Fox Feathers Hint at Irish Hunt Folklore
In Ireland the fox hunter pays for all poultry losses to deter vigilant farmers from harming foxes. Miss Dorothea Conyers notes the practice and its rise of false claims like Mrs Keane who produced feathers but no bodies. A later inspection found feathers musty and from a feather bed.
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Ireland
Dorothea Conyers
Mary
Cortland
Anne Rose
Reddy
Mrs. Chaffee
Nannie
Corthind
Roddy
Mrs. Chafee
Tilbhy
Anne
Hal Brayton
Miss Grave
Hal
Ruby as July Birthstone and Ancient Beliefs
The ruby is cited as July’s birthstone with old superstitions attached. Ancient lore claimed neck wear could grant night vision and protection from evil, plague, and poison, while forehead ties were for eye ailments.
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Ruby
Brooklyn Kage
War work critique by Hamilton Holt quoted
The speaker, Hamilton Holt, argues wartime efforts included graft and bunk. He cites a 1918 telephone joke about "war work" to illustrate how commitments were misapplied or trivialized in the name of duty.
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Hamilton Holt
New York
Ehom
More Flies to Swat Clarifies Home Pest Campaign
A South Side woman stocked fly swatters and launched a campaign to rid her home of flies. After days of effort, interiors were nearly clear so she stored the swatters away. The next morning a child opened the kitchen screen letting in more flies, prompting the mother to scold.
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Swat
Awat
Youngstown
Prolific Bibbles Family Impresses With Writings
The Birmingham Age Herald notes the Bibbles family as literary figures. Evangeline writes short stories, Augustus drafts scripts, and Mrs Bibbles publishes verse and club papers. Papa Bibblies pens a sharp satire letter to his favorite newspaper on high living costs.
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Bibbieses
Mra. Bibbles
Evangeline Bibbles
Augustus Bibbles
Papa Bibblies
Birmingham Age-Herald
A Case for a Detective
A detective notes the uncertainty of burglars entering the house while observing the disturbed room. He weighs whether the mess signals a burglary or a different motive, given the owner’s wife and children are away for the summer.
Taking No Chances in a Moral Stand
A columnist quotes a provocative line urging vigilance against temptation. The remark frames a stance of openly confronting evil, contrasting passive avoidance with public accountability. The piece weights personal responsibility and moral clarity in facing sin.
Why pantomime clowns paint cheeks and the old theories
Pearson's Weekly traces the scarlet triangles red fishtail and balf moor on pantomime clowns to various origins. Some link to drunken boy caricatures others to burlesque of Columbine or medieval mystery plays. A view connects them to Momus and to making the mouth appear larger.
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Momus
Pearson’s Weekly
Tahitian Kite Travel Precedes Modern Flight Legend
Tahiti natives on Papeete cliffs used enormous kites before aircraft. At Talarapu a projecting rock with grooves tied ropes to kites capable of lifting a man, sending a kite and parachute-equipped journey across the bay on favorable days.
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Papeeto
Tahiti
Talarapu
Tahith
Curious rebus address puzzles Madrid post
A letter to Senorita Aurora Montes y Castello was deciphered from a pictorial rebus showing a rising sun over a lady. The address indicated Granada with a castle, a city plan of Alhambra, and a pomegranate, ending at Aracayas No 20. The Madrid postal service delivered it after three days and photographed the envelope for press proof.
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Madrid
Philadelphia Inquirer
Aurora
Montes Y Castello
Granada
Senorita Aurora Montes Y Coastello
Aracayas
Youth and Age: Old Age as a Habit of Spirit
The piece argues youth is mindset as well as years, noting people stay vital past sixty and even eighty. It recalls earlier retirement ages and suggests real living comes from attitude, not age, with old age a habit one can acquire or shed by will and effort.
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Spain
Ford
Piano Timber Demands Shape of Fine Grained Builders
The article notes piano making requires a wide range of seasoned timbers including Canadian spruce American oak whitewood Honduras mahogany and English beech. It mentions Swiss pine and the Christmas tree known as Abies Excelsa as sounding woods and describes the aging process in a dry heated chamber before the plane became popular after mid eighteenth century.
Irving in England reflects on Sunday mornings and evenings
Washington Irving notes the contrast between a tranquil Sunday morning, with villagers in their best attire and quiet churchgoing, and evening life as peasants gather at cottage doors, enjoying simple comforts and home embellishments.
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Washington Irving
Anne Rose and Cortland's Daring Romance
Rich financier Cortland watches Anne Rose and schemes to secure her from Hal Brayton. Anne Rose confesses a lingering hero worship tied to the past, leading to a dramatic engagement scene and uncertain future.
Bamboo growth baffling in Abbeville grove
Detroit News notes bamboo shoots rise rapidly from ground to waist height by day end and reach 60 to 70 feet tall in under three weeks. A single Abbeville grove reportedly grew to 70 feet in 19 days.
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Abbeville
Detroit News
Greek cook saved after tug Winthrop sinking off Cape Henry
A Greek cook from the crew of the tug Winthrop, which foundered off Cape Henry on July 15, was rescued at sea and brought to Jacksonville by the steamer Kokomo. Earlier reports said the cook and a mess boy were drowned, but others were later landed at Norfolk.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Winthrop
Cape Henry
Norfolk
Misunderstanding Over Charged Battery Payment
A terse exchange reveals a misunderstanding about paying for an electric battery. One party asserts instructions to have the battery charged, leading to a dispute over payment responsibility.
Lofty mate deeds clash with eager title deeds
A terse exchange centers on promises of action over rhetoric. He asserts he pledges deeds, not soft words, while she presses for concrete title deeds as proof of commitment.
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Satan
Youth and Age
Irving
England
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Eler
Cook
Detroit
King, Morrison & Foster
Greencastle
Cloverdale
Roachdale
Sally
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