Aristocrat Bascom Seeks Fellowship In Bohemian Flats
Bascom, newly arrived with lavish new furnishings, becomes the target of Holbeinites who snub him for wealth. Alice Caswell befriends him, defends his talent, and plans a birthday party that ends with a wedding proposal as Bascom gently guides her to a union. Tolliver relents and even attends, while James learns Bascom supports himself with writing and studio help.
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Ilerbert Bascom
Ilerbein
Bascom
Holbeintes
Tolliver
Alice Caswell
China
Rnhabitants
Holbein Flats
Alice
Volliver
James
Buscour
Armenian Legend of Ararat and the Pharbec People
A traditional Armenian tale explains why the devil fears the Pharbec people of Pharbee. As dawn breaks over Ararat, a Pharbec man wakes first, shouts, and boxes the devil’s ears, proving the mountain’s sunrise outpaced the devil’s watch.
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Ararat
Pharbee
Pharbec
Pimirhce
Bride Learns of Surprise Kitchen Plan in The New York Press
The bride of one year reveals her fiancé’s promise of a surprise after she cooked a full dinner solo. He praises her cooking and takes her to the theater, then hints the surprise is firing the cook at month’s end, prompting sardonic conversation with a close friend.
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Burt
New York Press
Right Hand and Left
A Philadelphia press excerpt discusses handedness, noting people may favor one hand for tasks like cutting nails or drawing. It cites a Philadelphia artist who writes with the right hand and draws with the left, using scissors to test dexterity and control in everyday actions.
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Philadelphia
Whistling Toad Serenades Caribbean Nights
A coastal Caribbean tale tells of a common mountain toad that emits whistles at night. The creature serenades from treetops near sleeping windows, and travelers report sleep disruption unless one hides under a pillow or blocks ears with cotton.
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Caribbean Islands
Maine
The Way to Drink Milk
Milk contains life essentials and is easiest to digest when warm or cool not cold. Sip slowly, one mouthful at a time, for better digestion. hurried swallowing mirrors drinking water. Iced milk should never enter the stomach.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Booth letters say theater door open to God not man
Edwin Booth received a clergyman's letter requesting a private entry to see him in principal parts but avoiding parishioners. Booth replied that no door in his theater could bar God, implying divine presence is allowed everywhere.
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Winter Garden
New York
Edwin Booth
Booth
Economy of Numerals: Roman vs Arabic Writing Time
Science notes that writing Roman numerals from one to av hundred takes three and one third times as long as Arabic numerals and risks 21 times more errors. Reading Roman numerals from one to a hundred takes three times as long with eight times the error chance.
Puffed Up Man Re-appears After False Obituary
A man presumed dead by local papers returns, stirring town chatter. He has read the obituary notices and now refuses to speak to anyone, his pride evident after the mistaken announcements.
Advertising Critic Offers Impartial View in Ads
An impartial critic analyzes advertising free from judgments on grammar or art. He weighs advertiser, medium, and reader challenges, sharing findings to improve future ads. He is a true expert, identified as Resuits by printers.
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Ete
Rat Catching Box Trick Fails to Impress Pets
A Johannesburg citizen recalls a storage room rat problem. A tin lined box with burned cheese attracted rats but the cats and a dachshund could not kill them. The rat dodged and escaped by climbing the dog and leaping out.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Will Power and a Romantic Folklore Tale
A cautionary tale from a Kansas City paper with a moral about willful love ends with a grave twist. The narrative centers on a bride who believes in willpower and ultimately reunites with her husband, but a grim outcome reappears in a chilling punchline. The piece closes with a cultural snippet about Bath bricks made only in Bridgewater Somersetshire, noting the Warret river deposits.
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Man
Livideet
Kansas City
Bridgewater
Somersetshire
Warret
London Mall
A Crying Need in Funerals for Simplicity
The piece argues that funerals are often displays of wealth and taste rather than sorrow. It criticizes flowers, expensive caskets, attire, carriages, and crowd spectacle at obsequies as wasteful. It calls for a national shift toward simplicity and restraint.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
No More British Lions on American Silverware Law Passed
The New York Press reports Parliament passed a law banning British lions on silverware. It notes English hall marks on supposed English pieces are often American-made and stamped for reimport. Citizens should check hallmarks to verify authenticity and avoid fake English manufacture.
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Wifth Avenue
Britain
New York Press
Fingers insured Paderewski guards priceless hands
Paderewski, famed pianist and planter, insures his fingers as essential to his career. He buys occasional special policies for long journeys, while his two hands are insured annually. Flo pays $4,000 yearly, ensuring $50,000 cash if a finger injury ends his income.
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Paderewaski
Flo
Etruscan Coronets Unearth Far Riches at Tarquini
A Tarquini discovery reveals a coronet about 3,000 years old and 200 tombs with helmets, a gold breast plate, amulets, and vases. The find signals Etruscan superiority to Rome. The collection will be offered for sale after Italian government appropriations.
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Tarquini
Lnn
Scientific American
Patience Is Her Husband in Trade Patrice Nou
The Youkers Statesman reports a local tale in which a woman named Patience is linked to a man described as her husband in trade Patrice Nou who was sold out by the sheriff last week.
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Patience
Patrice Nou
Youkers
Poison Ivy Dangers and Remedies
A Pathfinder note explains how to identify poison ivy by three leaflets and white berries, versus Virginia creeper with five leaflets and purple berries. It outlines immediate washing, grindella extract application, and standard lead salve as treatments, warns that smoke from burning ivy is poisonous, and notes variability in individual sensitivity.
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Virginia
Pathfinder
Dean Hole Wit and Rail Fares Joke Dialogue
A short comic sketch follows Dean Hole and Mrs Hole at Dover as he jokes about railway notices and half price returns after the crossing. A whist game prompts a quip about offertory funds. A separate gag with a fake elixir for facial hair ends with a pun about exchange.
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Dean Tole
Let Us Believe We Can and Hope for the Rest
A reflective motto attributed to De Fined expresses cautious optimism and belief in continuing effort toward an unseen outcome. The quote emphasizes hope as a driver alongside belief in eventual progress.
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