The Citizens' Military Training Camps Renewed Call
Elmo Scott Watson surveys the 40 000 young volunteers entering 52 camps from Maine to Washington for a 30 day Cit izens' Military Training Camp experience. The program aims to build manhood and citizenship through physical training drill sport meals and social activities with no military service obligation.
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Ft. McKinley
Maine
Ft. George Wright
Wash
Ft. Snelling
Minn
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
Sam
Coolidge
C. M
T. C
America
Old Plattsburg
Theodore Roosevelt
Leonard Wood
United States
Congress
We Talk Faster and the Rise of Speed in Speech
A stenographic expert notes a trend of faster speech and reading in the era. People read more, move more, and feel better fed, leading to quicker thinking and talking. The piece cites radio use in presidential campaigns and debates the impact on reporting and employment.
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Jack
Tong
The Sporting Spirit Military Discipline Quote
A historical note praises military discipline as education while questioning if the discipline of the spirit holds greater value. The text hints at the value of internal restraint over strict外 external order and asks what substitutes might be acceptable.
Cap fitting at the shopkeeper’s counter
A finely dressed shopwalker assists a little woman in black who asks for a cap for her husband. She hesitates on size and guesses collars suggest an eighteen or twenty inch cap, while a young hat expert clarifies measurements.
Principle Forgotten in the Fight for Beliefs
A Capper's Weekly quote laments how many curses fade as men begin by defending a principle yet end by craving to defeat opponents on the other side. The line reflects on motive shifts in political or social clashes.
Real sporting spirit and moral elements in play
A reflection on how sport builds courage, honor, and loyalty. It emphasizes keeping temper, losing gracefully, winning without boasting, and congratulating a worthy opponent as vital moral lessons that benefit both body and spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Salt Water Conducts Electricity Better Than Fresh Water
A science note states that salt water conducts electricity more efficiently than fresh water due to the presence of dissolved ions. The comparison highlights conductivity differences relevant to practical applications and safety considerations.
Kansas Promises to be the Second Largest on Record
Wichita reports Kansas oil output may exceed 1929 levels only behind 1918 big Butler County discoveries. Output hovered near 100000 barrels daily, with late 1928 around 90000. Oil and Gas Journal cites 126710 barrels daily, driven by Sedgwick County finds and extensions in Butler and Greenwood, fueling Western Kansas wildcat wells in Trego Ellis Russell Edwards and Ness counties.
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Wichita
Kansas
Butler County
Oil and Gas Journal
Sedgwick
Butler
Greenwood
California
Texas
Oklahoma
American Petroleum Institute
Trego
Ellis
Russell
Edwards
Ness
Kansan seeks legal path to riverbed gold deposits
W Wesley Miller of Ardmore Pa asks how to extract gold found in Kansas riverbeds. Attorney general says navigable streams put state claim to the gold, while non navigable beds belong to adjacent landowners.
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Topeka
Kansas
Trego County
Ardmore
William A. Smith
Miller
Topeka Clears Mudhole Corners on U S 40 Upgrade
The biggest mudhole on U S 40 is closed and the road becomes an all weather highway across Kansas except a few miles in Ellis County. Pottawatomie County had over twenty miles of dirt road. In April the highway commission chose detour routes and agreed to grade and take over the detours until paving is completed.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ellis County
Pottawatomie
Highway Commission
Wheat crop ruined by storm along Solomon River Valley
Smith Center reports the wheat crop across the Solomon River Valley suffered major damage from a recent storm. Strong winds hail and heavy rain swept through the county destroying ripening wheat as binders could not keep pace.
Pioneering La Cygne settler Davis dies at 93
Irrank H. Davis, 93, a pioneer who helped lay out La Cygne, Kansas, in 1869, died at his home. He arrived from Wisconsin with his father as the Kansas City Fort Scott Frisco railroad reached Paola, marking early town development.
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la Cygne
Irrank H. Davis
Wisconsin
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad
The
Frisco
Paola
Kansas exports rise in 1928 valued at over 26 million
Washington figures show Kansas merchandise exports in 1928 at 26,256,804 dollars, up from 24,617,816 the year before. The department of commerce released the data, noting an increase of 1,638,988 dollars.
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Washington
Kansas
Department of Commerce
Appointment of Ericsson as Hutchinson reformatory head
Topeka announces Maj. Arthur J. Ericsson of Emporia will serve as superintendent of the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory at Hutchinson, succeeding state senator E. E. Frizell. The change is ordered by the state board of administration.
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Topeka
Maj
Arthur J. Ericsson
Emporia
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
E. E. Frizell
State Board of Administration
Derby Crash Foils Family on Bridge into Arkansas River
Mrs Opal Fink her six month old daughter and James Goodwin eleven tried to shoo a bug while crossing a bridge and plunged twelve feet into the Arkansas river. They are expected to recover.
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Derby
Opal Fink
James Goodwin
Arkansas
Boy Dies In Farm Accident In Topeka
Topeka reports a tragic farm incident where Bennie Trent aged 10 died after his wrist was caught by a cow's tail during milking. The boy was dragged to death as the tail was fastened to him.
