There are as many customs of courtship as peoples
The article recounts global marriage customs from Lapland Spain Tangier and Genoa. It follows Signor Baltrani and Signorina Girandola in a Genoa brokered match that shifts from business to romance. Baltrani debates proposing marriage after initially refusing. The story ends with his continued uncertainty and her enigmatic stance.
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Lapland
Spain
Tangier
Signor Girandola
Genoa
Luigi Baltrani
Lita Girandola
Baltrani
Lberty
Signorina Girandola
Signor Baltrant
Signor Baltrani
Signorina Lita
Spaltrani
Luigi
Girandola
Smallest Beast of Prey Putorius rixosus Described
A Harper's description details the smallest carnivorous mammal Putorius rixosus, an American weasel about six inches long found in northwest Canada and Alaska. It lacks a black tail tip, turns white in winter, and feeds mainly on mice, demonstrating remarkable hunting ability and elusive habits.
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Canada
Alaska
Great Lakes
W. H. Osgood
The
Biological Survey
Harper’s
Facts and Puzzles From Chemistry Texts
The Chicago Record-Herald notes that substances like diamond and charcoal share composition, and many compounds such as oil of roses and coal gas likewise consist of four hydrogen and four carbon atoms. It describes how arrangement of atoms explains differences and cites examples like ammonia and brass with distinct odors.
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Chicago Record- Herald
An Easy Tongue For Poesy Burns And Scotch Rhyme
A London Chronicle excerpt humorously notes Burns cannot be translated into standard English and praises Scotch for rhyme. It calls Burns delicately mortal and suggests Mary Morison as a famed example, illustrating how Scotch allows endless wordplay by omitting consonants.
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Burns
Mary Morison
Yestreen
London Chronicle
Judge Says Half Smart Babies Could Create Sharper Competitors
A judge argues that if half of exceptionally smart babies grow into capable adults, competition in all walks of life would intensify. The remark envisions greater societal vigor and merit-based advancement.
Osteopathy pioneer to treat chronic diseases in Attica
Graduate of American School of Osteopathy under Dr A T Still founder of the science will be in Attica at Noah Weavers residence Ferry and north Perry streets Tuesday and Friday morning of each week to treat chronic diseases Hours 7 30 to 11 30 a m Telephone 467.
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American School of Osteopathy
A. T. Still
The
Science
Attica
Noah Weaver
Ferry
North Perry Streets
Legal Curiosity Deed From 1881 Drawn By J Henry Shaw
A historic deed drafted in 1881 by J Henry Shaw of Beardstown Illinois grants Lot 2 in Block 40 Cass County with a full title warranty. Justice Sylvester Emmons certified the deed on August 1 1881 noting Shaw signed delivered and relinquished homestead claims. The piece is cited as a notable legal curiosity reported by the St Louis Republic.
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J. Henry Shaw
Beardstown
Ill
Curie
Illinois
Sylvester Emmons
Cass
S. Emmons
J. P
House Near Station Draws Jocular Trader Wit
An agent boasts the architecture of a sharp house near the station while Tomkins laments poor aim, in a light Harvey Weekly exchange. The brief exchange captures humor over location and personal skill.
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Tomkins
Harper’s Weekly
Bulldogs and Mottoes Spark Quip in Saloon Talk
In a casual chat, Parsnitt boasts of buying a bulldog and asks for a kennel motto. Lessup jokes using a dentist sign reading Teeth inserted here to a punchy offer from the Globe-Democrat.
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Parsnitt
Lessup
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
School Entertainment Course to Feature Second Show
The high school senior class presents the second number of the entertainment course in the assembly room next Thursday night. Best Concert Co. performs musical numbers and readings. Season tickets for the remaining two events cost 75 cents to help fund The Crimson, the school annual. Local visitors and trips are noted for several towns.
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Best Concert Co
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