Time Flies When You Are Busy
The piece by K Thomson explores how time speeds or slows with interest and activity. It uses everyday examples such as ice cream and castor oil to illustrate the relativity of time and urges attention to the clock to control it.
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K. Thomson, Ph. D
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
The Road
A reflective poem about roads as metaphors for human paths. The speaker compares small and large roads, suggesting every person bears a load and can guide others to their destination, valuing humble contributions. The piece closes with the idea that even the least among us can be a path for others.
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Douglas Malloch
Gifts for No Reason At All And Other Reflections
A humorous reflection on anniversaries and gifts, contrasting expected gifts on special dates with spontaneous, meaningful gestures. The author notes women often prefer modest tokens on anniversaries, while men may give lavish gifts without reason. The piece cites human quirks and a Bridget quote from 1930 Bell Syndicate.
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Bridget
Bell Syndicate
About Good Things To Eat By Nellie Maxwell
In 1930 a Western Newspaper Union feature presents home cooking ideas. It shares creamed radishes with non peeled radishes, wild greens, banana and cranberry jam, and a recipe for Dictum Dirty Rabbit with cheese and eggs. Also suggested are New Peas With Bacon served in a cream sauce.
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Nellie Maxwell
Western Newspaper Union
The Word Wicked by Jean Newton
An exploration of the origin of the word wicked linking to candle wicks and ecclesiastical usage. The piece traces meanings from biblical phrases to Saxon adoption and daily speech.
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Jean Newton
Panama Climate Snapshot Highlights Tropical warmth
The report notes Panama is largely tropical with warm days and cooler nights. Colon and Panama City see temperatures from 68 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, and the wet season runs April to December bringing 85 to 155 inches of rain annually.
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Panama
Colon
Panama City
Quebec fecundity noted in sociology text
Clarence Case in Outlines of Introductory Sociology remarks on a fecundity in parts of the province of Quebec unmatched elsewhere in the world where vital statistics exist. He cites the region as having notable demographic richness.
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Clarence Case
Quebec
Freckled Caprine: Arabian Mountain Goat Tale
A whimsical note claims a two legged halitosis goat as the most powerful creature, said to inspire desert living, but jokes that British troops failed to use such goats against Turks as they fainted near lines. the description relies on playful food imagery and a humorous stenciling method.
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Arabia
Palestine
Jungle and Ocean Tales Intertwine in Curious Fables
A climbing fish laments jungle quirks and a musk ox named Stocky defends his herd from Eskimos in a perilous Arctic encounter. Stocky’s bold charge drives the attackers away, earning protection for his mate and calves and leaving the herd at peace.
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Stocky
Stocky the musk ox flees as Arctic perils loom
Stocky, a sturdy musk ox, senses a taint in the Arctic air. He recalls a spear that killed his mother and flees in fright, seeking refuge from a mysterious stranger and impending danger.
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Stocky
Flght
Murder of Grand Duke Peter and Catherine II Era Turmoil
A historied examination of Catherine the Great and her husband Grand Duke Peter, detailing alleged corruption, brutality, and a royal murder plot. The piece cites Polish historian Walisnewski and notes Catherine’s possible role in removing Peter, with records likely erased by her rule.
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Peter
Catherine II
Russia
Catherine the Great
Catherine I
North
Peter the Great
Elizabeth
Catherine
Germany
Walisnewski
St. Beuve
Ropcha
Europe
Wheeler Syndicate
Pilgrims Adopt Bus Travel to Kerbela Route
Persian pilgrims barred from Kerbela turn to Meshed or Rum, abandoning caravan travel for auto bus trips. Teheranis find they can complete the journey and return in ten days, instead of two months, with the new system.
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Persia
Kerbela
Iraq
Meshed
Rum
Obedience Kathrine Kestliss Quoted on Beach Trip Dispute
The Red agitator recounts a domestic dispute with a young American bride over a beach outing. The bride claims no quarrel with her husband and asserts her trip proceeded despite his opposition.
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Kathrine Kestliss
Red Agitator
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Hikimos
Arctic
John Scott Douglas
Harvey Peake
Grand Duke