Athena Echoes Library Plan in County Progress News
The Athena Oregon editorial notes the county library plan under the 1911 law, urging citizen reading access to a 10 000 volume library via a mill levy. It highlights petitions to the county court, local interest in library funding, and mentions regional hops markets and telegraph and telephone control rumors. It also surveys political and literary references of the era.
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What I Would Do If Given 300 Million Dollars
A reader ponders sudden wealth and the absurdity of imagining 300 million dollars. He recalls Andrew Carnegie's libraries and notes common fantasies like yachts and mansions, then considers how unrealistic it is to grasp such wealth and the towering interest it would generate at five percent, about 15 million annually.
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Was the forbidden fruit really a quince in Eden
A Tit Bits note argues Genesis does not name the fruit and scholars doubt it was the apple. The piece suggests the quince, revered by Orientals and linked to Venus, fits ancient writings and Babylonian origins, aligning with the legendary “tree of knowledge” tale.
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Ishtar
Elephant Courtship Feats Display Elephant Intelligence
In Wide World Magazine’s note on elephants courtship two males face off not to fight but to present larger branches snapping trees to win a female. They escalate from branches to uprooting shrubs, with the largest tree winning and the defeated mate withdrawing. The display is described as a remarkable and intelligent courtship method.
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Wide World Magazine
Dream of Falling Dreams Across the Ground
The piece reports on a single dream instance where a woman falls from a tall rock and, upon hitting the ground, her body breaks into bits but is somehow reassembled into a whole. It notes legends of fatal dream shocks and cites an Irish remark on proving them. Oblaege Tribune.
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Obleage Tribune
Cutting Veneers Methods From Rotary Cut to Sliced
The Indianapolis News describes three veneer methods sawing slicing and rotary cutting. The rotary cut yields thin sheets by steaming logs and shaving them as they rotate against a fixed knife. Domestic woods produce veneers from five sixteenths to one fiftieth of an inch while imported woods range from three sixteenths to one thirty fourth inch.
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Indianapolis News
Amulets and fishermen lore from the Brith Islands tale
Fragmented extracts describe Mr Edward Lovett lecturing Folk Lore Society members on amulets used by coastal fishermen for good luck. Items include old fish, holes in stones, a dogfish penny, and a kingfisher part said to ensure fair weather, with local seafaring beliefs about preserving the charm's power.
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Monsters of the Folk Lore Society
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London Standard
Feats of memory by a Bible master and rivals
John Wesley recounts Thomas Walsh a man who knew the Bible by heart often stating word meanings and counts of occurrences in Hebrew and Greek He also notes Macaulay’s skill in reciting Demosthenes Milton and much of the Bible A Scottish servant girl delirious with fever could repeat Bible passages in Hebrew learned from daily ministerial readings London Chronicle
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Philosopher’s Bite Ends With Stranger’s Remark
A man, after reaching a philosophical mood, paused in a restaurant waiting quietly for his order. He spent half an hour writing and staring ahead before the meal arrived. When the waitress set it before him he reacted as if surprised, then said to the server, You don’t look a day older.
The Sleep of Horses Heard in Sleep Habits
A writer in the English Mechanic notes that when a horse sleeps one ear tends forward, possibly as a guard against danger. He explains the forward ear lingers to detect faint noises from the stable and may twitch, then returns to its resting position as the other ear orients to potential threats.
The Lest Dime and the Lost Dime Joke
A neighbor sends a boy to the drug store with two dimes to buy five stamps. The boy returns crying saying he lost one dime, explaining it was the man’s dime he lost. A humorous aside notes a faulty scheme about complimenting a wife leading to money for a photo.
What She Wanted Dr Birexer and Mrs Tungtwist
A fragment from a Chicago News puzzle section features a dentist Dr Birexer joking about extracting a tooth from Mrs Tungtwist and a pun about keeping a pot boiling. The item is a humorous dialogue snippet with comic wordplay and a punny setup.
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Birexer
Absentminded Man and Umbrella Dispute
Two neighbors clash over a missing umbrella in a gentle shower with one claiming it is his by the handle while the other feigns ignorance. The anecdote captures a humorous case of mistaken ownership observed in a city street.
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Indiapolis News
Bold comparison at Niagara Falls prompts Victoria Falls remark
A South African visitor asked his opinion of Niagara Falls and questioned the questioner. The Yankee replied that comparing Victoria Falls with Niagara is merely frontal perspiration, a witty, concise quip reflecting a local tone.
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That Man Thinks He Is Voice of the People
In a Washington Star piece, a carping observer says a man appears to speak for the people. Senator Sorghum counters that he is merely one of many with a voice in public discourse.
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A Safe Choice
A clipped quotation from the Galveston News favors walking over risks from a drunken chauffeur or an untidy barber, concluding it is wiser to walk and let whiskers drag the ground.
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Galveston News
Point Not Well Taken. Mra 'Timkinx Tale in Prayers
A fragmented item references a small daughter and a mother in a whispered exchange about prayers. The piece hints at a line about grander lives owed to tremendous distinctions, with garbled phrasing and missing context.
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