Worse Than Drowning Shark Tale From Porto Rico Ends With Narrow Escape
Charley Quinones of Bronx New York recounts a near death during dynamite fishing near Jajardo Porto Rico on April 9 1927. After diving for large fish a shark loomed above him forcing a desperate push to the surface. A driftwood strike on the shark saved Quinones as friends pulled him ashore half drowned ending his wild underwater ordeal.
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Ello
Charles Quinones
Bronx
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Charley Quinones
Charley
States
Jajardo
Porto Rico
el Faro
International Boundary Markings Describe Land and Water Delineation
The article explains the US Canada boundary spanning roughly 1749 miles with monuments of iron and bronze set on concrete, stone cairns, and concrete markers. It notes markers placed 2.5 to 4 miles apart on land and water markers defined by courses and turning points along lakes and streams.
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United States
Canada
Softening Water in Regional Purification Processes
The article explains hard water across regions and how softening reduces pipe depreciation and soap costs. Lime water is mixed in settling basins for 12 to 14 hours, allowing salts to precipitate before drawing off the softened water. For permanent hardness from sulphates of lime or magnesium, washing soda or sodium carbonate is used to soften.
It’s a Hair Raiser for Clark Gable
Film star Clark Gable owns a horse named Sunny. the item notes his interest in riding and the equine connection.
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Clark Gable
Sunny
Edison Memorial Bulb to Crown New Jersey Beacon Tower
A 14 foot high bulb with 960 electric lights and a 24 inch reflector will top the $100,000 Thomas A Edison memorial tower at Menlo Park New Jersey. The bulb, completed in Corning New York, is designed to be used as an airplane beacon.
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Corning
N. Y
Thomas Alva Edison
Menlo Park
N. J
Edison
How to Sew a Two Tone Silk Lampshade
Subtle light through a two tone silk shade makes a soft room feature. Learn step by step how to bind and frame the shade with twoChina silk layers, braid trim, and lining, including materials, wrapping the wire frame, gathering fabric, and finishing edges.
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Spears
South Desplaines St
Chicago
Illinois
Ideals Are Our Rudders and Human Foibles Reflected
A reflective excerpt discusses everyday truths from dog affection to praise for cooks, noting experience leaves scars and longings for authentic selves. It critiques idealism in protecting wildlife, cautions about aging, temper, and youth pursuing false aspirations.
Musterole for Child Cold Relief Promoted
An advertisement urges parents to treat a child's cold with Musterole applied to the throat and chest. It touts its mild form for children and claims the vapor action warms and soothes bronchial passages as a counter irritant praised by doctors and nurses.
Anger Is Like Rain Seneca Quotation Reframed
A compact reflection compares anger to rain that breaks itself as it falls, echoing Seneca in a metallic, terse thought about emotion and consequence. The line suggests inward collapse and outward impact from uncontrolled fury.
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Seneca
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New York Yankees
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San Pablo Bay
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Edison Memorial
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Switzerland
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