Bonaparte Kinship Sparks Anglo American Romance Tale
Jerome Bonaparte sought refuge in 1808 America and met Elizabeth Patterson in New York. The romance followed to Baltimore then France, ending when Napoleon annulled the marriage and the couple never reunited. Elizabeth Patterson never again saw her husband.
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Bonaparte
Baltimore
Jerome Boneparte
Napoleon
America
Jerome
High Seas
New York
Elizabeth Potter
Miss Patterson
France
England
Westphalia
Elizabeth Catterson
Womnan
Contempt for Laughing Men and Women A Skeptical View
An English writer claims laughter marks happiness and laughter shows contempt, while a London psychologist argues the truly happy do not laugh and the unhappy cannot. He says only smiles are beautiful, with the laugh resembling a hyena snarl. The piece notes varied types of laughter and defends its harmless merriment.
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London
Best Gift of All
A Kansas City Star reflection on happiness, arguing that giving joy to others increases joy for the giver. It urges quick acts of kindness and suggests sharing in simple deeds boosts the world's gladness, likening happiness to a elusive bluebird.
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Kansas City
The Oldest Tune Claim in Music History
The oldest tune is said to be For he's a jolly good fellow. Some claim it came from the East via Crusaders or learned from Babylonians, but authoritative dictionaries of music reject this. A French satirical song may have popularized it as Napoleon’s remembered tune.
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Chateaubriahd
Aralbrouk S’en Vit
Napoleon
Solvine Pressobler
Nike Dog House
Usu
Lidies’ Home Journal
Farmer interrupts lab vision for universal solvent joke
A farmer visiting his son's college wanders into a chemistry class. He asks about a universal solvent and, after the students explain, ponders what container would hold it. The exchange ends with the farmer calling it a great idea.
Merely War Slogan in World War I Rumor
The piece notes how wartime language created rumors that fact became fiction and fiction fact. It cites unconfirmed reports that Kaiser William II called the British army a contemptible little army as a wartime slogan later debunked by investigation.
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Kaiser William
Mugland
Understanding Through Mutual Trust and Unity
The quote argues that life’s troubles stem from misunderstandings. By knowing and understanding each other we build trust, enabling joint work in unity of purpose to accomplish worthwhile goals.
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David YW
Dhur
Easter Island Statue May Be Earth's Oldest
A Northern observer claims Easter Island hosts the world’s oldest colossal statues. The article notes crews from HMS Topaz moved massive figures, some weighing up to four tons, with hats of red tufa now fallen. It speculates on a vast vanished land and compares statue ages to the pyramids of Egypt.
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British Museum
Topaz
Dra
Easter Island
Pacific
Egypt
After Dinner Stories Heaven Chalk Dream Tale
A father and son exchange a humorous after dinner dream tale about St Peter guiding a climb to heaven via chalk marks on ladder rungs. Willie recalls dying and reaching the gate then heaven, but Seeing his father arriving with more chalk causes a comic twist. The vignette ends with a light punchline about the father's chalk needs.
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Daddy
Willie
Papa
St. Peter
Golders Street
Wille
Left Fatherland Behind Maurie Antoinette's Parisian Passage
The account describes Marie Antoinette crossing Strasbourg on her way to wed the dauphin Louis XV. She changes attire to renounce Austria, moves from the Austrian to the French side, and notes she will speak French instead of German as she becomes part of the French court.
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Maurie Antoinette
France
Strasbourg
Riine
Dauphin
Louis NV
Austria
Louis XV
Kansas City Star
Lip Reading Education For Hearing Impaired Children
Teaching lip reading aids for children with hearing loss. Experts recommend trained teachers visiting schools in small classes of six to eight students. The approach allows children to stay in regular classes, pleasing parents and saving educational costs.
Telephone rates criticized for personal use in Dahlonega
A column denounces Dahlonega phone charges arguing phones in homes are for residents only and calls by others are theft from paying subscribers. It suggests mailing messages at a cent each and paying postage. The piece hints volunteers may donate phones to business paupers attracted to subscriber service.
