Brownie Recites Natureland News Personal Items
A Brownie reads aloud the Natureland News Personal Items featuring animals from the zoo weather notes and whimsical notes. It mentions Tobin leaving the South and Mr Gray Squirrel hosting a nut banquet after snow. The piece also covers Groundhog and friends at the Small Mammal House and Snow royalty staying longer.
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Natureland News
Natureland
Billie Brownie
Tobin
South
Gray Squirrel
Woodchuck
Groundhog
South America
Horace
Wood
King Snow
Winter
Madame Snow
Prince Sieet
Snow Jewelers
Phieir
Bach
Mr. Fly
The Libertine Word And Its History
This excerpt by Jean Newton Oday traces the origin of libertine from Latin libertinus meaning freedman and explains how liberty shifted toward license. It also recounts a Sixteenth century sect the Libertines or Spiritual Brethren whose pantheistic dogma led to open sensualism.
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Reformed Church of Trance
The Why of Superstitions by Hirving King
A survey of white horse folklore across cultures. It links New Year wishes to white horses with Canadian fears of death from sighting a span and notes Hippolytus legends, offerings to gods, and propitiatory uses of white horses in heathen rites.
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New England
Canada
Hippolytus
Troezen
Diana
Nemi
Hengist
Horga
England
Florsa
Horsa
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Our Common Property Debt to Others From Michelangelo Story
LEONARD A BARRETT reflects on how past generations shape the present. The essay cites Michelangelo and Savonarola linking inspiration and national renewal, arguing art owes its power to a shared moral heritage. It underscores the debt we owe to others and honors Michelangelo as a master of many arts.
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Micheleangelo
Gschoola
St. Peter
St. Paul
Ufe
Savonarola
Sistine Chapel
Savnarola
Italy
Ialy
Michelangelo
Newspaper Union
Six Cylinder Sentences From A 1920 Quotation
The fragment presents a garbled 1920 Western Newspaper Union quote on work and diligence. It contrasts non diligence with becoming a successful worker who helps his successor, noting the idea of rightful leadership as a crown.
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Ancholy Mars
Emerson Quote on Character and Change
A concise reflection notes that no change of circumstances can repair a defect of character, attributed to Emerson. The saying emphasizes fixed personal flaws despite external shifts.
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Emerson
Blue prints lead 1920s evening gowns says Julia Bottomley
The piece highlights baby blue and turquoise prints in evening gowns. It notes satin and georgette fabrics, new silhouettes, wide brims, long gloves, and rhinestone trims, with Paris influence for light blue styles and chiffon gowns featuring sophisticated bodices and flaring skirts.
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Parisiennes
Morida
California
Paris
Life's Jests About a shopkeeper's son education
A shopkeeper seeks schooling for his son to prepare him to run the business after his death. He asks the school principal for a course of study, noting biology would help the son manage buying and operations when he takes over.
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Teich
Distrusting Father Quips About Hidden Typewritten Note
Mr Meekton quotes his youngest son who refuses to reveal a clever remark saying his mother typed it for safety. The boy fears losing the note if he shares it. The Washington Star reports the exchange as a light aside.
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Mr. Meekton
Washington Star
Covered Them They Know Everything
A short comic vignette notes poor Harry starving after failing to sell a small book titled What Every Girl Should Know reflecting hardship and desperation. The piece highlights ignorance of audience and the dire state of the character.
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Harry
Habit of Sutherlay on the Veranda
A family exchange hints at a lingering habit from the past as Mrs Sutherlay recalls a young man stroking hair on a veranda last night. The daughter explains the action as merely a habit tied to earlier times and a varsity experience.
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Mr. Sutherlay
Thankful for Doctor’s Help In Acknowledging Patient
Dialogue from The Pathfinder shows Mrs Peck challenging limits on personal freedoms while Henry and a doctor share civic and familial tensions. A grateful patient appreciates medical care, while a relative heir asserts connection to a deceased uncle.
Worse Still She Let That Kiss Fool Her
A fragment recalls a woman named Marie who allowed a kiss to mislead her judgment. The tone suggests scandal or romantic intrigue in a historical context.
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Mary
Marie
Fragmented political chatter and social banter snippets
The text presents a jumble of gossip style exchanges among speakers including Bill Joe Meeks and Senator Sorghum. It touches on political lobbying, costs, and observations about domestic mood and opportunities with a humorous tone.
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Mr. Groundhog
Dolores del Rio
Miss del Rio
Durango
Mexico
Ramona
Evangeline
By Jean. Newton
Leonard A. Barrett
Arre
John W. Holland
Western Newspaper Union
Paris Tas
Julia Bottomley
Callle
Bill
China
Joe
Meeks
Sorghum
Ble
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