First Steamboat Myths Challenged by Early Pioneers
A 1929 article by Lester B. Colby reexamines steamboat origins noting William Henry of Lancaster built a steam ship in 1760, John Fitch created a later boat, and John Stevens of New Jersey launched the first screw-propelled vessel. It states Fulton did not build the first steamboat but made the first profitable one, with Clermont debuting in 1807 and Fulton dying in 1815.
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Robert Fultos
Clermont
Fulton
William Henry
Lancaster
William Beary
John Fitch
Henry
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Fitch
Hin
John Stevens
New Jersey
Stevens
England
Robert Fulton
Pennsylvania
Falton
Franklin
Englamd
Watt
France
New York
Jermont
Hudson
Albany
Hast River
Phoenix
Delaware
Mississippi
Ohi
Savannah
Atlantic
Lester B. Colby
State of Yucatan Seat of High Civilization
The state of Yucatan is famed as a center of ancient civilization, with Mayan ruins hinting at past glory. By 1517 the Spaniards arrived, but Maya records remain scant. Today Maya descendants make up about 50 percent of 358,000, living on haciendas and in villages, chiefly employed in henequen leaf cutting and fiber extraction.
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Yucatan
Javanese Death Trap Valley Revealed on Java Island
A new valley of death has been found on Java. A crater half a mile in circumference vents carbonic acid gas from fissures, filling the air and suffocating unsuspecting animals. The ground bears bleached bones of perished creatures.
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Java
Through a Woman's Eyes on Breach of Promise Case
Jean Newton discusses a breach of promise suit involving a famous pugilist and a woman. She argues juries would require clear proof of deception and notes laws protect the weak, but a jury might award damages if the woman endured when betrayed after years of marriage prospects. If the woman is an adventuress with nothing to lose, she may be rejected.
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By the Bell Syndicate
Water's Boiling Point Defines Phase Change
The water cannot pass a boiling point threshold. when heated it turns into a gas, illustrating the phase change from liquid to gaseous state.
Haven't smoked a week a poet reflects on restraint
A 1929 verse by Douglas Malloch contemplates quitting smoking and the social silence surrounding self discipline. The speaker notes personal resolve yet anticipates returning to smoking, lamenting lack of praise for restraint and the difficulty of maintaining virtue without acknowledgment.
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Douglas Mauioch
Why Some Men Are Henpecked by Meciure Syndicate
Analysis argues henpecked men arise when wives hold power through education age money or status. Stronger personalities dominate in most partnerships, but a wife gains balance of power when she is favored. Men lacking initiative fear responsibility, making them easy to peck and happy to take orders rather than risk blame.
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Meciure Newspapar Syndicate
Struggling in Car Window Scene
A man near a parked car hears signs of a struggle inside. He glimpses a silhouette as a figure tries to fold a roadmap and muttered curses echo through the scene. The car body sways gently while the muffled panting continues.
Dear Editor Letter About Merit, Promoted Travel and Loneliness
A reader expresses regret about promotions reducing guidance, fears for a treasurer pressured to travel by company buying 80 airplanes, and a millionaire who buys a limousine yet feels lonely riding with the driver. The writer pities those with everything who never receive sympathy.
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Alt
Fred Buartom
Poem Excerpt Promise to Love and Be True
A fragmentary Poe verse urges steadfast love and inner fidelity. The speaker asks the beloved to abandon pretense and remain true to genuine grace and beauty, praising simple devotion over worldly praise.
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Edgar Allen Poe
Seasonal hints for canning fish and quick treats
The article lists simple recipes for preserving fish with pickling spices, oysters in their own liquor called oyster surprise, and date bars. It also includes a Date and Peanut Butter Sandwich method and tips for making peanut butter easier to spread. Strong entities: oyster surprise, Date Bars, peanut butter, pecans, hickory nuts. Places, dates, or organizations are not specified.
Three Men Share One Match Invite Bad Luck Jolt
In a quirky moment reported by BicClare Newspaper Syndicates three men strike a single match and smoke together drawing playful caution about inviting fate to bring a jolt or misfortune.
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bicClare
When Babies Seek Comfort Castoria Remedy Ad
An old advertisement promotes Castoria as a gentle children’s remedy for colic stomach upsets and constipation. It claims quick comfort for fretful or ill children and warns against adult medicines. The copy urges obtaining the genuine product with Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature on the package.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Between Girls and Camouflage Memoranda of Ball Etiquette
Dialogue fragment shows a mother urging Willie to wash his neck and wear a collar for a ball. Willie asks about mourning attire while the mother notes sorrow in the heart. The exchange hints at social expectations and personal resolve in a stage-like scene.
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Willie
Nujol touted by grandmother for health aid
A Philadelphia woman quotes her grandmother praising Nujol as a harmless, regular aid to health. The granddaughter, Margaret, started a daily tablespoon and reports improvement in her general health after trying the product from Nujol Laboratories in New York City.
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Margaret
Mayell
Catherine Streee
Philadelphia
Nujol
Nujol Laboratories
2 Pack Avenue
New York City
Thrifty Quip and Sage Saying Echo Vancouver Province
A clipped Vancouver Province snippet juxtaposes a marriage quip about thrift with a line about effort. It then presents a familiar proverb about ease versus attempting deeds, contrasting a personal remark with a general saying.
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Gene Carr
Omcchure Newspaper Syndicate
the Daredevil
By Jean Newton
Barbara Bourjai
By Douglas Malloch
M. K. Thomson
Conyright
Mae Weld
Western Newsnager Union
Bill
TSE
Bayer
Iayer
Ot Bayer
Sha—yvell
Vancouver Province
Tourley
California
Dauber
Barton's Dyanshine
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