The Strength of the Small and the Big Yet Hidden
A meditation on how tiny factors shape great outcomes. It notes how microscopic dangers like germs and pests influence empires and discoveries, from Newton to Franklin, and how minor acts and accidents decide wars and progress. It urges respect for small things.
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Europe
Waterloo
Admiral Mayo
Tampico
Wilson
Mexico
Germany
Robert Bruce
Scotland
Isaac Newton
Franklin
Call to test for sanity to curb court lawsuits
A New York State legislator suggests a law to mandate court declarations of sanity upon demand. The piece argues such a rule could reduce pernicious suits and let individuals act freely with their own wills, echoing old copybook maxims about prevention.
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New York State
Record rail traffic highs lift January February freight and ore gains
Financial review shows January and February freight loadings reaching new peaks with February freight higher than January by 2.7 percent and February 1922 by 1.5 percent. First three weeks of March exceed February averages by about 60 000 cars, ore and coke lead gains. A Billy Sunday revival quip ends with an audience reply about death’s sting.
Masquerade Kiss Sparks Confusion in Night Encounter
In a dim ballroom the man grabs a woman and kisses her despite her unresisting state. The moment ends as the couple reveal masks and realize a mistaken identity. The man apologizes, believing her to be his wife, while she laments the revelation.
Radio Column Teaches Radio Basics for Pecos Readers
The Pecos Enterprise invites reader input to launch a weekly radio principles column. The plan explains brief, comprehensive sketches starting with physics and ending with receivers and transmitters. It notes potential tuning practices and battery charging questions, urging public demand to proceed.
Lightning switch reminder for idle electrical set
Instruction warns to engage the lightning switch when equipment is idle to prevent damage. It also notes an aerial for radio reception must not exceed 175 feet including read-in limitations.
Aerial Grounding Reduces Lightning Attraction
A properly grounded aerial is not prone to attract lightning, ensuring safer operation and reduced risk for nearby equipment and personnel.
Bankhead Highway traffic counted in Colorado state study
The Colorado Chamber of Commerce counted 2780 vehicles on the Bankhead Highway from 8 a m to 8 p m. The tally by Chas Bush covered automotives trucks and horse drawn vehicles. Officials expect a hard surfaced road soon connecting El Paso to Texarkana and Colorado.
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Bankhead
Colorado
Chamber of Commerce
Chas Bush
Bankhead Highway
America
Highway Commission
Austin
el Paso
Texarkana-Colorado
Lessons in Etiquette by Miss Vera Denice
Etiquette lesson advises fair auto outing rules. Do not pressure a young lady to pay all gas and oil at every fill up. If she wishes to buy a new tire occasionally do not spoil her pleasure by refusing.
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Vera Denice
Banjo Sings Spare the Court Case in New York Jail
Oscar Taylor, a colored man from New York City, was arrested for disorderly conduct. While in jail he sang and strummed a banjo. In court Magistrate Weil praised his singing and suspended the sentence.
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Oscar Teylor
New York City
Weil
Newark Man Arrest Ruse Reveals Prison Evasion
A Newark man arrested at a police station claimed the name Smith but spelled Steckert when asked to spell it. Officers recalled a wanted fugitive, Edward Steckert, for escaping from New Jersey State Prison, confirming the suspect.
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Newark
N. J
Smith
Steckert
Edward Steckert
New Jersey
Him
Dodson's Liver Tone Ad Warns Against Calomel
A vintage advertisement urges ditching calomel for Dodson's Liver Tone claiming it cleanses the liver without causing sickness or salivation. It touts relief from bilious symptoms and promises morning vitality and regular bowels with a vegetable formula.
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Dodson
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Pecos City
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