Kipling and the Breakfast Icicle of Famine
An amusing anecdote from the Book man recounts Kipling's hunger during a Kimberley siege stay with Mr. Rhodes. While Rhodes wandered an orchard, Kipling read a note on a tree exclaiming famine and a larger sign urging breakfast to purify the mind and sustain the human race, ending with a door placard about not dying without breakfast. The tale blends humor and epigram with wartime hardship.
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Mr. Kipling
Kimberley
Mr. Rhodes
Apo
Claimed Miser's Estate Hidden Bankbook Disclosed
An elderly homeless woman Mary O Neil who died in a San Francisco hospital carried a bankbook showing 15 000. Relatives at the Relief Home later found the book after staff noticed her guarding a black skirt. The city claimed several thousand dollars for relief costs, reducing the estate to about 9 000.
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Mary O'Neil
San Francisco
Relief Home
Archaeologists Find Necropolis at Ola Near Tripoli
Italian diggers uncover a large necropolis at Ola near Tripoli with 21 rockhewn tombs containing glass phials bronze vases and earthenware cinerary urns of great value. Some tombs show later reuse by descendants of early Roman colonists.
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Ola
Tripoli
Exciting Time Campaign Echoes Across Town
In a spirited exchange Binks touts a wonderful campaign while Jinks notes broad public interest with women showing engagement in political reading and discussion.
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Binks
Jinks
Puzzle pun hints at rooster and crow collaboration
Wordplay pairs a familiar birds saying with a twist about a rooster and a grow turning into a riddle. The line suggests a humorous contrast between flocking and lone crowing, inviting a playful interpretation.
Little Pitchers and a Skeleton in the Closet
A fragment preserves dialogue about a child and an adult with a rattling phrase. The lines mention a skeleton and bones hidden away, suggesting a curious or eerie exchange. No further context is provided.
Joy-Giving Harrisburg Volunteer Delights Needy With Free Rides
Charles L. Boyer of Harrisburg, formerly of London, devotes his days to making poor people, invalids, children, and overworked mothers smile. His donated automobile seats a dozen adults or 20 children and offers free rides to those lacking means, with safety features like folding rear steps and a large windshield. He has logged hundreds of miles of smiles in a year, as part of a broader effort that includes his Home Invalids Union, organized seven years ago to comfort shut-ins at home.
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Charles L. Boyer
Harrisburg
London
England
Christian Herald
Worked A Shrewd Scheme Behind Lottery Controversy
Bishop William F McDowell of Chicago condemns lotteries as potentially harmful. An odd tale recounts Doctor Thirdly hosting a doll guessing contest at a bazaar to raise money, revealing the doll’s name was never chosen and the event reportedly earned $600.
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William F. McDowell
Chicago
Whittier Reflections on a Crowded City Street
The speaker wanders through crowded streets in Washington and laments the jostling throng. He seeks calm in a quiet alleyway, noting the steady stream of passersby and his growing homesickness as he comments on his worn clothes and new buttons.
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Washington Street
Whittier
Magnate questions suitor as duke pledges 50000 gift
A magnate questions a suitor for his daughter asking if he would take all his wealth for solace in old age. The duke replies by offering to let the magnate keep at least 50000, ensuring some security. The exchange appears in the Sacred Heart Review.
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Sacred Heart Review
Cozy chat on vacation hammock humor in court room banter
A light exchange shows Madge teasing about a tiny hammock for a vacation and Marjorie joking it can hold two at a squeeze while a judge presides. The dialogue highlights a playful domestic moment within a courtroom setting.
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Madge
Majorie
Adams Words on Government and Elections
A sermonette of John Adams on the virtue of regular elections and citizen rule contrasts with warnings against party manipulation. A curious anecdote from Youth’s Companion recounts a neighbor’s cat avoiding the yard after a drastic prank with a firecracker, illustrating reform through fear.
Not All Clocks Mark Time Aboard The Intellectual Clock
A Christian Register excerpt argues that many timepieces show varied times and that differences may be mere viewpoints. The wise person should not rely on such marks, but align their understanding with reality and the stars.
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Christian Register
Apple Trees and Grafting Knowledge Cited
Harper's Weekly notes that apple seeds revert to their origin and produce inconsistent fruit. Grafting and careful selection over years yield the desirable varieties seen today.
