Grandpa Fox Outsmarts Squirrels With Sneaky Radish Hoard
In a woodland tale Grandpa Fox stores nuts and radishes, plants a distraction, and watches the Squirrel brothers and Tommie Rabbit grab the loot. He chases them off, vowing that stolen sweets are not always sweet, and the culprits suffer a sneezing fever as punishment.
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Grandpa
Squirrel Brothers
Tomanie Rabbit
Grandpa Fox
Billy Squirrel
Tommie Rabbit
Billy
Pretty Eileen Sedgwick Texas Star on Stage
Texas girl Eileen Sedgwick born in Galveston and educated there. She has graced the stage since childhood, standing five feet three inches tall, weighing 120 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.
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Pretty Eileen Sedgwick
Texas
Galveston
The Right Thing at the Right Time For Manners at Table
A guidance piece by Mary Marshall Duffee offering table etiquette rules. It stresses seated posture, restraint with elbows and gadgets, never diagram on tablecloths, avoid leaving for quotations, wait for hostess cues to light cigars, no smoking between courses, proper napkin use, eat with forks for many foods, avoid nosey table actions, place cutlery correctly, and end meals without crumbs or haste.
Alberta Name Origins and Talismanic Jade Beliefs
The name Alberta traces to Aethel various roots and European spread, linked to Albert and the queen's consort name, with Alberta as a feminine form lacking independent existence. Jade is said to be Alberta radiance, protecting prosperity and health if worn, especially on Mondays which is her lucky day and number.
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Aethel
Aethelbryht
England
Prague
Dantulg
Adelbrecht
Alberta
Edwina
Roberta
Albert
Albertna
Potato Salad Recipe and Language Note
A simple potato salad combines three cold cooked potatoes and three hard boiled eggs chopped, with walnuts and olives. It suggests a French dressing of vinegar oil salt cayenne catsup and onion juice. A columnist notes slang gradually enters language and delays progress.
Compass idea origins and Mecca sacred stone noted in old journals
The piece recalls early journal compass symbols and the Kaaba in Mecca, detailing the Black Stone set in the Kaaba as a meteoric oval eight inches across. It also mentions Mohammed sparing the Black Stone during Mecca's purification and records that in Watsonville California six of 1,600 registered voters cast ballots.
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Mosque
Mecca
Mohammed
Watsonville
Cal
How Do You Say It by C N Lurie
A brief note discusses proper usage of the verb expect and provides guidance on avoiding its use to denote mere assumption. It cites examples including I expect to go to church and England expects that every man will do his duty to illustrate nuance.
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C. N. Lurie
England
Nelson
Trafalgar
Prenard
Owl Chemical Works
Erre Hiaute
Ind
A Line o Cheer by John Kendrick Bangs
A brief poem from The Miner's column reflects on Howe and inner virtue. The speaker, exploring character, suggests goodness lies within each man as miners seek unseen gold beyond human sight.
James's illness prompts mother’s note to teacher
James had been out of school for several days and his mother replied with a note explaining he was very sick and needed a doctor. The doctor advised keeping James home for several weeks due to stomach and bowels issues.
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James
Pompous Old Gentleman Noted as Star Discoverer
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes a playful exchange about a pompous old man described as Professor Dippers, a discoverer of a new star, prompting questions about whether he is celebrated in cinema or legitimate science.
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Professor Dippers
Birmingham
Man Rejects Faith Then Buys Wildcat Mining Stocks
A reader notes a man proclaims no use for faith and asserts what he knows. He then purchases wildcat mining stock and a second-hand motor car, illustrating a bold, impulsive shift in belief to material ventures.
Red Headed Women Form Golden Fleece Club at University
An article reports the University of Nebraska forming the Order of Golden Fleece, an all red headed women society classed by shade names from Squash to pink. It notes public concern over new hair color based groups and discusses perceived links between hair color, race, and temperament, citing scientific debates and cultural stereotypes.
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Washington
University of Nebraska
Order of Golden Fleece
Consumers
Order of the Golden Fleece
Italan
Find Yanks Body Petrified In French Coal Mine
Ralph Clark of Company B 166th Infantry reports from France the petrified body of Charles Johnson, an American soldier, found in an abandoned coal mine at Frenchambault in late March. He and two companions were returning from a nearby city when Johnson fell into the pit and died. The others did not report the accident, fearing punishment for AWOL.
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166Th Infantry
Marysville
Ohio
Ralph ©. Clark
One Hundred and Sixty-sixth
France
Charles Johnson
Frenchambault
Johnson
Local concern over hate color lines and the Order of the Golden
A discussion on the dangers of hate color lines in shaping personality and the hope that the Order of the Golden divide remains local. The piece cautions against broader social spread and urges continued local focus on color-inspired bias.
