Sun dials Tell Time From Past to Present, Historian Says
New York expert John C G Tomlinson notes sun dials were common before clocks and still trusted by hunters and guides in primitive regions. Washington carried a gun dial, Jefferson kept dials, and clergy denounced clocks for scripture absence. The piece contrasts early timekeeping with late 19th century advances and cites historical quirks alongside modern safety concerns.
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John CG. Tomlinson
New York
New York Post
Europe
One Can't Be Too Careful and Prohibition Wit
A New York Sun fragment notes Captain Sutton Rutherford at Chevy Chase pondering prohibition and whisky prices. A club remark about Rogers triggers a lighthearted gag about a prohibition officer arresting them both. The piece also jokes on baby naming by doctors and recalls names like Elizabeth Ann and Alfred Henry tied to family tradition in Mount Vernon.
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Sutton
Rutherford
Chevy Chase
Captain Rutherford
Saat Beth Aten
Aingit Hand
Fasther
Tvether
Ehanbeth
Thomas James
Long Teland
Alfred Henry
Mount Vernon
New York Sun
How People Die In India Coroner's Inquests 1919 Bombay
The Bombay coroner’s inquest returns for 1919 reveal suicide methods. Six cut their throats, 28 drowned themselves, four hanged, 15 leaped from windows, 20 took poison such as opium or arsenic, and several harmed themselves in other ways.
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India
Bombay
Mechanical leather finishing device described by Massachusetts inventor
A Massachusetts inventor introduces a machine to replace manual leather finishing processes such as graining hoarding and staking. Two broad belts run on rollers in opposite directions, sandwiching the hide on a metal plate as the upper belt is pressed down, smoothing and softening the leather.
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Massachusetts
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Glove Cleaning Device and Early Vacuum Tube Rail Idea
A Massachusetts inventor tests a glove cleaning machine using gasoline and a rotating perforated blade to whirl garments clean in about three minutes. The piece also notes a misprint in a stamp set for Ecuador from 1820, and describes an early vacuum subway concept with air expansion propelling carriages at high speed, inspired by tube travel.
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Massachusetts
Christlin Science Monitor
Czechoslovak Forests Aimed Sustainable Growth Policy
Czechoslovak forestry endorses annual growth equal to harvests as a guiding rule. Annual wood cut is about 6.5 million cubic meters of firewood and 94 million cubic meters of commercial timber. Postwar fuel needs are expected to fall with increased coal, lignite, and oil production. Estimated annual timber value around $120,000,000.
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Thimber
Blind Plane Fixer Keeps Philadelphia Schools Shining
A blind man devotes his time to visiting schools in Philadelphia to tune instruments and polish exterior cases, keeping them in like new condition as part of a steady routine. His work spans multiple schools, with careful attention to each instrument and its housing.
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Ecuador
Swansee
Keuatar
Ecundor
Philadelphia
Dolliver notes on declamatory contest and travels
In Dolliver several residents attended the declamatory contest on Saturday night and others traveled for visits. Rev. Marsh went to Waverly and returned, while Day Slingerland drove to Des Moines for a new car. Mrs. Slingerland visited relatives in Atmes as plans unfolded.
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Beck
Grover
Marsh
Waverly
Slingerland
Des Moines
Mr. Slingerland
Dolliver
FE. Pickell
Baby
Joy
Charles City
Mr. Pickell
Petersburg Residents Move and Attend Farm Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lind and their daughter moved to Wilmont Minnesota where Mr. Lind now directs a local creamery. Harry Smith and Albert Brunevold traveled to Spirit Lake for a farm bureau meeting. Mrs. Andrew Benson and Mrs. A. J. Anderson visited Mrs. Adams in Petersburg on Saturday night.
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A. J. Lind
Wilmont
Minn
Lind
Harry Smith
Albert Brunevold
Spirit Lake
Farm Bureau
Andrew Benson
A. J. Anderson
K. Knutson
Adams
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