Beavers of the Seweller Family Reflect on Gratitude
The Seweller family, mountain beaver relatives in a zoo, discuss being thankful for their own names and lives. They value family, heritage, and bravery, noting they come from Britain and California but thrive in the zoo under careful care.
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Mr. Kangaroo
Mr. Pig
Miss Kangaroo
Miga Pig
Mra. Sewellel
Mr. Sewellel
Mra. Sewelle
Mr. Sewelle
Brittah Columbia
California
Why of Superstitions by H Irving King
The article discusses the power of words and songs as charms across ancient and rural traditions. It cites table singing as a warning of bad luck, linking runic incantations, bardic chants, and Norse rites to the belief that spoken verse can influence fate and fortune.
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H. Irving -King
Apollo
Odysseus
Macbeth
Dich
How It Started Bays Bayonet History and Origins
The bayonet, a rifle attachment, is not a modern weapon, tracing three centuries of use. Its name and form derive from Bayonne France and the Bayonetta region where it was first improvised in the mid seventeenth century during border conflicts. Modern bayonets vary in shape and are used as trenching tools as well as for assault.
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Bayonne
France
Pasque
Bayonetta
Immortality essay by Leonard A Barrett contemplates life after death
The meditation considers humanity’s quest for immortality, citing Byron Tennyson Shakespeare and Cicero to explore whether life continues after death. It notes science offers no proof while the inner beliefs of love virtue and character endure beyond bodily decay.
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Job of Old
Fisk
Todlan
Byron
Tennyson
Shakespeare
Cicero
Western Newcpaper Union
Dear Editor and the Typewriter Faithful
A reader recalls a novelist’s old 1904 typewriter and the habit of writing on scraps. The letter argues that ideas are weak and need encouragement and that famous works like Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address began on scraps rather than embossed stationery. The note celebrates persistence and the charm of traditional writing tools.
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Deak
Lincoln
Fred Barton
Marble Vein Relocated Reveals White Statuary Marble
In Vermont Middlebury quarries a large deposit of pure white statuary marble is found reviving a once famous vein that vanished decades ago. The discovery rekindles hopes that the famed Middlebury marble, used by leading sculptors, can again be mined after years of unsuccessful searches by quarry owners.
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Vermont
Middlebury
Why He Goes to the Movies
A bachelor quips that he goes to films often, while a married man replies that his wife is simply crazy about them, revealing a humorous clash over moviegoing habits. The exchange highlights contrasting attitudes toward entertainment in a light, witty tone.
Ungartered Hose Fascinates Boy In Family Tale
A Springfield Union item recalls a small boy who admires his uncle Charles and wants to wear stockings as he does. The uncle’s habit of going without hose supporters causes stockings to hang loose at the ankles. The boy’s mother notices repeated wrinkling and fixes them, then learns the boy’s wish to imitate his uncle.
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Robert
Charles
Springfeld Union
Children Find Hidden Treasure in Abandoned Russian Monastery
In the Volga region Russia children playing hide and seek uncovered treasure chests with gold silver and jewelry valued in millions of rubles. They moved a lumber pile and found a passage to a treasure chamber. Similar finds have occurred elsewhere in Russia with hoards left by czars fleeing.
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Volga
Russia
Czarlate
Missed Booze Order With Ice Phrase Baffles Tearoom
A seasoned American missionary visiting New York caused a linguistic mix up in a quiet tearoom. She asked the waitress to “bring to some booze” after tips to sparkling lemonade, not realizing the Turkish word used for ice. The misunderstanding drew chuckles from patrons.
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Istanbul
Turkey
United States
New York
Bobby Saw It Plumber in Capper's Weekly Snippet
A short Capper's Weekly item notes a plumber named Bobby who came to fix an old kitchen tub and a girl mentioning a man who wants to see the cook. The fragment hints at domestic scene dialogue.
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Bobby
Capper
Quotations on Memory and Self from Classical Saying
A witty exchange contrasts human memory and a bird named Jinks with a reminder to respect the self. The antique dialogue echoes Pythagoras on reverence for self and enduring simplicity.
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Sewellers
Mountain Beavers
Lure Newey
Byrd
Toate
Lon- Fvory
Gabby
Gertie
Jeanette MacDonald
TREK
Regal
Leonard A. Barrett
L. A. Barrett
Omaha
Paxton
Nebraska
Wollenberger
Inyeaiment-Bankere Chicago
Pythagornas
Ringo
REX Song Writers
Warner Theatre
Hollywood
Calif
Atud
I. Sterns
Yale
Iowa
Europe
Near East
Oberamnerga
Martin
Kiley
N.lesalle St
Chicago
W.N. Y
Des. Moines
Pearson
oKihee
Betty Crocker
Wasuaurn Crispy Company
Buik
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