Sunday School is America’s Mighty Moral School
Rev. Mr. Matthews Dolla urges parents to support the Sunday School as the nation’s key moral and educational agency. He warns that twenty five million children neglecting Sunday School risk social, domestic, and civic ruin and calls for undivided support to train righteous, responsible citizens.
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Railroads Like Apples Improve With Mergers
Richard Lloyd Jones argues that railroad mergers mirror apple cultivation, refining the system to create better, larger units. He contends increased scale will cut taxes and lead to government ownership of carriers, praising consolidation as pruning for a stronger economy.
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Remedy for hiccoughs by vinegar and sugar
An eminent physician notes a single specific for hiccoughs a small dose of vinegar sweetened with as much sugar as it will absorb. He says he has used this remedy when the annoyance nears danger and that one dose relieves and two cure.
Daylight saving baffled railroad passengers, Jud Tunkins says
Jud Tunkins jokes that daylight saving time did not compensate travelers in a railroad station who scrambled to learn the exact train departure time.
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Early American temperance pledge in Litchfield 1789
One of the first temperance movements in America began in Litchfield Connecticut in 1789 when several hundred farmers pledged not to use distilled liquors or intoxicants while performing farm work the next season.
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Noiseless Owl Enables Stealth Predation
A description from the American Forestry Magazine states the owl’s plumage is enveloped in fine downy filaments, making its flight noiseless. This stealth allows the bird to surprise prey and tackle animals larger and heavier than itself.
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Repulsive Birds of Southeast Europe
Seven vultures strip a horse carcass in half an hour then fly only a few yards. They stand puffed with drooping wings blood shot eyes and utter hideous cries.
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Phrase traces to Matthew Prior on idle tales and riddles
The remark assigns the saying to Matthew Prior, the 17th to 18th century writer, noting his line about cocks and bulls and flutes and fiddles and calling idle tales and foolish riddles. It frames the quote as an old adage attributed to Prior.
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