Wonders at Mighty Rivers Elevates American Waterways
The Atlantic Monthly writer William Archer extols North American rivers in vivid prose. He highlights the Susquehanna joining Pennsylvania to Chesapeake Bay and lauds the confluence at Pittsburgh, the Allegheny Monongahela merging into the Ohio, and the Ohio feeding the Mississippi, arguing these rivers rival great world arteries in grandeur and potential.
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire
William“ Archer
Hingehamton
N.Y
Susquehanna
Fort Pitt
City of Steel
Allegheny
Ohio
Mississippi
Witers
Nile
Euphrates
Ganges
Beecher on Books A Plymouth Pastor Urges Reading Habit
The Plymouth pastor recalls Henry Ward Beecher saying books are windows for the soul. He argues a home without books deprives children and that a library is a basic life necessity, not a luxury, shaping reading, knowledge, and virtue in youth.
Goose Girls Reality in Germany as Children Recruited
The Kansas City Star notes German child welfare notices inviting boys and girls aged fourteen to sixteen to summer farms for light work in exchange for food. Thousands reportedly appeared in coming days, sent to farmers via welfare offices, to escape malnutrition and street hardship.
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Germany
Kansas City Star
Bureau of Child Welfare
Chind Welfare
Wills of Two Popular Novelists Published
The estates of Florence Louis Barclay and Ernest William Mornings reveal large fortunes. Barclay leaves 168000 with net 100000 to her husband Charles Wright Harelas, while Mornings’ belongings and copyrights are divided among heirs. The articles mention other literary figures and a busy arts scene including Christmas Exile performances and local lectures.
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Florence Louis Barclay
Ernest Willam
Barelay
Shenstone
the Fey
Charles Wright Harelas
Llorn
Yegperty Rochis
Arthur Conan Doyle
Frank
Aluka
Hess
Strange West African Juju Beliefs On Death And Afterlife
A London report describes West African burial customs and spirits. It notes "duppies" as harmless wanderers, the "jumbl" as terrifying and deadly, and the practice of feeding graves with rice to appease hungry spirits. It recalls a colonial-era governor’s attempt to stage a royal funeral in white fashion, which failed as juju priests conducted rites.
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la Beiugsely
London
West
Sii
Nigeria
Elpittinen
West Africa
Eathem
Ded
Carder
Why Southpaws Became The Diamond’s Peculiar Symbol
The passage traces the term southpaw from boxing to baseball noting its early use among pitchers and fans. It discusses the origin myths, naming figures like Rube Waddell and other lefties, and argues there is no medical evidence that left-handed people are more peculiar.
Aerial Time Tables Promise Commercial Aviation in France
A report notes that France will publish no monthly timetable of all air services within France and allied countries. The table, titled Avrien, provides departure and arrival times, routes, aircraft types, and weights, with education details on fires JD Siete Merion.
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Fmiportant
Bevonte
France
Aly
Tubleateur Avrien
Call for Much Shelf Room at the Voya Nites Shed
A chaotic call describes shedvine space needs and a tess building Deine earistrie under government oversight. It notes an odd collection of paraphlets protographs and war records, counting 19 hed RTs and hints at gifts of collectors.
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Tess
How Coolie Saves His Face in China and Other Tales
An Asia era reminiscence recounts Chinese gatekeepers fearing loss of face and a Chinese crowd laughing at foreigners. It also recalls a Scottish Sunday dinner from 1824 and notes evolving Chinese fashion under Western influence, with examples of gatekeeper harangues, Italian contractors, and altered dress norms.
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Sam Dean
Asia
Ching
America
Ente
China
Peking South Gate
Wade
Tractor Torpedo Train Experiment in County Context
A county develops a small submarine tractor able to travel ten to twelve feet underwater. It uses a two periscope carburetor to supply air to the gasoline mix, a high driver seat to prevent accidental immersion, and a top-mounted storage field piece. The design is illustrated in the August issue of Popular Mechanics.
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France
Noghiad
Not a Spark of Sentiment Herald Excerpt Fragment
A damaged OCR fragment from the Ritlinghian Age Herald presents a quavering dialogue about sea wives and romantic restraint. It hints at social tension and stylistic quirks, mentioning shifting power and aconverse style as two speakers debate eloquence and restraint.
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Siylig
Sephied
A Commandment. Wifey Sternly Warns About Sun Rule
Wifey sternly questions why he opens a door. Hulls replies he is out in the sun, and she declares he shall have no other suns before me, asserting a strict, humorous commandment over his actions and loyalties.
Notice of Partition in Rhoades Estate Suit in Taylor County
In Taylor County Iowa the district court hears a petition by Johannah L Rhoades widow of Alexander Rhoades and other heirs seeking partition and sale of land in Dayton and Page County described as the west half of the northwest quarter and south half of the southwest quarter of section 24 and section 13 township 69 north range 35 west with blocks Nine and Ten in Dayton. The defendants and unknown heirs are notified to appear by January 2, 1922, or a default will be entered. The case is to determine title interests and divide proceeds among heirs.
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Taylor County
Iowa
J&buyry Tern
Johannah Lingthoades
William Abraham Rhoades
Mahala L. Johnson
Ora M. Johnson
Mary E. Rhoades
Martha Ann Shrimpton
Rosswell R. Shrimpton
Isaac FE. Rhoades
Ilowa
Dayton
East River Township
Pages
District Court
Mahala L. John
Ota. M. Johnson
Mary B. Rhoades
Isaac E. Rholades
Alexander Rhoades
Page County
dJohannah L. Rhoades
Mahala N. Johnson
Martha Ann Shrimp
Ton
Isaac E. Rhoades
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Wedhee Rand
Pela
Coolie
Walter Scott
Edinburgh
Dinburgh
New York
Paris
Chinn
M. R. Brant
Oney
Bedford Fry Press
Bedford
Sea
W. M. Kinison
Clark District Court
Oscar
Ney
Cearket
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