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Harper’s Weekly
Hallmark of Fame Pants Philosophy Exchange
A humorous exchange centers on crease and fit of pants, with a father urging pants be neat and a son defending smart dressing. The dialogue pivots on the idea that style reflects character, using a statue metaphor to mock baggy trousers.
Bragg Complains of Inadequate Heating at Home
The Remedy notes Bragg complains about insufficient warmth in his house while deriding his own habit of supplying hot air through frequent talking. The brief quip targets Bragg’s overtalkativeness as a humorous counterpoint to his heating grievance.
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Bragg
Milosay Mititeh Becomes Matchmaker After Near Death
Milosay Mititeh of Semendria Servia feared dying with a wreath of flowers on his coffin. He married an old schoolmistress, Mme Mititch, in a death chamber and, cured by love, formed a guild to promote early marriages.
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Milosay Mititeh
Semendria
Servia
Mme. Mititch
Real Achievement: Proud Papa and the Little Lad's Dream
A family exchange features a proud father praising his son as a potential artist or poet. The boy resists and declares his ambition to grow up to be a White Horse not a painter or poet, revealing a humorous or cryptic aside.
Fleet of Aeroplanes in French Army Maneuvers
Up to 120 aeroplanes will take part with 140000 troops in the 1912 French maneuvers. The planes form 20 escadrilles of eight aircraft each as the War Department finalizes plans for the exercises.
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War Department
Natural Art Milkmaid Skims Waves
An art note considers a milkmaid guiding a launch with skill and calm, asking readers to observe the precision in her skim of the waves. The piece blends rural imagery with maritime motion to praise steady handling and graceful work at sea.
The Condition Exchange Banter Before the Blowout
A terse exchange hints at upcoming events as two speakers discuss a planned blowout. One urges caution while the other anticipates a public celebration, implying a social gathering with potential hazards. The dialogue reflects contrasting attitudes toward the anticipated event.
North Georgia Agricultural College Ad by G R Glenn
G R Glenn LL D president advertises North Georgia Agricultural College offering low yearly expenses from 125 to 176 dollars including board lodging hooks fuel lights and uniform. Promises climate mountain location lack of city distractions obedience regularity and self reliance taught by U S Army supervised cadet programs with strong military department and agriculture mining engineering commercial courses. Dormitories provide student housing under officer control. For more information contact G R Glenn Pres.
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Georgia
U.S. Army
G. R. Glenn
Administrator's Sale of Nancy Barnes Estate in Hall and Lumpkin
Orem R. Barnes as administrator will sell at public auction two undivided interests in land in Hall and Lumpkin counties. One-third of a 250 acre tract in the 7th district, and one-third of an 81 7 10 acre tract in Lumpkin, both belonging to Nancy Barnes deceased. Mrs Mary Barnes holds a two thirds interest. Cash only, September 30, 1912.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
Hall County
Court House
Dahlonega
Ancy Barnes
Harriet Blackwell
J. Abercrombie
Abercrombie
Habersham County
H. L. Pierce
Harriett Blackwell
Wm. Abercrombie
Mary Barnes
Orem R. Barnes
Nancy Barnes
Sheriff Sales in Lumpkin County Georgia
Property to be sold at the courthouse door in Dahlonega on the first Tuesday in November. Lots 977 978 1039 and 888 totaling sixty four acres in the 11th District 1st Section and 978 1039 888 in other parcels. Levied on J D Jarrard to satisfy a fi fa from the 837th District G M in favor of W B Townsend against J D Jarrard and J J McGee. Also Lot 28 in 12th District first section levied on for H D Gurley vs S G Mote. Levy turned to TL Co.
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Sheriff's
Georgia
Lumpkin County
Dahlonega
J.D. Jarrard
Justices Court
G. M
W. B. Townsend
J. J. McGee
B.C. Mote
H. D. Gurley
G. Mote
Superior Court
Said County
Hewry Chambers, TL. Co
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Agricultural College
J. G. Sims
North
Craig BR. Arnold
Dahlonega Feed & Livery Stable
College Street
G. H. Moore
Crainesville
M.G. Head & Co
Drices
Kipling
Miser
Banks
Tommy
Adams
John Adams
Hallmark OF Fame
North Georgia Agricultural College
A.M
Dahnlonega
J. V. Sarcex
Homer Head
Darlonega, Ga
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