New Fable of the Flapper Feud Aide by George Ade
A lone traveler boards a noisy ship like bus and overhears a tale of Edna Claudine and Raymond. The picnic scandal, false whispers, and vanity drive a comic social melodrama ending with a moral on silent suffering.
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Normal Eyes Unhurt by Watching the Movies
A Better Vision bulletin asserts normal eyes are not strained by movies from any seat. Subnormal or overworked eyes may feel strain after hours of focused attention. rapid snapshots create apparent continuity and may signal need for an eye specialist.
Just Differences of Opinion The London Misidentification
A resident returning home in a London suburb misreads his target house while struggling with an ill fitting key. A window opens and a sharp voiced resident admonishes him, prompting a witty retort about eyes and windows.
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Gossip's Momentum in Village Exchange
Two men meet in a village and discuss rumors about Smith. One remarks that a feather moved from one end of the village to the other will become a feather bed, illustrating how gossip grows as it travels.
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Fireflies Harvest Threatens Peasant Profits in Japan
Fireflies are gathered by Japanese peasants for tea garden decor. Insects are knocked from trees with a blow, collected, and placed into receptacles for sale. A rival in gathering hides among large green frogs, whose tongues trap fireflies, dimming the glow and cutting the peasants’ profits.
False Direction Wedding Ends On All Fours
Two simple country souls wed with a vicar adding asides. At the altar the couple approached on all fours, an astonished sight noted by the vicar and reported by London Twitter in a humorous wartime era item.
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Lion Long Recognized as Monarch of Beasts
An old piece proclaims the lion as the king of beasts across biblical history. It notes the tribe of Judah bearing the lion emblem, Solomon's throne with lion motifs, and Jesus named The Lion of the tribe of Judah in Revelation.
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Berlin Sleeper Fights City Noise Through Court Action
A Berliner seeks to quiet external noises from outside his window claiming a sleeping space should be free from disturbances. The judge ruling acknowledges the difficulty of silencing city sounds when an open window is used for sleeping.
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