Daylight reveals parlor suite shocks and envy
Mrs. June unveils a new parlor suite she bought after much planning. Daylight shows the bright figures, shocking her. Emmy Travers helps adjust lighting and restore charm, while neighbor Mrs. Crabbe envies the transformed room and Mr. June approves.
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Mr. June
Mrs. June
Henry
Floss
Mrs. Crabbe
Ted Billings
Mrs. Peck
Emmy Travers
Emmy
Bingham
Davenport
Sarah Crabbe
Dinner party quips on Bible passages amuse and confuse
A woman at a dinner party claims a favorite Bible line about God tempering the wind to the shorn lamb. The bishop cites Eliza crossing the fire as his favorite, while the saying is misattributed to Sterne though Henri Estienne earlier used a similar phrase.
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Race Barton
Eliza
Laurence Sterne
Henri Estienne
Old Parisian Bakery Moves Paris Bread Scene Forward
The 1670 founded Paris bakery, the city’s poorest shop turned public aid hub, bakes 20 000 two pound loaves daily for hospitals and the poor. Government run, it now uses modern equipment including automatic oven conveyors and an electric travel system to automate from flour bin to truck.
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Paris
France
America
Berliner Invents Sound Sponge To Silence Echoes
Dr Emile Berliner, famed for the microphone, unveils a sound sponge device to kill echoes in acoustically troubled rooms. Paper disks stiffened by cross wires form varied shapes to fit architectural contours and are placed along walls.
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Emile Berliner
Dyaks of Borneo Seen in Changing Light
A historical note describes Dyaks from Borneo as a native people with savage disposition yet notable ingenuity in crafts. It claims they are related to Malays, taller in stature, and generally more honest, noting their condition has improved over the past twenty five years.
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Borneo
Archery Club Anniversary Marks U S First in Oakland
The fiftieth anniversary of the United States first archery club organization is celebrated in Oakland California this year. The event honors the long history of archery clubs and their role in sport.
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United States
Oakland
Calif
Snake Found in Ireland Now in Dublin Museum
A small harmless snake discovered in Ireland is currently housed in a Dublin museum. The find is noted as a minor wildlife event with no threat to the public. In Hawaii, sugar production rose from about 80 percent of potential to roughly 83 percent over 20 years.
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Ireland
Dublin
Hawaii
Parrot Speaks Chinese Claimed Local Celebrity
A Philadelphia merchant boasts a parrot famed for its garrulous chatter. The bird’s talk is incomprehensible to all except the owner who understands the Chinese phrases.
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Philadelphia
Polly
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Sioux City
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