Violet Heaven In Manting Garden
An aged widower, Mr Manting, tends a humble garden of violets and mosses after his wife’s death. A garden expert mocks his patchwork plot, while a kind benefactor vows to protect the flowers and tend the garden as Manting recovers, with naturalist Grantland Pierce vowing care.
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Manting
Mr Manning
Mr Manting
Mrs. Manting
Mwe
Professor Stannard
Rotary Club
Mr. Manting
Mr. Mounting
Prominent Businessman Aims to Teach Acute Acumen
An eminent businessman addressed a class on commercial acumen. He recalled a company shuttered for shady practices and asserted he exited once he saw the dishonest profit potential. A student pressed, asking how much he made from it.
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Isr
Trash talking doll spooks cleaner in Charleston tale
An old yard worker in a Charleston tale finds a headless mamma doll among trash. When he flips it over the doll seems to say ma ma, prompting Sam to fear the Lord's coming as he drops his rake and reacts to the talking trash.
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Darky
Sam
Missus
Charleston News and Courier
Creeds Opposed to War Identified by World War Census
A World War I census report lists noncombatant religious creeds in the United States. Named groups include Brethren in Christ Yorker Old Order Brethren United Zion's Children Christadelphians Amana society Churches of Christ Church of the Brethren Conservative Dunkers Old Order German Baptist Brethren Brethren church Progressive Dunkers German Seventh Day Baptists Church of God New Dunkers Friends Mennonites.
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Brethren In Christ
the Yorker
Old Order Brethren
United Zion's Children
Christadelphians
Amana Society
Churches of Christ
Church of the Brethren
Dunkers
Old Order of German Baptist Brethren
Brethren Church
Seventh Day Baptists
Church of God
New Dunkers
Friends
Mennonites
Drama of the Deep Poem Screenings Spark Marine Panorama
The Los Angeles Times notes a filming trend around famous poems and Felicia Hermans epic to Casabianca. It mentions a possible cameo by Jackie Coogan on the burning deck with notable blisters, set against a One Nile backdrop for a marine panorama appealing to old salts from Rochelle to Epsom.
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Felicia Hermans
Casabianca
Jackie Coogan
Rochelle
Epsom
Los Angeles Times
Baker’s doughnuts use eggs from local David Atwood farm
A Franklin Ohio baker used a quart of eggs for doughnuts and found more than twenty yolked eggs. Each egg had a double yolk except one with three. The eggs were supplied by the David Atwood farm.
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Franklin (N. Hi
David Atwood
Mail Again Across Vast Distances In Early Westward Days
Early mail between the Atlantic and Pacific faced many delays as steamers and isthmus routes gained reliability. In 1888 missionaries in Oregon learned of East friends by fur-trader pack trains and later Panama transit. A pioneer bride finally received a letter two and a half years after arriving, sent via New York London Cape Horn Sandwich Islands and the Columbia River.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Far West
Oregon Country
Panama
East
Oregon
New York
London
Cape Horn
Sandwich Islands
Columbia River
Detroit News
Boy Helps Farmer Run Tractor From Fence
A six year old named Bobby visits a neighbor’s field to watch a tractor in operation. His mother worries he bothers Mr Fitch, but Bobby says he helps by sitting on the fence and keeping out of the way of the tractor.
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Bobbys
Bobby
Mr. Fitch
Poor Neutralization in Radio Receivers Warned
An article in Radio Broadcast Magazine explains improper neutralization causes oscillation at RF circuits that radiates interference, reduced sensitivity, and poor quality due to excessive regeneration. It urges careful, complete neutralization to maintain best reception and prevent neighbor interference.
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Radio Broadcast Magazine
Varieties of Troubles That Cause Interference
List of sources that affect reception in a receiver includes sign flashers induction coils X-ray machines static machines telephone ringers atmospheric static electric street cars defective transformers regenerative receivers bad contact in switches amateur wireless stations statice from belts loose street lamp in socket smoke or dust precipitators faulty street light rectifiers electrical manufacturing processes commercial wireless stations leaking insulators overlapping broadcasting stations motion picture machines arc lamp induction from high potential circ heterodyning defective rail bends arcing wires in trees and grounded objects.
