Olympic Missionary Sails From Los Angeles on South American Tour
Dr. Henry Malese, veteran Argentine consul to the United States, sails from Los Angeles to visit all South American nations. He aims to promote closer international relations and serve as an unofficial missionary for the 1932 Olympic games.
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Los Angeles
Mud Pie Luncheon By Forest Gnomes And Elves
A whimsical tale describes a woodland mud pie party hosted by gnomes, brownies and elves. Guests craft decorative mud pies, enjoy treats on leaves, candles glow in lady slipper flowers, and a tiny elf named Tolly Tol Totly wins a prize net.
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Tolly Tol
Elland
Puzzling Quiz on Cars, History, and Geography
A reader’s questions mix pop war automobiles and general knowledge. Topics include engine cylinder counts, Adriatic location between Italy and Greece, Knute Rockne’s coaching arena, leap year days, Edwardian author of The Prisoner of Zenda, Euclid, fjord geography, and historic currency.
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How She Knew Tomatoes Were Sprouting
A child Ethel reveals her mother s tomato seeds sprouted in a hotbed. The mother asks how she knew and Ethel explains she dug them up and checked.
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Ethel
Father Flanagan Honored as Omaha's First Citizen
Father Edward J. Flanagan was named the first citizen of Omaha Nebraska for 1920 by a committee of 15 past commanders of the American Nation. He was praised for expanding his orphanage and boys home known as Father Flanagan's Home for Boys.
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The New Face in the Village Street
An elderly man returns to his Big native village after years away and pauses to touch the head of a passing boy. He declares, Ah a new face, but the boy quickly replies it’s not new, only washed, reflecting a simple, humorous street moment from Pearson's.
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Pearson
Heat Fatal to Insects
A report notes that exposure to 125 degrees Fahrenheit for three or four hours proves lethal to insects in all tested forms, indicating a precise thermal threshold for insect death under controlled conditions.
Fragmented exchange on tours shows chipped room remarks
A disjointed dialogue fragment features speakers commenting on a room, with insults and shifting topics. The text hints at aging perspectives and nostalgia for past excitement, mentioning ages and ordinary interests without a clear narrative arc.
Ireland unchanged after eight years of independence
Alexander J. Reynolds reports in Current History that Ireland shows little official alteration after eight years of independence. The Bohemian‑like Dublin life and royal presence faded, yet rural unrest persists as peasants blame the government for misfortune. Feudal sentiment endures amid shifting rulers and social tides.
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Alexander J. Reynolds
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Trish
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Men Called Gossips After Travel in British Isles
Justice Alfred H. Coulter returned to Belfast after extensive travel in the British Isles and declared that men are as great gossips as women. In a lecture he warned against the belief that only women gossip, noting men who could talk the heads off women.
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Gosssips
British Isles
Alfred H. Coulter
Belfast
Ireland
Automatic tire pump built into bicycle wheels
A German invention features a hub mounted cam that operates a plunger to pump air automatically when tire pressure drops. The device uses a ratchet to hold the pump down and releases as pressure rises, enabling self inflation as the tire needs air.
Books Books Books at Yale Luncheon
President Angell speaking in New Haven warned that Yale Library doubles its holdings every twenty years with about fifty thousand new books added annually and as many old volumes stored away to make room. He stressed that not all printed matter qualifies as literature.
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Angell
Yale
New Haven
Unscrupulous figure cited in the Cincinnati Enquirer
The Cincinnati Enquirer derides a man named Perkins as the most unscrupulous figure the writer has known. A derisive line about Derkina Sap suggests he must chloroform his conscience after daytime stunts to sleep.
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Negotiation Talk Between Mrs Deddbeet and Collector
A brief exchange shows Mrs Deddbeet proposing a compromise while requesting a call tomorrow. The collector is reminded of yesterday's instruction and a request to delay until after tomorrow is made.
The Pathfinder Missive To Wifey Tes Carried Burden
A terse line from The Pathfinder speaks of past hardship shared with Wifey Tes. It contrasts former lack of a rag to the back with current abundance, suggesting a shift in fortune or provisioning between lovers.
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Pathfinder
Act Your Age and Restore Your Pep With Health Tonic
A vintage ad touts a tonic as the secret to youth and vigor. It targets men with ironic age changes, claiming the remedy boosts health and life interest. Readers are urged to buy from a druggist and take the tonic three times daily to regain energy.
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Celony
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