Bungalow design offered for any climate and beauty
William A. Radford outlines bungalow architecture with symmetrical proportions and wide roof overhangs. The feature filled plan includes five rooms and a sun parlor, plus practical notes on construction, heating, cellar and kitchen design for California to eastern climates. Also reports New Zealand field discovery of kiwis and other birds at Gotland Downs.
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William A. Radford
California
United States
Africa
Wintter
Tihe East
Gether
New Zealand
Gotland Downs
Nelson Province
R. B. Clouston
Gouland Downs
Rockville
Wellington
Little Barrier Island
To Remove Paint From Glass Rub With Hot Vinegar
Guidance suggests removing paint from glass by rubbing with hot vinegar. The note gives a simple home remedy without additional steps or safety details.
Phantom Towns of Reno County in Early Real Estate Schemes
A historical sketch details vanished settlements in Reno County Kansas, including Oakdale near Hutchinson, the Stella Town site near Haven and Yoder, Lerado boomed then collapsed, and Riverside swallowed by Arlington. It notes failed rail junctions, vanished post offices, and lingering map presence.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Frank W. Knox
Oakdale
Knox
Reno County
Charles Oswald
Sand Hill
Medora Township
Rock Island Railway
Viles Catalpa Grove
Stella
Haven
Yoder
Stella Town Company
Missouri Pacific
Grant
J. P. Vincent
Turon
Pretty Prairie
Arlington
Lerado
Bell Township
John A. Brady
Louisville
Reno
Wichita
Andale
Rock Island
Doctor Lady
Lorado
Jay Gould
L. A. Bigger
Brady
Penalosa
Riverside
J. E. Eaton
Parade
Central
Missouri
Kansas
Ninnescah
Grand
Martin
Broadway
Pennsylvania
Lookout
Highland
Eastern Avenues
Invents New Wire System
London reports Fredrik Dahl of Norway has patented an automatic photographic electric method enabling simultaneous transmission of many words. Experts say the system could revolutionize current telegraphing methods.
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London
Morning Post
Christiania
Fredrik Dahl
Laws for Children Commissions Appointed to Study Legislation
The children's bureau surveyed 45 states and territories in 1916 noting a surge in child laws and commissions to prepare future measures. Alabama Florida Kansas lead reforms in labor, schooling, vital statistics and juvenile courts while Alaska Hawaii Philippines and Porto Rico enacted or advanced child welfare statutes and social centers.
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Washington
Congress of the
United States
Children’s Bureau
Arkansas
Florida
Utah
New Jersey
Missouri
New Hampshire
Delaware
Idaho
Indiana
California
Bureau
District of Columbia
Alabama
Kansas
State Board of Health
Alaska
Hawaii
Honolulu
Philippines
Porto Rico
Bullet Wounds Two at Home in St Louis
Frank Dickmann thirty eight year old clerk living at 374 California avenue is at the City hospital suffering from two bullet wounds inflicted at his home.
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St. Louis
Frank Dickmann
California Avenue
The Young Man Gets Even at the Theatre
A snubbed young man seeks retaliation at a theatre. Four girls in the first four seats of row six rise when a monologist asks for all lovers to stand, prompting the prankster to ask to be let out as the audience laughs.
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National Food Magazine
Flying fish and Red Sea wheel aboard Tit Bits tale
In a Tit Bits fragment a seafaring narrator recalls the strangest sights at sea. A boy asks about wonders and the flying fish draws disbelief while a Red Sea crossing tale claims Phar aoh's chariot wheel was found tangled on an anchor.
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Moo
Jamie
Laddie
Red Sea
Needed Repairs Joke From Tit-Bits Cartoon
A customer asks for bizarre replacements after a motorcycle mishap in a Tit-Bits joke. The dealer agrees to supply a new part and the customer requests ankles ribs feet cuticle nails molars and a funny bone in a humorous exchange.
Didn't Catch the Drift
A quip between a physician and patient turns on a large bill and a vow not to return. The patient laments fear that death awaits today, while the doctor reaches for his hat, underscoring tension in the encounter.
Angel Child and Dear Old Lady Exchange Quip in Garden Tale
A short exchange centers on a child asking for an arrow missing in a garden and a lighthearted reply from a grandmotherly figure. The dialogue juxtaposes a playful mishap with a gentle, humorous correction.
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Angel Child
No Difference There Prince and Cinderella Joke
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes the prince who married Cinderella claiming his wife has the smallest foot in the kingdom yet can stand firm when needed. The exchange highlights a playful royal remark about size and strength.
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Cinderella
Louisville Courier Journal
Only a Branch in the Von Blewbludds Line
A concise witticism notes that the family is only a branch rather than a full tree. Puck retorts on lineage and connection, skewering genealogical pretensions with playful precision.
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von Blewbludds
Puck
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Edward L. Wirt
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Blackman& Griffin Co
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