Proof of Reticence and Hidden Truth in Boston Trial
A Boston trial features a witness who is a lawyer’s friend facing a probing cross examination about trust and secrets. The exchange highlights personal dynamics influencing testimony and the jurors’ understanding of credibility. Maine woodsmen attend night schools in Portland and across the state to study vocational agriculture home economics and industrial work as part of a growing program.
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Boston
Maine
Portland
Red Cross Ball Blue Endorsed as Finest Product
A Harper's Magazine anecdote notes a mosquito breeding swamp near Tom Linkins' house and neighbors urging oil treatment. Tom shrugs at extermination, pointing out spending 42 dollars on screening for years, questioning the value of killing skeeters.
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Tom Linkins
Tom
Skeeters
Harper’s Magazine
Fan taunts umpire after home loss amid dog remark
An angry spectator stopped the umpire as he left the park and asked where his dog was. The umpire claimed he had no dog and the fan retorted that he had never seen a blind man without a dog, prompting a sharp exchange.
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American Legion Weekly
Maxims of a Modern Maid quoted in Nashville paper
A Nashville Tennessean note cites the phrase Love is the torch we carry into the Mammoth Cave of Life from the Maxims of a Modern Maid. It mentions a modern couple reaching the Star Chamber in about 15 minutes where torches are extinguished.
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Mammoth Cave of Life
Nashville
When a Man's Trousers Are Out at the Knees
A wry line notes that trousers worn out at the knees can come from prayer rather than gambling. The remark uses humor to contrast piety with vice and reflect on moral attitudes in public life.
Local chatter on Einstein relative theory in cafe dialogue
An old man questions the talk about relativity sparked by Professor Einstein while a companion and another listener joke about enduring the concept, joking that it has followed them since their mother-in-law entered the family.
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Einstein
Bayer Aspirin Ad Teaches Safe Use And Benefits
An advertisement promotes Bayer Aspirin tablets with the Bayer Cross logo and claims for relief from colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain. It notes genuine Bayer tablets come in small tin boxes and larger packages and emphasizes physician tested safety.
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Bayer
Princeton wit Scott Fitzgerald recalls Salvation Army scene
Generally done, the young novelist Scott Fitzgerald was praised in class at Princeton. He once attended a Salvation Army meeting where a Salvation lass responded to a strike on the right cheek by turning the left. He quipped about kissing on the right cheek in a playful remark.
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Scott Fitzgerald
Princeton
Salvation Army
Salvation
Dentist uses Inquisition art to teach about pain
A dentist explains that gruesome pictures in a waiting room illustrate the tortures of the Spanish Inquisition to show patients that a tooth filling is comparatively mild. The exchange highlights humor about pain perception in a clinical setting.
New Carburetor Promises 35 Miles Per Gallon For Ford Cars
A Dayton Ohio company unveils the Air Friction Carburetor promising one third to one half gasoline bills with 30 to 60 percent more power. It enables easy cold starts and allows running on cheaper fuel mixes. Ford owners report 35 to 40 miles per gallon. Dealers seek local agents. trial 30 days offered.
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Ford
Madison St
Dayton
Ohio
Devonshire Farewell Sparks Ontario Dryness Question
At a Ottawa farewell luncheon former governor general the Duke of Devonshire calls the moment sad. Curiosity swirls whether he meant his departure or the July 18 order in council that made Ontario dry, prompting Kingston observers to wonder about the implied meaning.
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Duke of Devonshire
Ottawa
Ontario
Kingston
Sugar Cane Grows on Florida Everglades Muck
Experiments indicate sugar cane can be grown successfully on muck lands of the Florida Everglades. Researchers report conclusive proof of viability and potential agricultural impact for the region.
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Florida
Florida Everglades
Donkey Statement Sparks Debate on Horse Sense
A quip noting that you can tell a donkey by his lack of horse sense prompts discussion about wit and perception. The remark emphasizes contrasts between intelligence and received wisdom, reflecting a lighthearted cultural line rather than a reported event.