Wedding Shocks Quaker 400 Bride Marries Cowboy
Frances Mears, a prominent society girl, wed cow-puncher Duster Estes at Jackson's Tale Wye on March 20 and honeymoon at Estes's ranch. Dr. Harvey J. Butte notes Estes as a famed horsemanship champion, dead shot, World War veteran, and capable predator in the wild.
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Philadelphia
Buster Estes
Frances 8. Mears
Duster Estes
Jackson's Tale
Wye
Harvey J. Butte
Heo
Uso
Bomb Explodes Silently Killing Milanist Activist
Turin authorities report Mario Veta, an anarchist, was killed by a bomb he intended to detonate at Ignordi Benedetto's residence. Amid last September's urban disorders, Benedetto defended his metalworks factory and two others died. Veta, aged twenty, had recent France expulsion for ties to the Italian Socialist party. Police found six more bombs and manuals on explosives nearby.
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Turin
Italy
Mario Veta
Pleces
Ignordi Benedetto
Signor di Benedetto
Tle
Ineta
France
Trallin Socialist Party
Lyon
Turkey Hen Lays 80 Eggs Then Hatches Brood in Kentucky
Mia A Steph On B, once from this county but now in Kenton county, kept a blue turkey hen that laid 80 eggs last spring and raised a brood. A bronze hen began laying April 1 and laid 176 eggs through November 17 without showing any sign of setting.
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Falmouth
Steph
Kenton County
Sun Cooks Scientist's Meals on Novel Solar Stove
Dr C G Abbot of the Smithsonian explained advantages of a sun powered stove at the National Academy of Sciences gathering in Mount Wilson California. He described a concave parabolic reflector feeding a cylinder oil heat absorber to a cooking chamber with automatic temperature control and a clockwork sun tracker.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
C. G. Abbot
Smithsonian Institution
Girl’s Dad Acts as Bridegroom Proxy in Boston Nuptials
Miss Water Diana Klein wed Portuguese naval officer Lieut. Alvaro T. Botelho at the Portuguese consulate in Boston. Her father served as proxy for the bridegroom unable to obtain a leave of absence. Klein plans to join her husband in Portugal as soon as possible.
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Newton
Wther
Diana Klein
Portugal
Alvaro T. Bothelo
Miss Klein
Boston
Berlin Inventor Markets Alarmed Portable Security Box
Berlin burglars face a new obstacle as a Berlin inventor markets a portable steel box with an alarm that sounds when moved and stops only by unlocking. Guests and travelers place it at doors or on luggage to protect valuables, with versions from simple buzzers to fire alarms.
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Berlin
Christ Intercedes Forever in Melchisedec Priesthood
A sermon notes Christ as eternal high priest after Melchisedec not earthly law. It contrasts earthly priesthood with Christ’s perpetual intercession and resurrection life. Believers gain unlimited heavenly knowledge and a life that extends beyond death, with memory character and capacity prepared for the next life.
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Melchisedec
Agron
Christ
Ous
God
Jesus Christ
Lfe
You Should Do Good in All the Ways You Can
Quote emphasizes doing good deeds widely and constantly across all means. Advises persistent charity, kindness, and service to others in every situation and time. Not tied to a specific event or person.
Woman's Tenderness as Duty Incites Help
A brief quotation notes that true tenderness in women is shown when they aid a man in doing his duty, reflecting Victorian moral sentiment on gender roles. The line attributes moral strength to female support in obligation and responsibility.
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Min
Mulock
Proverbs and Hobbes Reflections Echo in Times
A compact meditation contrasts scriptural praise of righteous rule with a Hobbesian jab at closed minds. The text suggests virtue comes through authority while noting some people complain when others constrain them.
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Hobbes
Present Pleasures Quote From Son eca
A brief aphorism notes that enjoying present pleasures without harming future ones invites mindful living and restraint, attributed to Son eca.
All Elevations Are Cold Quote by De Boufilers
A terse aphorism notes that higher elevations increase isolation as one rises. The remark frames cold distance with ascent and frames the speaker as De Boufilers.
Troubles Disappear When Shoe Takes Tanlac And Nerves Steady
A reader testimonial from Terre Haute Indiana credits Tanlac with curing nervous disorders rheumatic pain and general weakness. Mrs Cora Jackson reports relief from sleeplessness headaches and fatigue after starting Tanlac as an advertisement. A separate warehouse scene shows a manager questioning an employee about his early rising habits.
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Tanlac
Thes House
Mrs
Cora
Jackson
Mulberry St
Terre Haute
Ind
Tannie
All's Catarrh Medicine Promises Blood Purity Cure
Ad promises catarrh relief by cleansing the blood and restoring form and health. Claims to purify the blood to heal the nose throat and lungs and restore nature's balance. Distributed by W. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hnall
Aioe
W. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Bridge Confusion Sparks Fractured Chat at Card Table
Fragmentary remarks reveal a tense moment as players debate a trumping move and memory lapse over a nine-spot. The exchange captures confusion and banter at a bridge game with personal tensions surfaced.
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