty of Paris 1763
The nine year conflict known as the French and Indian War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10 1763. France ceded Canada to England marking a major shift in colonial control.
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Paris
Canada
France
England
Ground Hog Faste r North America Marmot Facts
Nature Magazine notes several marmot species but eastern woodchucks or ground hogs are well known. Woodchucks do not store food. they fatten in early fall and enter a long hibernation in October or November until spring. Length about twenty three inches and weight eight pounds.
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America
Nature “Magazine
Beauty and Charm in Wood Frame Houses Defend Lumber Use
A defense by lumbermen’s associations argues wood frame houses remain dominant in U S construction. It cites that about 85 percent of homes use lumber and three of four new houses are lumber based, noting wood’s longevity when treated and painted. It also mentions steel fabricated materials’ rise and a public health service milk ordinance adopted by 100 cities.
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United States
The
Public Health Service
First Battalion Fifth Marines in June 1918 Near Marigny
The narrative follows the First Battalion of the Fifth Marines in early June 1918 as they relieve the First Division near Marigny and endure brutal fighting against German offensives. They seize Hill 142 and later drive the enemy from Champilion and Bois de Beilleau, with high casualties and steadfast resolve amid constant bombardment and regrouping.
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Fifth Marines
Marigny
Champilion
Bois de Beilleau
No Man's Land Night March Through Wolf-Tail Lines
A Marine platoon traverses No Man's Land near La Voie du Chatelle under shelling. The lieutenant leads through wheat fields to Regimental position while wary machine gunners and enemy fire punctuate the tense, nightly advance.
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Reddy
St. Denis
Paris
Marine Brigade
Ike
Quantico
Fortyninth
la Vaie du Chatelle
la Voie du Chatelle
Leutenant
Marines Singers and Historic Battle References Remain
A passage recalls the Marine Corps hymn taught to recruits at Parris Island and on the West Coast. It notes lyrics from Montezuma to Tripoli and a chorus about the marines guarding heaven. The text mentions a gunnery sergeant leading a platoon and a long march through France ending near the Rhine, with mention of Bouresches and Belleau Wood renamed in honor of Marines.
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Marine Corps
Parris
Halla
Montezuma
Tripoli
Prebattle Tension Near Croutte as Marines Readied for Soissons
In Croutte sur-Marne the First battalion endures a hot July while shells fall eastward and guns boom toward Soissons. After a restless night and menace in the air, the unit, held in readiness for uncertain movement, advances with others along the Marne toward the next town as dawn nears.
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Croutte sur-Marne
Marne
Wnyleasant Nols-de-Belleau-Boureschea
Chateau-Thierry
Boils de la Brigande de Marine
Vaux
Ine
Croutte
Bastille
Roche
H. Q
Chateau- Thierry
Meaux
Fifth Marines
Surviving Colonial House on Harlem River West Bank
A half acre of colonial New York remains on the Harlem river shore near the University Heights bridge. A long low house dominates the plot, its age reflected in the weary structure. The area now hosts brickyards and coal yards with tugboats and horns replacing earlier quiet and birds.
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New York
Harlem River
University Heights
West Fordham Road
West Two Hundred
Seventh Street
Harlem
New York Times
Finishing Sealskin Fur Through Detailed Dressing Process
The article outlines heavy salt-impregnated sealskins that are hard to wear until properly dressed. It describes washing drying oil-soaked sawdust skiving to remove stiff hairs without damaging roots, brushing out loosened bristles, hot air drying, and multiple dye coats to achieve color.
Musical Genius Bach Tuner Who Expanded Keyboard
A Kan sas City Star write up credits Johann Sebastian Bach as a piano tuner who broadened music by expanding keyboard range and tuning. It notes his harpsichord work led to new keys, his initial rejection, and later influence on Mozart Chopin Schumann Liszt and Rubinstein who admired his innovations.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Kansas City
Bach
Mozart
Tbueh
Tust
Chopin
Schumann
Liszt
Hubenstein
John Hancock Urges Boston Burnings If War Demands
During the siege of Boston General Washington sought advice on bombarding the town. John Hancock, president of Congress, weighed his own vast Boston real estate against the need to expel the British army. He urged immediate orders to burn if necessary.
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Boston
Washington
Congress
John Hancock
Lifting Machines Through Ages From Archimedes to Sinai
Lifting devices using pulleys ropes and windings date to Archimedes and medieval Rome with military uses. The germ of the modern elevator appears in Leonardo da Vinci and Agricola sketches. The earliest known primitive ascent system is in the convent of St Catherine on Mount Sinai worked by a capstan carrying people and stores.
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Romes
Leonardo da Vincl
Agricola
Convent of St. Catherine
Mount Sinai
So Many Die Young Thinking Prompts Narrow Life Outlook
A prominent medical authority argues that excessive pondering may shorten life, posing a grim forecast for those with little to think or who have not learned to use their minds.
Cooking fish and tempting dishes from kitchen notes
Fish needs shorter cooking than meat and should never be undercooked. European methods emphasize flavor with sauces and careful heat. Suggestions include baked broiled fried escalloped molded and chowders. Fried trout and campfire dishes feature butter and browning. Various recipes follow, including egg sandwiches and puddings with rich fillings.
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Tosult
The Spanish Main Term Defined Across Regions
The term the Spanish Main refers to the Caribbean Sea and the North coast of South America from the Orinoco to the Paria region. It also applies to the shores of Spain’s possessions in Central America.
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Caribbean Sea
South America
Orinece
Pairien
Central America
Quote from Uncle Eben Sparks Local Dialect Wit
A Washington Star snippet features Uncle Eben warning against believing rumors and urging vigilance, with his humorous dialect line about not getting fooled even if one is deaf. The short piece captures a regional voice and social charm.
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Uncle Eben
Washington
Star
Naval clash in West Indies Constellation defeats Insurgent
In February 1709 the US frigate Constellation battled the French frigate Insurgent in the West Indies. The fight lasted about an hour and ended in an American victory.
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United States
Constellation
West Indies
High Form of Love in Nature’s Call
A reflection on cultivating love of nature in every heart, praising pure affection for the natural world. The piece emphasizes that true love of nature grows with effort and moral elevation, urging readers to nurture a refined, exalted bond with the environment.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Book Tower
the Royal
John W. Thomason Jr
Tre Ball Syndicate
Laa
Bois Gros-Jean
Lulu
Swan
VI Armee
Juin
Bouresches
Boils de Belleau
Vith Army
Boils de
Berty
Soisssons
St. Mihiel
Blanc Mont
Argonne-Meuse
Nleuwied
Rhine
von Boehn
Bois de Belleau
Chapter
Soissons
Xenon Aker Ee ReEs
KeXed
LeXeKeEeEers
Hancock
Eben
Boe
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