Frame House of Unusual Design
A detailed promotional piece by William A. Radford on a story and a half frame house built along colonial lines. The design emphasizes a living room with bookcases, a large dining room, a compact kitchen, three second floor bedrooms, and abundant light and ventilation. Features include a full-width front porch with colonial columns, brick steps, a brick chimney, a two-car garage, and wide siding in white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inege
Kitchen Corp
Albee Operation Adopted For Spinal Tuberculosis
Dr A Rendle Short heard American surgeons praise the Albee operation at a medical convention in England. It involves splitting five dorsal vertebrae and inserting a shin bone graft. In four cases the results were striking, with three cured and one improved after graft healing.
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Albee
England
A. Rendle Short
Not in Demand Ambition Query Causes Library Moment
A Birmingham Age Herald snippet shows a student asking about ambition in a library. The student jokes about seeking a rarely requested life of William NIY, highlighting the curious exchange over literature and interest in obscure biographies.
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William Niy
Birmingham Age- Herald
Embryo Politician Top Questions Platform Timber Tale
An embryo politician quips about policy framing asking if platform planks are made from presidential timber. The odd exchange hints at early political theatrics and the humor of a novice observer observing party rhetoric.
Short Sermon On Vanity And Humility For Youth
A Detroit Free Press excerpt urges youths to avoid ostentation. Do not strut for others with natural gifts whether in art, music, writing, or bricklaying. Pride in one’s abilities is a quiet duty, not a claim to superiority over those serving the world in different ways.
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Detroit Free Press
Chain Screen Doors for Furnaces
Chain screen doors have been found satisfactory as protection for firemen against the intense heat of metal, furnaces, and chemical furnaces. The curtain of chain acts in heat, blocks sparks, shuts out cold air, and allows an unobstructed view of the interior while permitting tools or objects to be easily projected into it.
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Hest
Trenton Suit Details Love Triangle and Alienation Case
Newark businessman Charles B. Chisholm sues Morristown society man William Parker for 100000 in alienation of his wife. The filing outlines three-way meetings and an ultimatum to choose between marriage or separation, with Parker accused of continuing to pursue Mrs. Chisholm since a 1919 summer at Culver's Lake.
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Trenton
N. J
Charles B. Chisholm
Newark
William ©. Parker
Morristown
Chisholm
Parker
Wild Man Rips Off Wheel In Midtown Street Rampage
Joseph Longobardi of Mediaugal Street was nearly naked and raced the streets for a mile before being overpowered by three policemen and two detectives. He attacked an automobile at Broome and Lafayette, smashing windows and tearing a wheel from the vehicle. He was hospitalized at Bellevue for observation.
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New York
Joseph Longobardi
Bellevue Hospital
Abraham Freundlick
East Ninety-ninth Street
Freundlick
Longo
Sun Heats Acid and Blast Injures Two Men
Two men were badly burned when a sixty gallon drum of citric acid heated by sun exploded in the Southern Pacific freight yards at Third Street and University Avenue in Berkeley California. The force knocked them to the ground and demolished the drum, scattering fragments within a 100 yard radius. Peters and Medaglin were covered with scalding acid.
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Berkeley
Cal
Southern Pacific
Wife starved to death in Seattle after month away
John A. Holmes returned to Seattle home to find his wife Annie Holmes, sixty four, dead from starvation. He says no food was in the house though he left money for her to live on. The discovery followed an absence of a month while preparing a new Bremerton residence.
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Seattle
Bremerton
Wash
John A. Holmes
Annie Holmes
Holmes
Largest Federal Aid Road Funds Apportionment Revealed
Mr McDonald head of the bureau of public roads describes the July 1 apportionment under the Federal aid act totaling 100 million dollars three quarters from 1919 funds and 1 000 from 1921. After a 3 percent deduction for administration the balance will be distributed by population area and mileage with states required to commit by July 1 1922. If not utilized, funds are reapportioned among states.
