Night Visitor to a Singing Window
A child, John junior Seymour, sneaks from his bed to follow a magical singing voice heard from the lower window. He climbs a fire escape to a transom room, meets his father and a singing lady, and falls asleep in her arms after a tender moment. The father and Mrs. singing lady share a quiet, emotional exchange as the boy sleeps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tynndal Seymour, S Jr
John Junior
Imother
John Hunter
John
Singing Lady Returns For John Junior and Father
John junior longs for the singing Indy to return after her nurse tucks him in. His father seeks her, and they enter a grownup world of wonder. The singing lady reappears, wows them with a quiet performance, then promises to come back soon for John junior and his father.
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Jody
Indy
John Junior
John Senior
Joan Junior
Nigerian Superstitions and Sacred Practices
A traveler notes southern Nigerian belief in charms worn for protection against illness and death. When talismans lose power, people accept fate. Sacred rock at Imo source and village groves guarded by skulls. Spirits are blamed for misfortune. villages perform noisy rites to drive out evil.
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Nigeria
Africa
Imo
Parrots Speak and Learn Say Two Sides of Pet Birds
The London Express notes parrots can imitate and even be ve rbal, citing the purple capped tory from the Moluccas as highly educated and amiable, with ventriloquism and mime. It warns of poison from taburnum blossoms and argues parrots often drink water in their native habitat, contrary to belief.
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Moluccas
London Express
Without Imagination Tragic Steamer Tale With a Twist
A waggish New York businessman claims his wife lacks imagination. He recounts a steamer passenger who fell overboard and vanished. He quips the man did not drown but sprained his ankle, a joke illustrating his habit of ironic humor to the dinner table.
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New York
Lippincott's
Gambling frenzy at White's and Almack's clubs tale
Walpole recounts a sensational London betting anecdote. A man collapsed at the door and club members bet on his survival while delaying medical aid to preserve the wager. Doctors were summoned but club interference threatened the fairness of the outcome.
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White’s
Almack
London
Walpole
A French sentinel camel excuse tale
A French sentinel in Algeria tells of a tall, round-shouldered colonel who, upon passing unchallenged, is confronted by the guard. The sentinel explains that he thought the officer was a camel and thus did not challenge him, prompting a tense exchange.
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Algeria
Eaid
Baby name debate echoed in Chicago Tribune
A lighthearted Chicago Tribune snippet riffs on baby naming trends. The piece notes the tentative name Mary, joking that as the child grows she may be called Mayme Mae or Marie, reflecting evolving preferences and playful speculation.
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Mary
Mayme
Mae
Marie
Chilcago ‘Tribune
Praises and Petitions in Sermons and Prayers
A discussion of habitual phrasing in religious petitions and prayers, citing examples from pastors and ministers. It notes how fixed expressions dilute meaning, with anecdotes about Father Taylor of Boston and other clergy, including misdirected blessings and political-sounding requests during worship.
Where is Broadway Says a Little Boy in New York Times
A fragment from the New York Times shows a child repeatedly asking directions to Broadway, with playful exchanges about knowing the street and the correct route, ending with a hurried correction about a supposed pay note. The exchange captures a humorous street-level moment.
Pike jaws hold and bolt prey for minutes, says Armistead
The observer notes that pike kill their prey before swallowing by crosswise jaw gripping for several minutes. He recalls watching a pike hold a perch for about twenty minutes before moving away, with five to ten minutes as the usual duration. This is cited from W. G. Armistead in Trout Waters Management and Angling.
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W. G. Armistead
Impurities In Rainwater May Be Easy Extracted
A rural periodical advises extra cisterns to guard against water famine and disease. Rainwater can carry germs into wells. switching from one cistern to another halves contamination risk. Tips cover two cistern setups, cement mortar linings, and a durable round stave cistern built with Portland cement concrete for long life.
