Aeroplanes as Life Savers in War and Peace Work
The article argues air power saved thousands in the Tripolitanian and Balkan wars and could prevent shipboard tragedies. It cites Italian Italian Turkish campaigns, Bulgarian and French pilots, and Curtiss era flying boats aiding rescues. It predicts water aircraft will become essential for navies and liners, improving lifeboat and rescue operations at sea.
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Sciara-Sciat
Carlo Alberto
Erithrea
France
Srong
Algeria
Morocco
Adrianople
Gibraltar
Balkana
French Morocco
Mogador
Do-Hu
Lfe
Pain and Death See in Animals and Humans
A fragmented piece discusses pain and death as universal terrors, noting animals feel pain intensely though not equally and children perceive it differently. It compares experience across beings and touches on confinement and hopelessness in a prison-like setting.
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Njoys
A Primer on Oiling a Machine for Enduring Use
The piece warns against kerosene and machine oil mixes that harm parts. It advises setting the machine by a sunny window, heating clean oil in a pan of water, then applying hot oil to all moving points. Wipe excess oil. expect six months of good condition.
Tasty Tips From a Home Kitchen Almanac
Practical cooking notes cover tart crusts and fillings for fruit pies. Advice includes using fresh paste for towels, boiling tongues, hollowed tomatoes filled with fish or chicken mayonnaise, reheating macaroni with tomatoes, and baked potatoes with galt pepper and cream.
For a Warm Bed
The piece explains a method to keep a bed warmer by placing a woolen blanket beneath the bottom sheet to trap heat. It claims chilling comes from beneath the bed and that insulating underlayers stops downward heat loss, improving overall warmth and comfort.
Frozen Fig Pudding Recipe from Historic Dessert
A historic frozen fig pudding method describes melting sugar to a caramel, adding water milk and egg yolks, then straining over figs. The mixture is chilled with salt and chopped ice for about two and a half hours before molding.
Fried Veal Feast Worth a King’s Table
A frugal recipe describes using thin veal slices and crisp diced pork fried together. The veal is browned then baked briefly in fat until tender, finished with boiling water, served with mashed potatoes dandelion salad dessert and coffee.
To Make Wine Jelly From Gelatine And Sherry
Soak gelatine in cold water for an hour then dissolve in boiling water with sugar and lemon peel. Add lemon juice and three quarters of a cup of sherry. Pour into molds and chill. Serve with whipped cream.
Kitchen tool aids olive pits with German design
A compact olive stoner imported from Germany offers a handy solution for pitting olives for salads and dressings. The device is praised for its small size and practicality, making olive preparation easier in the kitchen.
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Germany
Midget Tokio Testifies in Beach Row Fight
In a San Francisco trial, Tokio a small Japanese man and Hans Olson faced charges for disturbing the peace after a clash aboard an Ocean Beach car. Olson towered over Tokio, who explained the fracas stemmed from too much sake, leading the judge to dismiss both cases.
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Francisco
Tokio
Napoleon
Hans Olson
Olson
Why City of Brooklyn Is Famous and Otherwise
Brooklyn is described as a borough under New York City with historic pride and critique. The piece satirically explores its identity, prominence of the B R T, and the Brooklyn Bridge’s role, noting streetcar operations and a repeat pattern of the block signal system.
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Brooklyn
New York
Coney Island
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn Bridge
Jersey City
Staten Island
Nero the German wolfhound dies after fence accident
Nero a $500 value big black German wolfhound owned by Mrs. Gretchen Lebb dies chasing a cat in her enclosed yard. He slips on ice over the iron fence, becomes impaled, bites his owner during rescue attempts, and is later shot by a patrolman after the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals arrives.
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Altimore
Nero
Gretchen -Lebb
Braddish Avenue
Lebb
F. L. C. Helm
West North Avenue
Stevens
Society’ For the
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Qs. A& Protection
Man Buys Emaciated Horse for 15 Cents
John Mayewske of Baltimore avenue bought a thin nearly 28 year old horse named Algernon for 15 cents from Tony Novak. The buyer demanded a refund claiming the price was improper after realizing the animal’s poor condition. A police report followed at the South Chicago station.
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John
Mayewske
Baltimore Avenue
Algernon
Tony
Novak
Chica
Bolige
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Lake Michigan
Curtis
San Diego Bay
Charles Wald
Wright School of
Glenwood Country Club
Walter Strohbach
Sea Cliff
Strohbach
Charles Ward
Wright Station
Glenn H. Curtiss
Water
Harold F. McCormick
Curtiss
C. C. Witmer
Lake Keuka
Witmer
Curtias
Hammondsrt
Aiman
Wey
Alley
Cat
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