The Violins Builder's Final Song of Peace and Death
In a New York workshop a violin maker born to Austrian parents dreams of a instrument that sings with joy. He creates a final piece after losing hope and joy in war, then, in a moment of rapture, dies as the instrument achieves a transcendent harmony.
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Pier No. 4
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Vaich
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A Strange and Baffling Race of Wanderers From Northeastern Asia
A historic speculative piece argues centuries before Columbus a bronze skinned people from northeastern Asia reached North America in ships of mystery. The author extols their supposed empires arts and crafts while laments their later obscurity and calls them the true discoverers of America in contrast to Columbus.
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Columbus
America
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A Blind Man Explains Ears as Eyes in Listener Mastery
The piece argues that a blind man uses acute listening to read people, noting voices, steps, and subtle quirks as the primary identifiers. He claims this skill exposes deception behind clothing, smiles, and bravado, and even detects truth in a poker tell by voice alone.
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Schall
Period echoes Puritan regime in new law drive
A commentary warns that a surge of laws and moral guardianship mirrors Puritan suppression. It argues religious freedom was for the few while decrees controlled others, and that modern legislation risks overreach and eventual repeal as laws clash with moral law.
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America
Massachusetts
To Be Broke and Turned Down by His Girl in Life Teachings
The dramatist should learn from life not books, since being broke and spurned by a lover at once is more valuable than Euripides study. Some say playwriting can be taught like law or medicine, yet drama rests on shifting public taste rather than solid foundations.
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Euripides
Conditions Favoring Motion Picture Success
The article argues that motion pictures succeed not by hype alone but because modern life creates demand. It notes city workers seek swift, entertaining escapes from daily grind and that industry promotes urban luxuries to rural audiences, fueling theatrical appeal and leisure pursuit.
Crockeyjoy Mardi Gras Ride Into Crockeyjoy Land
Ruth falls asleep while listening to a Crockeyjoy broadcast and dreams of a Mardi Gras voyage. Guided by the kindly Crockerjoy she skates down a roof drain into a buoyant parade of boats and Grockeyjoy figures, then returns to her father’s big chair as the hotel orchestra continues.
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Crockeyjoy
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Manila Nu
Shoes in the Reading Room Hint at Antiquities
A British Museum official shares a humorous incident when a visitor arrived with a tale linked to Nebuchadnazzer and claimed to have found a crucial discovery. The guest produced a worn pair of shoes, prompting a polite redirect to the antiquities department as the reading room handles dry decorum and concrete facts.
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Nebuchadnazzer
Cuticura Soothes Itching Scalp Advertisement Story
Advertisement promotes Cuticura products for scalp itching and dandruff. It advises rubbing spots with Cuticura Ointment, then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Encourages daily use to achieve clear skin and soft hands.
Leverhulme’s Port Sunlight Grows a Global Industry
The passing of Lord Leverhulme spotlighted the vast soap business built from Warrington beginnings in 1886. By today it produces about 4,000 tons weekly, employs 10,000 workers, and uses 10,000,000 picking cases a year, with wood needs of 20,000,000 tons. Port Sunlight, founded in 1889, expanded to 800 acres. trains shipping goods would stretch from Liverpool to London if laid end to end.
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Port Suntzht
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Port Sunlight
Lord Leverhuime
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London
Gold Tooth Little Rid es Crew to Her Barber
A North Side matron owns a distinctive gold tooth and suspects a barber with a front gold tooth. She directs inquiries to a North Side shop but cannot name the barber. Two women later accuse a barber with a front gold tooth, only to discover neither had used Mrs. X-’s barber. Further checks show all three barbers in the shop wear front gold teeth.
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North Side
North
Tiey
Indianapolis News
Communists promise millennium if in power, says Dunville mayor
Mayor Shouse of Dunville derides selfish egotism in a broadcast quoted by the Los Angeles Times. He argues social judgments hinge on dress and status, labeling nearsighted thrift and snobbery as flaws, and defines a "smart city" as one sharing prevailing views while a "bandhead" resists them.
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Mayor Shouse
Dunville
Los Angeles ‘Times
Well Educated Quip Sparks Dormitory Debate
A quoted exchange questions nightly routines in student life and hints at long study hours. The remark references college years, implying a stance on dormitory comfort and education.
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