Christmas Day Visits and Illness Across Indiana
Mrs Will Cooper and Miss Crystal visit Indianapolis for the day. Mrs Frank Donner returns from Logansport. Mrs O F Overstreet hears of her brother Howard Joslin in Seattle Nash being critically ill with pneumonia after flu. Esther Jackson travels from Jacksonville Ill to spend Christmas with her Jacksons. Mary Tucker Noble returns home from a southern college to holiday. Bertha Remington leaves Greencastle for Brazil to visit. Mrs George Christie visits her parents in Mattoon Illinois, with Mr and Mrs B Allison.
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Will Cooper
Miss Crystal
Indianapolis
Frank Donner
A. L. Douglas
Logansport
O. F. Overstreet
Howard Joslin
Seattle
Nash
Joslin
Esther Jackson
Jacksonville, Ill
Mrs. H. Jackson
Mary Tucker Noble
Bertha Remington
Greencastle
Brazil
George Christie
Mrs. B. Allison
Mattoon
Admonition on the need for a friend's honest counsel
A Bacon quotation counsels that many powerful people err by lacking a friend to warn them of harm to reputation and wealth. It compares such folly to men who gaze in a mirror and forget their own image, urging that admonition from a friend is best for any man.
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St. James
Bacon
Quarter for a ball and a boy with toothache
A father responds to his son Bobby’s toothache with a quarter to buy a ball. Bobby rushes to his mother to show the money, noting his father was easy and that he had only five cents worth of toothache.
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Bobby
Daddy
Warts Shown Contagious by University Researchers
Drs Udo J Wile and Lyle B Kingery of the University of Michigan Medical School report experiments on their own fingers suggesting warts are contagious. They indicate the wart infection is caused by a virus that passes through a filter and the skin barrier.
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Udo J. Wile
Lyle B. Kingery
University of Michigan Medical School
Origin of wallpaper in world history
The Chinese first used paper to decorate walls, with the Dutch introducing wallpaper to Europe in the sixteenth century. The earliest U.S. sale was 1745 in Philadelphia via Charles Hargreave. A Philadelphia maker named Fleson produced wallpaper around 1747.
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Europe
United States
Philadelphia
Charles Hargreave
Fleson
Why Forty In Ancient Fasting Traditions
The piece notes that the Indians of Venezuela, the Aztecs of Mexico, and ancient Persians observed a forty day fasting season. It argues there is no evidence linking the number forty to Christianity or Judaism and invites reflection on why the figure persisted.
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Venezuela
Mexico
Dorothy Tells Of Mother’s Night Kiss
A child Dorothy recounts a bedtime exchange about her mother kissing her good night. She asks if sleep or covering her head would stop the kiss, but is assured the mother will kiss her anyway, remarking that she is some kisser.
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Dorothy
Musicians Strike in Ancient Rome Ends With Festival Music
The 309 B C conflict between Rome officials and the Musicians' union over pay for a Jupiter festival ended when officials lured the striking musicians to the scene and, under public gaze, the players performed as usual, preserving music for the event.
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Rome
Jupiter
Christian Science Monitor
R of An
Rover Exhibits Family Resemblance
Clarence, one of several similar looking children, is fond of his dog Rover. When a neighbor jokes about the dog's appearance, Clarence answers seriously that Rover has the family resemblance.
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Clarence
Rover
The Man and the Job
The essay urges that a job tests character more than skill and that individuals bring more to work than the work yields. It emphasizes responsibility ambition loyalty honor and self respect as defining factors in performance.
Brunswick College Triumph in 46 to 42 Historic Game
A Maine Historical Society retains a centuries old baseball bat from a 46 to 42 Brunswick victory over an opposing college. The item ties to a 50 plus year old match played between local youths and students, preserving a college atmosphere and a note on the era.
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Maine Historical Society
Tod Wen
Brunswick
Sure Sign of Aging Warned by Wife’s Birthday Clues
The London Tit-Bits quip notes a husband reads wife compliments on looking younger as a sign her birthday nears. The cartoonish line suggests birthday timing as a humorous personal cue.
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London
Constitution Couldn't Stand I
An English physician declares cremation healthier while reflecting on the lasting impact of a life reader knows cannot return to its former self. The remark frames a broader meditation on memory and mortality.
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Constitution
Boston Transcript
Extended Free Mail Delivery 1899 Announcement
In 1899 on November 6 a public notice announced extended free mail delivery services. The item notes postal policy changes affecting local residents and the distribution of mail without charge.
Provocative Proverbial Reflections on Life and Values
A mosaic of maxims notes how a landlord knocks, stones cast as critiquing, and men ride life’s tasks. It jugs memories of home, faith, and mischief, while a lesson on opals links iridescence to water within silica.
Oldest US Bells Hang in Spanish Cathedral
The oldest bells in the United States reside in the Spanish cathedral at St. Augustine Florida. dated 1682, they are among the earliest church bells still in place in the country.
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United States
St. Augustine
Fla
Danny Altruist Quip Sparks Auto Ownership Debate
Indictor In humor column Ind Tunkins argues that everyone should own a car so they can leave theirs at home and share rides with a neighbor. The remark appears in a Washington Star feature.
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Ind Tunkins
Washington Star
Tears Benefit the Eyes
An Italian child is not forbidden to cry as tears are said to beautify the eyes and clarify vision. The crying is allowed to run its course rather than being repressed, while rubbing the eyes is claimed to cause harm.
Rope Bridge Over Strinagar River in India Fails
A narrow bridge built from three ropes spans the Strinagar river in India. The footpath rope carries pedestrians while the two remaining lines act as rails.
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Strinagar River
India
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