The Prize Smell of the Circus in Sunflower County
Irvin S Cobb recounts Dickson promising Uncle Jim a circus visit for a southern negro guide in Sunflower County. The old man’s awe at Ringling Brothers’ circus is vivid, but his one striking memory is the camel’s noble smell, a detail that lingers after the day’s events.
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Slarry Dickson
Mississippi
Dilekson
Sunflower County
Hlm
Dickson
Uncle Jim
Vicksburg
Ringling Brothers
Direllson
Uncle Ji
Uncle Jin
Lfe
Harry
Dicksen
Jim
Pay Day Fights Between Irish And Welsh Miners
A New York businessman recalls a boyhood trip with his father, a presiding elder, to a Pennsylvania town near Oslo where a coal mining pay day erupts in brawls between Irish and Welsh miners while the town marshal declines interference.
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New York
M. BE. Church
Pennsylvania
Oslo
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Literate quarrel over Dante and Baudelaire sparks debate
Two scholars, a Frenchman and an Italian, argued about national literary greatness. One claimed Dante was the greatest writer, even saying he went to hell. The other countered that Baudelaire was far superior, insisting Baudelaire came from hell.
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Uch
Dante
Allan
Bahi
Baudelaire
Hell
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
A Cozy Winter Supper Party Plan and Hostess
The piece describes intimate at home gatherings with a fire, tea, and a simple supper menu including creamed tuna on toast and hot chocolate. It highlights a sociable hostess who caches complete menus in boxes to ensure gatherings run smoothly and people stay jovial and well fed.
The Poetic Touch and Cowper the Claustic Scholar
Wayne D McMurray recounts William Cowper an intellectual yet fragile poet. Born with poor health he left Westminster with learning and a hatred of discipline. He trained as a solicitor then studied law but never practiced. In 1746 he faced exam pressures and mental collapse. He recovered but later suffered recurring insanity ending in 1800.
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Wires Cowper
Westminster
Cowper
House of Lords
Cotton
St. Albans
Wayne D. McMurray
The Young Lady Across The Way Quietly Commits Opinion
A reader notes the phrase used for the undertaker by a nearby young woman who says it sounds more fitting to her ears. The remark centers on language and perception of professional titles.
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Undertaker
Dictitian
Canned Nuts as Fresh Pantry Treats
A brief note highlights canned nuts as fresh due to air tight canning soon after harvest. The writer suggests enjoying them warmed with butter and notes their appeal as a tasty surprise gift for a friend on a trip.
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Guy
Dorothy Devore Promotes Fashion Jewelry Tips
Dorothy Devore, film star, discusses jewelry in her latest picture. She advises wearing jewelry that enhances one’s best features and notes that jewelry is an asset when it complements the wearer.
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Dorothy Devore
Tailor Misadventures In Knee Pants Headlines
Roscoe Ricketts dreams of tailoring chores and fashion upgrades while his family plots small schemes. The next day the afternoon paper reports Roscoe Ticketts, a noted citizen with notable knees, arrested for strolling the streets in knee pants.
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Beestinger
Whiltoa
Rickett
Foulard
Roscoe Ricketts
Fonlard
Phitba
Roscoe Ticketts
George Matthew Adams
New Ways To Serve Peas EAS a kitchen guide
This article promotes peas as affordable and versatile, outlining grades from petits pois to large peas, their food value, and substitution for potatoes. It lists serving ideas and provides tested recipes including pea croquettes, gelatin molds with peas, creamy pea mixtures, and baked pea dishes with eggs, all reflecting holiday meal usage.
Unclear quotation from Columbia Jester cartoon
Fragmentary quote shows dialogue about stamping and unfinished phrases. Source text is incomplete and lacks clear news event or identifiable subjects.
John Fiske Legal Name Change Revealed
The American historian John Fiske was born Edmund Fiske Green and legally changed his name in 1856 to John Miske named after a great grandfather. He died in 1001, leaving a note on his lineage and name evolution.
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John Fiske
Edmund Fiske Green
John Miske
Fiske
Movement of Intellect in Imman Elevation
A compact reflection on how shifting intellect toward the work of Imman elevation generates the impulse and secures permanency in the heart and conscience, attributed to Walker.
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Walker
Serena Gonil Temper Shines, Quietly Brightening Day
A note on Serena Gonil describing a calm, sunny temperament that refreshes atmosphere and soothes unrest, alike a gentle presence that imposes no heaviness yet adds a steady, cheerful glow to surroundings.
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