Father of eight daughters defends modern parenting
In a Chicago profile, Abe Dubin, 44, father of eight daughters, discusses raising them with confidence and independence. He handles bills, weddings, and courtship, teaches respect and self-reliance, and insists suitors must be ambitious and capable of supporting a wife. He doubles as mother after his wife’s death, guiding family with humor and firm rules.
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ROV
Chicage
Bunton
Abealant Debi
Chikaro
Reara Azo Dubin
Himese
Dan Cupid
Dubin
Whit
Sar
Evelyn
Lycelle
Peat
Beatrice
Albert Mack
Kitt
Betty
Genevieve
Bubbles
Fern
Papa Dubin
Pa Dubin
Europe
Trousseau
Rais
Uretet
Children write Santa in busy Christmas season
A newspaper column lists numerous letters from children asking Santa Claus for toys and clothes. Young writers from Centerville to Adamstown request dolls, trains, bikes, and games, while noting siblings and birthdays as part of their wishes. Santa delays due to North Pole preparations.
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Santa Claus
News-Post
North Pole
St. Nick
Santa
Childrai
Millie Wenner
Nancy Harris
Jeferson
Gretchen Schooler_ Frederick
Mary Jane Nusz
San
Betty
May
Clemson
Hansonville
Satta
Joe Englebrecht
Geoffrey Cram
Emma Katherine Eyler
Centerville
Martha Stitley
Richard
Donald
Richard Stirley
Crane
Leor Winpigier
Lama Iki'e
Jimmie Kump
Mildred Barteis
Ralph Hickman
Adamstown
Helen Morrison
Buddy Morrison
Irving R
Floyd
Mary Jane Kline
Santa Clane
Ikoy
Anthony
Enis Sundar
Senta
Rebekah Sundar
Santa’ Juet
Tom
Paul W. Tressler
Buckeystown
Brotster
Dorothy Geinbert
Dickerson
Paul Riddlemoser
Merh
Riddlemoser
Fire Engine
Billy Brosins
Medieval Day Boxes and Dower Chests Across Ages
Describes medieval day boxes as forerunners of dower chests used by nobles and brides. Notes leather coverings, heraldic symbols, and their role in storing household linen. Traces transmission from mother to daughter and spread to early European colonies.
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Edward Wenham
Mystery of the Sacred Lotus Keeps Puzzles Among Scientists
The sacred lotus has been cultivated in Egypt for thousands of years and remains disputed by botanists and laymen over its true Nile identity. Indians bear a pink variety while Nile blossoms are blue, a distinction clarified only by analyzing ancient wreaths of Ramesses II and Amenhotep I.
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India
Nile
Reineses II
Amethotep I
Chicago
Gauge standards across Europe diverge from America
The article notes European rail gauges differ from the U S and Canada with several countries using 4 feet 8 1 2 inches while Russia and parts of Europe prefer broader measurements. It highlights Great Britain and others adjusting to varied standards.
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Europe
United States
Cananda
Great Lottain
Noe
Germina
Austria
Holland
Denmark
Hunstry
Italy
Eden
Euroneap
Russia
Sosta
Portugal
Funeral Fallacies and the Right of Way over Public Paths
A London Tit-Bits note questions the idea that carrying a corpse along a public path grants a perpetual right of way. It cites a recent report where a coffin was ferried across the Thames by raft to avoid private lock gates, allegedly making them public.
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London
Kellogg's All-Eean Toasted Cereal Ad
An OCR fragment advertises Kellogg’s All-Eean cereal, mentioning preparation and serving at grocers, frats, pubs, and restaurants. It references Kellogg in Battle Creek Michigan and “Ready toast” with unclear model wording and brand presence.
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Kellogg
Batthe Ge Michigan
Kellogg's
Bet
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White Coffee Ranch
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John Harro
Helen Dunbar
Dale Fullers
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