Beeno Drug Store Rivalry Ends in Reversal
Harold Updike returns from the city as a pharmacist and seizes control of the Racket Drug Store in Beeno, displacing Dan Atterbury after a sharp domestic and romantic struggle with Susie. Dan buys the business, but Updike regains his pride by asking for his old job back, a pledge of turnabout and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Poppitz
Harold Updike
Beena, Ark
Herr Poppitz
Hal
Postonce
Susie
Dan Atterbury
Dan
Updike
Philippines
China
Manila
Beeno
Atterbury
Danny
Sue
Ike Hal
Hot Springs
Chicago
Mr. Updike
Harold
Tom Kelly
Duns
John H. Raftery
Chicago Record-Herald
Fish Scale Flowers From Old South American Trade to New York
In a New York shop near the Waldorf Astoria a nimble craftswoman makes fish scale flowers using sea fish scales colored in pink red scarlet sky blue ultramarine apple green emerald olive gold orange gray lilac and purple. The scales are shaped curled and glued to wires to mimic petals leaves and sepals producing a translucent durable bloom with jewel like depth and brilliance beyond ordinary flora. The craft traces its origin to Venezuela and northern Brazil then spread to the West Indies Cuba Florida and finally the bustling city.
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Venezuela
Brazil
Tropics
West Indies
Florida
New York City
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
The Hardest Hill to Collect and Historic Watch Tale
A fashionable florist laments hard bills to collect over a broken engagement as a banner bears the phrase. Separately, a Gloucestershire man’s 125 year old watch, worn at Trafalgar, Waterloo, and the Indian Mutiny, still keeps excellent time.
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Philadelphia
Gloucestershire
England
Trafalgar
Waterloo
Tomb of Eric the Norse: Park to open at Hampton Cove
A Hampton New Hampshire rock bears three crosses and marks linking to Norse exploration around AD 1004. Judge Lamprey argues Thorwald Eric landed near Hampton and a Norse cemetery existed at Boar's Head. Lovell plans a monument and park on the site, while local deeds and geography support the Vineland voyage claim.
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Judge Morey
New England
Hampton
N. H
Charles M. Lamprey
Thorwald Eric
Judge Lamprey
Boston Journal
America
Bancroft
The
United States
Iceland
Sicily
Greenland
Labrador
Norway
Eric
Cape Cod
Connecticut
Leif Eric
Thorwald
Boar's Head
Boar’s Head
Eastman
Nudd
Vineland
Hampton Shores
Thorwald Erie
Wallace D. Lovell
Lovell
Norse Rock
Ventilation Scheme for Dust Free Central Stations
A Sheffield system draws air through a moist coke screen to remove soot and dirt, then passes it through radiators to regulate temperature. The air travels via a long shaft to vents that minimize drafts, offering relief for workers in dusty industrial towns and potential use in offices and drafting rooms.
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Sheffield
Sceme
Poem Versus Editors Tracks Through Slang Acceptance
A writer notes sending poems and tales to magazines and receiving mixed replies. The verses describe editing responses, with a mood of regret and brief exchange about accepting more work. The speaker recalls trying slang in writing and the editors' eventual engagement.
Humorous exchanges from a vintage comic page
A lively collage of quips and banter featuring Aunt Jemima humor, punny dialogue, and social foibles. Jests about marriage, piano versus harp, wealth, love, fibs, and observations on society. The piece also pokes fun at fashion and gender norms with dated vernacular and light sarcasm.
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Jemima
Adelbert
Paw
Detroit Free Press
Wigwag
Henpe
Cyrus
Amiability the bane of the American public
A critical essay argues amiable public behavior tires crowds and suppresses genuine disapproval at speakers and performers. It notes audiences applaud while avoiding hisses, preferring polite silence over audible criticism, and questions why disapproval cannot be voiced as freely as praise. Worry over medical bills also cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Absent mindedness not mental failure, says study
An American Medicine piece argues forgetfulness in daily life does not signal mental decline. It cites London data on lost items and vast daily rides, estimating one forgetful slip per about 2,000 trips, suggesting memory lapses are common and not a sign of pathology.
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London
Great Cork Forests of Spain and Portugal
The cork forests of Spain and Portugal cover vast areas and supply high quality cork. Catalonia leads in reputation, with Estremadura and Andalusia producing cork faster but less esteemed. Cork trees reach 35 to 60 feet, bark harvested from age 15, with regular strips every three years for a century and a half.
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Spain
Catalonia
Barcelonia
Estremadura
Andalusia
Portugal
Boston Herald
Diamonds lost luster on the Continent says Petit Bleu expert
Angie Record and Mrs G L Mitchell of Eureka celebrate forty three years of marriage without a death or birth in the family and recall only two late night searches for colic medicine, while the Kansas City Journal notes the era of diamond prestige fading due to taste, counterfeit risk, and evolving artistry.
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Petit Bleu
Angie Record
G. L. Mitchell
Eureka
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Upike
Eric the Norse
Hampton, N. H
Borneo
Independent
Belge
Krommeme
Nicholas Senn
Thomas M. Hunter
Alderman Hunter
Europe
New Guinea
Temesvar
Hungary
Mae
Bessie
Ethel
New York Sun
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