Autumn Wanderer and a Maiden at the Spring
The Spring Girl Orth traverses a mountain path to a spring where he meets a defiant girl in russet and scarlet. He prepares tea and food from his kit, tends her wounded ankle, and she resents his care while secretly watching his actions. He reveals he is a lawyer and promises another cup of tea as tension lingers between them.
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Orth
Aris
Hho
Dearie
Marlin Storm
New York Evening Post
Buck
Dearle
Hetle
Shere
Dent
Michael Strogoff
Amicus
Introduced All Over Again At The End Of The World
A wounded lunch scene turns into a playful pursuit as Peggy flees through the woods after Billy Orth. He follows with determined charm, gains on her despite a possible ankle sprain, and an exchange of forgiveness leads to renewed closeness as they declare endless devotion.
New Psychoanalytic Approach Slams Spelling Errors
Portland Oregonian reports a city teachers union proposes a psychoanalyst guided method for spelling slips. Misreads like spelling eat as fat are interpreted as unconscious desires. chronic misspellers might be put on an egg and milk diet. Leaders call it the new psychology.
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Pps
Portland
Oregonian
Falcons Prey on London Birds
Air raids continue over London as peregrine falcons raid pigeons near St Pauls. A pair near Bromley, Kent, are believed responsible, wandering from wild coastal regions to city food, catching prey at high speed with dagger like talons.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Bromley
Kent
Coasis
A Lost Appetite Cake Mix Up at Inneh
A writer recalls an embarrassing Saturday at Inneh with friends. They spot a table cake left by an Indy and debate who should take it. After hesitating they eat a piece, the janitor returns with ice cream and calls the culprit a waster. The author buys another slice and leaves.
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Inneh
Indy
Jazz Popular in China Sparks Global Interest
A chatty column notes jazz gains traction in China as audiences embrace the genre. The speaker compares Western and Chinese music scenes, remarking that a strong interest follows performances by international ensembles.
Appendicitis Stone on Boston Common Delights Harvard Lore
A stone on Boston Common, inscribed for Mrs Sally Morse who died in 1709, attracts a curious request to destroy it. A Detroit News report notes a cemetery office drama ended when a Harvard secretary claimed the stone proves the first authentic appendicitis case, and the visitor withdrew.
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Boston
Sally
Morse
Samuel Morse
Detroit News
City Hall
Draiabe
George Waslington
Uarvard University
Madan
Magte
Tworvard
The Georgia Funeral and a Nation Built on Trade
D A Tompkins, father of the cotton oil industry, is quoted by Dr. George Tayloe Winston in A Builder of the New South. The anecdote recalls a Georgia funeral where the coffin and all burial materials were imported from the North or abroad, while the South supplied only the corpse and grave. It highlights regional dependence and the ironies of Southern progress.
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D. A. Tompkins
South
Georgia
George Tayloe Winston
New South
Pickens County
Vermont
Clnelnnath
Phttsburgh
World's Debt to Chinaman and the Hog's New Leg
A column argues the Chinese and eastern aids plus American farmers have reshaped U S meat production. It claims inexpensive substitutes from soybeans coconut corn cottonseed and peanut are widening hog feed options, changing the pig industry and extending the hogs legs as if by China’s influence.
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New England
Chinguin
East
West Indies
Bam
The Split Infinitive And The Genitive In English
This excerpt discusses split infinitives where an adverb comes between to and the verb, notes that such usage is unfavored in English. It explains possessive forms with apostrophe s as an alternative to using of, giving examples like Wilson's sayings and my father's hat to avoid the word of.
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Wilson
Water and goiter link in South American water
Researchers report experiments where white rats fed water from a Golter infested region developed goiter, suggesting water as a potential transmission route. Further large scale studies urged due to the practical and theoretical significance.
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Houssay
Sulta
Potter
American Women Versus English Women Across the Ocean
Lucy H. M. Soulsby compares American and English women in tone and manners, noting Americans are quicker to be friendly and cosmopolitan while English women speak tersely and rely on their husbands. She cites charm in American women starting conversations, suspects English nurseries fostered restraint, and suggests wider international results from more open sociability.
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America
Lucy H. M. Soulsby
Woian
London Times
Record of extraordinary wind speeds in storms
Historical records note intrapient country storms with winds estimated above 600 miles per hour, though typical winds of 0 miles per hour indicate no hurricane. The claim contrasts ordinary calm with extreme gusts reported in rare events.
Ecstasy in the salesroom over a premium dress suit
A frenzied sales scene unfolds as a salesgirl extols a hat and matching suit to an eager customer. The dialogue riffs on desire, fit, and a bargain, ending with the shopper’s plea over the price. The piece reads as a vivid, pulpish vignette from a city shopfront.
Dickens and Verne Free Library Dream in Somerstown
Readable tale recounts a 1919 Boston Post piece on opening a free children’s library at Dickens’s former Somerstown home and on Jules Verne’s literary voyages. It notes Dickens’s early life in the Marshalsea prison era and Verne’s celebrated novels and voyages, linking them to a vision of free access to books for youth amid wartime-era education ideals. The piece blends biographical notes with the allure of classic adventure literature and public library philanthropy.
