Cats and Superstition Across Cultures
A reflective piece traces how beliefs about luck persist in modern life. It reviews origins of superstition from fear and ignorance, notes how numbers like 13 are deemed unlucky across cultures, and recounts legends about cats from ancient Egypt to medieval Europe. The essay suggests people cling to talismans and rituals to seek security amid uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yesteryear
Near East
Egypt
Europe
Hecate
Zeus
Typhon
Zeuson
Years Ago Sep 12 1937 Hoosick Falls fishing notes and town happenings
A snapshot of September 12 1937 covers Hoosick Falls fishing season closure praised for the past five years and a resignation by Catamount Manufacturing Co superintendent Harry Schramm moving to a Troy shirtwaist mill. It notes Bennington's Historical Museum set records, Grandma Moses turning 92 at Eagle Bridge NY, and local school Openings across Vermont towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
Harry Schramm
Catamount Manufacturing Co
Bennington
Troy
Schramm
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Harold K. Sage
Normal
Ill
Moses Sage
E. Urner Goodman
Order of the Arrow
Brotherhood
Bondville
Scout Society
Nebraska
Pekalski
Richard B. Diamond
North
Bennington Baptist Church
Letter to the Banner defends late Leo Bradley’s legacy
Pauline C. Bradley of Hoosick Falls, N.Y., objects to the Sept. 6 Banner article by Tim Powers about Bennington Battlefield Park. She recalls her husband Leo Bradley’s 23 years with New York State Historic Sites and says he never shirked duties, even during illness.
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Tim Powers
Banner
Bennington Battlefield Park
Zilinska
Leo Bradley
New York State
Learning not amusement for youth in Arlington
A reader in Arlington argues against mercenary youth amusement centers and urges non profit teen clubs focused on learning. They call for cultural, intellectual and educational pursuits, skill building, and clubs for discussion to improve speech, manners, and character rather than games or entertainment.
Firefighters praised for quick respond in Gore Road blaze
A neighbor commends Rural Volunteer Fire Department for fast action at a trailer fire in Ana Bella Park Gore Road last Friday morning. The writer, Georgiana Davenport, says it reassures the community to have such dedicated volunteers who risk their lives for residents.
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Ana Bella Park
Gore Road
Carter and Lance puzzle unsettles Washington
The piece analyzes why President Carter’s handling of Bert Lance hurts his aims at home and abroad. It weighs loyalty, personal ties, and regional attitudes in the South, comparing Carter’s candor with De Gaulle’s idea of mystery, and notes widening doubts in Congress over Lance’s banking past and the administration’s judgment.
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Carter
Bert Lance
Washington
Gen. DeGaulle
Jimmy Carter
Lance
Jimmy Tick
Jimmy
Georgia
South
FBI
Comptroller of the Currency
Calhoun
Congress
Executive
Senate Committee
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By Frank L. Oktavec
Shaftsbury
France
Jesus
Olympus
Daphne
Apollo
Army
St. Dunstan
Bachelor Hall
Valentine Street
Historical Museum
Grandma Moses
Pauline C. Bradley
Hoosick Falls, N.Y
Culoransen
Gulbransen
Dunham Furniture Inc
Bennington, Vermont
Elm Street
Paw Wie
Arlington
Georgiania Davenport
Una Bella Park
Southern Vermont College
William Glasser
Vermont
Here
Committee
Senate
White House
Ahea
Chittenden
F.D.I.C
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