Edgerton Scribes Debate Movie Standards And Taste
A 1920s letter argues films push moron friendly plots and warn of low tone shows. It praises classic actors, contrasts Hollywood with European artistry, and urges moral and mental censorship balanced by real education and good taste.
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Mate Woriing
Nabl
Storka
Frest Minda
Bernhardt
Duse
John Drew
Manel
Southern
Marlowe
Hollywood
Eooly
Ua Realife
Mate
India
Greece
Shakespeare
Ani Theen
Clyde Fitch
Old Darnton
Where He Fails Washington Star Mystery Fragment
Readable text from a Washington Star page shows fragmented lines about Uncle Mben and a cryptic phrase. The visible portion mentions failure and a tentative start, with no clear event, date, or complete names to confirm a full news item.
Cupid in a Posy Garden
Jane Crown a shy office helper plans to charm Bert Lowden by borrowing a garden for a secret rendezvous. A bold neighborly chance at her door leads Bert to escort her into the garden where a quiet encounter with the young man Peter unfolds and shifts her affections away from Bert.
Locked Us Over Tees and the Worn Path to Victory
A garbled note references a team named Locked Us Over Tees facing a difficult selection process with outsized effort. The fragment hints at teamwork confronting a challenging match, with implied focus on strategic choices and endurance amid pressure.
Scions of Ancient Maya Race Found on Cozumel Island
Report describes residents of Cozumel nine miles off Yucatan who are said to be direct descendants of the Maya. They maintain the ancient tongue and customs, with many still speaking Maya in daily business and life.
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Tve
Yen
Cme
Abe
Hanan Belnge
Milo
Erice
Mexico
Cozumel
Yucatan
Kukolkao
Uxmal
Chichen-Itza
Cicle
Maya
Camel Teams in Parts of Australia Use as Beasts of Burden
The National Geographic Society notes camels in western Australia carry supplies hundreds of miles to inland stations. Afghan drivers steer camel trains through towns delivering firewood. Early explorers introduced camels, later importing dromedaries bred in central Australia. This breed is touted as the largest and strongest, invaluable in waterless regions.
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Australia
Wyndham
National Geographic Sociery
Lpadding
Remarkable Child Prodigy Correctly Gauges Time Seconds
A young boy, described as exceptionally gifted, walked with his father and asked about the time asking what hour it was. He correctly calculated the elapsed seconds between 4:00 a.m. and 7:80 a.m., showing an astonishing grasp of time and calculation despite unusual phrasing in the report.
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Hils
Boy seeks price for Boston brindle puppy
A Moorenville notice describes Not Thoroughbred Niomy E proudly showing a Boston trindle puppy to neighbors. An onlooker asks for the price, with Shomay replying a bid of fifteen or ten dollars. The exchange ends with a misunderstanding about the breed and value, per Indianapolis News.
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Niomy E
Moorenville
Jimmy
Shomay
Indianapolis News
Church shaped like a giant organ in Copenhagen
In Copenhagen readers note an unusual church built to resemble a grand organ with pipes on the roof, creating a striking skyline. Also highlighted is a 288 foot corkscrew tower off the Church of Our Savior, built in 1600, with exterior stairs spiraling to the top.
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Copenhagen
Wise Parent Will Stay Young With Children
A quote from Carents' Magazine urges parents to nurture imagination in children and keep wonder alive. Do not treat growing up as a final horizon. let the ascent remain open so children never feel misunderstood or that elders are beyond understanding. Wings signify ongoing growth.
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Carents
Bells and Gambling Legend of Henry VIII Tower
Satis N. Coleman writes of St Pauls churchyard bell tower holding four bells named Jesus Hells in London. In a royal game with Sir Miles Pargid ge, Henry VIII allegedly caused the tower to be razed after a gambling loss. Pargid ge was later hanged, with writers calling it judgment upon his gamble for bells.
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Henry VIII
Satis N. Coleman
St Pauls Churchyard
Jesus Hells
London
Miles Partridge
Henry
Miles
Costumes of Rural Holland Show Bright Color and Volume
National Geographic Magazine describes rural Dutch dress with women wearing multiple skirts and bright waists, lace capes marking provincial identity, and gold helmets for wealthy wives. Workingmen wear broad trousers and colored vests, while children wear wooden clogs. the piece notes audible trooplike school groups and a humorous note on concealed weapons being unnecessary.