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Dahlonega
Childen
Dantonca Tengrnexe Courany
Bean Brummell Story Sparks Regency Romance Tale
A Kan sas City Times note recalls Beau Brummell in a Lewis Melville biography. It quotes Brummell declaring I must leave this morning and confesses love for a host's wife, prompting a witty exchange about past affection and a post horse to travel.
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Beau Brummell
Lewis Melville
George Bryan Brummell
Kansas City Times
Bean
Bae Mien
Tie
Brumnnell
Crowded City Residents Debating Rent and Housing
A dialogue from a Ladies' Home Journal excerpt shows residents arguing about renting upper floors, dog houses, and odd housing arrangements in a crowded city. The discussion touches on terriers, a Pekinese, and shifting living spaces as costs rise.
Mischievous Tale of a Boy Spanked for Lies
A child being questioned about a missing cake responds with a fanciful tale about a flying “hoeer ness” insect. The father lectures on truth telling then spanks the boy. He asks why he was punished, and the boy answers that nosecr osses can't fly.
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Ellis Parker Pat- Joy
Humble Boy Resists Revenge After Bloodied Nose
A boy returns to his father's study with a bleeding nose and explains he was struck by another boy. He says he did not hit back because the other boy was smarter and poorer, prompting the father to feel proud of his son's magnanimity.
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John
Father
The Past Is Present in a Quiet Moral Reflection
Müterlinck argues that reflections on the past invite only whispers of injustice and falsehood. He suggests no man wishes to face disloyalty or treachery, and that days long gone trouble the horizon of the future.
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Mueterlinck
Gratitude Letter From Indian Mission Hospital Centre
A letter from grateful missionaries at a well known medical mission hospital in India recounts the death of a wife who had been under care. The writer thanks the recipient and expresses lasting gratitude for assistance received during her illness and death on the night of the 27th.
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India
Revenge of the Revenge Ballad of Grenville at Azores
Alfred Tennyson cites Sir Richard Grenville defending the Sunken Revenge against 53 Spanish ships at the Azores in a 15 hour battle. Grenville dies aboard a captured Spanish vessel after surrender. Spaniards sink the Revenge with their crew aboard.
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Alfred Tennyson
Rtichard Grenville
Azores
Thomas Howard
Grenville
Sin
Kansas City Times
Naked Neck Fowls From Austria Attract Attention
A peculiar fowl breed named Naked Neck has arrived from Austria. The birds lack feathers from the neck to the shoulders giving an unusual naked appearance. The skin reddens in sun exposure and the birds appear hardy but unattractive. They are kept mainly as novelties in Austria.
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Austria
Indian Fishing Methods Before Europeans Arrived
The article traces a sequence of native fishing techniques from simple line and bait to advanced hooks. It lists gorge hooks, oblique end spikes, plain hooks, barbed hooks, and barbed hooks with sinkers, noting materials include wood bone shell stone and copper. It adds that Mohave used curved cactus spines as natural hooks.
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Mohave
From Cocoa to Cacao a Language and Trade Tale
The article explains the shift from cocoa to cacao in reference to the cacao tree seeds used for chocolate. It notes origins in tropical America, Africa's Gold Coast as a major producer, and spellings from old dictionaries. It contrasts cacao with coconut palms and mentions coca paths in Pathfinder Magazine.
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Tropical America
Gold Coast
Africa
Samuel Johnson
South America
Pathfinder Magazine
Cleaning Cars by Tunnel Brush System in France
A Popular Mechanics feature describes a tunnel archway on a French railroad line lined with brushes and vacuum cleaners. As trains pass slowly, the apparatus automatically brushes and vacuums every exterior surface, saving manual scrubbing time and labor.
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France
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Awkward Betrothal Told by Cunkie the Cook
In a curt exchange the negro cook Cunkie declares he has been engaged for about ten days to marry a bridegroom described as a niece man. Miz Aronoff recalls lending him off two weeks earlier to attend a funeral of a lady friend, confirming the odd betrothal setup.
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Yassum
Cunkie
Wellum
Miz Aronoff
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