Vendetta Still Flourishes in Sardinia and Corsica War
A decades long vendetta across Sardinia and neighboring islands is examined, detailing savage feuds, harsh customs, and a recent reconciliation ceremony led by clergy and local officials in Templo. The piece notes 75 homicides over 15 years, and recounts the case of the Lepori Pes and Stangoni families culminating in a public kiss of peace.
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Sardinia
Corsica
Sicily
Albania
Montenegro
Herbert Vivian
Temple
Ohld
Rockland
Angina
Leporis
Pes
Scazzus
Spezzigas
Vasas
Montagues
Capulets
Peier Felice Stangons
Technical Institute of
Sassari
Albert
Marlo
Arnold
Martin Pes
Professor Stangoni
Paul Lepori
Nicholas Vasa
Templo
Monsigor Sanna
Castelsardo
Father Deligios
Paul Leport
Paul
Salvadore Pes
Old Leport
Salvatore
Arnold Stangons
Arctito
Storm Troopers
Salvatore Pes
King Bull and Fluff Fluff Claim Royal Status in Barking Claim
In a talking animal exchange King the bull boasted of royal treatment and power while Fluff Fluff the Pomeranian counters with a boastful wit. The dog argues his superiority in charm and reception, while King defends his own status and authority. Both debate bravado and privilege with playful threats and humor.
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Bull
Fluff-Fluff
King
Riddles and Wordplay Lite From a Local Column
A playful collection of quirky word games and riddles. The notes pose jokes about a dull man who visits the neighborhood, a boat adrift like a snow pile, and puns on letter D and timber for a castion to the air with humorous spellings.
Tanlac sets sales record as demand soars worldwide
Demand for Tanlac breaks all records with over twenty million bottles sold in six years. The medicine is claimed to restore weight, health, and strength, curing stomach, kidney, and nervous ailments. It is sold by leading druggists across North America and internationally.
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Tanlac
Canada
America
Get Many Silly Complaints From City Postmasters
In daily mailrooms, postmasters in large cities receive numerous letters of complaint many of them frivolous. One woman claimed a carrier is engaged to a much older woman and asked that he be dismissed. The piece notes lighthearted examples amid many serious notes.
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Fluff Fluff
King
Desert Isle in Big City Novelists Philadelphia Retreat
Katharine Haviland Taylor says she found a desert island peace in Philadelphia’s Hell's Half Acre district after apartment hunting. She rented a place because two limousines out front signaled a good street, later learned to belong to a rag broker and an Italian peanut seller. She welcomes the isolation and vows to use the setting to do more and better work.
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Katharine Haviland Taylor
Philadelphia
Hell's Half Acre
Miss Taylor
Not Getting Care in a Garden Vein
A quip about gardening and marriage ends with a pun on "doe" and "wife," reflecting a dry humor exchange about domestic life. The line mocks effort and virtue as life’s few comforts.
A Sweet Young Thing Tries to Wink Off a Read-Over
A New York Sun anecdote tells of a woman who writes a confidential note in a train car while a man beside her reads over her shoulder. She feigns a continuation about Dot breaking an engagement to Terry, then reveals the interruption made the note unreadable.
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Terry
Dearie
New York Sun
On the Links She Sunday Morning Dialogues
A Sunday morning exchange centers on Sunday school. Daddy affirms a child’s memory of the teacher through a casual, humorous short dialogue about wisdom and appearances.
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