Forgetful Memory and Bird Nests in Instructive Pieces
A reflective verse urges one to forget praise and slander after it passes, emphasizing kindness and truth. The piece on edible birds nests from Borneo describes the Esculent Swallows, nest construction from sticky secretions, and the risky harvest for luxury soup. It then describes a simple trap invention for catching mice using a jar and writing paper, plus adaptations for field mice and rats with a water-filled barrel.
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Borneo
Ceylon
Java
Montreal Herald
Creating artificial roses from chiffon squares
The article explains folding chiffon squares into petals of varying sizes from small to several inches, adding a calyx and stem for realism when making a trailing bouquet, or omitting them for solid fabric roses to be fastened directly onto canvas or net foundations.
A Cat of the Snows and Other Tales of Tibet
In Tibet and the plains north of the Himalaya, a small silvery cat with a bushy tail bears many coal black rings. Its exquisite chocolate and yellow markings make it charming, yet it remains a savage creature. So far only dead specimens reached Europe and America, but the Manus cat may soon enter zoos and perhaps prove easier to tame than expected.
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Tibet
Himalaya
Siberia
Midsummer Snowball at Foulls Estate
On the Firth of Cromarty Foulls estate belongs to the Munro clan chief who left Ireland in the twelfth century. The tenant must present a midsummer snowball to the king if called. In the north Ben Wyviss lies nearby and snow remains year round in a crevice.
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Firth of
Cromarty
Foulls
Munro
Ireland
London
Home Made Roses From Ribbon and Chiffon
The article explains how girls with slender budgets fashion artificial roses at home using chiffon squares. Petals are created by folding and gathering along the three raw edges, then stitched to hold shape. Several petals combine to form a rose, demonstrating an inexpensive craft.
A Monkey Pie and a Tobacco Lesson Warns Boys
A boys feature praises Japanese soldiers while warning youths about tobacco. It notes a London Japanese minister’s ban on tobacco sales to under twenty and fines for minors and parents. The piece argues tobacco harms growing health and urges boys to stay healthy, citing the Japs as example.
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London
Alabama Age-Herald
Libeling the Lion and the Supernatural Fear
A fragment discusses Elizabethan beliefs that animals react oddly to shadows and sounds. It notes that some men fear cats, serpents fear ash, pigs squeak to scare elephants, and cocks supposedly terrify lions. The piece references Reginald Scot and Du Bartas in exploring why chants or cries affect the lion.
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du Bartas
Reginald Scot
English among Dutch at Oliphant's Nek tale
General Ian Hamilton recalls a pretty young Dutch woman who begged him to rescue her calf from soldiers about to kill it. She spoke good English with a hint of a foreign accent and said since the Jameson raid it was not considered proper to speak English at Oliphant's Nek, though she and her friends kept up the language to read English novels.
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Sir Ian Hamilton
Oliphant
Sir Ian
Oliphant’s
Nek
Talking Wackadillo The Great Duck Billed Wackadillo Guide
Step by step a medium sized boy forms the skeleton wrapped in a sheet with a board back. A rag ball head is fitted with a bill, eyes colored, and webbed feet made from leather gloves or wrapping paper. The result is a performable duck billed wackadillo for any act.
Amicable Caucasian bees bred for easy handling
The Department of Agriculture imports Caucasian bees from between the Black and Caspian Seas for breeding. They are noted for docile temperaments and high honey production, enabling handling without heavy gloves. A model apiary at Arlington across the Potomac will breed queens and workers from Italian Cy lan Dalmatian Carniola and oriental giant races for diverse stock.
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Department of Agriculture
Black
Caspian Seas
Eemaster
Arlington Experimental Run
Potomac
Washigton
Slippines
Swatted by a Chin Chilla Muzzle on a Drab City Horse
A Chicago scene shows a young woman in mauve hat walking a grimed street near State and Jackson when a drab horse snaps at her. She hurls a chinchilla muff at the offending animal as twenty-nine amused men watch, a comic street justice moment in the Tribune.
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Chicago
State Street
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago Tribune
Violet Farm Dream and Aiding Conductor Charm
A poetic reflection imagines a violet farm away from town with lush growth and simple toil. The piece contrasts violets with daffodils and roses, envisioning a humid cool paradise where violets feed and shade all crops and livestock. The prose anecdote recalls two women awaiting a streetcar, one seeking the cheerful conductor who lightens the mood during a visit to a sick relative.
