Oddities in Local Speech Reported by Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star recalls quirky local diction from a baseball announcer who avoids the word beautiful in weather and plays, a harsh book reviewer who never claims a book is a page turner, a neighbor who trespasses into others’ yards while snow blowing or mowing, and a clan that heckles a young man about his dating status, prompting blushes.
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Kansas City Star
Woman's Work For The Home Treatment Observed
Mrs Jiggins noticed in a newspaper she and her husband were reading that the journal contained an article about women and home care. The fragment hints at a discussion of women's roles in home treatment and domestic labor.
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My Friend Joseph By Lillian Oakley McClure
A neighbor visits on a birthday with a five pound box of candy but the sweets are kept away. Seven year old Joseph describes a genie wish list to his neighbor, hoping to help his mother by paying bills and providing a nicer home, a motorcycle and candy for her. He ends by leaving with part of the birthday chocolates.
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Bright Side Bias and Clever Birds Feature
A columnist notes people chasing the bright side to claim wealth like a gold brick. It mocks big men securing top jobs while small men are overlooked. A lazy man buys a Great Dane to avoid stooping for a pet. The piece contrasts money access with clever birds.
Village with long Welsh name attracts curious visitors
The Detroit News notes a tiny Welsh village bearing a 58-letter name meaning church fair pool of white hazels near the swift whirlpool by St. Tysilio. The piece highlights the locale as charming and beautiful, inviting exploration of the Church of St. Mary by the Pool of White hazels and St. Tysilio's Red Cave.
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What Knows He of England Who Only England Knows?
American traveler Harry A. Franck recounts British translation quirks from a laundry list to groceries. He notes vest as undershirt garters as garters braces as suspenders and biscuits for crackers, with many terms like calico and petrol shaping daily life in England.
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