Immortality Tales for Ancient Trees Across Time
The New York Sun notes that naturalists and historians discuss trees' longevity. Josephus cited a near Elbron turpentine tree as old as Adam, while Adanson estimated baobabs in Cape Verde could reach 5,000 years based on trunk measurements.
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Savant
Tuopa Bells and the Lost Glitter of Copper Gold
The Tuopa mining village in Sonora fed church bells to missions along the Pacific coast and across deserts to Sitka Alaska. Some bells remain, others melted for metals, their music once sweet due to copper with silver and gold impurities.
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Rio Mayo
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Pacific Coast
Arizona
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Sitka
Alaska
Milwaukee Sentinel
Puss Puts Two and Two Together
A cat travels three miles to reach its former home after owners move to a new city area. The animal recalls past residence and appears to seek the old address, then is retrieved and placed in the new home. The notice ends with ads for drag work and tin repair services.
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Mrs. M
Wild waves and modern manners in playful verse
A collection of satirical quips and sketches on crime, fashion, love, longevity, and social quirks. Sharp lines poke at charity, radio romance, hotel fires, and etiquette with humorous glimpses of urban life and light verse.
Train passenger joke and holiday musings in a chatty note
A lighthearted fragment recalls an old lady pleading to stop a train after dropping her wig and a fellow passenger calmly noting a switch ahead. It closes with reflections on rivers near big cities and the luck of Washington Lincoln and Uncle Sam on national holidays.
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Lincoln
Uncle Sam
What are those life buoys and spare tires doing in a boat
A quizzical note on life buoys and spare tires aboard a motor boat prompts questions about nautical safety. The piece pivots to a reflection on romance and fate as the ideal hammock suits one yet supports two, while anticipating many marriages in the upcoming month and recalling past Junes.
Normandy Swisses and linens on sale at yard sale price
Yard 59c price highlights Normandy Swisses dark and light grounds and linen tissues, emphasizing bargain fabric and home textiles for shoppers.
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Fragmented dialogue about ambition and vacation motives
A clipped exchange has Marion and Mildred discussing aims and family expectations. The dialogue hints at gendered views on success and money, then shifts to a flock of birds anxious about vacations and employers pondering vacation desires.
Prodigal Son Sermon Sparks Noted City Reactions
A Des Moines preacher notes a Prodigal Son theme praising grit in a boy walking home rather than telegraphing for money. The column mocks a Kansas paper's mugwump definition and skewers social attitudes toward fatness and scandal while urging restraint in commentary.
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