Passion Play on a South Sea Island
A long feature on the annual Passion Play at Hiva-oa in the Marquesas, detailing staging, local actors, and the evolving roles from missionaries to natives. It notes Lurau as Christ, Ruth Ingalls as Mary, and the use of lepers in scenes, plus the ceremonial supper and the impact on leprosy mortality.
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Hiva-oa
Marquesas
Christ
Lurau
Lurauv
Christus
Luran
Laran
Leonardo da Vinci
Hivaca
Hiva Oa
Judas
John Bascard
Pontius Pilate
Rauga
Pilate
Ruth Ingalls
Mary
Madonna
Weapons a rabbit uses in a surprising battlefield encounter
In the London Magazine tale, a timid rabbit surprises a stoat by counterattacking with rapid nimble moves. The rabbit uses a powerful kick with its hind legs to knock the stoat down, then the stoat flees. The episode suggests some rabbits are not merely passive prey.
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F. S. St. Mary
London
Bunny
Unny
Postcard Habit Highlights a Summer Romance
The Loulaville Courier-Journal notes Wombat’s unusual habit of conducting all business by picture postcards during a vacation. A humorous exchange suggests how a young man proves affection via nonverbal signs, while a girl inquires about reliable indications of love.
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Wombat
Loulaville Courier-Journal
From Recipes to Riddles The Curious Page Delivers Meals and Mazes
A jumble of practical cooking tips for meat loaves croquettes and soups sits beside quotations about friendship luck and a grim joke. The piece blends kitchen guidance with moral reflections and a lines-from-voices style concluding with a wry insurance myth about a man named Mike.
His Escape. Bister and the Missing Herr Braun Scene
In a brief dialogue a piano player Bister asks where Herr Braun is as Little Bister explains he rose to open the door for Fido and the dog slipped out at the same moment.
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Bister
Herr Braun
Fido
Canada Wins Again in Western Farm Triumphs
Kanada claims top honors at Tulsa Oklahoma International Soil Products Exposition with seven sweepstakes awards. Peter Gerlack of Allan Saskatchewan won the $1,200 thrashing machine for best bushel of hard wheat. Manitoba and Saskatchewan farmers dominate grain and cattle prizes across North America.
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Western Canada
Columbus
Ohio
Columbia
North Carolina
Saskatchewan
Colorado
United States
Manitoba
Chicago
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Peter Gerlack
Allan
Montana
Nebraska
Russia
Spain
Belgium
China
Mexico
Norway
Brazil
Gerlack
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and Punch Lines
A collage of ad lines and quips from a newspaper page. Includes patent remedy Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children and jokes about marriage, money, blues, water quality, and vaudeville asides. Features brief quotations from Punch style humor and playful captions.
Blind peddler tests pennies with touch
A man buys a pencil from a blind peddler and gives five pennies. The blind seller answers that he can distinguish cents by touch, implying tactile skill in reading money.
Grape-Nuts Brand Steadfastly Praised in Nourishing Ad
A testimonial advertisement extols Grape-Nuts with milk and cream as a balanced food aiding brain and body across life stages. A worried reader notes improved nerve power and memory, with family members adopting the product. The ad cites Postum Co. sponsorship and references The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Okga
Also Mentioned on This Page
South Sea
Ogai
Siete
Robert Smith
Mike
International Soil Products
Demise
Doctor Cook
Merrie England
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