Springtime in Winchester and Its Cathedral Close
A travelogue in nostalgic prose describes the Itchen valley and Winchester cathedral close in spring. The author wanders Wykeham’s college, Jane Austen’s house, St Cross Hospital, and village lanes, noting historic faces from Alfred to Trollope, Keenly observing mills, streams, ponies, gypsy carts, and blooming hedgerows as waters flow past abbeys and elms toward Twyford church.
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Winchester
Itchen
Christian Befence Monitor
England
Alfred
Chanute
William of Wykeham
Wolsey
Wykeham's College
Jane Austen
Wolsey Castle
St. Catherine's Hill
Charles II
Hampshire
Hospital of St. Cross
Tam
Anthony Trollope
Barchester Towers
Trollope
Salisbury
Winton
Barsetshire
John of Gaunt
Honorea
Emma
Northanger Abbey
Cathedral
Terra Firma
Twyford Church
Mass of wondrous colors at Nahant tide pools
Nahant Massachusetts tide pools reveal a miniature sea garden in the Agassiz cave when exposed at low water. Roy W. Miner oversees reproduction of the scene in the American museum showing star-fishes sea anemones seaweeds coralline and mosses highlighting the beauty of the marine life in that rocky shore habitat.
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Nahant
Mass
Agassiz Cave
American Museum
Roy W. Miner
Department of
Invertebrate Zoology
Ended in Smoke in New England Town Play
A small New England town staged a summer play to entertain natives. The climax featured a hero with a document and a demand for papers, but a heckler shouted a crude line that ruined the performance.
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New England
Chicago Tribune
Umbrella Spoils Plans as Weather Turns on Plc Nic Morning
After weeks of sun, Buddy rushes from the house with an umbrella just as preparations for the plc nic begin. He mutters it will surely rain before they start. The passage hints at a lighthearted mood amid weather-driven anxiety.
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Buddy
Old Order Changeth Miner Baths At Atherton Lancashire
A London Times summary notes a new miner culture at Fletcher Burrows collieries in Atherton. Bathing adoption rose from 10% to 50% as workers swap old clothes for tweeds and brown boots, returning home cleaner and less worn. Elders joke about fashion and convenience, while younger men embrace the wash culture and faster postwork grooming.
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Atherton
Lancashire
Messrs. Fletcher, Burrows and Company
London Times
Man Who Doesn’t Grow Up Reflects on Maturity
The passage argues that a clever youth who never faces real responsibilities stagnates. A twenty five year old dabbler who mocks others may become a crank in later life, complaining about weather, prices, and politics. Growth requires using time to work, or one remains a perpetual dissenting observer.
Quack Remedies and Bolshevik Jibe From Toledo Mayor
Toledo mayor Cornell Schreiber denounces Bolshevism as a quack remedy and mocks a cure figure Blane. Nore notes his brother is "terribly ran down" but refuses to take a holiday despite his profession as a chiropodist. Blane suggests holiday at a mountain foot or corn country with The Pilgrim's Progress for reading.
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Cornell Schreiber
Toledo
Blane
Nore
Trumph
Middle West
Bunyan
Discouraging Art Encourages Future Masterpieces
A wife questions a struggling artist about devoting days to pictures. He cites Rembrandt selling works for little while now valued in the millions, saying he paints for descendants, not daily wages, while she retorts about present needs.
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Rembrandt
Tam
St. Louis
Strategy and caution in choosing friends in Gadspur
The quote recounts advice on forming friendships, warning to scrutinize a new neighbor’s politics and align with the opposite side. It mentions Mrs Duhwaite and hints at a cautious approach to social circles in Hocortivenrl. The piece reflects a local voice on community ties and political observation.
Old Story of Waiting Lovers and a Modern Post Office
A girl waits months for a letter of forgiveness from her lover and, finding none, marries another nun. A movie manager interrupts, declaring the government too old and the post office criticized for inaction, sparking debate about modernity versus tradition.
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Sphie
Ogreesr Ather
Picture that would live in our country's history and art
Thomas Starr King recalls Daniel Webster at eight, seizing a printed cotton handkerchief and the Constitution’s image by the fireside. He compares future painters to capturing the moment, preferring a lasting depiction of constitutional beginnings to grand canvases of later secession debates.
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Daniel Webster
Freber
Washington
Hayne
Iuster
Severn
Healey
Amazon
Andes
Imperial River
Thomas Starr King
Timothy Alden and the early typesetting machine
Timothy Alden born in Barnstable Massachusetts six years ago was the first to invent a typesetting machine. Apprenticed to a printer he conceived plans to improve typographic processes and built a 1846 model with a rotating wheel of type cells. He died in Boston in 1858 inspiring further improvements that hastened the decline of hand composition.
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Timothy Alden
Barn Stable
Mass
Timothy
Boston
Henry
All About Eggs and Proper Egg Preparation
A short piece from Short Stories explains that a hen egg is mostly water with little nutritious content. It ranks goose, duck, guinea fowl, hen, and turkey eggs by nutriment value. It advises feeding grain to fowl and heating water to 180 degrees for ten minutes to maximize digestion.
