Fitting the Clothes Experiment in Romance and Fashion
In a playful scheme, Roland buys exquisite gowns and asks for a suitable girl to wear them. Elsie parries to find Audrey Lancing, a poised, hidden romantic, to charm Roland. Audrey enters the social scene, winning Roland’s heart while keeping her own motive intact.
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Roland
Tlive
Toland
Noland
Elsie
Rolang
Audrey Lancing
Audrey
Misa Granger
Miss Granger
Sis
Rolly
Eisie
First Brought Navel Orange to the United States
A historical note credits William Saunders with introducing the naval orange to the United States, though it may not mark the first import. An 1888 account mentions a Scottish planter in Florida who acquired naval orange plants via Brazil and Logg of New York. After a voyage and a year in a greenhouse, the plants were sent to Florida but were destroyed during the Seminole War. The owner later moved to Haiti.
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United States
William Saunders
Mr. Saunders
Thomas Troge
New York
Litazu
Florida
Brazil
Logg
Broadway
Twenty-third Street
New York City
Haiti
Fatigue as a Danger Signal in Workers
Industrial research links fatigue to lower output higher error rates and more accidents near quitting time. Professor Walter Freeman of George Washington University explains fatigue as a protective mechanism that halts overloading. At exhaustion the second wind allows continued function while slowly draining energy reserves.
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Walter Freeman
George Washington University
Nature Will Out Aesop Fable About Change of Nature
The gods argue if living beings can truly change nature. Jupiter turns a cat into a maiden and she marries a young man. At the feast Venus reveals her true nature by releasing a mouse, proving nature will out.
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Jupiter
Venus
Aesop
Sundial Discovery Triggers British Summer Time Twist
A London Chron icle writer recalls finding a sundial in a garden near a Huntingdonshire town. The sundial showed the correct time only during summer time, prompting the friend to fix it to British Summer Time, an act the writer calls meddling with eternal things.
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Huntingdonshire
London Chronicle
The Lily in Christian Art Through the Centuries
The lily has long held precedence in Christian art since the twelfth century, symbolizing purity as the Madonna Lily. Originating in the Levant, it spread across Europe with Roman civilization, admired for its upright stalk, simple leaves, and luminous white petals.
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Levant
Europe
Gems From Doctor Johnnsing Comic Exchange
The Loula ville Courier recounts a quip where a great lexicographer and a public figure debate a soulful appearing woman. Goldsmith jokes about hearing her speak while Doctor Johnsing refuses, recalling a prior encounter where the lass called him an old tub of tripe.
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Goldsmith
Doctor Johnsing
Loulaville Courier
Splendid View from Austria’s Tenth Funicular Opens
The new Austrian funicular from Innsbruck to the Dolomites lifts passengers about 5 500 feet in roughly one hour. From the summit a plateau around 7 000 feet high offers a famed panorama of the Alpine region beyond Tyrulese exo tas. The sight is described as among the most beautiful in the Austrian Alps.
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Austria
Innsbruck Dolomites
Christmas Spirit on Dismal Streets Recalls Kindness
In 1928 a rugged street scene shows snow piled high and boys playing, one youth captured by a police officer who asks about his family. The officer offers Christmas money to the boy and his mother, contrasting grim urban life with a moment of generosity and holiday warmth.
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Stir Searf
Jimmy Conovey
Santa Claus
Western Newspaper Union
Home at Christmas
Joyful reflection on the return home at Christmas. The piece emphasizes the warmth of greeting kin, the anticipation of gifts, and the emotional reward of sacrifice to travel. It underscores that Christmas homecoming strengthens ties and memories, calling it a happiness beyond measure.
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Western Newspaper Union
New Fashioned Christmas Compared By Woman's Home Companion
The Woman's Home Companion argues that modern Christmas joy surpasses old time cheer. It claims traditions endure with new additions and losses stem from our own blindness or folly.
Boars Head and Peacock Feasts Highlight Tudor Yuletide
English Yuletide banquets in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth centuries reached magnificence with vast foods. The boar's head stood first in honor at tables, followed by the peacock in importance.
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England
SorRVo The Christmas Spirit Binding Hearts in Love
A fragment reflects on the Christmas spirit growing through the years to bind Christian hearts in love and good will, with a brief nod to Jowaldo.
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the Savings & Trust Co
Indiana, Pa
S. C
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Gibson
Ork
R. W. Wehrle & Co
People’s Shoe Store
Dorothy Douglas
Mee
Gems
Doctor Johnnsing
Albert E
Katherine Edelman
J.c.penney CO
J. C. Penney Company
Qreelings
Ness
Buckkeit Bros
Indiana Roller Mills
GLOBE
Hetrick & Wilson
P. BR
George D. Leydic
Philadelphia Street
Wayne Avenue
Indiana
Penn
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