Propinquity Sparks a Quiet Romance in a City Apartment
Miss Martha Evanston warns Margaret Cole about propinquity as a bachelor neighbor moves in next door. Margaret and lawyer Albert Kyle Johnston grow closer through a winter of phone calls and gifts. A Sunday country drive with a picnic deepens their budding relationship amid playful flirting and moral cautions.
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Martha Evanston
Margaret Cole
Miss Evanston
Miss Levganston
Albert Kyle Johnston
Margaret
Johnston
Jenkins & Johnston
Inftials M. E
Jie
M. E
Propinquity Romance Under Apple Tree Dialog
A couple shares a tense moment beside a road under a blossoming apple tree. Elis proclaims love, Margaret responds with flirtatious banter about their mutual attraction, mixing humor with romantic doubt. The scene centers on affection, propinquity, and a hinted relationship.
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Margaret
Elis
M. E
Indian romance ties French nobleman to Passamaquoddy tribe
The tale centers on John La Coote a French nobleman who after a broken engagement sought solace in North America. He settled near Montreal and later joined the Passamaquoddy tribe at St Andrew’s Calais becoming a chief. He lived to 102. The worn silk tunic and beaded moccasins worn by the Indian bride are preserved among W Wallace Brown’s collection in Calais Maine.
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W. Wallace Brown
Calais
Portland
Maine
Press-Herald
John la Coote
Montreal
St. Andrews
la Coote
Plenty of Time Blues in Bluebelle and Fred Romance
Bluebelle and Fred, longtime couple, split after a quarrel over a theater outing. A dance showed evident coolness as bystanders wondered about the breakup with Bluebelle blaming a delayed plan that stalled their evening.
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Bluebelle
Fred
Houston
Long Disused Yet Not Dead A Lesson From Our Bodies
The article explains that the body preserves ancient features such as the third eyelid and ear folds as remnants. It notes these structures once protected early humans in dense growth and sand storms and that some people can still move their ears. The piece emphasizes the historical extent of human anatomy despite disuse.
Lake of Fire Submerges Then Rises in Hawaii Crater
In Haleakala National Park Hawaii the Lake of Fire known as Halemauinau reappeared in May 1921. Lava rose to 40 feet of the crater rim, earthquakes opened vents, and the surface sank a foot an hour until the lake vanished. The basin became a deep smoking cavity about 1000 feet deep and 2000 feet across with crater walls collapsing. Old vents Makapuhi and Napau briefly reactivated but dried up again.
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Halemauinau
Hawaii National Park
Makapuhi
Napau
No Spouts Secret Talk Across a Quiet Visit
Frances, eight, who was trained to keep secrets, faced a test when visiting Aunt Grace. A young visitor overheard and teased with a cryptic remark about spouts and big fars. Frances replied that secrets harm only if spoken.
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Frances
Aunt Grace
The Bride's Bacon Story Teases Morning Missteps
A Detroit News quotation recalls a bride’s comedic breakfast miscue when she overdid tard in the bacon. The businesswoman responds that a doctor’s order to eat more breakfast could require rising earlier or frying bacon the night before, given pork cooking times.
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Detroit News
Theater Lover Arrest Sparks Contradictory Ruling
In Newark a 22 year old man named Catenecci was arrested after a theater envoy, John J Leckey, shouted at him for embracing his fiancée during a film. The judge later freed him saying he could not define what counts as making love in a theater and the law’s reach remains unclear.
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Newark
Peter Cartenaeci
John J. Leckey
Catenneci
Guthrie
New York
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Selling Empty Egg Shells During Fish Hatching Season
Chinese boys earn extra pocket money by selling empty eggshells used in fish hatching. Spawn is collected, placed in shells, wax sealed, and incubated under sitting hens before the shells are broken and the spawn released into water. The process includes gradual temperature reduction as fish grow ready for lakes and streams.
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China
Thair
Armour & Co. founder Gave Son Tough Tasks Early
Pp. D Armour, founder of Armour & Co., enjoyed simulating wealth by placing 100 one dollar bills on his desk each morning and watching them disappear by night. His son J Ogden Armour claims he had little choice but to lead the firm, saying they hire rigorously to groom future managers. The father pressed hard work on every department from stock yards to office.
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D. Armour
Armour & Co
Tle
J. Ogden Armour
Eat Less Live Longer Says Wandering Scholar Gypsy
Janek Taylor, a 69 year old traveler, arrives in New York en route to southern California via Atlantic states and Southwest, claiming overeating and lack of exercise cause most human ills. He promotes a raw egg and corn meal diet after abandoning travel work ten years ago and walking 8,000 miles while camping under the stars. He says the average person eats far more than needed.
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Janek Taylor
New York
California
Atlantic
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Arizona
Taylor
Ime
She Kept It Going A Story Of Persistence
Mrs Kathleen Norris cites a note of perseverance from 2010 to 2012 when a battered novelette was rejected then later accepted. The tale, unchanged, appeared in a second magazine as a serialized hopeful piece.
