Mourning Doves Seek Peace as People Protect Them
In a tender exchange, Mr. and Mrs. Mourning Dove discuss harmony with humans. They praise mutual care, lament needless killing, and urge people to protect wild pigeons while acknowledging hunting’s decline through awareness and camera observation.
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Mourning Dove
Mr. Mourning Dove
Quate
Hye
Ani
Wali
Tam
Nate
Mrs. Mourning Dove
Mate
Echo at Word Endings in Old Riddle Dialogue
A brief exchange questions whether echoes always occur at word ends. A parent answers that it is usually true, then the child notes a counterexample with the word eco nom t.
Dismal Swamp described as ancient timber region of Virginia North Carolina
The Dismal Swamp, once a dreary refuge for fugitive slaves, is detailed as a vast 800 square mile wilderness spanning Virginia and North Carolina. It features rich soil, dense bogs, wild cattle, deer, and rare plants, with a future of gradual conversion to farmland yet preserving wildlife and curious botanists’ interest.
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George Washington
Norfolk
Byrd
Virginia
North Carolina
Going Into Debt to Save A Step Toward Independence
The Ohio State Journal endorses using debt only for conservative investments like bonds. Paying down with down payments and regular installments creates a forced savings habit, helping the borrower commit to saving each month and avoid unwise spending.
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Ohio State Journal
Hiimsel
Uve
Pharaohs Throne Exhibit Uncovered by Penn Archaeologists
In Philadelphia a palace section associated with Merneptah is being made a permanent exhibit at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr Clarence Fisher led six years of field work for the university museum and located the ancient Memphis palace beneath millennia of sand near the Nile Delta.
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Pharaoh
Philadelphia
Pharos Merneptah
Moses
Aaron
University of Pennsylvania
Clarence &. Fisher
University Museum
Alte
Memphis
Nile
Merneptah
Lifeboat Radio System Aimed At Shipwreck Rescue
An eastern inventor designs a simple compact radio setup for lifeboats to sustain telegraph and telephone communication after sinking. The water tight telegraph telephone set sits at the stern and is grounded through a metal bottom plate to reduce noise, with the operator not wearing a helmet to receive sounds.
Costly Bridal Wells Sold in San Francisco for 700 Each
Two bridal wells were sold in San Francisco at 700 dollars each. They came from Limerick Ireland and measure three yards long and three yards wide, made of Limerick Isigh lace.
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San Francisco
Limerick
Ireland
COT BILL'S GOAT AND THE GLOVE YARN
Sam, in Lewiston Journal, recalls Bil wearing gloves while doing all housework after his wife fell ill. He explains his hands turned red from the chores, noting the wife’s help and the odd focus on his reddened hands as proof of his hidden effort.
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Bil
Jolrits
Sotmé Gort
Bill
Joe
White
Gill
BNL
Undertakers' Herald
Ted
Hawke
Sam
Lewiston Journal
Boll New Shaving Brush Warns of Anthrax Risk
A warning advises rigorous disinfection of shaving brushes to prevent anthrax. It notes prewar brushes were disinfected in Europe, but after 1914 many brushes used hair from Russia and China via the Pacific, with twenty anthrax cases traced to this source.
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France
Germany
Russia
China
Pacific Ocean
Igor
Roundabout Way Home: Czecho-Slovakian Men Land in Norfolk
Four thousand Czecho-Slovakian men on transport from Siberia to France, with Russian wives, arrived in Norfolk to await ship repairs. They cannot return via Russia, so embark on a roundabout journey. Red Cross workers and W.G.A. secretaries cared for children, while MC.A. looked after the men.
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Siberia
France
Norfolk
Russia
Red Cross
W.G. A
Sermon on Judgment Emphasized by Witness in Pew
A plainly dressed woman recalled the moment she found David in her pew. Her friend noted the scene, remarking on the striking facial expression and the apparent breach of decorum in the church.
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David
Herriend
Boston Transcript
Stoneeater Brunda Swallows Stones and Bread in Northern France
Theophile Benott describes Brunda a stoneeater found in northern France who reportedly swallows flint segments and stones, while his keeper notes he drinks bread and water, sleeps in a seated posture with a pipe, and has an unusually large gullet and strong teeth.
