Katydid Joined by Frog for Singers Club Offer
Kiddle Katydid hesitates to join Mr. Frog’s swamp singing society after being invited to play fiddle. The tailor Frog pressures him to perform and promises a special role, offering a warm overcoat as incentive while stressing loyalty to the Frog. Katydid agrees to think it over, lingering in the tree and pondering the odd tailor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enor
Mr. Frog
Kiddle
Kiddle Katy
Kiddle Katych
Freddie. Mrefly
Kidale
Katy
Kiddie
Mr. Strog
Farmer Green
Mr. Prog
The Why of Superstitions
An essay arguing that belief in knocking on wood stems from ancient tree worship. It cites Miworthy on European practices and suggests spirits resided in trees, with sacred groves and Druids shaping early superstition. The piece contends people knock wood to appease tree spirits and avoid bad luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miworthy
Europe
Beyptlang
When I Was Twenty-One by Joseph Kaye
Loree, famed railroad expert, recalls youth at twenty one with the UD Army Engineering corps. He describes studies to pass the bar, early work with Pennsylvania Railroad, and a pivotal Mexican project before returning to become a top railroad innovator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Kaye
Lenor Freand Loree
Army
Atlantic Coast
L. Tr. Loree
Loree
Rutgers
Pennsylvania Railroad
Army Engineering Corps
Mexico
United States
Chicago
Hen
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Kissing as a Greeting Across Cultures
The article surveys kissing customs worldwide, noting Polynesians greet by nose pressing, Laplanders rub noses, Otahellians rub hoses, Eskimos favor kissing as affection, and other regions differ. It cites Lombroso on Caucasians kissing and Orientals as reportedly unfamiliar, with ground-kissing in Africa and Australia appearing in greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otahelle
Australia
Lombroso
Little Passover A Shopgirl Wins A Noble Lover
Playwright Truxton Scribe offers a tale where Lottie Passover a six dollar a week shopgirl rejects Lord Trumbles advances. In a disguise he rises as a delivery man, wins her heart, reveals himself, and wins England’s estates. Simon Ringfinger awards a six thousand dollar advance royalty for a timely rewrite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Ringfinger
Truxton Scribe
Ike
Lottie Passover
Clement Gobbs
Qwillionaire
Lottie
Simon Ringinger
Trumbles
England
George Matthew Adama
The Autocrat Quotation at the Center of Towns
A quip from the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table is cited about the earth’s axis visible in every town. The notice then sketches Oliver Wendell Holmes’s life, noting his turn from law to medicine and his reputation as a writer. It lists his Harvard chair in anatomy and his death in 1804 at eighty five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
Hos
Wayne
D. McMurray
George Matthew Adama
Practical hats and tub frocks for spring fashion
A Western Newspaper Union 1928 fashion note details spring styles favoring femininity over austere looks. It highlights washable tub frocks, white service dresses, smocks, gingham house dresses, and an array of hats in silk and straw with trims, plus morning and sports dresses in linen, broadcloth, or rayon alpaca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elimax
Doctora’ Assistinta
Bangkok
Women of Middle Age Praise Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Mrs Annis Kwindt of Milwaukee reports improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mattie Adams of Brewton Alabama notes the medicine helped her regain energy and manage daily tasks as a middle aged woman, citing benefits for her vigor and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Annis Kwindt
Avenus
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia BH
Pinkham
Mattie Adams
Downing Street
Brewton
Ala
Lydia Hi. Pinkham
Bitty
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Arthur Scott Bailey
Mr. ‘Frog
McClura Newspaper Syndicate
beClare Newspaper Syndicate
Leslie Fenton
Fang
Lealls Fenton
Liverpool
Western Newspaper Union
Lydia E. Pinkham
Iowa
Doan
Charon Company
New York
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