Mount Etna's Slanders Rise and Catania’s Sicilian Legacy
National Geographic notes Etna's eruptions and the 1009 lava flood that reshaped eastern Sicily. It profiles Catania's revival, Bellini's legacy, Saint Agatha celebrations, port commerce, and Sicily's layered history from Greek to Garibaldi times, highlighting emigration and the island's enduring resilience.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Lemly
Mt. Eins
Mediterranean
Mount Etna
Etna
Sicily
Adyesle
Huna
Mascati
Nunziata
Catania
Bellini
Mount
Hsim
Hlamulero
Catenia
Vata Bellini
Mount Eton
Plizaa Stesicoro
Catonia
Italloo
Hiciian Patricia
Italy
Comphier
Roger
Cheerio Chapters Brighten a Poor Family's Home
Aunt Mary visits Susie and her nine siblings in a shabby house that feels transformed inside by sunshine clean windows crisp curtains and painted furniture. The outside poverty masks inner warmth and happiness as Aunt Mary observes the children’s cheerful spirits.
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Susie
Mary
Myrtle and Paul Make Toys From Castoff Bits
Myrtle and her nephew Paul visit a room of poor children to share handmade toys crafted from scraps. They see carts from pasteboard and bottle tops, cloth dolls, painted animals, and quilts made from torn cloth. The children prefer making their own toys over buying new ones.
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Myrtle
Uute
Paul
Pas
Myrte
Suale
Vistt
Susie
Western Newspaper Union
My Neighbor Says Practical Household Tips
A column offers simple tips such as using ripe apple pieces to refresh bread and cookies, changing them regularly to keep foods soft. It also suggests wallpaper cleaner for parchment shades, flattening plaited shades, and storing rubber bands in a tight tin to extend shelf life.
Sauce recipes and mutton dish from 1923 cooking notes
A collection of fish sauces including mustard stock and Mougseline with eggs and lemon, plus Fish a la Marseillaise with peppers and okra. Also instructions for Mutton With Spinach roasting, browning potatoes, and using pan gravy, all from a 1923 Western Newspaper Union note.
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Western Newspaper Union
Benedict Wife Money Joke Sparks Pocket Search
A humorous line about a wife having money prompts a playful exchange. The speaker jokes about locating his wife's pocket and asks for a ten shilling loan in a light cheeky street-bit tone.
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Benedict
State Police Run Night School For Municipal Officers
Pennsylvania State Police operate a nightly instruction program for municipal officers in New Jersey New York and Pennsylvania. Lessons cover criminal law and procedure with no exams or grades. results are deemed satisfactory by both teachers and pupils.
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New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Why Do We Call a Dancing Party at Ball
A discussion explains the term hall for a dance, tracing the phrase to early ball games linked to church feast practices in Naples during the Feast of Fouls. The piece notes the word has no altered meaning and connects games with dances in historical church settings.
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Dean and Choir Boys
Naples
Bell Syndicate
Mollie the cat and a city tale of New York life
A New York newspaper woman on Perry Street moves uptown with her cat Mollie. Mollie now gazes from a fifth floor window while a male admirer sings from another window, restoring her contentment. The piece then lists notable Texas and New York figures in entertainment and sports, highlighting diverse past occupations and origins as context.
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New York
Perry Street
Owna & Cat
Mollie
Maisons
Mullle
Way to Economize in Domestic Entertainments
Dialogue fragment shows Mrs Newlywed urging thrift and Newlywed proposing to start by economizing through baking biscuits. The exchange highlights practical frugality in a domestic setting with a playful tone.
Also Mentioned on This Page
MT. Etna
SLAND
Agatha
St. Ageths
Java
Catanian
St. Agatha
Secon
Siclly
Ieland
Catanlana
Termini Imerese
Europe
California
Syracuse
Rome
Garibaldi
Thaly
Ireland
America
Cheerio
Dorothy Edmonds
Senate
Herbsburg
Pennsylivania State Police
Tri-State
By Jean Newton
Philadelphia
City Hall
Leopold Stokowski
Philadelphia Orchestra
Musicians Union Local Ti
Moore
Stokowski
Reyburn Plaza
Lights of
E& Treasut
George Cohan
Sam Barris
Terry McGovern
Morria Guesi
Bill Brady
Winchell Smith
al Woodwa
Charles Dillingham
Bellboys
Florida
Henry
Trueheart
John Golden
Mr. Golden
Andros
Padanas
Flaminzos
Percy Cacil
Australia
Tom Cavill
Cavill
Clark Griffith
Washington Baseball Cult
Sam West
Rule
Texas
Trig Speaker
Rogera Hornsby
Winters
Gus Mancuso
Galveston
George Watkine
Palestine
Art Whitney
San Antonio
Lloyd Brown
Reerule
Por Caraway
Gordon
Tex Cameron
Comanche
Sam Gray
van Alstine
Fred Marberry
Streetman
Tex Rickard
Chicago
Northerly Island
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