Mr Bowser Writes Letters to Leaders over Rising Prices
Mr Bowser comes home boasting of writing several letters aimed at national leaders about rising costs such as socks coal and railways. He praises Senator Lodge and Senator Knox for taking on Europe and domestic prices, warning the nation of potential War and urging action to curb greed and inflation.
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Mr. Bowser
Mrs. Bowser
Europe
United States
Senator Knox
Senator Lodge
Bowser’s Letters to Senators Try to Crack Price Rise
A man boasted of writing to senators to curb meat and dairy prices and even pledged loans. He visits a butcher, learns prices rose further, and tears up the letters in frustration. The scene underscores ongoing anger over inflation and the perceived influence of lawmakers.
Furs in Demand Highlight Broadtail and Caracal Comfort
The article extols American broadtail and caracal furs as the season’s chic essentials. It praises luxurious short coats wraps and sport suits with satin trims, noting caracal remains the most popular choice in gray taupe or black hues for stylish warmth.
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Iceland
Paris to Have a Mosque in the Latin Quarter
Paris plans a mosque in the old quarter near the Botanical Garden. Endowed Mohamadan society leads the project with site approval from the municipality and a parliamentary appropriation. Marshal Lyautey backs the effort and a single dignitary has donated 125000 francs.
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Paris
Botanical Garden
Marshall Lyautey
Morocco
le Figaro
France
Friction From Rough Axles And Hubs
The article explains that wheels with ordinary axles ride on films of oil reducing friction. Under a microscope the axle surface appears smooth but has depressions and bumps, as does the inside hub. Without oil, these rough surfaces rub, causing heat, expansion, and sticking.
New Shades From Old Windows
When white window shades become soiled they can be renewed with flat white paint. Take them down unroll stretch against a flat surface paint each side then apply a darker green or brown shade on one side for a double faced curtain effect.
Delicious Sweetmeat with Mataga Grapes in Chocolate
A brief note describes preparing Mataga grapes dipped in melted fondant, setting to harden, and finishing with another chocolate dip. The process yields a glossy finish for sweet treats.
Galoshes Again for Winter Fad Returns as Retailers Stock Up
Shoe retailers predict a repeat of last winter’s galosh craze with women flipping down the street in bulky unbuckled boots. Merchants say supply is building after a prior sellout and expect brisk demand as cold weather approaches.
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Foor Cohns
Polly
Glove Styles Show Wide Range of Materials and Colors
A newspaper notice surveys autumn and winter glove fashion with kid, dogskin, calfskin, and silk options. Silk street gloves in black and colors feature long wrists and back stitching. evening gloves favor pale kid tones. Embroidered backs and varied hues appear across age groups and occasions.
New Leather Bags Showcase Travel and Shopping Styles
A catalog of bags displays leather shopping bags from envelope shapes with compartments to larger handbags in tanned pigskin morocco and black patent. It features small auto cases, overnight cases in alligator or cobra, moire lining, and fitted suitcases with removable trays that become toilet kits.
Tortoise Named in Odd Toilet Article Fragment
A fragmented OCR note mentions a tortoise and strange moire strings with a black leather seal, unclear context. The readable items point to odd material descriptions rather than a coherent event.
Cape for Sport Wear Describes Wool Cape Outfit
A women’s sport garment in soft wool with plaid pattern features a simple sports skirt and a cape that falls below the hips. The cape has a fur collar, fur balls, silk ends, side top buttoning, a fur-edged cape edge, and silk-bound skirt pockets.
Lace and Beaded Robes Return for Evening Wear
Lace and beaded robes for evening wear are being revived for the coming season in fashion circles. Designers preview delicate trims and intricate beadwork as they refresh classic silhouettes for autumn and holiday events.
Clever System of Signals German war secrets read in science texts
At war’s end German labs studied secret light signaling methods. Signals used polarized light that changed with Morse elements viewed via binoculars. didymium glass screens created a readout. spectral filtering moved to produce visible dark bands. one use foreseen for sea signaling.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Secreted His Little Hoard in Gonnersville
After a church conference, Mrs Housewife tells her husband of disappeared money. The husband confesses he moved cash from the spare bedroom to the cowshed to keep it safe from two visiting ministers. The unusual ruse ends with a calm explanation of the hidden stash.
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Indianapolis News
Siemens Schuckert Builds 60 000 kva Generator
Siemens Schuckert works in Germany completed a 60 000 kva three phase generator rated at 7000 volts and 4000 rpm with design to endure 50 percent overspeed. The unit sets a new company record and required special rotor and stator cars for transport.
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Siemens-Schuckert
Germany
Scientific American
First Canadian Marriage Celebrated in Canada 1617
Johnson notes the first wedding in Canada was Etienne Couillard and Marie Hebert in Quebec on August 26, 1617. The 304th anniversary was celebrated in Quebec with many descendants attending. Marie Hebert was Louis Hebert’s daughter and called the first Canadian farmer by history.
