The Greek Cross and the Four Piece Square Puzzle
Discusses ancient emblems and the Greek cross as a symbol of intelligence and science. Describes methods to cut a Greek cross into four pieces to form a square, including the five and four piece solutions, with Harvard and puzzle history notes and claims of infinite valid solutions.
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Schilemann
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Wilson
Ennclid
Harvard College
Harvard Oval
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Nye Piece Puzzle Shapes Two Crosses From Squares
Article describes methods to cut Nye pieces to form two crosses of varying sizes and a process to create related figures. It notes an additional way to obtain a large cross and an equal two cross layout, mentioning historic symbols like the swastika and classic shapes evolving through cuts. It quotes a light exchange between Violet and her mother from the New York Herald.
Two Milk Thieves The Neighborhood’s Fox Terrier Stole Milk
A Detroit Free Press report from Battle Creek recounts a neighbor’s fox terrier named Tricky and a large hound raiding a porch bottle at dawn. The dogs pawed and rolled the bottle loosening the cap, lapped the milk, and shared it with morning thefts of hens.
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Tricky
Oliver Twat
Window shelf for plants portable from window to window
A simple 80 cent project shows a movable plant shelf for winter light. Build with a one inch board and end projections to fit window wash grooves, plus under brackets. For two light windows place a center bracket on the sash middle, or two end brackets for single glass units.
Modistes and Milliners Rally For New Hat Rules
The American Society of Modistes and Milliners met in executive session to consider several reforms and protests. A committee urged back fastening with discreet hooks and eyes, a Marie Antoinette style official spring hat, a fringe of various birds, and a Harveyized two foot long poison tipped self repeating hatpin. The assembly approved the report with defiant cheers.
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American Society of Modistes and Milliners
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Aroue
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Scranton
Womb
American Ministerial Association
Metropolitan Police Board
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Marie Antoinete
Why did you leave your last place
The Somerville Journal reports a joke exchange about being fired. The New York Herald notes a man recalling being told he was fired, illustrating workplace talk and public notices in a dated style.
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New York Herald
Somerville Journal
Faint Heart and Years of Old Style Verse
A collage of verse lines and cartoon captions from a vintage paper. It blends literary quips and comic snippets including lines about romance and memory, a cannibal joke exchange, childlike rimes, Uncle tales, and stray headlines from the New York Herald.
His Strenuous Job at Nutwood Station
A humorous quip notes a Nutwood New Jersey station agent faces a long to do list from selling tickets to signaling, yet the judge reveals he was asleep. Other snippets urge vigilance before sleep, warn that poverty curbs friendship, and mock clever fiancées.
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Nutwood
N. J. Swy
Handy Boy Builds Xray Instrument For Self Help
A description explains a DIY xray-like device with two AA cylinder bases, four mirrors at 45 degrees, and a light path that never passes through the cylinders. The observer cannot see through objects placed between the cylinders. This is followed by a short anecdote about a child asking about heaven and a mother’s response.
Yonkers Sta Teams Tatty Quip Sparks Interest
Tatty caution echoes from Yonkers Station as women and men spar over style and tradition in brief, playful exchanges. The exchange hints at evolving attitudes toward fashion and gender roles in public life.
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Yonkers
Judes Where the Braina Are
The applicant flatly seeks any editorial role, but the proprietor says editorials are full and questions the applicant’s knowledge while offering an office job as a less likely option. The exchange hints at a curious tangential tale in a broader narrative.
Chaucer's House Is Sold Amid Estate Transfers
The sale involves Chaucer's House at Pusey estate and nearby properties once tied to the Chaucer home. Harmed by old grants, landholdings reflect Canute era deeds while Harper's Magazine January issue features seven stories and a new serial The Tower Shrine. Louise Chandler Moulton poetry collection issued in one volume with an illustrated portrait.
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Chaucer
Tlartford Manor
Farineden
Henk Ghire
Emalund
Pusey
Georg Jayis
Wyfeld
Newbury
England
Canute
Tenn of & Horn
Kyng Knoudw
William Pewseye
Harper's Magazine
Iself
Henri Frederic Amiel
Lilie, Brown & Co
Boston
Louise Chandler Moulton
Parkid biglobosa plant sparks Africa sugar claim
An Austrian journal reports a plant named Parkid biglobosa found in Africa yields a fruit with about 20 percent reducing sugar, placing it among the leading sugar producing plants. Ainslee's magazine debuts the year with a varied table of contents and strong fiction including The Woman Who Loved Much.
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Africa
Ainslee
Cat Funeral Prompt Sparks Vanity at Lunch Counter
An odd scene unfolds as a man at a quick lunch counter jokes about attending a funeral for a friend's pet cat. A designer creates a white life-like cat with a large purple bow, seen as a grave insult by the friend. The note references varied magazine articles in Everybody's January issue.
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Angels
Rabbit
Life Alze
Magazine notices and pet boarding concerns amid building noise
The text notes a dog and cat boarding house owner lamenting patrons leaving due to noise from a neighboring big apartment building. It also mentions Joe Chapple’s Ny Honal, Affairs at Washing ton, and the January issue of Action in the Pop ular with The Shingle Weavers and numerous short stories, highlighting entertainment and magazine industry updates.
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Joe Chapple
Ny Honal
Congress
Department “Affairs
Washington
Emergency Exit Amid Concert Turmoil
Fragmentary readable text notes Miss Colston extinguishing a blaze while Herr Eckhold led the orchestra through a tense passage. It references Smith's magazine in the United States, praising January issue for art portraits, a novel, twenty one short stories and articles. Legal notices mention State Representative Harry J. Rebingon offices in Salt Lake City.
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United States
Smith's
Harry J. Rebingon
Judge Building
Salt Lake City
Utah
New Diagnosia of American Succens
The article argues American success stems from risk taking and willingness to bear responsibility. It contrasts with England where bankrupts receive little bank support, creating uproar, while Americans quietly help failures back on their feet.
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Europe
England
Pall Mall Gazette
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