Boy narrowly survives boiler trap in Scottish school
In Glasgow 1922 apprentice Alex Mackail was trapped inside a large boiler at Clyde Bank Public School after his boss left. Water flooded in, he pounded rivets with a hammer, fought for air, and was revived by artificial respiration after being unconscious in the boiler yard.
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Alex Mackail
Port Chester
N. Y
Adventurers’ Club
Alex
Scotland
Glasgow
Clydebank Public School
Diamond Dick
Hunting Dogs Through Ancient Times in Egypt and Beyond
The piece traces hunting dogs from ancient Egypt where rock carvings hint at their early presence to speculative origins in caveman history. It notes the US use of pure breeds for pointing, retrieving, and big game, and emphasizes training and practical hunting efficiency as central themes.
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Egypt
Donald Stillman
Ww York Herald-Tribune
United States
Platinum use in heavy industrial machines
Rare platinums are used in machines including sulfuric acid plants where screens costing about 12000 dollars each are employed. Platinum and iridium are used in other apparatus due to their inertness even at high temperatures.
Faith and Understanding
Faith that depends upon perfect understanding is not faith at all. Where one has positive knowledge there is no call for belief.
Crisis over Locarno tensions sparks new push for European security
The crisis over the Rhine and Locarno threatens a new peace drive led by Britain and France. Eden outlines a three part plan to involve Germany in renewed talks, with a police presence in the Rhine and future conferences to address collective security and economic issues. Hitler rejects limits but says Germany will honor treaties when equality is achieved.
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League of Nations
Europe
Germany
Sha Fata Mas Ee Te Eim
League Council
London
Great Britain
Hitler
Rhine
Urope
Eden
France
Belgium
Italy
Mussolini
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Fuehrer
St. James’ Palace
Ecuador
Chile
Locarno
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
United States
Japan
League
Mediterranean
Rhineland
Pierre Etienne Flandin
Chamber of Deputies
World Court
Adolf Hitler
Hamburg
Cologne
Union
Magnolias and Gardens Near Charleston Bloom in Azalea Week
One of America’s seven wonders, Magnolia and Middleton Gardens near Charleston and Summerville, South Carolina, draw visitors for 22 years with azaleas and wisteria. The sites feature vast plantings, Cypress Gardens nearby, and Pine Forest Inn gardens reopened, once visited by Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.
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Niagara Falls
Grand Canyon
Baedeker
Magnolia and Middleton Gardens
Charlestonn
Summerville
South Carolina
Ashley Rive
Magnolia and
Middleton Garden
Cypress Gardens
Pine Forest Inn
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Tibet A Land Of Mystery And Terror For Natives
A Cautious exploration of Tibet described as a realm ruled by superstition and fear. The piece portrays the Lamaist religion as harsh and terror inducing with ghosts and demons shaping daily life for devotees and initiates alike.
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Tibet
Answers Magazine
Lovely Places of Scotia and the Tales They Hold
In Scotland many famed sites evoke memory from Duns to Grierson of Lag near ruined towers and Wandering Willie lore. The Castles of Forres and the murder recalled in Macbeth link Elgin Inverness routes with Norse histories and noble lineages. Scotland abounds with such haunted, memory rich places.
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Scotia
Dunscore
Grierson
Lag
Willie
Stennis
Forres
Elgin
Inverness
Macbeth
Dulce Cor Abbey
Dumfries
Devogilla
Balliol
Scotland
Whisky purity and flavor from trace organic impurities
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry notes that whisky is 99.75 percent ethyl alcohol and water. The remaining 0.25 percent is a complex mix of organic impurities that give smoothness, flavor, and potability by mellowing the astringent grain alcohol and water mixture.
Thoroughbred Versus Purebred in Horse Terminology
A note clarifies that thoroughbred is a breed name for light racing horses while purebred refers to belonging to a breed and eligible for herd-book registry. It explains that purebreds have a distinct useful type and pass it to offspring through a long ancestral line.
Play as Important to Balanced Life as Work
A vocation helps balance our powers and prevent one-sided growth. Alternating work with play and close contact with nature preserves life's sweetness, sharpens judgment, and yields sounder, saner common sense than those who never take a break from work.
Man praises Black-Draught remedy in Texarkana letter
Texarkana resident W T Bentley writes about using Black-Draught for forty years to relieve a dull tired feeling and head ache. He says it cleanses the system and works within hours and that he has recommended it to friends who confirmed their gladness.
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Texarkana
Texas
W. T. Bentley
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Fla
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Assist Nature
Natures
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WIU
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