Lost manusscripts lure scholars across oceans
New York reports on追 a hunt for rare papers guiding scholars through a web of finds. Boswell Journal of a Voyage to the Hebrides, from Malahide papers found in a croquet box at Malahide Castle, Scotland. Sir Walter Scott diaries surfaced in a San Francisco bookshop. Father Kino papers sold to University of California via Jake Zeitlin.
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New York
Boswell
Johannson
the Hebrides
Los Angeles
Zeitlin
Dark
Athletic
A. S. W. Rosenbach
West
Mexico
Spain
England
Birds and their human friends in city lore
A reminiscence on how birds trust and seek care from devoted humans. Miss Pope’s avian patients on West T2nd Street receive splints and hospital care, with birds in parks recognizing caretakers like Audubon members. anecdotes include Clemenceau and Merrick, a seamen’s parrot tale, and a sorrowful Polly ending.
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T2nd Street
Audubon Societies
Miss Pope
Clemenceau
Leonard Merrick
Bird disease dampens parrot trade across shops
Bird dealers report a disease spread by parrots has reduced sales for several years. Scientists say it has nearly halted parrot trade, and some bird shops no longer stock the birds.
Football fervor versus college work in balance
The essay argues that football receives far more space and public enthusiasm than college education and student intellectual leadership. It warns that while sports thrill, the real battle for youth is against ignorance indolence poverty dishonesty and vice, urging public focus on learning over spectacle.
Perils of Reporting War News in Spanish Civil War
A French woman journalist dies from wounds from Spain as four foreign correspondents are reported killed and three wounded. Journalists face imprisonment and danger while striving to present both sides of the conflict amid a war that makes supplying news a perilous service.
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Spain
Oldfield’s pace rule for stopping distance
Barney Oldfield explains a simple speed to stopping distance rule. At fifty mph, add five then multiply by three to get 165 feet. The safer method remains careful driving, though the formula may amuse any mathematician in the car.
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Barney Oldfield
Balloon curiosity and Franklin’s quip spark a long view
A 1783 Paris balloon ascent astonishes onlookers including Franklin who asks What’s the use of it In Britain Lunardi’s 1784 flight with a dog cat and pigeon inspires monuments The piece connects early air exploration to modern attitudes and debates on war and comfort Germany’s mystic appeal is noted as influential
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Champ de Mars
Robert
Paris
Benjamin Franklin
Terra Firma
Franklin
James Trier
Balloon Tyler
Comnery Gardens
Edinburgh
Royal Artillery Company
London
Albion
Vincent Lunardi
St. James
Lunardi
South Mimms Common
Stondon
Britain
Transition from sewing to pegged and nailed soles
In 1818 Joseph Walker of Hopkinton Massachusetts pioneered wooden pegged soles for shoes. The transition to steel nails gradually replaced wooden pegs, marking a shift in sole construction during the early nineteenth century.
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Joseph Walker
Hopkinton, Mass
Bible Readings And Meditations Wednesday Oct 14
Read Colossians 3 9 17 and reflect on living Christlike in all we do The piece argues Christianity should be effective not just efficient and that atmosphere reflects the Christian life It lists historical notes from 1841 to 1935 including church figures and political events
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Christ
Anniversaries span founders, leaders, and battles from 1066 to 1774
A list of historical anniversaries noting William Penn born and died, Francis Lee born and died, Thomas Servoss born, Laura Haggwood memorial, Elwood Haynes birth and death, Anne Warner birth, John Hammill birth and death, Hastings battle, and the First Continental Congress beginning in 1774.
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William Penn
Pennsylvania
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Virginia
Stratford
Thomas L. Servoss
New Orleans
New York City
Philadelphia
Laura A. Haggwood
Atlanta
China
Watkinville
Elwood Haynes
America
Portland
Ind
Kokomo
Anne Warner
Saint Paul
Minn
John Hammill
Iowa
Linden
Wis
Minneapolis
Hastings
England
William of Normandy
Gotlieb the Tailor Seeks Local Customers
Local tailor Gottlieb urges practical service over party rhetoric. Visit Suits Dry Cleaned and Pressed at 711 West Broad for affordable tailoring.
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Gottlieb
West Broad
Birthday List Honors Notable Figures Across Nations
The page lists notable birthdays including Sumner Welles, assistant secretary of state, born in New York City, 44 years ago. Journalist Winifred Black, born in Chilton, Wisconsin, 67 years ago, and actress Lillian Gish, born in Springfield, Ohio, 49 years ago. Also mentioned are John Lord O'Brian of Buffalo, a Hoover era lawyer and assistant attorney general, born in Buffalo two years ago, and Norman Armour, minister to Canada, born in England.
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Sumner Welles
New York City
Winifred Black
Annie Laurie
San Francisco
Chilton
Wis
Lillian Gish
Springfield
Ohio
John Lord O'Brian
Buffalo
Hoover
Norman Armour
Canada
Eng
Gifted language child and Eastland firemen strike note
A horoscope style forecast suggests a native with talent for languages and a practical but mature disposition. It advises early training toward a profession and personal effort to avoid subordinate roles, noting potential success. Historical aside recalls Eastland firemen striking over boiled potatoes instead of mashed.
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Eastland
Echoes of Paree and a Veterans’ Echo in New Neighborhoods
The writer recalls a venerable Parisian style figure near Opera Comique and Peccardi's cafe, noting his bowing and murmured mercis. He mentions a bench encounter with his two grandchildren and reflects on Strickland Gillilan’s word coinage and a quote about echo land. He also notes Virginia Pope bird hospital moving into the old neighborhood.
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Opera Comique
Peccardi
the Mary
Broadway
Willie Howard
Strickland Gillilan
Echoland
Virginia Pope Bird Hospital
The National Whirligig Real Inside on Washington
The real inside on Washington and national happenings is promised by The National Whirligig, a nightly feature in the Chronicle Telegram. It pledges authentic hope and news behind the news to readers nationwide.
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Washington
Chronicle-Telegram
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A. Hudnott
Serdaniei
O. O. McIntyre
Cub Reporter
Polly
Europe
Germany
Berianer
God
Lord Jesus
Father
John C. F. Herer
India
United States
Land
Eamon de Valera
Broad St
Barber Shop
W. Broad ST
Slim” Reed
Nick” Nixon
Bud” Weaver
Pocahontas Lump
Murbach
la Burni
Bo Coe
McNaught Syndicate
T LM
Masonic Temple Ph
Sill Street
White Rose
National Motor Fuel Co’s
White Rose Stations
Middle Avenue
7Th Street
Doc” Lucas
Jesse Pemberthy
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