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England
Charles Dickens
Christian Science Monitor
Johnson Street
Somerstown
Dickens
Chatham
Marshalsea
Whittle Dorrit Dickens
David Copperticht
Tny
Manny
Fielding
Sntotlett
Goldsmith
Defoe
Lfe
Yiust
Vast Empire in South Seas
Judson C. Welliyer argues in The Country Magazine that Australasian empire prospects are vast and evolving. He notes New Guinea’s strategic size and resources, its division among colonial powers, and its potential shift to British leadership with coal, iron, shipbuilding, and a nascent navy shaping a southern temperate zone power.
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Judson C. Welliyer
The
Country Magazine
New Guinea
Australia
WiMculty
United States
Portland
Omaha
Germany
Australasia
Ines
Great Britain
Crea Bing
Australi
Union Pacific
Mount Washington Elevation and Eastern U.S. Peaks
Mount Washington in New Hampshire is described as 6,203 feet above sea level by the U S Geological Survey. The text notes southern Appalachian peaks exceed it, while Mount Mitchell in North Carolina is 6,711 feet and Mount Guyot in Tennessee reaches 8,630 feet.
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Mt. Washington
Mount Washington
New Hampshire
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
United States
Mount Mitchell
North Carolina
Tennessee
Guyot
Ivory Does Not Rust
A humorous Indianapolis News item recalls a cold afternoon where several schoolgirls discuss hair color while waiting for a bus. Alan invites them into his office to wait and a heated argument about hair colors ensues, ending with a child declaring Ivory doesn't rust, quelling the dispute.
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Alan
Auborn
Shaeks
Indianapolis News
Worth the Price of Admission in Birmingham
A quirky excerpt notes that a frequent moviegoer, Mr. Jibway, is hardly a film fan. When asked what he enjoys about movies, he quips that his greatest pleasure is taking a nap, reflecting a humorous, laid-back attitude toward cinema.
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Price
Myr
Birmingham
Terahd
Memorial to Alps Conqueror Chavez Memorial Unveiling
An unveiling ceremony for the Chavez memorial at Brigue drew international attention with delegates led by Prince Roland Bonaparte, who had attended the Geneva FLA meeting. Attendees received bronze medals showing Chavez and the Alpine crossing design, with inscriptions and noted attendees including Chavez’s brother, Paris and Brussels ministers, a French government representative, and a Dabendorf air squadron overhead.
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Alps
Chavez
Brigue
Roland Bonaparte
FLA. T
Geneva
George Chavez
Belgue-Shapton-Domodossoln
Oon
Peruchet
Paris
Brussels
Dabendorf
Following the Wrong Car Near Lake in Wisconsin
John and Pant in separate cars nearon lake Wisconsin travel to the lake one evening Pant has about ten miles when road trips cause them to lose sight. Pant reunites with John after five miles and follows closely. The lead car abruptly stops and the driver exits, returning to Pauls car and asking who they are and what they want, claiming it is a private drive.
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John
Pant
Nearon Lake
Wisconsin
Trees and Honey in Forestry and Honey Industry
Hin Maxwell notes in American Forestry Magazine that forests serve a dual role for honey and timber. Trees provide pasturage for bees to produce honey and supply wood for products like boxes frames and houses. He argues forests support multiple industries by supplying both product and storage or shipping material, deserving credit for this contribution.
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Hin Maxwell
American Forestry Magazine
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H. John
Malvin & Johnson
By Kate Edmonds
Sic Clare Newspaper Syndicate
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Peggy
Billy
Nore
China
Harvard
Flust
Celestia
South America
Andes
Ous
Chis
Ecstasy
Novelist
Jules Verne
Nantes
le Lod
Hotter’s
Jules Verge
Consell
Ned Lang
Ned Land
Chptain Nemo
Nemo
Tie
Japan
Aosen
Fred Hhiss Bubets
South Pacific
Nautlhts
South Pole
Ted Sea
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Lgzo Bay
Nema
France
Noutlins
Liiberty
British Islands
Tam
Tenine
Inia
Isherman
Cansell
Ned Lind
Thone
Post Publistine Co
Boston Post
South Seas
Condensed Classics
James B. Connolly
the Peoples Bank
Denton, MD
Henry T. Nuttle, Prest
T. BF. Johnson
F. R. Camper
Continental Life Insurance Co
Wilmington, Delaware
Camp Holabird, MD
Macks
M, Fox & Sons CO
Courtland St
Baltimore, Md
Home Insurance CO
N. Y
American Eagle Fire Insurance Company
the Grangers' Mutual OF
Middletown
G. Nuttile
Denton
Maryland
Lucas
Thomas & Messer CO
Balto. St
Baltimore
J. Fred Emerson
Hotel
Rennert
W. A. Smith
Ita
Co. C. Merriken Denton
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