The Lost Tribes and the Land of Nod Tale Continues
A narrator in the Land of Nod narrates his attempts to teach English to Enoch and his people, founding a school in homes and then in a temple, facing curiosity from surrounding tribes, and planning a large intertribal school while navigating tribal rules and gender roles.
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Nod
Cain
Eden
Enoch
Sacred Temple
Land of
Tryi
Temple
Land of Nod
Virginia
Jeffersons Inauguration and the False Horseback Tale
The article debunks the enduring myth of Jefferson riding horseback to the Capitol and entering the Senate on foot. It notes he allowed ceremony, possibly to honor supporters, contradicting his public disdain for pomp. It identifies John Davis as the false source of the horseback story and cites Henry Adams for confirmation that the tale is fabrication.
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Jefferson
Capitol
Senate
United States
John Davis
Peru
Davis
England
Edward Thornton
Washington
Henry Adams
The
Proverbs in an era of advertising and trade cards
A critique traces how proverbs from diverse nations became commodified by advertisers. It notes missionaries collecting global sayings, the rise of Sapolio themed proverbs on Broadway omnibuses, and the blend of folk wisdom with marketing. It highlights cross cultural insights, cautioning about slang and transient phrases while praising direct, practical home wisdom.
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Solomon
Tupper
South Sea Islands
Hottentot Solomons
Abraham
England
Sappho
Sapolio
Profit on big families in French mills described
A New York Times remark cites French factory life where large families are common in mills. Mothers manage households, fathers escort children to work, and child labor feeds profits. Girls marry by 16, work five more years, then retire to Canada with savings. Families later return to multiply earnings before dispersing again.
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Connecticut
New England
Hartford
New Haven
Canada
New York Times
Historic Dwarfs recount Genghis Khan era empire
Mrs Mary Shears Roberts in St Nicholas May describes Casan in Genghis Khan service. After conquering much of Asia his realm stretched from the Pacific to the Dnieper. Armies paid tribute and traveled to Karakorum, the capital, a vast tent city. Genghis Khan retired to wealth amid vast encampments.
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Mary Shears Roberts
St. Nicholas
Casan
Genghis Khan
Roberts
China
Persia
Central Asia
Pacific Ocean
Dnieper
European
Russia
Armenia
Georgia
Karakorum
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Fearing the Worst Johnnie Chaffie Misses School
In a humorous Tammany Times item Johnnie Chaffie stays home all day as his mother dies, prompting a quip about staying away a week and implying vacation death. The brief sketch reflects school absence and a wry family exchange.
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Johnnie Chaffie
Sam Johnson
When a Wife Keeps Her Name in Marriage Joke
Comic dialogue from Pick Me Up contrasts marriage traditions with practical twists. Wife notes the burden of adopting her husband's name while Husband counters by saying she takes everything else he has, implying imbalance in expectations.
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A. P. Kerr
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