Doped Auto Leads to Rivalry and Ruin
Edgar and Mrs. Ross boast about a new high powered car purchased for four hundred dollars on cash. Their bragging ends when the auto is found to be ether-doped by a crafty broker, leaving the couple with a wreck and a hard lesson on costly bragging and deception.
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Arctic peoples amid global war reports and isolation
Pearsons Weekly notes Arctic Russia and Siberia dwellers endure hunger and cold yet remain distant from wars. Arctic tribes, few Slavonic souls, lack literacy and news of Russo Japanese and modern conflicts. They survive by hunting and barter, living apart from official duties.
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Pearson's Weekly
Asia
Europe
Siberia
Equator
Great Britain
I Wish There Was a System to Store Heat All Year
A concise remark compares a desired year round heat storage system to the solar system, framed as a light, speculative comment about energy storage ideas. The line juxtaposes a practical wish with a playful reference to solar concepts.
War Brings Autos to Crow Indians
The British seek good horses for the war and buy large numbers from the Crow Indians, paying about 150 dollars per horse. The craze is to spend profits on motor cars, with each Crow reportedly owning ten to twelve horses before selling them for a vehicle.
Demonstrations of the Ludicrous in Fashion Hats
A humorous note questions whether travel women lack a sense of humor or possess a deep appreciation for comic fashion. It suggests approval of current hat styles as a measure of wit and taste.
Animosity Frays Relations Among Nursing Staff
Widespread resentment grows within the nursing team as tensions flare over leadership and workloads. Administrators seek mediation to restore cooperation while staff demand clearer rosters and support.
Rife of Cuticura Soap Ointment Ad and Turtle Notes
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for healing red rough hands offering a free sample by mail. A seaside note discusses a giant turtle landed at Penzance, distinguishing it from green and hawksbill species and identifying a loggerhead seen off Senlly, with cautionary cooking misidentification.
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Boston
Penzance
Senlly
Mediterranean
London Chronicle
Unproductive Visitor in Broncho Bob Exchange
Broncho Bob questions a man in a brand new cowboy uniform asking if he carries a gun. The visitor says he is unarmed to avoid starting a quarrel. Bob expresses disappointment and jokes about needing a brand-new gun and a pair.
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Broncho Bob
Griddy Look Down On Crowd Feigns Grandeur
A clipped saying notes that true griddiness stems from looking down on others, not height, suggesting disdain defines the pose more than stature.
Head Hunters Become Busy In Solomon Islands War Era
A Vancouver World's Sydney, N S W correspondent notes that wartime troop movements freed Solomon Island head hunters from patrol restrictions. In one coastal raid 26 heads were taken, with no punishment due to slow white organizing. Raids grow more frequent and dangerous, though no Europeans harmed yet.
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Europe
Solomon Islands
Vancouver
Sydney
Impossible Secrecy and Air at Seven Miles
A fragment argues that secrecy cannot be preserved by a woman and asserts humans cannot breathe at seven miles altitude, reflecting a provocative, era-specific vantage. The lines present a bold, cautionary claim about human limits and confidentiality.
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