Marys Porch Tea Room Opens on Malin Street
Mary, once isolated by poverty after her mother's death, turns to tea room work in the corner house on Malin street and Lincoln highway. The venture brings community, purpose, and contentment as she greets motor parties and neighbors, gaining new ties and hope. Neighbor Harold Sinclair notes the home’s southern charm while Mary finds joy in serving others and rebuilding her life.
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Chloe
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Tabitha
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Miss Mary
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Gates Opened to World Prompts Pair to Consider Union
In a candid scene Mary blushes as a bold suitor declares his desire for marriage after openly confessing she is no recluse. He jokes about past rumors, vows he wants a wife, and invites tea as the dusk glows golden with promise while Aunt Chloe watches with quiet joy.
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Pansy
Chloe
Teachers as a distant, uncanny race of outsiders
The piece portrays teachers as a distinct, odd group set apart from society. It claims their dress, hair, jargon, and apparent laughter at others misfortunes separate them, likening them to Gulliver amid different peoples. It argues they are uncouth, unnatural, and overdeveloped in one direction while underdeveloped in others.
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Gulliver
Bonar Law’s Silent Start to a Storied Commons Career
The future prime minister Bonar Law entered the house of commons as a quiet, unknown member in 1900. His maiden speech, a reply to Lloyd George, instantly earned him a parliamentary name. Charisma, kindness, and humor defined his appeal across parties, including a favorite election-story about sober judgment versus beer.
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Bonar Law
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Why Undershaw the Hindhead House of Conan Doyle
The article explains Sir Arthur Conan Doyle named his Hindhead home Undershaw after a parliamentary defeat. He once ran for Hawick in Scotland, losing by about 700 votes to Tommy Shaw, and chose the name with humor and philosophy.
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Shaw
Hair and crime link theories debunked by studies
The article discusses studies by Karl Venison and Henry Foster Adams challenging links between intelligence or character and physical traits such as hair color or forehead shape. It notes Lombroso’s criminological signs were too common to target criminals, undermining schemes predicting crime from anatomy.
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Henry Foster Adams
Scribner's
Lombroso
Women Athletes Too Energetic Warned By Authority
England's leading authority on athletic sports W L George warns that women taking up athletics often become too energetic. He cautions on balance and prudent training for female athletes amid rising participation and public interest.
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W. L.george
England
Airedale Dog Origins and Breeding Facts
Airedale is not Scottish but Irish and English in origin. The breed derives its name from the River Aire in Yorkshire, not Ayr County. First shown in 1876 as waterside terriers, they were bred from English otter hound, Irish terrier, and bull terrier blood, gaining recognition slowly as a distinct breed.
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Birmingham
Adam’s Henpecked Husbands Club in Yorkshire Revels
Easter Monday hosts a Light revel by the Ancient and Honorable Order of Henpecked Husbands in hillside Yorkshire villages, a playful club dating to Adam and recalling Elamites of Bradford who drank a quart without breath. The Pudsey Brotherhead Tea Club promotes beer drinking and chess.
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Order
Hilside
London Morning Post
Adam
Bradford
Egyptian Decorative Ideas and Construction Principles
Experts state that Egyptian cabinet work keeps decoration derived from construction. Ornament uses lotus papyrus flowers palm branches and bird feathers with geometric patterns from weaving. The approach creates rich varied colors and harmony with the Nile valley color palette.
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Nile Valley
Paris liner Paris dazzles with artful design at Le Havre
Le Petit Parisien lauds the new French Transatlantic liner Paris launched at Le Havre for New York. At 768 feet with 11 decks 64 lifeboats and 35000 tons the oilburner carries about 3000 passengers. Features include a terraced cafe a large children's play room and electric cooking and heating in a grand drawing room with butterfly motif woodwork and Besnard canvas honoring France and America.
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Transatlantic Company
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New York
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Latique
Albert Besnard
France
America
Waste Oranges and Lemons Inspire U S Citrus Research
In cooperation with California citrus growers the U S bureau of chemistry works to turn waste fruit into value. About 14 000 tons of culls exist yearly and factories now produce marmalade and jellies. Orange oil vinegar citric acid and dried peel create profitable markets. Fresh orange acid used in marmalade and oil pressed from skins. Until now most orange oil and lemon have come from Italy and Sicily.
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California
States Bureau of Chemistry
Italy
Sicily
Restored Pioneer Log Building Near Chehalis
A historic log building near Chehalis Washington has been rehabilitated and presented to the state. Once housing one of the Pacific Northwest’s first federal courts it was erected in 1845. Generals Phil Sheridan and George B McClellan stayed there while traveling between Fort Vancouver on the Columbia River and Fort Stellacoom on Puget Sound.
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Pacific Northwest
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George B. McClellan
Northwest
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Columbia River
Fort Stellacoon
Puget Sound
Hubby at the Cookstove in Penn State college menu
A St Joseph Gazette note mocks male students at Pennsylvania State College for adding cooking to the curriculum. It argues husbands should learn cooking to handle home duties when wives are away, imagining apron clad men stirring biscuits while kettles steam.
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Pennsylvania State College
St. Joseph
Rats Surf Island Food Chain On Coral Isle
Captain Moncton recounts a barren New Guinea island with dense rat populations feeding on crabs. Observed rats reach the reef edge, dip tails in water, grab crabs, and devour them before returning to rocks, revealing a surprising scavenging behavior in a stark ecosystem.
Bearskin helmet marks royal bearskin honor at ceremony
Portraits from the Trooping the Colour in London show King George VI wearing the bearskin headdress. The bearskin comes from the Russian bear, mounted on a basket frame, and is not heavier than a helmet. Five British regiments hold the bearskin distinction, earned at Waterloo. The Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards, plus Grenadier Guards, form the Foot Guards brigade and guard Buckingham and St James palaces.
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Each Month Has Its Jewel Birthstones and Meanings
The article lists monthly birthstones with their attributed qualities. January garnet denotes constancy. February amethyst prevents violent passions. March bloodstone grants courage and wisdom. April sapphire means repentance. May emerald reveals false friends and true love. June agente promises longevity, health, prosperity. July juby detects poison and corrects mistaken friendship. August sardonyx ensures conjugal felicity. September chrysolite frees from evil passions. October opal signifies hope and vision. November topaz represents fidelity and friendship, guards against bad dreams. December turquoise brings prosperity in love.
Kipling Critics Clash Over Brevities
F A Waterhouse in the Yale Review argues Kipling’s brevities are not chosen but forced by his gifts. He counters Mrs Gerould’s praise of brief writing as a preference, asserting Kipling’s necessity drives his short form rather than deliberate brevity.
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Kipling
Mr. Kipling
Statewide push for fire safety in Maryland schools
W J Holloway, Supervisor Rural Schools, outlines a new Maryland Department of Education course adding fire hazard instruction in civics for elementary students. The plan promotes year after year fire prevention lessons, first aid, and proper home and school sanitation, including a statewide Clean Up and School Improvement Day on National Fire Prevention Day October 10.
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State Department of Education
Maryland
United States
Maryland Fire Prevention Committee
Dudley Dodges Jury Duty in Lone Panel Draw
In an American Legion Weekly note, Dudley avoided service after his wife drew the same jury panel. He argued to the judge that they could never agree on any issue, leading to his exemption.
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American Legion Weekly
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