Ancient chronicles recounting an airship sighting in 10th century Ireland
A pressed excerpt discusses a 944 to 956 AD Irish tale of a large sky ship seen over Meath during a fair at Telltown. It describes a crewed vessel floating toward clouds, mirrored in Norse sources, with other legends predicting horseless carriages in Jerusalem.
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Europe
Great Britain
Ireland
Christian Science Monitor
Congalach
Meath
Telltown
Meath Blackwater
Navan
Kells
Kongs Skuggio
Jerusalem
Salt Talk From French Surgeon Warns Of Poison
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Dr. Jean Bouchon warns salt acts as a poison. He says salt dries tissues, risks appendicitis ulcers and kidney stones, and may dull intelligence. Moderate salt is necessary, but excess may be dangerous.
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Lot
Jean Bouchon
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Vitality and Hustle in Modern Life
Excerpt cites Huxley on vitality as a function of prosperity and modernity. It contrasts nourishment, rest, and diet with American hustle, business drive, and social uplift. The piece notes abundance enables strenuous activity to avoid lethargy or overindulgence.
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Charleston
Pilate
Aldous Huxley
Interchange Over Film Sparks Between Coogan and Director
A Hollywood dispute arose during the filming of a youthful star's latest picture. Jackie Coogan clashed with the director after the director asserted authority, prompting a sharp exchange about stature versus experience.
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Hollywood
Jackie Coogan
Jackie
Jack
Complete Success Young Housewife
A Life Magazine humorous line about trying a cleaner on dirt during an exchange with an agent. It jokes that rubbing the product on a copy of Scandalous Stories yields a cleaned page like a Sunday School Gazette. The tone mimics period newspaper humor.
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Laly
Life Magazine
Horses Do Not Fade From Our World Says Elmo Scott Watson
An essay argues horses remain vital despite the motor age. Authorities like Wayne Dinsmore and J O Williams note rising horse breeding, improved urban attitudes, and growing pleasure riding fueling a horse boom. Stories from The Dalles and Hawaii illustrate lasting bonds with horses across cultures and eras.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Dobbin
Wayne Dinsmore
Horse Association of America
J. 0. Williams
United States Department of Agriculture
Old Dobbin
Vanity in Men and Women Across Ages
An essay argues vanity differs by gender and age. Men prize achievement and intellect, growing vain with age, while women's vanity wanes with time. The piece cites peacocks as a metaphor, noting male vanity aids effort and race progress, while outdated vanity in old men is ruinous and tiresome.
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Eve
Adam
Eden
Bond Street
Francis Aveling
University of London
London Mail
Germany Expands Aerial Feeder Lines to Major Terminals
Germany rapidly builds light aircraft feeder routes linking provincial towns to a central air-route terminal for Europe wide air expresses. The first line opened by Norddeutscher Luftverkehr AG connects Bremen and Hamburg with Berlin, with plans for about twenty planes.
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Germany
Europe
Norddeutscher Luftverkehr
Bremen-Hamburg
Berlin
Pennies and nickels circulate heavily in U.S. economy
About 10 nickels and 40 pennies per person are in use nationwide. Coin circulation reaches 1.225 billion nickels and 4.5 billion pennies with 34 million pounds of copper in the two metals. Demand grows due to chain stores, 5 and 10 cent shops, streetcar change, slot machines, and more newspaper circulation.
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United States
Copper and Brass Research Association
Mothers as Matchmakers in Funis Arrangements
A visitor to northern Africa notes that marriages are arranged by mothers at the baths where eligible girls are studied and discussed. Fathers avoid bargaining but handle mercenary matters, often haggling to reach a settlement acceptable to both families.
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Funis
Northern
Africa
Heaven
Car Buyer Encounters Old Familiar Vehicle in Showroom
While shopping for a replacement car in Del Monte California Mr Dettling discovered a remarkably archaic model on the showroom floor. Reading the serial and motor numbers he realized the car was one he had owned 22 years earlier, a return of a past ownership.
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Rienzi
General Lee
Lexington
Dyche
University of Kansas
Comanche
Miles Keogh
The
Little Big Horn
Custer
Seventh Cavalry
Terry
Fort Riley
Dettling
del Monte
Calif
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Kentucky
Blue Grass
Faraway Farm
Fayette County
Elizabeth Daingerfield
Hamburg Place
Winchester Pike
John B. Madden
Nancy Hanks
Major Delmar
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Ida Pickwick
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Plaudit
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Sir Barton
Sir Martin
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Alexander
Marengo
Napoleon
Waterloo
Copenhagen
Duke of Wellington
America
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Sheridan
Campbell
Second Michigan Cavalry
Rapidan
Petersburg
Governor's Island
New York
National Museum
Washington
Geyveral Lees ‘Traveler
Gea Ral
Baldy
Afoghs
BF Barry
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Riedvzai
Tua. Phot
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