First Geo Structure in Los Angeles Raises Interest
A Popular Mechanics Magazine note describes a new Los Angeles building in Spanish architectural style built entirely of poured concrete. The 125 foot tower houses a geometrical central stairway of 160 steps spiraling around an open shaft 24 inches wide, reaching 120 feet, with seven door rooms occupying the surrounding tower space.
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Los Angeles
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Popular Mechanics
A Pleasant Way to Help
A cherubic child explains to a mother that he helps Catherine by punishing her when she is naughty. The lighthearted anecdote presents a child’s innocent misinterpretation of helping as enforcing discipline. The vignette reflects a family moment shared in a youth publication.
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Catherine
Bilnt
Ibe
Sas
Armistor
Doubtful Frame of Mind Dialogue
Senator Sorghomi questions unpreparedness and the monarchy's willingness to shoot at an unarmed nation. The exchange centers on evidence and moral motive amid political tension.
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Sorghomi
Seizing the Advantage in a Farce on War and Neutrality
A cartoonish dialogue shows two nations feuding and hitting a smaller boy Freddy who is portrayed as neutral. The exchange mocks the idea of neutrality in a time of global conflict, highlighting playful hypocrisy and childish wartime bravado.
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Freddy
Reversible. Stella I Take My Husband Along
Bella I take a hat slong to help choose a husband. The garbled dialogue hints at a light domestic scene with two women debating husband choices and using an odd hat motif for humor.
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Stella
Bella
Mesmerized A Poisonous Drug Still Freely Used
A reader describes years of coffee use as a life necessity and health decline. After switching to Postum from Battle Creek Michigan, she reports weight gain, improved headaches, restored energy, and her husband’s indigestion relief.
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Wes
Battle Creek
Mich
Misfit Christmas Gifts Spark Puzzled Family Jokes
The tale follows Sidney Payson who hates conventional Christmas giving and schemes to buy useless, humorous presents for relatives. His spree includes a rainbow scarf and skates, provoking affectionate letters from siblings and kin, praising the irony and rekindling old memories.
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Gidney Payson
Mr. Payson
Sidney Payson
Maney Payson
Hog cholera risk urged burning carcasses nationwide
State capital items warn that carcasses of hogs dying from cholera must be burned under state law to prevent spread. Seepage into streams and attraction of dogs cats or birds could carry germs far from affected hog lots, says Nebraska university farm pathology department.
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Department of Animal Pathology
Nebraska University Farm
Nebraska Grapes Sought Amid Insect Ravages and State Aid
East coast farmers seek new fields as insect damage hits vineyards. Nebraska officials announce appointments and growing state powers while agriculture figures discuss school expansion and education funding. An exhibit at Lincoln highlights grain sorghums like dwarf milo and feterita as potential crops for central and western Nebraska.
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East
Duncan
Nebraska Horticultural Society
Nebraska
College of Agriculture
Alate. Com
Lincoln
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
State Boys and Girls Club entries sought for Lincoln contest
Members of the community clubs may enter during January 1 to 12 at the University farm Lincoln. The state contest during Organized Agriculture week will feature samples reports and stories from sewing and cooking corn potato and gardening clubs.
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Tay
Agricultural Extension Service
University Farm
Lincoln
Fragmented Page Snippets Include Transit Anecdotes And Ads
A collage of short items notes quirky transit tales from New York and Cleveland readers, snippets from ads, jokes, and consumer prompts. It mentions a conductor returning a dropped umbrella, a New York Times quote, Cuticura skin treatment ads, and humorous exchanges about work, weather, and daily life. The text spans playful city life to early 20th century consumer notices.
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Franklin
Madison Avenue
New York Times
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