The Flight of Love Poem in Century Verse
Evelyn P Sinney reflects on love and nature in a period poem about spring, winter frost, and absence. The speaker laments Truth losing its royal throne as greatness shrinks to lesser beauty amid changing seasons.
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Evelyn Psinney
Trumpeter Sam Burlage and the Peking campaign letters
Trumpeter Sam Burlage, aboard a Chinese theater command train, wins favor with Brigadier Hendrie. He endures long rides, loneliness, a near death at the wall during Tyenshan assault, and finally reads letters from home after Hendrie is wounded. The tale ends with a move toward Manila as the general recovers.
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Manila
Peking
Sammy Burloge
Yellow Sea
Hendrie
Httte Bivster
Sammy
Etrll
Sam
China
Tiesnshan
Luzon
Taku
Mall
Picker
Niile
Mother
Flo
Tienshan
Engineer Corps
Wengre
Ramimy
Chinene
Trumpeter Burlage
Red Cross
Hendrie—tays
Sempy
Satomu
Han
Tleushan
Blessed Week on the Way Home Delights Youths
A fragment from a Youth's Companion passage exudes cheer about a blessed homeward week and the resolve to press forward after trials. The tone hints at family guidance and hopeful steps toward resilience.
Wandering Squirrels and a Day of Mischief
A local narrative chronicles squirrels raiding cherry trees sunflowers and a chick nursery. The tale notes a pair of squirrel babies relocated for safety and a cat that ultimately avenges the affront as a lessons in garden mischief and wildlife behavior.
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Squirrel
Hurricane devastates Breton Island birds oases
Frank M. Miller of the Louisiana Audubon Society reports extensive storm damage from a September hurricane on Gulf islands. Breton Island split into pieces, Grand Cochere Island vanished, pelicans with broken wings. Raccoons and muskrats killed, chimped by floods. keepers aboard a wrecked ship survived. Miller warns only 700 square miles of habitat now remains, pledging renewed protection to restore seabird populations.
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Gulf of Mexico
Mobile
Frank M. Miller
Louisiana Audubon Society
Gulf
Grand Cochere Island
Breton Island
Amd
Miller
Mr. Miller
Gadveston
Sir Fee
Dyme
Chandeleur
Aland
North Harbor Islands
Chandeleur Island
Shere
Ialands
Mount of the Holy Cross Stands Untouched by Rock Slide
Report from the Mount of the Holy Cross area in Colorado confirms the famous cross remains intact after a suspected rock slide. Photographs by W. A H. Jackson and George L. Beam show no substantial change since the first image taken 33 years ago, disputing rumors of damage and reaffirming the mountain as a lasting American wonder.
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Mountains
Colorado
Mount of the Holy Cross
Denver and
Rio ‘Grande Railroad
America
Toledo Blade
Unfailing job of husking corn praised in family reminiscence
A boy recalls a harsh family rule to husk corn from winter to crop, describing it as a curse and the unfailing remedy for laziness. He notes endless hand husking as billions of bushels roll in and questions sympathy for farmer boys.
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Cincinnati Post
Silence Club of Paris Hushes Minds Beyond Words
A Washington Star feature reports the Silence Club of Paris where members pledge to speak only when they have something to cry, avoiding chatter and public demonstrations. The psychologist notes its success may spark similar clubs in the United States despite gender exclusivity and philosophical aims.
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Silence Club of
Paris
Washington
Aiong
Paria
M Menral
Satirical club notes on discipline and energy use
The passage discusses membership exclusion for politicians except in discipline and promotes a principle of avoiding unnecessary thought. It cites retreats in religious circles and rest concepts in medicine as examples. It argues efficiency in action by concentrating force and eliminating wasted energy in daily tasks.
Insect Hearing Varied Against Side Ears
A Scranton Truth note explains insects lack external ears while showing how diverse hearing organs appear. It cites crickets grasshoppers and aphids with ears under wings on body or on legs and necks, and even on the feet bases in smaller species.
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Scranton Truth
Kansas City Patent Lets Cow Power a Dynamo Motor
A Kansas City inventor has reportedly secured a patent for an electric motor strapped to a cow’s back. The device generates power via a dynamo connected to the cow’s tail as she moves, supposedly turning a small phonograph and other equipment. Public reaction included disbelief and curiosity about the strange contraption.
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Kansas City
Observation of Mr Skinsint's Temperature Cited
A Baltimore American item records two nurse and doctor exchanges about Mr Skinsint. The doctor warns to monitor the patient’s temperature while the nurse notes there is no other type to observe.
Miscellaneous Humorous Letters and Snippets
A collage of quips and anecdotes from various readers and columns. Characters from doctors and patients to witty exchanges and odd conversations span multiple snippets, including lines from the Courier Journal and American Spectator with humorous asides about medicine, travel, and daily life.
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iRobes
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Bere
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Courier Journal
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Mab
John
Continent
Pitt
Jane
Willie
Wise
Dennis
Mick
Droge
Tua
Mina ‘Prayn
Doran the Giants
Yiamma
Therite
Ile
Deetor
Bacon
England
Webster
Arish
Dee Freak
Dtas Free
Itigay
Elaina