We Are Cows and We Have Our Own Cow Way
A comic dialogue between Mrs. Cow and Mrs. Brown and White Cow reflects on how humans judge cows for resting and leisure. The cows defend their routine of milking and resting, arguing that their “cow way” supports people by giving milk and keeping them strong, while critiquing human envy of their idle moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Cow
Mrs. Brown-and- White Cow
Mrs. Brown-and-White Cow
Mrs. Brown
White Cow
Lillian
Mrs. Brown and-White
The Mackintosh Coat Origin and Namesake
The Mackintosh has become a common household item named after inventor Charles Mackintosh of Manchester. Originating in 1823, it was produced by treating cloth with India rubber and coal-tar naphtha to create waterproof material. Mackintosh lived 1760 to 1843 and saw his invention adopted in modern industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TE Mackintosh
Mackintosh
Charles Mackintosh
Manchester
The Why of Superstitions and Plant Transformations
An early 20th century note explores the belief in plant to animal transformation and related superstitions. It cites farmers compares wheat to cheat, mentions alder birds and marsh plants turning into snakes, and references Theophrastus and Norse myths of humans originating from trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bergen
Theoprastus
Juvenaile
Universal
Luther Burbank
MaCiuré
Birds teach voluntary self sacrifice in love and duty
A meditation by Leonard A. Barrett extols love as the driving motive for courage and sacrifice. It cites the cardinal bird’s nesting defense and a bird’s feigned wing injury to illustrate voluntary self sacrifice as a key to happiness and civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Drummond
Western Newspaper Union
Transgressor’s Path Reveals Flawed Thinking
Opinion argues that choosing wrongdoing is not only dangerous but often stems from poor reasoning. It asserts universal education highlights vast brain differences and questions the value of limited or biased think tanks.
Caustic Musings On Fashion And Poverty In A Luncheon Remark
A New York luncheon anecdote recalls Mrs John W Mackey remarking that poverty would push walls up if it forced women to wear less clothing. The piece also notes a Holloway North Carolina farmer with a cat acting as stable hand and watchdog guiding a grazing draft horse away from road edges.
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John W. Mackey
New
Holloway
Truell County
North Carolina
Two Young Aviators Discuss a Famous Flyer
A playful exchange between two eight year olds imagines the dangers of aviation. The younger asks if a tail strike could mash a flyer, while the elder agrees it would break his back and general cord.
The mother of a dozen children and her theories
The article discusses a mother with twelve children and her unconventional ideas on raising them, outlining her beliefs and lifestyle in brief.
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Watren
Gabby Gertie
Asidom
Harving
Sophie Tucker
Sophie Abuza
Boston
Sophie
New York
Leonard A. Barrett
Ine
L. A. Barrett
McClurs Newspaper Syndicate
Hb Tai
Post
Bran
Bran Blakes
Por Couc
Hanford
Vienbey
Californi Salifornia
Lyle
Ruth Elder
Dole
Antarctic
Panama
Mit
Ruth
Vetseraas
Sweden
Maunagit
Margit
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