Planetary Guide to July Skies from 1890s Observers
Professor Eric Doolittle notes Jupiter remains visible in early evening, Mars Saturn and Mercury offer close observations, Venus dominates mornings, and the longest day approaches with the sun's northern excursion. Readers are urged to watch a summer of skies with a small telescope and a handbook for clusters, nebulae and double stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofa
Ant Aky
Atara
Atara Vega
Altair
Aldebaran
Fomalheut
Venus
Noupts
Moadete
Scotland
Uncle Eli Fables Preserve Reform Foxes Hares Moral
An old fable recounts a fox and hare friendship after a reform pledge. A shepherd and wolf tale follows with a court scene judging responsibility for a lamb and indigestion. The narrator weaves caution with law and justice in a rustic moral from The Forest.
Rat and officeholder exchange moral tale in old fable
A fable narrates a Puaster offering a rhyme about a rat caught in a trap and a sage advising restraint. The rat argues delaying capture yields more profit by catching multiple rats, while the householder releases it rather than accept a quick nickel. The tale ends with a caution about convicting a whole class of people.
Saturday Sparkles of Fun and Humor Mystery Exchange
Dialogues reveal a lively debate about homecomings and marriage, with a lodge reference and hints of scandal. A flaxen exchange touches milk, wages, and public scrutiny. The chatter hints at political or clerical office with talk of examinations and rumors.
Fragmented Tale with Schemes and Small Talk
A garbled dialogue from a newspaper page shows scheming and mischief with promises of wealth. Characters debate gambling lies and a plan to steal, while a housemaid and others react with skepticism and banter. The text reflects a chaotic scene of planning and uncertain outcomes.
Questions of the Week in Melrose Mi Budget Puzzles
A short item from Melrose Michigan presents Tom Tangler’s budget of odd problems and queer quizzes. The note hints at a Communications act and a department addressed downward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Tangler
Melrose
Fragmented Charade and Deletion Verse Fragments
A fragmentary historical page presents two poem fragments titled MO CHAR ADE and BD DELETION. The text includes garbled lines about emigration, labor, and moral phrases, with scattered names and phrases that reflect edited or corrupted verse. No coherent narrative or clear news event is discernible.
Si Homonyms Of Authors In An Old Tale
A fragmentary tale describes a wanderer meeting a stern priest near a river and a working man with provisions. The scene recalls medieval life and literature with vivid phonetic wordplay and references to authors and works, ending with a brief note about fish that are not fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leiria
Ateal
Ward the Raven
Philippline
Spencer
Jock
The Inviolable Club Rule Recited By Choate Tale
A New York dinner anecdote recounts Joseph Choate referencing the English club maxim that no servant may be tipped. In London a gambling indulgence by four members is foiled when a veteran waiter overhears and admits he has seen every rule broken, including the prohibition against tipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Choate
New York
London
Mr. Chante
Joseph
Imeral
Tule
Puzzle solutions and prize notice flash in May issue
An intricate puzzle page offers a prize of 75 for correct answers with names listed including Bua Hart and others. It provides wordplay items such as crow-steps and crow-nest along with a long jumble of solutions and participant names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firat
Bua Hart
Walnut Street
Elizabeth
J. Lawrence
Fannie M. Cook
Eleanor Vanhormt
Martin Seabrook
R. Clough
W. A. Howard
G. B. Remick
Wyatt
Swallow
Matter
Mater
Maid
Card
Biand
Land
Prose
Rose
Pray
Breast
Beast
Also Mentioned on This Page
BY Prof
Eric Doolittle
University OF Pennsylvania
Mara
Saturn
Mars
Mondune
Mercury
Trowell Observatory
Eli
Householder and
the Rat
Mon
Walf Onesholder
McClurs
Justin
Ghaphard
Pat
Ving
Sage
Narz Qne
Combalk Baxdy
Kitty
Cote
Breas
Atetghin
Pinland
Halon
Chicago News
Near Peters Tawyers
FH Airship
Asamara
B.D
Elmay
W. Wilson
Maria Angie
Meral
Myrtle
Akeletons
Chaucer
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