Vendetta Lore in Sardinia and Corsica Feuds
An essay surveys vendetta across the western Mediterranean, noting Sardinia’s stubborn code of honor and long cycles of revenge. It highlights reconciliation ceremonies in Tem pio and recounts the Lepori Pes feud, its brutal toll, and a dramatic peace forged amid mass attendance and a priestly benediction.
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Sardinia
Corsca
New York
Vendetta
Serdinia
Corsica
Albania
Montenegro
Herbert Vivian
Tempio
Reckharnd
Anging
Culyzits
Monetgor Sanna
Templo
Petelsardo
Castoria Safety Warning to Mothers
A warning to mothers about imitations and counterfeit versions of Fletcher's Castoria. The notice urges use of the original product, noting Castoria's thirty year history as a trusted remedy for infants and cautioning against unproven substitutes.
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Fletcher
How The Bad Man Handles Ashes In Civic Folly
A Peters burg superintendent reading his paper is interrupted by his six year old daughter Mary asking if the bad man punishes people and where they go after being burned. The exchange ends with the child noting the bad man would have a hard job carrying ashes.
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Sassari
Tie
Rose
Anson Mount
Howe
Petersburg
Mary
Indianapolis News
Complaints Logged by City Postmasters Highlight Odd Letters
Postmasters in major cities report a flood of daily letters of complaint from the public. Among many, a Banat resident complains about a carrier allegedly engaged to a woman twice his age and asks for clarification or dismissal of the engagement.
Desert Isle in Big City
Novelist Katharine Haviland Taylor says she found a desert island in the middle of Philadelphia after renting an apartment seen with two limousines out front. She praises the "Tiell's Half Acre" district as a retreat where shooting privileges accompany every lease and work improves away from social obligations.
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Katharine Haviland Taylor
Philadelphia
Philadel Phia
Tiell
Tlalf Acre
Home Builders Association Suspends Operations in Low Demand
The St Louis Howe and Housing association, formed with railian dollars to address housing needs, suspends bulking operations. Since inception it built 127 houses, with 26 remaining unsold, due to lack of demand.
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St. Louis Howe and Housing Association
Orea
Reonmio
Quote on detail and imagination in sermon critique
Brander Matthews of Columbia argued that suggests vivid pictures over data. He recounted a preacher explaining heaven to a widow after her husband’s death and the widow quipped that the preacher’s first wife has him again, highlighting wit over elaborate detail.
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Leporis
Pes
Seazzas
Spezzizas
Asas
Montagues
Capulets
Ref
Tier Felice Stangoul
Technical Institute of
Sassari
Albert
Marlo
Arnold
Martin Tes
Professor Stapgent
Paul Leport
Nicholas ‘Vasa
Father Deligios
Sardinia
Vaul Leperi
Paul
Salvadore Pes
Brander Matthews
Columbia Ten
Heaven
Paradise
Coming Up to the Scratch
A playful note from the Boston Transcript hints at nocturnal garden talk and a neighborly exchange about seedlings and roosters with a wary, humorous tone.
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Boston Transcript
Shadows on the Path Reflect Internal Health-Dinger
Fragmentary note suggests shadows along a path arise from personal health beliefs and self perception, with emphasis on inner factors over external obstacles. The text hints at introspection guiding choices and cautioning against overestimating external hindrances.
Futenie Promises Quick Relief for Digestive Troubles
Patient testimonial from C. O. Frappir extols Futenie as a modern remedy for acid stomach bloating and indigestion. Claims it relieves pain and discomfort and helps digestion, with a note to obtain from a druggist.
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Ike
Now Man
C. O. Frappir
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