Uncle Sam builds Noahs Ark in Washington for science
The government ark will float animals on the Potomac if needed. At 90 by 35 feet with two decks, it aims to be ratproof verminproof fireproof and well ventilated. Built under an act of Congress and cost 20852 dollars the project treats animals as hospital patients with no vivisection.
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Ashington
Sam
Washington
Potomac
Congress
Public Health Service
The
Ark
Life Is Best After Fifty The House We Live In excerpt
The passage argues life improves with age, finding autumn’s glory superior to youth. It praises memory, faith, and intellectual growth as time lengthens, claiming fulfillment grows beyond schooling and social pressures. Excerpt from The House We Live In by Dr. William Elliot Griffis.
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William Elliot Griffis
Moon and planets prove no effect on weather says bulletin
A department of agriculture bulletin states the moon and planets do not measurably affect weather or planting. It explains that weather depends on temperature differences, heat from the sun, rainfall, and wind, with heat driving moisture movement and winds.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Earth
Forty Souls Lost For Want of Straw Folklore Tale
UDGE W A WATSON of Virginia recalls Jenning’s Ordinary and a summer camp meeting where the ground was strewn with straw to keep worshippers from slipping while seeking salvation. A deacon’s neglect left forty souls lost for want of straw and the preacher protested with a moonlit tirade.
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Udge W. A. Watson
Virginia
Old Dominion
Government's Oldest Bible in Supreme Court Records
The oldest Bible held by the government rests in the Supreme Court clerk’s office. Since 1800 most chief justices have taken oaths on it except Chase, with Webster noted as a near exception. The small red morocco Bible travels with the court, though presidents commonly use their own Bible. If needed, a new Bible is kept on hand for the incoming president and given to the president’s wife upon use.
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Supreme Court
Chase
Daniel Webster
Caldwell
Webster
The Official Mind Versus Printing Forms
Arnold Bennett laments Britain’s official inertia in a London Daily News piece. He recalls a recruiting office overwhelmed by demand, yet stymied by a shortage of printed forms and an insistence on traditional procedures. The anecdote satirizes bureaucratic rigidity.
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England
Arnold Bennett
London Daily News
Uncle Josh and Aunt Maria Birthday Quandary
In a lighthearted Philadelphia Telegraph item, Uncle Josh Gilmore recalls his 25th wedding anniversary as Aunt Maria jokes about killing two Rhode Island Red chickens. He questions why the hens matter to the past event. The piece playfully captures domestic humor.
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Edward Gilmore
Massachusetts
Josh
Aunt Maria
Maria
Uncle Josh
Rhode Island
Philadelphia Telegraph
When Buying Rugs
When buying rugs remember that dark colors show dust and lint and green fades. Best rugs have small patterns while cheap fabrics feature big bold designs. Tar shades wear well and some reds last. Blue rugs suit bedrooms and red brown and mixed colors work for halls.
And Sometimes Trousers
A classroom joke turns on a student mishearing physiology, with Mary answering the stomach’s function as holding up the petticoat. The Buffalo Express records the quip reflecting lighthearted schoolroom humor.
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Buffalo Express
The Modern Woman Praised As Multitalented Figure
A colorful portrait extols a highly capable woman who paints, plays music, rides, boxes, plays football and golf, and flies as an aviator. The speaker jokes about marrying her if he could darn his socks.
Ants in South America Build Three Rolls Long Tunnel
Readable text notes that ants in South America construct a tunnel measured as three rolls in length. This curious unit implies a large underground passage and hints at unusual ant engineering. Further context on species or purpose is not provided in the fragment.
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South America
Right Where She Belonged
The assistant manager contemplates a job applicant for a mammoth metropolitan department store. He praises her appearance while noting her lack of education and literacy. He suggests hiring her as a saleswoman in the book department, arguing looks can compensate for skills.
Pat and the Round Earth Debate in Pat’s Riddle
A humorous exchange shows Pat denying a round earth with questions about sunrise and sunset. The astronomer insists the earth is round and Pat finally concedes by noting the sun slips back at night, a riddle-like ending from the Cleveland Leader.
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Pat
Cleveland Leader
Headed Remedied By Cuticura for Scalp Dermatitis
Mrs J L West reports her infant daughter suffered a year of painful head itching with watery pimples and hair loss. After trying Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, the head improved in two weeks, with hair regrowth and cleaner scalp. Advertisement. Cuticura sold worldwide. Free samples with $2 postal order. Boston Dept L. Adv.
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Kyles
Ohio
J. L. West
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Child’s quick witted quip on marriage and divorce
A teacher prompts pupils to connect baptism and burial and asks what comes after marriage. A sharp voice calmly answers, Divorce.
Castoria Ad Emphasizes 30 Years Trusted Use
A vintage advertisement urges parents to examine Castoria packaging for the trusted remedy for infants and children. It claims Castoria has been in use for over 30 years and features the signature of the maker, Fletcher. Children cry for Castoria in the classic phrasing.
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Fletcher
Dr. Have Pierce
Peter
Best Seller Question Sparks Wry Exchange
In a witty exchange, Old Fogg asks if a best seller must be well written. The Grouch counters with a sharper point that the book must be well written up to succeed.
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Old Fogg
Wear-Proof Hosiery Ad Promises Guaranteed Wear
Money for Christmas spreads word of Wear-Proof Mills selling guaranteed wear-proof hosiery to friends and neighbors. The big Xmas business operates from 3200 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Friends & Neighbors
Chestnut St
Philadelphia
Speculator Questioned on Cotton Kindness and Substitutes
A fragment shows a speculator asked about a plunge in media res and answers with comments on cotton kindness and politeness as gold brick substitutes. It hints at cautious critique of trading practices and social propriety.
Man who praises himself makes noise like a megaphone
A proverb suggests that self praise sounds loud and showy like a megaphone. It warns that boasting draws attention and may undermine modesty. The idea appears in common sayings about vanity and humility.
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Bright
Nebraska
Zahan
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Neb
Ling
Dean
Doan
Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Carter
Pettits
Wortensen
Lincoln
Addie Curtsinger
Cedar St
Cairo
de. R.V
DR. Pierce
Invalids and Surgical Institute
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