Idle Island Chapter V Continues on a River Scene
In a misted waterfront setting, Gay and a stranger named Guy share a tense moment after she sketches a boy wound and submerged near the river. He urges her to hand over the drawing for police inquiry while offering help, but she resists, seeking responsibility for her art and the fate of the scene.
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The Island of Tea and Ghosts and a Chance Meeting
Gay, living alone in a secluded cottage on an island, faces unsettling events after a ghostly encounter and her aunt’s reassurance. A travel-worn man named Rand reappears, revealing a shared past and stirring tension as Gay asserts independence and confronts danger and desire.
On the Verge of a Nervous Break for a New York Artist
A successful New York artist rents a cottage on tule Island from an islander called the Captain and his sister Alice Andover. The elderly owner Auntalmiry plans to move away leaving Gay unsettled. While exploring, she sees a drowned man with a bullet wound, a murder mystery that shocks her nerves. She reports to the Captain, but the body vanishes, leaving Gay squaring with mounting nerves.
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Sensuality vs Epicurus in Ancient Philosophy
The Kansas City Star notes Epicurus would be surprised by the modern use of his name as an adjective for sensuality. It describes his frugal, temperate followers of pleureanism and the youth’s quest for philosophy, including his early start at thirteen and efforts to teach simple living as a pleasure of life.
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Flowers in Weddings Through the Ages
The article traces wedding flower history from ancient times, noting orange blossoms as luck symbols worn by brides. It cites Spencer and Milton on the orange as Jupiter’s golden apple and mentions Anglo-Saxon brides giving friends small knals and rib hena for wedding day wear, a custom that remains in bridal bouquets.
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Milton
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Juno
Noteworthy Immigrant The First Rockefeller Journeys From Germany
Noteworthy immigrant tale recalls the first Rockefeller who emigrated from Germany to America around 1728. Many faced hardship as newcomers sought acceptance while striving for opportunity in a rapidly changing land.
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Peter
America
Germany
Jane Becomes the Homely Heroine in a Magazine Story
Jane, a farm girl with freckles and dreams of romance, is drawn to modeling after a local illustrator visits. She endures family scorn, learns to care for her looks, and eventually sees herself celebrated in August Homestead Magazine as Lynwood Channing’s illustration of The Homely Heroine. Her transformation sparks jealousy and pride among neighbors and suitors.
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Nettle Wikins
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Vena
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Lynwood Channing
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Bones of Neolithic Man Found Near Lyon
Neolithic bones discovered in a grotto near Lyon, France, in a quarry dig revealed an oval chamber used as an ossuary. Skull fragments showed long and short headed varieties, suggesting influx of new blood and a small height skeleton. The bones were not from a complete skeleton and no other body parts or artifacts remained.
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France
Lyon
Birds of Paradise tale tied to New Guinea trade origins
An old account describes Chinese traders in New Guinea capturing Birds of Paradise for sale in Chita. Traders cut the birds' feet for handling causing belief these figures were supernatural and never alighting. The tale explains how the name Bird of Paradise originated.
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New Guinea
Chita
Joint-Base and Joint-Ease Pain Relief Ad
Quick relief for rheumatic pains and sore joints. Absorbs fast for rubbing and quick results. Available in a small tube for 10 cents. Offers relief for sciatica tum bago lymph muscle aches and burning feet. Desk 3 Hallowell Maine Joint-Ease.
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Amertes
Hallowell
Maine
Deer Second in Speed and Wit Amid Odd Dialogues
The text pairs Ernest Thompson Seton style notes with quirky lines about happiness and speech. It hints at a racing deer in speed and a youthful graduate who could influence national success, while offering aphorisms on caution, ambition, and child mischief. The tone is fragmentary and observational.
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Ernest
Thompson Seton
Vegetable Compound Proponent Claims Relief for Pratt Woman
A Pratt West Virginia woman identifies herself as Mrs. A E Srezix and reports dramatic improvement after using Lydia E V Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She states after three doses she felt better and after two bottles regained energy to work, offering to answer letters and recommending the remedy to friends.
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W. Ve
Indignant Lady Nonsuited Over Cigarette Request
A New Jersey magistrate dismissed charges after Mrs Jolla Faulhaber testified Samuel Erled asked for a cigarette and the court ruled such a request alone did not justify disorderly conduct. The judge noted many decent women smoke and declined to penalize the youth.
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Tumen
Asbury Park
N. J
Jolla faulhaber
Samuel Erled
Indianapolis
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