IVE CLUBS RAIN MAKING EXPERIMENT ENDS IN FIRE
Two college students in B burned balloons to conjure rain, triggering a blast that damaged Old Gripus barn and ignited a fire. The duo later faced a conscience debt, settling a six year old insurance and liability claim with Phoenix Company and Gripus before the Fourth of July.
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Washington
Texas
Jarvis
Chemistry Hall
Hawaii
Dack
Gripe
Phoenix Company
Gripus
Youth
The Day We Celebrate Tomorrow’s Fourth Day
A fragmented verse recalling the Fourth of July, urging calm and preparation. The speaker suggests starting a day early for good measure and dismisses worries about being discovered for not knowing the holiday.
Independence Day and the Firecracker Folly
A Chicago Daily News column mocks how Fourth of July celebrations have become a loud, costly ritual. It condemns toy pistols and dangerous fireworks, notes the shift from simple pleasures to risky excess, and recalls how forefathers endured hardship for liberty. It urges restraint and safer fun.
The Sunday School Lesson Text Samuel 8 1 10
A Sunday school lesson text from First Samuel narrates Samuel aging as Israel asks for a king to judge them like other nations. The elders confront Samuel at Ramah, the Lord directs Samuel to heed the people's request yet warn them about royal rule and its risks.
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Samuel
Israel
Joel
Ablah
Beer-sheba
Tucre
Ramah
Egypt
Moses
Bam
Schnuel
Mizpeh
Eli
Sanuel
God
Devoted Mother Poem Reflects Care and Duty
A reflective poem by Ethelwyn Wetherald from Youth's Companion portrays a careful mother tending a sick doll with care. She advocates fresh air, doctor visits, and selfless tending, while cautioning against giving pills. The piece emphasizes parental restraint and personal example as the child-mother hums and skips.
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Dolly
Ethelwyn Wetherald
Blind student athletes set unique field day record in Wisconsin
At Janesville state institute for the blind, 88 inmates held a field day with 15 boys competing. Most were totally blind. events included standing jumps and football kick instead of standard track events. Gonia won the 35 yard dash in .04 seconds, standing long jump reached 17 feet 8 inches, standing high jump 4 feet 6 inches, football kick 108 feet, Chester Parish of Whitewater earned the most points with 40 of 100.
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Wisconsin
State Institute For the Blind
Janesville
Wis
Gonia
Chester Parish
Whitewater
What Do Men Do in Legislature Corporations Roast
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes men in legislature pursue corporations. The playful exchanges recount a pleasant evening featuring Young Tutter with a hostess. A science line explains a waterfall’s roar as air bubbles bursting in rapid succession.
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Tutter
Yonkers Statesman
Kiwi Bird, Apteryx Mantelli, Described as Rare Low Form
The Detroit Free Press notes the kiwi or apteryx mantelli as the lowest bird form, wingless and tailless with strong digging legs. It hides under rocks by day, resembles a hedgehog when rolled, fights fiercely when attacked, and captive breeding has failed. Only a few museums own specimens, and the species is now very rare in northern New Zealand forests and swamps.
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New Zealand
Detroit¢t Free Press
Will Aid Children by New Volunteers of America Home
Commander and Mrs Ballington Booth announce a Brooklyn home for unprotected children to aid 30 to 35 youths. They describe placing children away from unhappy surroundings until they can work and grow, noting six or seven already cared for in Brooklyn and plans for broader efforts in the new facility.
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Jarvis
Jarve
Jarvia
Gripus
Old Gripe
Ballington Booth
The
Volunteers of America
Brooklyn
Electrified lamp chimney sparks simple experiment
The Brooklyn Eagle describes a dry lamp chimney friction experiment. A tin foil band and a foil strip create a spark when rubbed with a silk wrapped brush inside a dark chimney. Additional setup with wire and paper yields paper cats standing apart as the electric current energizes them.
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Brooklyn Eagle
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