Barking frogs used as weather predictors in curious test
A World reporter visits florist J. M. Millett to hear a Mexican frog bark as a weather omen. Lily-vanity aside, Millett claims the frog reacts to strangers, while Connor of Kansan City cites a weather bureau bulletin noting animals sense approaching changes in air, with humidity influencing trees and flowers as rain signals.
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Ehold J. M. Millett
Ho Plaza
Mr. Miktert
Mikert
Frog
Millert
New York World
Connor
Kansan
Weather Bureau
Eigna
Didnt It Rain Noah Swayne With Rainmaking Reputation
The Philadelphia Public Ledger recounts Noah Swayne famed for singing The Battle Hymn of the Republic and Harry Burleighs Didn't It Rain. After his performance the crowd allegedly caused rain for 80 days, prompting jokes of building an ark and noting his growing rainmaking reputation.
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Noah Swayne
Poconos
George Whitefield
Harry Burleigh
Missing Link lecture draws wary reporters at city meeting
A city editor scolds a new reporter after sending him to a lecture on The Missing Link. The editor warns the rookie to sit in the rear to avoid attracting attention at the potentially controversial gathering. The exchange reflects newsroom tensions.
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Jobbles
Birmingham Age- Herald
Senator Sorzhum on qualities of a good loser
A brief exchange shows Senator Sorzhum quipping that his confidence in his own qualities is matched by a hope that circumstances never force him to prove them. He adds he flattens himself on what he does. The remark reflects political theater and self assurance in public life.
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Senator Sorzhum
Dutch women push for equality in Java and beyond
The Dutch press reports that upper class native women in Java led by Raden Adjeng Kartini are advancing toward emancipation. Polygamy remains in Mohammedan custom, but Kartini schools teach ideas of equality with men. Progress is slow yet seemingly destined for success.
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Dutch Eest Indies
Borneo
Java
Raden Adjeng Kartini
Brooklyn Hage
New Comedy Interest Sparks Mockery in Program Jokes
A reader quote from the Boston Transcript notes that the only laugh of the evening came from a joke printed in the program, suggesting limited appeal for the new comedy show.
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Boaton
Pointer Fur Married Men
Roberts visited Delhart in his office to arrange a round of golf. Delhart feigned difficulty with the phone to speak privately with Roberts, then hung up. Roberts pressed for clues, and Delhart joked that he avoided his wife’s hearing by not speaking clearly.
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Roberts
Delhart
Martha
Dahart
Kansas City Star
Inquiry into Nurse’s Child Care Experience Sparks Remark
Mrs Holmes asks about the new nurse’s experience with children. The reply implies the nurse’s lack of warmth toward the children, suggesting judgment by glare.
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Mr. Holmes
Mrs. Holmes
Nests, Labor Strife Highlight East Asia Feeds
The London Morning Post notes a strike by Hongkong nest makers would mainly affect the wealthy. It compares bird nest harvesting to cliffside Java collecting, describes nests built from seaweed sheets, and recalls similar jelly-like nests in Japan.
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Hongkong
London Morning Post
Java
Japan
Imports of meat from Uruguay Argentina and Canada
Imported fried beef mainly comes from Uruguay and Argentina with large quantities marketed by locals. Canada supplies a wide range of meat and meat products shipped by rail like domestic goods, with notable quality and demand for Canadian specialties.
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Uruguay
Argentina
Canada
Literary Suspicion and the New Stenographer
Senator Sorgum laments a soulless atmosphere of suspicion in public life. A morning’s work prompts curiosity as the new stenographer gasps at unusually long words and asks if he is promoting a dictionary publisher.
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Sorghum
Dislikes Align in Family Titting Tonight
A mother and daughter spar over an engagement as they admit mutual dislike for a young man. The daughter urges cordiality with Harold, noting their shared antipathy. The exchange appears in the New York Sun.
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Harold
New York Sun
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