Two Wooden Dolls Find Equal Ground for Love
In a shop window a Boy-Doll loves a Girl-Doll hung above him but she refuses marriage, claiming superiority. After a series of near misses and a toppled Jumping Jack, the dolls end up side by side on the floor. She agrees that they are equal and may marry.
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Boy-Doll
Girl-Doll
Blue, and Toward Him Girl-Doll
Wooden Boy-Doll
Boy-Blie
Wooden Boy
Little Boy-Doll
Tosteo
Jack
Boy-Blue
Girl- Doll
The Right Thing at the Right Time
The article notes the rise of afternoon tea among men in the United States influenced by English habits. It explains correct etiquette, table manners, and serving practices for tea, toast, cakes, and jam, including use of stands and saucers in homes and hotels.
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Miss Nancy
England
What's in a Name The Rose and Its Etymology Across Cultures
A survey of the name Rose tracing its origins from Roseia Rohais and related forms through medieval Europe to modern usage Ireland England Germany and Peru. It notes variants Rosita Rosi Roschen and links to roses as a symbol and the name as a talisman with Tuesday as a lucky day and number 2, mentioning literary Rose of Tennyson.
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Greece
Rohais
England
Gilbert of Gaunt
Roeslas
de Bohuns
de Veres
Fulbert de Dover
Henry II
Ireland
Germany
Rosi
Roschen
Rosita
Peru
Rose
Rose of Tennyson
Gardener
How Do You Say It by C N Lurie
Commentary on proper language choices in everyday speech and advertising. The piece argues against slang like gents and pants, urging usage of gentleman and trousers while noting critics’ disapproval and common practice.
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C. N. Lurie
Rubaiyat Inquires on Verse Structure and Plural Form
A discussion explains that rubaiyat is the plural of rubai a quatrain in the Rubaiyat style and clarifies the term rubai as a stanza. The note examines literary form and plural usage in Persian poetic tradition.
Chewing Gum Origins and Early Imports
A historical note traces chewing gum from spruce resin and paraffin wax to modern chicle gum used by Indians. It mentions the rising gum industry with US imports growing from 1 29 959 pounds in 1885 to 5 000 500 pounds by 1910, reflecting industrial growth.
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United States
A Disturbing Ghost in a Poem
A cryptic verse recalls a haunting exchange where a poet asks why he haunts sleep and hints at debt for weeks of board in a tense literary scene.
Waiting for Marie Triggers Taxi Mixup
Dialogue scene shows Alice scolding Jack for anger after Marie delays him. Jack defends by saying he waited in a taxi for Marie, signaling a comic social snafu.
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Alice
Marie
Jack
Scott
Jud Tunkins on Helpers Slowing Roll Calls
Jud Tunkins quips that some men require so many helpers they spend half a day calling the roll, highlighting the size of support crews in a humorous aside.
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Jud Tunking
Jud Tunkins
Ostrich May Lose One Toe in Evolution Claim
In a quirky note on ostrich anatomy the article suggests some individuals may shed a toe leaving a one toed form similar to one toed horses. The piece quotes Sal Onele Eben remarking that as long his man lives he remains useful despite one real failure heart failure.
Small Is Cost of U.S. Schools
P. P. Claxton argues that public education costs per child remain modest relative to the large number of school age children. The analysis covers three tables on per child spending, future value of continued funding, and total public education expenditure including private schooling, with Montana and Mississippi noted for high per capita costs.
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P. P. Claxton
United States
United States Bureau of Education
Alabama
Misalasippi
Montana
Mississippi
Bureau of Census
California
Illinois
Monetina
Cat Survives 25 Days in Hidden Pipe in Paris
A Paris report recounts a cat trapped for 25 days in a sealed rainpipe behind St Ambrose Church. Workmen opened the pipe to find a blinking emaciated animal, barely able to stand, then fed it milk from a nearby cafe as it recovered and washed its whiskers.
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Paris
Spiders Tie Up Wire Service
A Buenos Aires report notes a large portion of the telegraph service to the interior disrupted and tied up by a webbed obstruction causing widespread delays in communication networks.
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Buenos Aires
GIVES LIFE TO SAVE HIS SON
Stanley Shirery of Westinghouse Village died rescuing his 12 year old son from the river. The boy toppled in as a result of dizziness. Shirery leaped in, grasped his child but both were carried under. John Batley tried to help but could not reach Shirery.
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Philadelphia
Stanley Shirery
Westinghouse
Shirery
John Batley
Batley
Seven Boys Sentenced in Greenfield Court for Porch Penny Tatching
Seven boys under twelve were found guilty in Greenfield city court by Mayor Myers of stealing pennies from porches. They are ordered to stay home after 6 p.m. and before 6 a.m. for 80 days with parents responsible for enforcing the curfew.
