Fires, flight, and forever love in a town tale
Marian and Stewart break an engagement over a quarrel about work for a wife. Marian secretly sews curtains and climbs to the burned little house at night to save it. Fire crews are avoided as a man appears, rescuing her. they reconcile, plan their future, and fetch curtains together.
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Marlon
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Pire
Chenge
Stewar
Health anxiety as refuge from boredom in wealth
The summary notes Ruth Wadsworth in Collier's Weekly argues that health pessimism is higher among the well-to-do who fear illness and seek constant medical reassurance. The wage earner faces illness costs but does not dwell on morbid disease fantasies, while rich individuals risk obsession with imagined ailments leading to costly tests and unnecessary operations.
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Ruth W. Wadsworth
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Collier's Weekly
Camel Compels Tribute From Desert Traveler
A rugged tribute to camels as superb pack animals in harsh deserts. The narrator notes camels survive thorny wilderness, endure relentless sun, and carry heavy loads without failing or needing water, contrasting with horses and mules. The piece ends with a reflective praise from James B. Baum in Atlantic Monthly.
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James B. Baum
Atlantic Monthly
The Peony in Medicine Remembrance of a floral medical herb
A pharmacist notes that ancient doctors were called paeōni and medicines paeoniae in reference to the peony. He cites Greek admiration for peony as an antispasmodic and Mongolian use of white peony root in soups and seeds in tea. Modern physicians regard peonies as memorial flowers.
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Indianapolis News
Ventilation Origins From Caves To Mines
An authority traces air flow awareness from early caves and shelters to mining needs. He notes that civilization advanced with recognizing the necessity for fresh air separate from heating, shaping the development of home air-conditioning and general ventilation practices.
Medieval Encyclopedias Shaped Knowledge Through Ages
Early encyclopedias such as Puny's Natural History influenced medieval learning. Isadore's etymologies shaped early medieval science around 560 to 630. Rabniug Mourus later condensed Isadore’s work into Concerning the Universe. Vincent of Bauvais produced the Speculum Majus, a supreme medieval encyclopedia for Louis IX’s era.
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St. Isadore
Rabniug Mourus
Isadore
Vincent of Bauvais
Louis IX
France
No universal solvent for wood, says U S forest products lab
The United States forest products laboratory states there is no general solvent for wood since wood contains many natural constituents with varying properties. Wood components dissolve in alkali or acid sulfate solutions, but cellulose remains insoluble there. Cellulose dissolves in concentrated acids and cupramonium solution, yet lignin is not dissolved by these solvents.
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United States
Foreats Products Laboratory
Determing Truth Principle Cited by Ste Wiam Bayilss
A quotation attributed to Ste Wiam Bayilss argues that truth is likelier to emerge from clear, definite thinking than from confusion. It favors holding a well understood opinion, even if later proved wrong, over muddled partial views and indecision.
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Ste Wiam Bayilss
Iimn
Food Sensitivity and the Modern Allergy Test
A discussion on food sensitivity causing sneezing and the common cold versus hay fever. The article explains the protein skin test, where a drop of food extract on the skin shows a reaction within 30 minutes, indicating allergy. Dr. C Ulysses Moore notes 20 to 30 foods may be tested per visit.
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Johnny
C. Ulysses Moore
Hygela Magazine
Why Scarecrow Has Held Its Place Through Ages
The article discusses scarecrow origins linking to ancient human sacrifice myths and the shift to effigies in fields as offerings. It also explains how superstitions persisted to appease gods of weather for crops.
Walking Sticks Replaced Swords by Seventeenth Century
Inquiry into 17th and 18th century English fashion notes gentlemen and servants switching from swords to walking sticks. Early canes had oak shafts with large carved faces. Also recounts Witham Walker’s 1858 filibustering expedition to California, setup of a republic, and defeat in Sonora amid neutrality-law acquittal.
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Witham Walker
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Walker
Sonora
United States
Phrase Seeing the Elephant Explained
The saying Seeing the Elephant originated in America when elephants were rare. It described a person who has seen all notable sights and knows his way around, tied to itinerant shows with elephants as a main lure.
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America
Why the Loving Cup Was a Prized Athletic Reward
The piece explains the loving cup origin tracing to ancient times when prizes for athletic prowess were awarded. It notes amphorae in early Greek games resembling the loving cup and cites a Stamford England survey from 1046 mentioning a silver gilt cup for local Taces.
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Stamford
England
Cranberry name origin linked to cranelike stem
The fruit's nickname Cranberry stems from craneberry, noting that at bloom the stalk resembles a crane's neck and head. The term reflects early settlers' naming based on plant morphology rather than culinary use.
Local social notes and church activities excerpt
Miss Irena Kough of Steubenville visits family. Ralph Wagner from New Florence calls on Saturday. George Van Gilder attends Free Methodist meeting in Blacklick. Arthur Johns and mother Mary Johns suffer car wreck near Delmont returning from Titcairn. Mrs. William H. Fisher visits Johnstown. Frank Brendlinger and son Henry visit Henry Brendlinger in Pitcairn. Thomas Fisher visits Harry Jones in Johnstown. Mr and Mrs Russell Betts visit at James Riddell’s home in Derry. Congregational church elects council members Frank Cro Curtis Cunningham Charles C. Cline Ira Lichtenfels. Mrs. Harry Johns hospitalized in Grove City. Mr and Mrs Robert Nixon visit Davidson family in Blairsville. Bolivar M E revival meetings continue with out-of-town speakers and musicians. Ada and Mary Walbeck visit Mt Tabor. Jack Coleman and Doris Jean visit Vincent Mack. Archie Fulcomer visits Conemaugh. Charles A Robinson also listed in notes.
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Steubenville
Thomas Kough
Ralph Wagner
New Florence
Frank Brendlinger
Henry
Pitcairn
Henry Brendlinger
Thomas Fisher
Johnstown
Harry Jones
Russell Betts
Derry
Frank Cro
Curtis Cunningham
Charles C. Cline
Ira Lichtenfels
Harry T. Johns
Grove City Hospital
Robert Nixon
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Ada
Mary Walbeck
Mt. Tabor
Jack Coleman
Doris Jean
Vincent Mack
Archie Fulcomer
Conemaugh
Charles A. Robinson
Visitors and locals frequent Reliant area homes this week
Visitors from Clyde Claridge McKee Elderton and Apollo posted weekend calls and weekday visits to the Henderson Stitt Rosborough Fleming and Blystone households. Church services Sunday January 23 at 2 30 and Sunday school at 1 30. Mrs Sheasley back on her feet. Peterman family moved to Apollo. County Indexer.
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