Billie Brownie Visits Zoo Seals Then Tibetan Wildgoat Friends
Billie Brownie meets the seal family and praises their diving and humor while the keeper feeds them. The seals boast of catching fish and awaiting meals, then bid farewell. He then greets the Zebu herd and Teddy Tahr, discussing India and shared conversations with his animal friends.
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Illie Brownie
Billie Brownie
Zebu
India
Teddy Tahr
Teddy
Billie Brownlie
Bille Brownie
Tahr
Milk of Human Kindness Origin in Macbeth
The phrase milk of human kindness in Shakespeare’s Macbeth appears in Act 1 scene 5 as Lady Macbeth scorns Macbeth’s humanity. The expression has since shifted to describe general goodness and benevolence.
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Shakespeare
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Noted Critique Points to Reno Rizzi on Reputation
Reno Rizzi comments that few men are as good as they pretend to be and few want to be. The remark highlights skepticism about public personas and honesty in social behavior.
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Billie Brownlie
Reno Rizzi
Let the old cat die superstition traced through history
The piece explains the saying let the old cat die and its origins in magical swinging rites. It surveys diverse cultures from Europe and Beyond, noting sun worship, crop magic, and exorcism of evil spirits. Frazer is cited on varied interpretations of swinging.
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Europe
Frazer
Russia
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Service and Leadership Versus Selfish Gain
In 1928 Henry Drummond asserted love as the greatest thing, but service is the world’s key to prosperity. The voice links service to success, warns against pursuing self interest, and credits leadership to personality, common sense, and regard for others.
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Henry Drummond
Western Newspaper Union
For the Goose and Gander: A Cautionary Riff on Suspicion
A reflective piece contrasts suspicion with watchfulness over love, trust, and social behavior. It notes that suspicion can harm relationships and suggests caution in making judgments, aided by a proverb about hosts and guests and a lineabout an overcoat offering only temporary warmth.
Open air Municipal Opera of St. Louis in Forest Park
In 1919 St. Louisans envisioned an open air municipal theater in Forest Park. A grand setting formed by River Des Peres, trees, and a hillside seating area hosts a 40 piece orchestra and 96 voice chorus with 7 613 reserved and 1 600 free seats. The 12 week season begins around June 1, drawing thousands weekly.
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Des Peres
St. Louis
New York Metropolitan Opera House
Druses Form An Independent Mountain Community In Syria
The Druses number about 150000 scattered across Syria with a key settlement in Jebel Hauran due to its near independence. They are named after the Darazi missionary who founded the sect in the early 11th century.
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Syria
Jebel Hauran
Darazi
Distance Computation and the Light Year Unit
The adopted unit of stellar distance is the distance light travels in one year. This tight year converts light years to miles using light’s speed of 186.300 miles per second and the sun earth travel time of 499 seconds.
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Earth
Diamonds typical in this state have greasy luster
The United States Geological Survey notes that a diamond can only be tested by an expert. Before polishing, stones may show various colors if fractured, but these are not the colors seen in finished gems.
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United States Geological Survey
Peculiar Trees in Africa’s Odd Forest
A tableland near Africa’s west coast hosts a forest where trees with trunks up to four feet wide grow to only about a foot tall. Each tree bears no more than two leaves, each leaf reaching about two feet in width.
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Africa
Pexel Earnings Playful Estimate Prompted By Jelly Fun
A playful look at earnings shows how a jelly themed mock figure could reflect brand buzz. The piece uses humor and fictional numbers to illustrate playful finance ideas without real figures.
Electrical Prospecting in Manitoba
The article describes electrical prospecting for minerals in northern Manitoba. It detects currents generated by ground water interacting with metalliferous minerals in ore bodies, with strong indications over ore zones compared to surrounding rocks.
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Manitoba
British Empire's Vast Territory Compared to France
The British Empire spans 128,220,749 square miles, far larger than France and its colonies at 5,870,461 square miles. The figures outline the empire's vast global reach versus France.
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British Empire
France
Speedy Moone's Emerald Oil for bunions and corns
A two ounce bottle of Moone's Emerald Oil promises quick relief from bunion pains and soft corns. The ad claims inflammation and soreness vanish in minutes with repeated applications, and money back guarantees reassure customers if results are unsatisfactory.
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Hanford
Moone
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San Xavier del Bac
Tucson
Ariz
America
Mexico
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San Xavier
The
Pexel Company
Chicago
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Boston Transcript
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