The Semi Weekly Nation Verse and Vignette
A garbled compilation delivers rapid-fire quirks on politics science sports and nobility. Snippets reference Senator Sewell born in Ireland medicines weather and Marconi asides plus a jab at postmaster general and the demand for college presidents.
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Reckless NY Man Pleads Cold Motive in Mourner’s Theft
A New York man stole crape from a mourner’s doorknob and pleaded in court that he was cold and wanted a muffler. The remark appeared amid a brief case noting a fifteen day timeframe.
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New York
Exile of Finland Tied to Language Shift
A historical note links the Finnish exodus to a governor general who recently imposed Russian as a national language. Representative Cushman introduced a universal language bill, which Congress received in silence and sympathetic nods. Containing observations on Marconi and the value of submarine cables, the piece contrasts irrigation needs with potato imports from several nations.
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Finland
Cushman
Congress
Buffalo
Roosevelt
Washington
Martin van
Hotel fire burns stories insured and recovered
A New York hotel fire caused by a careless employee destroyed three short stories valued at 50 dollars each. The occupants later recovered full value from the hotel owner in court. The editor recalls a famed author who joked his only successful novel burned before publication, its edition exhausted and insured.
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New York
Gcenius
Tur ther on hated words in Boetlt lanenase
Prof Sentt discusses offensive terms in a Model Language Association paper. He notes "women" as the most tired term and "winner" deemed proper, exploring popular discrimination between singular and plural forms and linking to broader prejudice. Hawthorne reference contrasts Englishmen’s unlikable traits.
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Turther
Sentt
Model Langage Association
Winser
Hawthorne
Winter Furs Dominate Vogue In New York Styles
A fashion feature notes a prevailing winter trend toward furs especially sable and chinchilla. Luxurious fur trims and combinations with noble white broadtail accent jackets and evening gowns. Also covers tailored suits in dark Oxford Melton, Corticelli silks, and delicate dinner gowns in black net over white taffeta with lace and rhinestones.
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Euriiar
Oxford
Melton
Evening dress accents with jeweled white gloves and furs
Jewelry adorned white evening gloves fastened by turquoise and white enamel pearls. gloves feature pearls as clasps. Red and black automobiles trend with spring gowns in matching tones. Black velvet sacks gain length to reveal colored linings. Brown tulle with chenille dots pairs with mink or sable fur trims on toques and wraps.
Gossip of Washington special letter on Roosevelts circle
The column notes Secretary John T Long plans to stay in the cabinet months longer amid Schley Dewey Miles debate and hints at a Treasury post shuffle involving Murray Crane. It also covers Linn elastic currency plans, White House social openings, and Congress bill surges with thousands of measures touted in early sessions.
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Treasury
Gov. Crane
Massachusetts
Murray Crane
Crane
the Treasury
Roosevelt
Lodge
L. M. Linn
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Congress
White House
Washington
Cleveland
Dolly Madison
Alice Roosevelt
Dolliver
Iowa
George R. Pearson
Fort Dodge
Nevada Law Against A Drink Named For Chief Johnson Sides
A Nevada statute declares that the whisky Johnson Sides drank in a Magnolia saloon on July 11, 1837 is annulled. The piece notes Arkansas pronunciation lore and the peculiar law aimed at erasing a stain on an Indian chief.
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Arkansas
Nevada
Johnson
Did the Shark Eat a Cow in Lukovo Mystery
A shark caught at Lukovo allegedly contained a cow bell a pair of trousers and a shoe among other items in its stomach experts warn there is no proof of man eating sharks and argue that swallowing these items does not imply it swallowed a human or two.
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Lukovo
Aquarum
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