A High Speed Courtship Ends With Happy Pair
Bob Hathaway races Margaret Elliott to Baxter in Bramble and Ganda roadsters. Margaret wins the chase on the country road then accepts Bob’s proposal after a shared hotel meal. The two lovers plan to meet again the next day as Bob praises his Bramble.
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Scott
Bob Hathaway
Margaret Elliott
Margaret
Mr. Hathaway
Bob
Bobh
Baxter
Robert Hathaway
Ney
Peggy
Bramble
Trips Made by Mayflower to Plymouth Colony
The Mayflower carried colonists to Massachusetts in 1620 and 1629 among other trips. It sailed September 17 with 101 aboard, sighted Cape Cod after 63 days, anchored at Cape Cod harbor November 9, and Plymouth the next day. The voyage to England resumed April 5, 1621, and later 1629 carried 60 women 26 children and 900 men including Rev. Francis Higginson to Salem. The Mayflower also sailed with the Arbella fleet carrying John Winthrop and Sir Isaac Johnson.
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Massachusetts
Plymouth Colony
America
Holland
England
Cape Cod
Plymouth
Francis Higginson
Salem
John Winthrop
Isaac Johnson
Arbella Johnson
Boston Globe
Ring Superstition About Wedding Rings
A prominent clergyman argues against the belief that removing a wedding ring after marriage brings bad luck. He notes the old superstition and says women who keep the ring may fear removing it later, suggesting those who removed it promptly avoided later hesitation.
Books on the street sell in European city
Popular Science Monthly notes a book vend beyond libraries as books are wheeled through streets on a hand cart in a European city. The piece credits this method to stimulate ownership over borrowing and compares it to peanut vendors in the United States.
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Stevenson
United States
Popular Science Monthly
The Object Justifies the Means Dialog
A conversation reveals Mrs. A complains about a girl she recommended and Mrs. D explains that she acted to get rid of her. The exchange highlights a dilemma where tough choices are made to resolve a difficult situation.
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Mra. C
Mra D
Dangerelle Fashion Damocles Suspends Award Statement
Damocles announced disapproval of a controversial action while suspending the award. The remark referenced concerns over behavior described as bovbing the hair, signaling a dispute over standards within the organization.
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Dangerelle
Damocles
Retired merchant derides public concerts and favors phonograph
A former merchant recounts a night at a city concert deeming the performance tedious. He mocks the talksmiths and noisy patrons, recalls a heated hall, and reveals his switch to a phonograph and records at home for enjoyable music without crowds or commissions.
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Margaret Keyes
Christine Miller
Weather humor sting in lightning quip
A light exchange in Boston humor frames a man coping with domestic distress and a thunderstorm. The veteran joke pairs a blue mood after a quarrel with a quip about lightning and atmosphere cleared by a storm.
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Boston Transcript
Civic debate over political goals and tactics
A quoted exchange questions whether a civic program truly aims at public improvement or merely to place supporters in office. The dialogue highlights tension between idealistic aims and partisan strategies within local politics.
Wild Indians of South America in the Amazon
The article notes no wild tribes in North America today while pointing to tribes in the Amazon forest regions of South America that have not yet attained civilization. It contrasts regional presence of indigenous groups in the Americas.
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Indiana
South America
North America
Amazon
Alsace Awakens to a New Normal After German Past
Alfred E. Zimmern writes from Alsace describing a region shedding the old German order. He notes changes in symbols and uniforms, while officials keep routines. The mood is relief and detente as locals are “free to settle down and to begin to live.”
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Alsace
Bismarck
Herschland
German Empire
Germany
Alfred E. Zimmern
The
Manchester Guardian
Soft drinks cited as economically vast and health risk
Experts in the revenue bureau estimate over a billion dollars yearly from soft drinks in the United States based on tax returns for 10 billion glasses sold at about ten cents each. A health chemist warns imitation sodas rely on coal tar ingredients with little food value and potential health harm, noting orangeade and saccharone as dangerous additives when consumed beyond modest amounts.
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United States
Revenue Bureau
Health Department
New York City
P. Q. Fay
New York World
Jacob's Well Near Nablus Supposedly Hewn by Jacob
Historic site described as a rock hewn water source near Nablus and linked to Jacob. A medieval church built above the well was destroyed during Crusader times.
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Jacob
Nablus
Syria
Dust Storms Move Vast Dust Across the West
The western United States experiences annual dust transport totaling about 850 million tons moved 1 440 miles by storms. This large-scale movement highlights the far reach of dust from western storms.
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United States
Pilgrim Era Williamson Harlowe House Opens in Plymouth
The tercen tenary celebration marks the opening to the public of the William Harlowe house built in 1677 in Plymouth. One of the few surviving structures from the Mayflower era, its oak timbers came from the old fort built in 1622 on the hill above the town. After King Philip’s War, timber was sold to Sergt. William Harlowe who used them in his house on the ancient highway.
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Plymouth
William Harlowe
Winslow
Sergt
Size of Hats Reveals Odd Medical Quip on Heads
A playful dispatch notes doctors warning that men with unusually large heads may have brains that function poorly due to excess water in the skull. The piece ends with a clerical joke about asking hat sizes without embarrassment.
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Highbrewe
One Cause for Argument
A witty remark by Jud Tunking notes that some men argue not from certainty but from reluctance to end an engaging conversation. The quip underscores the social dynamics of debate and lingering discussion.
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Jud Tunking
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