Old Moore’s Almanack Predictions Spark Skepticism
Hertford Courant notes England’s anticipation of Old Moore’s Almanack 1926 issue, calling its forecasts lavish yet implausible. The piece mocks astrologers and past forecasters who erred on trains, ships, and wars, while acknowledging enduring demand for such divination amid public fascination.
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England
Uttle
Moore
Agd
Atlantic
Old Moore
Hertford Courant
Hog Latin Echoes From Old Timers Remain
An Atkinson Avenue resident recalls Hog Latin as a cherished boys art dying with time. He notes he can still rattle the twisted syllables and watches younger generations in college puzzled by his old vernacular, comparing it to others shouting in French or modern English.
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Atkinson Avenue
Detroit News
Bible Class Quarrels Sparked by Ark and Fishes
In Brooklyn at a reception President Butler of Columbia commented on fundamentalist modernist disputes. He compared debates over evolution and Eden to a Bible class debate about the Deluge and the Ark. A class member quips that millions escaped, amid teacherly corrections about the notion of millions of fishes.
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Brooklyn
Butler
Columbia
Joshua
Arlen Advises Bold Push for Artistic Success
On a New York visit Michael Arlen, the Armenian novelist, urged persistent self confidence to overcome rebuffs and insults in the arts. He quoted a wary anecdote about a boastful man kissing Lotta Golde and her urgent reaction, illustrating blunt responses to arrogance.
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Michael Arlen
New York
Lotta Golde
Long Established North Walsham Basket Maker Firm
A North Walsham business in a long standing tent trade persists with BR War man basket makers tracing origins to 1108, two generations after the Conqueror. The firm survived centuries under family leadership and continues employing several workers and flourishing today.
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North Walsham
Norfolk
England
T Hat
BR. Warman
Awe
Indignant Shoe Salesman Confronts Patron Over Shoes
A terse exchange at Oll Weekly reports a shoe shop incident where a salesman accuses a young woman of calling about a short vamp pair, while the patron reveals the caller was his sister, prompting an indignation charged scene.
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Oll Weekly
Of the Dim Past Observations of Oldest Inhabitant
A quirky note questions the fate of the old-fashioned jeweler who never expected to sell a man more than one wedding ring. The piece hints at changing times and social expectations in a Cincinnati context.
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Cincinnat! Hoquirer
Arab custom of coffee ritual with censer and alood sprig
A traditional Arab custom is described where after drinking coffee the censer is brought and a sprig of alood laid on hot embers. The item is passed from hand to hand three times and returned to the host before a guest is allowed to leave.
Look Hub Slaughter Sale Sparks Wife’s Witty Quip
A Boston Transcript quip frames a scene where a husband greets a wife returning from a slaughter sale. The joke pivots on her remark that many women glared daggers at her, highlighting social satire of fashion and appearances in a brisk, era-typical exchange.
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Boston Transcript
Beach Combing Industry Worth While
A beach comber at Liverpool can earn about £9 in two days, a figure seen at many resorts and ports. Beach combing yields items lost on sands and those brought back by tides, with coins, rings, watches, purses and more among the finds. At larger ports, barrels of oil or beer and rope or canvas also appear, forming a skilled, seasonally variable trade.
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Liverpool
Manchester Guardian
Night Life in Mexico Captured as Sad and Vicious
In a Mexico City opinion piece published in Excelsior, Jalio Jiminez Rueda portrays night life as grim and hypocritical. He contrasts Mexican restraint with Paris and New York dissipations, noting alcohol and drug indulgence, fatal violence, and cabarets that become somber centers of excess.
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Mexico
Paris
New York
United States
Europe
Jalio Jiminez Rueda
Excelsior
Mexico City
Handshake Guide to Love by Dr David W Bush
Dr David W Bush a psychology teacher argues love hinges on careful pre courtship behavior He advises shaking hands first to test fit and warns marriage alone does not guarantee love He says the altar can become a millstone and character analysis helps prevent trouble before courting advances too far
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David W. Bush
Doctor Bush
Giving Him a Lift on the Canal Horse Tug
A canal boat skipper sits beside his rudder as a horse pulls the craft along the water. A limping tramp asks for a lift to the next town, offering to work his passage in payment. The skipper tosses a rope and tells him to pull, lining up beside the horse to work the haul.
