Simple vases show flowers at their best, says Guthrie
In Choteau Montana, the piece advises choosing plain vases to let blooms shine. It cites the St Louis Globe Democrat and notes Japanese and American preferences for simple arrangements with ample foliage and neutral backgrounds.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Blind Boy Brady to Graduate From East High
Frank Brady, totally blind, will earn his diploma at East High graduation next Friday. He entered the Columbus school for the blind nine years ago but moved on after two years to East High as a junior. Brady has advanced rapidly, typing all exams on a machine and supporting himself to stay in school.
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Cleveland
East
Frank Brady
Brady
School For the
Columbus
East High
Bonfire Destroys Portsmouth Drydock in Spectacle
The largest bonfire in the area consumed the old Portsmouth N H government drydock towed to the Point of Pines for junk. Worth about 1 000 000 dollars, the 360 by 110 foot timber frame burned for six hours while 10 000 spectators watched from yachts and launches.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Point of Pines
Socrates Jokes and the Convival Circle
Anecdote recounts Socrates joining philosophers and geometers in a late night circle. At 2 a.m. he would rise and address the chair with a joke about the group going home and squaring itself. His reputation made the idea of squaring the circle seem impossible.
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Socrates
Socates
St. President
Waiter Collapses After Sudden Tip Incident
A cafe kitchen scene ends with a waiter fainting after a tea room commotion. Bystanders describe a woman who left shortly before, noted for giving a two quarter tip and triggering the incident.
Boring Through Lookout Mountain Progress Report
Contractors tunneling Lookout Mountain for the Southern railway report 3600 feet completed in thirteen months and fifteen days of operation.
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Lookout Mountain
Southern Railway
Prohibition Wave Grips the South Across States
A sweeping anti liquor movement reaches Georgia and other southern states, with Georgia passing a January 1908 ban. Governors like Hoke Smith and Beckham push prohibition, while Kentucky and Kansas enforce strict laws. local options vary widely across the region and licenses differ by state. A witty closing quip compares endless delays to needing lemonade.
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Mason and Dixon
Georgia
Texas
Mississippi
Alabama
Kentucky
Hoke Smith
South
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Tennessee
Kansas
Hoch
Virginia
Old Commonwealth
North Carolina
Beckham
Union
Maine
North Dakota
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Delaware
Louisiana
A Vacation Romance Reappears at Hartville
A lawyer on vacation in Hartville Vermont meets Miss Lee whose veil hides her identity. Years later at a mansion ball, he realizes Miss Lee is Helen Warren the other woman in his life, and learns Helen admired his fidelity after a jealous past. Helen reveals the Vermont chapter and returns with her aunt, ending the triangle.
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Hartville
Green Mountains
Miss Lee
Hudson
Vermont
Miss Warren
Livingston Warren
Helen
Mr. Warren
Jack
Henr
Warren
Mrs. Gordon
Papa
Bennets
Gray Hair on a Six Year Old From Bloomsbury Pa
A six year old boy in Bloomsbury Pennsylvania began turning gray a year ago with no obvious cause. The gray hairs increased rapidly. the parents now would need the head shaved to hide the color.
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John Erlwine
Eleventh Street
Bloomsbury
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