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Topeka
Hos By
Bennie Trent
Alaska as the original Ellis Island theory in Pathfinder
Pathfinder Magazine suggests Alaska was the first gateway for Asiatic immigrants to North America and the birthplace of Arctic America’s human history. Howard M. Weyer notes discoveries near New Haven show prehistoric Alaskan villages revealing early cultures and the lack of a written language among Arctic aborigines.
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America
Asia
Alaska
Howard M. Weyer
New Haven
Weyer
North America
Arctic America
Pathfinder Magazine
Famous Carnac Stones Puzzles to Scientists
The Stones of Carnac in Brittany intrigue scholars as unknown builders raised vast stone alignments with circles and dolmens extending across miles. Intersecting features include tumuli menhirs tolmen and engraved stones with thumbprint like markings. Researchers ponder the link between Carnac and ancient Egyptian monuments.
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Carnac
Brittany
Europe
Locmariaquer
Erdeven
St. Barbe
Kermario
Kerlescan
Quiberon
Carnae
Egypt
Cocoa's journey from West Indies to Europe and its naming
Florentino brought chocolate to Italy and it spread across Europe amid opposition. Frederick the Great banned its use in Prussia. Paris physician Bachot praised cocoa as divine nourishment. Linnaeus coined Theobroma, the scientific name meaning food for the gods.
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Florentino
West Indies
Italy
Europe
Prussia
Frederick the Great
Paris
Bachot
Linnaeus
Early Umbrellas Introduced to England Then Modernized
The article notes that early fashionable sunshades in England used bird feather coverings on the outside and waxed sailcloth interiors. Queen Anne era umbrellas used oiled silk and gained rain use as well as sun use. Early designs were heavy and awkward, sticking when wet, until Samuel Fox perfected the modern umbrella in 1852.
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England
Samuel Fox
Detroit News
Five Eyed Insects and Their Vision
Insects mostly have five eyes two compound and three simple eyes. The two compound eyes sit on either side of the head while the three simple eyes form a triangle atop the head. Compound eyes provide normal vision while the simple eyes sense light differences, aiding night flight.
Radio Tends the Baby in Household Wireless Setup
An eastern mother with a radio expert husband uses a loud speaker near the crib and a reversed radio set to turn the device into a microphone. The system signals her from anywhere in the house, offering constant attentiveness to the child as described by Capper's Weekly.
Pie Buddy Recommends Pie Dinner Plan
A young child suggests having pie for dinner after his mother says she has nothing to cook. The child insists they have a recipe and convinces her to prepare pie.
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Buddy
Desert Place of Punctures in Kalahari Desert
A returning exploratory party describes the Kalahari region as a puncture prone desert with an average of twenty punctures per day caused by hidden tree stumps under sand. The report notes plentiful water indications and suggests deep boring could turn the area into a potential ranching country.
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Bachwanaland
Africa
Clean Teeth Aid Health Ad Copy
An advertisement promotes borax as a mild antiseptic cleanser for oral care. It suggests keeping a cupful at hand for regular use on the toothbrush for dental cleaning benefits.
The Toilers Speak On A New Dance Craze
A brief note reports growing agitation over a proposed new dance. The exchange hints at public curiosity and social chatter around a trendy movement amid local grocers advertising blue products.
In the Days When the Classics Dominated Reading
The note reflects on a era when the classics were the sole reading material available. It suggests a limited literary landscape and implies a nostalgic view of past reading habits.
Woman pilots rocket sled test in Bavarian Alps
During a winter test in the Bavarian Alps a rocket sled reached speeds over 61 miles per hour. The vehicle was piloted by a woman and propulsion mirrors the powder-harnessed systems used on wheeled vehicles.
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Bavarian Alps
Constituents of Honey Honey Composition
The passage states honey comprises 18 parts water and 78 parts carbohydrate. It notes 76 parts sugar and 2 parts dextrin, with 0.02 parts mineral substances or four parts of pollen grain, gum bee glue formic acid and volatile oils and other flavor substances.
Poesy and Learning Peaks in Greek and Roman Civilians
Markham declares no liberal education is complete without knowledge of the grand reach of Greek and Roman civilization. He emphasizes the enduring spirit of learning across ancient civilizations as essential to true education.
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Greece
Rome
Markham
England Holds Record for Longest Nonstop Train Run
The 10 80 Limited operates nonstop between London and Plymouth England covering 22534 miles in 247 minutes, setting the present world record for the longest continuous train run.
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England
London
Plymouth
Danish Diesel Engine Promises One Fifth Operating Cost
A new diesel engine developed in Denmark is claimed to operate at about one fifth the cost of older diesel engines, marking a potential reduction in fuel and maintenance expenses for users.
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Denmark
After-Dinner Tale Undergoing Blue Pencil for Redundancy
A humorous after-dinner narration is undergoing editorial revision to remove redundancy. The adjustment aims to tighten prose and improve flow while preserving core punchlines and character voices.
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