Chess Comes Easy To Him As War Memory Ends
A wartime reminiscence marks chess as the speaker’s easy game. He recalls beating his father at West Point after practice sessions, claiming reincarnation as the source of genius. The narrator lists encounters with famed players including Rubenstein, Griffin, and Capablanca, recalling draws and victories with various figures.
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Mr. Azenberg
Rome
West Point
Warsaw
Rubenstein
Griffin
England
Lasker
Theat du Paris
Capablanca
America
Colonel Fiebeger
Samuel Rzeszewski
Seatle
Death by own action in Japan sparks moral panic
The Literary Digest reports a rise in suicide in Japan amid economic crisis. The Osaka Mainichi notes self inflicted death as a crime rather than a lapse, condemning egoism and evasion of responsibility. It contrasts feudal reverence for life with Christian views on suicide as murder of self.
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Japan
Osaka Mainichi
Ye Chriathan
Remarkable Photo Shows Molten Metal in Open Hearth
A three reel Gon picture captures molten metal boiling in an open hearth furnace at 3000 degrees Fahrenheit in an Ohio steel mill. Popular Mechanics notes the feat is notable because humans cannot safely view such action. Two men stood by ready to remove the operator if thermal danger arose.
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Ohio
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Netherlands Orders 50-50 Wheat and Potato Flour Mix
The Netherlands government has ordered a 50 50 blend of United States wheat flour and domestic potato flour to help keep bread prices down. The Chicago Journal notes the move as wartime potato starch usage waning and suggests potato flour may be more palatable and better accepted if imported wheat prices stay high.
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United States
Netherlands
Chicago Journal
No Respecter of Persona Law Testified by Prohibition Official
A young woman stenographer in the office of federal prohibition director Charles J. Or Rison may testify about a disturbance involving an order for “wing” from an unnamed source. The fragment suggests a courtroom or testimony context but provides few concrete details.
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Dereons
An & Youn
Charles J. Or Rison
Prohibition
Looking Older Than London in America
H V Lucas argues in Outlook that America feels mature and established rather than new despite a diverse population. He compares major cities like New York Boston and London noting old landmarks and enduring urban character while traffic and colorful omnibuses heighten London’s sense of novelty versus American steadiness.
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America
H. V. Lucas
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
City
Fleet Street
Strand
Piccadilly
Oxford Street
London
The
Tower
Temple
Abbey
Tudor Row
Holborn
Fifth Avenue
Learned secret of Indians and how arrow heads were made
Cushing discusses learning from Indians how they fashioned flint arrowheads by rubbing bone against flint to cut long narrow furrows. He describes grinding a bone to create a harpoon and later using it as an arrow cutter, discovering a method that reveals the making of arrow heads.
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Cushing
Indiana
One Against the Archbishop
A fragment recounts Mr. BK. Dr. Benson reading from Our Family Affairs and a joke played on his father, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop is depicted as loving yet exacting, occasionally nodding, while Benson reads St. Francis to family in the garden on a hot Sunday afternoon.
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DR. Benson
Archbishop of Canterbury
Benson
St. Francis
Remarkable jumble ends dialogue in Fingland tale
A reader confronts a dizzying jumble of lines selected from various pages. The primate of Fingland awakens as the narrator finishes. Fred confirms the excerpt ends with the line Wonderful.
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Tokyo
Primate of
Fingland
Fred
Pred
Farewell London Stage Star Sarah Beinhardt Earnings
London Tit-Bits recalls Sarah Beinhardt’s career in which she earned and spent large sums. She notes she earns nothing meaningful to her, stating money comes and goes, and she detests keeping accounts while adoring life and performances.
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Sarah Beinhardt
London
West End
Divine Sarah
United States King Celebrates Anniversary on Moorea Island
Mike Fogel known as King of Moorea Island marked the first anniversary of his reign with an elaborate banquet for native subjects. A former San Francisco musician, he married Taata Mata the island queen after her husband died in influenza. The celebration featured European style cooking, 200 girls dancing to music from ten oil cans and four ancient hollow drums, lasting until daybreak.
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Mike Fogel
Moorea Island
San Francisco
Fogel
Taata Mata
Island
Society Islands
Alfalfa as a Refrigerator for Outdoor Cooling
Farmers in the Southwest experiment with alfalfa to cool outdoor spaces. The plant’s high moisture evaporation lowers air temperatures around fields, making nearby dwellings feel cooler in summer. The idea spreads as communities consider using alfalfa to attract summer visitors to milder conditions.
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Sifaifa
Fragmented line hints at learning to use means for well being
A damaged snippet suggests men beginning to learn how to utilize provided means for comfort and welfare by a benevolent creator. The text appears as a religious or instructional fragment with unclear origin and context.
Nervous young man courted Elsie at Christmas tea
In a holiday scene, a shy man is coaxed by Elsie to tea and a dance. Under mistletoe they kiss cautiously while she jokes about the habit of hanging mistletoe over doors and windows.
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Elsie
Stalra
Dart
Aerial Photography In Real Estate Sales
Aerial photography has entered real estate, letting buyers inspect suburban, downtown, or country properties at a broker’s office. With a detailed neighborhood photo, buyers quickly decide to view the property or search elsewhere, saving time and travel.
Plan to Keep the Ralain Buay
The article notes unprecedented demand for ralains due to use in home brew manufacture. It predicts demand will fall in a few years as interest wanes. The Agricultural Department seeks new uses to sustain the industry and prevent collapse. The government plans to intervene with reliable steps if a drop is seen.
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Agricultural Department
Dorr's Rebellion and Rhode Island Reform
In 1841 Rhode Island faced a political clash over voting rights as two parties, Suffrage and Law and Order, vied for control. Thomas W. Dorr led the Suffrage faction, seized the state arsenal, and fled when militia confronted them.US troops subdued the revolt, Dorr was convicted of treason and jailed, later pardoned, while a free constitution was adopted.
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United States
Dorr
Lfe
Father Peavey’s Son Showcases Water Tank Painting
Old Father Peavey admires his son’s first painting while teasing the idea of a cow in the corner. The son, the Rook Rubens, explains the “cow” is really a water tank on the farm, humorously misdirecting his father. The dialogue captures rural humor and a lighthearted critique.
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Peavey
Rook Rubens
How We Differ A Missionary Reflects On Attention and Barriers
A Baltimore American excerpt describes an evening scene at Herve where a missionary, after a morning of toil, hosts women and schoolboys in a softly lit room. A young man, fatigued from flirtation, asks with a weary gaze, Across my effort and his effort, How do we differ, revealing a struggle over perceived disparity and relinquishment.
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Herve
Baltimore American
X Rays On Microscope Perfected By French Scientist
A French scientist has perfected a microscope that uses X rays enabling higher resolution imagery. The development promises advances in material science and medical research.
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VESTA
Ford
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