New Books at Rogers Free Library for June 25
A long list of new volumes arrives at Rogers Free Library including Russia and Japan and the War in the Far East, Elements of Geology, Conquering Success, Elson’s History of the United States, Illustrated Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War, Appleton’s Cyclopaedia Vol. 7, Plutarch’s Morals, Two Centuries of Costume in America, How to Know the Butterflies, and social and travel titles such as What Katy Did and The Crossing. Other works cover biographies, poetry, fiction, and historical studies from multiple publishers and series, with catalog numbers and donor notes.
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Russia
Japan
Far East
Unger
LeConte
Mathews
United States
Elson
Ieshe
Appleton
Cyclopaedia of American Biography
Plutarch
America
Comstock
Samuel Chapman Armstrong
Talbot
Wagner
Fraser
Daskam
Churchill
Queen's Quair
Hewlett
Stanley
Nijo
Watanna
Page
Barr
Brown
Spain
Crockett
Texas
Adams
Thompson
Sybil
Baldwin
Jane
John
The Oak Chooses a Horizontal Direction for Its Limbs
The oak selects a horizontal limb direction to use its full weight, stretching limbs fifty to sixty feet to create a strong strain. At ninety degrees it halts, avoiding further tilt as it would imply faulty purpose, or downward tilt signaling organizational weakness. The oak defies gravity, per Dr Holmes.
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Dr Holmes
Buskin Praised As Critic Not Actor Says Star
A Washington Star quote shows Mr Stormington Barnes praising Buskin as a sharp critic rather than a great actor. He acknowledges admiration for your performance yet notes Buskin excels as a judge of others, not as a performer. Honest appraisal sparks debate on acting skill versus critical insight.
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Buskhin
Washbington
Early Risers advertised as a sleep aid and laxative
An advertisement from H Howell of Houston Texas promotes Little Early Risers as a cure for constipation headaches biliousness and nervous tension. The pills promise quiet rest gentle bowels and a refreshing sleep urging readers to take them at bedtime. W H Butlington sells the product.
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H. Howell
Houston
Tex
Save
Butlington
Always Leap Year in Ukraine for Wife Seekers
In the Russias, Ukraine’s province is described as a place where women may propose in love. A woman visits a suitor’s father to plead for marriage, promising obedience if accepted. If refused she remains, steadfast, until the man agrees or flees.
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Russias
Ukraine
Smoothing Trouble at Sea
An old traveler recalls crossing the Atlantic where a fierce quarrel broke out among sailors in the forecastle during luncheon. The first officer briefly left the table to quell the disturbance and later reported to the captain that “we have ironed the sailors.”
Minerva's Flute Tale Supposedly Shaped Views on Women
A historian suggests that in Greek myth Minerva took up the flute for its beauty but saw an ungraceful facial distortion in the mirror while playing. In anger she discarded the instrument, implying enduring feminine restraint toward the flute driven by self-consciousness about appearance.
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Minerva
Greece
Inquisitive Girls Dialog Sparks Wedding Talk
In a Boston Transcript exchange Bessie and Minnie joke about Carrie Dyer’s nosy questions. They recall Bessie's past engagement to Frank Barnes and his persistence, each line noting curiosity and social chatter. The brief scene captures gossip among friends about marriage prospects.
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Bessie
Carrie Dyer
Frank Barnes
Minnie
Boston Transcript
Genuine Durham Dur tew portrait in host guest dialogue
A visitor questions a painting as a J Landseer while the host distinguishes it as a genuine Durham piece. The exchange notes broad horn span, color and curl on the forehead, and affirms the attribution with insistence.
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J Landseer
Creefus
Durham
Miss Skrawney Teases Mr Kidder In Playful Exchange
In a lighthearted exchange aboard the Philadelphia Presa, Miss Skrawney giggles as she imitates Miss Ascum. She notes Mr Kidder’s fluttering manner and recalls his compliment about her arms likened to the Venus de Milo, revealing a playful social moment aboard ship.
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Miss Skrawney
Mr Kidder
Miss Ascum
Philadelphia Presa
Painting His Cows, Silas-What is old Rube so hot about
A brief comic quip from the Philadelphia Record describes Silas and Cyrus debating an artist painting cows with a sarsaparilla sign. The joke centers on the humorous hogging of attention by a painted advertisement on livestock.
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Silas
Cyrus
Philadelphia
Marie He Broke Her Heart The Engagement Dilemma
Marie confronts a painful social choice as Celeste asks her to keep her engagement despite a stronger offer Marie stands firm against a jilting proposal and maintains plan with her betrothed in a tense society column style report
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Marie
Celeste
Mind and sight unite in perception
A reader notes how vision involves mental processing, not just the eyes. We see faces, scenes, and times only when the mind interprets the image. The writer urges calling the mental vision forward to uncover true perception beyond mere color.
Music in Japan Viewed as Inferior Art by Public Opinion
Public Opinion argues that music is an inferior art in Japan, believed to please women and children while a Japanese gentleman cannot tolerate it. The piece recalls that musicians were once seen as undignified, with singing traditionally associated with women and workers, and men barred from the profession.
Birds of the Country Feet and Bills Compared
The text describes how hawks and parrots use their feet like hands among birds in this country. It notes ground dwelling birds develop strong feet while aerial species have finer ones, and highlights diverse bills from hooked raptors to flat flycatchers. It also observes tail stiffness aiding upright stance in birds like the bobolink.
