Story of Coffee Journey From Near East to World Markets
National Geographic notes U S coffee consumption reached 13 pounds per person in 1930. It traces coffee from Ethiopia to Arabia and Europe, highlighting Mocha fame, Mecca ban, and Sultan Selim I’s later approval. It details global growth, Brazil's dominance, and methods from drying to wet hulking.
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Green Apple Pie and Economic Speculation
The piece extols green apple pie as a super pie defying ordinary bites and imagines world peace achieved by sharing it. It cites Ohio State Journal views on income classes and German wealth distribution, noting a tiny fraction enjoy comfortable bourgeois life.
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Ohio State Journal
Few Germans Rank as Middle Class
A 1930s analysis notes that most Germans belong to the proletarian class with only a small middle class. Income tax begins at over $300 yearly, and among 23 million taxed earn about $400 on average while the remainder earn less. The piece contrasts prewar middle class traditions with current realities.
Ceiling of the World uses light beam to gauge cloud ceiling
An experiment in Cleveland tests a new electric tape measure to determine cloud ceiling height. A light projector projects a beam of 1,840,000 candlepower onto the clouds and a gauging instrument sights the light spot to measure atmospheric density and ceiling.
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Cleveland
Return of the Native
The piece argues against the American use of the word hike as an ugly Americanism and advocates restoring the English term to its native shores. It notes that hike once meant the same in English provinces and was brought to America by English emigrants, warning that many so‑called new words originate from this transfer.
Navy reminiscence dates gadget word to 1877
Admiral Mark Kerr recalls the term gadget was in use in the navy when he entered service in 1877. The anecdote highlights early jargon and the long history of naval slang.
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Mark Kerr
Navy
Terrier Delays Paris Subway Rescue At Odeon
A terrier hidden 15 days in a tunnel near Odeon station halted Paris subway service for half an hour while police and firemen lassoed and rescued the frightened dog. Train drivers had reported the dog roaming the lines and had to stop to avoid harm.
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Paris
Odeon
House of Glass in Paris Under Construction
A glass house in Paris rises with brick shaped panes held by a metal frame. The translucent walls admit light while obscuring view, creating a bright interior without visibility from outside.
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House of Glass
Paris
Senator Sorghum Seeks Accurate Local Quotation
The exchange features Senator Sorghum saying he is content to be correctly quoted in his hometown papers, while a cere n admirer claims future generations will applaud speeches. The column includes a humorous aside about a cigar lighter won at a bridge party and a maxim on children maturing with societal perception.
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Sorghum
Chicago News
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