Dropping First Names in Presidential Forms
An American writer notes that several presidents shortened their names by dropping baptismal or middle names. Cleveland became Grover Cleveland, Wilson became Woodrow Wilson, and Coolidge became Calvin Coolidge, suggesting that a crisper form aids political appeal.
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United States
Stephen Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
John Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Will directs throat cutting after death in Bordeaux tale
Joseph Leon Vazquez died at sixty one and left a will with a bizarre clause. It directs that after death his throat be cut ear to ear in the presence of named witnesses, carried out by a designated physician. Vazquez feared burial alive due to catalepsy.
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Joseph Leon Vazquez
le Petit Parisian
Kansas City Star
M. Vazquez
Vazquez
Twins Born to Mr and Mrs John Princip
In this town on June 25 a son and a daughter arrived to Mr and Mrs John Princip. Mrs Principt was formerly Miss Mary Langello.
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Princip
John Princip
Principt
Mary Langello
De Costa Marries Bernard at St Elizabeths Church
Joseph De Costa and Miss Margaret Anna Bernard wed in this town at St Elizabeths Church on June 26, officiated by Rev Francisco G Vieira. Both parties are residents of the town.
Death notice for Daniel Manchester at age three
In Manchester tolling the death, Daniel Thomas Manchester died in town on June 235 age 3, son of Daniel and Nettie Manchester.
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Manchester
Daniel Thomas
Daniel
Nettie Manchester
Coming Events at Local Theatres and Halls
June 37 Friday evening Pastime Theatre recital by Miss FE Greenwells Russian Ballet School pupils. July 1 Tuesday Trinity Parish House Old Fashioned Musicale by Corie Club. July 9 and 10 Wednesday Thursday Holmes House bazar by St Michael's Lads Benevolent Spurts. July 18 19 Friday Saturday rummage sale I Wolt Inn by Ladies' Committee. July 19 Saturday High School Alumni Reunion and banquet.
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Greenwells Russian Ballet School
Trinitys
Corie Club
Holmes House
St Michael's Church
I/Wolt Inn
Ladies’ Committee
Belvedere
Tenpin drilling solved for precision adding machine
A producer faced ten precision holes in a thirty second inch plate with tolerance of one thousandth inch. Inventor created a ten spindle drill using Morse gauge bits and cam driven belts to drill all ten holes in ten seconds.
A Tree's Day
A poetic prose fragment traces a tree's day from dawn to evening. Morning describes form awaiting light, midday reveals quivering branches, and evening culminates in radiant light enveloping the tree from base to crown as leaves glow with gold. The piece emphasizes transformation and luminous growth.
Drilling Holes in Glass with a Three-Cornered File
The method advises using a pointed three cornered file dipped in turpentine. Position the file at the drill point and twist alternately while applying firm pressure. Rotate the file handle slightly and repeat until the hole is through. Re-dip if needed and finish with emery cloth.
Verse the Proof in Leigh Hunt's View of Poetry
The excerpt argues that verse completes a poet’s mastery by binding art to measure and form. Beauty governs form, and poetry must reveal its power through proportion. verse arises inevitably from this integrity.
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Leigh Hunt
Pole pianist’s quip on polo playing in London dinner
Paderewski complimented a young polo reputist during a London dinner. The man praised his polo skills, but Paderewski quipped that he is a poor Pole who plays solo, contrasting their talents with humor.
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London
Paderewski
Paderewskii
Birth of Christ Dating Chronology Shift
The dating of Christ’s birth began with Ducassius Ex ignus a Rome monk who died near the end of the fifth and start of the sixth century An error in his calculations was found in the fifteenth century moving the estimated birth date four years earlier than Dionysius had set the date
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Christ
Ducassius Exignus
Rome
Dionysius
It Takes More Than Cleverness to Succeed
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt argues success hinges on more than cleverness. It cites pluck perseverance patience and fact as vital traits for climbing to prominence and wealth beyond rapid answers on tests.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Oldest Bird Drawings Found in Spanish Cities
The Detroit News notes rock shelters in southern Spain hold 25 000 year old Stone Age bird drawings including flamingos and possible geese or ducks. It adds Maya, Egyptian bird carvings show skill though often stylized with familiar species like vulture and ibis.
