World railway mileage tops 640000 miles in 1920
An old source notes the 1920 world railway mileage reached 649 158 miles, up from 1905 by 14 160 miles. It splits 293 734 miles in the Old World, 346 424 in the New World, with North America and Australia among the major contributors.
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Old World
New World
Comnter
Ubesé ‘Statistica
Archiv Fur Risenbahnwesen
Australasia
Wurepe
Africa
North America
South America
Australagia
Seaham
Orcas
Thunderstorm creation theory from Sir J. Thompson proposal
London scientist J. Thompson argues artificial thunderstorms could boost crop growth by separating atmospheric charges. He claims negative air regions condense rain more, rain supplies negative electricity, and ionization varies with wind over land or sea. Sir Oliver Lodge adds soil electricity in clouds with sunny periods.
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London
Sir 7. J. Thompson
Cerain
Zambest
Africa
Oliver Lodge
Wilich
Dinner theft by stranger targets Cohen family in New York
A stranger at the Cohen household on 7 East IGjih street delayed dinner by two hours and lured 12 year old Sidney Cohen with a tale of lottery winnings. The man, described as whiskered, took $3 from Sidney and vanished after promising more money, leaving the family in confusion amid a confusing Omaha-like tale of relatives and a paint business.
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New York
Cohen
East Igjih Street
Sidney Cohen
Youung
Sidney
Lith
Second Avenue
Sprinffield
Milton
Tve
Graffer
Estranged Wife Seeks 3.1 Million in Living Expenses
New York socialite Philip Van Valkenburgh seeks 3.1 million dollars for two years of living costs during separation, filing a civil action against his estranged wife. The complaint lists European trips, luxury apartments, chauffeurs, balls, and medical expenses as part of the claimed need. The case is noted as having a rare state precedent and highlights alleged marital friction and lavish expenditures.
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Brinas
New York
Europe
Birs
Philip van Valkenburk
Pusbeng
Aire
Vanwalkenbures
St. Regis
Cce
Mess¢Ur
van Valkenburge
Bidding Too Often in Auction Errors
RK Foster discusses common bidding mistakes in bridge style play. He argues overcalling twice to show a hand is unnecessary and often harmful. The piece notes players tend to overbid after a suit shown by the partner and cautions against repetitive bids.
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RK. F. Foster
Kansas City Star
All Bemur to the Union Dead and Confederate Dead Honored
A Philadelphia Enquirer note recalls Memorial Day customs and the honoring of both Union and Confederate dead. It argues the conflict arose from a principle, acknowledging the hard fighting that left the North aware of the war’s depth and consequences.
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Oaé Prindelphia Enquirer
Fragments of a City Board Debate on Cheese Question
A humorous exchange shows two boarders debating a judge's remark about a cheese issue. The first asks if you will pass the cheese while the second questions the speed of the journey.
Unclear fragmentary text from Marion telephone note
Vague dialogue about going to the theater with someone named Marion and a stray mention of gun making and gasoline vapor. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond Marion.
Afternoon Lawn Tea Parties Are Homely
American hostesses have learned that serving afternoon tea outdoors is easy and socially beneficial. Tea wagons, wicker trays, muffin stands, and portable baskets simplify serving. iced tea and fresh berries add color. Plan menus with one sandwich type and simple crackers. keep the tea area organized to save time and praise the maid’s work.
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Jamaica
Watermelon Porch Party Ideas and Servings
Seasonal guidance for serving watermelons at porch gatherings. Describes chilling, scooping into sherbert glasses with a cherry, wine-soaked center, and ice made from melon hearts. Mentions prizes for guesses and decorative options using melon pieces and song quotes.
Toweling Shoes Enter Fashion Populace
The raga for Turkish toweling reaches milady feet as soft fuzzy pumps in all colors are praised. They wash clean with soap and water and emerge looking fresh like a baby after bathing. The style is described as delightfully soft and comfortable and pairs well with matching gowns.
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Indianapolis News
Unclear fragment hints at a social scene and bank honor
Readable parts mention a morning encounter with a man of high standing and a bank that highly honors someone, but details and context are missing to form a full event.
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Stey
Sploggs
There goes a happy couple in unlikely union
A Kansas City Journal item playfully notes a couple wed by shared interests with satire about her suffrage zeal and his bond trading. The piece also mentions the astonishing fact that only 79 specimens of the great auk egg remain in existence.
