Wonder Children and the myth of early death
A discussion of child prodigies such as the Berlin chess whiz eight years old and other precocious youths. The piece cites historical cases of prodigies who mastered languages and scriptures, notes their high memory but cautions against forcing broad industrial effort. It argues wonder children are not inherently doomed and stresses avoiding overwork or overgeneralizing brilliance.
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Samuel Reschevski
Berlin
United States
North Carolina
Great Britain
Porthcawl
Lubeck
Pedestrians Halt at Rail Crossing After Phantom Train
Two walkers on a country road blocked by a looming rail crossing shotel, hearing a night approaching light. After waiting five minutes and fearing a fast freight, they realized the approaching figure was merely a man with a lantern on the track.
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Shotel
Phere
Rer
Lion d Arras Paris war newspaper vanishes amid siege
The Lion d Arras weekly Paris war sheet disappears as Allied troops push near the city walls. Founder Abbe Guerrin led the paper through its 172 weeks of existence, delivering cheer to beleaguered inhabitants in a time of siege and danger.
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D'Arras
Paris
Lion A
Strickerrt
Phetvar
Lion d
Abbe Guerrin
The Difference of the Leap Year Custom
A fragment notes a cultural practice where a woman may bypass asking a man to propose by taking the leap year custom. The passage hints at social norms around marriage proposals and gender roles.
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Binet
Beyond China's Great Wall and Mongolia's frontier towns
Elizabeth Coatsworth writes of the Great Wall’s splendor and Mongolian interior in Asim Magazine travel prose. The scene shifts from the Traitors’ Gate to ancient walls, caravans, and high copper mountains as traders and brigands mingle with distant Mongolian life and a surreal landscape. A separate note recalls Montgomery's 1837 cornerstone liquor tradition with whiskey sold for 3 cents.
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China
Mongola
Blizgarda
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Asig Magazine
Kalgan
Ita Walla
Mongolia
Great Wall Lake
Rome
Universalist
Montgomery
D. Wiliam
Swaim
New Insurance Plan Sparks Wool Textile Protest
The British woolen and worsted industries propose a scheme for employees to opt out of the national unemployment insurance bill under debate in Parliament. About 200,000 workers in the northern wool textile area would contribute like employers plus a state share, potentially adding $501,980 in extra benefits.
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House of Commons
Suit Filed For Final Payment In Indian Land Deal
Roy Hart and Lacy Hart sue E J Turner H J Weaver and W S McFarland in district court seeking $7,500 and final settlement of a land deal once an interior department permit for Mrs Hart to sell her share is finalized. The case centers on an $18,000 original stake with $10,500 already paid and the rest held pending government approval.
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Roy 8. Hart
Lacy L. Hart
District Court
E. J. . Turner
H. J. Weaver
W. SP. McFarland
Roy
Yellow fever outbreak reported in Vera Cruz Mexico
Dispatches today claim yellow fever has broken out in Vera Cruz with numerous bubonic plague cases noted recently. The reports mention Mexico City authorities monitoring the situation and advising precautionary measures for nearby regions.
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Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Davenport student to use gavel at convention opening
Homer Cummings will use a gavel made by Davenport high school student Russell Calvin Sternsdorf to open the Democratic convention in San Francisco next week. Sternsdorf's father George J. Sternsdorf is an Iowa delegate to the convention. BOY KILLED IN ELEVATOR IN DENVER STATEHOUSE Aged 11, son of State Rep Harry Mannix, crushed between floor and gate after being caught in an elevator this afternoon.
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Iowa
Davenport
Fune
Homer
Cummings
San
Denver
Colo
Harry
Harry Mannix
State House
Michigan Wins Baseball Contest Over California
Ann Arbor June 2 The University of Michigan defeated the University of California in baseball here today by a score of 2 to 0 or 2 to 1 as reported.
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Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
University of California
Lafollette Leaves Hospital After Surgery
Senator Robert M. Lafollette of Wisconsin was released from a Rochester Minnesota hospital after an operation. He declined to be interviewed on any political matters.
Derby Receives Distinguished Service Medal In France
Chicago June 22 Dr Richard Derby son in law of the late Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has been awarded a distinguished service medal by the war department for his services with the army medical corps in France He held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Second division
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Derby
Chicago
Richard Derby
Theodore Roosevelt
War Department
Army Médical Corps
France
Highest cash price paid for poultry market notice
Independent Market in Twin Falls advertises poultry price data with highest cash price paid. The notice notes availability across market days Thursday and Saturday markets and indicates weekly price reporting for buyers and sellers.
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Twin Falls
Publisher Sells Creston Newspaper Among Moves
The advertiser Gazette in Creston Iowa reports the June 2 sale of the newspaper to De Witt Sowers as first year business manager and W A Hoseberry as head of the mechanical department for 14 years. Mr Junkin did not reveal his future plans.
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Creston
Iowa
dvertiser-Gazette
de Witt Sowers
W. A. Hoseberry
Junkin
Grain Dust Explosion Demonstration by Agriculture Dept
The United States Department of Agriculture staged a realistic display showing how grain dust can ignite in improperly ventilated elevators. A miniature building was used, a lamp placed inside, and a spoonful of powder blown in to demonstrate a strong blast. Authorities urge better cleanliness and ventilating equipment to reduce the risk.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
England Begins $30 Million Motor Industry Combine
English industry takes a major step toward mass production as a $30,000,000 combine is organized within the British motor sector. The move signals a new era of collaboration and scale for manufacturers in England.
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England
James Tells of Secured Role in Popular Play
James reports he has secured a role in a popular play. The rumor suggests he will appear on stage carrying lamps as part of the production.
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James
Explaining It In Newberg Context
A fragment notes a man from Newberg and hints at why he behaved like a lobster, suggesting a quirky or humorous local reference. The readable wording is informal and incomplete, offering a partial clue rather than a full narrative or event.
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Newberg
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