Kate Phillips and the College Car Capers
Kate Phillips an orphan ward of Aunt Rachel Harding faces scrutiny over a $5,000 auto bought on credit. The aunt visits the college with a rockaway and veil in tow, but Kate and friends stage a false scene to hide the car’s existence. The ruse lasts twenty four hours as the aunt fails to uncover the extravagance.
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Kate Phillips
Rachel Harding
Kate
Becaue
Miss Harding
Miss Phillips
Rockaway
Bate
College Ward
Miss. Harding
The Hollyhock in New England Colonial Life
The Providence Journal extolls the hollyhock as a New England emblem with historical roots in Holy Land and India. It celebrates its bold, unapologetic beauty, linking the flower to eighteenth century romance and colonial imagery from Bradford to Williams.
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Holy Land
Mallow
India
Palestine
New England
Bradford
Rogen
Williams
Providence Journal
Familiar Pope Gems Spark Familiar Verse
A collection of Alexander Pope quotes highlights his enduring phrases. Notable lines include Hope springs eternal in the human breast and The proper study of mankind is man, among many others.
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Alexander Pope
Shakespeare
Pope
The Blow on the Jaw and Immediate Collapse
A medical journal defines a jaw blow as causing instant collapse with instant or delayed recovery. The victim may writhe, roll eyes, and struggle to rise, often staggering if upright, while heart rate, pulse, and respiration stay normal and no classic shock signs appear.
How to Be Happy by Diminishing Wants or Augmenting Means
A Franklin quote outlines two paths to happiness: reduce personal wants or increase resources, noting the easier path depends on health and wealth. The wiser course blends both strategies for personal and social happiness across all ages and fortunes.
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Benjamin Franklin
Death by own hand Ends Painter Haydon Career
The celebrated painter and writer Haydon died by suicide amid debt disappointment and ingratitude. He had been at work on his last great effort Al Fred and the Trial by Jury when he reportedly cried for mercy and fired a pistol to end his life.
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Haydon
Alfred
Dressing the Pillow Plea From a Sleepy Child
A mother carries a nearly three year old to the crib but finds the pillowslip removed for laundry. The child looks up and pleads to have a shirt placed on the pillow, showing a simple domestic moment recalled in gentle terms.
The Money They Carry A Lesson From Babson
Roger W. Babson writes in the Saturday Evening Post that even the rich carry little real cash. He notes Rockefeller and others would swap pockets to find similar amounts of money, illustrating that most people keep more cash on hand than the wealthy in a broad, worldly view.
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John D. Rockefeller
John D.rockefeller
New York
Roger W. Babson
Saturday Evening Post
Adelphi Buildings Name Origin From Adams Brothers
The Adelphi in the Strand London was built by two Adams brothers and named from the Greek Adelphi meaning brothers. The article notes these brothers were Scots and discusses the naming origin as a fraternal union reflected in the Greek title Adelphi.
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Adelphia
Strand
London
Adam
Bagpipers Bribed to Spur Bricklayers Flight from Site
A London labor scheme used bagpipers from the north to speed bricklaying by playing tunes like Hone a Rie and MacGregors Gathering. One piper betrayed the setup by admitting bribery, causing workers to strike and seek other employment. The tale, from the Indianapolis News, highlights fraud in labor incentives.
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London
North Country
Indianapolis
Love Affairs of Handel and His Two Loves
Handel, famed composer, faced two notable romantic close calls with aristocratic London figures. Parents of the first admirer warned marriage could occur only if he quit writing. he chose art over a match. Years later a second pupil inspired a similar dilemma, and he again chose music over love.
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Handel
London
Remembered Too Well in Aunt’s Will Exchange
A quip recalls an aunt naming executors to collect all the Joans she had made me, suggesting a witty twist on remembered favors and bequests.
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Howard
Henry
Joans
Puck
Holding His Own Stingy Man Stays With Prized Loot
A vivid snippet portrays a character described as stingy who clings to everything he acquires and even bolts down his dinner. The dialogue emphasizes his frugal, possessive nature and relentless grip on possessions.
Public Opinion and Justice Quote by Lincoln
A brief quotation notes Lincoln’s view that public opinion often rests on a flawed basis yet carries a deep sense of justice, reflecting on how communal views shape moral judgments in society.
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Abraham Lincoln
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