Irish Speech and Humor Marked by Rich Vocabulary
W J Evans notes Padraic Colum on Irish year rhetoric and a large Irish peasant vocabulary. Comparisons show English peasants use far fewer words. Historians and scholars document vocabularies from Aran islands to Roscommon. The Gael’s speech blends satire, social sense, and martial pride.
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Padraic Colum
Caron
America
Pedersen
Aran Islands
Douglas Hyde
Roscommon
Munster
Kerry
Ireland
Lazy Husbands Law Sparks Stockade Plan North of Seattle
Sheriff Cudihee and county commissioners arrange a stockade on 65 acres for outdoor prisoner work to enforce the lazy husbands law. A stump puller and donkey engine will operate with four or five guards and a cook. Delegations press for moral and physical welfare programs as the law is awaited.
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Cudihee
Board of Commissioners
Seattle
New York Sun
Alumni dinner lore on spelling rules from Phillips Andover
Professor Alfred E. Stearns recalls a childhood spelling challenge with ei vs ie. An unnamed man at an alumni dinner in New York shares an infallible rule: write the i and e alike and place the dot exactly between them, a method he claims never failed in 47 years.
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Alfred E. Stearns
Phillips Andover Academy
New York
Orange
Mother's Way Lesson Turns to Beer Lesson
A teacher shows a handsome fan in class and asks a pupil what the mother uses to stay cool in summer. The child answers beer, prompting a humorous exchange about domestic choices and summer comfort.
British MP Ridicules US Religion In Controversial Speech
Robert Ferris, a British member of parliament, argues that Christianity is only a name in the eastern United States and suggests church leaders are less significant than organists and choirmasters. He questions who will dare to raise the issue of genuine religious practice in America.
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Robert Ferris
United States
Glory of Doing One's Duty
The quote argues that fulfilling duty is higher than creating art or beauty, describing duty as diviner, more potent, and more creative than poetry, painting, sculpture, or music. It elevates everyday obligation as supreme.
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Geo. MacDonald
Noted Murders of Record In Lectures on Arsenic
Dr F M Sandwith recounts famed arsenic cases in a City of London school lecture. He notes Opium as suicide drug and arsenic as murder weapon, cites Brinvilliers and others, reports on cases with fly paper poisoning, and credits toxicology with reducing murders amid tougher poison controls and publicity.
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F. M. Sandwith
Gresham
City of London
Orden
Marchioness de Brinvilliers
Louis XIV
Henrietta Robinson
Bandwith
Honey Bee Invasion At Montclair Church
An avianist will remove thousands of Italian honey bees living between the walls of First Congregational Church in Montclair New Jersey. The colony has grown for years and reportedly holds a ton of honey. Bees disrupted services and stung attendees prompting planned chemical extermination.
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First Congregational
Montclair
N. J
New Jersey
China’s Memorial Arches Highlight Widow Devotion
Frederick McCormick notes in National Geographic Magazine that p ai lou memorial arches rival pagodas in grace and scale. Many arches honor virtuous widows who refused remarriage, with phoenix motifs symbolizing fidelity across the structures.
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China
Frederick McCormick
National Geographic Magazine
Last Week Pianist Inquires About Julius Caesar
Charles de Harrack, a well known pianist, stood before a local theater and asked a society lady if she had seen Julius Caesar this week. She replied she hadn’t and asked where she was playing.
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Charles de Harrack
Julius Caesar
Dorothy and the Spider
Dorothy narrates a spider capturing a fly and putting it to sleep in a web hammock, calling for her mother to witness the scene. The brief vignette captures a childlike fascination with nature and a spider’s predatory behavior.
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Dorothy
Spider
Taking It for Granted Dialogue Clash
A brief exchange notes curiosity about a girl unseen by the speaker. He doubts her beauty based on third party claims that she is a devoted helper to her mother. The fragment hints at social curiosity and family dynamics.
Wives of Great Men Recalled in Washington Note
A brief feature in the Washington column notes how spouses of prominent men shape social life and domestic presence, reflecting on societal expectations and public interest in private partnerships.
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Washington
Women Aviators to Lead French Air Forces, Says English Paper
The French army plans to enroll as many women as possible in its air battalions and may pass a law to allow female army service. Experiments show women pilots outperform men in height tolerance, speed, and reaction. Scientists cite greater pain tolerance, lower oxygen needs, and broader vision as advantages in aviation.
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French Army Department
France
Helene Dutrieu
Legion of Honor
War Office
Humorists Asserts Genius In Wit And Mind
Quote survey notes Coleridge on humorists and genius, claiming humorists are partly genius and witty, while a genius may possess wit. Shakespeare cited as context.
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Shakespeare
Coleridge
Eggs as a Grouch Cure Warns of Egg Diet Remedy
A German scientist named Stiegletz claims eggs can improve mood and reduce grouchiness. He prescribes soft boiled eggs four times daily for four weeks, then a four to six week break, suggesting daily mood benefits without distinguishing egg origins.
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Prof. Stiegletz
Dull Gabe-Smith Faces the Monotony Challenge
A quip describes Gabe-Smith as exceptionally dull, noting he cannot even break a monotony. The remark triggers playful banter between Steve and others about his tepid personality.
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Gabe—Smith
Steve
Music Reading Made Easy With Electric Teaching Device
A Paris inventor, M. Pierre Gelis, introduces an electric music teacher using a contact plate under the music paper. Pricking notes with metal points triggers hammers to sound strings, aiding quick reading. The system handles sharps and flats with a revolving contact, allows transposition, and appeals to both students and professionals.
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M. Pierre Gelis
Paris
Swap Children in Denmark Exchange Program for Summer
In Denmark a summer system exchanges children between city and country families. Free tickets enable travel with identification on jackets. Children travel alone, are assisted at stations, and are hosted by peasant families who provide meals and clothing. They visit sights with guides, and Copenhagen restaurant owners host dances. The program benefits both groups and runs inexpensively.
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Denmark
Copenhagen
RIDDLES And Riddles Echo in Quirky Wordplay
A collection of pun riddles contrasts tunnels with ear trumpets and doves at the ark with ground for remaining, and compares authors to spirits, physiognomy soldiers, czars and beggars, cold headed children, tailor's goose, and poets to children's toys in light verse style.
Something LimikD Ones A Tribute Of Friendship And Hope
A nostalgic passage describes a person as a bank of credit for confidence and counsel a jewel whose luster adversity cannot dim and a harbor of refuge in hardship. The piece calls this friend a true companion truthful about facts and a source of sympathy love and support.
How to Keep Cut Flowers Fresh Longer
An reader advises that stems stay fresh longer if cut about a quarter inch from the water using sharp scissors. Ensure the cut end is not exposed to air at all.
Brazil Has Large Capacity for Population Growth
The report states Brazil can accommodate many millions more people without overcrowding, suggesting significant room for demographic expansion. It emphasizes national land and resources could sustain a larger population.
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Brazil
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