Intelligence and porpoise fibers linked in old notes
The text blends a quoted Journal of Heredity summary on intelligence traits in children with a report on the long-standing porpoise fiber industry in North Carolina. It notes that intelligent children tend toward conscientiousness, robustness, and sociability, with head size and hair traits mentioned. It then discusses porpoise fibers, leather, oil, and harvesting methods off Cape Hatteras, including seasonal abundances and shore-based seines.
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Karl Pearson
Journal of Heredity
Hia Nair
Awerea
Cape Mottius
North Carolina
Bureau of Fisheries
Sayls
Hatteras
Sernes
America
South Atlantic
Prisoner Found Guilty in Pie Theft Amid Juror Quirks
A Pennsylvania case ends with a guilty verdict for a man accused of a political assault. Despite alibi witnesses, the jury convicts for an earlier pie theft, as the foreman reveals the verdict and the odd reasoning of the jurors.
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Pennsylvania
Renor
Spalpeen
Biddy McCarthy
Founding of Islam and its rapid spread across lands
The article traces the founder Mohammed’s life from Medina, noting his early visions and the unity of God. It describes his persecution in Mecca, escape to Medina, and swift expansion of the new faith. It claims victories over Mecca and, a century after his death, the spread of his standards across the Pyrenees and into India.
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Mohammed
Medina
Arabia
Desert
God
Mecca
Pyrenees
India
Wonderful Cave Discovered Near Potgietersrust Cape Colony
A worker’s iron tool revealed a large hidden cave at lime quarries about 15 miles from Potgietersrust. The cavern spans about 50 yards in length and 30 in width, with beautifully intricate stalactites and pendants of carbonate of lime forming delicate roof decorations. The find, long unsuspected, has ecological interest for its unique formations.
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Potgietersrust
Cape Colony
Welcoming the Actor In Lunatic Asylum
A famous society performer volunteered to entertain patients at a lunatic asylum with a humorous monologue. The main audience showed mild boredom while one intelligent patient applauded and remarked that a mad man need not pretend to be dignified, expressing approval of the performance.
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London Opinion
Idaho
Speed of Waterfowl Measured in Duck Pass Test
Two men with guns measure duck speed by timing a quarter mile course. One man acts as timer and shooter to start the watch as birds approach and another fires as ducks pass the second blind. The setup uses a standard quarter mile track for pacing the birds.
Curious Trade Monopoly Curbs Mission Boxes
A London Tit-Bits note explains a long standing family controlled craft making missionary boxes. The firm supplies collecting receptacles for missionary societies and churches, a trade that has grown with flag days and other fund raising. The occupation remains tied to this family through generations and has thrived during wartime due to increased demand.
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London
Missionary Society
Training Gunners for Sea at Whale Island Portsmouh
England trains gunners at Whale Island in Portsmouth harbor using steel shed gun turrets with dummy battleship guns. Officers and men practice range finding loading aiming and firing with hydraulics cranes breech mechanisms and swiveling mounts, simulating real sea battle conditions.
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England
Whale Island
Portsmouth
India Bearish on Silver Sparks Indian Market Mood
A London bullion house links recent silver price declines in Bombay to a long standing bearish mood in Indian bazaars. The shift suggests Indian consumers have lowered imports for industrial use and many individuals may have turned silver jewelry into coin amid price highs.
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India
London
Bombay
Urges Eating of More Fish in New York Bulletin
A health department bulletin on wholesale staple foods urges housewives to substitute fish for meat. It notes abundant fish on the wholesale market and its lower cost. The bulletin states there is no reason households should be fed on expensive meats when fish is cheap and nourishing.
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New York
Health Department
Restful Slumber
A prisoner greets the judge with cheer, claiming a good night in jail. He jokes his wife’s timorous nature and that burglars might have prowled, yet he stayed in bed and did not need to investigate noises.
Making Up and Making Plans for a Quiet Evening Out
A lighthearted dialogue contrasts a restful at home plan with an evening out. One speaker prefers a cozy night in while the other preps, prompting an invitation to join for both options.
Horses to be displaced by tractors in field artillery
A War Department forecast notes that horses may be replaced by tractors in light field artillery but current trials show motorized light batteries lag behind animal power in mud, rough terrain, and rapid firing maneuvers. Mobility remains the key value of the light battery.
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War Department
Providence Journal
Barrel strawberry patch grows in small backyards
A Los Angeles man, lacking space for strawberries, built a barrel patch as described in Popular Mechanics. Holes 12 inches apart on the barrel’s sides held perforated cans stacked in the center. Dirt filled around them, vines planted in the holes, and irrigation pipes formed by stacked cans allowed water drainage and circulation as the barrel filled.
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Los Angeles
Using Old Tin Cans for Reuse in Home Canning
A Syracuse Post-Standard item explains reheating a used tin can by placing the cap side up, heating with hot coal, lifting the cap, removing contents, washing and drying, and resealing with a soldering iron. It advises using tomato or berry cans for acidic fruits and reusing cans that held corn, peas or beans after proper opening and resealing.
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Syracuse Post-Standard
War poverty rather than war causes insanity say doctors
The London Globe cites Dr Oswald of Glasgow Lunatic Asylum arguing war is less palliative than poverty and unemployment in driving insanity. The article notes medical testimony that removal of poverty’s effects and providing remunerative work may reduce mental illness more than war.
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Oswald
Glasgow Lunatic Asylum
London Globe
Danger of Loose Clothing in Machinery Sparks Fatalities
A 1910s warning notes 686 U S workers killed by clothing caught in wheels or hurled by rotating parts. It cites loose sleeves and neckties as chief dangers and urges immediate prohibition by workers.
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United States
Scientific American
Not Much to Ask
A landlady confronts her new lodger at breakfast with a joke about her cat. The mild man responds gently, lifting the humor as he declines any drastic measure and instead proposes a simple, harmless solution to the cat keeping him awake.
Daughter and Kiss Scene Sparks Moral Talk
A Cleveland Plain Dealer fragment shows a mother confronting her daughter about a kiss from young Mr Simpkins. The daughter explains she did not grant permission and that she hesitated, asking how it would affect her. The exchange reveals social expectations and parental caution in a humorous, domestic vignette.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Doings of a Proud Father and Framed Diploma
A father boasts that his son earned and paid for a college diploma frame, highlighting the boy's self-made finances. The exchange underscores pride in the son's independent achievement and the value of earning one’s reward.
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