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London
Balalaika: From Russian Peasants to Imperial Court
The balalaika originated with Russian peasants and was later adopted by Peter the Great who introduced it at court. A balalaika orchestra was kept at the imperial court from his era until the empire fell. The instrument, gaining popularity in the United States, features a triangle-faced box and a mandolin-like back, with a long neck and three strings. There are about a dozen sizes producing various tones.
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I P Eter the Great
United States
Message of Gratitude in Everyday Mercies
Counting mercies and everyday reasons for gratitude. Gentle words, loving smiles, flowers, cheerful greetings, old and middle aged friends, good books, dear songs, and glad meetings. The aim is to live in a perpetual atmosphere of thanksgiving.
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Margaret EB. Sungster
England's First Documented Twister Emits Pillar of Smoke
A historical note recalls England's earliest definite tornado mention from 1662 in Cheshire and Lancashire. The pillar of smoke rose like a steeple, spread six to seven miles, uprooted trees, leveled fences, and scattered stone walls while cattle fled in fright, with minimal injuries to inhabitants.
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England
Cheshire
Lancashire
Western
America
Europe
Cricket Held in High Importance in China
In Shanghai public parks, gardens, and the cathedral yard, hundreds of Chinese workers hunt crickets. The green cricket is a symbol of good luck, and crickets swarm on trees. Boys cage them and sell for copper coins. Crickets are common in homes, chirping day and night, considered music and luck. The city’s noises pale against the cricket’s growing popularity.
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Shanghai
Cathedral Yard
Collecting Cobwebs as a Novel Pastime Explored
An exploration of cobweb collecting notes that one of the most interesting hobbies involves gathering different spider webs. The article describes how various spiders spin distinct webs and how specimens can be collected and preserved in their natural shapes.
The Russian Beard Customs Hold Through Generations
The text notes that Russians favor beards due to a long held belief that beardless men are soulless, a tradition that persists with almost every Russian man nowadays sporting facial hair.
Highwayman Gilderoy Said to Rob Supreme Figures
A famed English highwayman named Fea's Gilderoy, hanged in July 1628, is reputed to have picked the pockets of Cardinal Richelieu in the king's presence, robbed Oliver Cromwell, and hanged a justice.
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Fea
Gilderoy
Cardinal Richelieu
Oliver Cromwell
Superstitious Beliefs Prominent Among Chinese People
A fragment notes that Chinese people are highly superstitious and hold strong beliefs in charms and spells, while indicating a belief in drugs among the average Chinese man.
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Earth
His Limitation Jud Tunkins on opinions and wives
The Washington Star quips that Jud Tunkins says every man may have his own opinion yet admits it will not affect how his wife dresses. The remark highlights marital fashion influence with dry humor.
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Jud Tunkins
Washington Star
The Master Says They Are Staying Inn Tonight
A husband declares they will not go out this evening and then acts on the vow, despite the statement. The couple leaves the house for the night, illustrating a playful contradiction between words and actions.
Chatty Neighbor Distracts Dinner Plans
A speaker dominates the room with endless chatter as I struggle to listen and plan my own meal. The scene captures the tension between social obligation and personal time, highlighting a moment of quiet frustration amid conversation.
Relative Sorrows Quote from Euripides
A clipped reflection invokes Euripides to note the sorrow of yesterday is trivial, today bearable, yet tomorrow’s sorrow looms immense and vague, highlighting the growing weight of the unseen future.
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Euripides
Minority Has It If The Majority Really Rules
A Gazette line argues that true rule by the majority would force lo comotives to halt at crossings for the filovers, reflecting a satirical view of regulatory or public policy balance.
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Arkansas Gazette
Summer Hard on Paint Careful government, experiments
Summer accelerates exterior paint wear as studies show higher temperatures increase degradation. Government experiments indicate sun exposure and heat drive faster peeling and color fading, guiding maintenance timing and material choices for homes and public buildings.
Leap-Frog Shoes Invented for Thrill Seeker Kids
Shoes with springs on the soles have been invented to let children experience a leap-frog style thrill. The new footwear promises enhanced bounce and playful action for young wearers seeking added excitement.
