Havana clubs rival world centers in size and scope
In Havana the club system dominates social life with about 125,000 members in a 350,000 population city. The Centro Gallego leads with 45,000 members and a 1,000,000 plus building, while Centro de Dependientes totals 25,000 members offering universal benefits and low dues.
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United States
Europe
Havana
Bulletin
The
Pan-American Union
Francisco A. Godoy
Avana
Spain
Asturias
Centros
Centro de Dependientes
Americas
Centro Gallego
Centro Asturiano
Balear
Castellano
Prado
Deadly aerial bomb tested to explode head high
The ordnance department has tested a novel bomb described in Popular Science Monthly that detonates about six feet above ground, killing efficiency by dispersing fragments before reaching the surface. It aims to explode from 2,000 to 20,000 feet, with Mr Barlow's design cited as closest to the ideal.
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Ordnance Department
Popular Science, Monthly
Barlow
Faithful Hebrews in Nebuchadnezzar's Furnace Lesson
The lesson outlines the king's demand to worship a gold image, the Hebrews refusal, and their deliverance in the fiery furnace. It emphasizes steadfast faith, God’s power to rescue, and the promotion of the faithful as a result. The text cites Daniel and Isaiah themes and urges allegiance to God over idols.
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Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel
Dura
God
Great Diversity of Tongue
The article notes that humans speak over 4 000 languages with thousands of dialects and estimates 50 dialects per language, yielding about a quarter of a million linguistic abilities. It predicts four languages may dominate globally a century hence with Europe and the Americas shaping future tongues and a richer Slavonic blend in Eurasia.
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Francis Joseph
Red Cross
Brazil
Mexico
Borneo
Australia
Central
Europe
North American
Russia
Eastern
Central Asia
Simple Diet and Exercise for Health
The article argues gluttony damages health through overindulgence and poor digestion. It links fatty, seasoned foods to fatigue and skin problems, and suggests modest exercise and plain wholesome meals within bodily needs to restore vitality and well being.
Pig in a Crate Delights City Onlookers
A pig in a crate on a pavement by an express office drew crowds in the city. Bystanders laughed as a boy shouted a garbled quip while a neat child offered a solemn, moral verdict about honesty amid the street theater of the animal exhibit.
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Washington Star
Argue but Don’t Wrangle in Daily Life
The passage argues that ordinary friction should be avoided and true argument requires careful expression and patient listening. It warns that careless arguing degenerates into wrangling and labels habitual wrangling as a fault.
Local volunteers recruit plan outlined by captain
The captain of the local volunteers explains a system of personal canvassing to recruit members. He urges brief explanations and compares merits of classes A and B under the volunteer act. Corporal Jones steps forward to demonstrate how he would canvass.
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Jones
Commuter Demands New Deck After Ticket Mix Up
In a smoker car a daily pinochle game paused as a rider sprang up shouting for a new deck. The man accused the conductor of punching the ace of diamonds instead of his commutation ticket, prompting a quick exchange with the newsboy.
Stock Grain and Potato Farm For Sale in Wisconsin 720 acres
Improved farm in South Central Wisconsin offering 720 acres of sandy muck land. Yields listed include 60 bu oats, 30 bu wheat, 30 bu rye, 150 bu potatoes, 4 tons hay per acre. Will sell at sacrifice with 5,000 additional acres in crop. Pas pasture and hay, no buildings. divide to suit. Commission to agents. Geo W Mills, Bedford Building, Chicago. Adv.
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Wisconsin
Geo. W. Mills
Bedford Bldg
Chicago
Ill
Ventilation planning questioned in building project
A fragmentary exchange questions who designed the ventilating system with a dismissive reply. The text pivots to a satirical ad urging reduced meat intake and a mystery about happiness tied to moral action.
Shark Cookery Meets World Hunger Hope
Danville VA educator Russell J. Coles says tests on certain sharks and rays offer a path to prevent worldwide starvation. He backs his findings with field samples from Morehead City NC and sent his record to Herbert Hoover for consideration. Coles also suggests tanning shark skin for leather and shares a recipe for shark steak cooking with heavy seasoning and multi-step parboiling.
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Russell J. Coles
Danville
Roosevelt
Mr. Coles
Morehead City
N. C
Herbert Hoover
Coles
The Brokers Son
Visitor learns the child’s mood reflects a market drop as the broker explains leather prices fell this morning. The twist reveals the drop was actually his mother's slipper, a playful misdirection about commodity news.
No, Amateur Stuff
Dialogue excerpt where two speakers joke about a restaurant invitation. A quip notes that the Browns invited them to dinner and the vegetables served were grown by professionals, implying upscale or humorous contrast.
Suspenders Stand In For Reputation In Quip
A humorous remark notes a man cannot fix his reputation as easily as he can fix his suspenders. The line plays on clothing and character to deliver a wry worldly observation.
Man Offers Ten Dollars To Maid To Run Away
A woman explains that a man who plays the flute every night is attempting to win their maid. The husband reacts with surprise and vows to offer the maid ten dollars to elope, claiming he is poor but willing to pay.
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Dean
Fle
Pork and Beans Advertisement Highlighting Value
A compact advert extols Pork and Beans as wholesome sustaining low priced food. Describes Alice Beans as part soja and part Navy and lauds the combination as splendid.
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Adv
A Slow One Mary He'd Make You A Model Husband Elsie
Short snippets read like a classified or humorous society note with two names, Mary and Elsie, referenced as possible marriage or suitability markers in a dated tone. The text hints at a playful exchange mentioning a previous model and a slow pace.
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Mary
Elsie
Atlanta Builds New $500,000 Office Building
A new office building project in Atlanta is approved with a budget of 500000 dollars. The plan outlines construction to begin this year and aims to boost local business space and municipal operations.
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Atlanta
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