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McDonald
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Sheba
Poor Roads Raise Farm Costs Across Market Areas
The article notes that road quality drives price variability for staple crops, as bad roads hinder farmers from delivering to markets at peak prices. It cites federal road aid as aiding poorer states, highlights Texas as leading in road finance with bonds totaling 44,708,000, and touches on poultry farming tips including free range, pullet care for winter eggs, hen house location, and parcel post delivery of products.
Sleep as a Friend or Curse to the Determined Will
A Philadelphia Ledger essay argues hours of sleep shape life, noting eight hours daily yields about twenty years in bed by age 60. It cites Henry Vaughan and Mark Twain to illustrate contrasts of rest versus work, praising disciplined endurance while warning against sloth and excess. The piece highlights engineers, soldiers, seafaring men as examples of steadfast labor.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Land of Nod
Earth
Henry Vaughan
Heaven's Gate
Mark Twain
Robert Loutsenson
Tan
Tie
Balison
Tee
Wiehl
South Sea Dreams and Truths in Harper’s Travelers View
Two American travelers James Norman Hall and Charles Nordhoff critique South Sea narratives in Harper’s, challenging the stereotype of bare, rustic Tahitian women. They note women dress conventionally, countering myths of primitive sexuality and sensationalized photography.
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South Sea Islands
James Norman Hall
Charles Nordhot
Harper's Declare
South Sea
Mixed Bag of Tales on Dogs and Dress Across Ages
A fragment discusses a mutt bought from a Black boy and the owners Elizabeth and Auntie with humor about the dog’s mixed breeding and charm. It then shifts to a compare of past aristocratic dress, noting 16th century French gentlemen changing clothes biweekly and English views on extravagance, ending with a reflection on civilization’s impact on cleanliness and fashion.
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Boston
Elizabeth
Ellabeth
Chicago Tribune
Trade Opportunities In China Analysis
A traveler argues that if China had 100000 miles of rail and matching road length, vast resources would enable settlement and development. He notes Chinese prefer domestic expansion to seeking opportunities abroad to ease congested cities.
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China
Repairing Cracked Water Jacket Avenues Copper and Filling
A detailed, step by step guide describes methods to seal cracks in water jackets using copper plugs and copper filings. Techniques include inserting plugs secured with screws, forming a copper band, or filling the crack with copper filings or granulated material. It covers drilling, cleaning, and sealing to prevent leakage and rust.
Plugs Missing and Spark Engine Risks
Fragmented passage discusses spark plug coverage and dirt causing misfires and voltage arcing. It notes degradation risks at the plug terminal and potential engine or travel implications, with incomplete phrases and unclear names or places.
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Aeidge
Axel
Staple device for towing automobile
A Mighty Handy article describes a staple device for towing a disabled car to prevent bumping. The illustrated towing device aims to improve safety when brakes are disabled, showing a simple mechanism that attaches to vehicles during tow.
Serlent Device Aims To Stop Tow Rope Fraying
A curious invention named Serlent proposes a system to keep a towed car from snagging and to prevent rope wear. It features a ten foot long lever and a fourteen foot chain inside a pipe, with rubber pieces to cushion impacts and protect the car and rope during towing.
Automobile Donts From Careful Automobile Guide
Cleaning advice warns against gasoline spills on tires and warns that heat or sun can damage rubber. Wash with cold water and a light nap. Keep a spare tire, change wheels occasionally, and avoid rust on rims. Use stove polish to protect hubs, never overweight deflated tires, and never bend axles or rims. If wheels do not turn true, tires suffer.
Automobile Advice From a Distracted Note
A fragmented OCR block offers fragmented guidance linking car care and appearance to outcomes. It mentions Chicago school gardens and various trade names, with unclear phrases about tires and timing, creating a garbled but suggestive automotive caution.
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Tsa School Gardens
Chicago
Steven En
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Beth
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