Diverse U S News Snippets On Population Tax Stamps And Farming
A compilation notes New York residents by birth numbers and a physician favoring bicycles over carriages. It cites Missouri cavalry tallies, postal orders cashed at home, Princeton sports, stamp design errors, and philatelist premiums. Also discusses gardening health, Canadian cattle ranching shifts, and immigration statistics with England’s population versus U S regions. Includes Maryland forestry efforts and tupelo trees at Pocomoke River.
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New York Post
Maryland
State Academy of Sciences
Academy
Pocomoke River
Central Georgia Fruit Gains On California Leading Edge
The article notes Central Georgia’s growing fruit advantage over California and highlights broad trends in agriculture and economics. It cites regional growth, global competition, and shifting public policy influences in education, trade, and infrastructure.
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Georgia
California
London
Chicago Herald
Origin of the Phrase Namby Pamby Traced to Pope
The term namby pamby, used for vacillating character and weak verse, originated with the poet Pope. He applied it to verses by an obscure poet Ambrose Phillips addressed to a peer's children. The first half uses Ambre Ambrose as a babyish pronunciation, the second half a jingling suffix.
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Pope
Ambrose Phillips
Ambrose
Detroit
Nightingales and Mountains in a Poem by Bridges
A short excerpt from Robert Bridges explores magical mountains and bright valleys. The speaker vows to learn a song and laments restrained dreams and deep longing. Night imagery and nature frame an inner drama about art and secrecy.
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Robert Bridges
Jerry Bailey's Westward Journey and Homecoming
A Maine boy nicknamed Jerry clashes with his uncle Caleb over pride and truth, later departs West after a coin mystery. years of hard work transform him into a sturdy farmer named after his Maine upbringing, until a memory-triggered World Fair visit and a dramatic return home redefine his life.
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Aleb Speed
Caleb
Jerry
Miss Lockett
Deacon Stone
Wolfe
Quebec
Hiram Stone
Hiram
Mra. Speed
Cale Speed
Mrs. Speed
Mr. Speed
Greenville
Grandville
Jock Spencer
Lucy
Caleb Speed
Maine
Spencer
Ancelo Calo
Qood-by
Vermont
Jack Spencer
Jack
Tim Bailey
Tim
Jim
Isney
Teary
Jong
Tom Bailey
Jurry Atrack
Lsus
Bailey
Trigg County
Duad
Nee
Varmont
Uoyiah
Isko
Epough
Gacy
The Unappreciative Editor and Other Humorous Sketches
A collage of light humor and cartoon gags from various sources feature self mockery by The Unappreciative Editor and jests about love and aging. Slips of slang, wordplay, and punchy lines depict daily quirks, curious characters, and satirical views on editors, poets, and hotel life.
Eastern voices and comic exchanges aboard a shared table
A string of humorous vignettes from Detroit Free Press style humor columns. A hungry tramp pleads for coffee with soup, a Western Congressman's wife balks at shad, a child parries with bones, and a mother faints at a promise broken. Regional dialects color anecdotes of travel and manners.
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Detroit Free Press
Hope Agai
Princess Maud Rumors and Royal Seaside Visits Revealed
The New York Mail and Express recount whispers about Princess Maud daughter of the Prince of Wales tied to her uncle Duke of Albany death. It notes her solitary seaside outings invitations without family and a Bournemouth shoe-store incident ending with royal arms in the window and later removal after a special injunction.
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Maud
Prince of Wales
Duke of Albany
Somme
Germany
Bournemouth
Down
New York Mail and Express
The French Navy Versus Britain in Strength
The New York Sun compares naval power noting Britain has 82 armored ships to France 58, and 137 unarmored ships to France 65, with Britain stronger in guns while France leads in torpedo boats. Personnel totals show Britain 63,492 sailors to France 74,220, plus naval reserves of 76,700 for Britain and 94,176 for France.
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Great Britain
France
Britain
Ghent
New York Sun
Kipling plans a threefold book with split pages
Rudyard Kipling explores a queer and quaint concept a book divisible in the middle with top page words and bottom page music like hymn books. Three separate stories would share resemblance yet differ in content as two halves form a third story.
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Rudyard Kipling
New York
New York Storm Ravages City as Jersey Coast Reels
A severe April gale swept New York City and the North Atlantic coast, sinking the ocean tug Underwriter and wrecking several schooners off New Jersey. Five sailors were injured aboard the Puritan, while harbor traffic, ferries, and elevated rail service faced major disruption.
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Fas
Purttan
New York
Mpti
Iust
Long Island
Albany
Block Island
Sandy Hook
Broadway
Ciry
New Jersey
Humatone
Western Union
Cellura
Thorallos
Big Sound St
Puritan
Ron Choak
Thomas Kelly
Wiliam Condon
John Mahoney
Harry Hanaen
William
Underwriter
Martin
William Beott
Rockaway Beach
Gravesant
Bay of the Brooklyn
Bay Ridge
Brighton Beach
Coney Island
Brighton
Lon Island
A. Greenport
I .J
Sehooare Nevada
GriMley
Norwalk
Conn
Lunai
Haynor
Ashory
Aunt 'l
East Shore
Carly
John Carle
Morkaway Beach
Beaside
Northport
Monty Street
Belog
Ataten
South Bend
New Jersey Canal
In Rata
Dench House
Bos Girt
Albert W. Smith
Bertolt
Forgey
Highlands
Daniel Handy
Jersey
Highlands Station
Jersey Central Road
A. H L. Barnadon
Markos
New York State
Genesee Valley
Canandaigua
Buffalo
Warsaw
Elmira
Pennsylvania
Rain making not a big success says department circular
The department says rainfall experiments and cloud bombardment with explosions have not produced practical results. No technique for precipitating moisture from clouds is considered commercially viable, despite inquiries from across the country. The statement is backed by meteorology experts from the United States Weather Bureau.
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Nain
Beerstory Morton
United States Weather Bureau
Late Wholesale Prices of Country Produce Quoted in New York
Market summary shows firm demand with occasional hesitations due to high receipts. Prices cover milk and cream at stations, butter, eggs, cheeses, fruits and vegetables, with various regional and seasonal references and numerous item quotes.
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Johnny
New York
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