Genesis of football traced from ancient sun worship to modern play
A historical survey argues football evolved from episkyros in Greece to harpastum in Rome and teule in Brittany, later shaping English Rugby and Association codes. It notes early bans and revival in 19th century England and the 1884 formation of the American Football Association, praising its spirit and calls for fair play and discipline.
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William McMartin
Campus Martius
Brittany
France
Washoss
Nevada
British Isles
Caesar
Albion Isles
England
Channel
London
William Fitzstephen
Roodee
Chester
Derby
All Saints
St. Peter's
St. Peter’s
Fentvs
St. Peters
Edward II
Richard II
Henry[v
Henry VIII
Elizabeth
James I
Iangland
Foot Ball Association
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
United States
New York
Paterson
American
Bulldog Man Boots Across City With Vicious Pups for Sale
The San Francisco Call profile describes a man known as the bulldog man who roams the streets with two bulldog puppies, asking 25 cents to 25 dollars before lowering the price. Now selling both grown dogs for 75 cents, he remains guarded about his real name while displaying the animals to passersby.
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San Francisco
Cincinnati
Practical household hints from a bygone era
A collection of tips covers cutting bread, opening muffins without piercing crusts, sage honey gargle for sore throats, over leaf tea infusion, cooling and storing bread, removing wallpaper with a brush, plaster filling for walls, choosing glass funnels, and a metal broiler. Also includes a playful luncheon menu, using pineapple shells for macaroni, silver rose displays, and Red Cross emergency kit contents for travel and sunburn recovery.
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Paris
Red Cross
Cherry Tree Memory Sparks Train Platform Excitement
A narrator recalls a past romance as a train nears a small station between Little Rock and Mert Smith. He envisions a girl from youth under cherry blossoms while his wife sits nearby, her plain features contrasting with the remembered thrill. The scene shifts to a bustling platform as his wife speaks with new emotion.
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Vitus
Little Rock
Mert Smith
Jane
Flora Mareey Returns to Fort Smith An Old Sweetheart
John Benton reunites with Flora Mareey after years apart as her stage arrival disrupts his quiet Fort Smith life. Flora’s reunion triggers family antics, a bold fashion show, and a clever homeopathic prank by his wife Alice to restore peace and sleep.
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Smith
Tim
Benton
Mrs. Benton
Yves
Flora
John Benton
Fort Smith
John
Jack
Margaret
Carly
Tommy
Florain
Hind
Jack Senton
Plora Mareey
Miss Marcey
Kenton
Marco
John Dear
Jie
The Limit and a Dinner Teaser on Wealth and Trust
In a New York dinner KE Harriman laments rising mistrust of the successful and rich. A lawyer narrator recalls a friend who, after helping a client pro bono, is asked for a receipt, highlighting social suspicion of honesty and generosity.
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KE. H. Harriman
New York
Old Jones
Conversation Between Stella and Bella on Revolutionary Lineage
A brief exchange from Harper's Bazaar questions whether Stella is a daughter of the American Revolution. Bella clarifies she is not, describing Stella as a cousin of the recent Cuban one.
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Harper's Bazaar
Stella
Bella
Classic Candies and Cakes From Old Recipe Page
A pasted collection of candy and dessert instructions. Recipes include Crackderjack molasses taffy over salted popcorn, CHOP-A-CORN hot fudge, MAPLE CREAMS with walnuts, LEMON DROPS, and STEAMED CRANBERRY PUDDING with butter, cranberries and steamed cake.
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New Orleans
Household Tips for Stoves and Cloth Care
Practical advice on polishing stoves with benzine for lasting shine, removing cake from tins on a wet towel, salad ideas with nuts and French dressing, dampening clothes evenly, using salt bags for jelly strainers, avoiding fine glass for lemon beverages, steeping in cold water before filling, enriching dumplings with chicken liquor, enamel tub stains removal with vinegar and salt, proper soap, weekly enamel care with kerosene, and washing Hnoleum with kerosene and woolen cloths.
Englishwoman’s sharp impressions of America’s street manners
A recent English visitor notes American street life, praising the apparent equality and casual politeness. She recounts how Americans bump and hurry without apology, contrasting it with her homeland’s restraint and a gentleman who tolerates trespass on his grounds as a democratic delicacy.
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New York Evening Ost
Not Guilty 4A Sunday School Exchange
A Sunday school teacher pressured scholars asking who led Israel into Canaan. A frightened boy, recently moved from the country, finally deflects by saying he did not know and had just arrived last week, avoiding the question.
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Israel
Canaan
Marriage Proposal Caution Highlights Risks
A bachelor cautions that asking a girl to marry is unsafe unless certainty of acceptance exists, while a referenced son and father dynamic hints at financial strain or risk in family decisions.
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