Rhineland Long Used to Tread of Marching Men
A historical survey describes the Rhineland as Germanys Main Street and Promised Land, noting its strategic location fertile soil and Rhine river. The piece highlights Roman and Frankish ties and mentions towns like Mainz Koblenz Cologne Heidelberg and Strasbourg as part of its enduring significance.
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Rhineland
Washington
Germany
National Geographic Society
Caesar
Rubicon
Attila the Hun
Clovis
Charlemagne
Aachen
Rhine
Mainz
Koblenz
Koln
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Heidelberg
Heidelberg Castle
France
Rhineside
Strasbourg
Rhineland Flags and History From War to Peace
A historical overview notes Napoleon era banners, the German Rhine region, and Allied occupation. It recalls the Rhineland’s strategic value, the Ehrenbreitstein fortress, and the long river course shaping German commerce, culture, and landscape from Alps to sea.
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Rhineland
Wacht Am Rhein
Germany
Gibraltar
Ehrenbreitstein
Koblenz
Coblenz
Rhine
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Switzerland
Alps
Ocean
Purdue professors measure readers pace with tachistoscope
Purdue University professors Otis C. Trimle and R. R. Townsley test reading styles using a tachistoscope chrono scope in Lafayette Indiana. They find excellent readers absorb writing by phrases, good readers by words, and poor readers spell out each word, taking far longer.
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Lafayette, Ind
Purdue University
Otis C. Trimle
Education Department
R. R. Townsley
Jetter
Something's Awry at Gretna Green
The Gretna Green blacksmith faces potential closure as a committee of inquiry studies irregular Scottish marriage laws. Fears arise that Gretna Green marriages may end, despite lingering elopement romance and revived business from the automobile era.
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Edinburgh
Gretna Green
Global telephone counts fall since 1933 across continents
World total drops to 32,496,000 telephones, 500,000 fewer than 1933. North America holds about 19,000,000 instruments, Europe declines by 200,000 to 11,000,000, with two sets per hundred people. France lists 1,350,000 phones among 38,000,000 inhabitants. Denmark Sweden and Switzerland lead Europe in per capita density. South America Australia Asia show very low penetration, China at 147,000 phones.
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Paris
North America
Europe
France
England
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Switzerland
South America
Australia
Asia
China
Truck Climbs Tree After Brake Failure in Seattle
A truck in Seattle, Washington, lost brakes and careened through a busy area, plunging 50 feet down a bank before climbing a nearby tree. No injuries reported and both the truck and tree remained undamaged.
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Seattle
Wash
Pistols Found in Tree on Starkey Land Near West Plains
Two antique pistols believed from the Civil War era were found in a large oak tree on the Starkey property near West Plains Missouri. The weapons, estimated at sixty or seventy years old, were thought to have been placed in the tree during Civil War times.
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West Plains
Starkey Land
Adorable dress pattern for young girls outlined
A cheerful sewing note promotes Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1852 B for sizes 2 4 and 8 years. It highlights a simple high waist skirt bodice and quick assembly with no panels. Readers are instructed to send 15 cents for the pattern and similar 15 cent Barbara Bell Pattern Book, with fabric and trim suggestions and address in San Francisco.
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Main Street
Batiste
Dimity
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
New Montgomery Ave
San Francisco
Calif
Bell Syndicate
WNU
First Word Son-Paw Question on Adam's Creation
The fragment questions why Adam was created first, suggesting a divine choice to allow him an opportunity to speak. It presents a fatherly rationale for giving him a chance to say something.
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Paw
Adam
Farm purchase leads to poultry joke
A visitor asks if the hens lay eggs on the new farm. The owners reply they can but in their position they don’t have to, highlighting their sudden wealth and comfortable status with hens, cows, and pigs.
Childhood memories and tram seat chivalry in Jackson
A reflective exchange recalls a moment on a tram where a man stands to offer his seat to a woman. The other speaker notes a lifetime of recognizing a woman's authority, citing childhood memories of respect and a strap in hand as a guiding influence.
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Jackson
Cleaning Tips From Old Housekeeping Guide
Practical hints on rug care brush technique paint stain removal with chemicals caution about dust buildup brushing against grain. Advice covers cornstarch pudding skin prevention with oil paper and silver polishing using hot soapsuds then a soft cloth. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Smart Man and Teacher Tale
A child asks who was the world's smartest man and names Thomas Edison as a clever teacher. The story notes Edison invented the phonograph and radio and highlights his electric light bulbs, implying a playful celebration of his inventions.
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Thomas Edison
Remote Control Cooking and Blue Broadcasting Hints
A quirky note mentions remote control cooking and blue broadcasting as kitchen and radio themes. It questions a spouse’s whereabouts and hints at a residence dining scene with television and radio references. The fragmentary text evokes a domestic evening with culinary and media elements.
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Blue
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