Reptiles Claim Sixth Sense and Clever Ears at Dinner
Raymond L. Ditmars of the Bronx Zoo argues snakes may possess a sixth sense and superior intelligence. At the Reptile Study Society dinner in New York, attendees handled rattlers and boas as experts described snakes’ keen hearing, taste, and an enigmatic skull pit.
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New York
Raymond L. Ditmars
Bronx Zoo
Mr. Ditmars
Cafe Boulevard
Arthur H. Gillam
Reptile Study Society
Gillam
Mr. Rattler
Gil
Falls Dead in Grave He Dug for Another
Weehawken New Jersey Christian Bock a forty two year old resident of 5 River Road North Bergen collapsed with acute indigestion and died in the grave he had dug for another man as the funeral cortege for Mrs Mary Bruggman Jersey City entered the cemetery Bock a veteran of the Spanish American war served as one of Colonel Roosevelt s Rough Riders.
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Weehawken
N. J
Christian Bock
River Road
North Bergen
Mary Bruggman
Jersey City
Bock
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Twelve Scholarships Open for Rome Summer Courses
A Rome summer program for Americans, July 10 to August 31, 1922, offers twelve scholarships via the Associazione Italo-Americana in collaboration with the Royal University of Rome. Courses cover Italian language, history, culture, and economics, with access to libraries and free museum admissions.
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New York
Rome
Associazione Italo- Americana
Royal University of Rome
Italy
United States
Associazione Italo-Americana
Library of American Studies
Vupen
Institute of International Education
West One Hundred and Seventeenth Street
Italy-America Society
West Forty-third Street
America
Tommaso ‘Titton
Italian Senate
Rodolfo Laneciana
Pietro Bonfante
Carlo Formichi
Stop Use of Heavy Fuel Oil to Prevent Air Disasters
National advisory committee for aeronautics reports experiments under Dr. Joseph S. Ames showing an aircraft engine using heavy fuel oil instead of gasoline. Ames calls gasoline the fundamental cause of in air fire accidents, hoping to avert incidents like the Roma dirigible disaster where only three of forty five survived.
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Baltimore
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Joseph S. Ames
Doctor Ames
Johns Hopkins University
Air force engine design to be discussed in Washington meeting
The Aero Nautic Organization reports progress on a new aircraft engine built from a modified Liberty power unit. It uses a longer piston, no valves, and a thick oil forced under high pressure to the cylinder. Doctor Ames says it aims to advance aviation and may suit automobiles too.
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Pew
Advisory Committee
Washington
Ames
Doctor Ames
Dead Rebels hanged in Scutari with labeled pajamas
Descriptions from Albania report two insurgents hanged in a central town tree. Labels on pajama garments read Gift of the American people as Albanian authorities carried out executions. In Gettysburg a farmer notes a hen brood with two eggs conjoined, both fully formed, about the size of normal eggs.
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Scutari
Albania
Gettysburg
Joan McDonnell
Hog Pedigrees to Have Monument in Ohio Farm
A monument will honor the start of hog pedigree writing dating to 1875 for Poland China hogs on W. C. Hankinson’s Blue Bull farm in Ohio. Funds come from the Ohio Poland China Breeders Association, with the Hankinson estate consenting to place the monument on the farm, dedication set for August.
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Poland
Blue Bull
Ohio
W. C. Hankinson
Ohio State
Poland China Breeders’ Association
Hankinson
Longsurfer’s Marriage Question Sparks Public Debate
A cryptic note raises questions about Longsurfer’s nuptials and wealth, while Gommick comments on her partner’s financial status. The exchange hints at social intrigue and gossip without detailing the ceremony or exact fortunes.
Expansive Love Dialog Sparks Bold Marriage Hope
Ethel and Richard flirt about marriage and living arrangements. Ethel insists she could not endure a tiny flat, while France accuses her of not loving him if she means small scale. The exchange hints at ambition for a grander life together.
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France
Ethel
Wife Does the Talking in Dollar Belt Feud
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip notes a tense exchange about a boxer with a weak chin. The retort that he gets no chance to exercise it signals a sharp, humorous take on the clash.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Four year old prodigy meets tough language of declaration
The Juxons child, a four-year-old prodigy, grapples with the Immortal Declaration as a tough roast fowl stuck in his throat. He retrieves it with his fingers and quips that he cannot swallow, joking about chewing.
Uncomfortable real adventures and social cues
Betty recalls Bob whistling to attract attention felt insulting. Jack honks his car horn to summon her away. The era portrays discomfort in social dynamics and dismisses the notion of a henpecked husband as a stereotype.
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Betty
Bob
Jack
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Edward F. Bigelow
Guide To Nature
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J. L
Roald Amundsen
The
Aeronautic Organization
U. S
Fletcher
Samuel Pot
Castoria
Baby
Bears
Daniel
Mr. Grabevin
Birmingham Age-Herald
Gigwire
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Richard
SRK
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Old Brown
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Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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