The Peace-Maker of Mosstown Ends a Town’s Harmony
Hi Briggs arrives as a so-called peace maker in Mosstown and proclaims Make-It-Up Day. He settles disputes by paying a boy and reconciling rivals, uniting Henson and Bull and inspiring marriages. But his mixed meddling sours the town’s mood, reducing rents and delaying projects until a violent outburst exposes the cost of his changes.
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Mosstown
Jones
Courly
Miss Rose Robert
Miss Rose
Aloysius
Hi Briggs
Henson
Bull
Jane
Joe
Elijah
Barnboro
Hi Priges
Joe Wendell
Mr. Bull
Miss Rose Robertson
W. G. Chapman
Art of Being Liked and the Value of Interest
A reflection on how popularity does not require greatness or wealth and how being genuinely interested in others fosters lasting affection. The piece cites Miss Bates from Jane Austen's Emma as an example of quiet popularity and asks readers to value sincere curiosity over fame.
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Charlies
Miss Bates
Jane Austen
Emma
Origin of Soldiers Gaiters Reflects Peninsular War Trials
The white gaiters of Highland regiments commemorate hardships in the Peninsular War. During Sir John Moore’s retreat to Coruna the rocky Portuguese ground wore boots, prompting Highlanders to tear shirts into strips and bind their feet. White spats evolved as part of the uniform to honor those trials.
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Sir John Moore
Coruna
Remembering a penny saved and earned clash
The ready-made philosopher says a penny saved is a penny earned, but Dustin Stax counters that the earned penny is what others part with. He argues adages soundwise but fail as business doctors, noting tradeoffs between present savings and future wear.
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Dustin Stax
New Airment Quips About Hydrostatics Dog
In a humorous aside from the Christian Register a Mrs. Twickenbury laments a dog’s odd behavior and puns on hydrostatics, highlighting a lighthearted, domestic vignette.
Depth of interest surpasses shallow flattery
A Boston Transcript quote notes that true appeal goes beyond flattering pretense and touches both selfish and self-forgetful readers, suggesting a universal pull that endures beyond surface interest.
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Boston Transcript
Savages Display Remarkable Recall Across Ceremonials
The text praises savage priests for their precise memory of ancestral names across generations, noting their complex religious ceremonies and prowess in war and hunting. It argues their intelligence rivals that of civilized peoples in breadth and depth, though in a different form.
Old man in Tennessee mountains on rutted road
An elderly man sits before his lonely cabin in the Tennessee mountains. He laments vile roads filled with automobiles and notes that a visitor is common as each week brings a “goon” by. The scene captures isolation and wary humor.
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Tennessee Mountains
Homemade gifts for men and girls
A sewing pattern feature by Julia Bottomley shows a linen phone record cover with a tablet for names and numbers. The design uses heavy linen, black embroidery, red ribbon, eyelets, and a snap fastener, with a coordinating dresser scarf and cretonne accents for pincushions or framed pieces.
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Julia Bottomley
Pictore
Cretonne Pattern for Dresser Scarfs and Accessories
The article describes cretonne patterns suited for dresser scarfs pincushions slipper bags and candle shades in men’s rooms. It details a sample dresser set with scarf pincushion and candle shade featuring a red rose and green foliage on a black and white striped ground and explains construction steps for each item.
Pillow Cover and Dresser Scarf Cretonne as Gift Furnishings
Cretonne pillow covers and scrim bordered dresser scarfs offer an inexpensive yet effective way to beautify bedrooms. These textiles provide simple, attractive accents suitable for thoughtful home gifts.
Calendar and Hatpin Holder Showpiece for Girls' Room
A decorative calendar and hatpin holder are described. The hatpin holder imitates a golf bag with moire ribbon and brass buckles, while the calendar is a circular celluloid piece with two month and date wheels, a holly wreath design, and gilt lettering. It rests on a back easel strip.
Collar and Cuff Set for Christmas Quaker Style
Quaker collar and cuff sets are fashionable and affordable Christmas gifts. Made from sheer cotton or linen with hem stitching and fine laces or embroidery, they feature decorative sprays and a quaker set edged with cluny lace as shown.
Gauze Bag Holding Puff Balls Holiday Gift Fashion
Gauze bags designed to hold individual powder puff balls become a popular Christmas gift. Made from chiffon silk muslin or gauze, they feature a silk covered embroidery hoop, satin ribbon hangers, and tiny bows on absorbent cotton balls. Used once, they are discarded. Flowered silk muslin versions coordinate with floral color themes.
Strength in Hope and New Life in Jesus Christ
Guthrie speaks on the power of hopeful faith in Christ as a motive for action. He emphasizes being made new creatures, secured by names in the Book of Life, and the prospect of heaven. The promise of transformation and kinship with Christ drives steadfast living.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
Guthrie
Trust Not Him That Hath Once Broken Faith
A compact aphorism attributed to Shakespeare warns readers to doubt those who have previously betrayed trust. It underscores caution in forming alliances and judgment of character based on past actions.
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Shakespeare
Humility Defined as Readiness to Serve in God’s Eyes
The quote frames humility as readiness to set aside personal claims and become less for the sake of right and for God’s judgment. It emphasizes inner virtue over public attention and calls for selflessness in action and motive.