I am the American tourist from Old Colony Memorial
I travel from Maine to Florida leaving scattered breadcrusts cans supplements and bags, spoiling forests with campfires, picking apples walnuts and oranges, and tossing rocks and cans across the nation. I claim to have seen all and heard all yet caused harm, dishonoring fellow travelers with careless acts.
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Maine
Florida
California
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Willamette Valley
Crater Lake
Union
Acta
Old Colony Memorial
Bible's lasting appeal grows through centuries
In Fosdick's words, the Bible never wears out or loses charm, widening its audience with each century. The plain reader who knows scripture firsthand often grasps its meaning more clearly than a philosopher, offering more vital guidance than any philosopher.
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Mfe
Harry
Emerson Fosdick
Black evening dress and top hats define late 19th century style
A Bulwer-Lytton line from 1818 notes people must appear distinguished in black. It marks the start of black as evening wear and notes high alk hats reached perfection in the eighties, with masculine dress changing little since then.
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Bulwer-Lytton
London tightwad targeted by donation prank cards
A noted London tightwad received prank cards claiming that hospitals and charities would receive large donations if collectors were sent to his address. He is still seeking the sender of the cards.
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London
Recompense Ad in London Times Golf Balls Sale
A Boston Transcript excerpt cites a London Times classified note offering two thousand golf balls for sale. The advertiser, living on the boundary of a golf club, would sell sliced balls to compensate for broken windows and ruined flower beds.
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London Times
Boston Transcript
First Technical Dictionary Published in 1704 England
The first English technical dictionary, Lexicon Technicum, appeared in England in 1704. John Harris, an English clergyman and scientific writer, produced this work described as a universal English dictionary of arts.
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England
John Harris
Tickets by the Million in London Omnibus Service
The company operating the omnibus Hines in London issues about four million tickets daily. About four hundred million tickets are kept in stock, each stamped with a number.
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Omnibus Hines
London
Doctor's Daughter Nellie Gives Doll Sterile Remedy
A playful scene shows Nellie, daughter of a physician, giving her doll shoe buttons as pills. She prescribes one every five years with a mock warning to return if no relief in an hour, titled Hygeta.
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Nellie
Hygeta
Trouble brewing in hot room as child breathes fumes
In a London Passing Show excerpt, a child pleads with their mother to stop Johnny from “breavin’ hot threfts on the ’mometer,” causing the room to soar to eighty degrees and leaving everyone suffocated. The quip highlights the chaotic humor of the scene.
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Johnny
London
Not the Only One Furnished Rooms Sign
A man seeks a furnished room, sees a window sign, and learns a foreign woman’s family occupies the house. The exchange reveals the sign was posted to show others also offer rooms, following a neighboring neighbor’s lead. The conversation ends with the woman explaining the sign’s purpose.
Bahama Islands and Climate Details Summary
The Bahamas, a group of 8000 islands with only 20 inhabited, include New Providence Obaco Great Bahama Andros and Harbor Island. Nassau on New Providence is a key city and health resort, with mean highs near 88F in summer and 66F in winter. Rainy season runs May to October with annual rainfall around 63.92 inches.
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Bahamas
New Providence
Obaco
Great Bahama
Andros
Harbor Island
Nassau
Stairway Death Toll Surges Across New York and U S
In Manhattan alone more than one hundred people die yearly from stair falls. Nationwide annual fatalities from stairs total about 14,800. Most incidents come from slipping or tripping, with slipping more common. Roughly 85 percent occur in December to February due to snow ice and poor lighting.
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Manhattan
New York
United States
Costly Forgetfulness Hits Wilmington Home
Sergeant Lewis of the Wilmington police returned from a two week vacation in New York, sharing adventures at the station. At home he forgot to shut off the bathroom water, flooding rugs on the first floor and leaving a foot of water in the cellar. Damage estimated at 800 dollars.
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Lewis
Wilmington
Del
New York
Woman Sawed in Two at Fair For Quarter Admission
A showman proclaims a dramatic act as a woman is to be sawed in two before the crowd at the fair. A skeptical bystander notes the stunt costs only a quarter and suspects a trick, though acknowledges the low price.
Lions Debate Next Game With Betty And Bobby
Betty asks what to play next as Bobby suggests Daniel In the Hens' Den. Betty approves but postpones until after the circus to avoid unsettling the lions.
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Betty
Bobby
Daniel
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