Couple Gets Burned By Landlady In Furnished House
A Western couple renting a furnished uptown house fall victim to a landlady who repeatedly swipes items from their home. She takes the busts of Beethoven and Mozart, the couch, a piano lamp, and a piano, prompting the husband to move out and relocate to an unfurnished flat as he returns most belongings to the owner. The tale ends with the couple abandoning their furnished lease for an unfurnished rental and a new start.
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Washington
Baytoven
Beethoven
Mozart
Washington Star
Dignity of the Bench Highlights Judicial Salaries
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer argues federal judges earn far less than many prominent lawyers, a disparity seen as essential to preserve the dignity of public service. It warns against making offices so lucrative that they attract seekers solely for pay.
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Federal Bench
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Not So Precious
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a turn of phrase about an engagement or marriage where a man once called his partner his precious pear and now refers to her as his jade. The quip reflects shifting affection and social commentary in a brief society snippet.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Changed for the Worse. Bilobbs-Bugzins' Wife Defends Him
The Philadelphia Record notes Bilobbs-Bugzins is described by his wife as a model husband while critics call him a poor role model. She insists he used to be a good fellow.
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Bilobbs
Bugzins
Philadelphia Record
Giant Water Bug Attacks Fish and Insects Across Regions
A specimen from Herkimer County attached to a trout is described as a giant water bug a nearly two and a half inches long with brown color. The article notes its predatory habits destroying small fish and its presence in tropical and temperate zones. An allied northern species carries eggs on the male back, a burden species forcibly borne, then released by the male.
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Herkimer County
America
Death of an Immortal Ameba Observed in Science Report
An ameba reportedly died suddenly after division as observed by Edwin Linton. The organism split into two parts, one normal and one degenerating into a loose granule mass, with rapid osmosis and disintegration ending the life of the portion.
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Edwin Linton
Science
Mr. Linton
Japan style silence in navy echoes in US plan
The Detroit Free Press notes that Japan keeps counsel and surprises the world, and suggests the US Navy may order officers to maintain silence on service matters. It argues American free speech has bred overtalk, contrasts national expressions, and questions whether such silence can be achieved.
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Detroit Free Press
Navy Department
Korean Strait
Gott
United States
East
Japan
Army
England's Fisheries Output in 1903 Reaches 35 Million
England's fisheries yielded 35,000,000 and employed 41,539 people in 1903. Five ports North Shields Hull Grimsby Yarmouth and Lowestoft account for 83 percent of activity. Herring landings across England and Wales totaled 153,000 tons.
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England
North Shields
Hull
Grimsby
Yarmouth
Lowestoft
Wales
Pleasant Relief dialogue charms readers at home
A brief exchange between Mrs Spenders George and Mr Spenders highlights domestic issue relief in a lighthearted Philadelphia Press snippet. The two characters exchange quips about conversations and priorities, showcasing everyday humor in a domestic setting.
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Mrs. Spenders
George
Mr. Spenders
Philadelphia Press
Munich Beer Consumption Surges in Warm Week
In Munich a warm week spurred beer consumption reaching 850000 gallons. The average per person was about two and a half gallons, reflecting strong local demand across the city.
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Munich
Accommodating Friend in a Music Dilemma
A translated Tales from Fliegende Blaetter excerpt features a doctor asked about fondness for music and a caution to avoid letting singing interfere with health. The witty exchange plays on balance between passion and duty in a social setting.
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Fliegende Blaetter
Superfluous Mathematics in a Famous Inventor’s Problem
A storied inventor used his staff of engineers to determine a vessel’s cubic capacity. After weeks and pages of calculations, he weighed the vessel full and empty, then quickly deduced the capacity with a simple water fill method, surpassing the long computation.
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Engineering News
French Cookery and the Parisians Decline of Parisian Restaurants
The article notes many Parisian restaurants closing in the last decade mainly due to widespread impaired digestion. It observes visitors find simpler meals at private Parisian tables as hosts restrict themselves to grilled dishes per medical advice.
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Paris
The Tooth Stainer in Eastern Asia
The trade of tooth stainer in eastern Asia thrives as natives prefer black teeth to white. A stainer visits customers with brushes and coloring matter and stains their teeth, a process likened to boot blocking with a fine polish. The pigment is harmless.
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Asia
Toads noted for thriving crops and pest control
The report highlights a large toad crop in the suburbs far surpassing previous years and asserts toads as voracious predators of the brown tail moth. The note cites a line from Shakespeare about the toad’s “precious jewel in his head.”
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Shakespeare
Boston Transcript
Reward of Doing Kindness Grows Love Within
The passage teaches that performing kind acts cultivates a growing sense of kindness and affection. As one extends charity to more beings, the capacity to love increases, even if such feeling did not exist initially.
The Science of Wheels
Technical writers urge faster wheel development for road vehicles. Experiments with heavy carriages suggest higher and broader wheels. England recommends tires about 10 1/4 inches wide with an eight ton axle load. Increasing wheel diameter reportedly better protects road beds than wider tires.
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England
Pumping Gravel by Pipe in Indiana
Popular Mechanics notes a new method in Indiana where gravel is pumped like water through a large iron pipe. A six inch pump with a 15 horsepower engine, operated by three men, lifts over 10 yards of gravel per day for road building.
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Indiana
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