Eskimos Reunited With World On Greenland East Coast
The East Greenland Eskimos, long isolated, are said to have rejoined civilization as the Danish Godthaab ship returns from Angmagsalik. Officials note the station has transformed native life with tools, oils, furs, and trade.
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Greenland
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Godthaab
Copenhagen
Angmagsalik
Denmark
Capt. Helm
East Greenland
Glaciera
Smith Sound
Budapest carpenter keeps wife locked weekdays
A Budapest carpenter cages his wife to curb her spending during the week and releases her on Sundays when stores close, in a case narrated as a magistrate scene about motive and control.
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Budapest
Chronic skin disorder relieved by medicine after trial
The writer, Melietea, explains trying doctors and various ointments for a chronic skin condition. After cold weather worsened it, they stopped medicines, then began a new treatment that eventually cured the skin issue after seven applications, though some symptoms remained. Oct Sakberry
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Melietea
Ionets
Reneepe
Ieee
Australian invention patented for fire heating device
The article notes few foreign inventions patented in the United States Patent Office and highlights an Australian apparatus with several good features. It is described as being placed under a fire to operate automatically.
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United States Patent Office
Time Light Trigger and Progressive Brake System Patents
A Melbourne inventor Emil M. G. Colman patents a timed match light device with a trigger bolt and rough surface to ignite a match at a preset moment. Separately Charles W. Weld of Southbridge, Massachusetts patents a multi section brake controlled by a lever to slow and stop a barrel descending a chute.
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Emil M. G. Colman
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
Charles W. Weld
Southbridge
Mass
Delivery Chute Demonstrates Novel Construction
The article notes many patented inventions are theoretical, with delivery chutes as a striking example. It explains how chutes could replace rope slides for moving barrels from upper floors to cellars, offering practical use beyond mere novelty.
Inclined chute guides rolling barrels down steps
The article describes an inclined chute with side extensions to guide barrels or packages. It notes a barrel must not roll down stairs or chutes due to risk of damage or injury, and compares this method to a more cumbersome alternative.
Autumn night in the Pocono skies a vivid star scene
A detailed autumn night sky over the Pocono Mountains unfolds with a clear view of stars and constellations. Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Perseus, the Big Dipper, Aldebaran, and Orion rise as a meteor streak fades, while a pale phosphorescent glow appears near a mountain spur.
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Pocono Mountains
Genith
Cassiopia
Andromeda
Perseus
Aldebaran
Belt of
Orion
Apparatus for Firemen Proposed to Enter Smoke Filled Buildings
A patent idea by Charles E Chapin of Berkeley California describes a fireman’s air hood with eye glass, a mouth cap, and back mounted compressed air reservoirs connected by a tube to the hood. The device would let a firefighter enter burning structures with hands free and improved survival potential.
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Charles E. Chapin
Berkeley
Cal
Magnetic light rays and the compass point featured in Book News
The passage describes shifting light fingers that move with elusive precision around a magnetic power source, the compass needle quivering toward a distant pole star and the dipper as a luminous, drifting phenomenon. It frames these observations as a book note in Book News.
German Teacher Misreads Slang At American Girls College
A German instructor at an American girls college struggled with English and college slang. She misused phrases like going on larks and on such a canary. She also complained about a cold September day saying she kept her feet over the transom to stay warm.
Had to Have It and Other Farmhouse Oddities
A fragmented newspaper dialogue features a sharp dispute over money in marriage and hints at rural life contrasts. A remark about equal suffragist notions on a farm appears, with garbled and dialecty phrasing describing tensions between town and country life.
Longest Name Listed in Honolulu Directory Is Debated
A Honolulu directory features a purportedly longest name with many asterisks and translations. Names include Annie K Keohoanaakalainhbu eakaweloalkanaka Pauline Nabuchodonosowilisowna and Salvatore Schuano ditonnariello with mentions of MilwauKee Providence R I St Louis and a noted wish for peace and de ee.
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Honolulu
Annie K. Keohoanaakalainhbu Eakaweloalkanaka
Pauline Nabuchodonosowilisowna
Milwaukee
America
Salvatore Schuano Ditonnariello
Providence
R. I
Bernard G. Ahrenhoersterbaumer
St. Louis
Gefilos Reformers and Elastic Currency Quip
A satirical snippet notes a man who can dress stylishly yet be a genius, calling him a gefilos or else money from home. It mocks reformers as pure-minded politicians and narrow-minded to be businessmen, while praising elastic currency to stretch credit.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Notice advertises a cold cure using Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. It urges readers to take the remedy as directed, implying rapid relief in one day. The short phrasing resembles an old patent medicine promotion.
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All
Feminine Diplomacy Hat Comforts Husband
Humorous exchange where a wife explains she never asks if her hat is straight to spare her husband humiliation. The punchline reveals she wears the same hat she bought three years ago, debuting a new milliner creation at church the following Sunday.
Gq Her Only Wish and a Gentle Tease
A Philadelphia Press quip stars a newlywed couple with a sharp exchange about happiness and longing for single life. A witty dialogue follows on sisterly affection as a substitute for real kinship and endearing teething advice closes with a popular old remedy for children.
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Philadelphia Press
Elderleigh Elopement Tale Turns into Horse Runaway
Geraldine and Esmeralda discuss Miss Elderleighs elopement but the tale shifts when a horse allegedly flees with the bride yesterday. The exchange suggests a chaotic wedding rumor rather than a formal union.
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Geraldine
Itching Blind Bleeding or Protruding Piles Cure Promised
An ad promises a refund if Pazoinintment drug fails to cure piles in six to four days. The copy touts quick relief for itching bleeding and protrusion and asserts money back guarantees.
Heroic Animals Across Fields in Sudden Struggle
A donkey, a horse, and a mastiff engage in a dramatic scene. The mastiff attacks the donkey, the horse vaults a hedge to seize the dog, and both animals clash with swift maneuvers until the mastiff is driven away and the donkey lies recovering from wounds.
Fishermen's Tale and Cable Link Across Windswept Waters
A comic vignette from a Northern town describes a brazen trout wedding-cut prank outside a tackle shop and a tipsy customer dramatic chase. It notes Dakar in West Africa linking to France by a direct cable with Brest as the French terminus. Bridge foot-traffic figures are cited for three London crossings.
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Ireland
Dakar
Senegal
West Africa
France
Brest
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