Books Are Best Friends in the World of Imagination
Sidney Dark argues that books and the writers Dickens Thackeray Dumas Daudet Wells Hardy Meredith and others form enduring friendships. He suggests true happiness comes from imagination, creating castles in the air as unshakable homes built from literature.
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Hooks
Dickens
Thackeray
Dumas
Daudet
Wells
Hardy
Meredith
Sidney Dark
John
London
How He Loved Her In A Village Inn
A Londoner in a village inn argues happiness lies in the country, while locals recall a night of holding his wife’s hands for two hours. The old chap jokes that such affection proves love, but humor reveals a sharp, fiery temper behind the sentiment.
Four Confederate half-dollars minted from New Orleans bullion
Four half-dollars were the sole coinage of the Confederate states. After Louisiana’s secession, New Orleans mint and bullion were seized. Most bullion was coined with US dies destroyed in 1861. a new high relief die proved useless in the press, so only these four coins were struck.
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Lousiana
New Orleans
United States
Undefined quote asks what it means to be candid
The fragment suggests a reflection on candor and treating others as you wish to be treated. It presents a dialog-like phrase about respectful speech and self-examination in communication.
The Lesser Evil Baby Cry Question Sparks Flat Noise
A dialogue fragment shows a husband asking if his wife sings to the baby when he cries. She replies that she does not now because neighbors in the next flat preferred to hear the baby cry.
New Method Lets Photographs Copy Engravings In Books
Englishman Mr Jer vis-Smith invents a technique to photograph plates and engravings in inaccessible books. A cardboard covered in imitation paint is exposed to sunlight or arclight, then placed behind the engraving while a dry photographic plate rests on its face. After 18 minutes to an hour the negative forms, with the book kept closed and wrapped in black cloth.
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Jervis-Smith
Tle
Left Legacy to His Horse Kniplow in War Insurance
Henry K. Thurman of Memphis Tennessee left a $10 000 war insurance policy naming his 13 year old stallion Kniplow as beneficiary Mrs Mary Mitchell of Buffalo New York the aunt of Thurman is the beneficiary of any surplus after the horse s keep costs The policy was arranged because Thurman died in action overseas and Mrs Mitchell sought to have Kniplow listed among Troop I state guard mounts in the local armory to ensure care for the animal
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Kniplow
Ces
Henry K. Thurman
Memphis
Tenn
Mary Mitchell
Buffalo
New York Tribune
Thurman
Mitchell
Troop I
State Guard
Speech Delivery Instructions With Silas
An employer directs Silas to be present for a speech and to cue laughter and applause on water sips and forehead wipes. Silas questions the signaling, noting the signals risk being mocked or misunderstood during the performance.
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Silas
Mixed Metaphors in the Suffrage Campaign
A suffragist mocks a rival as the senate hurls its glove into the teeth of the advancing wave sounding the clarion of equal rights. The lively metaphor mix captures campaign flair around woman suffrage debates and humor.
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Senate
Time for Action in the Mead
Harry and Araminta stroll through a perfumed meadow and encounter a bull. He urges her to help him climb a tree to avoid danger as the skittish bull charges.
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Harry
Araminta
Modesty of the Great
A brief exchange quoted from the Boston Transcript shows a remark about self perception and vanity. The dialogue features an observer and the artist Whistler reflecting on how others view them and how they might overestimate themselves.
Seeing Not Believing Why Patterns Trick the Eye in Clothing
A correspondent compares leaning trees to patterns in clothing. Upright lines create height, aiding broad wearers, while horizontal lines increase width. Our perception hinges on balance. puzzles show how patterns deceive the eye based on line arrangement.
Beverage Liked by Emperor and Early Cacao Heritage
The article traces cacao from its Aztec and Inca origins to European adoption led by Columbus and Cortez. It notes Montezuma's patronage of chocolate, its use as currency, and hints at Aztec invention of the cocktail while acknowledging limited knowledge of ancient cacao beverage history.
