The Colonel's Convalescence in a French Chateau
During a wartime lull near a chateau a wounded colonel stays in a lovely room cared for by Mile Remercier a young spinster who tends him with meals and roses. They reminisce about St Cyr where he studied andLovemaking and memory intertwine ending with a marriage upon return to the front.
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Channel
Litrebe
Fils
Remercier
Milo
Latrobe
Mile
Dresden
St. Cyr
St Cyr
America
Hortense
Remereler
Henri
Holy Lands Across Faiths Tied to Origins and Beliefs
A fragmented historical piece surveys how various religions designate sacred places. It cites Palestine as the Holy Land for Christians due to Jesus birth and life in Jerusalem, Mecca as holy for Mohammedans, India as sacred for Buddhists, and Elis as Greek sacred ground with Olympus temple. It notes Shinto reverence toward a colossal pillar at Susa Kara.
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Holy
Elis
Peloponnesus
Mecca
Jerusalem
Pigeons in Constantinople Sacred Birds and Folklore
In Constantinople pigeons far outnumber those in London. Wealthy locals fund feeding, while a Turkish tale says two pigeons and a spider guarding Mohammed’s cavern led to pigeons and spiders being revered. The story explains why sacred status persists.
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Constantinople
London
Mohammed
Grass as the landscape’s tone and color
A Countryside magazine excerpt by Margaret Woodward laments missing grass at home and coastal scenes. It argues grass grounds outdoor trees and completes pictures, noting readers who winter at southern beaches miss grassy fields and meadows.
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Margaret Woodward
Countryside Magazine
Naming the Give Your Baby a Name That Suits Him
A Dallas News guidance urges selecting a euphonious single given name that signals intelligence and success, easy to write and pronounce, with minimal nicknames. It favors a family surname if it carries strong qualities, warns against levity sentiment and affectation, and discourages novel or playful word blends.
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Dallas News
Starting the Tears
A dialogue from the Indianapolis Star features a husband and wife as he reveals finding his first gray hair and she cheekily asks to keep it as a souvenir. The exchange plays on affection and memory in a light, domestic moment.
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John
Indianapolis Star
When France Washed In Holland In The Sixteenth Century
In the sixteenth century clothes from across France were sent to Holland for washing where canal water was believed to have cleansing properties. Transport costs were about ten times higher then than now.
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France
Holland
Out of Sight Country Cousin Grows Underground Potatoes
A humorous farming exchange contrasts urban and rural talk about potatoes growing underground and asks how to tell when they are ripe. The snippet showcases rural wit and everyday agricultural slang from a bygone era.
When She and It Quickly in a Detroit Prees Editorial
A fragmentary note questions if a wife can detect humor in a joke about appearance. The excerpt warns that worry weakens courage and shortens life, reflecting a cautionary tone from the Detroit press.
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Detroit
Scrap Book A Modest Wish and a New York Clothier
A clipped anecdote shows Moulazie Glass, creator of Pot ash aid Perhwarier, meeting a city salesman outside his east side New York clothing shop. The salesman extols Cohen’s business vigor, hoping for fifty customers as he boasts of having two hundred. The scene ends with a moral line on service and reciprocity from a Browning couplet.
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Moulazie Glass
Perhwarier
Mr. Cohe
Uncle Joe's Story Stirs Old Times of Money Worries
In a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph retelling, former Speaker Cannontel recalls lean early days with a strugelius physician friend. They shared hopeful years, one losing hair as the other bought an office safe, prompting the hair brush remark.
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Joe
Cannontel
Henry
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Hie Fine Markamanship and Other Humorous Vignettes
A compendium of light anecdotes from the second empire era recounts a hunt’s grand pageantry where lords shoot birds while servants haul in the game. Prosper Merimee notes the irony of hitting nothing as a marksman, contrasting with a governor’s dialect lesson and a teacher’s tale about Gertrude and a crying girl.