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Boards of Health
Forage Crops for Pigs From Mississippi Tests
A Mississippi station study shows cowpeas without grain outperform others, yielding 350 pounds of pork per acre on hill land and 483 pounds on valley land when pigs grazed on ripe cowpeas. Alfalfa without grain provided only maintenance, while alfalfa clover rape and blue grass fed with corn or skim milk were tested.
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Mississippi
Afissour
Diet Test Shows Green Feed Benefit For Pigs In Dry Colorado
A historical feeding trial compares green feed rations with cornmeal based diets for pigs. Results show daily gains and feed efficiency vary by mix, with cornmeal and blue grass yielding 0.61 to 0.77 pounds per pig daily depending on the combination, and costs per pound differing across rations. Professor Cottrell notes plains Colorado farmers may profit from fattening pigs with grain crops suitable to dry conditions, stressing the value of supplemental grain.
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Cottrell
Colorado Station
Plains
Colorado
Homemade Cutter for Butter Worker Described in Detail
A practical homemade butter cutter is described as superior to costly factory models. The bed should be hardwood, about thirty inches long and twenty by eight inches. The small lever, hexagonal shaping, and angled handle enable a rolling motion to separate churned butter from milk, with a pine bucket to catch draining water and milk.
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Mike
Highest Decree of Fertility in Clover Use
Farmers report higher fertility from clover use with peat manure and lime. Practitioners aim to save every spared portion of manure and preserve it well. Time shows that nitrogen is essential for plants and clover improves soil. clover and lime form a strong mix.
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Elover
Two Irishmen in a hot night at a boarding house
Two Irishmen, just ined, rest at a private boarding house on a hot night. Mosquitoes invade as the light stays on. Mike wakes, asks Tat to extinguish, Tat complies and returns to bed. Pat later sees the room full of fireflies claiming lanterns are coming. A joke about a north pole trip and a witty exchange ends with the motto about drinkers and thinkers.
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Mike
Pat
Dr Pierce Promotes Secret Remedies Openly
An advertising tirade from Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo promotes his medicines as openly composed remedies with known ingredients. It cites a free book mailed on request and claims no alcohol narcotics or poisonous agents, praising Favorite Prescription for women and detailing Indian plant origins and cures.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Rlv. Pierce
Kufalo
Indiana
el Dealers
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Denton Journal
Howard Melvin Ben. H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Singing Lady
Martha C. Sanford
Associated Literary Press
Sivile
Ike
Oume
Hoe
Father Taylor
Boston
Lis
Boyd
Clay
George N. Brives
Weslleyan Methodist
Benjamin Gregory
Brother
McCosh
Princeton
United States
Congress
New Jersey
Karge
OD Oelock
The
New York Idea
Broadway
Broadway 7
Jimmy
New York ‘Times
Perch
Fualu
North Pole
Weoll
Aretic Explorer
Washington Star
Post & Schleisner
Lexington Street
Baltimore
Lexington St
W. H. T. Wilson
WN. Cloward St
Wilton
Axminster
Brussels
W. H. T. Wilson Furniture Co
N. Howard St
Baltimore, Md
Mulberry Street
Geo
Dearborn
Kelley's
Preston, MD
Henry Gastelberg
Lexington and Eutaw Sts
Levinston Mark
Tam
Maryland
Europe
Tse
Tom
King Tolato
Hammond
AYARS
A. K. Robins & Co
S. M. Sindall
Ei. Pratt St
F. J. Wright
Denton
Wright
T. H. Evans & Company
Light St
Baltimore, Wid
Mullin's
Wilmington
Scrapple
Willard H.thawley
Reorke
Southern Transfer & Express Co
Incorporated
South Paca
Paea St
Pratt St
St. Paul
Dranches
Richmond
Warvey L. Cooper
J. Edward Douglass
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Caroline Canny
Atareh
Harvey L. Cooper
Trustec
R. M. Owen & CO
Lansing, Alicie
Reo
VD. E
Corkran
Trappe
WM. A. Smith
Peran Mankyland
J. M. Haymaker
Diantist
Mall
Ridgely, Maryland
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