Mastodon and Ice Age Carnage at La Brea Pits
Essayist John Dickinson Sherman surveys paleontological finds in Los Angeles and the La Brea asphalt pits. He links mastodon tusks, sabretooth tigers, and other bones to the Ice Age, explaining how climate shifts and carnivore-prey dynamics framed the extinction of many megafauna.
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Mother Earth
Bresence
Asia
Continents
Henry Fairfield As‘born
American Museum of Natural Hisory
Hemisphere
Europe
American Rockies
Gobi Desert
Mongolia
Los Angeles
Mission Road
America
la Brea Asphalt
Angeles
la Brea
Alaska
Svhether
Fire Extinguishers From Old Globes And Sand Uses
Instructions describe making cheap fire extinguishers from filled glass globes using calcium chloride, common salt, and water. Globes are filled, exhausted, and broken tips to release powder for small fires. Also praises sand for cleaning bottles, carpets, and warming beds, noting historic kitchen uses and ink drying.
Teacher Drops Absent Boy From Register After Threat
An Indianapolis schoolboy was kept home for several days after a teacher warned the class that persistent absence would lead to being dropped from the register. The boy, John, believed the threat meant he would be thrown into a furnace, a misunderstanding traced to the teacher’s prior remark. The mother relayed the fear to the school, prompting inquiry.
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Indianapolis
John
More and More Er Airs at Dinner on the Mauretania
John Barrymore remarked at a Mauretania dinner that women’s fashion grows more elaborate. A young woman in a silver Fauze dinner gown defies modesty, arguing she would not look conspicuous if modestly dressed, despite her mother's admonition.
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John Barrymore
Mauretania
Thousands of Women Urged to Check Kidney Trouble
An advertisement appeals to women about kidney and bladder disease and promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy. It claims kidney health affects overall health and offers a sample bottle for ten cents by mail from Dr Kilmer Co, Binghamton, N Y.
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Kilmer
Interdependence in Mesopotamian thought and money absence
A Life magazine style line notes Mesopotamians and a contemporary stance on interdependence and lack of money. It suggests a near unanimous view in this fragment.
Lincoln Highway A 8284 Mile Continental Road
The Chicago Tribune describes the Lincoln Highway running from New York to San Francisco as the longest road in the world, about 8284 miles, to be laid out with concrete where feasible. It will be shortened by improvements and curve elimination, connecting 12 states.
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New York
San Francisco
Charming New Dye Tones for Old Sweaters
A quip filled item notes Putnam Faceless Dyes offer dyes or tints to refresh old sweaters. It then pivots to a French centenarian professor claiming reading Montaigne nightly can extend life to 100, citing age 94 scientist Pierre Armaingnaud of Bordeaux. The piece contrasts his view with Montaigne’s line on life and death and ends with a vignette from a New York Evening World cartoonish dialogue.
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Pierre Armaingnaud
Bordeaux
France
la Montaigne
Lfe
Thought for the Day on character and insurance
Abridged aphorism discusses insuring against theft fire and murder but not against the teller of smutty stories. It argues no insurance company could compensate for damage to character from such tales.
Marriage Rumor Sparks, Judge Comments on Engagement Ring
A courtroom dialogue notes Mrs. Jackson Say and Mis Johnsing discussing a proposed engagement ring for Celestine. The judge remarks on the betrothal claim, with light humor about the engagement gesture and social expectations.
Easter Eggs in Rooster Nation Mystery
An old rooster dismisses a flock of “gay eres” laid by flapper hens in a playful, cryptic scene. The quirky tableau suggests a rural Easter whimsy with animals speaking in punchy, era flavored chatter.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Ansient
California
Sun-Maid Raisin Growers
Fresno
Chicago Tribune
New York Evening World
S Preg
Battle Creek, Michigan
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