Superstition and Brutality Reported in Volga Regions
Georg Topoff cites Frankfurter Zeitung describing peasants dying from exorcism and torture in Soviet Russia. Practices include fasting, prayer charms, and being beaten, with extreme measures like plow hitching, petroleum baths, and live burial of animals as cholera prevents. Lynch law and village justice flourish amid anti religious policy.
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Volga
Soviet
Russia
Georg Topoff
Frankfurter Zeitung
Lesson Taught by Artists on Nature and Perception
Henry T. Tuckerman praises artists from Raphael to Cuyp for shaping how unmaternal eyes see the world. Their quiet guidance deepens romance and meaning in landscapes, weather, and daily scenes, so every object in nature communicates more vividly to the imagination.
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Raphael
Turner
Constable
Landseer
Lely
Michelangelo
Rolyfe
Gerard Dow
Cuyp
Cooper
Stanfield
Henry T. Tuckerman
Yankee Tourists in Switzerland Reach 1922 Season
Swiss estimates cited by A. R. McGruder show about 10 percent of summer visitors to Swiss resorts in 1922 came from the United States. Total guests include a larger portion from Switzerland and England with smaller shares from France Holland and Germany. over 60 percent of first class hotel guests were American, followed by German and others.
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Switzerland
United States
Department of Commerce
A. R. McGruder
Legation
Berne
England
France
Holland
Germany
McGruder
Kall Your Cig Cigarette Warning Urged in Sweden
Sweden fights careless smoking as fires cost nearly 2 million in property damage from discarded cigarettes. The Wire Prevention Society urged Sweden Tobacco monopoly to print warnings on every pack and the company quickly adopted the idea.
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Sweden
Wire Prevention Society
An Accomplished Wife in Old-Time View
Quotation about a wife praised for many tasks including cooking sewing designing gardening and canning. A remark frames the wife’s virtues against the man’s boast of his wife’s looks. The tone reflects the era’s domestic expectations and gender roles.
Ambiguous Luncheon Request Notes Between First and Second Lady
A brief Punch-esque exchange shows plans for a luncheon involving the First Lady and the Second Lady with mentions of meeting, forgiveness for short notice, and a possible early arrival by Lady Es. The dialogue hints at social protocol rather than a formal event.
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Esex
Cactus Joe Refuses Duty After Late Poker Losses
In a late night exchange, Cactus Joe tells a friend that after losing 17 stacks early in the evening, no duty seems urgent enough to interrupt staying by the poker table to chase fortunes. The dialog underscores high stakes and stubborn fixation on gambling amid responsibilities.
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Cactus Joe
Rough on the Passengers and Railway By Laws Cited
A discussion cites Glasgow criminal cases and London Tit Bits critique of railway by laws. It notes penalties for travelers lacking tickets or misusing tickets, including 40 shillings for many infractions and double charges for return journeys.
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Glasgow
London
French Writers Collaborate On Novel Le Roman des Quatre
Four renowned French writers publish Le Roman des Quatre in Paris a novel built as a sequence of letters. The project follows the Le Croix de Berny model with each author handling a character and one even kills off all figures before another continues. The authors are Pierre Benoit Paul Bourget Henri Duvernois and Madame d Hourille.
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Paris
Pierre Benoit
Paul Bourget
Henri Duvernois
Madame d'Hourille
Mrs. Andrew Jackson Smoked
Biographer James Parton notes Mrs. Andrew Jackson habitually smoked at home near Nashville Tennessee. The Jacksons reportedly sat by the fire for hours smoking a pipe, a practice not unusual among early Southwest settlers. Rachel Donelson, before marriage, was the daughter of a respected Tennessee figure.
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Andrew Jackson
Land
White House
Nashville
Tenn
James Parton
Jackson
Southwest
Rachel Donelson
Tennessee
Whose Feet Are They Then
A boy argues his shoes are correct as he insists the feet are his. His mother discovers he wore the left shoe on the right foot and the right shoe on the left, and the boy calmly declares they are still his feet.
Bust of Marcus Aurelius at ancestral home
In London a visitor is shown a bust identified as Marcus Aurelius. The guide questions a possible relation to the Marquis of Blankshire, noting the sculpture’s classical origin and the absence of the Marquis.
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Newrich
Marquis of
Blankshire
Marcus Aurelius
Markis
London
Not a Chance Love Match Sparks City Gossip
Snippets reveal a marriage dispute as a wealthy heiress and a hopeful suitor face social pushback. Friends question motives and the match. The dialogue hints at class bias and public scrutiny surrounding the betrothal.
Keeping Out Files
Fragmentary Courier-Journal item notes a dog or person taught to fall quickly at a street door. Unclear context and no additional readable details available.
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Lowsyle Courier-Journal
Business Policy Emphasizes Service and Cautious Buying
The text outlines three lines of business The Herald Printing and Office Supplies and states profits are necessary to serve customers. It asserts commitment to truly serving customers, accepting higher prices when needed, and refusing inferior products even if cheaper options exist to maintain quality.
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The
Herald
The Marshall Herald Promotes Community Value and Services
The Marshall Herald asserts its broad Clark County presence and value to readers, urging neighborly support and detailing printing services from auction bills to wedding invitations. It emphasizes complete news, clean advertising, and a solid circulation policy.
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Clark County
the Herald
Herald
The
Hérald
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Marshall Herald
Shipman-Ward
Underwood
Victor
Wabash Valley
Printing Co
Marshall
Thlinds
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