SILAS WISE GUY AND OLD NY TALE MIXED IN AD JUNK
A jumbled catalog of odds and ends from a vintage paper includes playful dialogue with Silas and a New York anecdote about a bakery owner, plus many ads and notes. Other items promote cleaning aluminum utensils with Axalic Acid, shoe cash terms, and farm land cash offers. The piece blends humor, local notices, and merchant pitches with casual street talk.
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Silas
New York
Reuben
Times Square
Cross Roads
John Doe
New York Evening Post
Nichrome Alloy and Its High Temperature Uses
Nichrome, an alloy of nickel and chromium, is highly heat resistant and increasingly used for wires and crucibles. Its fusion point is about 1,500 degrees Celsius, enabling it to cut through even heavy chemical glass with an electric current.
Cornerstones keepup tradition marks northeast cornerstone
Cornerstones are placed at the northeast corner of new municipal buildings when possible. They serve as receptacles for copies of current newspapers and historical documents, preserving local history for future generations.
Record Claim on Drowning Resuscitation by US Life-Savers
The article discusses a claimed record for resuscitation after six minutes underwater and corrects the belief that drowning victims can be revived after long submersion. It notes cases where resuscitation was attempted for hours, stressing drowning as a rapid death and water hazards.
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Bill
West
Wry
United States
Two Ton Pile Driver Stolen in Union County
A 4,000 pound pile driver owned by Spink township in Union County was stolen by unknown thieves. Investigators face a baffling case as they seek motive and suspects for the unusual theft.
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Union County
Elk Point
Spink Township
Genial Professor Gurney and the Drake Lesson
Harvard Graduates Magazine recalls Professor Gurney as a genial yet disciplined instructor. In a Cicero reading lesson he exposed a student Drake who claimed not to understand the passage. Gurney calmly explained that the witnesses had learned their lesson beforehand, eliciting laughter.
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Gurney
Cicero
Drake
Harvard Graduates’ Magazine
Determined to Enjoy Meal by Paying for Spills
A Lane family washing ritual shifts blame for stains onto pennies. Ten-year-old Fred, vanquished by gravy and tomato splashes, pays in pennies to cover each incident though his anxiety varied. He ends the meal with a pocket full of coins, declaring readiness to enjoy the meal again. Indianapolis News.
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Lane
Fred
Pressurized milk pasteurization eyed by science
The Nebraska State Journal notes a dairy development where germs may be killed by hydraulic pressure. Heat pasteurizing may be replaced as pressure methods kill bacteria without harming ferments or taste. Pressures up to 100000 psi are discussed, with 35000 psi for 15 minutes killing many bacteria and 80000 psi for 20 minutes serving practical needs, per American Chemical Society.
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Nebraska State Journal
American Chemical Society
Paper clothing and new warships featured in report
A Nantional news snippet notes paper garments from Japan claim strength and flexibility, capable of handling perspiration, followed by details on new battleships Iowa and Massachusetts. These dreadnoughts measure 684 feet long, 106 feet wide, draft 8 feet, displace 48,200 tons, with electric drive and 23 knot speed. Armament includes 12 one inch guns and 16 six inch guns. The radium market update outlines US production totals and expert estimates of remaining radium reserves and ore holdings.
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Iowa
Massachusetts
Mexico
To Improve Your Digestion Old Papers for Sale Ad
Mrs Blanche Bowers of Indiana Pa praise for Chamberlains Tab jlete guiding digestion after years of poor tolerance. Old papers for sale at this office ten cents per bundle.
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Chamberlain's
Blanche Bowers
Indiana
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Vernon Ervin
Philip
S.D
Jake Weber
Istall Shoes
Ralph Vandercook
Fr. Pierre
S. D. Sith
New York City
Hollister
Pioneer Pharmacy
South Carolina
Captain Kidd
Captain Morgan
Savannah
Cypress
Abel Hogen
Chas. E. Eckerle
Minneapolis
Ancorite
Kingsbury Lumber Company
South Dakota
Rainey
GEM Theatre
Harry Carey
Wallace Reid
Louis Bennison
Ickford
Captain Kidd JR
C. Drager
F. E. Pohle
Fairbanks-Morse Engines
Fairbanks-Morse
Gray Engines
Idie
Wae
Japan
America
Charles H. Viel
Science
Standard Chemical Company
Thoard
Ea A
Aes Perm
Aes Eae Leer Cso
G. G. Wheeler
E. L. Fitzsimmons
Sioux City
Cur
Garrison
Wagner, Garrison & Abbott
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