Terror of the Tomb man survives stone trap in New York pit
Bernard F Engelberger, a leveling technician on a Fifth Avenue foundation, becomes trapped when a granite slab seals his pit during a blast. Water leaks reveal a weak spot, and after 14 hours of digging with an iron spike he frees himself at 4 a.m. Sunday, recounting the ordeal.
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Bernard F. Engelberger
Cheops
Bernard Engelberger
Bernie
Altman
Fifthavenue
New York City
Manhattan Island
Living Tomb
Bernie Sais
Colonial Furniture Work of the Earliest Settlers
The piece surveys early American furniture styles across Dutch English and French colonies. It notes blending of European influences, mentions Windsor and rocking chairs, and highlights Duncan Phyfe’s impact in New York from 1795 to 1830 with his lyre backed chair and later decline labeling mahogany as butcher furniture.
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New York
New England
Virginia
Louisiana
Indianapolis News
America
Duncan Phyfe
Phyfe
Oil Glands Persist Longer on Face Than Hands
The skin on the face maintains active oil glands for many years longer than the hands due to extra fatty tissue. As hands lose fat with age, natural oil decreases, reducing skin suppleness.
Concord Hymn and Emerson Poem Reference
The Concord Hymn is a Ralph Waldo Emerson poem written for the 1836 completion of the Bunker Hill monument. It includes the famous line Here once the embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard round the world.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bunker Hill
Head Hunting Becoming Things of the Past in the Philippines
An article notes Baguio as Philippines summer capital with a bustling Sunday market and diverse trades. It recalls head hunting’s decline due to roads, describes dog and pig markets, and explains tattooing as feast marks from former chief-spirits journeys.
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The
Philippines
Baguio
Luzon
Earth
Wrap Around Makes Good Utility Frock Pattern 2539
A quick to sew wrap around frock offers morning utility with a shirtwaist look. The pattern 2539 comes in multiple sizes with full overlap front and flat ironing, no petticoat needed. Illustrated instructions and size 16 fabric yardage noted. Orders, pattern dept Sewing Circle, 243 W Seventeenth St New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
Seventeenth St
New York City
Demagogue Defined by Boy in Simple Exchange
The boy asks what a demagogue is and the reply calls it a man who persuades others to listen to arguments they disagree with. The exchange presents a plain, early understanding of political rhetoric.
Little Horace Seeks Permission to See Bill
A boy named Horace, proudly wearing real pants, asks his mother Marver if he may visit Bill. The scene captures a proud rite of passage as he asserts manhood in a small domestic moment.
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Horace
Marver
Bill
Pathfinder
Guilty Without a Doubt in Stray Stories
A quip from Stray Stories describes a car crash dispute where one driver asserts right of way and blames a powerful family. The other replies sentiment that I am to marry his sister, implying nepotism.
Quite Proper Stray Stories Exchange
Dialog excerpt from Stray Stories Magazine features a sharp remark about propriety and a witty reply on social missteps. A brief exchange highlights concern over etiquette and a reference to social gatherings. The tone remains humorous and observant of behavior.
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Adventurers’ Club
Floyd Gibbons
Hunter
OUR Comic
Little
Finney
Ted O'Loughlin
Western Newspaper
Union
Henin
Shore
Michael
Osborne
Western Newspaper Union
Wrigley's
Stray Stories Magazine
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