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Holland
Bers
Jad Micka
Fragmentary Scotsman sketch of an artist and motorist
An amorphous Scottish vignette shows a red faced driver offering money to an artist to mend a burnt tire with the canvas as the work in progress. The artist replies that it is not finished, while the motorist insists it does not matter and pays five pounds.
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Weekly Scotsman
Parallel Between Human Life and a River Revealed
Professor Phelps draws a metaphor linking human life to a river and its stages. Wiltem Lyon assists in writing the piece from the Cleveland Viain Denter. The essay traces growth, influence, and decay as waters flow from beginnings to distant regions, with travelers seeking meaning in a green meadow after a river has passed.
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Professor Phelps
Wiltem Lyon Helps
Cleveland
Writers Who Worked Fast on Sudden Dawn of Works
The passage cites Stevenson waking from sleep to compose The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Longfellow building Penim of life from pocket notes. It notes the Wreck of the Hesperia as a piece that came in stanzas rather than lines and required little effort.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Jeksi
Ayde
Longfellow
Hesperia
Playing for Safety on the Beat in London’s Night
A young rail man notes a house left burning in every room until dawn. A householder thanks the officer and reveals the fire was deliberate. He explains his wife is away and he wrote home about lonely nights, hoping the incident wouldn’t be reported.
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London
Simple Life in Burma Description Mosaic
Burman life sketches depict women with few windows and sparse furniture. A cleaner in Burma is described as a scarce market item. Homes rise eight feet off the ground while a dyer and others labor amid bamboo structures and communal meals as weather changes.
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Burma
Fernitia
First Presidential Mansion at Cherry Street in New York
George Washington chose No 1 Cherry Street for the early presidential mansion but died before completion. Built in 1770 the five window three story house was famed for lavish Turkish and Wilton carpets. It later served as a music store and bank before demolition in 1856. A tablet marks the site near the Brooklyn Bridge approach.
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George Washington
White House
New York
Congress
Cherry Street
The
New York Historical Society
Brooklyn Bridge
Mary Washington
Lafayette Square: Historic parade ground and presidential haunt
AF PAYETTE square, across The Avenue from the President's home, founded as a parade ground for troops and now a shaded park with monuments to Lafayette Kosciuszko Rochambeau Von Steuben and Andrew Jackson. Surrounding mansions housed the Chief Executive, Dolly Madison's home, the Ashburton treaty site, and notable figures from Hay to Webster and Decatur. Lafayette Square stands as a century of history in a single green space.
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Saratoga
Rochambeau
America
Washington
von Steuben
Congress
Continental Army
Andrew Jackson
Dolly Madison
Ashburton
Presidents’ Church
John Hay
Roosevelt
Daniel Webster
George Banecroft
Stephen Decatur
Lafayette Squire
Home Sweet Home remembered in Long Island author’s life
The piece recalls the 1823 song Home Sweet Home written by John Teward Payne, a 18th century actor playwright who allegedly lived homeless much of his life. Payne spent early years in East Hampton, later served as US consul in Tunisia, died in Africa in 183? and was later reburied in Washington. His weathered home in East Hampton endures as a memorial to the author.
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Covent Garden Theater
London
John Teward Payne
East Hampton
Longleland
Wayne
Cone
United States
Tunia
Africa
Oak Ull
Washington, D
Calon
Unclear Note on Bull Color Perception and Animal Reactions
The fragment discusses whether bulls are affected by color and waving objects, claiming bulls may be angered by color changes and movements. It mentions scientists and asserts animals below monkey intelligence cannot distinguish color, implying color waving provokes the bull.
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Ted Eng
Nightingale Elusive Bird Ingate Eludes Capture
A scrambled report describes an elusive nightingale or bird fleeing a scene and avoiding capture while a person named Neltre Mugavinga contemplates selecting a companion, with uncertainty surrounding the outcome and dates.
California Fig Syrup Helps a Ill Boy in Los Angeles
A Los Angeles boy named Leroy Young is described as weak with stomach and bowel troubles. After using California Fig Syrup his constipation and biliousness improved, and he began to gain strength. The ad touts the product as a trusted, plant based remedy for children and notes four million bottles used annually.
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Leroy Young
Georgia St.eeles
Leroy
Trury
California
Raym, Mendt
Caldwell
Four
Pernaind
Win a Bet Bottled Promotion at Prospect Bellvue
An odd advertisement offers a small bottle promotion from Maatings Sales Co at 225 Prospect Bellvue. The copy urges customers to win a bet with the product, though details and terms are unclear from the fragment.
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Peleety, Maatings Sales Co
Prompect Bellvue
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