MacMillan heads for Baffin Land aboard the Bowdoin
Veteran Arctic explorer Nald B MacMillan sails from Wiscasset aboard the Bowdoin for a two year voyage to Baffin Land. The mission aims to photograph auroras and wildlife and test a small crew craft for ice work while seeking unknown interiors and potential coal oil and minerals.
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Parry
England
MacMillan
Hudson Bay
Southampton Island
Canada
Fury
Hecla
Bowdoin
Wiscasset
Percival P. Baxter
Sheepscot Bay
Davis Island
Westport Point
Migrates with the Times Thrifty Beggar Trades on Seasons
A light-green Palm Beach suited beggar explains his seasonal strategy to a man on Broadway. He notes Western harvest periods reduce giving, while New Yorkers give more in winter, claiming he nearly doubled income by shifting fronts between East and West.
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Thirty-fifth Street
Broadway
New York Sun
Wichita
New York
Hudson River Course and Navigability in Early Geography
The Hudson river rises west of Lake Champlain and flows about 200 miles south to the Atlantic. It is navigable to Troy, 166 miles from New York, and connects by canals with Lakes Champlain and Erie.
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Hudson River
Lake Champlain
New York
Troy
Champlain
Ecie
Constantinople Described As Filthy And Dangerous City
The London Daily News account by I. Thlmes from Constantinople paints a grim view of the Turkish capital. He details filth, decaying garbage, bloated carcasses, rotting street scenes, prostitution, drugging, riots, and large fires that raze wooden houses.
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Constantinoples
I. Thlmes
London Daily News
Tophane Quay
Europe
Rue de Galata
Constantinople
Hallstorms and the Formation of Hail
The text explains hail origins from layers of moist air undergoing rapid temperature changes. Water freezes melts and refreezes forming onion like coatings. Hail can be carried into tornado centers and falls as solid masses when winds drop. Spring and summer storms drive most hail events.
Safety and Safety Zones
A family visiting by car found a parking space in a safety zone outside a department store. After a brief shopping trip, the daughter returned to a court summons the next morning, questioning the violation given she had parked carefully in a safety zone. The incident reflects a traffic rule enforcement case in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis News
Submarine Tractor Demonstrated in Popular Mechanics
An American submarine tractor capable of moving through water to ten or twelve feet depth is described. A periscope equipped carburetor, high seated driver, and a small fieldpiece mounted on top are noted. The concept mirrors experiments in France and England and is featured with a full page illustration in Popular Mechanics for August.
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Doctor MacMillan
Worcester Academy
Maine
France
Haverhill
Dawson Howell
Boston
Carnegie, Institute
Pittsburgh
Trinity College
Richard H. Goddard
Winthrop
Dartmouth
Howell
Bowdoin
Baffin
Baffin Bay
MacMillan
Wiscasset
England
Popular Mechanics
Electrifying Water Sparkles Like Champagne Invention
An inventor claims a neon device can make plain water taste like champagne. The apparatus includes a small circular tank with an electric cell and two electrodes. one touches the water glass, the other presses against the drinker's cheek, delivering a light current to create a sparkling effect.
A Commandment. Wifey and Hubby Clash in Sunlit Exchange
A terse domestic exchange unfolds with Wifey rebuking Hubby for being away. He replies he was out in the sun and she insists she is his sun, forbidding any other sun. The brief dialogue captures a humorous power dynamic in a sunny moment.
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Foster-Milburn CO
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Kremola
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G. H. Bear Company
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acMillan
Baffin Land
John Dickinson Sherman
Nald B. Macmillan
Labrador
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Greenland
Big Island
Lancaster Sound
Gulf of Boothia
Provincetown
Massy
Peary Arctic Club
Peary
Cabot Labrador
Crocker Land
Etah
Arctic
Little Company
Fort Churchill
Jonathan Small
Jet
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Thomas McCue
Brigus
Newfoundland
Cook
Harold Whitehouse
Boothbay Harbor
Ralph P. Robinson
Stefanson
Amundsen
John Franklin
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