Dicky Duck Faces Challenge In Wise Drakes Tale
Mr Drake, a wise old duck, guides Dicky and siblings with a contest to find the biggest worm. Dicky proves clever and aims to lead, while Madam Duck worries about punishment and egg-laying. The farmer’s eye adds tense stakes as Mr Drake forecasts future independence.
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Mr. Drake
Dicky Duck
Madam Duck
Dicky
Coeles
Drake
Zack
Andy
McClure Newspaper Syndicata
Have You This Habit
The governor seeks a school for his daughter as Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Browne discuss options. Old traditions clash with new ideas as candidates for social leadership are debated. The piece ends urging the habit of aiming at big things.
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Browne
Gray
Oulde Hall
Abs. Gray
AtOulde Hall
Mrs. Browne
Mary Browne
Capital Academy
Frank
Meath
C Oldren
Viendt
Begg Vetiers
Metropolitan Newspaper Service
A Line O' Cheer By John Kendrick Bangs
A poet muses on weather and nature’s music guiding mood through bright days and rainfilled thoughts. The piece notes ships at ports and the sea’s blue calm, with nature’s sounds enchanting the listener as tempests rage.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
The Why of Superstitions About Snake Eating
Investigations claim a widespread belief that biting a live snake grants sound teeth by transfer of the snake’s traits. From antiquity to modern times the superstition spans Europe to America, with roots in sympathetic magic and myths about animal language and wisdom gained through ingestion.
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Poliduce Society
United States
Cuauda
Burvisval
Tor
Qetsocritus
Apo
Saxo Grammaticus
Dhe Dane
Germany
Bohemia
Scandinavia
Red Sea
Arctic
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Car sales pitch with dangerous claim about mechanism
A dealer claims the car is up to date and requires no undercarriage checks while a customer questions, noting the mechanism could flip the car if anything goes wrong. The dialogue hints at a risky feature and a lack of transparency.
Panama Canal Ten Years Old Outgrows Its Original Clothes
The Washington National Geographic Society bulletin marks the canal’s tenth anniversary on the eve of its second decade. It notes the Panama Canal as the world’s busiest interoceanic waterway with tolls totalling millions, shipping growth, and national benefits including a new reservoir project and Sanitation advances.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Uncle Sam
Suez Canal
America
National Geographic Society
United States
Panama
Sault Ste. Marie
Viscount Bryce
Oll
Pacific
Atlantic
Far East
Panagakers
South Amelia
Japan
Andes
Chile
France
California
China
Singapore
South Seas
Baltimore
Araby
Canal Zone
Panama City
Cristobal and
Colon
Caribbean
New Gland Transplants Claimed Boost Wool Yield
Dr. Voronoff announced at a scientific congress that gland transplantation could increase sheep wool production. He said the operation may not work on all sheep but could create a special breed among descendants. Experiments were under way with 3,000 sheep in Algeria and with goats.
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Dr. Cares
Carey Medical Laboratories
Elmira
N. Y
Siege
Belgium
Serve Voronoff
Algeria
Georgetown Introduces Galitzin Seismograph for More Accurate Quake Records
Georgetown University Seismological Observatory unveils a new Galitzin vertical seismograph with magnetic registration and photographic recording, promising more dependable quake reports. Observatory head Father Tondorf notes annual global quakes rise to about 9,000 to 10,000, with Georgetown previously recording 0 to 110. the new instrument aims to greatly increase this figure.
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Washington
Georgetown University Seismological Observatory
Atlantic
Doeter Sieberg
Jena
Georgetown
Francis A. Tondorf
We. Observatory
Georgetown Observatory
Healy
Father Tondorf
International Seismological Society
United States
Golden State Statue by Edward Fields Sanford Jr.
A model of the Minernal Wealth statue, one of four granite sculptures planned for California's state capitol in Sacramento, created by sculptor Edward Fields Sanford Jr.
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California State
Sacramento
Edward Fields Sanford
Refugee Family Recalls Flight From Tabasco to Vera Cruz
Wilhelm von Waldenfelst and his four member family fled Mexico during the revolution after losing their ranch and belongings. Their 48 hour Grijalva river voyage ended on rocks, then a perilous river journey to Frontera and a lengthy trek to Vera Cruz. In Vera Cruz they were penniless and ill until a German captain aided them aboard a steamer.
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Norfolk
Wilhelm von Waldenfelst
Hive
Germany
Tabasco
Grijalva
Frontera
Vera Cruz
Grushof
Standing Room Only Puts Pep in the Turk
Constantinople prefect Emine Bey orders no chairs in offices to curb officials hosting visitors with coffee and gossip. It aims to force prompt business and reduce lingering meetings.
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Constantinople
Emine Bey
Wealthy Miner Builds New Town in Ulster
Sir Samuel Welly, a wealthy mine owner, has created Belfast Newtownkelly in Ulster. The venture boasts coal prospecting, two deep shafts, overhead equipment, and eight railway sidings. Cumberland and Scottish collier workers have relocated to the town.
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Ulster
Belfast
Newtownkelly
Samuel Welly
Ireland
Cumberland
Scotland
Turtle dated 1884 found twice by man Moorefield West Virginia
A hind turtle carved with the name Joseph I. Woerner and the date May 1, 1884 was found on the Woerner place near Kessel by Zack Steel. Woerner, living with his daughter Mrs Edward Smith, had a prior discovery of the same turtle about 100 yards away.
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Moorefield
W. Va
Zack Steel
Woerner Place
Kessel
Joseph I. Woerner
Woerner
Edward Smith
Grapefruit Imports Rise in London Market
British demand for grapefruit grows as imports from the United States comprise about 60 percent of consumption. In 1920 imports totaled 18 784 hundredweight, while the previous year reached 1 000 hundreds eight. Officials say the 1921 figure has already surpassed that level.
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London
United States
Family Timepiece Displays Ten Faces in One Clock
A St Louis man preserves family memory with a clock face bearing tiny photos of his wife, himself, and their ten children arranged by birth. The husband is shown at the one o clock position and the wife at two. The piece highlights family bonds through a sentient timepiece.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Anglo-American Drug CO
Fultes St
Life Expectancy Advances in Two Generations
A New York report notes Americans born in the last decade have longer expected lifespans than older relatives. Over two generations life expectancy rose from 40 to 58 years, and 1921 recorded the lowest death rate in U S history with women living longer on average.
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New York
United States
Zinoviev I to Honored Khargok Russia Town
Fragmentary text references Zinoviev honor in Khargok Russia and mentions Ukraine. The readable portions show labels of committees and international affairs but lack clear events, dates, or outcomes to specify.
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Zinoviev I
Khargok
Russia
Ukraine
Arena Zad
Comat International
Aniat Ost
Account Was There Yet Not Much Else
President Ernest Frothingham of the Commercial Trust company addresses bankers in Denver. He jokes about bankers being heartless and recalls a story of a bunker misidentification. A clubman seeks credit for suits, referencing the Third National bank to vouch for him.
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Ernest Frothingham
T Rust Company
Bankers’ Banquet
Denver
Third National Bank
Mr. Croomwell
Detroit Free Press
It Is Easy to Fall Back into Bad Diet Habits
The text notes that weight loss is often followed by quick weight regain as people revert to prior dieting patterns. It cautions against returning to unhealthy routines and suggests maintaining sustainable habits to prevent relapse.
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