The Fly Talks Back A Humble Housefly Monologue
A fly speaks from a window pane about being ignored by humans, claiming unique abilities like walking on ceilings and upside down. It defends its indifferent attitude toward people and revels in its simple, self assured life, buzzing through a warm night.
Hands Wash Themselves Say Boy
A Liberty reader recounts a child claiming his hands washed themselves while he washed his face. The boy says no one touched them and shows clean hands to his mother provoking a curious family moment.
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Junior
Liberty
Elise Grieves Death of Pet Monkey At School
In mourning for her pet monkey Elise cannot attend a party. She tells her teacher she will stay home because someone in her family has died. The scene captures a child’s raw grief and the impact on social invites at school.
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Elise
Liberty
Willie’s Ride Ties To Fire Truck In Suburban Blaze
A fragment reports Willie hitching his wagon to a fire truck as the blaze occurred in a suburb. No further details are provided on the incident, people, or location.
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Willie
Inside the jury room and how verdicts are formed
A look at jury deliberations reveals how justice weighs on twelve jurors. From overheard cases via a radiator stethoscope to the varied types like peewees and the jury lawyer, deliberations shape verdicts and damages in criminal and civil trials.
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Ofter
New York Times
Criminal Court of New York
Blackstone
Empress Eugenie and Suez Passage Milestone
The Empress Eugenie rode the first ship through the Suez Canal at its 1869 opening. In 1875 Disraeli bought shares in the canal once held by the Khedive, boosting Britain’s stake in Egypt and the Near East and increasing capital value manifold. A bus warning note references Guy’s Hospital students in a cautionary phrase.
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Empress Eugenie
France
Suez Canal
Disraeli
Egypt
Great Britain
Humour on London Buses During Strike Volunteers
Amid the London strike volunteers manning omnibuses adopted a light tone. One quip proclaimed a stone in the hand is worth two in the bus, a playful jab at limited resources.
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London
Busy Archie and Alice Talk of Learning
Conversation shows Archie seeking affection while Alice declines, citing her focus on mastering tennis and bridge. The exchange highlights balancing personal relationships with hobbies and busy schedules.
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Archie
Alice
The Decorative Value of Large Pictures at Home
A home decor feature urges bold wall statements with large murals and panel groups. It contrasts overstuffed small pictures with ample vertical space and highlights color schemes, custom painted iron accessories, and a foundry that offers undecorated gray iron pieces ready for personal color.
Parisian Beau at Seventy Impresses Neighbors
Neighbors recall a seventyish Parisian man with a large white fan-shaped beard he preens each morning at a window across the court. He keeps multiple combs from a pocket size to a harp-shaped one and spends an hour arranging the beard before appearing in a frock coat, silk hat, lapel flower, and cane. Mrs. Irvin Cobb called him the answer to a maiden's prayer.
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Irvin Cobb
O. O. McIntyre
Hearst
International Cosmopolitan
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Clear Complexion
Cuticura Soap advertised as best daily facial wash for a clear complexion, plus Ointment for periodic use to keep scalp clean and hands soft. Includes Cuticura Talcum for a fragrant finish as the full toilet trio.
Sign on clean shop spurs brisk cleanliness
Superintendent Peterson of the New York New Haven and Hartford at Cos Cob Connecticut uses a portable sign reading This is the dirtiest place in the shop to reward spotless areas. If a spot is not kept immaculate it bears the sign for a week and inspires a brisk competition in cleanliness.
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Hint
Peterson
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Cos Cob, Conn
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