Philadelphia celebrates 225th anniversary with week of parades
From October 4 to 10 Philadelphia marks its 225th founding with a sequence of grand events. 25000 military troops parade Monday, police and fire parades follow, industrial floats exceed 100 on Wednesday, a river pageant with 500 vessels on Thursday, 15000 Red Men in historical floats in the evening, and a historic pageant with 40 floats and 5000 costumed characters on Friday. Nightly illumination and the drama Philadelphia at Franklin Field run each evening with reduced return tickets on sale.
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Judson Uses Cipher to Corner Orange Market
A tense family intrigue unfolds as SRAM Judson suspects his son Fred and Miss Alice Cresswell of stock scheme plots. He decodes a cipher from typewriter strips, learns of a plan to corner the orange market, and ultimately forces a personal reconciliation with a surprise gift of orange blossoms to Alice.
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The Pretzel Its Simple Scheme and Infinite Variations
A Washington Post piece discusses the pretzel as a remarkable artificial form with endless variation. It notes its heart shape from a bight and twists, its use as an appetizer rather than food, and the strong thirst its consumption induces. The article traces the pretzel’s home to Germany, the name’s possible Latin roots, and German wordplay about boards.
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America
North America
South America
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Washington Post
Climatic Changes and Ancient Tropical Zones
The article argues fossil evidence shows Eutrope and North America once hosted tropical climates and regions inside the Arctic circle supported plants and animals now found only near the equator. It warns polar cold is advancing, threatening temperate and tropical lands.
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America
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Childrens’ Word Quiz Sparks Grim Humor in Tale
In a Delineator excerpt, Margaret aged ten asks what behead means and her sister Lillie, four, explains defeat as cutting a man’s feet off. The exchange, framed as a dark, humorous take on language, reflects a grim playful tone.
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Lillie Donald
Very Different. Reformers Then and Now in Public Debate
A whimsical exchange from the Washington Star contrasts harsh ancient punishment with modern public spectacle. It notes reformers faced peril then, while today they are invited to lecture platforms and share half the gross receipts.
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Washingtons Star
Reading the Stars Author Explores Navigation Mastery
The article recounts Jack London describing his self taught navigation feats in Harpers Weekly, claiming to fix latitude by star altitude including Alpha Crucis and the North Star, and praising his mastery of celestial guidance. It also notes lion and tiger weight trivia with anecdotal records of large felines.
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Jack London
Harper’s Weekly
Clarmian
Neighborly exchanges and old time quips endear humor
The quotes recount a playful barbed dialogue about musical habits and social pretenses. A neighbor notes a girl swapped a melodeon for a cornet and jokes about singing while playing. Uncle Jerry Peebles reflects on the curious nature of honor. A Chicago Tribune line critiques lingering debt and moral ties from years past.
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Jerry Peebles
Chicago Tribune
The Artist's Wife Notices Soup Scroll
The artist's wife leans over and examines her husband’s soup, exclaiming at the scroll formed by the fat. She urges him not to eat it, calling the finding artistic and beautiful.
Forced Economy and the Cost of Sacrifice in Victorian Tone
A compact exchange from London Tatler and Lloyd's Weekly sketches how love and money force choices. It quotes a moral at odds with sentiment, noting the price of giving up a sweetheart and the costs of debt, with a wry, pendulum view of the world’s smarl.
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London Tatler
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