The Clinging Vine by R R Baker
Jim Reynolds in a quandary over Mazie Holmes the fluffy clinging vine she loved him yet resisted marrying him. A nighttime misadventure ends with the awakening of mistaken danger as Mazie’s Auntie Holmes, guarding against burglars, frees Jim and reveals the ruse.
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Jim Reynolds
Jim
Inn
Wells Electric Pump Company
Pmup
Marl Holmes
Mazle
Jim Juste
Run Theater
Mazie
Jhu
Munzie
Hils Case
Jilin
Marie
White
Tin
Stu
Blere
Phat
Jill
Aunzie Holmes
Anntie
Dostoevsky and the purifying power of suffering
A critique notes Dostoevsky frees life from personal wants and appetites more completely than most, paralleling saints in purification. It compares his art to pure disinterestedness and to Eastern wisdom, citing his achievement of liberation in character and conduct.
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Beethoven
Dostoevsky
Bunny
Clutton-Brock
Origin of Tea in Japan and China
The article traces tea origins to coarse varieties in Japan and notes tea’s beverage use spreading from China after Buddhism. It recounts a Japanese priest Elsal bringing Chinese cultivation directions and seeds in the twelfth century, aiding tea’s rise among the upper classes and its later widespread beverage use.
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Japan
China
Elsal
Washingtons Prayer a Local Revolutionary Tradition at Morristown
The text recounts Washington praying during the Revolutionary War as Morristown and the Ford mansion served as Washingtons Headquarters. It notes how inhabitants learned to know Washington and his men and how traditions of Washington are treasured in families with old homes around Morristown and Short Hills.
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Washington
New Jersey
Morristown
Ford Mansion
Short Hills
Sneeze Lore Through Ancient Times and Noon to Midnight Luck
The article recounts ancient beliefs about sneezing as a death presage until Jacob prayed for better traits. It claims sneezing between noon and midnight became lucky, reflecting Jewish folklore and patriarchal influence on superstition across early eras.
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Jacob
Palmistry Goes Modern in Belgian Seer’s Service
A Belgian fortune teller uses plaster palm molds to cast readings. The steno graphed interpretations are typed and mailed to clients, predicting character and future from the imprint.
Man who dresses in borrowed garb to seem wiser
A critic warns that those who wear borrowed garments to appear learned will be found out. It urges individuals to fight and light their own path, connecting with the practical experience and knowledge of life.
Crabapples and Love in a Bayou Morning
Jane Dale argues with Ben Tompkins over blossoms as he warns against wasting love. Her skiff sinks after a snapped boat painter, dragging her toward danger in a rising bay. A storm brews as she fights to reach safety, fearing what fate may befall her.
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Ben Tompkins
Jane Dide
Ben
Jane
Bnny
Jane Dale
Ife
Humphry
Echno
Benjamin
Shaw
Diane
Tompkins
Hen Tompkins
Cyrant
Hen
Rursh
Ben Las rescues Jane and blooms drift ashore
Jane hallooed for help and Ben Lopez arrived in a sturdy launch to transfer her from a skiff. He scooped drenched candapple blooms around her as they return to Jane’s garden, the crabapple tree awaiting like a bridal bell. Hen cheers that all is well.
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Ben
Jane
Dane
Bayberry Island
Ben Las
Hen
Htte Jimarh
Jane's Garden
Melody Interlude at Southern Park Band Concert
In a southern city park a large audience enjoyed a noonday band concert under a canopy with the Stars and Stripes overhead. A mockingbird perched at the base of the singer’s stand while the band leader saluted the star. the bird flew to a live oak as the music resumed.
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Ea Park
United States
Ita
Divine Discontent In Hens and Men
A Goat World excerpt describes a restless drive called divine discontent. It likens hens seeking feed from dawn to roost as energetic, vigilant, and never at rest. The text links this ceaseless wandering to peak egg production and compares it to great men and women, suggesting long pasture hours yield best results.
Climax of Carrier Pigeons Career Across Wars and Myths
The article recalls the peak of carrier pigeons during the Franco Russian War era with thousands of birds carrying messages. It notes records of many messages per flight, tech aims to compress information, and countermeasures by German falcons and Chinese whistle tricks. It also touches ancient use in Solomon times and Greek practices naming Olympic visitors via homing pigeons.
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Paris
Holiday shoppers envy not the youngsters
In holiday shop windows adults elbow for a glimpse of dolls boats and other miniatures while sentimentalists lament poverty. The piece argues the real desire is for courage to enjoy such toys openly rather than for others to buy them.
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Annie
Alec
Harper's Magazine
Lee Declined Command of U S Army in 1801 Offer
On April 18 1801 President Lincoln through Francis Preston Blair offered General Lee command of the army of the United States. Lee declined the offer stating he could take no part in the invasion of the southern states despite opposition to secession and war.
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Lee
President Lincoln
Francis Preston Blair
Army of the
Marriage In Poland and the Role of In Laws
In Poland the marriage contract focuses on the number of relatives a wife has rather than her dowry. A groom may gain a large in law following, with each relative expected to provide a gift. It is common for a wife to propose a union through her parents.
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Poland
Finch a Musician of the Forest Birds
The purple finch is described as an excellent musician with a rich rolling sustained song. American Forestry Magazine notes its fondness for buds of various kinds and its frequent eating of poplar buds.
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American Forestry Magazine
First Lead Pencils Earliest Mentioned in 1505
The first records reference pencils using graphite as early as 1505 after a graphite mine near Harrowdale England supplied the material. This marks the initial appearance of what we now call lead pencils in historical records.
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Harrowdale
England
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