The Curse of Progress Subaltern Asked for a Mustache
A young subaltern at a guards depot faces an adjutant who orders a proper mustache beyond Chaplin style. After the interview ends the subaltern persists, asking if there is a preferred color for his facial hair. The exchange reveals the era’s push to conformity and appearance.
Silly Anne and Farmyard Bets in a Tiny Tribune
Silly exchange shows Anne blaming women for husbands mischief while Nan questions. The Pathfinder notes a humorous quip about giving rope and sparing a husband. Down on the Farm reports a brisk wind that damaged a barn roof and leaves the extent of the damage uncertain as Eph hunts for the barn.
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How to Be Fair and Other Wry Observations
A compact satire blending legal witticisms and social quips. The column riffs on inheritance splits, cemetery sales pitches, julep lore, and global manners, contrasting old wisdom with modern foibles. It bundles humorous vignettes about heirs, marketing funerals, drink etiquette, and empire satire.
Five Hundred Women at Moscow Science Conference
At a Moscow conference 500 scientists present were all women. Speakers and association members were female, including Prof. V. P. Lebedeva of medicine and Prof. M. L. Rokhlina. Rokhlina cited women students rising from 16 700 in 1914 to 183 000, noting women now comprise half of Russia's doctors, with many scientists in medicine chemistry and biology.
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