Napoleon's prison saved from termite threat on St Helena
Napoleon's former residence on St Helena was saved from termite damage after Maurice Descamps, a Bordeaux engineer, perfected a potent liquid pest extermination. Descamps, returning from the island, received a certificate from the Longwood museum keeper confirming termite destruction after prior failures.
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Paris
Napoleon
St. Helena
Maurice Descamps
Bordeaux
Egineer
France
Longwood Museum
Termite War Plan By Descamps Described
Descamps details a termite control strategy that targets the queen by starving workers and preventing foodTransfer. He uses a barrier of poison along floor levels and saturates inner walls with toxin, with holes for absorption. Ground floors and soil beneath are sprayed to ensure contact with the colony.
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Descamps
Is Life Worth Living By Leonard A Barrett
A meditation on the meaning of life in hardship and health. The piece questions whether life is worth living when finances health and environment are adverse, noting that even the famous and wealthy can be unhappy. It contrasts wealth and fame with persistent struggle and loneliness.
Secretary Bird of South Africa Described in Detail
The secretary bird is a large four foot long falcon like bird from South Africa noted for head tufts resembling pens behind the ears of a secretary. It mainly feeds on snakes and a fine is imposed for killing the bird as reported by the Western Newspaper Union.
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South Africa
Western Newspaper Union
Washwoman Winner and the worth of life
A reflection on life’s value driven by inner attitude rather than external circumstances. It argues that life is worth living due to the mind and heart, not possessions or misfortune, stressing that people shape life by their inner fortitude and outlook.
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Paul Poutays
Descamps
Poutays
St. Western Newspaper Union
White schemes gain favor as decoration shifts tone
The piece notes a waning fad for color in home decor and a rise in white schemes, limited to those who can keep rooms immaculate. It discusses glass fittings, crystal accessories, and bed coverings with terms like blanket cover and counterpanes, tracing fashion from quilts to Marseilles spreads and their resurgence.
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Marseilles
Bell Syndicate
Two Paths in Love and Friendship Explored
A reflective piece contrasts two paths in love and friendship. One path descends into pride folly selfishness and lust ending earthbound sensuality and ruin. The other rises through purity honor generosity and self sacrifice toward the celestial and noble ideals.
City Editor Seeks Photo Ruiner Behind Blurred Portrait
New Reporter describes the mishap when a girl held a book in front of her face during a photo, and efforts were made to erase the obstruction. The exchange hints at a misstep in the撮 image process affecting the portrait.
Hallo Johnnie Dancing Lesson Joke
A humorous exchange from Tit Bits features Hallo greeting Johnnie on his first dance lesson and joking that the routine is simple just turn round and keep wiping your feet.
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Johnnie
No Ifs or Ands Sonny Boy
A father and son share a brief quip explaining the phrase bone of contention by a playful misdirection about a jawbone as a joke.
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Sonny Boy
Why do they call these cinema attendants ushers
A playful Tit-Bits quip asks why cinema workers are called ushers and answers that they tell people to be quiet.
Punny Dream Recurs After Theatrical Night
Tid Bits Magazine presents a quip about a man who attends an amateur theater show then dreams of attending it again, turning a simple evening into a looping, humorous nightmare.
True Word on Living Kindly and Truthful
A brief quotation from J. Ruskin urges consistent kindness and truth in all places, advising one to seize chances for good deeds, honest words, and friendship as if lifelong residence depended on it. The note frames a moral practice for daily conduct.
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J. Ruskin
Greatness Not Required to Do Great Things
The text reflects on ordinary people contributing in small roles within a broader chorus, urging insistence on harmony and steady progress rather than grand, individual feats. It emphasizes collective effort over personal glory and suggests contentment with meaningful, modest participation.
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Secretary Bird
Arnold
Manila
Dominga Capati
Miss Capati
Calamba
Flousehole
Lydia le Baron
Museum of Modern Art
New York
Wrigley's
Dempster
Timken
Dempster Mill Mpa. CO
Beatrice, Nebr
Via
Ila
el Eee
Hollywood
Joan Bennett
Joan Blondell
James Cagney
Claudette Colbert
Carton
Ulaa TY
The
Quaker Oats Co
P.O. Box
Chicago, Il
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