Were Christians at Night
In Trebizond region near the Black Sea the Stavrill clan, descended from Greek Christians, long kept Islam publicly while practicing Christianity privately. After renewed persecution they openly returned to Christian allegiance, enduring government pressure. A Stavrili explains the concealment and eventual public confession, noting the mosque by day and church by night.
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Trebizond
Black Sea
Asia Minor
Stayrill
Constantinople
George , B. White
Stavrill
Osman
Constantine
Stavrils
Stavrili
Nation was never more fit says medical journal
The New York Medical Journal notes that wartime sacrifice trimmed fat from body and mind. It argues flabbiness breeds sloth and selfishness and urges postwar resolve to stay hard and fit in body, mind, and soul.
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New York Medical Journal
Fishes In Shipyard Startled Portland Foreman
Dean Adams tool-room foreman at the G. M. Stanister plant in Portland Oregon recalls a past noon hour when smelt swarmed up through pipes as dredges cleared a fill. He described baskets of fish found by chance near the office area and laughed at the easy catch during a smelt run in the shipyard.
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Dean Adams
G. M. Stanister
Portland
Ore
Adams
Pianist Recalls Conservatory Tale About Musical Notes
Ernest Hutcheson relates a European conservatory head who tests a new pupil. A series of notes prompts the pupil to name Major Minor and Diminished, revealing he always knew the theory without learning it. The anecdote amuses teachers and reflects innate musical understanding.
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Ernest Hutcheson
Conservatory
Try This on Your Parrot and a Guard Dog
A family in a car observes a soldier on guard with a big white dog and a silk American flag. The scene amuses a boy who quips and prompts the father to scold, while the mother had said Look at the dog-gone guard.
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Johnny
Indianapolis News
Weekend Movie Schedule and Screenings
FRIDAY Albert Ray and Elinor Fair star in Married in Haste a fast snappy comedy drama about a spendthrift and his scheming wife. Also Anne Luther and Charles Hutchison in The Great Gamble a serial in fifteen weekly episodes. SATURDAY A BIO double program Rosemary Theby in Tove's Pay Day and Neal Hart in When the Desert Smiled plus William Duncan in Smashing Barriers and Charlie Chaplin in He Loved Her So. MONDAY Tayler Holmes in Taxi a Cosmopolitan Magazine story adaptation about a New York taxi driver who rescues an heir and becomes a modern Samaritan amid fast city life.
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Albert Ray
Elinor Fair
Hubby
Anne Luther
Charles Hutchison
Rosemary Theby
Tove
Neal Hart
William Duncan
Charlie Chaplin
News Weekly
Tayler Holmes
Cosmopolitan
George Agnew Chamberlain
New York
Robert Hervey Randolph
Irene Castle to star in The Firing Line at Pastime
Irene Castle headlines the Famous Players Lasky adaptation of Robert W Chambers The Firing Line with a stellar cast including Robert V Steele David Powell and Isabel West. The story follows Sheila adopted daughter of New York millionaires whose loveless marriage to Malcourt leads to tragedy and romance.
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Irene Castle
Player-Lasky
Robert W. Chambers
Robert V. Steele
David Powell
J. H. Gilmore
Frank Losee
Argelyn de Cordova
Charles
Malcourt
Sheila
Florida
It Is Much Easier to Die Than To Take A Vacation
A writer notes that dying and settling affairs takes only a few words while taking a vacation requires stopping and restarting the machinery of life. He argues that preparing for weeks away from town involves paying bills and delaying services, making the process lengthy and burdensome. The essay ends with the urge that one must have a change.
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Daily Paper
Chicago Triline
WANTED HOME FOR BOY AND GIRL FOR TRAINING CARE
A notice seeking a willing family to provide board and good family care for a boy and a girl. The advertiser will consider placing the children in different homes if needed and offers reasonable compensation for upbringing and training.
Horseshoe Game Described By Maine Travelers
A traveler reports two Maine farmers playing hoss-shoes in the road from early morning until late afternoon with no dinner break. The scene reflects an old English quoits substitute still in use in parts of New England.
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Joseph Strutt
England
New England
Maine
Music a Necessity in Hard Times
A reflective piece argues that music is a necessity not a luxury and serves as relief for the hungry soul amid the fevered industrial racket. It compares music to flowers sustaining spirit during upheaval and upheaval of modern life.
Wise Salons and Witty Promises from Irving and Terriss
Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson recounts a London Lyceum tale of William Terriss and his genial host Irving. Terriss scents cooking in Irving's grill room and accepts a supper invitation with brisk resolve. The anecdote highlights mutual esteem and Terriss’s prompt, businesslike reply.
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Johnston Forbes-Robertson
William Terriss
Irving
Terriss
Lyceum
London
Living off the land in Haiti a common practice
The passage argues that in Haiti one can survive with no work by relying on natural provisions like sugar cane coconuts breadfruit and other fruits. Coffee grows wild but requires effort to harvest and prepare. It claims starvation is harder than living off the country and frames this as a literal description of a common process.
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Haitt
Haiti
Nature
Republic
Willam Almon Wolff
Collier’s Weekly
Slippery Fish Coating Affects Movement And Health
The article explains fishes’ slime coats cause slipperiness when caught and protect against fungus. It notes slime reduces friction for speed and cushions scales against injuries. If slime is lost, fungus can lodge and reproduce rapidly, spreading and harming the fish.
World’s Smallest Republics Described in Europe and Sardinia
The article profiles St Goust in the Basses Pyrenees as the smallest area republic with about 1380 residents governed by a 12 member council and a president who also acts as judge and tax collector. It notes Tavolara off Sardinia as the smallest by population with about seventy inhabitants ruling themselves.
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St. Goust
Basses-Pyrenees
Tavolara
Sardinia
Dream Reveals Red Barn Murder Link to 1828 Trial
A dream by Maria Marten’s mother, Mrs. Marten, three nights in a row led to the discovery of Marten’s body under a red barn floor. The discovery provided circumstantial evidence that supported William Corder’s conviction and execution in August 1828.
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Red Barn
England
The Smart Alec Boy Dictation Drama
A stenographer recalls a promoted mail boy who controlled dictated letters in an office. The dictation produced poor English and faulty grammar, prompting two of the writers to quit. They left for better roles and leveraged their experience elsewhere.
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System
Money Mad Folks Speak In Repentant Tones
Uncle Eben laments how some people chase money, saying their tasseling and scrapping for cash could make a silver dollar seem like a bravery medal. The quoted remark depicts money becoming central to motive and value in everyday life.
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Uncle Eben
Essay on a Cow From a Connecticut School Society
A boy writes an informal essay describing cows with simple observations. The piece mentions four legs, a tail, ears, size comparisons, and milk, with a playful jumble of phrases and images. It includes unrelated lines about dogs cats and a house that Jack built, reflecting childlike storytelling.
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Connecticut School Society
Jack
Equitable Life Building Holds NY Tax Valuation Lead
The Equitable Life Assurance Building in New York City carries a assessed value of 25 million dollars, the highest tax valuation accorded to any single building.
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Equitable Life - Insurance
New York City
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