New Guinea Island Studied In Detail By The World
The article surveys New Guinea, its geography, peoples, and culture, noting its status under League of Nations mandate to Australia. It describes Papuan tribes, dwelling customs, religion, and arts, plus the island’s vast size, biodiversity, and early colonial partitions by Britain Germany and the Netherlands.
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Wien
New Guinea
Mrea
Australia
League of Nations
Germany
Pacific
Washington
New Gulnea
Pugua
Papas
Africa
Papon
Gaben
Rhine
Asia
Atlantic
Florida
Maine
Bermuda
Ated
Commonwealth
Mattle
Papua
Bird of Paradise
Quebecs Eastern Townships Lead In Sugar Maples Growth
The sugar maple thrives best in Quebec, especially in the hilly eastern townships, with a larger area for sugar production than Vermont. The landscape is described as broken and hilly, shaping maple sugaring in eastern Canada.
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Canada
Vermont
New Hampshire
New York
Quebec
Making Shoes to Fit Corns
A century old note explains that new shoes always hurt corns. Techniques include shoe stretchers and insoles that relieve pressure on the corn. It suggests applying hot paraffin or wax to cushion the area and protect the form. A tip praises a person skilled at treating corns with these remedies.
Sugar from mountain districts free of lime stone
The text notes two areas producing fine sugar, likely the best, especially in districts without lime stone. It emphasizes mountainous terrain and the exceptional quality of sugar from those regions.
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Mont
Miss Chax Leads Lab Section Amid Odd Letters
A college professor letter of recommendation mentions Miss Chax having charge of a laboratory section and notes confusion in the text. The fragmentary remarks reference a reflective mood and a remark about money and ability, with unclear intent and several garbled phrases.
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CTFL
Rollege
Chax
Bostim Triseriyit
The Clan Call Chapter XIII Continued
The split night guard rests as rum runs loose and a drunk man gambles away gear. Henderson Goff edges toward a coil of rope while By Heck and Bill Dale threaten. Moreland arrives and reveals a planned massacre of the rival Torrey faction as Dale weighs escape or more fighting.
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Torrey
Bill Dale
Thas
Dale
Heck
Hoek
Litte Basin
Henderson Goff
Henderson Got
Little Basin
Goff
Big Pine Mountain
Hall-Torrey
Hook
Vhelp
Gang of Cutthroats
St. Heck
Vis
Gof
Moreland
Hikton
Bu ‘Feck
Bill Hell Foster
Bill
John Moreland
Torreys
Fang Bill
Caleb
Littlefords
Morela
Ben Littleford
Len
Fade
Joh Moreland
Tan
Polecat
Letter and a Proposal in the Moreland scaffold saga
Elizabeth Littleford faces a looming court visit and a proposal from Jimmy Fayne as she weighs life with Bill Dale. Fayne confesses love, but Elizabeth prefers Bill and wonders whether money can pull her people from poverty. The chapter ends with a dream of Dale as she sleeps.
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Stezen
Jess
Dale
Dale Cme
Niagara Falls
Bill
Jake
Pat Hind
Adam Ball Hilt
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Deer
Pat
Pat Sali
Pal
Dale Bills
Hisself
John K Dule
Adam Batt
Ruffell
Cote
Arboriius
Old Doe River
Jimmy Jayne
Bill Dale
Taube
Hillman
Dadsling
Heck
Cate
Jimmy Payne
Payne
Babe Littleford
Ben Littleford
Hav
Jimmy Fayne
Jimmy Kayne
the Dales
Fayne
Jose Everyting
Miss Littleford
Carlyle Dale
Surry Me
Elizabeth Littleford
Tle
Jimmy
Hilzabeth
Elizabeth Litteford
Dave
Lives of Trees Show Ancient Giants Worldwide
The New York Sun reports tales of a 6 000 year old 26 foot diameter cypress in Mexico, though no scientific record backs it. Baobabs in Africa and sequoias in California are cited as about 4 000 and 3 000 years old, while English yews and oaks are described as ancient, around 800 years.
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New York Sun
Mexico
Africa
California
England
The Flavor Lasts How Bill Was Canceled
A faded clipping reports humorous misprints and odd phrases about a canceled bill and a quirky boarding house tale. It references a landlady wedding, rent troubles, and a playful London Answers tone. The piece blends gossip with slang and nonsensical punchlines.
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Raye
Tupper
London
Alarm That Gets Up Anew In Morning Humor
A conversation contrasts old alarm clocks with a new device that supposedly starts work like a motor horn, causing immediate wakefulness to avoid a three ton truck. A humorous note on daily routines and novel alarm methods in a lighthearted exchange. Church Hymnal Revised notes sweeping reforms for the Church of England including removing The Churchs One Foundation and Peace, Perfect Peace, with resumption of General Hymnals work after wartime suspension.
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Frederick
Charlie
Church of England
Longfellow
Red Cross Ball Blue Laundry Ad Claim
For your daughter's sake use Red Cross Ball Blue in the laundry to give her a dainty well-groomed appearance as advertised by the retailer.
Professor Krapp and the mistaken book by his namesake
A New York Evening Post anecdote recalls George Philip Krapp, longtime Columbia English professor, who once taught at the University of Cincinnati. A student mistook a library book for one by Krapp, unaware the author bore his name and had written many works. The tale blends campus pride with light humor about misattribution.
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George Philip Krapp
Columbia
Paslton
University of Cincinnati
Agusta
Krapp
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