Elizabeth Thornton and Richard West Engaged in City Romance
Elizabeth Thornton explains a prank engagement notice caused a newspaper mix up with Robert Wells and John Gregg. Editor Richard West, moved by her frankness, falls for her, and the pair announce their own engagement after exposing the hoax.
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Robert Wells
John Gregg
Woodborough
Elizabeth Thornton
Society
John Greggs
Daily News
William Thornton
Richard West
Miss Thornton
Mr. Gregg
Mrs. Thornton
Mother
Mr.West
Bobbie
Jack
Jack Gregg
Iike
Jake
Beechwood
Farm Gazette
Elizabeth
The Rise of Bonverd II and the Thungarian Victory
A folk legend recounts Bonverd II’s ascent to throne of Thungaria after a bloodless revolt. Juxtaposed with Serb conquest, Josepha’s duplicity spared the prince and Bernstein led a Thungarian rebellion to restore independence. The Serbs capitulated as Bonverd II became king with Bernstein as prime minister.
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Europe
Austria
Italy
Balkans
Bonverd
Thungaria
Hungary
Bonverd II
Belved
Josepha
Herman
Josephanf
Boris
Bon- Vverd
Puntry
Boris I.V
Tltincl
Hved
Joseph Bernstein
Bernstein
Lberty
Sernstein
King Bonverd
Bonverd I
Whungaria
Bonyerd
Peter Loses Prize but Earns Horrible Mention
On the last day of school Peter brings home a tale of prizes given at his school while his mother hosts callers. A visitor asks if he won a prize and Peter says no, he received hor rible mention, reflecting a witty mispronunciation from the New York Times.
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Peter
New York Times
Bluff and Bluffing through Life
A blustery man argues bluff is essential to life while a conservative counters that a failed swimmer cannot bluff the river. The exchange quotes Living stone Lance and frames bluff as a test of risk and perception.
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Livingston Lance
Subway Gate Incident Sparks Outburst
A Philadelphia Ledger note recalls a stout woman’s fury as she boarded a subway train and a gateman instructed, Both gates, lady, provoking her anger. The terse encounter highlights transit etiquette tensions in urban life.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Our Neighbor and the Duty to Help All We Meet
A reflection on the meaning of neighbors as anyone we encounter and can assist. Dean Stanley asserts that true neighborliness extends to every person we are brought into contact with through shared humanity and opportunity to help.
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Dean Stanley
J. E. Bateman
Monticello
Owa
Ingenious unmanned lightship guides Islay coast
Off Islay on Scotland's west coast the Otter rock hosts an unmanned lightship. It stores gas in two steel tanks to run a lantern for months, provides a reliable warning for mariners, and even rings a bell automatically via gas pressure.
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Islay
Scotland
Rock
Wonder of Stonehenge and European prehistoric monuments
The article explains Stonehenge near Salisbury England its Saxon name hanging stones and Celtic name giants temple. It notes similar large stone monuments across northwest Europe including hundreds of barrows or tumuli dating to about three centuries before Christ and ponders the immense effort and purpose behind them.
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Stonehenge
England
Egypt
America
Salisbury
Europe
How Bookworms Are Tracked in the New York Library
A single staffer protects the New York public library’s million volumes from bookworms and insects by monitoring bindings and primers. She wears a large apron and cheesecloth veil, works with the health department, and fumigates returned books before reshelving to prevent contamination.
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New York Public Library
Health Department
Granite and Lime: The Earth’s Bedrock and Its Origins
Granite is described as the lowest rock in the earths crust and the parent rock for all others. The text notes it shows no evidence of life and claims scientists that all lime may have originated from various animals and perhaps humans in the past.
Art of Shopping in Louisville Courier-Journal
A playful dialogue centers on shopping choices with a woman asking for help to buy a box of face powder. The other woman offers to start with practical home goods like refrigerators and lace curtains, reflecting dating era consumer hints.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Stage Fright Among Public Speakers Noted
The article notes that stage fright affects many statesmen. It cites John Stuart Mill who collapsed when asked to speak publicly and mentions the late Mr Benson who dreaded preaching engagements.
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John Stuart Mill
Mer. Benson
Ambiguous Artist Seeks to Show War Horrors Through Image
An artist explains the aim of expressing war's horrors in a latest portrait while a friend notes the confrontation with such terror remains unprecedented in his experience.
Buenos Aires's Ancient One Story Homes Reflect City Growth
The city, among the oldest in the new world, began with mud huts and straw thatch. Early Spanish architecture dominated for 300 years as bricks and tiles arrived from Spain. Four fifths of Buenos Aires homes remain one story despite grand palaces on some streets.
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New World
America
Spain
Buenos Aires
Fins of a Submarine Explained and Operated
Popular Mechanics describes the submarine fins as lateral rudders on U S Navy submersibles. They are folded into hull recesses at surface or level underwater. Fins aid even keel ascent or descent and prevent porpoising via ball and socket joints for rotation and folding away when unused.
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United States Navy
Prices of Livestock in 1194 London Pipe Roll Volume
The introduction describes stock prices in 1194 with oxen at four shillings cows at one shilling less farm horses four shillings pigs one shilling and sheep sixpence. The volume notes the early imposition of a forty shillings fine for breaking a pillory, dating to 1185.
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London Pipe Roll Society
London
Teacher’s counting game ends in bankruptcy forecast
A classroom drill on a $1,000,000 loan at 15 percent for four years prompts students to answer that the man will go broke. The quip comes from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and reflects a grim joke about business risk.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised By Cheney Firm
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh with a $100 reward for any untaken cure. It lists Frans J as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co in Te Jedo City and Courtiy State. The copy includes sworn notary A W Gleason and notes the remedy is taken internally with testimonials offered.
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Frans J
Jedo
Hall
J. Cheney
A.W .Gleason
Henry & CO
Davenport Woman Escapes Knife After Gall Stone Cure
Mrs. S. T. Oliver of Davenport Iowa credits Mayr s Wonderful Remedy with relief from gall stones after doctor advised hospital care. She reports rapid weight gain and no pain after starting treatment and endorses the product with a money back guarantee.
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S. T. Oliver
High Street
Davenport
Iowa
Mayr
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Muscat
Billy Bonverd II
Corn Products Refining CO
P.O
New York City Dept
Chamberlain
Kettlitz & Kay
Iowa State Fair and Exposition Des Moines
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