A Clever Trick With Silk Thread And Dancing Cane
A magazine item explains a party trick using two feet of black silk thread with hooks on both ends to secretly attach a cane. The cane appears to dance as the performer moves, aided by light, distraction, and the audience’s belief in magnetism. It also describes the game of persons and things where two players imitate a person and an object and others guess them by yes or no questions.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Theodore Roosevelt
Rimes Game Prompted by Outing and Rhymes with Cat
Players outside the room receive a chosen rhyming prompt and act silently by listing all rhymes for the target word. The game continues as those inside the room react to the rhymes with nonverbal play.
New King Edward Oak Planted in Central Park Honor
A ceremony near Central park west of the mall in New York dedicated a young English oak tree to King Edward VI. It recalls a prior giant beech planted in 1800 by the king when Prince of Wales. An American elm stands nearby, symbolizing US and UK ties.
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James Grant Wilson
Edward VI
England
Central Park
New York
Prince of Wales
The Old Fashioned Picture Reflects a Brave Message
A child recalls a haunting hospital scene as she views a photo claimed to be her mother as a girl. The mother’s plain dress and piercing black eyes evoke a stern, comforting message: be brave, do not cry, and it will be over soon.
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Grandma's
Slow Patchwork Tale Passes Between Friends
A casual exchange reveals one friend saying he has been mending slowly while another wrongly suspects illness. The truth shows no illness, only a quiet sewing task as he attaches fresh buttons to his underwear.
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Bacher
Hin
Train Encounter Sparks Sharp Comeback
A brief, readable line recounts a man seating beside a young woman on a train and asking a quip about going far, met with a pointed retort that highlights a witty exchange between strangers aboard.
Woman Undergoes Surgery to Remove 1097 Ingested Items
Doctors report Miss Letitia Miller of San Rafael California had 1097 items removed from her stomach in an operation. The objects included wire hairpins pins tacks buttons and various metal odds and ends. she is recovering.
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Letitia Miller
San Rafael
Cal
Bell Toll Over Titanic Grave Aboard Montmagny
Rev. H. Prince reports the steamer Montmagny passed the Titanic grave on May 9 and the ship bell tolled at intervals as if for the victims. The captain notes the ocean strewn with life belts within fifty miles, suggesting sea action caused belts to loosen and bodies to sink.
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Montmagny
Ialifax
Titanic
H. Prince
Church of England
Public Wedding in Shanghai Signals New China
A Chinese couple recently wed in public in Shanghai in a historic ceremony seen as emblematic of the shift from the old order to the new China. The event underscores social and political changes sweeping the nation.
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Shanghai
China
Wee Macgregor’s Alarm Halts Dundee Sermon
In Dundee an incident from an old church is recalled by Rev. Mr Inch of Dumbarton. A brother minister’s long sermon prompted Inch to return to the pulpit for an intimation when a young Macgregor in the gallery cried out in fear that another man would begin preaching.
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Inch
Dumbarton
Dundee
Macgregor
Glasgow Times
Italians Use Aeroplanes in War Propaganda Letters
Turkish envoy to Washington publicized war correspondence from Tripoli battlefields. The letters, translated from Arabic to French and English, claim Italian superiority and urge Arabs to abandon the Turks for Italian protection. They describe Italian bombs and victories against Turkish-Arab forces, and suggest Mecca and Medina could fall if the war continues.
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State Department
Raif Bey
Washington
Tripoli
Knox
Stalffins
Italy
Derna
Merkub
Homs
Tobrouk
Ttallan
The Gordian Knot as Legend of Alexander the Great
The knot tied with thongs served as a Camnesus to a wagon for Gorius of Phregia. The oracle promised rule of Persia to the loosener. Alexander The Great cut the knot with his sword at Jenat, interpreting the oracle in 380 B C.
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Gorius
Phregia
Persia
Alexander the Great
Jenat
Name and Nation in a Town Built from an Inn
The piece recalls Nelson, Trafalgar era legends shaping English towns with inns named after heroes. It blends tales of General Caprivi’s proverb-like exchange with Emperor William and a humorous job interview about guarding a doorway, from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mind and Money: Reward of Brains and Growth
The piece extols mental energy as a reward greater than dollars. It urges diligence in learning from every effort and sees growth in thinking as a currency that compounds like interest.
Magic Figures of 142857 Puzzle Draws Philadelphia Record
A local business college man praises a remarkable number 142857 for its cyclic property. Multiplying by 2, 4, 5, 6 yields rotations of the same digits and by 7 produces 999,999, illustrating a famous mathematical curiosity reported by the Philadelphia Record.
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Business College
Philadelphia
Whistler’s Wit Sparks House Rivalry At White House
The White House in Chelsea, once Whistler’s residence, was occupied by Harry Quilter after Whistler left. An inscription over the doorway amused Quilter and provoked Whistler, who blamed himself for the quirky display and its jibe at architect I W Godwin.
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Whistler
White House
Chelsea
Harry Quilter
Quilter
Whistler Bimsets
I. W. GodWin
W. Godwin
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