The Fable of the Feeble Squawk parody
George Ade satirizes parental authority in a comic skit about a quarrelsome Grivets family. The Father Earnest fights a stubborn Younger Generation as Edna and the children mock his rules and boast of their independence. The piece ends with a wry moral about letting old folks rant if it does not disrupt the kids’ plans.
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Papa Waa
Old Reliable
Western Hemisphere
Grivets
Wallia
Bana
Caesar
Coolidge
Eding
Agsav
Galted
Mr. Grivets
Reform School
Vickies
Wallie
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Night bathing on Saturdays mentioned in reminiscence
A fragment recalls past leisure customs with a line about night bathing being popular when Ma was 2 girl, dipping Dinah, and notes it occurred only on Saturday nights.
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Dinah
New Light on Ancient Irish History Uncovered
Harvard scientists report remains of a pre Celtic people in Ireland in box like tombs on the Hill of Slaughter and the Shannon valley. Bronze age relics and burnt human bones in urns were found in vast underground tombs dating back around 2000 B C, suggesting early inhabitants and racial identity.
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Harvard
Rin
Willard de Rue
Boston Herald
Slaughter
Shannon Valley
Diamond Cutting Losses At Kimberhey Mines
The average loss in diamond cutting at Kimberhey mines ranges from 0.4 to 0.6 of the stone’s weight. Loss varies with stone nature and cutting style.
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Kimberhey
American Heroines by Louise M Comstock
In New Market Virginia, a ninety four year old widow, Mrs Crim, is honored as a Civil War heroine tied to the Battle of New Market in May 1864. She nursed wounded cadets aged fourteen to nineteen, witnessed their fearless front-line charge, and cared for them at the Virginia Knights of Pythias orphanage. The account highlights her medal from the Virginia Military Institute and the cadets’ loyalty.
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QO Mes
Eliza Clindinst Crim
New Market
Crim
Stonewall” Jackson
Shenandoah Valley
ArcClellan
Lee
Arly
Earry
Washigton
Strernan
Winchester
M.L
Lexington
Vycbory and
Death
Rica
Virginia Knights of Pythias
Grim
Jon Moses Wzekiel
M. VY. I
Virginia
Hia
Virginia Military Institute
Seekers of New Plants Face Dangers and Intrigue
Plant explorers pursue new species amid cannibal lore in Madagascar and perilous terrains in the Alps and Asia. Encounters with hostile natives, bandits, porter strikes, and hostile jungles test resolve while rewards, rare specimens, and expanding gardens drive continued travel and risk.
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Madagascar
China
Booster chant sparks talk of growth and culture
A fragmentary row shows a booster urging action to grow success. The speaker promotes cultivating boosters and imitating their successes to drive progress, signaling a focus on community effort and momentum.
Promising Young Man Faces Lawsuit Over Fifty Thousand
The exchange hints at a rising career for a young man named Slightly while Misa Butterfly sues for ffty thousand, signaling a high-stakes dispute. The fragment suggests expected potential contrasted with legal action.
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Mr. Slightly
Misa Butterfly
King’s Verger to Retire After Sixty Years of Service
John Crisp, verger at Sandringham, retires on royal pension after six decades serving the throne. He has shown nearly half a million visitors the church and its royal memorials, and once tended skittle alleys used by kings. He is 73, saddened to leave a role tied to the monarchy.
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John Crisp
Sandringham Thurs
Ile
Crisp
Sandringham Henge
Flo
Mutreal Herald
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Susie
Waller
Speel
Hdna
Jimmy
Wallle
Father
Son
Europe
Yatl
Pokeville
Edna
Gillie
Girigag.s
Louise M. Comstock
Wester Naper Union
Bill Booster
King’s Verger
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