U P Agin Will Tuke Tourists From The Upper Peninsula
The U P Bureau plans a Chicago exposition May 7 to 14 to attract visitors by featuring northern Michigan and upper Wisconsin resorts. George E. Bishop, secretary manager, says hotels and resort keepers show growing interest and several chambers of commerce will cooperate. The bureau booth will display birch bark designs, pine scenery and Sonem ic spots with folders on Cleveland for visitors. Bishop aims to deliver a 12 minute talk via Chicago station to promote the peninsula to out of state audiences.
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Bi-hep
Days of the Guilds in Medieval Europe
The article explains that guilds formed from urban merchant fraternities in free European cities, especially in Flanders and southern Germany, with monopolies over crafts in exchange for military service. Membership granted citizenship and guilds supervised work quality. Henry VIII struck a death blow by seizing guild property for alleged surreptitious use.
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Europe
England
Flanders
Germany
Henrys VIII
Kansas City
Amusing British View Of American Town Names
The piece notes Britons find certain American town names like Oshkosh Yuba Dam and others humorous though some examples are mixed with unclear spellings. The text highlights quirky pairings and local pronunciations across several towns, suggesting amusement at regional names and their phonetic oddities.
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Amelia Bever
Lhe Oshkosh
Yuba Dam
Ube
Early Baptists in Alabama from Tombigbee to Camp Meetings
Lorenzo Dow reportedly preached on the frontier in Alabama around 1793. The first Baptist church formed near Huntsville with Rev. John Nicholson organizing it. In 1831 settlers held Alabama’s first camp meeting near Elyton with dramatic expressions of religious fervor among attendees.
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Lorenzo Dow
Alabama
Tombigbee
Birmingham News
Huntsville
St. Stephens
John Nicholson
First Baptist Church
Elyton
Perkins Faces Frost After Pest Infestation
An untimely frost ruined Mr. Perkins potato tops after insect pests had decimated the foliage. He told a friend at the post office of his troubles saying there is little to eat for the potato bugs.
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Williamson
Everybody's Magazine
Zeuxis Paints Grapes That Tempted Birds
Greek painter Zeuxis famed for grapes so natural that birds pecked them. In a later contest, Pyrrhasius was allowed to surpass him, but Zeuxis perhaps remains the greatest of Greek painters. Tradition says this episode occurred in the later fifth century B C.
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Private Lake Owner Bans Stranger Angler
A lake owner angrily demanded a trespasser leave his estate claiming private ownership. The stranger calmly asks what he stuck the lake with, and the owner replies trout. The fisher replies he is fishing for pike, ending the exchange with deadpan humor.
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Rohobuth Sunday Herald
Derivation of the word trump from carte de triomphe
The term trump in card games traces to the trench phrase carte de triomphe meaning card of triumph. The historical lineage explains how triumph became a game term indicating a winning suit.
Statement on paint covering and human survival
A historical note claims that if a person were completely coated with paint, death would occur within five hours. The statement reflects a belief about suffocation and body heat loss as a consequence of coating.
Beautiful Ruin at Dryburgh Abbey Sanctioned by Legacy
The Dryburgh Abbey near Berwickshire sits on a Tweed peninsula behind orchards and trees. The ruin blends Roman Saxon Norman and Gothic styles and features the wheel of Saint Katherine. Authors and poets linked to the site include Sir Walter Scott and Geoffrey Chaucer associates.
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Drychurch Heath
Berwickshire
Abbotsford
Melrose Abbey
Christian Science Monitor
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Hugh de Moreille
Tweed
Walter Scott
Thompson
Gower
Chaucer
Dryburgh Abbey
Speedometer and dash girl reach a celestial escape
A playful exchange reveals a couple exploring a car's dashboard and gear while a train blocks their path. The man, in a soft tone, explains each feature from the speedometer to the accelerator as a gold harp appears and they drift away.
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Tootles
Watchman Examiner
Maybe He Knew Dickie and Jones Quote on Mabel Lips
A fragment from a pulpy dialogue shows Dickie and Jones commenting on Mabel’s kisses. Dickie notes her lips are made to kiss while Jones agrees she recreates them after each kiss.
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Mabel
Jones
Bill Shiftless and the Knockers Debate Opportunity
A dialogue fragment shows Bill Shiftless dismissing Knockers and a Keen Friend agreeing Bill ignores opportunity. The exchange hints at stubborn attitudes toward chances and warnings about attention to critics.
Community program at Anvil features music and poetry
Anvil program included solos and duets such as Life Mother of Mine and Your Flag and My Flag performed by named artists including Anvil Duet CRE ER and Joe Lenore. After the event, attendees enjoyed dancing and lunch while updates noted Mrs. Stanley Beevan seeks medical treatment in Ann Arbor and local residents report influenza cases.
Chivalry Codes and Knightly Path in Early England
Early English chivalry dictated a knight must first serve as a page then attain esquire status at age fourteen, marking the transition from youth to knighthood through staged offices and training.
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Harry Middleton
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Anvil
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Jerey Voliurs
Bessemer Pharmacy
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