Passion Play of the Marquesas Found Stage Magic
The Easter Passion Play at Hiva-oa on the Marquesas Islands blends native and missionary roles in a fifty year tradition. Luran as Christ and Ruth Ingalls as Mary anchor a rustic production staged beside a stream with simple scenery. Leper baptism, Judas pranks, and Pilate in a military coat shape a vivid, evolving pageant praised for its realism and local devotion.
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Hiva-oa
Marquesag
Marquesas
Hivaosa
Christ
Luran
The
Christia
Laren
Lurau
Hivaa
Hiva Oa
Judas
John Bascard
Pontius Pilate
Rauga
Pilate
Ruth Ingalls
Mary
Weapons a Rabbit Uses in a Surprising Fight
A field encounter shows a rabbit fending off a stoat with powerful hind legs after the stoat edges in under wind. The agile rabbit trips the attacker with a kick to the chest, while the stoat recovers and retreats. The tale ends with a note on rabbits’ hidden defense.
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F. S. St. Mars
London
Bunny
Practical Homestyle Meat Dishes and Life Advice
A collection of kitchen guidance on tenderizing meats and making dishes like Griffards Chop, German Meat Balls, Meat Loaf, and Baked Bread and Cheese. The piece also offers moral counsel on friendship and choosing kindness, urging reflection over harsh words to protect relationships.
Unusual Dishes for Franks and More Dishes
This excerpt outlines novel ways to prepare frankfurts with milk flour sauce and sugared greens, almond balls fried in soup, cheese croquettes with white sauce, a chicken souffle with mushroom sauce, and a Scotch broth using simmered mutton liquor. It reads like a vintage recipe column with practical kitchen tips.
Lucky Insurance Seemingly Fateful Injury Tale
A quirky excerpt notes Mika, described as the lucky man, who being insured for 5000 dollars fell from a ladder the next day while painting and broke his neck. The snippet underscores ironic fortune and insurance detail in a brief, old newspaper tone.
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Mika
Mystery Dinner Plot Echoes in Local Apartment Tale
Fragmentary dialogue hints a puzzled scene as a dog named Fido slips out after an early morning routine. Characters include a person referred to as Herr Braun and a sibling narrator, with a plano setting implied and a missing premise driving the snippet.
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Bister
Plano
Herr Braun
Fido
Canada Dominates as Western Farmers Sweep Awards
The article highlights repeated Canadian success at major US shows with Saskatchewan and Western Canada farmers earning top prizes in oats wheat and cattle. It notes a 1912 Dry Farming Congress result and recent Tulsa Oklahoma sweepstakes where Canada led with eleven states as rivals. Peter Gerlack of Allan Saskatchewan won the top prize a $1200 threshing machine for hard wheat.
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Western Canada
Columbus
Ohio
Columbia
North Carolina
Saskatchewan
Colorado
United States
Manitoba
Chicago
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Tulsn
Oklahoma
Peter Gerlack
Allan
Montana
Nebraska
Russia
Spain
Belgium
China
Mexico
Norway
Brazil
Gerlack
In Merrie England Debutante Exchange Gaffe
A brief Punch quip notes a witty exchange about debutantes and militancy with the line He and Ah when did you come out. Debutante Oh I was never in.
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Merrie England
Blind peddler and shopper share a tactile penny quip
A man buys a pencil from a blind peddler and presses five pennies into the vendor’s hand. The vendor answers that he can distinguish cents by touch, prompting a brief exchange on the coin’s value.
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Wombat
Louisville Courier-Journal
Grape N Nuts Featured As A Balanced Food For All Ages
A testimonial letter extols Grape N Nuts with milk and cream for breakfast and notes improved nerve and brain power. The speaker claims lasting fullness at noon and nourished aging relatives, with family members adopting the cereal. The ad hints at the product’s health claims and references The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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