Contested Names Spark Question of Armenian Identity
An editor asserts Armenia and Armenians are not recognized as a country or people, noting Turkish nonrecognition and confiscation of maps. The piece mocks the origin of the term and cites unclear borders and historic claims without naming a factual nation.
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Dinner in Japan tests patience and the palate
Homer Cray recounts in Leslie's Weekly a misadventure arriving by train in a Japanese town and attempting to find a hotel. He then enters a bare dining room, learns to use a milk stool, chairs, and a kimono, struggles with chopsticks, and discovers he has been eating horse meat.
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Homer Cray
Leslie’s Weekly
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John Muir’s Wealth Compared to Harriman
A paraphrase from American Ideals notes John Muir, though poor, saw himself richer than E H Harriman because Muir possessed all the money he needed while Harriman did not. The anecdote reflects American ideals of wealth and purpose.
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E H Harriman
Muir
Harriman
Clayton Sedgwick Cooper
Advice On Mortality And Doing Good In Time
A reflective note urges embracing mortality to prompt meaningful deeds before time runs out. It counsels humility and purposeful action, emphasizing mercy and positive impact while life endures.
Gridiron Club Dinners Honor Departed Members
In the Gridiron journalism club tradition a hush falls as the lights dim and names of deceased members are read aloud. A club president’s tribute ends with a final farewell, a song, and shared reverence for memories kept alive through quiet ritual and memory.
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Arthur W. Dunn
Fee Eee
Eter
Conten Bear
Airship Dream Prompts Tiny Loan on Fifth Avenue
A seedy man on Fifth Avenue and Forty-second Street asks a stranger for a thousand dollars to buy an airship. After a brief look, the man offers ten cents “on account” to help, but the lender only provides a dime.
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Forty-second Street
New York American
Soldiers and Mustaches
A London Chronicle excerpt notes Victor Emmanuel IIs dislike of clean shaven troops. After becoming king following the battle of Nowara he dyed his hair and grew a mustache, keeping the look until death and detesting barbers or valets approaching him.
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Victor Emmanuel Sr
Nowara
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Voracious creatures described in feeding rates
A caterpillar eats twice its weight in leaves daily, a horse would consume a ton of hay per day, flesh eating larvae reach 200 times original weight, a newborn might ingest about 1,500 ds of meat in its first day, and a silkworm would consume 86,000 times its original weight in fifty six days.
The Novelist's Boy Refines His Tales After Lying
A frail scene shows a novelist guiding his small son through remorse after dishonesty. The boy sobs, questions when he will stop lying, and imitates his father as he learns to tell the truth.
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Springfield Arsenal and the Making of the 30 Caliber Rifle
A detailed look at the Springfield armory and its process turning steel billets into the famous 30 caliber rifle. Describes heat treatment, rolling through eleven grooves, rifling, chambering, sights, and browning to protect metal, noting the armory's cost and wartime efficiency.
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Longfellow
Springfield Arsenal
Springfield Armory
United States
Ordnance Department
Springfield
Springfield Canmakers
Ed Fnon Monthly
Provoking a Husband and Islamic Divorce Customs
A Mohammedan woman cannot separate from her husband without his consent and he may divorce her with a few words. If she acts cleverly she may trigger anger in him to utter the divorce words during a moment of loss of self control.
Clever Chap Test of Etiquette
A Chicago News small tale records a boy entering with a cap on and swiftly removing it on request. He explains he was testing whether tipping his cap to a lady is appropriate, revealing a child’s humorous take on manners.
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John
Chicago News
Daily burdens shape what we love, not the dreams we hold
A reflective line notes that daily hardship defines preference more than ideal affection, suggesting resilience through routine struggles shaping what we value over time.
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