Spilling Salt and Thirteen At Table Superstitions
A historical note traces the salt spilling fear to the Last Supper where Judas overturned salt, linking it to future ill luck. The superstition extends to the number thirteen formed by Christ and the twelve apostles, shaping aversion in dining and beyond.
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Christ
Judas
Apostles
Japanese sword skills emphasize cuts and two handed use
The article explains that Japanese sword practice prioritizes cutting over thrusting, with fencing done using two swords simultaneously. The long blade is gripped with the right hand while the left handles a shorter blade, and the fencer stands with the right foot forward, sword held in front with the hilt at waist level and point near the opponent's eye level.
There Is Always Room At The Top Elevator Note
A Nashua Telegraph quip notes that a young man awaiting a custom elevator for a briefcase will never get off the ground, using a pun on reaching the top and progress.
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Bits
Nashua Telegraph
Bamboo in China and Japan
Bamboo has served as a vital crop for centuries in China and Japan, providing building material ropes and mats. In India and Makay islands bamboo is equally essential for homes utensils and everyday needs, rivaling the white pine's importance to American farmers.
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China
Japan
India
Makay Archipelago
The Ideal Beauty In Japan
The Japanese ideal of beauty centers on specific points. The face and figure, hands and feet, a long narrow nose, slender arms and limbs, and small hips define the ideal, while broad hips are deemed unacceptable. Figures are measured relative to a five foot height.
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Japan
Why misfortunes cluster asks travelers fear of solitude
In a dialogue the philosopher asks why misfortunes come in bundles. The other man suggests the fear of travel alone drives repeated hardships, implying people avoid venturing out after trouble. The exchange frames a cautious, wry view of enduring multiple setbacks.
Not Acting His Part in Gracious Customer Service
A quoted exchange from the New York Times depicts a loud mouthed domineering man described as a silent partner in a firm. The brief dialogue contrasts his public persona with his role in the business.
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New York Times
Russian peasant life and culinary habits noted
A Social Service piece extols Russian peasants for savoring wild mushrooms with meals, sausage and onions, and rice bread. It praises samovar tea, claiming top China tea quality, praise for its aroma and tannin-free brewing, and attributes drunkenness as their only vice.
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Russia
A Story Told by Lowell on a Polly Ann Victory
A tale from James Russell Lowell recalls a Genoa harbor race between an American clipper and an English yacht. The clipper won as the yacht’s owner praised the feat, and the Yankee captain wittily replied that the Polly Ann had finally beaten something for the first time.
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Lowell
James Russell Lowell
New England
Genoa
Golf Scorned by Press As Players Protest Tone
An ancient law excerpt recalls a 1637 Banff case where Francis Broune was convicted for breaking into Patrick Shand’s bath and stealing golf balls. The court ordered severe punishment with hanging, underscoring golf’s once grave social standing and the era’s harsh penalties.
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Francis Broune
John Broune
Wabster
Banff
Borrow Or Justice Court
Burgh
Patrick Shand
Francis
William Wat
Dempster
Assyis
Dewarra shells tie social wealth in New Britain
Dewarra, a New Britain currency, is formed by threading dog whelk shells on palm leaf ribs. Sold by the fathom or turned into adornments, it marks wealth at funerals as a symbol of status and is divided among heirs like personal property.
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New Britain
E. O. DeWitt & Co
Chaage
HeWitt
DeWitt
W. H. Buffington
Bristol
Wood Street
Nicholas Peck
Darnard Smith
Joseph Smith
Harold E. Babbitt
Louis
Coun Oy
Providence
A. D
Providence Daily Journal
Said
Bristol Poncix
Supreme Court
County of
Fish Diet Suppresses Singing Across Nations
The article claims eaters of fish or meat lack fine voices while grain eaters produce song. Naples and Genoa populations have few great singers, Irish country women sing more than townsfolk, Norway lacks singers due to fish, Sweden thrives on grain and song. The comparison labels carnivorous birds croak and grain eating birds sing.
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Naples
Genoa
Norway
Sweden
Better Late Than Never Card Requests Hall Motto
A shopman suggests house mottos while a severe lady rejects lines like Heaven Bless Our Home and No Place Like Home. She insists on a card for the hall reading Better Late Than Never.
Sounds Travel Differently Across Field, Father Notes
A father of four boys observed that different sounds travel at different speeds. He notes a dinner call sails across a ten acre field in about a minute and a half, while a call to return to work takes five to eight minutes.
Still Able to Attend to Business Phrase in Vanity Fair
A fragment quotes Vanity Fair with a line about telling Uncle Simon he was too old to attend to business, and a reply where he throws the speaker out of his office, highlighting a sharp clash over age and authority.
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Simon
Vanity Fair
Looking Pleasant Photographer Now Quote
A brief quip about posing for a photograph, advising the subject to display relief and ease rather than worry about expenses, suggesting a demeanor of having just received a legacy instead of facing a bill.
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New Yorker
Successful Visitor Bindings Boost New Novel at Publisher
A Cornell Widow report notes a charming exchange on binding a new novel, praising the attractive cover and quality workmanship. The publisher confirms strong prospects, signaling good editorial and market potential for the work.
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Cornell
The Other Way. Why did mamma spank you today
A fragment from a Houston Post item presents a dialog about parental discipline with a twist. It captions a social humor moment reflecting on misbehavior and family dynamics in a dated tone.
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Mamma
Hlouston
Public Phone Card Notice
Limited service telephone cards available at the Puawsre office. Each card costs ten cents. Information provided for public awareness and purchasing details.
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Puawsre
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Voice of America
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Adler
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Buskin
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the Flute
Music In
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Theodore O. Gladding
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Equity
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