Taft for Chief Justice Confirmed Nomination Sent to Senate
The former President William H. Taft is nominated for chief justice of the United States Supreme Court and sent to the Senate for confirmation. Supporters praise his fitting training and broad experience, noting his prior judgeship and leadership in handling island possessions.
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A Million Dollars for a Prize Fight
More than a million dollars were spent at Jersey City last Saturday to witness a prize fight featuring an American wrestler noted for dodging military duty during the late war. The American Legion condemned the event while supporting those who fought for their country, arguing funds would better aid veterans in need of medical and other assistance.
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America
American Legion
Dempsey
Iowa drys prep world wide prohibition testimonials
Des Moines Iowa July 5 special Iowa drys under the Iowa Anti-Saloon league plan to collect testimonials from foreign born Americans who observed prohibition effects here. The aim is to counter foreign narratives by using naturalized citizens as direct witnesses and to push the crusade’s reach by late next year.
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Anti-Saloon League
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International Literature and the Commonwealth Idea
James Russell Lowell argues that literature is converging into a vast commonwealth beyond national borders, shaping a global literary culture where boundaries between nations fade and shared ideas flourish.
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James Rugeell
Lowell
The Carolinas origins and early colonial split
The Carolinas began under Lord Proprietors granted by Charles II and named in honor of Charles IX. Early settlements centered at Charleston and Albemarle sound, with South Carolina focusing on rice and indigo using slave labor. By 1788 South Carolina ratified the U.S. Constitution as the eighth state, the Palmetto State, spanning about 30,989 square miles with nine electors in presidential elections.
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Flowers That Poison With Strong Fragrance
Old self colored tulips with deep crimson petals emit a powerful odor when inhaled. The saffron flavored scent can cause light headedness and peculiar behavior for up to a couple of hours, followed by a period of deep low mood.
Beverage Plants From Common Nonalcoholic Drinks
Beverage plants are sources of common nonalcoholic beverages. The coffee tree Coffea ambica cacao tree Theobroma cacao and the tea shrub Camellia thea are among the names noted in the text.
One Mosquito's Work
A New York Medical Journal note warns that a single nudarin patient on a ditch bordered road may supply hundreds of insects with germs. These germs could reach travelers along that route, highlighting the danger of a lone carrier spreading disease.
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Ancient Fountain Pens Through Early Patents and Mentions
Historical note traces fountain pens to early mentions in 1600. British patents appear in 1809, with general use not established until the 1880s. The item surveys early development and timeline of fountain pen adoption.
Black Opals From New South Wales Mine District
Black opals, often enhanced by color, are mined extensively in a small district at the head of the River Darling in northern New South Wales, Australia. The region yields notable true black opals distinct from artificial varieties.
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New South Wales
Values and 1921 by McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Alice drifts through a crowded elevated train in weary quiet, her pallor brightened by a flowered face as she contemplates marriage to Joe and the escape it might offer from poverty. Lelia, rich and bored, watches the scene from a limousine past a matinee, envying youth and love she believes she lost to luxury and marriage to wealth. A charged contrast unfolds between two women bound by fatigue and dreams in a city of struggle.
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Joe
Lelia
Best of Humor Comic Snippets and School Romance
A collage of humorous quips about politics romance and daily life. Jokes touch on politicians platforms manners and reminders of lighthearted folly. A school romance anecdote concludes with a playful misrendered translation and classmates’ reactions.
Lazy Lovery portraitist teased by society joke
A Boston Post humorous snippet recalls Sir John Lovery famed English portrait painter nicknamed Lazy Lovery for studying a society woman before starting work. The tale ends with her prompting him to begin, contrasting with a joke about toilet articles and a novelty counter incident and a joke about used items.
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Boston Post
Literary Repression Exchange Between Senator Sorghum
A brief exchange features Senator Sorghum joking that writing a book would be costly to readers who would rather receive it free as a government publication. He notes the home folks would never forgive him for selling them a book instead of gratis access.
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Senator Sorghum
Why They Don't Speak Dorle Most People Admire My Mouth
A fragment from a dialogue shows Dorle and Jack in a flirtatious exchange about speech. The line hints at self-awareness and social perception as the two characters engage in a playful inquiry about others' views of Dorle's mouth.
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Mason Bee Builds Substantial Stone Nest
The mason bee constructs nests from small stones cemented with mortar and attaches them to solid structures. The nest contains many oval cells, each housing an egg. The mother lines each cell with silken webs and seals the exit hole before leaving.
Balance of Power in Greek and European Politics
The balance of power described as a principle in European politics once preventing any one nation from dominating. It governed Athens, Sparta, and Thebes and rival Greek states, but its role has changed since the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
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Sparta
Thebes
Greece
Mongol Pony Endurance and Cold Resilience Revealed
The Mongolian pony is praised for endurance cleverness and originality. In deep winter the owner provides neither feed nor shelter yet the horse grows extra hair and thick hooves to withstand cold. It forages by scraping snow to reach buried summer grass. Separately true modern stove history notes that the first real modern stove improvement appeared in 1821 announced by Dr Neil Arnott in England on November 4.
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Neil Arnott
England
Betty and the pie joke play on affection
Betty teased the guest with a pun about pie and affection. Her father, amused, passed her his piece after she finished hers, and Betty quipped that he liked her better than pie, turning the moment into a lighthearted family moment.
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Sees End of Dead Sea Predicts Longterm Change
An eminent geologist studying the Dead Sea forecasts the lake will become a solid mass of course salt and dirty deposits over the next 500 years, signaling a dramatic long view of the water body's fate.
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Dead Sea
Onion lore claims oldest and most aristocratic vegetable
A playful assertion extols onions as the oldest and most aristocratic vegetable. It notes ancient tears on Egyptian artifacts and claims Egyptian slaves ate them for lunch, suggesting onions have long provoked tears and reverence across civilizations.
Lost Continent Atlantis Myth Described by Plato
An article notes Atlantis as an ancient mythic land in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Strait of Gibraltar. It says Plato depicted it as submerged 9 000 years ago as punishment for warlike hubris against Athens.
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Music's Debt to Ancient Egypt Harp Endures as Solo Instrument
The article notes Egypt’s musical heritage and craft of instrument makers. It highlights the harp as the surviving solo instrument, with other instruments having perished, and credits ancient Egypt for the mechanical excellence behind its power and prominent solo use.
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