Masks of Mercy: The Italian Order of the Dead
In Leghorn Italy members of a famed mercy society wear black robes and masks to conceal identities while carrying coffins to graves or ambulances to hospitals Their duties include aiding the sick supplying bread to the poor and aiding orphans They work without pay only medals and burial rights are offered as rewards
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Pearson’s Weekly
The Cat Moon God Pasht and Its Name Evolution
The ancient Egyptians worshiped a cat deity named Pasht akin to the moon in darkness. They compared the goddess to the moon and crafted a cat headed idol. The name evolved from Pasht to Pas to Pus and finally to Puss, the common modern cat name.
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Cat
Attendant Enforces Stick Check at Local Gallery
An incident at a city gallery shows a new attendant stopping a visitor at the door to request his walking stick. The man denies owning a stick and is told to fetch one, as entry requires leaving the stick with the attendant per orders, per the Kansas City Star.
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Kansas City Star
Arabian Etiquette Returns Favor in a Family Dispute
A wife complains to her father that her husband struck her. The sheik ponders and then returns the blow, saying the wife is avenged as her husband had avenged his own wife. The tale ends with the exchange of ear boxes between spouses.
Couplerow in dispute over marriage ends in inability to stay together
A fragment from an old column hints at marital strain between Swinton and his wife Shey. The text asks whose fault caused their separation and suggests ongoing tension, with phrases implying one party’s attraction clashing with the other’s objections.
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Swinton
Othan
Sketching Mark Twain by Leslie Ward in Forty Years of Spy
Ward recalls Mark Twain as an impatient subject during a 19th century interview. Twain paced the room with a large calabash pipe, wearing a white suit and dinner gown while recounting stories and displaying a highly strung temperament.
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Ward
Leslie Ward
America
Mark Twain
Humorist
Oxford
Barracuda: A Terror of the Seas and Its Deadly Bite
The barracuda is described as a torpedo shaped predator common in peaceful waters. It attacks with ferocity, has long round bodies and sharp teeth, and can reach six to eight feet. Fishermen fear poisoned flesh and warn of bites that inflame wounds.
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Philadelphia
Alaska’s Wealth: Future Fish Supply From Untapped Seas
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes Alaska’s coastline of 26 000 miles yields abundant edible fish, with daily harbors for processing and ships anchoring safely to load cargoes. It predicts Alaska fish will gain fame worldwide as a major wealth source.
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Alaska
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Relativity of Space at Women’s College Provokes Banter
A new professor of music at a women’s college stirs junior debate as students chat about his appearance. One remarks his nose and chin nearly meet, another says they are miles apart, provoking light humorous rebuke.
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Ome
New York Post
Neighborly Tension Sparks Quiet Domestic Tale
A London gossip frame reports a couple discussing a neighbor who stood in her dining room for about thirty minutes staring rudely into their bedroom. The wife asserts she witnessed the scene from her own room, implicating the neighbor’s intrusive behavior.
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London
Fractured Exchange Cited in Detroit Free Press Brief
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press notes tense remarks with a reference to marriage and a bold claim about a card game moment. The passage suggests interpersonal conflict and a cited quote about trumping an ace.
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Detroit Free Press
Wine and the Bush Sigh Boards in Early Taverns
An observation on ivy hung over tavern doors as sigh boards for Bacchus, the god of wine, in elder times. It notes a contrast between dangerous revolt of intelligence and insurrection of ignorance, attributed to Lowell.
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Lowell
Charm of Biography Byways Reading Biography Insights
The article discusses biography as a sober yet vivid exploration of a person’s life. It asks readers to value private writings and anecdotes that reveal character, life stages, and table talk of the great beyond formal pedigrees.
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Tery
Contrasts in Iceland Land of fire ice glaciers and geysers
Iceland is described as a land of contrasts with fire and ice, volcanoes, glaciers, and geysers. It lists more than 100 volcanoes led by Hecla, dozens of large craters, 120 plus glaciers, a geyser region with the Great Geyser and extreme springs, plus Reykjavik as capital and small major towns. It notes Icelandic intelligence and claims about prolific beaks in proportion to population.
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Iceland
Hecla
Askya
Vatna
Hecia
Ornetafokall
Reykjavik
Akureyi
Isafjord
Mythic Doones and St Edmund Legend Revisited
F W Lackwood argues in The Good Old Times that the Doones myth arose from imagination and a warped memory of Dane invaders. The piece also recounts the St Edmund legend, noting the Danish arrow deaths and a tree at Hoxne said to bear iron remnants found in 1848.
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Librarian Questions Worth of Book Handling
In the Birmingham Age-Herald a librarian assesses a book with cautious endorsement. The reviewer says the title is worthwhile but notes it shows little handling and appears unused, suggesting it has rarely been checked out.
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Aday
Birmingham Age-Herald
Robbery Dialogue Pokes At Storekeeper Says Exchange
A Richmond Times Dispatch note quotes a perplexing exchange about a robbery in which a storekeeper asks for information to reveal what he knows. The dialogue centers on confused statements and a claimed fair exchange.
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Richmond Times Dispatch
Hair Washing Troubles Highlighted in Journal Snippet
A fragment cites a Kansas City Journal line noting a woman says the only thing she could discuss was the trouble of washing her hair. The item reflects a brief, personal aside within a larger column.
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Kansas City Journal
The Newsboy Motto of Try and Rise
A young newsboy in New York on a blustery night tells a passerby he can try to sell all his papers. The piece lauds self reliance, citing workers and students as examples, and urges a revival of American independence taught by parents. John A. Slebber in Lealle's.
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New York
Littl
America
John A. Slebber
Lealle
Definite Limits of Complaint in Dental Visit
A patient harshly mocks a dentist, replying to a question of grounds with a sharp jab about aches. The exchange captures a tense, witty moment in a Baltimore American item.
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Baltimore
Language Diversity in Swiss Cantons Regions
Swiss public signs appear in multiple languages with Italian and French usage near the Italian border. The country is linguistically divided with Vaud Neuchatel Geneva Fribourg and most of Valais French speaking Ticino Italian speaking and the rest German speaking. Valais contains districts where all three languages are used.
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Caseenene
Hermes
Switzerland
Italy
Vaud
Newchatel
Geneva
Fribourg
Valais
Ticino
Do you suppose that was a real brick in the film
In a post-Die patch note the talk turns on a movie gag with a brick hit during a silent era comedy. A couple discusses whether the stunt brick was genuine after a star was paid high wages.
Timber Resources in Alaska Forests Estimated at High Volume
The two national forests of Alaska hold about 78 billion feet of merchantable timber and the Forest Service estimates more than 89 million feet could be cut each year indefinitely without reducing productivity.
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Freee
Alaska
Forest Service
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