Social Notes New Year's party at Mrs Ww home
A New Year's card party at Mrs. Ww's home featured music and a buffet. Guests included Mrs. Gladstone Harter, Miss Clara Windheim, George Disser, Clifford Kaufmann, L. Liebau, Stewart Fleming, Mrs. Clinton Hartzell, and many others from Brooklyn, New Hart, Brookfield, and Nutley areas.
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Camp Dix
Bessie Thomas
Conredy
Eespire
Frank Hal
George Disser
Brooklyn
Max Kaufmann
Clifford Kaufmann
L. Liebau
Thrum
Conrad
Gladstone Harter
Clara Windheim
Bernie Thomas
Stewart Fleming
Clinton Hartzell
New Hart- S Sang Y
James Place
Oia
Brookield
Arene
Brookfield Preeet
Greenwead
Brookeh
Bridgeport
Mangrove Swamps of Mindoro Offer Vast Bark Reserves
Mindoro, a Philippine island and province, covers about 38 083 square miles and lies just over 100 miles from Manila. Its mangrove swamps spread across more than 30 000 acres with virgin growth trees, conservatively yielding 50 000 tons of bark and about 17 000 tons of extractable catch. The reason for long preservation remains unexplained.
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Mindoro
Itegis
Malles
Manila
Boys Drowned While Drowning Cat Near Port Elizabeth
Two boys lost their lives trying to drown a cat at the owner’s request in a small bay three miles from Port Elizabeth South Africa. The cat struggled as the boys tried to submerge it and were swept out by an outgoing tide before they vanished. The cat escaped and returned home.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Oxen as slowest animals in prerailroad travel
In old days farmers sent grain to market by ox teams, a round trip of twenty-five to thirty bushels could take two weeks. Railroads later reduced the trip to half a day. Oxen then moved at two to three feet per second at best.
Pursuit of Economic Briquets Continues at Rice Hulle Exts
Experimental briquets using hot basement binding agents gave good heat but were expensive. Researchers continue trials hoping to produce an economically satisfactory briquet in the future.
Watermelon Seed Pick Up Test Mentioned By Ohio State Journal
A humorous note from the Ohio State Journal describes a man of sedentary and intellectual pursuits attempting to lift eight watermelon seeds from a tablecloth with his left hand without his wife noticing. The anecdote highlights the difficulty of a simple dexterous task.
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Ohio State Journal
Culture Not E Dust and Ashes Quote
Dorothy Canfield remarks on spiritual foundations with a suggestion that both men and women must contribute to building a lasting base for culture and society. The brief quote emphasizes shared responsibility.
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Dorothy Canfield
Largest poisonous reptile found in jungle swamps
The Surveyen describes the largest poisonous reptile known on the borh taster in the world. It lives in jungle swamps rarely reached by map crews. It grows twelve to fifteen feet long with rose yellow pink coloring and brown purple patterns. Its bite is almost always fatal and fangs reach an inch. Venom yields up to ten ounces collected for study.
The World Moves Says Parlor Philosopher on Love and Marriage
The Parlor Philosopher declares love drives the works while the Mere Man adds that marriage generally equates things in this Town Topica exchange. The witty exchange highlights social commentary in a compact 19th century style.
Aspen Wood Use in Swedish Match Making
Aspen wood is used almost exclusively in Sweden for making matches due to its easy cutting properties and porous structure allowing impregnation with sel phar or paraffin.
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Sweden
Thought and Faith in Human Knowledge
A brief meditative exchange questions whether faith can operate in areas beyond proven proof. It recalls Arnold of Rugby as an example of a mind at ease in doubt while seeking truth, and asserts that belief in the unseen remains valuable even without proof.
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Arnold
Rugby
Beet and Wheat Food Value Claim From German Scientists
German agricultural scientists contend that one acre of beets yields more food value than four acres of wheat, highlighting beet crop efficiency and potential for higher output per acre.
Reason and Emotion in Moral Conflict
The passage contrasts the powers of reason and emotion, noting the right road is guided by reason while unchecked feeling misleads. It warns that indulgence in bad habits makes the ascent harder and the fall easier, praising common sense and satire as a restraining force. Sir George Ted?
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George Tetd
Nova Scotia as a Land of Fish and Seas of Fleet
A writer claims Nova Scotia is “the land of fish” with cod, herring, mackerel and albacore and notes the province yields over one quarter of Canada’s catch valued at $106,851. Coastal havens host many fishing smacks and ports like Lunenburg Liverpool and Chester bustle with schooners.
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Nova Seotia
Nova Reoix
Lonenburg
Canxo
Liverpool
Chester
Welsh YMCA speaker credits proud Welsh identity
Y M C A leader Gordon Griffiths told a Cefu audience he was proud to be Welsh though he cannot speak the language. He noted one Welsh lesson that the letters Y M C A may translate to here is a splendid opportunity, highlighting cultural pride and humorous mistranslation.
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Y. M. GC
W. Gordon Griffiths
Cefu
Paradise
Y. M
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