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Kathleen Norris
Poston
The
Outlook
Invention to Prevent Speeding in Rome
An automatic speed regulator is being seriously considered to limit motor speed within Rome city limits. The device relies on a governor mechanism and results from the labors of Messrs. Fragano and Villa as reported by Scientific American.
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Rome
Messrs
Fragano and
Villa
Scientific American
The Calumet Pipe of Peace in Native Ceremonies
The calumet, known as the pipe of peace, played a central role in Native ceremonies and treaty ratifications. Warriors shared a long stemmed bowl from white stone or pipestone quarried in Minnesota, with decorations of feathers and quills. The term consumer derives from French Canadians.
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Minnesota
Longfellow
Where the Advantage is in a London Mall
The dialogue shows Mrs Portly and family debating charity and wealth in a London Mall setting. They contrast the Bronsons who never give to charity with their own poverty and presumption, revealing social tension and humor about generosity and status.
Arrest Warrant Foiled by Quaker Meeting Standoff
Earl Russell recounts a Civil War episode where Rosengarten, a Philadelphia lawyer and Union colonel, tried to arrest Quaker John Janney. He halted the raid at a Friends meeting and later learned Janney eluded capture. after the war Janney sought an apology, which proved inconvenient to the Arago tale.
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Earl Russell
John Russell
Philadelphia
Rosengarten
John Janney
San Francisco
Argonaut
Ancient Egypt Embalming Then and Now
The article traces early Egyptian burial practices including choice of stone knives, removal and preservation of viscera, brain, and organs in jars. It describes natron curing for 70 days, wrapping in flax, and triple coffins. It notes belief in a 10 000 year wandering soul and transmigration if the body decays. It also recalls humble sun-dried origins with simple vaults and limited grave offerings.
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Ancient
Egypt
Salt Farm of Salton Salt Basin Described
A observer describes California’s Salton basin as a vast salt field with 200 to 300 feet below sea level, where conical salt piles rise like haycocks. Every year over 2000 tons of salt are extracted using Indian workers under June heat that can hit 150 degrees.
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California
Salton
Juand
Ballgame Lesson Ends With Vampire Mention
A fond father, an ardent fan, explains the game to his two daughters after a ball game. The elder daughter recalls only that it was settled by a man they called the vampire.
No Fishing Sign Proves Empty Plot of Angling Day
In a reflective note, the speaker recalls trespassing to fish at Deacon Pickenberry’s place, spending a day angling between barbed wires. Despite effort, they end the day with the sign’s claim proven true: there wasn’t any fishing after all.
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Deacon Pickenberry
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Not the Way Bride Reads About It
A fragment from Louisville Courier-Journal humor notes a bride reading a volume on cooking youlash and a playful exchange about spelling and formality, highlighting local wit and language twists.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Mussels Used in Place of Mortar on English Bridge
In Bideford England a century old bridge has been held together by mussels acting as mortar. Rapid tides prevent repair with mortar and divers periodically place mussels in crevices of stones and pillars. Removing the mussels is a criminal offense.
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England
Bideford
Terms of sale under Decree for two parcels of farm land
The sale follows a one third cash and two thirds deferred plan with remaining balance due January 1 1924 or all cash at buyer option. Deferred payments bear interest and are secured to trustees. Parcel 1 includes landlord crops subject to tenant rights. Parcel 2 possession granted at ratification with tenant rights. Rents accrue after sale. taxes to July 1 1923 paid by trustees. title papers and stamps at purchaser expense.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Mee
Indian Pipe of Peace
Bsc
Hearnoleum
Hearn Oil Company
Rae Ae Ec Ee Hearn
Delaware
Maryland
Ae Man
WUTC
Nai Oil. CO
Thawley
Fountain Ave
Denton, Md
Brooklawn Poultry Parm
R. FD
Denton
Sterlingworth Tine & Runner Co
East
Liverpool
Ohio
McCormick
HW. M. Parrott
Preston, Md
Philadelphia School For Nurses
Mary Virginia Price
Federalsburg
R. D
Box
Caroline County
Circuit Court
J. Martin Covey
Irene Tribbitt
Chancery No
Court House
Hutchinson’s Crossroads
Nichols
Brantley S. Trice
Charles S. Walker
Fletcher Silk
John R. Towers
James H. Covey
John Nichola
Harmony
William F. Leonard
William C. Pool
Henry R. Lewis
Fred R. Owens
Leonard Cover
Auct. Trustees
Wingate Neal
Venton, Md
Bila
T. H. Everngam
Behind
the Peoples Bank
Henry T. Nuttle
Prest
T. F. Johnson
Thomas & Messer CO
W. Balto
Baltimore
Concord
Concord Campmeeting
J. A. Todd
WM. Pepper Constable
Maryland Trust
Elkton
ST. Paul
NEW Brick & Tile Coo
Easton
Peter T. Clark
Fg Pant Fadt
Svens Tha
Goodyear
Centera
Denton Auto Co
Ehersyear
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