Styles Change in Trade Fairs
Washington reports that the spring Leipzig industrial fair marks a shift from goods fairs to sample fairs under mass production and modern transport. The bulletin notes fairs in Lyons Paris London Birmingham Vienna Prague and others expanding since World War I with Leipzig and Lyons shaping the model and the United States tentatively vying for a broader adoption.
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Washington
Leipzig
Germany
Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
Europe
Bulletin
Lyons
France
Nizhnii Novgorod
Russia
Zig
Paris
London
Birmingham
Vienna
Prague
Gutenberg
Salonica
Valencia
United States
Island of Dead Threatened by Sea Sinking in Greece
The Island of Pon tikronik off the Grecian coast, famed as the Island of the Dead, faces imminent submersion unless breakwaters are built. An engineers’ commission warns waves undermining cliffs will finish the island unless funding is raised, with Archbishop of Corfu starting a fund and Basil Zaharoff pledging half the needed amount.
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Athens
Pontikronik
Neptune
Grecian
Corfu
Basil Zaharoff
Paris
Gegiavid of
Bocklins
Explorers Turn Downward to Underground Cables
A frontier shift from western wilderness to subterranean depths marks a new era in exploration. The piece notes the rising interest in cables projects beneath the landscape as explorers seek unseen frontiers and challenges below.
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Cableskill
Pacific
America
Indian Tomahawk Found In Old New Hampshire Manse
An iron Indian tomahawk was unearthed from the partition of Milton era manse in Newfields New Hampshire. Electrician Thomas Hehilhy found the weapon during wiring work at the Old Manse purchased in 1929 by Elizabeth Belle Battles of Philadelphia. The wall discovery also included a tin tea pot and a copper-bottomed coffee pot.
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Newfields
N. H
Milton Manse
Winthrop Hilton
Edward Hilton
New Hampshire
Thomas Hehilhy
Elizabeth Belle Battles
Philadelphia
Charles I
England
By Virtue of Necessity Stormy Village Service
A mid week service at the village church draws the minister and John the sexton as they venture out in a storm. The minister laments the danger while John jokes that they would not attend without payment.
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John
Harp Joke Amid Telegraph Crash Astonishes Motorist
A motorist crashed into a telegraph post and was found unconscious entangled in wires. He suddenly smiled and murmured with relief that they had given him a harp, prompting amused reactions from onlookers.
Fare Negotiated With Witty Taxi Driver Exchange
A woman asks the fare at her destination. The driver quotes two dollars. She offers a dollar fifty and scolds herself as a fool. The driver quips that he wishes she were.
Homesteader Builds Amid Arid Prairie After Loss
A traveler questions a homesteader who settled on a dry prairie despite the lack of trees. The reply says the wife wanted to learn to drive, implying practical purpose and adaptation in a stark landscape.
Grass Widow and Ex Husband Remain Close Friends
In a light exchange Mrs Askem asks if they remain on good terms with her ex husband. The Grass Widow replies they are better friends now than during the marriage, signaling amicable post marriage ties.
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Mrs. Askem
Grass Widow
When in the Vein Bloodhound Quip Sparks Banter
A vintage joke frames a punchy exchange about a savage dog named bloodhound in the vein. The light dialogue plays on a character’s sharp wit and a literal animal nickname.
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Tom
Joe
Words and Principles in Public Quarrels
A compact reflection contrasts high principles with practical limits in public disputes. It divides motives into morals and politics, arguing that lofty ideals must bend to real-world constraints and governance.
Modern couples choose divorce over golden wedding
Permanent as a Wave suggests couples today end marriages quickly. The piece notes that modern spouses seem to prefer divorce to long lasting unions, with a wry line about wives tiring of keeping a husband as they age a diary.
Ayes Have It Debate On Installment Car Buying
A provocative exchange questions the wisdom of purchasing an automobile on installments. The chorus of voices asserts broad public support, citing a large population as validation.
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National High School Orchestra
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Howe Caverns
Harry Edward Freund
Chicago
American Research Foundation
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Flowe Caverns
Schoharie County
Caverns Lodge
Albany
Binghamton
Niagara Falls
Upstate
Kiel
Jim
Nasium
Shelley
Fare’s Fair
Marcelle
Marcelle Laboratories
C.W. Beggs Sons 4 CO
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Halfa Center
English Hoboken, N. d
Star Specialty Co
S. 32
Omaha
Neb
U.S. Dent. of Agriculture
Acskansas State Farm
K-R-O
Phillips
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