Manchuria’s Railways and Ports Shape a Continent of Division
A vivid travelogue surveys Mukden Harbin and Port Arthur, detailing how Russian Japanese and Chinese quarters coexist in three-city Manchuria. It notes the dual railway hubs linking Tokyo Peiping and Port Arthur Trans Siberian routes, the economic focus on soybeans and bean products, and the era’s colonial urban contrasts amid a frontier of empires.
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Chicago
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Little Journeys in Americana India Superstitions
A survey of Indigenous beliefs and fears before European contact. The text describes widespread superstition among Ojibway, Mohawk, Crow, Otoe, Shoshone, Blackfeet, Dakota, and Algonquin peoples, including spirits in nature, witchcraft, mourners’ rituals, beliefs about demons, and the idea of Manitou. It notes fear of darkness, ritual mutilation, and legends of diminutive beings and spirits linked to natural phenomena.
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Indiana
Gondown
Tepee
Efrele
Hudson's Bay
Coconut wireless fuels South Seas news culture
A globe trotter notes how Papeete planters call local gossip the coconut wireless as native maids pool market data and family news each dawn. Housewife editors publish the breakfast briefings, while Hollywood stars joke about dramatic reading and the prices.
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South Sea Isles
Fleet Street
Coconut Wireless
Rocket Plane to Test in Griesheim Germany
German sports man Writz von Opel who invented the rocket automobile and rocket motorcycle expects his new rocket airplane to be as successful. He has built a special ship for tests at Griesheim and predicts greater speed than current planes from this development.
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Barried Writz von Opel
Griesheim
Germany
Ocean water volume estimated as 324 million cubic miles
Science notes that no precise ocean volume can be set due to unsurveyed areas. Based on available data the volume is calculated at 324,000,000 cable statute miles, about fourteen times the world’s land area above sea level.
Electric light plant sparked by small start
A man built an immense electric light plant beginning from humble origins. The speaker praises the owner, noting notable credit for the venture and humorously quipping about starting from a single bulb. The anecdote highlights progress and ingenuity.
Mean Ghost Frightening Students At Cali Ocean Study
Two University of California graduates recall a playful exchange about fear and a ghostly fright as they study the Pacific Ocean across a span of centuries. The quirky remark highlights a local mood among researchers and students alike.
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University of California
Ove
Pacific Ocean
Aggit
Oakland Chabot Observatory A Public School Science Center
Oakland's Chabot Observatory, a municipal school unit on Leona Heights, offers free day and night public viewing of weather, climate, and the stars. It operates with US Weather Bureau and college affiliation and welcomes thousands of visitors annually including many school children and tourists.
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Oakland
Calif
Chabot Observatory
Leona Heights
United States
Oukland
Deputy Sparks Gossip in Small Town Milestone
In a rural community, locals chatter about a prominent figure described as a deputy marshal andMil lionaire. The tale portrays how admiration and rumor mingle in everyday life as townsfolk weigh status and influence.
Splendid Marksmanship by Belfry Farmer Saves Son
Prancie McClure, a Belfry Pennsylvania farmer and big game hunter, saved his eighteen year old son David from a charging bull by shooting the animal in the brain. The bull dropped dead within two feet of the boy. Indianapolis News reports the dramatic rescue.
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Prancie McClure
Belfry
David
Victin
Indianapolis News
New Soy Bean Process Turns Beans Into Human Food
Vienna scientist Dr YJ Berezeller perfects a new patented process to turn soy beans into a palatable and preservable meal for human consumption. The method aims to benefit bakeries, canneries, health food makers, sausage producers, and especially assist diabetics.
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Yj. Berezeller
Vienna
Austria
Cers
Psychic waves broadcast experiment in New York
A psychic man tests broadcasting thought waves using standard radio gear in New York. He may be disappointed as many recipients lack compatible tuning equipment. The Spokane Spokesman Review notes skepticism about the experiment and jokes about the concept.
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Spokane
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