Waters and rivers of Idaho highlighted
The Stake river rises in Yellowstone Park and flows across Idaho to the Columbia. Shoshone Falls drops 210 feet, surpassing Niagara. Idaho hosts four lakes Priest, Pend d Oreille, Coeur d Alene, and Bear. The Snake River is nicknamed the Idaho region’s mighty river.
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Stake River
Idaho
Yellowstoke Park
Columbia
Shoshone Falls
Niagara Falls
Priest
Pend d’Oreille
Coeur d'Alene
Bear
Snake River
Coal Fertilizer Experiments Use Low Grade Moscow Coal
Experiments show that low grade coal near Moscow with low calories and high ash can be used as organic and mineral fertilizer. The coal is treated with an ammonia solution or converted into more complex fertilizers for agricultural use.
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Moscow
Russia
Diesel Engine Inventions and Impact in 1897
In 1897 German engineer Rudolph Diesel invented the engine named after him. The initial engine weighed about 450 pounds per horsepower. It has grown to play a key role in generating inexpensive electric power in modest quantities.
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Rudolph Diesel
Fire escape tale at hotel ends with prepayment joke
A gaunt man enters a small town hotel seeking top floor lodging. The proprietor spots a rope and the man claims it is a fire escape for self-evacuation. The landlord responds that guests with such escape devices must pay in advance.
Gasoline Brand Confusion Stuns Drinkers at Club
A club bore boasted of his sense for beverages when a listener offered a flask for tasting. He tasted and spat it out exclaiming gasoline. Asked for the brand, he received a bland reply, highlighting the odd mix up between taste and fuel.
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Scott
Irishman recalls Dunkerque narrow escape tale
An Irish member of the British expeditionary force recounts a near miss at Dunkerque. He says a bullet pierced his chest and exited his back, but adds his heart was in his mouth, prompting a friend’s wry reply about fate.
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Dunkerque
Pat
Miss Private Bus Mixup Stuns Seaside Dinner
Mr and Mrs Newrich stay at a seaside hotel. Over dinner a Mozart chat leads to a bizarre sighting of Mozart and his wife on the No 5 bus near the beach. The couple argues as the wife reveals the accidental encounter and the husband reminds her to stay quiet.
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Mrs. Newrich
Mozart
Gold for a Daughter Proposal From McTavish
A humorous exchange in which a suitor asks to marry McTavish's daughter and offers her weight in gold. McTavish counters unexpectedly with a request to fatten her up, prompting a playful back and forth about a delayed decision.
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McTavish
Johnny’s Zoo Visit Plea Met With Aunt Matilda Wary
Johnny begs his mother to visit the zoo to see animals but Aunt Matilda’s presence dampens the idea. The scene shows a child’s curiosity clashing with family heeding.
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Johnny
Matilda
Romantic bachelor receives odd marriage note from farmer’s daughter
A bachelor breakfasting in a restaurant spots a message on a soft boiled egg inviting suitors to marry a farmer’s pretty 17 year old daughter. He writes and soon gets a reply saying the offer is late as the daughter has married twice, been widowed once, and has three children.
Apron Potholders Pattern for Kitchen Set No 5118
Pattern No 5118 offers a tailored kitchen set including a striped or floral apron and matching mitts. Potholders use same fabric or contrasting material with a blue denim mitt trimmed in red appliqué straw. Send 20 cents, name, address, pattern number and order to the indicated address.
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