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Spain
New World
Central America
Nile Delta
Detroit News
Submarine Main Thawed With Electric Currents
A six inch submarine water main 1700 feet long linking North Brother Island to New York city was thawed using electricity. The project required five days of high current and constant pumping at eighty pounds pressure to overcome difficult conditions.
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North Brother Island
New York City
Questioning Julia on Love and a Hidden Jewel Chest
A lovesick man asks Julia if she has felt undying love. She replies with a thoughtful murmur and offers proof from a bex room containing a trunk of letters two photo albums and a jewel case with engagement rings in the jewel box.
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Julia
Philadelphia Inquirer
France Faces Admiral Surplus Amid Arms Cutbacks
A French navy overhaul leaves seven first class battleships but eighty six admirals and rear admirals on duty, a rarity noted by the Ohio State Journal. The piece compares France’s high rank count with Mexico’s rebel generals and small force, suggesting France seeks resolution without loss of dignity.
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France
Mexico
Ohio State Journal
Saskatchewan Soured Talk Sparks Language Joke
A Northwest traveler eyed his seatmate during a ride and asked where he was from. The man replied Saskatchewan, prompting a puzzled exchange and a joke about language, ending with a quip that the other did not speak English.
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Furriner
Northwest
Saskatchewan
Podner
Widower’s Proposal Gets Unexpected Rebuff
A widower laments his sixth rejection after proposing to a young woman who replies with a sharp quip about wearing a corset for luck during his seventh proposal.
Noted Pirate Henry Morgan Siege and Rise in Caribbean
Detroit News recounts Henry Morgan the Bristol- born buccaneer who was kidnapped as a boy and indentured in Barbados before finding work with Jamaican raiders. He rose to command after Mansfield and led a 9 to 10 ship fleet with about 400 men to attack Puerto Bello in 1588, earning renown beside Drake.
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Henry Morgan
Bristol
Barbados
Jamaica
Detroit News
Prehistoric Canals Found in Meade County Kansas
A field party in spring 1920 reports ancient artificial waterways in Meade and Clark counties Kansas. Builders divert Four Mile Creek with well engineered canal embankments using dirt piled on downslope and likely wicker or rawhide baskets for transport. Ruins near Beaver County Oklahoma and along the canal region indicate pre Spaniard construction.
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Meade and
Clark
Kansas
Four Mile Creek
Beaver County
Oklahoma
Canala
Detroit News
Luxurious glass-front cabin airplanes used for forest patrols
The article describes a new cabin design in government planes used for forest patrols and aerial photography. The forward cabin is enclosed in glass with floor-to-ceiling bead windows, allowing pilots and passengers to look in all directions. Cameras and instruments are mounted in the bay window for uninterrupted horizon views.
A New Rich Man and the Manicure Tale
Major Pelham St George Bussell recounted a dinner anecdote before the Society of Colonial Wars in New York. A self styled new rich man embarrassed a manicure by spreading his hands on the table and asking for help. The manicure advised first visiting a doctor to fix cracked nails and warned surgery is not her line.
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Pelham St. George Bussell
Society of Colonial Wars
New York
Be dances beautifully and avoid depriving society
The scene sketches an impressionable girl urging a dancer to continue his craft. Misa Cayenne counters with a wary, worldly warning about marriage forcing him to abandon nightly performances for domestic life.
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Misa Cayenne
Divorce Demand From Talkative Wife
Rastus Ah seeks a divorce from Dat woman who talks night and day. He says the constant chatter robs him of rest and leads to unrest in life. A young lawyer asks what she talks about and Rastus replies she does not say, leaving the issue in life.
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Rastus
Gentleman seeks private home with room board and garage
A refined private Memphis home offers room and board for a wife, garage space, and meals for the husband when in town. References requested. Female 48 seeks arrangements matching terms and location in the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
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Memphis
Proposing Marriage Proceeds Amid Family Inquiry
A quotation from the Yale Record reveals a witty moment where a suitor asks a professor’s blessing on his proposal to his daughter. The father humorously confirms the family’s supposed insanity.
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Yale
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