A Dish of Snails Across Cultures and Cultivation
An exploration of snail eating beyond France notes English use dating back to consumption remedies, mentions an Arundel breed for a failing wife, and cites Spenser verse on cooking. It discusses taste, age, and proper prep, plus snail farming profitability in France, yields per acre, and simple feeding needs per day citing the Washington Star.
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Surrey
England
Arundel
Edmund Spenser
France
Washington Star
The One Universal Language in Music
A Leslie's observation notes that music serves as a universal language transcending nations. It states that regardless of country or climate, the same composition can be appreciated, with favorite music sounding the same whether played in Germany Italy France or at home.
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Germany
Italy
France
Leslie
Loneliest British Island Tristan da Cunha News Gap
London Stray Stories notes Tristan da Cunha as the empire’s loneliest inhabited island. It lies 1,800 miles offshore with a 74 person population and news from the outer world arriving about once every two years. Other isolated British islands include St. Kilda Fanning Island and the Phoenix group.
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England
America
Scottish
Hebrides
Orkneys
Shetlands
St. Kilda
Phoenix Islands
Pacific
Fanning Island
Tristan da Cunha
South Atlantic
London
Hagen Captures Open Golf Title by One Stroke at Rochester
Walter C. Hagen of Rochester New York wins the United States open at Midlothian links Rochester by a single stroke over Charles Evans Jr. Hagen, a former caddy, shows strong putting and a powerful physique. He weighs about 160 pounds and trained under H A Christie formerly of Homewood Country club. This is Hagen's second national appearance, after tying for fourth to seventh at Brookline last year with J M Barnes MacDonald Smith and Louis Tellier.
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Walter C. Hagen
Rochester
H. A. Christie
Homewood Country Club
Hagen
Brookline
J. M. Barnes
MacDonald Smith
Louis Tellier
Buck Weaver Builds A Collector’s Chest Of Bats
Buck Weaver a White Sox shortstop from Phoenixville Pa has a unique hobby. He collects discarded bats once used by famous hitters including Ty Cobb Nap Lajoie Tris Speaker and Joe Jackson. Buck adds autographs of the player who used the bat to manufacture base hits. The growing collection promises to fascinate baseball fans and collectors of rare lumber.
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Buck Weaver
White Sox
Phoenixville
Weaver
Ty Cobb
Lajoie
Tris Speaker
Joe Jackson
Buck
Stallings Superstitions and Bird Omens
Boston Braves manager George Stallings relies on beliefs to steer luck. He groans at cross eyed fans yet brightens at empty barrel crowds, insists bat handles point to the dugout, and bans newspapers near the bench. Birds on the roof threaten his chances, with sparrows and pigeons kept away by a boy using stones.
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George Stallings
Boston Braves
Stallings
Boston
Braves
Sharp Pennsylvania lawyer meets match in unexpected quarter
A Pennsylvania lawyer known for sharpness challenges an elderly witness during a cross examination. The old woman recalls a remark about relatives from three years past and, when pressed, compares the deceased testator to the lawyer with a calm, vacant look. The moment showcases wit and memory in a courtroom setting.
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Pennsylvania
New Orleans Picayune
Princeton Opens 1914 Grid Season With New Policies
Twenty five candidates report to Captain Ballin at Osborne field as trainer Keene Fitzpatrick and Head Field Coach Wilder Graves Penfield lead a light kicking and passing drill. Coaches promise radical changes for fall including probable elimination of the shift play, a staple of Princeton formations in recent years.
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Princeton
Ballin
Osborne Field
Keene Fitzpatrick
Wilder Graves Penfield
Stars in the Universe Estimated At One to Each Person
Recent Greenwich Observatory studies based on 206 sky photographs suggest about 55 million counted stars between magnitudes twelve and seventeen. Extrapolations place the total star count between 1 and 2 billion, with a likely figure near 1.6 billion, implying Earth’s population is matched by stellar abundance.