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Prosper Merimee
Merimee
Sol
The Spring Backbone Beetle Featured in North American Piece
A Philadelphia North American article discusses a beetle with a springlike backbone that powers jumps and somersaults. It notes multiple beetles in the family have spring backs, including the pestiferous wire worm, and mentions their habitats in trees or decayed wood.
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Philadelphia
Resourceful Burglar in London Home
A London constable on patrol found a house unoccupied by its family. A man appeared from a bedroom window in a dressing gown, invited a drink, and then escorted the officer out after sharing wine. The burglar bolted the door and fled the scene, leaving by another exit.
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London
Horse Its Name and the Shire Horse History
The Shire horse derives its name from Arthur Young's references in late 18th century agricultural tours. It originated as the old English black horse adapted in the shire counties of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and western counties, with the English Cart Horse Society later renamed the Shire Horse Society in 1878.
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Arthur Young
Bagh
Lincolnshire
Cambridgeshire
Shire Horse Society
English Cart Horse Society
London Chronicle
First War and Early Battle Concepts Across Ancient Times
The Pittsburgh Press recalls early wartime records, noting a Mesopotamian clash around 3500 A D and Cain versus Aves as the first battle. It credits Osymandyas of Egypt as the first warlike king who conquered Bactria and mentions Palamedes Bacchos introducing regular battlefield lines and sentinels during the Trojan siege dated about 2500 years before Christ.
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Mesopotamia
Cain
Aves
Osymandyas
Egypt
Asia
Bactria
Palamedes Bacgos
Troy
Pittsburgh Press
Reversing the Compliment in a London Exchange
A portly cashier frowns at a statement of accounts presented by a pretty typist. He compliments her as a young lady and admires her type but not her typing. She retorts that their figures differ, noting his splendid figures yet lacking in his figure.
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London Express
Hand Powered Pile Driver for Quick Post Driving
Farm and home writes a compact method using a log section fifteen inches in diameter and two feet long with two angled handles. Two men operate the hand power pile driver while a third guides the post to be driven and maintains alignment, enabling rapid post setting.
Made Him Cross After Noon Beckoned Across Street
Mrs. Caller recalls making her husband cross in the afternoon by beckoning from the opposite sidewalk. Mrs. Homer asks how, and the other explains the gesture prompted the man to step across the street.
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Mrs. Caller
Mirror Too Dirty for Service Draws Holiday Quip
A brief exchange from an interlude notes a hotel servant telling a guest to be thankful for a dirty mirror that blocks self-appearance. The humorous remark frames courtesy amid service.
Rope Circle Oath in Assam Tests Truthfulness
In Assam a ritual oath is sworn within a rope circle to symbolize a vow of self-harm if the witness lies. The practice links to local traditions where truth is bound to danger, underscoring cultural approaches to veracity in judicial or communal settings.
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Assam
Flood Question and the Mud Reply
A Sunday school exchange asks what happened in the flood and a child answers with Mud as the result. The Chicago News notes the contrast between cruelty and justice, citing William Penn.
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Chicago News
Bond Lumber Yard Ready for Business in City
Bond Lumber Co will open at its retail yard soon with a new dry shed, the largest in the state, nearly finished. Yard to begin business on June 12 as activity resumes across the town. Summer session opens June 28 at Minot Normal School. roomers and boarders sought via the Information bureau. Mrs. Peter McKone leaves for Williston to claim 320 acres. Northwest Motor Co installs Edison dictaphone in office, praised for efficiency and popularity among busy professionals.
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Bond Lumber Yard
Bond Lumber Co
Minot Normal School
Northwest Motor Co
Farm near Surrey wanted for purchase
Inquiry requests a well improved farm within five miles of Surrey for sale. Seller seeks price and terms by return mail. Dated 4 27 46 and signed by W S Shaw of Minot.
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Surrey
W. S. Shaw
Minot
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