Freddie and the Bow-Wows Fable of Modern Freduct Freddie
Freddie, a man born in 1915, reviews a life of pleasures and modern influences in 1982. He criticizes fashion shifts from blue shirts to social pretensions, laments journalism, and recalls dances and films as he faces a late moral about rising generations.
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Freddie
Oxford Boys
Breen
Freddie Fon
Wales
Dinger
O. K
Yale
Harvard
Matabeleland
Rhodesia
America
Fiddler Crab's Fiddling Signals Mud Flats
Describes fiddler crabs along the south Atlantic coast thriving under wharves and in mud flats. The male crab raises a single large claw in jerky motions like drawing a bow, attracting nearby crabs. Shore natives suggest the movement may be signals within a localized crab community.
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South Atlantic
Youngest Politicians and Notable Parliaments Through Ages
The piece notes William Pitt becoming premier of England at twenty four and Charles James Fox entering Parliament at nineteen. It highlights John Young Brown of Kentucky elected to Congress at twenty four, later serving in the Thirty sixth Fortieth Forty third and Forty fourth congresses and as Kentucky governor, with seat vacancies and dis loyalty cited.
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William Pitt
England
Charles James Fox
John Young Brown
Kentucky
Browd
Holiday planning cadence quoted in Karikaturen
A cartoon quote explores how a family cycles holidays every three years. It contrasts what they do in the intervening years with discussions of last year’s holiday and plans for the year ahead.
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Karikaturen
Dark Legend of Blackbeard and Bluebeard at St Thomas
An old pirate tale places two famed chiefs on St Thomas. Blackbeard, named for his feared dark beard, and Bluebeard, said to boast an even blacker beard, allegedly haunt Blackbeard's castle overlooking the harbor. The ruined tower is described as haunted by bold pirates and love’s lights.
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St. Thomas
Blackbeard
Bluebeard
Girl at the Top in Health Tests
A Kansas mother touts California Fig Syrup as a longtime health aid for children. The ad claims the vegetable laxative tones the stomach and bowels, boosts appetite, aids digestion, and helps kids recover quickly from ailments. It urges asking druggists for California Fig Syrup and to verify the "California" label.
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West
California
Kansas
Dana All‘gire
Monroe St
Topeka
Bonnie B
Supreme Test Tool Uses Gunpowder to Drive Rivets Through Steel
Detroit News notes a new tool using gunpowder powers rivets through steel without drilling. The piece reflects on how storytelling shapes memory and the cost of free speech, with a wary moment about its impact on the speaker.
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Detroit ’ News
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Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co
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