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Columbus
Europe
Cortez
Mexico
Montezuma
Peru
A. W. Knapp
Lip lynching and the hiss as a national sport
The American Legion Weekly condemns public hiss as mob behavior replacing reasoned debate. It argues the hiss signals prejudice and irresponsibility at San Francisco and Chicago conventions, contrasting it with calls for restraint and rational discussion.
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San Francisco
Chicago
American Legion Weekly
Stiff necked man refuses to face claim of work
A quoted exchange shows a woman and a strong man arguing over looking for work. The man cites a stiff neck as reason to avoid surveying options while a passerby mocks him and a woman pressures him to search for employment.
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Tye
Fountain Pen Laments Ink Shortage in Handwritten Note
A writer complains about a beloved fountain pen running dry just as they need to write. The quill-like tool, cherished for its care in use, frustrates the author with insufficient ink at the moment of writing.
Die Wacht am Rhein Joke Surprises English Officers
In Cologne a German restaurant, English officers join a lively orchestral bout. The band plays Die Wacht am Rhein and the officers stand at attention. The conductor asks if they recognized the piece and one officer replies that the tune belongs to them.
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Cologne
American Bird Life Survey Highlights Americas Rich Bird Life
The Museum of Natural History reports that after nine years of surveys the Americas show more diverse bird life than any other region. Costa Rica, about the size of West Virginia, hosts over 650 land bird species, while north of Mexico totals exceed 600. Andean Colombia yields more than 1,150 land bird species, over twice the combined total of the United States, Canada and Greenland.
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Museum of Natural History
Americas
Mexico
Costa Rica
West Virginia
Andean
Columbia
United States
Canada
Greenland
Natural gas supply warns of exhaustion in Pennsylvania and Ohio
Gas production in Pennsylvania and Ohio is dwindling as demand grows. much gas is piped from West Virginia. Bureau of Mines specialists warn the fields could be exhausted in three to four years without conservation, but with proper economy the regions now using gas could be lit and heated for about 25 more years.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Bureau of Mines
Painter and Doctor Rafael Foras of Madrid Gains Noted Honors
Dr Rafael Foras, a professor of medicine in Madrid, is acclaimed as a laryngologist and scientist. He also works as a landscape and marine painter inspired by Monet, Pissarro, Sisley, and Monticelli, earning esteem for his research and artistic pursuits.
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Rafael Foras
Madrid
Forns
Monet
Pissarro
Sisley
Monticelli
History Repeats The Archaeologist Here is an Aztec record
A newspaper note presents a complete family record written on deer skin, labeled as an Aztec document. The quip contrasts the deer skin artifact with modern paper limits, reflecting on scarcity of print material in ancient times.
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Houston
Notice of Trustees Election at Each School House
Trustees and qualified voters are authorized to hold an election for trustees at each school house on Saturday December 18 1920 from 1 00 PM to 2 80 PM Fill all vacancies and notify me of the results stating who is elected and for how long When teacher is elected notify me of results also
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Whistler
Boston Transcript
Vaughn
General Merchandise
G W.vaughn & CO
Ani
C.js Smith
Nimblewill
WATCH
American Bird Life
Kenneth
Varus
W. A. Onarrris
Gainesville, Ga
Dick Whelehe
Dahlonega
Oak Grove Church
Noan Crester
Rt.8
London Farm
R. Cain
T. J. Smith
Nimbles Hill District
Watkins
J. RK. Watkins CO
Dept
Jit
Winona
Minn
KOR Sale
Thomasville
Irara KR
Amnonp
Dahlonega, Ga
Watkins Co
Memphis, Tenn
G. W. Brooxsaar
T.J. McDexanp
Dawsonville
W. F. Hall
M. R. Crawforp
Dawsonville, Ga
Mrs. TS. Septlefield Deaver
Atlanta
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