Young Folks Corner and Holiday Games
A mixed paradise of children’s games and old time tales. Kriss Kringle’s friend laments envy of Kris and the sand man’s nightly task. Activities include a horse race bean game, tape racing, and a bridge feat in Alaska. A three things word game and Red Cross notes close the page.
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Kriss Kringle
Sand Man
Toureree
Kris
Christmas and travel quirks in a mix of prose and humor
A collage of vignettes on mercy during war the value of rest and common sense travel disruption and comfort habits humorous tales from auctions and a siege era ball. It notes Red Cross neutrality and ends with California gold wealth and James Marshall’s 1848 nugget find.
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Red Cross
Llee
Chicago Tribune
California
James Marshall
Marshall
The Shaky Ladder and The Lawyer’s Fee Quip
A collection of witty lines about law and fame. The Cleveland Leader notes a modest fee for an opinion as the Chicago Herald warns of fame’s dangers. George Eliot adds a moral about duties and power.
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Cleveland
Chicago Herald
Royal Footwear Mix-up Ends With Boots Reclaimed
Adjutant questions Private Flanagan about selling boots and learns the boots actually belong to the king. Flanagan explains he wore them two years and did not know the king took twelves. The exchange captures a humorous wartime misunderstanding from London.
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Flanagan
London
Center of area in Kansas near Smith Center identified
The geographic center of the continental United States lies in northern Kansas about ten miles north of Smith Center, Smith County. The population center sits 61 miles south and roughly 657 miles east of the center of area.
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Continental
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Kansas
Smith Center
Smith County
Hat and the Habitation Linking hats to primitive hut design
A noted architect notes a resemblance between headgear and buildings in various cultures. Hawaiian grass houses echo in local hats, Jewish high priest turbans mirror mosque domes, and Gothic spires align with the hennin horned headdress. Similar stylistic parallels may exist across other periods.
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Hawaiian Islands
Norwegian hill farmers dry hay on three barred drying fences
In sparsely populated fjord districts farmers erect three barred fences with bars about a foot apart and hang grass to dry in sun and wind. Many farms lie up to two days from the nearest village.
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Norway
Norwegian Fjords
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