My Favorite Stories By IRVIN S COBB
A humorous exchange between an Irishman and a Hebrew unfolds as they debate great stories of their two races. The Jew plucks hairs from the Irishman and then seizes the moment to claim the entire beard with a final boast. Copyright McNaught Syndicate Inc.
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Nand
Moses
Brian Boru
Abraham
St. Patrick
Baron Hirsh
Daniel O'Connell
Rothschild
John L. Sullivan
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Flames of Happiness That Need Never Die
A reflective piece on happiness as a sustaining flame. It describes happiness as ember and fuel, kept alive by love friendship learning religion and work, with occasional driftwood of ambition. The passage frames happiness as a persistent inner fire that costs effort but endures.
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Florence Ward
New Light on Newtons Discovery of Gravity
A playful tale claims Izaak Walton and Sir Isaac Newton observed gravity from a riverbank when an apple fell on Newton. Walton allegedly joked that apples fall down while fish bite worms, illustrating gravity and levity in one stroke, per a playful anecdote.
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Newton
Izaak Walton
Sir
Sance Newton
Izank Thsing
Dune
Posterby
Walton
F. D
Coins reveal Rome to Christian shift in empire art and war
Roman coins show religion architecture and games, then Christianity after Constantine's conversion. Mint masters accompanied armies, paying soldiers with field minted money. In England Charles I struck siege-pieces during his refuge to pay troops and cover expenses.
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Constantine Cols
England
Charles 1
All Acccounted For The Clergyman's Daughter
The clergyman's daughter is described as a kind, nosy but benevolent figure who cared deeply for parishioners. She greets Tommy Gunter with warm concern about his family, noting their struggles with rheumatism a dall and a monthly fall in a kindly London Tit-Bits excerpt.
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Htte
Tommy Gunter
Tommy
London
Probably Windiest State In The Union
The weather bureau says no precise measure names a windiest state. It is likely Oklahoma is the windiest overall due to constant winds at moderately high speeds throughout the year. In other regions winds may exceed Oklahoma's at times but are less constant or statewide.
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Weather Bureau
Union
Oklahoma
Why Superstitions Rule Baby World Upward Carriage
A brief note on the superstition that a baby should be carried upstairs before being taken downstairs for luck. It links ancient beliefs about high places with infant welfare and the idea that upward movement invites good spirits while downward movement invites evil, noting global and historical parallels. The piece cites the Metropolitan Newspaper Service.
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United States
Jupiter
High
Olympus
Osiris
Isis
Pluto
Metropolitan Newspaper Service
Tenor's Singing Saved Two From Awful Death
Famous tenor Joseph Maas and Irish actor Boucicault were captured by Indians while buffalo hunting. Bound and guarded at a night fire, Maas sang to calm the captors. The songs lulled the group to sleep, allowing Maas to free Boucicault and escape.
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Joseph Maas
United States
Boucicault
Joe
Mans
Lsten
Manos
Chinaman Sails Junk in His Own Fashion
The oldest seagoing vessels are junks of China’s Yellow Sea. These ships are highly decorated with tall poops and rounded sides. Some junks were built in the time of Kien Lung about 150 years ago. A junk sails without heaving to as John Chinaman lets halyards run and the sail loosens. The high poop acts as a riding mizzen to head to wind while the low bow keeps from falling off. If storms persist he anchors, then burns a joss stick and household god offerings before eating or sleeping.
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Chinaman
Yellow Sea
China
Drake
Kien Lung
London Yachting Monthly
John Chinaman
Lighthouses Off Ireland and a Sleepy Keeper Wakeup
An Irish coast tale describes lighthouses that fire a signal gun every three minutes in fog. A veteran keeper sleeps through the booms until a misfire jolts him awake, shouting to his wife Maggie in alarm.
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Maggie
Coca Chewing Evil Habit Among Bolivia Natives
The Youth's Companion article describes coca chewing as the chief vice of Bolivian Indians and half-breeds. It notes a visible cheek lump, dulling nerves and fatigue resistance, enabling long work on coca leaves from breakfast onward. Continuous use wrecks the nervous system and intellect.
