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Story, Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Travel Records Highlight Early Nonstop Flight Quests
The article traces aviation milestones from Alcock and Brown in 1919 to ZR-3 and Norge dirigible trips, noting Lindbergh era debates. It references the 1926 Evans Wells globe attempt, with a 28 day 14 hour 26 minute 5 second benchmark, and Magellan’s long circumnavigation effort.
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Lindy
Paris
Atlantic
Alcock
Brown
St. John’s
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Clifden
Ireland
Los Angeles
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Lakehurst
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Scotland
Mineola
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England
Norge
King’s Bay
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Teller
Alaska
Nellie Bly
Schlee
Brock
Edward §. Evans
Linton Wells
Magellan
The Head Nurse and the Cold Controversy
The nurse discusses public health myths about the common cold and contagion. She critiques doctors and health authorities for vague definitions and resistance to explaining illnesses, noting a culture of medical certainty masking uncertainty and fear of admitting noncontagion. The piece challenges entrenched beliefs and stresses clearer health education.
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Tyro
Questions and Answers Self Consciousness and Health Advice
This readers page offers brief medical guidance on self consciousness causing sensory disruption, canker sores, and a kitten bite. It advises a health exam with a physician, honest disclosure to a doctor, and DIY care tips such as iodine glycerin, boric acid wash, and cautions about rabies only if exposure occurs.
Air mania rattles papers as politics push headlines
An elderly voice laments the dominance of aviation stories from Lindbergh to Byrd while predicting a busy Washington season. He warns that political news will surge with Congress returning, a long session expected, and public publicity battles ahead for politicians in the capital.
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Chamberlin
Byrd
Congress
Lindy
Polly Ticks
Washington
Capitol Rotunda
Mob in Chicago Breaks Up Over Missing Girl Case
A Chicago mail superintendent identified a Lincoln Park girl believed missing with a man. A mob formed, threatening violence until police arrived. The superintendent was restrained, the real abductor arrested, and the crowd’s rush to quick justice was halted. The episode warns against mob instinct and misdirected blame.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park
New Check Law Targets Bad Check Writers In Franklin County
Franklin County Recorder reports county officials will enforce the new statute setting a 4 percent punishment on check charges. Offenders with no funds or overdrawn accounts face fines from five dollars to one hundred dollars or up to 30 days in jail. No opportunity to make good the amount.
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Franklin County Recorder
Modesty in a Modern Age by Glenn Frank
The essay argues against a hollow public image of modesty and defends a genuine inner sensitivity. It contrasts bogus modesty with true restraint, quoting Joubert on instinctive avoidance of the forbidden and describing modesty as a protective, graceful force that deepens life rather than dulls it.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazina
McClure Newspaper
Joseph Joubert
Joubert
Heroes at home and abroad praised in season of praise
The piece contrasts celebrated heroes like Lindbergh and Chamberlin with anonymous home front workers whose deeds go unsung. It notes the unequal spotlight and argues those who labor locally deserve gratitude visible in family pride and quiet respect, even if they crave public applause.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
East Side slum clearance reshapes New York neighborhood
The Sept 3 report describes Lower East Side upheaval as half block long tenements are demolished for the city’s reform drive. Tenants are ordered to vacate before winter, shops close, and families seek new homes while older residents lament the loss of their old world.
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New York
Lower East Side
Rivington
Kenmare
Seventh Avenue
Twelfth
Thirteenth Streets
Uncle Wiggily and the Diving Bird
Uncle Wiggily hears whistling from a rough nest in a dead tree near his pine woods home. A half grown diving bird falls from the nest and is caught by Uncle Wiggily’s hat, sparking a fragile rescue and new encounter.
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Mr. Longears
Uncle Wiggily
Flutter
The
Ocean Beach
Buddy
Brighteyes
Uncle Wigdiky
Bright Eyes
Uncle
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Column Preview
A 1927 nature notes column invites readers to send questions on general nature topics to the Nature Notes Department for publication and answers in the column. The piece credits Houghton Mifflin Co. as copyright holder and promotes readership engagement.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Mifflin Co
Nature Notes
Growing a sequoia from seed and bird range questions
From Nature Notes: can sequoias be grown from seeds and do north and south populations differ in color. Also, robins disappear by August. what causes this migration and timing. Shore birds sometimes reside on land feeding on insects instead of shellfish, crustaceans, or other shellfish diets.
Sweet potato time and Southern pride in Texas
Austin Tim s reflects on sweet potatoes as a culinary and cultural symbol of Texas. He contrasts its tuber-like identity with fruit, recalls African American traditions and nursery tales, praises the yam’s versatility, and nostalgia for the old farm oven baked preparation.
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Texas
Southland
Africa
Lucullus
Uncle Rays Corner Two Pet Letters From Readers
A Saturday Uncle Ray column shares two reader letters about pets. An eight year old describes his cat Jot who eats vegetables and a bit of meat, noting the cat is two years old and gray. A girl recalls her hand fed pigeon Peter Pan that became attached and joined her on errands. Readers are invited to write about pets, with name and address for potential nature folders.
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Ray
Donald Max Wiley
Donald
Faher
Nature
Uncle Ray
Inland bill of fate and pest control queries
The excerpt discusses inland birds and their protection, methods for poisoning predators like weasels near hen houses using bait and strychnine, and questions about the flowering age of horse chestnut trees. It notes shore birds once ventured inland to prairies and emphasizes protecting plovers and snipes.
The Art of Wading in Milwaukee Journal
A light sermon on the joys and virtues of wading for all ages. The piece envisions a merry song about wading from children to elders and praises its safe, enjoyable nature amid gentle lakeside scenes and family moments.
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Milwaukee -Journal
Grandma
Father
Phrase about pretending to swim while wading at the beach
The excerpt notes many people act as if going to the beach to swim, yet most only wear waders and never take a real stroke. It reflects playful or ritualized behavior rather than actual swimming.
Stopping the Baltic a Curious Lightkeeper Tale
In New York World commentary the Baltic incident is described as a comic yet grand tale of a lightkeeper stopping a 709 foot Baltic to mail a monthly report to Boston. The piece notes the report could scarcely contain anything more eventful than ditto marks, though the ship is enormous at 23,884 tons with 1,524 horsepower.
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Baltic
New York World
Nantucket
Boston
Happy couples in open season for anniversaries
The Philadelphia Record notes that summer bathing crowds mirror many couples celebrating silver, aluminum, and golden weddings. It jokes that the ritual announcements of never having quarrels strain credulity, suggesting private interviews would reveal past disagreements. The piece hopes for a long-married couple with genuine quarrels to make real news.
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Philadelphia
Make Your Choice and Carry Water on One Shoulder
Ottumwa Courier notes that enduring discontent stems from wanting it all, avoiding hard decisions, and delaying a definite choice. The piece argues decisive action shows courage, while wavering reflects a lazy mind and unclear resolve.
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Ottumwa
Abe Martin on defeat and a new camel in Indiana
Abe Martin notes in Indiana that the defeated candidate often laughs last. He cites Tilford Moots as well informed, suggesting that unless a high powered camel is built the cactus desert business may go to the caterpillar.
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Indiana
Tilford
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