Love Ballads of a Bygone Era Recalled in Song
A nostalgic look at how generational tastes shaped popular songs. The piece notes old courtship observations and mentions several figures associated with 19th century ballads, including Mrs Norton and others, alongside lines from the song Nita Juanita showing romantic themes and faded lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerone Norton
Norton Orcs
Lizabeth S.an
Shevadar Devetter
Thomas Eviden
Richard Brovvtey Sverdan
Wil
Maywright
Carolne
Herachic
Chappe Norton A
Ron
See
Favorite American songs list prompts chores note
The excerpt asks for favorites from a long list of old tunes including Old Folks at Home My Old Kentucky Home Dixie and Battle Hymn of the Republic and invites responses to Kenneth B Clark at 315 Fourth Avenue New York as part of a nationwide study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Americk
Black Joe
Dixie
Himn
The
Republic
Old Virginny
America
Home
Juanita
Bonnie
Mother Macree
Columbia
Kenneth 8. Clark
Community Service
Fourth Avenue
New York
Tate
Fines for Absents Solons in Olden Times
A Detroit News feature recalls historic penalties for absent MPs in 1647 and Elizabethan and Stuart eras. It notes fines for nonappearance, priests, and a checklist of penalties tied to Westminster attendance and prayers, with varying sums and ancient customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cme
Westminster
Charles
Camel to Heaven Tale and Other Oddities
A Detroit News item blends a legend of Mahomet’s camel assumed to have traveled Jerusalem to Mecca in four bounds with other trivial curiosities. It mentions a Kobe mosque site, a Quranic phrase about a camel and a needle, plus a child’s humorous remark about a bald man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahomet
Jerusalem
Mecca
Aborak
Balaam
Ketmir
Kobra
Head Hunting a Religion in Solomon Islands
The article critiques white attitudes toward local cultures in the Solomon Islands, describing head hunting as a widespread practice that affected planters and converts. It cites a narrator named Newsom and discusses how administrators intervened to end head hunting among areas with white residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsom
Head hunting rites linked to canoe making and social economy
The passage describes head hunting as a ritual linked to building canoes and economic incentives. It covers the ceremonies, feasts, and horticulture tied to expeditions, noting alien rulers suppressing the practice, with broader cultural impact and boredom from changed incentives. It briefly includes a humorous anecdote about a man and his car.
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Nita
Berlin
New York Times
Beanie
Bessie
Phone Oranges
Oysters
N. Market St
Solomon Llands
Orange Tiethquirters
Big Meaty
ASCO
Trincess Chocolates
Princess Bon Boys
Princess Chocolates
Sweethome Chocolates
Nfershey's
ASC
Victor Raisin Bread
Richland Butter Ib
Victor Bread
Victor
Pride OF
Killarney
Frederick
Patrick St
News-Post
Court Street
Sen Druga
In Stores Co
Blue Ribbon
Patrielk
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