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Theophile Benott
France
Benatt
Brunda
Rags and Rugs Through Ages in Religious and Royal Use
The article traces rug use across civilizations from Persia and Egypt to Rome. It describes Muslim prayer mats and prostration toward Mecca, Cleopatra’s loom woven tapestries, and ancient mentions of fine carpets used under thrones and royal processions.
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Mecca
Egypt
Cleopatra
Caesar
Mediterranean
The Roman Sestertius and Its Value Through Time
The article explains the sestertius as a Roman coin meaning half a third part and traces its value from silver coinage in 268 BC to copper units. It notes weight reductions, equalities to other coins, and changes after the Punic and Augustan reorganizations, including a circa 4 cent US value for the copper sestertius.
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Augustus
Sostertius
Senate
United States
Rainy Day Reflections in Switzerland by Henry W Longfellow
A rainy Swiss day slows diversions and gives time for reflection. The traveler rests at the tavern and stable, keeps to his doorway, and the boatman whistles. He writes in his journal and finishes a rough pencil sketch, feeling both content and disappointed.
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Switzerland
St Ratus
Henry Wy Longfellow
Varying Opinions on Marriage Sparks from Domestic Debate
Deacon Gildrow argues that a man who saves a woman and drafts a payment for her new suit could safely marry her, while Mrs. Deacon Gildrow contends love and household frugality make marriage sound. The exchange centers on practicality and affection in domestic life.
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Deacon Gildrow
Provingt Fragment Confused Line Remains Unclear
Fragmentary text mentions Smith and a “live wire” with a vague reference to morning, twenty dollars, and an action. Details are unreadable, no clear event, date, or location can be established from the surviving lines.
Miss Prsse and the Swiss Guide Fee Debate
A playful exchange from the Boston Transcript reports Miss Prsse in Switzerland saying a handsome guide kissed her moments ago. Her friend Miss Even suggests raising the fee rather than deducting it.
Hot Weather Affects Stomachs Says Ad
An advertisement warns that hot weather upsets stomachs and urges readers to take one Eatonic tablet before meals and after eating. It claims Eatonic reduces acids and toxins, improves appetite, relieves thirst and feverish feelings, and reassures safe, candy like use.
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Chicago
Acrobatic Saldec Noted in Odd Exchange
A chaotic exchange describes an observer claiming a spider spun a web from the ceiling with a thread tied to its leg and a boy shouting to see the creature in a humorous, rambling report.
Castoria Warning Emphasized for Infants and Children
Important to Mothers urges careful inspection of every bottle of Castoria. The notice highlights that Castoria bears the signature of Gyno Use for over 70 years, noting it as a trusted remedy for infants and children.
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Fletcher
Describing a wartime racial taunt and a failed attempt at communication
The excerpt shows a white American narrator noting the perceived lack of comprehension by an Algerian worker in Brest during wartime. A Georgian boy tries to bridge the gap with ivory cubes but the Algerian remains unresponsive, prompting the narrator to denigrate him as unhuman and dead.
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Neta
Brest
Taok
Sam
The
American Legion Weekly
Fleaveng and a Quarrel Over a Boston Marriage
From Boston a lighthearted exchange reveals a couple quarreling over a long courtship. The man pleads, the woman counters with a feisty remark about chasing proposals, ending in playful banter about a fish and the couple’s readiness to marry.
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Boston
Flo
Cold surface water found better than steam for thawing ground
A magazine cites Popular Mechanics to claim that cold surface water thawing is more effective than steam or hot water. In Nome, an iron pipe fed 2 gallons per minute at 52 F thawed an 8 foot section in 36 hours, while ground temperature was 28 F.
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Alaska
Popular
Menchnoles Magazine
Nome
Gioch
Multiplying Fractions Confounds Army School Aspirant
A humorous vignette from the American Legion Weekly shows an army school instructor guiding a student through decimal fractions. The trainee struggles with tenths hundredths and thousandths, the instructor insisting the rule is simple while the youth jokes there must be millions of them.
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D—anl
Sutfre
American Legion Weekly
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