Spanish Politeness Causes Mixups in Foreign Customs
A Pearson’s Weekly excerpt discusses stable phrases of Spanish politeness that can mislead foreigners. It recounts an English visitor in Mar del Plata offered a wealthy Spanish host his own house, misinterpreted as earnest, and a Spanish don who, able to gift a poodle to a jealous wife, must later have a friend explain the offer was not earnest.
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Mar-del-Plata
South America
Pearson’s Weekly
Why He Fell In the Estimation of a Young Woman
A Washington Star tale about a married couple on a street corner. A boy with matches appeals to them but the wife scorns him, then questions her husband about love as he struggles to spend a few cents. The scene captures urban life and charity themes with sharp social observation.
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ragamuffin
Jack
allice
Washington Star
Habit and Eating Houses
A New York Herald description on how habit binds diners to a single eating place. It explains that initial positive experiences create a routine, making a loyal customer overlook drawbacks and even abandon better options for familiar meals. Habit, it says, can outweigh money and quality.
Japanese method to keep cut flowers fresh
A century old note explains a Japanese technique for extending vase life of cut blossoms. By burning the ends of stems with a wood piece rather than a match the sulfur is avoided and the charring supposedly helps water penetrate the stem, prolonging freshness.
On the Stairs Interrupted Proposal and Finale
A humorous scene on a staircase follows an interrupted proposal as Mabel and Jones navigate social fluster and witty banter while a crowd, including Miss Idol mine, reacts with playful commentary. The sketch blends romance with comic interruptions as the couple finally confront their feelings amid lively dialogue. The piece blends a light theatre tone with a study on profanity as a social phenomenon.
The Turk and His Beard
The Turks esteem the beard as the most noble ornament of the male sex and consider it more infamous for anyone to have his beard cut off than to be publicly whipped, pilloried or branded with a red hot iron. Almost any orthodox Turk would prefer death to beard removal. Pulling or handling a beard is an insult avenged by killing the offender or by the Turk risking his own life. Purkish wives kiss their husbands beards and children their father's as often as they come for the customary salute.
Cambridge dignitary recalls early college days tale
A Church of England dignitary recounts his Cambridge days, noting his youthful appearance and white tie. On fellowship day, a master’s servant reads his card and interrupts, saying the place was already claimed yesterday, as shared in London Answers.
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Church of England
Cambridge
SAL
London
Pure Water: Most Springs Contain Earthy Substances
The piece notes that absolute pure water is rarely seen even in rainwater and that spring water, though trusted for purity, typically contains earthy or saline substances. It asserts the value of springs lies in this characteristic rather than in perfect purity.
Monkeys Hold Ritual Amid Birdsong in Forest Gorge
A vivid account describes a grove where a congregation of monkeys conducts a solemn service beneath canopied trees while forest birds provide music. The scene features elders validating the assembly, with politeness in departure followed by playful midair frolics, except for a solitary bachelor monkey.
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Saha
Cheanle
Diamonds and colored gems through history and unlikely profits
From rare red and blue diamonds to green varieties in museums, the piece surveys famous gems and paragon collections. It then shifts to a long list of farm and neighborly tradespromoting practical crafts, surveying, landscaping, dairying, and fruit growing as routes to income with Harriet’s aside on colt training.
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Paul
Russia
Museum of Natural History
Paris
Dresden
Museum of
Vienna
Virgil von Helmreicher
Absentminded Secretary Eats Resolution Joke
Senator West recalls a mass meeting where a speaker rambled. Judge Phillips urges focus on the resolution, then whispers for the secretary to read it. The paper vanishes, and the absentminded secretary reveals the bite marks left by a mouse, leaving the resolution gone.
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George West
creation
Judge Phillips
Phillips
pro
Long Island study finds 1000 pounds fertilizer optimal for potatoes
A four years' test on Long Island tolls supports 1,000 pounds per acre as the most profitable amount of high grade fertilizer for potatoes. Cow and horse manure supplement each other, cow being rich in potash while the horse manure supplies nitrogen and phosphoric acid. Dwarf Essex rape, sown early to May, tends to lice infestation. July sowing yields best late summer and fall growth. In buying manure, prefer grain fed animal source.
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Long Island
tolls
L. A. Clinton
Protection for hay on the farm suggests a roof cover
An Ohio farmer writes that exposing hay on stacks leads to waste each season. A cheap six foot by eight foot sectional roof made from 2 by 4s and boards can shield hay, paying for itself by preserving it. The design features apex bolting, weight anchors, and modular sections. Lime curing for alfalfa is also described, noting quicker, mold-free drying and no harm to horses after two winters.
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gays
Ohio
Bayrack Unloading Pipe Using Posts Method
An 18 foot bayrack unloads by driving top boards between paired posts to lift from the wagon as it moves. A clipped horse note claims clipping reduces sweat and improves work, easing grooming and appearance with less cleanup.
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easter
alwasn elega
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Greensboro, Md
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WBRS CLOTHING DEPARTMENT
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MONKEY CONGREGATIONS
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