Football making and pigskin origins explained
The article details how footballs are crafted from calf cow and sheep hides with rubber bladders, notes the male dominated factory work and female linings, and describes production stages from leather selection to final inflation. It also explains the origin of the term kicking the pigskin and cites a Saint Hugh anecdote and a separate joke about soup and mint tea leaves.
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England
America
Hugh
New York Sun
Storms at Sea and a Covetous Man Proverb
A wry dialogue contrasts painting a storm at sea with a literal storm seen by the speaker. A Covetous man proverb adds a note on friendship, reflecting a Cynical view from a Cingalese saying about greed and social ties.
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L’ainter
The True Cause of Business Failures and Patronage
A 1914 essay argues that lack of capital and patronage drives business failures, with farmers especially vulnerable. It stresses need for education and experience, warns against ignorance, and urges community loyalty to support local merchants amid catalog threats.
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Thomas J. Sullivan
Tarahumara hospitality and etiquette contrasts in nightly visits
Froem Carl Lumholtz describes Tarahumara courtesy as cautious and formal. Visitors delay entry, whisper greetings from a distance, and wait while the host consults family. Invitations to sit, share meals, and sleep arrangements follow ritual pauses, with guests never entering uninvited.
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Froem Carl Lumholtz
Mexico
Knew Where She Went Attorney Cross Examines Witness
A Boston Herald report depicts an attorney questioning a witness about travel dates from Boston, asking where she went during the interim. The witness answers affirmatively about leaving on the sixteenth and returning on the twenty eighth, denying being in an unidentified place with indignation.
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Boston
Boston Herald
What She Did
A humorous exchange where Mrs Exe recalls riding a car without paying and the conductor simply looks at her. Mr Exe asks what she did and she responds she looked back at him as if she had not paid. The vignette captures a playful domestic moment from city life.
Worth of Newspapers Worth of Newspapers Quote Card
A compact clipping presents two quotes on knowledge and virtue. F B Sanborn says reading good newspapers teaches more in a year than many scholars gain from libraries. Montaigne praises courage as stability of the soul over physical strength.
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F. B. Sanborn
Montaigne
Frederick the Great Survives Molwitz Battle Incident
A vivid account recalls Frederick the Great escaping capture after Molwitz. He fled on a horse through miles of heat and darkness, believing his troops overwhelmed. He was surprised to learn his army actually won, after which he resumed bravery as a royal soldier.
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Frederick the Great
Molwitz
Frederick
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