Ancient Legend of Japan Kappa and River Encounters
The article recounts the river dwelling Kappa a fierce yokai from Japanese folklore linked to river floods and festivals in July. It tells how the Kappa challenges humans to combat and how a captured Kappa sealed a pact to never harm villagers or livestock.
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Karp Jae
Izumo
Kawako-No-Miya
Aseppa
Hhoese
Kappa
Sarah Moffatt Sehenk Ino
Chapan Advertiser
Tokyo
Turpin’s 200 mile highway ride on Black Bess described
In legend Dick Turpin races 200 miles from London to York on a single horse named Black Bess. The tale says he covered the distance in twelve hours with no rest or fresh mount, evading capture as dawn rose on York.
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Dick Turpin
Turpin
Tie
Lovdon
York
Spuro
Chetare
Fiber box key to forest conservation
The forest bureau of the department of Ivericulture says fiber boxes use only about one sixth new wood pulp. At least half of fiber comes from old newspapers and waste products like screen ings and wrapping paper. Increased old paper prices spurred demand, drawing collectors from rural towns and prompting scavengers to comb city dumps.
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Snce
Forest Bureau
Department of Ivericulture
Dewand
French plan for global wireless system centered in Paris
A Paris dispatch reports Under Secretary Deschamps announced France plans an elaborate wireless network with center in Paris. The system would cover Europe Asia Africa and South America and could rival Britain's cable communications if fully implemented.
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Paris
Post
Deschamps
Vrench
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
France
Great Britain
On the Rhine Sentry Exchange in a Short Fractured Note
A cryptic, period tone exchange on the Rhine pits a sentry against a caller. The dialogue mentions a renoth man and a 20 minute window in a terse wartime style.
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Volvo—Arbeiter
The Gentleman's Meaning Across Languages and Dogs
A humorous column compares dog washing to bored afternoons and muses on the word gentleman. It cites diverse dictionaries and notes true courtesy transcends birth, with reflections on Shakespearean and French notions of gentility.
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Dag
Spirecj
Sre
Cnel
Rover
Soston Herald
Larousse
Shakespeare
Thomas Lucy
Edison Paper Shirt Invention Touted In Interview
An old exchange recalls Thomas A. Edison proposing a paper shirt idea made of 365 layers. Each day a fresh layer would be torn away, offering sanitation without laundry costs. No evidence the garment reached market or succeeded.
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Germany
Department of Commerce
United States
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Kidison
Farm Woman’s Working Day Survey Findings
North Dakota state college authorities surveyed the state and found farm women average twelve hours work in winter and fifteen hours in summer. The report highlights long days on rural farms and calls for attention to labor conditions.
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North Dakota
Suitable Demand
A humorous quip from New Haven that parodies marriage and licenses, noting that a man now often ties the knot only if he can show two licenses. Lively aside on weddings becoming like automobile paperwork.
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New Haven
Notable Leaders Silent in Congress Says Historic View
The piece quotes Jefferson with Washington and Franklin, arguing great issues are advanced by focus on big points rather than long debate. It critiques today’s Congress for excess talk, suggesting 16 lawyers in politics quarrel and distract from essential tasks.
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Thomas Jefferson
Gen. Washington
Virgini
Dr. Franklin
Congress
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