Youth and Age by Thomas Arkle Clark
Dean Thomas Arkle Clark of the University of Illinois recalls a train greeting that labeled him as young, revealing the uneasy balance between perceived youth and actual age and the flattering yet misleading impression of vitality. The recollection underscores the social dynamics of age and self-image in moments of interaction.
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Thomas ‘Arkle Clark
University of Ilinois
Robert Z. Hickman
Benton, IL
University of Illinois
Bob Zuppke
Windis
Climate and Cupid: warmer cities see more marriages
A University of Wisconsin survey finds a link between warmer climates and higher marriage rates among young white women. In 12 southern cities, 27 percent are single versus 33 percent in 12 northern cities. Tampa tops warmth with 20.4 percent single. Superior records 37.3 percent single in the cold.
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Madison
Wis
School of Commerce
University of Wisconsin
United States Weather Bureau
World Almanac
United States
Superior
Tampa
Fla
Youth and Age Reflections on Growing Up and Aging
A narrator recalls being fifteen and wanting to be seen as grown, noting compliments that aged perceptions create. He observes adults and peers seeking youth or maturity, with Mrs. Gould Frazier and Connor bending to appear younger through dress and hair, highlighting mutual envy between youth and old age.
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Mr. Corrington
Mrs. Gould
Frazier
Connor
Western Newspaper Union
Red Light Through Closed Eyes Experiment
A 1928 Western Newspaper Union note explains why light appears red when eyes are closed. Blood vessels in the eyelids let light through, casting a crimson hue on the eye’s nerve center.
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Western Newspaper Union
Page and Half Dickens Manuscript Fetches 9000
An executor’s sale of George W. Childs collection items realized $9000 for a page and a half of Charles Dickens's Pickwick Papers. The faded yellow manuscript concludes the sixteenth chapter and bears signatures Charles Dickens Boz dated 1888. Buyer was Charles Sessler, a collector.
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Philadelphia
Charles ‘Dickens
Pickwick
George W. Childs
Charles Dickens
Boz
Charles Sessler
Lincolns Bible Marks Civil War Oath Pages
The Library of Congress preserves a Bible once owned by Abraham Lincoln, marked with two silk ribbons at Deuteronomy 31 and Hosea 4. Mrs. Robert Todd Lincoln placed these markers alongside the Lincoln Bible and a gold French medal gifted to Mrs. Lincoln. The passages reflect Lincoln era stress and faith.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Library of Congress
Robert Todd Lincoln
Lincoln
France
Israel
Ancient Gothic Ruins Reveal Old Metropolis in Crimea
Russian archaeologists report vast ancient ruins in Esk iXermen valley Crimea believed to be Feodora the Gothic capital. The site spans over two miles with fortress walls rock-cut homes and six cave temples adorned with frescoes, dating to Justinian the Great era.
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Backtchisaral
Crimea
EskiXermen
Crimean Peninsula
Feodora
Justinian the Great
Artificial legs in shop windows stir public morals
Rev. P. Y. Knight, vicar of Ryehope near Sunderland, calls artificial legs displayed with silk stockings a menace to public morals. He bought the legs from the focal draper and demanded they be removed from the window and burned.
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London
P. Y. Knight
Ryehope
Sunderland
Entomologists Value Revealed by Institute in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh reports Carnegie Institute of Technology houses more than 1,500,000 insect specimens. The study of these insects helps identify beneficial species and guides control of harmful pests. Notable entomologists include Dr. W. J. Holland, Dr. Hugo Kahl, H. G. Klages, and B. Krautwurm.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute of Technology
W. J. Holland
Carnegie Museum
Hugo Kahl
Sweden
H. G. Klages
B. Krautwurm
Peruna Help Promises Health After Grippe Attack
Char. L. Gunther of Louisville Ky testifies to a bad grippe episode that left him run-down and underweight. After using Peruna he reports weight gain better appetite and relief from constipation following four bottles.
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Peruna
Chas. L. Gunther
Louisville
Peru
Taxi Driver Details Debt Scheme In Pittsburgh Jest
A Pittsburgh taxi driver recalls waiting thirty minutes for a woman to pay a $3.65 fare. He later confronted her, demanded payment or arrest, and took a ring as collateral. She offered to pay. he sought appraisal and was told the ring could be common.
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Charleston
Moonbeam
Bill
W. H. Price
Doctor Price
Fortu
Pittsburgh
Shea
Dishwashing Tip Boosts Suds with Borax Claim
A vintage ad image text suggests using a heaping tablespoonful of 20 Mule Team Borax in dishwater to cut grease and make soap produce 3 to 5 times more suds, claiming relief for tired housewives.
First Regular Electric Light at Dungeness Lighthouse
In 1862 a lighthouse at Dungeness England received an arc lamp powered by a magneto electric machine making it the first regular electric light in service.
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Dungeness
England
Epigram Fashioned From Wit and Words
The passage riffs on pithy sayings and paradoxes from a playful frame. It toys with phrases like original sin and liberty, noting how meanings shift with context and how words can both reveal and mislead.
Dr Caldwell’s Natural Remedy For Constipation
A physician with 47 years in practice promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a mild natural laxative. He argues against drastic purges, urging daily bowel movement and timely treatment. The ad touts the syrup as safe, pleasant tasting, non habit forming, and endorsed for all ages.
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Caldwell
Dr. Forno
Valle Nite
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