Protective Coloration of a Summer Romance in Eton Orchard
Elizabeth and Dick race down a hill as Louvisy hides by the spring, while guardian Major Beard aims to block Louvisy from Dick. Louvisy is crushed when Dick pursues Elizabeth, but Joe Dunning consoles her, and the basket meeting hints at four engaged pairs forming.
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Elizabeth
Galahad
Dick- Richard
Dick Richard
Eton
Dick-Richard
Marie Major
Richard
Lou
Louvisy
Louvis
Rich
Doo-Dad
Wirza
Receforth
Air Castle
Joe Dunning
Joe
Amazing Feats of Human Ostriches Record
A London Tit-Bits note catalogs astonishing cases of people who swallow varied objects. Entries include a Stratford telegraph operator who died in an Essex asylum after swallowing stones and metal, and a London hospital “Champion Ostrich” who housed corks, pennies, rings, string, and leather. Other cases mention consuming lamp chimneys, nails, tacks, screws, and a young woman who swallowed pens, needles, nails, and nails. The stomach surgery revealed dozens of nails, tacks, collar-studs, and pins.
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London
Stratford
Essex County Lunatic Asylum
London Hospital
Fair Sex
Trees and Drought in Australia and Mountain Rainfall
The Science Service notes a reversal of forests increasing rainfall. Some Australian trees retain moisture, reducing evaporation and drought. Replacing these forests with grass crops could raise atmospheric moisture and rainfall. Mountain forests also condense low clouds and fogs to boost precipitation.
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Australia
Science Service
Memory Like Habit In Darwin Bean Experiment
A French bean in a dark room showed leaf movements with clocklike regularity for days. Leaves dropped at sunset and spread again at dawn, suggesting the plant acted as if guided by memory or habit despite no light or temperature cues.
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Darwin
Devil behind the chase myth in church tale
A colored Alabama church tale quotes a preacher who says Satan has little time to tempt due to many people pulling at the devil’s coat tails. The old man speaks with humor about temptation and human pull rather than direct pursuit.
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Alabama
Boston Transcript
Catechism Disappoints Young Pupil With Early Bedtime
A young girl who has recently mastered her catechism expresses disappointment that obedience to the fifth commandment does not extend her daylight hours. She laments being put to bed at seven each night despite her efforts to grow longer days.
Modern radio receiver uses capacity and inductance tuning
A New York Sun article explains a multistage radio frequency receiver with a 23 plate variable condenser in the aerial and a large variometer in the grid circuit. It describes a choke variometer coupling, mounting tips, and procedures to minimize oscillation while maximizing sensitivity for coast to coast reception on varying aerials.
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R. F
New York Sun
Back Panel Switch From Discarded Rheostat
Harold Hubbard describes constructing a back panel switch from a used rheostat. Drill holes for switch points, extend shaft with a three inch bar, fit a lever, and add a spring to press the lever against the points. Secure switch to panel with original binding post screws. add a knob or dial.
Rope and Hook Evoke British Airlift in Mesopotamia
By means of rope and hook, mail packed up by British airplanes during Nene in Mesopotamia. This brief note highlights an airborne mail operation serving the front lines and logistics amid the campaign.
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Mesopotamia
Simple Selector Coil Reduces Radiation in Regenerative Sets
A simple selector coil to curb radiation from regenerative receiving sets is shown. It uses two coils on a 2.5 inch diameter tube, No. 22 wire, with two fixed 0.002 mfd condensers coupling to aerial and ground posts. The aerial connects to the small coil and the larger coil links to the receiver. tuning remains, and radiation is reduced so as not to disturb neighbors.
Ground Wire Must Be Given Consideration
The ground connection is a necessary and important part of every receiving set using an outdoor antenna. Connect the ground wire directly to house water pipes with a ground clamp or, if unavailable, wrap a clean surface on the pipe and fasten the wire. After wrapping, cover the joint with tinfoil to prevent corrosion and do not paint the connection as paint insulates and ruins the contact.
Proud Man Alone Knows Not Value of Fasting
A Baltimore Sun summary notes that some people fast as a religious duty and others go without food for weeks with no harm, yet a man who resists food at home ends up eating when his wife tempts him. His body then overreacts to digest the unexpected meal, showing nature’s grip when self denial clashes with desire.
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Baltimore Sun
Nature
Pigs Guard Sheep and Find Truffles in Europe and Ireland
The article notes pigs are valued in the Apennines as sheep guardians with a village shepherd and one pig per community. The pig may guard while the shepherd rests, identify his sheep, and root out truffles, proving faithful service. In Ireland pigs are praised as the gentleman who pays the rent.
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London
Apennines
Ireland
Pretty Medieval Legend of the Kiss Sign
The tale tells of Sir Ronald du Bois a knight captured on a dangerous mission who sent a kiss message home via a bribed messenger by a metal button bearing an X marked with four letters k l 8 8 at its points. The X becomes a symbol for kisses in lover messages.
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Ronald du Bois
Atlanta Constitution
Cincinnati Markets Prices For Staples And Livestock
The Cincinnati market reports show grain and corn prices for various grades with No 2 white and yellow ranges around 1.20 per bushel, oats between 58 and 68 cents, butter at 84 to 87 cents, eggs from 22 to 28 cents, live poultry prices by weight, and livestock values for cattle calves sheep and hogs with typical industrial ranges. Cattle steady with varying grade prices from common to top quality, hogs active with heavy and packer categories around 7 to 8 dollars, and lambs and sheep posted at multiple levels.
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Bae
Insects Eyes and Vision Explained
Insects have two eye types simple and compound. Simple eyes resemble human eyes but are less efficient, while compound eyes consist of many facets. A housefly has about 4 000 facets per eye, a dragonfly 12 000, and Mordella beetles around 25 000.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
G. Douglas Wardrop
Radi
By Paul G. Weiller
Harold Hubbard
Cincinnati
St.Joseph’s Liver
Owl Chemical Works
Terre Haute
Ind
Bellans
Pases
Infante
Haarlem
Ses
Toad NY
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