Birthday Verses From Fairyland for Dear Maggie
In Fairyland the late Fairies compose birthday verses for Maggie. Each fairy offers a short poem from the Queen to Toy, Twilight-Bell, Elite EU, Billy Brownie, Bennie Brownie, Witty Witch, Old Mr Grant, Ollie Oat, and the Fairy Wondrous Secrets, all praising Maggie in playful rhymes. The collection ends with a note that all who know Maggie love her through and through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breeeze
Maggie
Fairyland
Twilight-Bell
Billy Brownie
Sis
Bennie Brownie
Magale
Witch
Mr. Grant
Magsie
Ollie Oat
Nutmegs as Charms Across History and Belief
A review of nutmegs used as charms and cures in various beliefs. The piece traces superstition from a schoolmarm to political families, notes the genus Myristica meaning fit for anointing, and explains metonymy from kernel oil to the whole fruit in ancient health rites.
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New Hampshire
Egypt
Asia Minor
McCture
Reality of Truth in Art and Commerce Essay
Reality argues that genuine feeling and belief fuel successful art and sales. The piece asserts that only what is real in the moment endures, shaping love, friendship, and home life while condemning sham and imitation as fragile, with a concluding note from 1929.
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Kreisler
Sham
Bretense
Western Newspaper Union
Largest Cattle Herd in Country Hails from Klog Ranch
The Klog ranch in Texas ships the nation’s largest cattle herd, numbering about 100000 head.
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Klog
Texas
We Worship Science Why We Do What We Do
M K Thomson argues that science is worshipped in modern life. He notes science’s prestige in advertising and daily products, its role in progress, and promises of solving all problems. The piece reflects on humanity’s deification of science and its impact on society.
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M. K. Thomson
Moon
Mars
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Hidden Prose Fragments Reflect Quiet 1929 Wisdom
A compact fragmentary poem from 1929 presents maxims on disaster, patience, and inner judgment. It contrasts desire without work with the satisfaction of building one’s own nest and notes that troubles and colds begin in the mind.
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Western Newspaper Union
Castles and Kitchens in Turquoise Dreams
Jean, a young wife, longs to refurbish a shabby suburban kitchen with turquoise fabric and bright dishes. Her husband Donald resists, clinging to his mother’s furnishings, until a trip away deepens Jean’s longing for independence and a home she can claim. A reconciled ending vows a spring kitchen project with a turquoise list in hand.
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Han
Donald
Jean
Joan
Uncle Jim
Scotland
Jenn
Edinburgh Castle
Jim
Chicago
Congress
Galsworthy
Ike
Edinburgh
Pegasus
Tean
Europe
Dancce
la Grange
Rojty
Jeanie
Pye
Telegraph message saved as vintage postal photograph
A forgotten 1858 Natchez to New Orleans telegram, the oldest South telegraph message, has been rescued as a postal photograph. Found at the Briars, Natchez, it was forwarded to New York for reproduction by International System News. The note mentions Fulton and a historic telegraph line once run by a defunct company.
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Natchez
Miss
New Orleans
International System News
Atlanta
New York
Newa
Trvin
Meg
Sage
Walter Train
Fulton
Woodville
By & Company
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Louisville
Ohio
St. Louis
Indiana
Lake
Ling
Briars
Natches
Jefferson , Davis
M. W. Fagssmann
Irvin
South
Do You Carry Accident Insurance
A brief dialogue notes that one person asks about accident insurance and is told the company has twenty years of coverage with no accidents, praising the insurer as efficient.
The Childhood of Jesus the King Outline
A religious lesson outlines Matthew's theme of Jesus as King and the Messiah. It discusses Jesus birth, genealogy, and divine–human nature, then details the childhood period with wise men, Herod's threat, and the kingly protection leading to Nazareth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Matthew Frat
David
Immanuel
God
Israel
Chaldea
Daniel
Herod
Jerusalem
Christ
Bethlehem
Ita
Egypt
Joseph
Mary
Nazareth
Angel of the Lord
Land
Galiles
Kind Words and Eternal Truths
A reflective piece asserts that words of kindness endure as expressions of God's love and divine nature, praising their lasting, unchanging presence across time.
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God
God's Atmosphere of Love Inspires Quiet Hope
A devotional note from Dr. W.T. Meyer describes divine compassion as an atmosphere of love that hears every cry for help, whether a whisper or a gentle touch on faith.
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Wt. B. Meyer
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Princess Toy
H. Irving King
Gabby Gertie
Leonard A. Barrett
L. A. Barrett
Lillian Gish
the Swan
Cillian Gieh
Mise Gish
Springfield
Lillian
John W. Holland
Atte
News
Meclure
Walsh
Rbv
F. B
Fitzwater
Ameber
Franky Moody Bible
Tanita Fe
Aston
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