Sees Clothing as Blessing in Polynesia
James Norman Tall argues in Warper's Magazine that Polynesian men display physical vigor under primitive living, carrying burdens, swimming, and feasting with ease. He contrasts this with Western physiques, noting how clothing conceals body types and provoking thoughts on health, aging, and societal norms.
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Polynesla
James Norman Tall
Warper's Magazine
Americaa
France
England
Boston Females Seize Coffee in 1777 Hoarding Standoff
Abigail Adams writes from Boston on July 31 1777 describing a female led action to confront a sugar and coffee shortage. A bachelor merchant hoarded coffee reportedly refused to sell below six shillings per pound. About a hundred women with a cart and trunk demanded keys, opened the warehouse, seized coffee, and loaded it into a trunk amid a large crowd.
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Boston
Abigail Adams
United States
Abigail
John
Philadelphia
Those Who Dare Not Smile by Oliver Wendell Holmes
A fragment from Holmes arguing that humor and play are natural, while solemnity can dull the spirit. He describes meeting a serious, educated stranger whose perpetual recognition is devoid of joy, likening harshness to banishing gaiety from life.
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Heaven
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Extraordinary Time Keeping and Ancient Reckoning Methods
The narrative traces early time reckoning from the Tanar month of about 2044 days to a 854 day year. It notes the mismatch between seasons and months over a decade and mentions how Jews and Greeks occasionally added months to adjust.
Figures in Napoleon Three Life and a Famous Bride
The Detroit News recounts Marguerite Belissle Foures, a bride in Cairo who attracted Napoleon’s attention after her husband Lieut Foures was sent to Paris. She later married Henri de Ranchoup, dazzled social circles, and finally eloped to Brazil with a young officer, living to ninety two.
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Marguerite Belissle Foures
Cairo
Lieut. Foures
Foures
Paris
France
Cleopatra
Josephine
Marguerite
Ife
Henri de Ranchoup
Brazil
Detroit News
The Origin of Chewing Gum A 1635 English Recipe
The article notes chewing gum predates American use, tracing to England with John Bate who described a mouth glew in 1635. It includes his process using isinglass, spices, rosemary and sugar to create a scented jelly, from the book Mysteries of Nature and Art.
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John Bate
French Papermaking History from Early Saracens
The article traces papermaking to the early Saracens and notes French origins via noble vassals and monastic production. It cites a 1190 A D document as the first authentic French paper specimen linked to financings linked to Richard I’s crusade.
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Europe
France
Richard I
England
Holy Land
Ceylon Plumbago Mines Yield Ancient Black Ore
Ceylon’s plumbago, famed for luster and lubrication, is mined worldwide. About 1,000 mines dot the island from shallow pits to depths up to 700 feet, mainly worked by natives with minimal machinery. the Meda pola mine is the principal European-controlled site. The traditional method uses a long wooden barrel and bucket, powered by seven or eight workers.
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Ceylon
Time Has Brought Changes and a Masquerade Idea
A young woman recalls her slender figure in youth and social anxiety about disguising at a club masquerade. She confides to a young man who, in front of members, suggests humorously using a rubber to represent something original.
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An. A. Mose
The Remarkable Cats and Their Whimsical Messages
A narrator recalls two memorable cats delivering unforgettable performances. The first cat, clever and performative, departs with a self-satisfied smirk after a dramatic fence exit. The second, scarred yet fervent, pours out a bold, uncompromising message to an unwitting audience.
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O. Henry
The Island of Calm Mallorca Described by a Painter
A famed painter and writer called Mallorca the Island of Calm for its slow pace and peaceful life. He praises residents as intelligent, honest, and hardworking, noting strong men and sculpted women, but attributes their lack of joy to Arabic influences and long religious repression.
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Mallorca
Mediterranean
North America
Phidias
Little Sign of Culture In Speech
The essay argues American short a sounds are regional and provincial, while the broader European a is the historic, commonly used form. It cites the infant vocalization and early English usage, noting the “ah” as frequent in Anglo Saxon and urging adherence to the broad a in “ask” and related words.
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Europe
Encyclopedia Americana
America
New England
Connoisseur and Dilettante in Arts Knowledge Debate
The text contrasts the connoisseur and the dilettante. A connoisseur knows the principles of art, judges critically, and is closer to the artist, while a dilettante merely thinks he knows and pursues the arts for amusement without practice, as Lowell notes.
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Lowell
Iowa Insurance Commission Certifies Fire Insurance Firm Status
Insurance company files statement with Iowa Insurance Department showing its condition as of December 31, 1920. Commissioner A. C. Savage certifies authorization to transact fire insurance in Iowa until March 1, 1922 with capital, income, expenditures, assets, and liabilities figures listed. Des Moines seal and signature dated May 25, 1921.
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Department ‘of
Iowa
I. A. C. Savage
Insurance
Des Moines
A. C.savage
Commissioner of Insurance
Notice of Appointing Administratrix in Frank R Howard Estate
Notice declares Elva Howard appointed administratrix of the Frank R. Howard estate in Cass County Iowa with qualification and directs all debts and claims be presented for allowance. The record dated June 9 1921 names Geo J Anstey as attorney and references estate property in Atlantic and Cass County.
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Frank R. Howard
Cass
Iowa
A. D
Emma Murray
Clayton Murray
Fontanelle
Jessie Pearce
de la King
State
Atlantic
Cass’ County
Insurance Commissioner Certifies Iowa Company Authorized to Transact Fire Insurance
A. C. Savage, Commissioner of Insurance, certifies that the insurance company is authorized to transact fire insurance in Iowa by properly appointed and licensed agents until March 1, 1922. The 1920 figures show gross income of 1,161,764.00 and aggregate expenses of 992,563.12. liabilities total 1,259,493.73 including reinsurance.
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A.C. Savage
Iowa
Marsh
H.t
Des Moines
A. C. Savage
Annual Certificate for Publication of Iowa Guaranty Fire
Insurance Department of Iowa certifies that Guaranty Fire Assurance Corporation of New York was authorized to transact fire insurance in Iowa as of December 31 1920. The sworn statement lists 1920 figures: assets 8 236 08400 and expenditures 135 90135, liabilities 560 40088.
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New York
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Lulu Gotsche
Burlington
Anita
G.M. Adair
B. D. Forshay
Hedges Bros’. Pantorium
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Insurance Department of Iowa
Code of Iowa
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Pany
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Imamiaat
Kodak- Films
Kodaks
F.M. Alexander
Towa
L. R. Galiber Block
C. E. Harry
Millard’s
I. H. Sheeler
Palmer School
Office N Anita Bank Building
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