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Turkey
Gasoline to Be Mined From Shale Oil
United States Geological Survey estimates that current petroleum fields will exhaust by 1950 if consumption continues. The solution may be mined gasoline from shale oil deposits in Colorado, Utah and other Western states. Crude oil would be extracted and distilled to yield large amounts of gasoline, potentially many times current output.
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United States Geological Survey
Colorado
Utah
Middle Western
A Muddled Moujik
Mr Tower former American ambassador to Russia recounts a puzzled moujik at a railroad station asking when a train would depart. Moments later he returns asking the same question, insisting the agent explained the meaning of the mysterious message.
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Tower
Russia
Letter of Comfort From Mary to Sick Mother
A fragile handwritten note shows Mary expressing sorrow for her mother’s illness. She asks why Heaven might not be reached soon and imagines wings and rest for tired legs as she conveys concern and affection. The fragment hints at a childlike wish for solace and support during illness.
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Mary
Convention Postponed Due to Influenza Epidemic
The Sunday School Convention planned for next Sunday at Little Rock has been postponed because of widespread influenza in the county. Sunday schools involved will adjust plans and proceed under guidance.
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Little Rock
Ready to Turn Railroads Back
Washington February 23 Director General Hines announced formal transfer of railroad administration to corporations resuming control of lines March 1. Telegraphed regional directors the official to whom department heads will report after federal operation ends and that corporate officers be identified with appropriate instructions for employees.
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Washington
Hines
Railroad Administration
FourthClass Postmaster Exam Notice at Marion 1920
The U S Civil Service Commission announces an examination on March 13 1920 at Marion to certify for a fourth class postmaster vacancy at Fork and other posts. Candidates must be 21, or 18 in states recognizing full age for women, reside in the local post office district, be U S citizens, and file Form 1753 with the Commission in Washington at the earliest date.
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United States Civil Services Commission
Marion
Fork
United States
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Fair Bluff Notes On Outbreaks And Skins In Polk Swamp
Fair Bluff recounts a health scare named Floanza closing schools and churches, with white populations mostly affected while Black residents remain mostly immune. The piece mentions a coon skin trade led by Allen Surles and Pat, claiming $20,000 in furs, and notes abundant mudfish in Polk Swamp near Florence as local color, all as Elihu Muldrow reports.
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Mr. Herald
McNobles
Horns Bay
Floanza
Dillon
Allen
Winston - Salem
Pat
Polk
Florence
Elihu Muldrow
Backache signals kidney trouble warns readers to act
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache linked to kidney disease. It cites Mrs. Freesland's relief after taking the pills, claims of bladder and general weakness subsiding, and promotes Evans Pharmacy and Buffalo Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic as further aids to vitality.
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Dean
J. D. Freesland
Teetlesh
Ban
Evans Pharmacy
Dovi
Foster-Milburn
Msgrs
Buffalo
Notice Cancelled Union Meeting at Sardis Church
Due to the influenza situation the Union Meeting scheduled with Sardis church for February 28 and 29 has been canceled. Joel 1 Allen, Moderator.
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Sardis
Joel
Allen
Notice of Final Discharge for John W. Gaddy Estate
Jennie B. Gaddy executrix seeks final discharge as administratrix of the John W. Gaddy estate. Hearing set for Thursday March 25 at 10 a.m. in Dillon County. Claimants must file by 10 a.m. March 25 or be barred. Judge of Probate Joe Cabell Davis presiding.
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Jennie B. Gaddy
John W. Gaddy
Joe Cabell
Davis
Dillon County
Latta Bond Election Notice for Electric Plant Repair
Latta town announces an election on March 23 1920 at the mayor's office to issue seven thousand dollars in bonds at up to six percent interest to retire electric light plant debt and restore operation. Polls open 8 am to 4 pm with managers H C Allen L D Manship and A L Smith.
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Latta
H.C. Allen
L.D. Manship
A. L. Smith
W. Ellis Bethea
S. B. Fenegan
Eastern poetry ranks high in the oriental arts
William R. Alger notes in The Poetry of the Orient that Eastern poetry ranges from practical Chinese verse to the rich, idealized South Asian forms. He praises Persian poetry for its delicate sense and ethereal play, while highlighting Arab and Hindustani poetry as vivid yet diverse in imagination and metaphor.
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East
China
William R. Alger
Orient
Eighty seven is fit for marriage says New York court
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes a New York Supreme Court ruling upholds a man of eighty seven as a fit marriage partner. An elderly man who wed an eighteen year old sought divorce on age grounds, but the judge rejected the claim, declaring age cannot bar matrimony. The decision sparks a hopeful note for elderly breadwinners seeking happy homes and active lives.
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New York
Supreme Court of New York
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Wedded on a Stump in Lush Woodland Ceremony
A rustic wedding was held atop a massive tree stump with smooth level surface and giant trees surrounding. The bride and groom, the minister, and witnesses climbed six feet to seats on the stump, then danced after the ceremony with musicians perched on the stump.
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King's Lambourn
Alexander Pope
Twyford
John Keble
Hursley
John Keats
St. Cross
Massachusetts
Gadspur
Duhwaite
Binaise Ham Age Herald
Fair Bluff
Grove
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