A Perfect Flower of Love in a Shoe Factory Tale
A widowed foreman Martin courts Miss Katie, a long time bookkeeper, and seeks her to care for his daughter Rosemary. After a picnic and a near fatal accident at the factory, Katie learns Martin loves her and that she must choose between career, duty, and a blossoming love shaped by shared danger and responsibility.
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Kat
Miss Katie
Kane
Miss Kane
Katie
Cordeliaf
King Lear
Kate
Daugtter
Grel
Adina
Sears
Ara
Miss Kate
Martin
Rosemary
Sue
Miss Kaue
Chad
Thad
Iowa
Neal
Tors
Marta
F. Mo Eopton
Wasps Use Tool In Unique Nest Building Case
A historical note claims the mother wasp of a certain family uses tools to aid feeding. After laying an egg, she hardens the tunnel mouth with pellets and even uses a pebble as a hammer to compact dirt, an act cited as the sole documented instance of a wasp employing a tool to achieve a purpose. Other animals show simple anvils or hammers, but this wasp case stands out.
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Faras
Aia
Fear and superstition bound to the number thirteen
A column debunks the fear of the number thirteen noting many skyscrapers skip the thirteenth floor while others fear the unlucky digit. It cites our war era voyage as proof against omens and recalls the Last Supper as origin of the superstition, with references to Matthew Arnold.
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France
New York City
Christ
Ita
Matthew Arnold
Guy Fawkes Day Observed in England for Over Three Centuries
The note recounts the November 5 1605 plot to blow up King James I and Parliament, with Guy Fawkes found among powder barrels. It notes guards every November later searching Parliament’s cellar and the history of observance in England.
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England
James I
House of Lords
House of Commons
Parliament
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawhke
Sean
Do Not Over Feed the Baby
Health guidance on proper infant feeding warns against overfeeding to boost weight. It stresses steady weekly gains, breast milk advantages, regular meal times, and avoiding night feeds unless necessary, with doctor input for weight concerns and warning against cracker snacks after infancy.
Do You Know That Sugar Cats and Whale Meat in Japan
Discussion of absorbing moisture from air and proper storage for honey and beans. Notes Americans waste less and must learn thrift, facts about grocery stores, cats near sugar sacks, and the long history of whale meat in Japan with modern fisheries.
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Hus
Japan
Kovernment
Animals Admitted to Heaven Alleged List of Ten Worthies
An article recounts a Mohammedan legend listing ten animals deemed worthy of admission to Heaven. Names include Kraim the dog of the Seven Sleepers, Balaam’s ass, Solomon’s ant, Jonah’s whale, the ram of Abraham, the camel of Saleh, the cuckoo of Bellas, the ox of Moses, Al Barak the steed, and the ass on which Jesus rode into Jerusalem.
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Kraim
Ephesus
Balaam
Solomon
Ant
Jonah
Israel
Abraham
Tynac
Saleh
Bellas
Moses
al Barak
Mohammed
Jessa
Jerusalem
Back Hum Folks By William Bdward Rose
Travel poem recounting return home and reunion with family and dog, memory of parents and rural life, with agrarian imagery and everyday scenes. The speaker recalls tears, a loyal dog, and simple joys of jasmine, food, and kin, contrasting longing with the present moment of return.
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William Bdward Rose
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Alfred Plowman
Marianna Wheeler
Alwave
Babica’ Hospital
New York
America
Heaven
Chase
Gray
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