Witty miscellany items mock travel, crime, and style
A string of short items lampoon public life and manners from travel and courtship to reform and technology. Jokes target Auckland’s acceptability, Wright’s hands, lottery windfalls, horse thieves, drink habit, wedding labels, and many social quirks. A light mosaic of satirical observations on contemporary life.
Warbler Wonderland in September Migration
The article surveys warbler diversity and behavior as forty species move south in late September. It highlights plumage, migration patterns, and notable species like the Blackburnian and Maryland yellowthroat, urges field study with caution, and notes kinglets and swallows joining the seasonal exodus.
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Aristotle
Cheerfulness Opens with Blossoms of the Inner Man
A condensed quotation from Richter notes that cheerfulness opens and keeps the inward man flourishing. The snippet reflects on how a cheerful spirit waters inner growth and vitality.
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Richter
The Safe Way to Buy Paint With Dutch Boy Logo
Property owners can avoid misrepresentation and adulteration in paint by using White Lead labeled with the Dutch Boy Painter trademark from National Lead Company. The firm offers a simple test outfit and a free paint book to anyone who writes for it, at Woodbridge Ridge, New York City.
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National
Woodbridge Ridge
New York City
Bathing an Indian Idol at Jagannath Temple
Thousands of pilgrims from Hooghly district gather at Jagannath Temple for the bathing ceremony. The ritual begins when a small bird sits on the temple banner, believed to signal the start and then vanishes after the bath.
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Varouse
Hooghly
Jagennath
Saya
Calcutta
Puri
Maheeh
Soldiers learn to balance amid perilous war stance
Karl Papa notes the need for soldiers to stand on one leg as a precaution in case one foot is shot away, emphasizing resilience and training under combat risk.
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Karl
Papa
Question on Butter and Tomatoes Goes Round at Epise Opal Dinner
At a Richmond dinner during the Epise opal convention a young woman asked a bishop if the butterflies fly because tomatoes can. The bishop laughed, but a young Englishman pressed for the point of the joke. This tale appears in Lippincott’s Magazine.
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Richmond
London
Miss B—sz
Lippincott's
Pale Girl Finds Warmth From Postum Not Coffee
A North Dakota woman recounts years of coffee's harmful effects including dull headaches indigestion and low vitality. After switching to Postum she notes clearer skin, resolved headaches, renewed energy and no need for medicine. Her family now thrives on Postum and Grape Nuts. The letter is from a Postum Co. reader in Battle Creek Michigan, urging others to try The Road to Wellville.
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Dak
N Dak
Postum Co
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