Global Greetings Through Time and Tongue
A compact survey details historic greetings across cultures. It lists Chinese, Polish, Russian, Persian, French, Italian, Egyptian, Dutch, Swedish, and English speaking styles. The piece notes how social salutations reflect daily life and regional quirks.
CAMP LIFE: A Vacation Plan for Percy School Boys
Tom leads six Percy School boys planning a summer camp on Scott River. They map supplies, build a sapling wigwam, and fish for a week with Jumbo the burro as pack animal. They find Indian relics, cook with skillet meals, and enjoy early mornings by the river as they dream of woods over town life.
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Percy
Tom
Scott River
Frank
Bert
Sneed
Walt
Harry
Papa
Jumbo
Te U
The Disconsol and If all 10ed 2 your- A Summer Bill of Fare
A fragmented humorous cooking column lists dishes with cheeky names and a windy bed time anecdote. An Irish lodger sleeps through a warning as the house seems doomed, questioning ownership and safety with wry humor.
A Cannon in Which You can Go to Sleep
The largest cannon in the world was captured by the English during India's conquest. Cast around 1550 by Chubby Koomy Khan of Ahmednuggur, its interior seats are used by English officers for a quiet noonday siesta.
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Lark
Tom
Walt
Mamma
India
Chubby Koomy Khan
Ahmednuggur
Laura Wears Grandmothers Wedding Gown for Party
Laura, a 14 year old entrusted with the household duties, plans a fancy dress party for her fifteenth birthday. She secretly borrows her grandmother’s wedding gown, fears her mother’s disapproval, spills perfume on it, and later has it cleaned. Her honesty is rewarded when her mother praises her keen management and softens about the gown’s mishap.
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Laure
Laura
Ned
M Ag
Papa
Mamma
Trousseau
Porcela
Grandmamma
Fate of Little Colty in the City and Country
A one month old filly named Colty flees harsh urban heat and dray work, returns to the country, then is bought from the city to be killed for gold. Annie James praises her daughter Laura for resisting temptation and making a penitent confession, as her mother expresses gratitude for her honesty.
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Colty
Annie James
Laura
Origin and Meaning of Christian Names Across Languages
A compiled list explains origins and meanings of common given names. It covers origins from Hebrew to Latin and Germanic roots, noting translations such as Adam meaning red earth, Andrew meaning courageous, Arthur as a strong man, and Oliver meaning an olive.
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Agron
Adam
Albert
Amos
Andrew
Arthur
Augustus
Benjamin
Bertram
Brian
Charles
Clement
David
Denis
Edwin
Edgar
Edward
Edmund
Ernest
Eugene
Francia
George
Henry
Hugh
Isaac
James
John
Martin
Martial
Matthew
Morgan
Neal
Oliver
Owen
Patrick
Paul
Thomas
Walter
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