Music of the old bell and harvest songs in memory
A fragment from Edwin C. Davis in the Indianapolis News recalls summer music from fields to bells, then shifts to a domestic scene. Ruth confronts Clarice as Jim faces a romantic misunderstanding, Clarice explains her distress from an ulcerated tooth, and Ruth guides the dialogue toward a resolve in a Waverley Magazine piece.
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Edwin C. Davis
Indianapolis News
Ruth
Clarice
Jim
Ruth Rutherford
Jime
Waverley Magazine
Clarice Refuses Jim as He Faces Domestic Life
Jim Rutherford confesses to Ruth that Clarice rejected marriage after noting how men change after wedlock and become selfish to their wives. Ruth probes for details as Clarice’s worries about servants and daily trials surface, signaling a troubled engagement.
Pioneer's Oil Lamp Debuts in Shelbyville Spectacle
Shelby County pioneer C M Shackelford introduced oil lighting in Shelbyville after bringing two lamps and oil from St. Louis in the 1850s. About 400 residents gathered as he lit the lamp, proving the new lighting works despite public unease. Oil sold for 3 dollars a gallon. he kept most of the stock for others.
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C. M. Shackelford
Shelby County
St. Louis
Shelbyville
Flowering Mantid Lures Butterflies in Cambridge
A living mantis specimen from Rangoon, shown in Cambridge, mimics a blue blossom with a black central spot and a long green stalk. It feeds on butterflies, lying in wait under leaves where its flower-like form hides fatal claws ready to snare victims.
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Cambridge
England
Rangoon
C. E. Williams
Philadelphia
Tibetan greeting with tongue protrusion sign of politeness
The article notes a Tibetan meeting custom where greeting involves clasped hands and a protruding tongue. It describes the gesture as a sign of politeness and respect in social interactions in Tibet.
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Tibet
Household A aims at preserving delicate fabrics with borax and javelle water
A New York Daily News feature advises treating light cloths with borax water to remove dust and stains promptly and using javelle water to whiten fabrics. It explains how to prepare javelle water from bicarbonate of soda, chlorine lime, and hot water, and notes it fades colors.
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New York Daily News
Household Dishes and a Note on Electric Rails
A collection of dessert and savory recipes including Florentine Cream, Cream Dumplings, Rice Flummery, Cranberry Cream, and Kidney Omelet. A Southern Pacific plan to use electric cars on Oakland street railway lines is noted.
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Southern Pacific
Oakland
Cal
The Fanny Side of Life Parodies in Poignant Exchanges
A collage of quips and dialogue from Chicago Journal Chicago Post Chicago Record Herald and Chicago News satire on marriage money independence and temptation. Humorous exchanges feature a wife earning money taxes and a senator resisting temptations with firm resolve.
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Chicago Journal
Chicago Record-Herald
Sardine Can Sparks Domestic Quips from Two Papers
A joke dispute from the New York American about a rusty razor dullness and a sharp sardine can. a Washington Star quip on trust and a man doing household tasks for Henrietta. The exchanges reflect early 20th century humor and social roles.
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New York American
A Fatal Duel Joke and Zoo Cartoon Gag
A joke about a fatal outcome from a cold leading to pneumonia, cited from the Chicago Post. A second quip shows Mrs. Monkey scolding a milkman for shorting three coconuts to two with one only half full, a zoo-themed cartoon exchange.
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Chicago Post
Monkey
Charlie
Force of Habit in Newsprint Quip on Church Organist
A humorous exchange from the New Orleans Times-Democrat notes that an organist keeps mumbling during music. The joke stems from his past as a passenger brakeman who habitually shouted out the stops and cannot quit the cadence.
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New Orleans
Pastor's Wife on Vacation Man In Mix Up
The Indianapolis Sentinel quotes a pastor and his wife in a wry exchange about a handsome man filling the pastor's role during a vacation. The wife suggests envy among women and men, while the pastor calmly predicts jealousy and a swift outcome upon the pastor's return.
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John
Indianapolis
Sentinei
The Retort Courteous
Mrs. Bizzey accuses Mrs. Newcome of improper rubbish disposal and is rebuked. Newcome reveals she burned their rubbish in the furnace including an old book on Etiquette. The exchange highlights social propriety in a domestic scene reported by the Philadelphia Press.
Greatest Discovery of the Century Is God Not Care
The Rev. Robert MacDonald argues that science cannot disprove God as the source of Christian faith. He asserts conscience and religious instinct prove God cares, and that Christianity endures despite ongoing scientific scrutiny, urging trust in revelation over mere inquiry. He cites Peter’s call to cast cares on God and warns of despair if God’s care is doubted.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Robert MacDonald Astor
Washington Avenue Baptist Church
I. Peter Y
MacDonald
God
Jesus Christ
Ree
Roland
Oliver
Peter
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