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W. D. Clarke
Quote: It Is Braver To Live Than Die
A brief aphorism from Owen Meredith proclaims bravery in choosing life over death.
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Owen Meredith
Washington professor seeks monument for Chief Pat Kanim
Prof Edward S Meany of Washington University stirs public interest in memory of Chief Pat Kanim Snoqualmie Snohomish Indians. Once a powerful leader he guided his people during early settlement and later chose friendship with whites after a voyage to San Francisco.
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Edward S. Meany
University of Washington
Pat Kanim
Snoqualmie
Pat
Professor Meany
Everett
Snohomish River
Tulalip Indian Reservation
Bancroft
Washington
Glasgow
Robbeson
Whidby Island
Tumwater
Fort Nisqually
San Francisco
France First With Motors In War Transport
Fremdenblatt says France led by seizing 500 Paris motor buses at outbreak and sending soldiers to the Belgian frontier with 1 60 other motor transports. It estimates about 250 000 motor wagons used in the first war week with France 90 000 Germany 70 000 England 55 000 Austria 25 000 Russia 10 000 and total value about 200 million dollars.
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Fremdenblatt
Paris
France
Germany
England
Austria
Russia
Boy First to Kill Bear in Lycoming County
Seventeen year old Dorset Ringler of Trout Run is the county's first bear hunter this season. He and Floyd Bowen paused during a late night coon hunt when a large black bear crossed their path. Bowen fired first and missed, but Ringler shot as the bear reached the ground, hitting it in the heart and killing it. The 225 pound bear was brought back to Trout Run with help from their fathers.
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Dorset Ringler
Lycoming (Pa
Ringler
Floyd Bowen
Bowen
Trout Run
Germans Dominate Wireless Stations Across Europe
The article notes about ten wireless stations in France led by the Eiffel Tower site. Germany operates the Nauven station with steady 6000 mile range, sometimes 7200, plus a Spain post and a Sayville New York nearshore station. Sayville’s three 500 foot pylons and gear were built in Germany and shipped from Rotterdam to Hoboken. a backup link existed when transatlantic cables were cut.
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France
Eiffel Tower
Nauven
Spain
Sayville
L. L
New York
Germany
Rotterdam
Hoboken
America
Miss Gadders Talks So Much and So Fast
Professor Diggers praises Miss Gadders for her rapid talk, saying her conversation helps him focus on important matters. He notes he must attend social obligations but finds her chatter forces him to concentrate despite himself.
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Diggers
Observation of unexpected occultation of Beta Scorpii B
Senor Vincente Ventosa y Martinez de Velasco reports a belated account of an occultation of the brighter component of Beta Scorpii observed February 27, 1876. He notes brightness variation as it left the limb of Jupiter and estimates Jovian atmospheric height at 1500 to 1800 miles.
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Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of Barcelona
Senor Vincente Ventosa Y Martinez de Velasco
Senar Ventosa
Tourists Invade War France Railways Promote Travel
Tourists flock to the non war zone areas as railways push travel in France. Despite the conflict, travelers ignore danger, seeking the familiar routes and scenic sites outside front lines.
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France
Don’t judge the world before you are elected
A long homily urges self discipline and self examination. It compares public fault finding to personal reform and cautions leaders and students to prioritize learning by doing over theory alone. It stresses practical work, continuous education, and humility in business and public life.
Learn to Do by Doing in Education
The text argues that theory and book learning are essential yet must be paired with practice. It cautions that dreamers remain merely theoretical without finishing tasks. It asserts the best way to learn is to try and do, even if initial results are unfinished.
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Shop of Trade
Office of Business
Punctuation’s Journey From Antiquity to Aldus Manutius
The article traces punctuation from Aristophanes to Warnefried and Alcuin in Charlemagne’s era, then to Aldus Manutius in the 15th century. It notes repeated lapses into disuse and credits Manutius as the father of modern marks, whose system spread through European printing.
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Aristophanes
Charles the Great
Warnefried
Alcuin
Aldus Manutius
Manutius
Europe
Fortunate voyage by motor boat trip
A brief exchange notes a 1 000 mile motorboat journey with two travelers who report fun and luck. They say they traveled all but 200 miles by Pullman, implying rail portions completed in comfortable travel.
Likely to Get Out Strawber-Why Keep Engagement Secret
A fragment from Puck quotes a singer asking why secrecy is needed for an engagement. The line suggests a public romantic scandal or rumors. No clear person or organization is named beyond generic references to a singer and a girl.
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Strawber
Singerly
Puck
Value of Fruit in the Menu
The nutritive value of fruit is small but it makes a pleasing and beneficial addition to the diet.
Keep Recreation In Sight When You Exercise
Public Health Reports urge turning exercise into enjoyable recreation across walking gardening gym recreation and golf. A hobby style approach makes outdoor activity year round and maximizes benefits. even a baby stroller and a leash dog count as outdoor exercise. The piece favors year round hobbies like gardening or poultry keeping over seasonal pursuits such as geology botany or ornithology.
Two British Inspectors Disparaged by Hospital Head
Two elderly English inspectors visited a French Red Cross hospital and reported a black cat kept as a pet. The hospital head replied that the cat belonged to the Tommies and they loved her more than the two old cats the inspectors had brought.
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England
Red Cross
France
Institute
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Miss Adams
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