Philippines Exhibit at the World’s Fair Captivates Visitors
The article tours the Philippines display at the World’s Fair, describing a self contained exposition within the main fair. It highlights ethnic villages, Philippine troops in drills, native concerts, and landmarks like a miniature Manila government complex and a reconceived city wall. It details sixteen races shown in four groups and their crafts, from weaving to iron smelting, set around tribal life and ceremonies.
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Arrowhead
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Malaya
Thin Cat Babes In Bath Time Confusion
A Washington Post reflection questions humanizing cats after a friend baths a plim alley cat. The author laments the cat’s apparent joy in bath time and rubbering, then doubts faith in creatures and even a notorious figure who supposedly dislikes holy water. The piece plays on irony and social satire.
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Washington Post
Giving becomes a disease in time in philanthropy
A West Philadelphia woman explains charitable giving grows into a passion that sustains beyond wealth and pleases the giver more than selfish acts. She cites women mailing worn finery simply for the joy of giving and describes the powerful hold of generosity on many people. The story recalls a Port Isaac gentleman who witnessed a robin attack a rat raiding a nest, saving three fledglings while one chick died.
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West Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Porthallow
St. Meverne
St. Janes
Razor edge banter and strange costume tale arise
A sharp edged joke at a barber shop ends with a warning not to test the blade. Also recounted is Disraeli’s Corfu vacation costume with pistols and crimson attire, plus Herodotus on ancient Ethiopian dead preservation using gypsum plaster to keep bodies intact for centuries.
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Herodotus
Sauce and Brother Quip Sparkled Quarrel
Mrs Nagger laughs at her brother's impudence until he claims she was no chicken when she married, prompting her husband to quip that she indeed was a goose. The exchange appears in a humorous Philadelphia Press snippet.
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Shiood
Casera
Noex
Dispute Over Will Emerges in Gilcott Family Case
Chicago Tribune reports a large estate contention as relatives dispute the will of Gilcott. The primary bone of contention centers on the legal interpretation of the will’s terms and the distribution of a 200,000 sum among beneficiaries.
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Gilcott
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