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Johnson
Canada
Etienne Couillard
Marie Hebert
Quebec
Louis Hebert
Mrs Doolan Seen as Guest to Police at Regular Intervals
A London Tit Bits piece describes Mrs Doolan as fond of fighting policemen, visiting the jail regularly. A prison visitor asks why, and she replies that without people like her others would not have something to do, asserting her influence with dignity.
Mixing Colors Beyond the Berry Hype
A playful exchange between Roy and papa about berries reveals a misunderstanding of ripeness as Father Blueberries explains color change: green berries turn red when ripe. The dialogue captures a rustic lesson in color perception.
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Roy
Papa
Father
London Bus Fleet Expansion Faces Congestion Strain
London operates 5,000 passenger buses plus 2,000 sightseeing buses with plans to add 2,000 more. Officials say traffic congestion is an acute issue in the capital as the fleet grows.
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London
Chinese Matchmaking May Outpace Japanese Trade
The Chinese have begun large scale match production in the Far East, with four factories at Tianjin to meet demand measured in thousands of tons. If ships carry these to the United States, worries arise that low cost may compromise fire and strike efficiency, surpassing Japanese imitators and Swedish sparking power.
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Far East
Cincinnati Enquirer
America
Tien-tsin
New Security Satchel Aims to Foil Bank Robbers
The Scientific American describes a steel security satchel for bank messengers and payroll carriers. A monster bell in the lid, powered by dry cells, rings for six hours to warn nearby people. A hidden grip switch allows instant alarm activation or a delayed burst to aid getaway.
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Scientific American
Electrically Driven Vienna Suburb Buses Use Trackless Trolleys
German periodical Elekt trotechnische and Maschinenbau describes electrically driven buses linking Vienna to a nearby suburb. Trackless trolleys run on pneumatic tires along a double trolley line with a small contact-making carriage and a take-up drum for cable length. Cars stop to exchange cables, then proceed. Two multipolar 550-volt DC motors built into rear wheels drive the vehicle directly. Buses carry 24 passengers, up to 40 in practice.
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Elekttrotechnische and Maschinenbau
Vienna
Scientific American
When Owen Chooses A Future By The Hub Factory
In a southern Indiana town a new hub factory stirs talk of rising property values timber sales and new jobs. Owen visits his great grandfather on the porch and speculates aloud that as an adult he may become a preacher or teacher and work at the hub factory when not teaching.
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Owen
Indiana
Hub
Foreign language choice riddle quoted in Houston Post
A lady asks a language teacher to teach her son a foreign language and wonders which option is most foreign. The teacher offers Polish, Czechoslovakian, Armenian, and Arabic, prompting the amusing line about which is most foreign.
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Houston Post
The Politics of the Game Dialogue
Senator Sorghum quips about golf saying he plays for exercise and not to forge enemies. He notes that envy surrounds good golfers and that victory is rare against worthy opponents.
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Senator Sorghum
Seamless Steel Boats Pushed From Press
Seamless boats are molded from thin steel by a hydraulic press that stamps a 4 plate metal into boat form, producing a vessel ready for the sea.
The Kitchen Cabinet Reflections by Adelaide Procter
Fragmentary excerpt notes a poetic, contemplative sequence about beauty and sweetness. It mentions Dawn and Twilight themes, with a caption indicating copyright 1921 and source attribution to Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
A Word For The Invalid Caregivers Guide T
Advice on tending ill children and invalids emphasizes gentleness and patience. It covers palate driven tricks like fancy toast shapes and surprise tray items, keeping food hot with tented trays, careful serving temperatures, quiet coal replenishment, and recipes such as chicken quenelles guided by a physician.
Shadows Cast By Malice On Common Day
A meditation on how malice and cold disdain darken everyday brightness. The poem reflects on discontent that sours ordinary moments and weighs on the heart with a gray shadow.
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Henry van Dyke
Various Recipes for Liver Dishes and More
A colonial era kitchen note outlines Liver a la Mme Begue with sliced onions and a Creole style sauce for steak. Codfish a la Mode blends shredded cod with mashed potato and milk baked in buttered dish. Vegetable and Peanut Soup uses potatoes carrots celery tomato and peanut butter. A cake filling combines eggs sugar and grated apple pulp for a tart apple filling.
Merce Magnet Dreams Come True
Mary Virginia, age four, shows wonder at the state fair, exclaiming it feels like fairyland as she views flowers, fruits, balloons and marvels beyond the county fairs she has known. Her parents from Marion accompany her to the big show in Indianapolis.
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Mary Virginia
Marion
Indianapolis Newa
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California
Senator Boise
Samuel J. Bowser
Knocks
Congress
Chicago Packers
Mecca
Japan
Twilight
Adelaide Procter
Merce Magnet
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