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The
Kansas City Journal
Homemade Jabots Show Fashionable Ribbon Creations
Instructional notes describe several jabot styles using black and white satin ribbon varying from four to six inches wide. Designs include fringe edges, satin bows, filet lace bands, crocheted buttons, and decorative plats with sheer ribbon effects, aimed at young girls and detailed with color and texture contrasts.
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Ns Atlit
Old Emerald Isle Struck by Revival on Atlantic Return
An Irish revival mood sweeps a passenger liner returning from America to Ireland. Travelers, including a Greek, Turkish consul, American doctor, and Irish-Americans, discuss language revival, culture, and a future where Gaelic returns to everyday life. The voyage ends with Irish welcomes at Queenstown as passengers settle back to homeland.
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Mary Synon
Queedstown
Ireland
Canadian
Freehooses
Adl
Europe
na+tiona
Hudson River Transportation Lines
New York
Regerelt
Sas
Funda Ic Endow Chairain
Gourse
Falckheite
Theodore Roosevelt
States
Atlantic
Meath
England
Girl with broken neck walks after pioneering treatment
Esther Harris, 18, who survived the Triangle fire and spent 14 weeks unconscious with a broken neck and back, has regained movement. Dr. Henry W. Frauenthal performed a novel procedure at St. Vincent's Hospital and the Hospital for Deformities and Joint Diseases. She now stands and takes steps with a steel and leather neck brace, hoping for eventual removal.
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New York
Vic
Esther Harris
Triangle
Esther
St. Vincent's Hospital
Henry W. Frauenthal
Washington
Surrender of the Suffraget in a Fading Vote Tale
The fragment recalls Lait Lucette a suffraget famed for rallies and smiles who won votes for women wherever she spoke yet could not vote herself. The piece notes a brief public life and a paradoxical single vote for life, cited in Norman E. Mack's National Monthly where Liniel McChing discusses the tale.
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Lucette
Furmer
Liniell McChing
Noman E. Mack
National Monthly
Gould Not Cure Her Husband From Tit Bits
A woman seeks an oculist to cure her husband’s short sightedness claiming a strong pair of glasses. The doctor refuses without seeing him and the woman boasts the man would spot a pigeon before an aeroplane, revealing the gag and failed attempt.
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Gould
Puzzling Alley Sign Causes Confusion for Harry and Father
While walking, Harry and his father examine a sign on a lane that reads half Persian call ind er coward Harry. He asks his father which half to search for, highlighting a puzzling wording and mistaken phrase on the board.
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Harry
Helf
Enigmatic Exchange Sparks Lively House Visit
A playful dialogue hints at a new baby at a home, with a cheeky pun about a "howling" success. The exchange suggests cheerful reception and warm curiosity about the infant.
Onion farming in Pleasant Valley Iowa yields high profits
The Farm and Fire side notes intensive onion farming in Pleasant Valley township Acott county Iowa where land nears twenty dollars an acre. H Schuetter started with 14 to 19 acres and kept exact costs and yields showing about two bushels per acre at certain prices, his son FAG Schuetter continued with higher yields and 45 cent prices, producing profits and inspiring nearby farmers to adopt scientific methods, seed selection, and weed control including formaldehyde soil treatment and crop rotation practices.
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Iowa
Pleasant Valley Township
Acott County
Pleasant Valley
H. Schuetter
F. F. Bchuetter
Cherry preserved dishes and desserts from old kitchen notes
A vintage guide outlines frozen cherries and cherry salad with oxheart and black Spanish varieties, plus canning Marmalade and steamed cherry pudding. It details making syrup, packing for freezing, and using lettuce as a plate garnish, with steps for marmalade canning and sauce pairings.
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Firat
Old Maid Suffraget Seen as Spiritual Mother of Race
Miss Vida Sutton Chicago university graduate and suffrage lecturer explains why unmarried women, led by educated suffragists, are the spiritual mothers and driving force of a rising civilization. She argues that physical motherhood matters less if children are inferior and praises the movement as hopeful not frightening.
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New York
Europe
Vida Sutton
Chicago University
Miss Sutton
Jane Addams
Mayor Henry Hunt Emerges As Cincinnati Reform Leader
In an American Magazine sketch, Mayor Brand Whitlock of Toledo lauds Henry T. Hunt of Cincinnati. Hunt, born April 14 1878, Yale graduate and former prosecuting attorney, led a long campaign against the Cox machine, indicting Cox and pushing court battles that weakened the political machine. Hunt won Cincinnati mayoralty by about 4 000 votes, seen as liberal progressive reformer in a city wary of radical change.
