Mermaids from Legend or Delusion in Myth and Fact
A detailed look at mermaids in folklore and science, weighing dugongs and manatees as potential bases for the myth. The piece cites historical sightings from Haarlem to Ceylon, Colunbus, and Iceland, noting how belief persisted despite skeptical rationalization. It traces the seal maidens motif and suggests the mermaid as a poetic seal of fact within old narratives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands
Haarlem
Ceylon
Hudson
Iceland
Greenland
Pontippidan
Pliny
Columbus
Clothes and the Man Lord of Creation in Dress
A satirical meditation on male attire detailing stiff hats, collars, ties, shirts, waistcoats, coats, belts, suspenders, and accessories. The piece portrays fashion as a confining force that shapes behavior and identity, concluding that the man is the lord of creation, not a savage.
Millet's Poverty And The Painter Diaz Aid
A tale shows Millet nearly starving until Diaz buys two drawings in Paris then returns with 60 francs. The artist laments lacking steady funds as Diaz lights a candle and piles gold coins, prompting Millet to wonder at regular riches. The piece ends questioning whether suffering spurs genius among Barbizon painters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mi-let
Angelus
Dias
Millet
Paris
Diaz
Miller
No-title bank rule sparks depositor test in London Scraps
A savings bank clerk requires signatures and identification for new deposits. A self confident woman resisted the regulation, answering questions about spouses with wit, prompting the remark that her husband is Peter Jones. The exchange highlights stringent banking rules and gendered assumptions in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savings Bank
Peter Jones
London
Unappreciated Office Seeker Cited By Party Leader
An office seeker lamented twenty years of service to the party saying he never asked for office. The party leader praised his record and urged him to keep it up, as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Memory and the Flip Side of Borrowed Money
In a compact meditation, memory is described as a tool that lets us forget debts while retaining certain injunctions. The dialogue personifies memory as a memory of what not to preach too little and what to avoid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Favorite Prescription Ad Endorsed by Doctors
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women, claiming no alcohol or narcotics and strong endorsements from leading medical authorities. It offers a free booklet of ingredients by requesting the formula from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiyzse
Pierce
B. V. Pierce
Buffalo
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Lord of Creation
Wood
F. Sharp
Geht
Prom
Third Street
al Gregor Moe
O. F. Heisley
S. Etta Heisley
School of Osteopathy
Kirksville, Mo
A, T. Still
Drs
A. H. Luna
King’s Baro
Athena
ST. Nichols Hotel
J. E. Froome
Prop
THE
ST. Nichols
Com
MALN
THIMD
Pendleton’s Big Store
Oregon
the Peoples Warehouse
Essier
Tera
Pendleton
Commercial Stable
Troy Laundry
Henry Keene
N. A. Miller
Athana
Tum-A-Lum Lumber CO
H. O. Mansfield
Walla Walla
Toubhet
Wash
Adams and
Freewater
Hamberlaing
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