Fingers of Flame Heroism in Brooklyn Home Fire
Arthur A. Guinan of Brooklyn saved his mother from a blazing stove fire and then carried his injured father to safety. He battled flames on his clothing and limbs, pulled his father through a burning dining room, and alerted responders as both he and his family suffered burn injuries.
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Baby name plans and marriage mix up in comic exchange
A lighthearted dialogue reveals Mrs Tellit-Cousin Dorothy's wish for a daughter named June. She notes her husband was Mr Bugg, making the idea impractical.
Kiss and Kickout Prompted by College Reprimand
A playful exchange ends with a student spat, as a hurried kiss prompts indignation and a sharp reply about time. The Los Angeles Collegian notes the moment as a campus incident reflecting social tensions.
Mean Temperature Tale From A Sly Winter And Summer
A sharply satirical piece notes the climate of a place with bitter cold winters and scorching summers. It uses hyperbolic images of ice cakes as stove fuel and overheated days prompting drugstores to sell boiling water for cooling drinks.
Pepsodent with Irium Promises Brighter Natural Teeth
An advertising pitch extols Pepsodent containing Irium promising a lifetime thrill from gleaming teeth. It claims the toothpaste safely removes surface stains without bleach, pumice, or grit and leaves teeth polished to natural brilliance.
Tracing the White Indians Roots of Panama's White Indians
Archeologist reports indications that Panama's mysterious White Indians descend from white men who visited America before Columbus. Scientists previously suggested albino lineage, but observed brown-skinned offspring challenge that view. Petrarch Visited France on a six hundred year old Provençal pleasure trip.
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America
Petrarch
France
Provence
Italy
Doorstep of Heaven on Jamaica's Blue Mountain Peak
The Jamaica location Whitfield Hall sits 4000 feet above sea level on Blue Mountain summit. Built two centuries ago by a man named Heaven, the hotel stands as a distant landmark near the peak.
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Birds and ponds in Johannesburg see goldfish vanish
The hammerkop, seen as a good luck omen by many tribes, is now viewed as ill omens by Johannesburg residents with goldfish ponds. Feasting on frogs, it causes ponds to lose frogs and goldfish, leading to empty pools. In Michigan, the Upper Peninsula covers 10,500 square miles with two thirds forested.
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South Africa
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Shaker Style Furniture Emphasizes Simplicity and Light Finish
The Shaker style of furniture embodies classic simplicity reflecting the sects rejection of ornament. Shaker pieces use only light stains and minimal protection to preserve the natural wood.
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