Rolling Stone Finds New Life In Eppingham
Frank Latham, a drifting young man, steps off a train in Eppingham and wins a chance at steady work after rescuing a woman from a runaway horse. He impresses her father Mr. Stone, the county’s large employer, with his steadiness and stenography skills, securing a secretary post that leads to a marriage within a year.
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Frank Latham
Eppingham
Rank
Frank
Vrasik
Mrr. Stone
Mr. Stone
Polyphemus
Inabor
Latham
Stone
Decoy Duck Quacks and Swims Ingenious Attractant
Amos C Vaughan of Anadar ko Oklahoma uses wind up mechanical decoys described in Popular Science Monthly. The two part duck decoy features a clock work motor driving a propeller and phonograph quack record to lure ducks. The inventor remains unidentified as to who makes the phonographic quack record.
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Amos C. Vaughan
Anadarko, Okla
Popular Science Monthly
Language quirks prompt an Italian to joke on English spelling
An Italian speaker notes English irregularities in spelling and pronunciation. He cites examples like cough, enough, plough, and bough to illustrate the quirks. A Philadelphia Ledger quote attributes the remark to a famed American scholar.
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Langwidge
Philadelphia Ledger
Old Paisley Shawls Echo a Fashion Era
The article recalls the Paisley shawl as a symbol of status on par with a family carriage. Quality mattered with double weave and cashmere centers in salmon, scarlet, green or lavender. Many shawls are preserved by grandmothers, while others were cut up for later wraps.
Baths and the changing sense of scent in the 1930s
The Cornhill recollects baths becoming fashionable in the 1930s as George Pollock notes. An old colonel laments baths clogging officers' luggage and mocks young men for overwashing. He calls tobacco the only unpardonable smell, while even onions are preferred.
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George Pollock
Becuse
London Globe
Opera Snippet Sparks Morbid Talk of Burnings
London Opinion quotes dramatic lines about a female character facing execution by fire. The excerpt hints at public appetite for sensational punishment and misgivings about how the plot unfolds.
The Difference in Women
A 1916 essay argues second marriages for widowers stir public interest among spouses and neighbors. It contrasts thrift and hardship of the first wife with a widower's new comforts, urging husbands to share leisure and support their wives as companions.
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Shea
Mother's Cook Book Greens and Oyster Plant Dishes
A vintage kitchen excerpt describes pea cream soup with mint and onion juice, oyster plant puree with mace, and dates with whipped cream. It adds egg dishes like scrambled eggs with red pepper and a celery almond soup, each plated with rich dairy and crusty accompaniments.
Would You Be Strong and Healthy Then Just Walk
The article extols walking as the best exercise, detailing posture breathing and momentum. It cites Dr Felix L Oswald praising outdoor air over indoor air and claims regular brisk walking strengthens the lungs, enlarges the chest, tones limbs, and enhances posture and grace.
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Felix L. Oswald
Cottages for Teachers Campaign in Washington
Popular Mechanics notes a campaign in Washington to build school cottages owned by the school system. Plans include two types with living and dining areas 13 by 19 feet, a bedroom alcove, and modern kitchen and bath, designed to attract and retain teachers with families in rural areas.
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State of
Washington
Popular Mechanics
Lost Art Rating in America Echoes Hard-Earned Skill
A Lost Art Rating is described as a fading craft in America. The statement compares practical dining to a difficult art, suggesting widespread challenges in obtaining meals reflect broader culinary and social shifts.
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America
World Notes on Science and Industry Advances
A survey of quick facts across nations and industries notes farming in France before the war, new rubber nails, Iceland coal deposits, steel rust prevention, a miniature auto horn, thumb print time recording, Mediterra nean artichoke weed, Swiss rail metal ties, a Jacksonville barber shop firm, Mexico’s elevated plateau, auto tire overinflate protection, Siberian beet sugar trials, a silent mosquito claim, Brazilian submarine tender tests, Dutch hinged hull boats, and New Zealand pig iron production.
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France
Germany
Iceland
Mediterranean
Switzerland
Jacksonville
Fla
Shearer & Hare
Mexico
Siberia
L. O. Howard
Bureau of Entomology
Washington, D. C
New Zealand
New Inventions Across Farms Machines and Tools
A German farm implement combines plow disk barrow and roller in one trip. An electric box nailer on a truck moves with factory use. A cylindrical toothbrush with a spiraled handle and plunger. A speedometer that limits car speed. An English cane with a foot rest projection. A pneumatic rubber helmet protects babies. India developing lead pencil industry with American machinery.
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India
Excess Sugar Causes Fermentation and Liver Strain
The text warns that excess sugar ferments in the digestive tract producing alcohol and acids, hindering liver function and bodily processes. It notes cane sugar irritates the stomach, while the liver can synthesize needed sugar when intake is zero, and dietary starch also converts to sugar in the body.
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Alimentary Canal
Teakettle Lid Promises Safe Pouring For Housewives
A new aluminum teakettle lid with a center automatic valve opens with water flow and closes when shut off preventing burns from lifting hot kettles. The concave lid also serves as a warm, sanitary space to hold a cup or small vessel for gentle heating like melting butter, endorsed by cooking experts.
What Women Are Doing
A collage of statements notes women in diverse roles from English mills to legal pays. It mentions women shoveling malt in Ingland malthouses, Bryn Mawreenege students forming a military corps, and 15,000+ woman linotype operators in the country. British women earn $6.25 weekly clerking, and army cooks receive $100 a year plus board. Mrs Zada Falangus of Portland reports $1,000 monthly life insurance writing. Harriet Bradner is appointed to inspect New York farm colonies for women. Edinburgh University may admit women on equal terms to men, Queen Wilhelmina of Hollandia praised, and England funds a special loan for early-career women doctors.
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London
Ingland
Bryn Mawreenege
Zada Falangus
Portland
Oregon
Harriet Bradner
New York
Edinburgh University
Wilhelmina
Hollandia
Europe
England
Charlie’s Ice Cream Remedy Delight Creates Quick Cure
Five year old Charlie Schmittler visits Dr Martin Montgomery in Owensville Indiana. The doctor prescribes five cents worth of ice cream as a dose and Charlie leaves smiling claiming he feels much better. The tale appears in the Indianapolis News.
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Doctormian
Charlie Schmittler
Martin Montgomery
Owensville
Ind
Charlie
Indianapolis ‘News
Cabbages and a King by Elizabeth Van Benthuysen
A profile of John D. Rockefeller wealth and influence framed through his New York Rockefeller Institute cabbage patch. The piece contrast wealth with sparse urban gardening, noting Rockefeller funds and the yard's use by women and children to grow vegetables amid science and poverty. It urges readers to use space for gardens as the urban poor do.
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Elizabeth van Benthuysen
Midas
Croesus
John D. Rockefeller
Produce Exchange
New York
America
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Institute
Sixty Sixth Street
East River
New York City
Edward Markham
Money cannot buy garden beauty in high end landscapes
The article argues that vast spending on Western coast estates yields stiff, inartistic gardens. It contrasts costly features with simple natural elements, praising thoughtful arrangement over lavish but sterile design. A paint illustration accompanies the critique.
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Western Coast
Fairyland
A Dog for the Garden Trial Method in Horticulture
The article argues for testing plants and new crops in a small trial garden before large-scale planting. It compares garden trials to a theater manager’s dog before a big city production and emphasizes real experience over theory to account for climate and soil differences and to avoid future heartaches.
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United States
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