Pig Thief Bear Beats Jim in Powdered Gun Duel
Jim Holland’s grandfather and his old gun fail to stop a bear from carrying off a captured hundred pound pig. After a bruising chase and shots that misfire, Jim finally kills the bear with a second attempt, earning praise for the big prize’s value and the stubborn triumph over luck.
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Jim Holland
Tie
Jim
Finn
Jin
Tim
Idin
Matt Ds
Dim
Ble
Saia
Concrete Flume In Hawaii Shows Wartime Substitutes
The article describes a concrete Maine used to carry water across a gulch in Hawaii due to steel shortages during the war. The inverted siphon features a rectangular box on concrete columns about 6 and a half feet wide and around eight to nine feet deep, raised roughly 45 feet above the water. An expansion joint connects the ducted section to the stacked pipes with asphalt cement filling the gap, and the system has operated without leakage for several months.
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Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Daime
Bes
Scientific American
Silk Hats Renaissance Sparks Debate Among Fashionables
A London fashion note discusses silk hats making a comeback after a drought era. Correspondent Giuleis suggests a soft felt style with a colored waistcoat and artistic buckle as refined, while critics question what would pair with frock coats or evening jackets.
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Paris
Thie Apis Vourute Giuleis
Ttis
Pusks
Get Busy And Quit Whining
A Philadelphia Tedger column urges readers to push beyond self pity and work ethic. It argues both spouses share labor, notes women transform home life with care and style, and jokes that hypochondria and fatigue are common distractions from courage and cheerful service.
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Man
Inc
Tie
Tiely
Adrain
Hfe
Philadelphia
Umbrellas and Canes From Historic Eras On Display
A New York department store exhibits rain sticks used by George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, a folding umbrella once owned by the nation’s father in 1790, a silk English umbrella from Franklin’s era, a cane from the French Revolution, and other century old parasols and drivers. The show spans items from Teeland to 1840, including an umbrella with original New Era runner and an invention by Dr. Miggins in the eighties.
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George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
New York
Isohe
Teeland
A. T P. Stewart
Dr. Miggins
Fire by Hertzian Waves Idea Prompting Scientific Tests
The article reports on G A Leltoy presenting to the French academy an instrument to test effects of invisible radiations from Hertzian waves. It discusses a cotton die and the risk of sparks between steel bands in bales, suggesting possible ignition by such emissions and noting the idle dream of triggering powder magazines.
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G. A. Leltoy
French Academy
Meteor Lands in Reservoir and Causes Crop Disappearance
A US Geological Survey search for a missing meteor ended in Towanda Water Company's reservoir. Local officials drained the eight inch crop of fee after the meteor’s heat allegedly reduced it to three inches, as workers prepared to drain the reservoir tonight to recover the meteor.
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United States Geological Survey
Towanda
In) Water Company
Tee Tt
Nationalities in a Battalion at Camp Sherman
A survey by Lieut. Constantin Walenzinski of the Military Intelligence Division shows the Sixth development battalion at Camp Sherman includes soldiers from many nations. Russians Italians Belgians Turks Jews Austrians Poles Germans Lithuanians Finns Mexicans Spaniards Indians Chinese Japanese Swiss Germans Byriann Hyorg.
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Camp Sherman
Constantin Walenzinski
Military Intelligence Division
General Staff
Walenzinski
War Department
Belgigny
Borvicg
Estherville Hardwood Milling Company Incorporation Notice
Notice of incorporation details for Estherville Hardwood Milling Company including name, principal place Estherville, aims to manufacture and sell lumber furniture and timber, authorized capital $50,000, five directors, first directors listed Norman C. Maine M. H. Schloeman L J Bennett H B Lawrence Geo E Groves, business to commence November 10 1919, twenty year term with renewal, corporate debts limited to two thirds of stock, private property exempt. Also church notices for Lutheran Immanuel Church December 31 English service and January 1 1920 schedule plus Epiphany service and annual meeting details.
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Code of Iowa
Iawa
Estherville Hardwood Milling Company
Estherville
Town
Saie Corporation
Norman C. Maine
M. H. Schloeman
H. B. Lawrence
L. J. Bennett
Geo. E. Groves
Sylvester
J. &, Andreae
Beecher's Wise Words On Speech Etiquette
The quote advises putting away sarcasm in speech, never complain, avoid prophecy of doom, and offer a kind word to all or remain silent, attributed to Henry Ward Beecher.
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Beecher
Ward Beecher
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Des Moines Register
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Register
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