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Royal Observatory
Greenwich
England
Franklin Adams
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Lobster Killing via Cold Water Boil Endorsed
A Jersey station report quotes biologist Joseph Sinel advocating killing lobsters by placing them in cold water and gradually heating to a boil. He argues piercing the brain is insufficient and boiling directly is cruel. at 70 degrees the lobster becomes comatose and dies at 50 degrees.
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Jersey
Mr. Sinel
Laondun Cor
New York Post
Tips and Tips from a Scotch Caddie Story
A famous player praises the Scotch caddie as the best in the world while recounting a tale at St. Andrews Scotland. The caddie Dugald retorts with dry wit about expecting tips, illustrating a witty exchange on golf etiquette and value.
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St. Andrews
Scotland
Dugald
Velocity of Sound Across Media
The article notes sound travels fastest in cast iron at 16 822 fps, about sixteen times air speed. It states air velocity at 1 725 fps and water at 4 708 fps, with iron significantly quicker than air.
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New York
Ameren
Tennis as a Test of Character and Courtship
The essay argues tennis tests character revealing moral traits and subconscious personality through singles play. It humorously suggests young couples might learn more about each other by playing singles before committing to doubles in marriage.
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Robert H. Schauffler
Atlantic
Gooseberries Endorsement as Health Tonic
A reputed authority urges cooking gooseberries as a tonic superior to finer market berries. He notes an unique acid or salt in gooseberries, claims they are health giving, and ties the fruit to England where gooseberries star in famed tarts.
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England
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Eels as Food Across Cultures
The article notes eel as a staple in some nations and valued for nutrition, while others despise it. It contrasts English omnivorous consumption with Scottish aversion, and cites ancient Rome and Egypt showing differing attitudes toward eating eels.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Henry James on a New Work A New Opening Sentence
The New York Post notes a discussion about Henry James at work on a new book. One speaker claims James has completed most of the opening sentence in this unnamed project.
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Henry
Henry James
New York Post
The Most Expensive Sport Quote by Lord Wimborne
The most expensive sport of all said Lord Wimborne is not polo but yachting. He noted yachting is ruinously expensive, so much so that a yacht might be called a floating debt in the Chicago Herald.
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Lord Wimborne
Chicago Herald
Unblushing Girl Breaks Habit in Front of Mirrors
A Cincinnati Enquirer item notes an old fashioned girl who once blushes at nothing now stops before every mirror to add color to her cheeks, changing her shy habit into visible vanity.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Pleasant Outlook Dialogue About Parental Approval
A brief London Opinion quotation depicts a couple planning to speak with the father to improve relations. The woman jokes she will be obstinate to provoke gratitude for being removed from his concerns.
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London
Dreyfuss Defends Gibson Amid Fan Backlash
Pittsburgh owner Barney Dreyfuss backs catcher George Gibson amid fan ire. He praises Gibby as an earnest worker who bears losses bitterly and says ten Gibson brothers would improve the Pirates.
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Dreyfuss
Gibson
Barney Dreyfuss
George Gibson
Pittsburgh
Gibby
Pirate
Burkett Attacks Murnane Over New England League
Jesse Burkett Worcester manager blasts President Tim Murnane, accusing league officers of drifting and demanding Murnane resign or be forced out. He cites the absence of a league umpire for two consecutive days as a grievance.
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Burkett
Murnane
Jesse Burkett
Worcester
Tim Murnane
New England League
Trade Woes and War Strain Echo in Markets
An exchange notes alum prices rise due to the war and comments on economic stringency. The piece argues pride can dull judgment and hinder, or help, conduct. It suggests that peace, even if slow, remains a strong topic worth discussion now.
Petrograd Name Echoes Of New Explosives In Russia
The term Petrograd, chosen as the capital’s new name, carries a sharp resonance with recently invented high explosives, drawing comment on its striking similarity to dangerous armaments. The remark notes how language mirrors wartime innovations and naming choices.
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Petrograd
Russia
Artillerymen Highlighted in German and French Forces
A feature shows German army artillerymen at the top and French artillerymen at the bottom, illustrating how both nations have focused on improving their artillery in the great European war.
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Germany
France
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Philadelphia
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Olympic
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