Brave-and-True Rescues Princess as Donkeys Endure Fate
A fairy-empowered Brave-and-True and the imprisoned Princess Leonore outwit the Giant of the Cliffs. The lazy brothers are turned into donkeys for attempting to steal Leonore, while Brave-and-True returns with her to the king and marries her. The three brothers remain donkeys.
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Lazybones
Leonore
Borsbsck
Brave and True
Ciant
True
Lange Inn
Ata
Hom
Mary Her
Mr White's Bad Penmanship
A humorous tale about Mr White who misreads and mistypes telegrams while eyeglasses are misplaced. Misspellings produce other names like Curtis and dollars causing confusion until a second telegram finally clarifies the mix up. The episode ends with Fred preserving the messages as family relics.
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White
West
Express
Palmer House
Chicago
Curtis
Mr. White
Fred
Papa
Trees Need Darkness Near Electric Lights
New York Sun notes observers in small cities observe shade trees near electric lights suffer blight while trees away from artificial illumination thrive. Arboriculturists say trees need darkness as men do and suggest proximity to electric light weakens their growth and health compared with sunlit trees.
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New York Sun
Bees Drown in Lake Pennesee In Odd Oddity
Harry Lave reports finding thousands of honey bees floating on Lake Pennesee. He rescued many, drying them in a canona case, but grew tired and fell in while saving them.
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Bers
Norway
Harry Lave
Pennesee
The Worst Race Troubles
In San Francisco Alta area readers report racing disputes after bets were placed and the principals faced trouble as they walked home. The item notes unrest linked to bets and the aftermath in the city.
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San Francisco Alta
Pine Knot Preacher Sermon in Moonlit Florida Woods
A traveler recalls a night in Florida where a pine knot preacher delivers a woodside sermon on true religion. He denounces dancing and worldly temptations, urging repentance, faith, and a heart filled with Jesus rather than ritual piety.
Healing in the Father's House and the River of Life
A speaker argues against denominational creeds and urges personal faith in Jesus. He envisions healing in the heavenly home through Jesus Christ, describing the road to salvation as crucifixion and the healing room beyond earthly churches. He emphasizes enduring pain washed away by faith and the eternal light of God. Charles Brandon signs the piece.
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Hit
Jesus
Jesua
Caise Hit
Caise
Gilead
Charles Brandon
Attorney's snake prank terrorizes drivers in Georgia towns
An attorney plans a joke using a 14 inch toy robber snake on a bus driver en route to Baker Superior Court and later Albany. The driver, startled by the prop, leaps from the seat and the prank ends with the snake being mistaken for a threat and destroyed in a chaotic scene.
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Baker Superior Court
Newton
Camilla
Behin
Lance
Albany
Dream of Eden and Love Across Time in Verse
Fragmentary verse from the Philadelphia Times describes a night of storm, hope, and destiny. It contrasts enduring love with fleeting earthly joys, envisioning eternal longing as a blessing beyond sorrow.
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Roe
Thorne
Philadelphia Times
All Wool and Home Made at Bangor Store Exhibit
A Bangor Commercial note on W W Fogg clothing store exhibition shows a pair of trousers with an attached record. They are exhibited by a woman who spun dyed and wove the wool and cut and made the garment. The article praises the quality and skill evident in the tailoring.
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Bangor
Goody People Learn to Do Work Without Excuses
A brief editor note urges that diligent work beats making excuses, advocating personal responsibility and improved effort over rationalizations. The piece emphasizes practical effort and consistency as the path to better outcomes.
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Somerville Jougmal
Fis
How to Be a Beauty and bodily care advice columns
A reader questions beauty and health topics, with detailed home remedies. The column covers diet, acids, baths, face care, skin conditions, hair loss remedies, facial exercises, and cautions on cosmetics, stressing moderation and hygiene while naming various tonics and mixtures. It also rails against overuse of masks and emphasizes natural approaches and general health.
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C. W
Sitz
Rochelle
VY. A. L
Bellevue Hospital
Taraxacom
Mandrake
Tahoe
Shepherd's Check
Unclear health lore and home remedies excerpt
Readable portions discuss extreme dieting and tonics to reduce flesh and freckles. Includes instructions on cider, grape juice preparation, and dangerous mentions of corrosive sublimate. Warns of mandrake and taraxacum use with cautions and home remedies.
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Sally Brown
Origin of the word quiz a wager
A Dublin wager by Richard Daly led to chalking the word quiz on doors and windows, making it widely used as a joke. The term, from Latin quis and related forms, came to mean puzzle or riddle and to describe a person who quizzes others.
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Dublin
Ireland
Richard Daly
Daly
Dhinxth
Inser
Blue lined envelopes answer to transparency concern
A stationer explains that blue on the inside prevents contents from showing through. He notes white papers are often too transparent, revealing checks and writing when held to light. The store sells blue outside envelopes but uses blue on one side and white on the other to keep costs down.
My Mother's Pumpkin Pies in Autumn Memory
A reflective poem recalling childhood autumns and a mother’s pumpkin pies. Vivid images of yellow field pumpkins, sweet meat, and a brittle brown crust evoke family warmth and memories that endure beyond a long life. The speaker cherishes those moments and flavor as time passes.
Timepiece habit puzzle teased in Cincinnati column
A Cincinnati Times-Star quip questions why a man often checks his watch twice after putting it away. The brief anecdote notes readers will observe someone snap the lid and glance again before answering the time.
Bible Sayings Prompt Curious Bobby
A fragment shows a father answering a child about Bible truth. The dialogue includes a puzzled query from Bobby and a insistence on certainty, with garbled quoted text implying a lesson about scripture and ordinary life.
Sunday Morals Call for New Season of Effort in Churches
The piece urges a brisk fall church season with ministers renewed after summer. It warns of social ills, poverty, and drift, urging Christians to imitate Christ by seeking and saving the lost and confronting harmful acts and despair in the streets.
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Zion
Baal
Moloch
Vica
Awakening Churches Broaden Use of Wealth and Mission
A commentary argues churches should serve daily life beyond worship, urging better use of funds for community needs. It presses churches to act as civic powers, feeding, clothing, and enlightening the needy, and to awaken members to broader social duties.
Huxley and the Hebrew Code in Mission Statistics
Professor Huxley argues there is no ancient or modern code as just and merciful as the Jewish law. The article notes questions about his reasoning and presents Africa mission statistics from Morensky, Superintendent of Missions, on Christian work on the continent.
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Harper's Magazine
Theodore Child
Ris Malikoff
Loris Mehkoi
Mellor
Tolavot
Tolsteli
Africa
Morensky
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