Many and Varied Forms of Salutation Across Cultures
Mentor Magazine surveys global greetings from ancient Rome to modern Europe and Asia. It notes varied rites such as foot rubbing in the Philippines, nose rubbing among South Sea islanders, knuckle snaps in Dahomey, and the Moorish shoulder kiss, ending with reflections on how politeness rituals evolve.
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Philippines
Dahomey
Rome
Monsieur
Spain
England
Mentor Magazine
The Jaundiced View by Richard Le Guilienne
Richard Le Guilienne criticizes young novelists at a New York dinner for lacking the craft of the old, noting their books fail and their pessimistic tone. He cites a joke about a daughter's oil stock gift provoking a clash of wealth, marriage, divorce, and murder as a satirical counterpoint.
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Richard le Guilienne
New Yorks
Wonderful Organ at Empire Exhibition Sets Audacious Scale
The monster organ at the British Empire exhibition features 4,000 pipes from 82 feet to 8 inches, five manuals with 74 stops, and over 83 miles of electric wire for its pneumatic action. Its powerful wind pressure enables a wide tonal range, delivering remarkable touch and quality across the stadium.
Height of American Boys Grows More Than Half a Century
Dr Horace Gray of the Institute for Juvenile Research in Chicago reports American boys aged six to eighteen with at least two inches greater height than those measured in 1877. More rapid growth is linked to better disease control and improved treatment of infantile afflictions.
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Horace Gray
Institute For Juvenile Research
Chicago
English Girls Show Versatility Across Professions
English girls and American sisters abandon traditional roles to pursue varied trades. One breeds gold fish, another goats, a third Angora rabbits. Women become masters of hounds and harriers, a tea taster, a cattle judge, a college girl a scribe and heraldist, two are Jain makers, two run upholstery, and one enters builders' supply selling bricks.
Through a Woman's Eyes on associations and scent
In a Japanese tale a pursuer of a rose discovers that the butterfly claims not to be the rose but the echo of its perfume. The tale concludes that one cannot escape the reflection of those with whom we associate, as scent mirrors company.
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Ife
Children Day services held at MM church Sunday
Children’s Day services were held at the MM church Sunday afternoon and enjoyed by all. The Volunteer Fire Company was called to Chambersville Saturday evening on a recount of the incident.
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Chambersville
Bothell
Mire Moe
Bina Brye
Gauenter
Stelky
Dod Pyron Brown
Clatener Shields Sayd
Times
Totats Grigivs
Bediana Hospital
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Detroit
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S. Sixth Street
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Ork
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