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Toledo
Cincinnati
Brand Whitlock
Ohio
Henry TF. Hunt
Hunt
Cox
Whitlock
Herve
Henry T. Hunt
Samuel T. Hunt
Yale
Hamilton County
Iie
Cincinnai
Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Henry St. Hunt
Simple Life in the Weeda Camping Tricks
Advice from the Christian Herald on camping methods emphasizing camp fire building with stone enclosures and windward openings. Tips include using flat brook stones, heat retention, cooking soups coffee and fish, plus a two story denim pocket nest for camping gear to save space and prevent loss.
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Weeda
Christian Herald
Young Actress Shines Through Critics Dinner Circuit
Two men discuss a young actress before her debut. They note her dramatic sense, scoffing at rumors while revealing she hosts weekly dinners for critics and theater writers at 41 dollars a plate, shaping early reception.
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Henpett
Tully
Yves
Riddle on coal pricing and math mishap
A humorous exchange questions a man named Beda about coal costs. The dialogue suggests a faulty arithmetic guess of three tons for an $8 payment at six dollars per ton, with a punchline that the answer is incorrect.
Information Wanted in No 3 Hotel Room Scene
A man directs a boy to check the adjacent room for signs of moaning or singing. If singing, ask the clerk to move the guest. if moaning, summon a physician. The fragment suggests a hospital or hotel setting and a welfare concern.
Women Speak on Voting Rights in Wartime Debate
A fragment shows Mrs. Baring-Banners opposing or defending votes in a wartime context. The conversation touches on suffrage and the systemic barriers faced by women. The excerpt hints at public opinion and reform efforts affecting voting parity.
Voice of the People Echoed in Campaign Banter
In The Washington Star piece quoted here, Farmer Corntossel challenges candidates who want to dominate discourse urging them to let others be heard. The exchange centers on belief in the public voice and democratic participation.
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Voice
The
Washington: Star
People
Farmer Corntossel
What sort of a baseball pitcher is he
Detroit Free Press notes a quip about pitchers, praising their form when winning and criticizing when they lose, illustrating public perceptions of baseball talent.
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Detroit Free Press
German Household Tricks Save Money and Waste
Mrs. Anna Kirchstein describes German housekeepers’ frugal methods. She argues German wives manage finances, shop and cook efficiently, turning leftovers into meals, avoiding waste, and teaching thrift as a duty to their husbands.
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Walk
Anna Kirchstein
Chicago
New Hat Pins Described for Mourning and Dress
The article outlines hat pins in imitation pearl and seed pearl styles, fruiting from flat pins. It notes ball or oblong shapes, with mourning pins made of small black beads. Prices listed are 1 and 91 cents.
Miners Heroic Rescue Tale From Pennsylvania Mine
A Pennsylvania mine entombs worker Jack Thornton for three days as fellow miners dig to reach him. He survives, jokes with rescuers, and clarifies the day after emerging on Sunday. The account highlights miners courage and humor amid danger.
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Popular
Pennsylvania
Jack Thornton
Dee
Jack
Dignity in the Roosevelt and President clash
Colliers Weekly notes worries among reactionaries as dignity rises amid the Roosevelt and president contest. The piece argues honesty justice and equal opportunity matter more than dignity and sees the split as exposing politics and special privilege. It uses light and night as metaphors for public scrutiny.
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Colliers Weekly
Roosevelt
Emerson
Chicago Housewife Enters High School as Senior Miss
Laura C Hammond a 13 year wife and Englewood resident entered Englewood high school three years ago as Miss Hammond She is near graduation and top of her class She plans to study law at the University of Chicago after earning her diploma Her husband Ira Hammond works as superintendent of dining car service for the Chicago Central Yallway.
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Chicago
Laura C. Hammond
Englewood High School
Dore
Englewood
Ira‘Hammami
Shinoia Central ‘Yallway
University of Chicago
Golfing Judge Questions Witness In Mock Trial
A prominent judge and enthusiastic golfer questions a boy during a mock criminal suit. The judge asks if the boy fully understands the nature and significance of an oath, and the boy responds with a puzzled, abbreviated answer.
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Ates Das
Gure
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