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Editorial Notes From A Morning Column
A collection of playful quips and observations on daily life from home and garden to work and fashion. Jokes about gender roles, marriage, tires, dancing, and everyday objects appear in a light, humorous tone reflecting social attitudes of the time.
Weather outlook and a fatal accident at hex ride
The report notes low pressure over the Atlantic and a disturbance off the middle Atlantic coast with general rains in the past day. A fair outlook is expected in Washington and the east Monday and Tuesday with local rains in parts of New England. A youth died from a skull fracture after falling from a joyride vehicle in London on April 9, Cyril Thomas Roberts among the injured.
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Depew's Health Wisdom Echoes Franklin’s Simplicity
Chauncey M Depew offers annual reflections on health and longevity urging moderation and balance. He echoes Ben Franklin promoting a simple life, a good wife, sensible diet, and steady work as the path to lasting riches. He warns that nature exacts payment for dissipation and immoderation, at any age.
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The World Owes Him a Living Mindset Leads to Tragedy
An analysis argues that a western man who believed the world owed him a living failed to secure success and, amid mounting failures, killed an innocent person before taking his own life. The piece contrasts a blame-the-world stance with practical, hard-working realism. It critiques the "red" claimant mindset and defends ordinary citizens who manage life with steady effort.
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Penitent Market Sermons in a Storm Tether the Burdened
Fragmentary lines reveal a plea to honor ordinary workers burdened by debt while enduring hardship. The speaker notes the resilience of people steady under pressure, acknowledging their quiet rewards amid struggle.
The Home’s Comeback Amid Modern Life
Reports from many indicate a resumption of casebuilding as the home reemerges as a core American unit. Despite urban changes and night life, families pursue comfort, beauty, and livability. Apartments rise as city adjuncts, yet the home remains central to work, childrearing, and social life.
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Pathfinders guide forward in business and life
The piece extols following pathfinders across fields from science to art to leadership. It praises Newton, Bach, Raphael, Lincoln, and Washington as influential masters and argues that true success comes from acknowledging those ahead of us rather than claiming sole genius.
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Letters to the Editor on dancing and safety
Telegram readers submit letters praising marathon dancing as a vigor booster and debating regulation while urging caution after recent street accidents. Other notes express sympathy for a strangulation death and echo Mayor Atwater's plea for safer sidewalks and driving to reduce injuries and hospital strain.
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Island King Receives 1771 Letture From Lurtie Legend
A fragment from the Tenga group recalls a lurtie gift presented to the island king in 1771. The tale, though aged, is treated as authoritative by local tradition on Mua.
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The Easy Way In A Young Man’s Flat Earth Debate
Walt Mason recalls youthful disputes over whether the earth is flat. He and Ben Batt argued, fought, and teased each other, ending with the realization that endless quarrels over such a topic waste time and strain friendships.
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The Ten Books I Have Enjoyed Most
Lord Charnwood Godfrey Rathbone Benson lists his top ten books with Abraham Lincoln and Westward Ho as notable selections. It includes Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, King Lear, and In Memoriam, with Epistle to the Philippians and the Gospel of Matthew among varied works.
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Godfrey Rathbone
Benson Charswood
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America
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Edward Wl Bck
Antony and Cleopatra
Aeschylus
Tennyson
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Matthew Sage
Pope Pius Celebrates Beatification of Nun
Rome report on Pope Pius celebrating the beatification of Mater Therese, a Carmelite nun who led a barefoot order in Asieux, France, twenty four years after her death. The event marks an unusually swift beatification for the Catholic Church.
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Foch and Staff Entrain for Poland Amid War-Torn Tensions
General Foch and staff entrain for Poland to join Polish forces on the frontier. journey part of wartime alignment with the Polish Government. The move follows Soviet friction with Rigy treaty and reflects Allied concerns over Poland’s security in the region.
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Pigeon English and early questions on language
A quiz style list mixes linguistic notes with historical trivia. It discusses Pigeon English blending English Portuguese and Chinese idioms, Edison’s electrical science roots to William Gilbert, rainfall comparisons London versus New York, Italy’s tomato cuisine, check volumes in 1971, Bible phrases origins, John Winthrop’s election, the Vice character on stage, and embracery as jury corruption terminology.
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How'd You Like to Go There A Quirky Lallygasite Verse
A rough, humorous verse about Lallygas, a fictional island on Wam. It paints inhabitants in pajamas living on sherbet and soup, with peculiar customs. The piece lampoons daily life, fashion, and social quirks in a dated, playful tone.
Our Children by Angelo Patri explores prayer and effort
The piece argues that true prayer accompanies honest effort and preparation. It emphasizes teaching children that God helps those who train, study, and do their best, shaping character through disciplined endeavor and faith.
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Clean-up and Paint-up Week boosts health and community spirit
A historical column praises Clean-up and Paint-up Week as a modern health movement. It argues rubbish removal reduces fire risk, deters vermin carrying disease, and promotes beauty and order. The author urges citizens to start locally, cleaning streets, fixing homes, and planting gardens for better minds and health.
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Medical Q and A suggestions for health queries
A city newspaper column by Dr. R. S. Copeland answers readers on health issues. Topics include mule removal by a medical expert, joint dryness and massage, post nose operation advice, safe drinking water after boiling, child nutrition and sunlight, fallen arches treatment with proper footwear and exercises, and bunion remedies with wide-toed shoes and toe padding. A court report notes Catherine Daly won a breach of promise suit for $2600 after William wooed and proved inconstant.
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