Cost of Yale College Athletics Reveals High Boat Costs
In autumn Yale spent 26,996.06 to place eleven men for rowing against Princeton and Harvard, more than 2,000 per head, and 16,626.85 to fit eight youths to row against Harvard in twenty minutes, about 2,000 per head not counting the coxswain, illustrating costly boat racing per minute.
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Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Forgetfulness and the River of Despair Moral Lesson
A reflective prose piece tells of a poor woman broken by betrayal and loss who contemplates drinking from the river of forgetfulness to erase painful memories. The boatman urges memory over erasure, and she decides to cross without drinking, urging readers not to dwell on despair and to find gratitude in the past.
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A. B. Curtis
War as Geography Teacher and News as Textbook
The piece argues war acts as a powerful geography educator, more effective than classrooms. It cites South African and Spanish-American wars, and current Asia conflict coverage, as expanding readers' knowledge of Africa, Spain, Cuba, the Philippines, Porto Rico, Russia, Japan, and Manchuria through war dispatches. The daily newspaper is praised as the world’s best informal textbook.
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Africa
Spain
Cuba
Philippines
Porto Rico
Asia
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Benefit in Short Naps After Meals
The London Chronicle notes most people eat between noon and two, with meals ranging from a light luncheon to a substantial dinner. Digestive activity reduces cerebral circulation, causing drowsiness and reduced mental effort. A brief postprandial nap of ten to fifteen minutes can refresh brainworkers, improving performance and potentially life longevity.
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The
London Chronicle
The Gate of Patience in the New York Times Poem
A literary meditation on a sacred gate and the password of Patience. The speaker envisions a universal fellowship of genius, united beyond place or riches, awaiting entry for those who endure sleepless nights in the pursuit of truth, art, and song.
When Silence Is Golden The Power of Reserve
Quoted lines from the Philadelphia Bulletin exhort a focus on restraint in speech. The piece argues that silence preserves reputation and avoids harming others, warning against self exaltation and indiscreet talk. It stresses keeping still when words would wound or anger and values discerning, limited speech among trusted friends.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Taste vs taste in class proves smell aids flavor
University of Cincinnati psychology professor Burtis Burr Breese demonstrated that taste alone cannot distinguish flavors. He had Miss Luella Latta avoid smelling and rely only on taste to separate items, failing to tell wintergreen from peppermint and peppermint from cloves.
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Burtis Burr Breese
University of Cincinnati
Luella Latta
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Lifts Men Out Of Ruts Through Strategic Employment Changes
A prominent employer with a large workforce ferrets out dull performance by reassigning workers to different roles until they fit. When a staffer resists progress, he is discharged. He values self-improvement and prefers employees who stay ahead of their jobs, not mere machines.
Presentation of a Gold and Silver Coffin at Pir Bismillah Shah Shrine
The anniversary of Pir Bismillah Shah near Victoria Terminus Bombay saw Haridas Vali present a gold and silver coffin valued at 3000 rupees for the Pir. The coffin, brought from Jail Road, was carried to the Durgha with Maulud recitations, flowers showered, then placed at the Victoria Terminus shrine. Sweetmeats and flowers were distributed and thanks given to Mr. Haridas and attendees.
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Bismillah Shah
Victoria Terminus
Bombay
Haridas Vali
Maulvi Sayed Zaminul Abedin Rafal
Mutavallees
Jail Road
Haridas
Bombay Cosmopolitan Review
Echoes Across Time by Henry Burton Poem Fragment
A reflective poem fragment speaks of unseen tremors in air and echoes across eternity. It muses on relentless time and daily acts that carry sunshine or tears to heaven, linking distant bells and stars to common deeds. The piece centers on memory, fate, and universal observance beyond life.
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Henry Burton
Coroner Drops By Selkirk Store Chronicle
In Selkirk villagers gathered at the general store when Coroner Ray stopped by after a call. He offered cigars to everyone, and only one man declined, replying he did not smoke. The coroner then offered bread as an alternative.
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Selkirk
Ray
Albany Journal
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