May Teach English by Radio to Filipinos
Radio may solve a long standing language problem in the Philippines by promoting English as the common tongue for 67 Malay dialects. The idea hinges on English being taught nationwide since the American regime, though local tongues hinder interprovincial communication.
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United States
Notebook tips for radio maintenance and safety
Practical advice for hobbyists and techs includes avoiding solder on screw heads and using a fishing pole as an aerial mast. It warns to inspect aerials and ground connections, keep jacks clean, and mark completed connections. It cites European high power transmitters and notes Gibraltar as a radio noisy location.
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Havin
W. H. G. Bullard
Federal Radio Commission
Radio lesson proves Filipinos can learn English by radio
English is scarce in Philippine schools with native teachers often unprepared and producing mixed English. A recent Radio Corporation of the Philippines broadcast demonstrates that Filipinos can acquire English through radio instruction.
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Radio Corporation of the Philippines
Radio Aids Inland River Craft Operation
Maj. W. W. Parker started broadcasting river stage reports over WLW to aid Ohio river navigation. Lockmasters and captains use daily updates from Pittsburgh to Cairo to raise or lower dams and plan passes through locks or over wickets. The service helps steer ships with coal tow and reduces sandbar delays, with several companies equipping boats to receive the broadcasts.
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Maj
W. W. Parker
American Engineers’ Office
Cincinnati
WLW
Parker
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Ohio
Ao Frenchman
D&vis Island
How Sun Determines Volume on Long Waves
The sun’s activity likely governs long wave radio signal strength, per Dr. L W Austin’s report. Curves link signal strength to sunspot numbers over an eleven year cycle and to sun rotation periods, with additional patterns from active solar regions facing Earth.
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Laboratory For Special
L. W. Austin
Bureau of Standards
Earth
Radio Craze Forces Tokyo Schools to Limit Listening
In Japan the radio craze leads Tokyo middle schools to ban listening during certain evening hours to protect study time. Officials found students neglecting homework as broadcasts filled evenings.
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Japan
Tokyo
Socialists Question Russia Experience in 1920s Europe
A New York publisher recalls Wells and other sentimental Socialists losing their faith after Russia’s example. Wells admitted that Russia showed their world remedies were dangerous. He compared the medicine chest analogy to warn against overconfident prescriptions.
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Shaw
Wells
New York
Riviera
Grasse
Russia
Best negro story retold by President Wilson on voyage
During his return voyage from Europe, President Wilson recounted a tale he heard in London. A white officer asks a black soldier in a trench what he would do if German cavalry attacked. the soldier replies he would spread the news through France.
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Wilson
Europe
English Channel
London
Jim
Germany
France
Medicine rafted to St Vincent for influenza relief
The Andes liner diverted 170 miles from its route to reach St Vincent where influenza raged and scarce remedies existed. A raft was built to deliver supplies to shore while natives rowed out to fetch them, preventing spread to the ship.
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St. Vincent
South America
Lisbon
Firecracker lure sparks big fish at lakeside camp
Ten year old Richard Wesson of Koston, visiting Bia hoosie lake, remained calm amid debates over flies and worms. He favors firecrackers and a cracker snapped over the water, prompting a pickerel to leap and fall back stunned. The Wesson campers held a fish fry as the pickerel exceeded a foot.
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Richard Wesson
Koston
Bia Hoosie Lake
Richard
Wessen
Poston Globe
Women’s Existence as a History of Affections Quote
A compact literary note attributes to Washington Irving the idea that a woman’s entire life is shaped by the history of her affections, reflecting 19th century sentiments on gender and emotion.
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Washington Irving
Pigeon Returns to Bath Yard After Three Year Absence
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a pigeon with a strong homing instinct returning to its roost in Bath England after three years away. The humorous tone calls the bird a Racine pigeon and compares it to human pigeons.
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Bath England
Philadelphia Ledger
On the Street: Wall Street Aftermath and Market Mood
A street interview captures varied tones as respondents mix humor and concern about market trends. Participants describe their personas trading focus and confidence amid ongoing fluctuations in stocks and indices.
Moone’s Emerald Oil Promises Quick Foot Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Moone’s Emerald Oil as fast relief for swollen feet and foot pain. It claims minutes after application pain vanishes and swelling decreases, with nightly use for corns and callouses. The copy credits a potent blend of essential oils camphor and antiseptics, backed by a money back guarantee from druggists.
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Moone
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