State flower clash props Missouri legislature
A Missouri debate centers on choosing a state flower between the red haw and the daisy. Both bills have Senate support, sparking public fervor as citizens mock legislative wrangles over taxes and laws, urging swift action to settle the issue. The piece mocks the prominence given to a flower while urging decisive action.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Senate
Hyde
Moving Picture
National Guard
A Wonderful Thing Is Faith
A short piece extols faith across cultures, noting Malays in New York praying toward the east and describing faith as growing strongest under hardship. It argues faith endures amid persecution and prosperity alike, across jungles, deserts, mansions, and tenements, and should not be laughed at or condemned.
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Seamen’s Institute
New York
Europe
Sex and the In-Laws in the Modern Home
A column argues that sex influences the in law dynamic more than blood ties. It notes mothers in law often get along with daughters in law while husbands and wives face more storms with the wife's mother, and cites cases of men falling in love with their mothers in law.
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Hart
Travel as education guides a life of work
The excerpt argues that moving from a small town to bigger cities exposes a person to employers and broadens understanding. It claims travel improves the world’s work ability, as experience from different places educates more than staying at home. The journey ends in the country of origin’s largest city and enriches capability.
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Martin Luther
Spread 'BUNC' About America Fearful and Wonderful Tales
A travelogue of English attitudes toward American prohibition shows how Britons read U S dry policy. It lampoons sensational anti American anecdotes and the idea that Americans secretly drink, while a visiting American defends prohibition with a flippant, contradictory display.
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England
Rolling stones and city births in a proverb test
The piece muses on the proverb about rolling stones and quotes Shakespeare. It notes a famous editor’s finding that about one percent of successful New York men were born there, the rest from many states, arguing metropolitan life trades moss for luxury.
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New York City
New York
Union
Crooked Usage Chelsea London Name Fascination
Peculiar London street name Crooked Usage in Chelsea is explored as possibly recalling ancient plow days and the idea that grassy land strips between holdings, once called usages, were crooked. The note praises the history of London street names for its endless fascination.
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London
Chelsea
Abstract Truth Refutes Self-Interest in Law and Prosperity
The quote argues that no one can seek protection from laws they would undo or gain prosperity from conditions they would wreck. It states rights to protection and prosperity arise only by upbuilding society and contributing according to ability and needs, as echoed by Grit.
Wild Geese in the British Isles
The article describes the wild geese of Europe as mysterious birds. Their nesting grounds lie in the far north, Spitzbergen, and the inaccessible Kolguer island. They visit the British Isles only as visitors, since winter drives most bird life southward toward their winter quarters in warmer lands.
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British Isles
Europe
Spitzbergen
Kolguer
British Islands
Capri to Piccola Marina Ride and Capri Sights
Letter excerpt recalls a boat trip to Capri ending with a climb up cliff steps. Describes Faraglioni rocks, dramatic cliffs, and afternoon sea light. Also notes Brazil parasol ants forage leaves to ferment, then feed fungi to larvae. A Luther quote about study and books closes the fragment.
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Capri
Piccola Marina
Faraglioni
James M. Taylor
Brazil
Fragmentary note on Eve dendrology and contemporaries
A garbled excerpt references Eve Dendrology and contemporaries, praising an admirable parser for woodneuu. The text hints at recollection of an early maker or designer described as a mean tourist figure, but details are unclear.
Read the Democrat Tribune Ads Page for Subscriptions
An ad brief from the Democrat Tribune outlines subscription options and contact details. Call 213 or 268 Green to subscribe, inquire about rates, or place a classified advertisement.
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Democrat-Tribune
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