Dandy and the Confederate War Horse on His Mistress Door
A Civil War era tale follows Dandy, a Maryland-born horse beloved by a mistress, who endures separation, war, and a captain's foraging. The horse becomes a symbol of loyalty as whispered commands guide him home, and a hunter’s choice tests both horse and owner in a scene of devotion and duty.
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Marland
Dandy
Duval
Mount
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Mandy
Stone
Measter
Prosperous South Negroes Buy Pianos Amid Rising Costs
A New York Times writer notes a recent surge in prosperity among Southern black families. Mandy and Sambo, an elderly couple in South Carolina, hoarded money as prices rose, then independently bought upright pianos after both saved and shopped, signaling changing fortunes and shifting spending habits.
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New York Times
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Mandy
Sambo
South Carolina
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Unbreakable safety glass rivaling steel in wartime use
The No vember St Nicholas describes safety glass that resists breaking and can be fired on without penetration. It notes two types bullet proof and unbreakable, crediting New York police for early development and detailing wartime adoption by banks and the U S government for gas defense and aviation applications.
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Century
James Anderson
St. Nicholas
New York
Joseph A. Fauirot
Clinton L. Wolfe
United States
Majestic Scene Describes Cape Be Binkuls and Tenoritty Peak
Margaret L. Woods writes of dramatic coastal beauty and lofty landmarks. She details Cape Be binkuls and the rise from the sea to Tenoritty Peak, noting the sea’s blue expanse and green banks while admiring a white flower along the shore.
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Menaibor
Cape
Wisble
Eogland
Margaret L. Woods
Balance and Courage in Pursuit of Success
The Denver Catholic Register warns that courage without prudence leads to foolish deeds while boldness tempered by judgment drives real progress. It stresses steady daring, disciplined effort, and decisive action as the recipe for accomplishing meaningful goals.
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Anu
Ginger
Denver Catholic Register
The Poisonous Beauty in Ancient Folklore and Legend
A legend links Alexander the Great to a deadly young woman apprenticed to kill him. Aristotle uncovers treachery by a condemned criminal who kills the girl in a staged confrontation. The tale also appears in Indian folklore and early Christian sermons as a moral allegory.
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Alexander the Great
Alexander
Aristotle
India
Sin Uy
Vine dispute at Raleigh colony site on Roanoke coast
Historians debate a famed Scuppernong vine near the Lost Colony grave site on the North Carolina coast. Some say Sir Walter Raleigh planted it. locals insist the original vine grew wild along the Scuppernong River in Tyrrell County before 1760 and spread inland.
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bumpKeising
Carolina
Virginia Dare
Colpparison
Walter Raleigh
Tyrrell County
North Carolina
Roanoke
Shoe Throwing Custom in Ancient Israel Link to Property Transfer
The fragment discusses an old practice where sandals were removed and given to signify transfer of property or consent to a sale. It notes origins across nations and cites the biblical scene of the kinantan of Bons waiving a land claim by drawing off his shoe as “the custom of Israel.”
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Sheler
Naam
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