Grandpa Fox Plans Peppered Trick On Mischief Makers
Grandpa Fox, teased by Billy Squirrel and his brothers, Tommie Rabbit, and others, devises a clever retribution. He carefully shells nuts and peppers them, then glues the shells to trap the pranksters, aiming to teach a bite of mischief back to the youngsters in the night.
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Grandpa Pox
Billy Squirrel
Grandpa Fox
Grandpa
Tommie Rabbit
Squirrel Boys
Grande Pax
Fie
Squirrel Brothers
What's in a Name Lucretia and its shifting meanings
Lucretia a historic name tied to Borgia lore shows shifting origins from Latin lucrum meaning gain to Latin for hell. The article traces its revival in Italy France and England, notes the ruby as the talisman stone, and lists Tuesday as a lucky day and six as a lucky number.
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Hough
Lucretia
Borgia
New England
Hellis
Lucre
Lucretia Bergin
Italy
France
England
The Right Thing at the Right Time by Mary Marshall Duffee
A dated etiquette guide describes table manners and proper eating habits detailing portions of bread, fruit, and vegetables to be eaten by hand or fork. It advises decisive answers to host questions and cautions against overfinicky behavior at the dining table.
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Mary Marshall Duffee
Ancient calculating aids and a name change tale
The article notes early counting devices such as Babylonian pebble boards and the Chinese abacus, cites Pascal's 1041 adding machine, and mentions Thomas' 1820 full calculating machine. It recounts how James Beauchamp Clark, later known simply as Clark, adopted a shortened name to avoid mispronunciation, with a humorous allusion from the Boston Transcript.
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Pascal
Dinis
X. Thomas
Champ Clark
James Beauchamp Clark
Beauchamp
Darkey
Tye
Rustus
Sam
Johnson
Boston ‘Transcript
Island Haw Disappeared From Northwest Australia
A famed but vanished isle, Expedition Island off Australia’s northwest corner, last seen in 1898, has disappeared and is now remembered for its beauty.
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Expedition Island
Australia
Where were you last Sunday questioned by reporters
A House member trailed off in a long speech and asked the speaker where he was at, prompting reporters to repeat the phrase and mock him across the country.
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Ross
House of Representatives
Tim
United States
Aline O' Cheer by John Kendrick Bangs
Poem excerpt urging readers to seek the South and North realms where spring sings and birds thrive. The speaker notes winter wanes as arctic blasts blow yet renew vigor, keeping the soul growing amid rough days. Copyright note included.
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Atthall
Seasonable Thought Haunts the Boston Transcript Verse
Around this time a woman may wear an old hat yet she has a new one on her mind. The Boston Transcript notes a seasonal mood reflected in local commentary.
Scouts Aided Birmingham In Community Service Efforts
A Boy Scout report to the national council praises Birmingham scouts for civic service during their leisure hours. Scouts cleared brush, repaired curbs and drains, cleaned sewers and gutters, removed a dead hen, and dried out a church basement, collectively saving time and improving public safety.
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National Council
Birmingham
City Health Department
Mien
Mailbox redesign prompts birdhouse style solution
A quirky home remedy from Popular Science Monthly suggests building a two story mailbox. The lower floor holds journals and packages while the upper stores letters, protected by a tin roof. the design notes potential birdhouse resemblance and a leaky roof caveat.
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Janers
Dior
Lvox
Popular Science Monthly
Chief Sea Scout Report Sees Record Growth in United States
At the national council meeting Chief Sea Scout James A. Wilder reported rapid progress of the seacoast program. He cited 110 percent annual growth, more ships registered in five months than in three years, and the push toward a nautical school style training system across cities including San Francisco and Honolulu.
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James A. Wilder
San Francisco
Honolulu
United States
Swift
Annapolis
Community adopts citywide group insurance in Kingsport
Kingsport Tennessee workers in ten large firms are insured under a citywide group policy. About two thousand employees and most families gain protection against accident sickness or death, with the town of ten thousand residents benefiting from a shared social advance as officials note this unity approach may inspire other municipalities.
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Kingsport
Tenn
New York Times
Tublle
Kiyesport
Welwyn Garden City in Malta project trial
Lemion aims to ease housing pressure by building garden homes about twenty miles from Malta. Private capital backs the venture with government subdivision support for home construction. Profits capped at seven percent. excess funds fund improvement.
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Lemion
Malta
Promoting Cory Fund
England
Welwyn Garden City
New York
His Best and the Self Making of a Man
David Starr Jordan argues that a man is at his best at any age when he chooses to be. He asserts that personal bests come from self-discipline, and that God creates but leaves the choice to shape oneself.
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Pho Leeeon
de Pegeher
Ignere
Suvipiine
Ype
Martha
Mary
Jesus
Luke
Marthy
Marty Titan
Foss
Tito
Martha's Hut
Martiays
Jess
Carpenter
Joseph
Timothy
Christ
Christ the Savior
David Starr Jordan
Scout dinner helps troops meet the challenge
A Cave Scout and a Life scout describe how a scout dinner with dads and moms kept their troop active through the year. They note a lack of outside activities and stress parental involvement to show families what scouting offers and sustain interest.
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Cave Scout
Sean
Synthetic flavors threaten real fruit taste in foods
A notice notes danger that people may forget natural fruit flavors as chemistry advances. It cites that synthetic flavors are cheaper to produce than real peaches or oranges. A strawberry jam test allegedly found apple flavoring and clover seeds, illustrating artificial flavoring risks.
Plant Vines on Indoor Lattice
Interior decorators favor growing climbing vines on indoor lattices and bays. Instead of curtains, decorative jars with vines flank the bay window, making the lattice and walls appear greener and more attractive in breakfast rooms.
Foolish Question Where Goes Lieutenant Podkins
A Birmingham Age-Herald fragment notes Lieutenant Podkins travels thousands of miles under water in a submarine. The remark humorously asks if he stays submerged or breathes underwater as a pun on lifting stones to his heels.
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Podkins
Birmingham Age-Herald
President Adams and fire bucket duty in colonial times
A terse historical note recalls President John Adams assisting in quenching a treasury fire by passing water from a nearby pump. It suggests the people urged him to leave the bucket line to avoid taking ill from cold. The story contrasts ancient Egyptian currency as weight based gold and silver ornaments.
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Treasury
Adams
Classic Schoolboy Snippets and Comic Exchanges
A jumble of playful lines shows schoolyard chatter and family quips. Youngsters joke about money in movies and stilts while a financier’s prank with water and stock hints at a humorous misread. An English mother’s college visit yields a punning exchange about a pictish choice.
The Human Voice Criticizes Motion Pictures
A critic laments that films fail to convey the thrilling power of the human voter. Nellie the émau is invited to visit the studio to hear the stage director and the striking star.
Apples Day Keeps Doctors Away Joke
A fragmented dialogue centers on a boast about keeping three doctors away using the proverb about apples. Characters include Jones, Smith, and others, weaving humor around a kept doctors absence and a playful routine.
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Jones
Tve
Christian Selenort Smith
True to Experience The House Manager Reminisces in Verse
A humorous clipped dialogue blends verses and witty lines about domestic life. The piece riffs on everyday scenes from a telephone moment to parlor quips and mischief, with old nursery rhymes and playful misreadings of social expectations.
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