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Greenfield
Ind
Myers
Sto Oelock
Poisoned Cake Sicks Eight at Dexter Family Reunion
Eight people near Dexter consumed a cake mistaken to contain arsenic lead compound instead of sugar. Authorities report the cake caused slow poisoning at a family reunion six miles northeast of Dexter.
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Dexter
Weaver Spiders Pause Country Electrical Grid Again
The nation faces a recurring interruption as weaver spiders weave long silken lines across wires, triggering short circuits. Utilities warn the problem peaks this season and crews work to isolate affected lines and restore power.
Dog Grieves For Dead Master In Albany
An old dog mourns the death of William H. Moorehouse, an elderly penniless man who refused state care for his pet years ago. The dog, called an old timer, lingers beside the grave and grieves for his lost master.
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Albany
Ore
William H. Moorehouse
Moorehouse
Dumb Guy and a General at Camp Lewis
A rookie taunts Maj. Gen. Charles H. Muir at Camp Lewis calling him a dumb guy before the general moves to San Francisco to command the Ninth corps area. Muir, in overalls, replies with a calm nod and no sergeant status. Also noted is the sale of the Uhlenhorst to an English firm for about 1 pound per ton and a note on Rev. Jasper L. Douthitt attending a summer class at the University of Chicago indicating lifelong learning.
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Camp Lewis
Wash
Charles H. Muir
San Francisco
Ninth Corps
Muir
London
Uhlenhorst
Great Britain
Germany
Pana
W—I
Jasper L. Douthitt
University of Chicago
Army clerk discharged over novel ridicule of generals
Robert J. Quinn a $2,400 army adjutant general staff clerk and longtime government employee was dismissed by order of Secretary of War Weeks after publication of The Late of the White Lion a serial novel in which he is accused of ridiculing Maj. Gen. Peter Harris and Col. Lewis. Quinn claimed the charges were political and retaliatory while General Harris was said to have used government clerks for private ends. Weeks deemed it improper to finance a commemorative booklet with government funds and to publish a work that damaged the civil service.
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S Ashington
Washington Amiles
Weeks
Robert J. Quinn
Army Adjutant General’s Office
Peter O. Harris
Adjutant General
Army
Col
I. W. Lewis
Quinn
Tarrla
Hig oMee
AK UN
L Larris
Treasury
Aosum Snilelent
Son
Ferance
Thirris
Qiursad
Does the Mississippi River Flow Up Hill
Morry of the US Geological Survey addresses a long debated question. He argues the Mississippi does not flow uphill in any practical sense, despite slight increases in distance from the earth’s center toward the river’s mouth. The river’s water runs downhill toward sea level under gravity and centrifugal effects, with the source about 1,500 feet above sea level.
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Morry Outs Smultt
United States Geological Survey
Mississippi River
Tere
Missisaippi River
Missiasipnidé
Aly
Getad
Meinsea Lovel
Mississippi
American Defense Society Fears Seal Islands Under Bill
The American Defense Society opposes House Resolution 5094 proposing to hand Alaska seal islands and related resources to a five member Alaska board. They warn loss of national resources and revenue, noting treaty obligations and potential harm to Pribilof fur stocks and Arctic wildlife.
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Alala
Curry
American Defense Society
Alaaska
Alaska
United States
Russia
Congress
More Re
Itme
Soal Beats
Alnaka
Actle
Goal Islands
Pribfloft Islands
Arctic
Antaretic
Chicagoan Refuses Passport Photos Over Bible Belief
A Chicago man Carl W. Johnson objects to passport photo rules citing Exodus 20:4. He argues photographing is a graven image and proposes using a fingerprint instead. The letter was sent to Washington after failing to submit two photos for a Norway Sweden missionary trip.
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Thicago
Department of State
Washington, D. C
Dewar Sl
Passport Office
Chicago
Leenessey
Suwi
Carl W. Johnson
Lixodus
Momas Sell
Norway
Sweden
Johnson
Mr. Sell
Sell
Washington
We Must Not Forget Warns U S Food Foresters
Department of Agriculture foresters warn that famine may threaten China due to long term deforestation. The statement calls the destruction of forests a key factor in widespread famine and plague, urging attention to ecological decline in China.
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Department of Agriculture
China
Deforestation Foresight Warns of Poverty and War
The passage warns that wasteful forestry and deforestation bring floods, soil loss, and poverty. It cites China’s history as a stark example and urges wise forethought to prevent starvation and destruction through forest preservation and careful resource use.
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Tlon
Leason
China
America
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