Harding and America Unafraid in Acceptance Speech Analysis
The piece praises Warren Harding and argues his acceptance speech mirrors a presidential level document. It compares the address to Washington and Wilsonian ideals, highlighting emphasis on Constitution upheld governance, international relations, and resolving domestic issues with humility and national unity.
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Washington
Warren Harding
Republican Publicity Association
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Harding
White House
Senator Harding
Senate
League
United States
Family of Nations
America
Peculiar Umbrella Helps Bishop Ride Out Rain
In Va vati suburb, a tall elder known as The Bishop, famed for courtly bearing and sharp repartee, trekked with missionaries and carried their gear. He prides his heathen status, wears a monkey skin loincloth with brass ring, and when rain falls, he uses a Prince Albert coat as an improvised umbrella to protect his garment.
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St. James
Vavati
Hartzell
Tom Sawyer
Jim
Ancient and Modern Names in New England Genealogy
The Nomad notes that seventeenth and eighteenth century New England names have more snap and euphony than modern ones. He cites Betsey Keyes, Patty Holbrook, Susanna Gates, Darius Dewey, Thankful Sawyer, Hannah Pike, Jonathan Rich and more as examples from a recent genealogical column, while also calling out harder names like Leafy Bullard and Hepzibah Hathaway from historical sources.
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New England
Transcript
Betsey Keyes
Patty Holbrook
Susanna Gates
Polly Arnold
Darius Dewey
Prudence Rand
Thankful Sawyer
Thankful Newcomb
Hannah Pike
Deborah Clark
Jonathan Rich
Bullard
Hatsel Higgins
Sparrow Higgins
Abigail Nash
Zeruiah Jewel
Aley Lockwood
Content Brown
Tabitha Holdredge
Keturah Bassett
Camilla Scudder
Hepzibah Hathaway
New Bedford
Emery
Howland Heirs
Nomad
Boston Transcript
Sand priced at six thousand dollars a ton in Wilmington
A Portland Oregonian report notes Wilmington Delaware holds some of the world’s most costly sand piles at six thousand dollars per ton. A leather merchant explains high priced gloves result from sand sprinkled on raw skins from China, boosting weight before tanning.
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Wilmington
Del
Portland Oregonian
United States
China
Origin of Surnames Across Ancient to English Names
The article traces surname origins from ancient cultures with no family names to Norman England where nobles adopted surnames and commoners later gained hereditary or descriptive identifiers like Armstrong Smith Jackson. It notes shifts from personal names to clan, patronymic, occupational, and descriptive surnames over time.
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England
Armstrong
Smith
Jackson
Fish and the Ancients Revel in Roman Banquets
The ancient Romans prized fish at feasts. Guests were shown live fish as a relish before being served with a soup. Alpicus offered a prize for a new red mullet marinade. Lucullus cut a canal to move fish to ponds near Naples. Thortensins mourned a pet turbot and Drusus’ daughter decked a gold collar on a volite fish.
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Alpicus
Lucullus
Naples
Thortensins
Drusus
Willard Bartley’s Jester Cap Brings Mabel to Engagement
Mabel Blake meets Willard Bartley at a lawn party hosted by John Ordway. Willard’s lively, playful charm wins her, while cousin Matthew Dorr pursues her with seriousness. After social closeness grows through summer, Mabel becomes engaged to Bartley, only for Ordway to reveal Bartley’s deception.
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Mabel Blake
Willard Bartley
John Ordway
Grassmere
Mabel
Matthew Dorr
Willard
Dorr
Uncle
Mr. Dorr
Ie Ordnary
Bartley
Joser
Ash
Adaptability of Man In Survival And Innovation
The article argues that adaptation drives survival across species. It contrasts camouflage, vision changes, and nocturnal improvements with human ingenuity, noting humans create vehicles and craft tools to conquer diverse environments, becoming monarchs of nature.
Russia Land of Holidays and Lent Traditions
Russian people observe many religious holidays with all businesses closed. Six weeks of fasting precede Easter, devout avoid eggs milk and sugar, and Holy Week ends with no food. Easter cakes and painted eggs are blessed after midnight mass and visits follow, with hospitality requiring eating and drinking.
Dioscuri Castor and Pollux in Grecian Rome Mythology
Demi Gods Castor and Pollux or the Dioscuri are brothers, sons of Zeus, revered in both Greek and Roman myth. Castor famed for horse handling, Pollux for boxing. worship spread in Rome and a temple set in the forum. A ship linked to Saint Paul’s voyage later bore their name.
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Rome
Castor
Pollux
Dioscuri
Zeus
Jupiter
Homer
Italy
Anda
Forum
St Paul
Caesar
Eskimo Ethics and Peaceful Skirmishes in Inuit Life
The Eskimo value honesty and avoid over praising goods while ensuring neighbors are fed. Disputes are settled by dance duels and singing contests judged by elders. Warfare is unknown and survival relies on calm planning against walrus whale and bear with primitive weapons.
Value of Snakes in Tropical Gardens
The essay argues that snakes, though feared, are less venomous in temperate climates and highlights the harmless grass snake. It notes snakes are useful predators that suppress bugs and slugs, which in turn reduces pests like mice and shrews. Slugs, while pests themselves, are benefits when controlled by snakes.
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Myrtle A. Barton
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Trenton, N. J
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Land OF Holidays
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