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Bolivia
There Were No Fatalities In The Shipwreck Rescue
Passengers from a shipwreck were sheltered in neighborhood homes as guests of importance. One guest recalled waves dashing over them and fearing for their lives while another responded that they felt very wet.
Estimating Coal Reserves in a Vein Thickeness
In estimating coal reserves it is usual to figure that one foot of coal per acre yields 1 800 tons. A three foot vein would yield 5 400 tons. About one third is waste, so a month would yield 3 000 tons. The total could be slightly less or more.
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de Laval
Signals to spot bad investments in cautionary guide
A Public Service Committee listing warning signs investors should heed. It covers gimmicks like high dividend promises, use of prominent names, ground floor opportunities, insider tips, artificial price rises, telemarketing scams, misleading guarantees, and deceptive reorganization or merger schemes. It also warns against partial payment plans, misrepresented real estate, mining and oil stock risks, and overhyped invention profits.
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Public Service Committee
State Bank Division
American Bankers Association
Better Business Bureau
Old Pilot Town Bayou Ends As Townsfolk Gather
A lone visitor finds a meal in a neglected river bayou dwelling once bustling with pilots. Mrs. Clark lists the local crowd as neighbors drift in, and the entire population seems gathered in the cottage.
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Mississippi
Southwest Pass
Joses
Gulf of Mexico
Old Pilot Town
Old Pilot Town Bayou
Dark Day of May 1780 Hazy Darkness Across New England
The so called dark day of May 10 1780 puzzled scientists as an extraordinary darkness spread over New England. Reports note barometric drop and heavy vapor in the air with birds silenced and candles lit. Some suggest forest fires in northern New York and Pennsylvania as a possible cause, though evidence is circumstantial.
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New England
Springfield Republican
New York
Pennsylvania
North Pole Ecosystem and Limited Human Life Nearby
The North Pole lies in a hollow with no local land and sparse animal life. Musk oxen reindeer polar bears wolves foxes ermines birds and insects inhabit the surrounding area. Humans reside within about seven hundred miles of the pole during summer brief period.
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North Pole
Pole
Horse Racing in English History Through the Ages
The article traces early English horse racing from FitzStephen’s era to the Stuart period. It notes London citizens’ delight in racing in Henry I's time, Croydon and Garterly courses under James I, York tile bells as prizes, and later Hyde Park races under Charles I. Prizes evolved to silver bowls under Charles II, with William and Queen Anne enriching prizes and William founding a riding academy.
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England
FitzStephen
Henry I
London
James I
Scotland
Croydon
Garterly
York
Hyde Park
Charles II
William II
Queen Anne
William
Glycerin Glass Treatment for Clear Rain Sheen
Instructions describe wiping glass with glycerin soaked cloth to repel raindrops. Initial drops bead then merge into a smooth transparent film, remaining non obstructive to vision across the entire surface.
Origin of Arithmetic Traces Early Mathematical Progress
The article notes that mathematics emerged as a science in Egypt with early records from the third millennium BC. It cites ancient evidence from the Chinese, Hindus, and Babylonians, highlighting Egypt as having the earliest substantial writings that show mathematical development.
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Egypt
Two Types of Artists by Havelock Bilts
The great artist enlarges art’s scope by embracing things unseen as art and making them beautiful. The would-be artist who touches ugly things yet leaves them ugly is nothing in the world.
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Havelock Bilts
Humorous Terrier Outwits Visitor With Crust Heist
A Thornaby-on-Tees terrier owned by Miss Hugill amuses locals by hiding crusts then, when a visiting guest returns weeks later, dashing off to fetch a large stale crust and dropping it at the visitor’s feet. The dog then looks up as if to say what about it.
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Hugill
Thornaby-on-Tees
England
Illusion Shattered at Church Service
A young man with a claimed tenor voice joined a church service and, during a performance, let his emotions run freely until a verger tapped him and whispered for him to restrain himself. The remark was heard throughout the church as a reminder that professionals handle such duties.
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Ford Motor
Denton Auto Company
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P. R. Fisher
S. Frank Cole
Denton, Maryland
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John W. Henry
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