Ellis Parker Butler Editorially Speaking
Mary Stewart Cutting Jr profiles Ellis Parker Butler, famed humorist and author of Pigs Is Pigs, noting his rise from humor to serious fiction, his lecturing across the United States, and his personal life. He is married with four children, enjoys fishing and tulip cultivation, and remains modest about himself.
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Ellis Parker Butler
United States
Muscatine
Star Author
Tulkington
Mary Stewart Cutting, JR
Monotony and masquerade clash in a wry marriage tale
Augustus Tulkington and his wife Susan endure twenty years of routine and quarrel. George and Amelia Tithers stage manage their union with thirteen monthly disguises. A misread midnight assault triggers a comical inquiry into vanity, flirtation, and the perils of novelty. In the end they flee to Palm Beach with trunks in tow.
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George Tithers
Susan
Baldy
Europe
George
Long Island
Mar Die Beach
Augustus
Gussie
Sue
Gustus
Amelia
Lord Algy
Lady Mercedes
Westminster Abbey
Susie
Mercedes
King Solomon
Henry Eighth
Lord Byron
Tithy
Tithers
Cleopatra
Sheba
Tulkington
Augustus Tulkington
Amelia Tithers
Self
H. P. Diggleton
Winston Bopyple
Carey S. Flick
Mary P. Miller
Susan Tulkington
Diggleton
Newport
Alaska
H. P. Digglieton
Gus
Nome
Portland
Henry Torker
Hutchins
Winston Bopple
Horatio Peabody
Henry Esmond
Hawaii
South Sea Islands
Garden of Eden
Palm Beach
Amélia
Windward
SMALL FAMILIES THE RULE AMONG Pygmies
A World Wide Magazine writer notes pygmy families rarely exceed four to five members with one wife and two children on average. The man may beat his wife for discipline, and outside forest tribes show a low regard for these “wood rats” with noted thieving propensities, likening them to pests.
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World Wide Magazine
Scallywags and James Cook's Early Life
A London Daily Telegraph remark on James Cook notes his early mischief and rough youth in a Whitby area village. It suggests the British empire owes much to 'scallywags' and questions the life chances of a boy forced into labor before adolescence.
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Britain
James Cook
Whitby
London Daily Telegraph
Most Remarkable Bird Hoadzin of British Guiana
The hoadzin is cited as among the world’s most remarkable birds. From hatching it crawls from the nest using its wings as forefeet and climbs with wing claws that vanish once wings can lift it. The New York Zoological Park has just received its first captive specimens.
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Hoadzin
British Guiana
New York Zoological Park
Line Upon Line
A reflective line about steady progress and unyielding advance shaping the day with measured pace. The piece emphasizes persistence and gradual pace over sudden spurts, presenting a thoughtful cadence.
The Egyptian snake charmer Mou and his cobra display
A Luxor correspondent describes Mou, a famed Egyptian snake charmer, handling heated performances with cobras and scorpions. The article recounts his dramatic control of a cobra as crowds watch, with chants from a grandfather’s teachings and a tense sequence of handling a near strike.
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Mou
Luxor
London Times
Egypt
Moussa
Suleiman
Timber Shortage Warns of Foreign Dependence
The forest service warns global timber is inadequate for civilization. One third of paper comes from Canada under an embargo on pulpwood exports from Crown lands. The potential tightening may shut off raw material for the U S paper industry, highlighting reliance on foreign supplies.
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Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Canada
United States
Fringe Revival Sparks Fashion Nod in Royal Style
The Daily Express notes a fringe returns as a fashion statement with Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon wearing a short fringe about an inch above the eyebrows. The piece recalls 1920s British style where fringes were banned in ads and servant ads, now revived by the royal figure.
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Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
The
Daily Express
Taxes on Farm Land Rise Over Eight Years
Tax records show farm land taxes more than doubled in eight years. The average per acre rose from 71 cents in 1914 to 81 cents in 1922, reflecting a sharp tax increase affecting farmers.
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Matrimonial Adventures
Philo Gubb
United Feature Syndicate
Beth
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