Leaper the Locust and the Katy Song
A tale from Groast & Dunlap about Kiddie Katydid encountering Leaper the Locust in Pleasant Valley. Leaper renounces his Short-horn identity, vows to keep long horns, and imitates Katydid’s song while seeking the mystery of Katy. The season passes to green fields and calm nights as the two drift apart.
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Reaper
Pat
Kiddle Katy
Leaper
Farmer Green
Kidde
Mrote
Kidd
Kiddie
Sorny
Leaper the Locust
Kiddle
Why Superstitions Explain Love and Heart Folklore
The piece, attributed to H Irving King, discusses a Southland superstition where swallowing a chicken heart is said to unite lovers. It links the act to reciprocity of affection and compares it to love philtres, noting broader tribal beliefs in magical heart symbolism and animal heart use for influence.
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South
McClure
Oratorios Won Fame Handel Early Works and Fame
The text recalls Handel the great composer of oratorios, noting his youthful start at seven and early operas, mentioning his study under Zacharias and early ambitions, and his enduring fame in London about 187 years ago. It reflects on his first oratorio and compares it with later works.
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George Fredrik Handel
Handel
Zach
Wise
Alhiyt
Leos
Hia
London
When I Was Twenty One By Joseph Kaye
Narrative recounts Joseph Kaye’s Arctic voyage as surgeon on the whaler Hope under John Gray. He recalls being twenty, gaining health and energy from the voyage, and crediting Arthur Conan Doyle’s medical background for realism in Holmes stories.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Hope
John Gray
Arthur Conan Doyle
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Hia
How It Started By Jean Newton Brand of Dishonesty
The article traces the literal origin of branding as punishment in medieval England and colonial America. It cites a Quaker harsher penalty in Puritan New England, where a dissenter was whipped, strapped in stocks, and burned with a red hot iron for heresy, illustrating the historic meaning behind the phrase brand of dishonor.
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England
New England
Norton
Bell Syndicate
Tne
A German Union recruit’s fate under Mosby lore
A Bavarian immigrant joins a Union regiment and wakes in a corn crib to find his uniform stolen by a camp follower. Mistaking his position, he wanders toward Confederate lines, where ragged troopers threaten to hang him under the laws of war, exclaiming the rule.
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Mosby
Virginia
Leutenant
Eld
Central Presa Association
Lingerie styles and hats show subtle fashion shifts
Julia Bottomley notes lingerie remains in two main styles, tailored and lace trimmed, with delicate trims and insets of lace. Millinery follows spring’s refined direction, offering five new hat models featuring rose motifs, georgette brims, and rhinestone accents. The piece highlights pink and cream palettes, lightweight fabrics, and the season’s push toward artistry in fashion.
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Georgette
Children's Nurse Resumes Her Duties After Aid
A Greenfield Massachusetts nurse testifies Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her sustain long days on her feet and return to full housework and nursing. She also praises Sanative Wash. Similar letters praise the remedy from Lancaster Pennsylvania and other states, noting improved health.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Davia
Greenfield
Mase
Lydia B. Pinkham
J. A. Pmreon
Lancaster
Pinkham Medicine Co
Masa
Pennsylvania
Washington
Texas
Illinoia
Rhode Island
Nebraska
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Arthur Scott Bailey
Yo Too
H. Irving King
Joseph Kaye
McClura Newspaper Syndicate
Bby McClura Newapan
Kathryn Perry A
Eee Gett
Steve
Kathryn Perry
Comedienne
Jean Newton
Irvin S. Cobb
Stickler
Julia Bottomley
Western
Asion
Fred—Darling
Maud
BAYER
Pein
Druggista Algo
Ars. Winslow
Parker
Renoyea
Capt
Hale
Ray
Ata
Hiscox Chem
Patchogna
Ely Neageebea Ieee Pca Baal
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