Phil Gunter Defies Mother for Brockton Stenographer
Philip Gunter resists his mother's disapproval to marry Edith Randolph Parker a Brockton stenographer when a staged introduction at a dinner leads to a secret engagement. Mrs Gunter learns his motive to wed for love over wealth and inheritance, ending with a warm reconciliation.
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Philip Gunter
Brockton
Edith
Philip
Momsy
Mrs. Mangston
Phil
Mrs. Gunter
Son
Randolph
The Greatest Enemy of Humanity Fear in Society and Mind
Quote by C Franklin Leavitt, M D, in Forbes Magazine argues fear ruins health happiness efficiency and democracy. It urges replacing fear with faith through daily mental inventory exposure of weaknesses and fearless analysis to build a habit of positive thinking.
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C. Franklin Leavitt, M. D
Forbes Magazine
New York
Ebisu Shrine in Osaka Draws 70000 New Year Devotees
More than 70000 Tokyo residents visited the Ebisu shrine on Osaka’s outskirts before noon on New Year to tap the God of Wealth for riches in the year ahead. They struck the shrine walls with wooden mallets and prayed for fortune, a practice seen across Japan on January 10 the calendar’s first major god’s day. Ebisu enjoys popularity in Osaka’s industrial region, while Tokyo followers favor Otorijinsha for prosperity.
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Japan
Tokio
Ebisu
Osaka
Tokyo
Silver striper’s daring tale ends in marriage
An honest Argonne veteran, famed as the silver striper, is asked to recount his greatest battle by a longing sweetheart. He shyly admits fame mattered little, the girl’s demand for daring deeds leads to a vow of love and they marry the following month.
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Argonne
Silver Striper
American Legion Weekly
Teaching Aid Explains Distinguishing B and D Letters
In an Ohio primary class two pupils struggle with a First Reader. Tommy explains the difference by noting the letter d has its stomach on its back, while another boy asks how to tell which is which.
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Ohio
Tommy
Grecian Lines in Splendid Negligees
The article praises Grecian drapery as the source of elegant negligee styles, highlighting orchid pink crepe de chine with satin ribbon tabs, and notes durable fabrics crepe de chine and voile. It suggests lace and ribbons enhance decoration for boudoir jackets and breakfast coats, combining daintiness, color, and durability.
Hats Capture Midsummer Style In Picture Group
A feature group shows four hats reflecting a vintage mood for weddings and bridesmaids. Among them is a wedgewood blue hat with ostrich plumes and roses for bridesmaids, a lace trimmed bonnet for the bridal cortege, a Russian flavored small hat for the matron, and a fine milan with delicate feathering for the matron’s choice.
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Jon
Milan
The Shadow Folk of Tahiti Legend
Excerpt from Asia Magazine retelling a Tahitian legend where a couple offer shadows of their possessions to the Shadow Folk of the forests. The bracelet of iridescent pearl-shell and the beloved woman are claimed by the Little People, who dance with light ribbons and vanish with the shadowed woman.
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E. Lloyd Sechrist
Asia Magazine
Progress by Hand and Hearth According to Newton
A. Edward Newton offers a counter view of progress in the Atlantic Monthly. He recalls dining in London with an electrical engineer who prefers candles and resists push buttons. The anecdote satirizes modern devices, stressing personal action and nostalgia for simpler tools.
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Edward Newton
Atlantic Monthly
London
Safety Net Saves Boy in Brooklyn Narrow Escape
A four year old boy in a Brooklyn hospital climbed to a third floor window after a three minute nurse absence. Passersby improvised a safety net by knotting coats together and catching the falling child as he let go, leaving him unharmed.
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Brooklyn
Old Almond Trees Bear Weil in Woodland District
Edward Wyckoff, pioneer in Woodland California, displays almond tree limbs planted in 1857 by his brother vid Wyckoff, former sheriff of Yalo County. The 64 year old orchard leads in bearing and records of production are kept for future grandchildren to compare as the orchard nears its hundredth year.
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Weil
Edward Wyckoff
Woodland District
Board of Trade
Vid Wyckoff
Yalo County
Woodland
Calif
Easter Island Curiosity Gap Seen by Traveler
A traveler notes Easter Island locals show little curiosity about ships or relics on the dock and nearby statues. The article recalls the remote island 2,300 miles off Chile as the easternmost inhabited Polynesian community with giant statues and carved rocks.
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Easter Island
Chile
National Geographic
The Story of Our States MCClure New
The phrase appears as a heading or feature line in a historical newspaper layout. It references a possible serialized or promotional piece about U S states and geography framed by MCClure.
Illinois history from Jesuit mission to statehood
The passage traces early Illinois from Father Marquette's 1675 Jesuit mission at the site of present day Kaskaskia to La Salle's explorations and fort sites. It covers French-Indian relations, the Illinois country, George Rogers Clark’s Revolutionary capture of Kaskaskia, Northwest Territory formation, Illinois statehood in 1818, and Illinois’s prairie geography and 29 electoral votes at the presidential level.
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Askaskia
Illinois
Father Marquette
Illinois River
la Salle
Great Lakes
Chicago ‘River
Illinoise River
Montreal
Tonty
Mississippi
Louisiana
Ilinois
France
England
George Rogers Clark
Ohio
Kaskaskia
Northwest Territory
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Michigan
Union
New York
Alabama History and Name Origins Overview
The text traces Alabama's early exploration by De Soto in 1540, French Fort St. Louis on Mobile Bay in 1702, and Mobile as capital of Louisiana. It covers territorial shifts among France England Spain and the U S, statehood in 1819, and the debated meaning of Alabama, sometimes linked to an Indian tribe and the phrase Here we rest, with Alabama also called the Plantation State.
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Alabama
de Soto
North Carolina
Fort St. Louis
Mobile Bay
Mobile
Louisiana
France
Mississippi
England
Illinois Territory
West Florida
Jackson
Spain
United States
Plantation State
Invention and spread of pipes through ancient culture
The article credits the Greeks with inventing pipes and notes a parallel instrument among Hebrew tribes. It states that by the Fifteenth century the bagpipe was favored in Germany, describing early forms made from animal hide with four pipes: a chanter with multiple notes and drones that could only play one note.
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Germany
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Starry
Tahiti
South Seas
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