Locusts and katydids dispute over a mysterious Grasshopper message
A crowd gathers in Pleasant Valley as Kiddie Katydid and Leaper the Locust argue over a secret note labeled for Mr Grasshopper. A stranger with a mail bag arrives, claims knowledge of the message, and finally hands the note to Kiddie, leaving Leaper perplexed.
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Grasshopper
Mr. Grasshopper
Kiddie
Freddie Firefly
Leaper
Pleasant Valley
Kiddle
Leaper _the Locust
Abdie
Leapee
Leapéer the Locust
Leaper the Locust
Grosset & Dunlap
The Itching Nose Superstition Through Time
The article traces the itching nose belief to ancient signs of company approaching, notes how primitive humans relied on keen smell. It explains noses evolved but the superstition persists, contrasting caveman scent power with modern explanations from McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
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Amell
Caveman
Cliffdweller
Civi Nation
McClure
Hotel Stenographer Rejects Rich Sons for Self-Made Boys
In a hotel interview, a stenographer derides famous fathers and favors boys who earn their own way. She values independence, labor, and trade skills over lineage, recalling ties to workers and small-town roots while dismissing prestige. She prefers a union card and practical ambition over inherited wealth.
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Henry Hammond
Peacock Iiley
Mama
Orchestra Chulra
Gilways
Nix
Good Trade
The
McNeught Syndicate, Inc
Spook Ranch Creators Hear Ghost Tale From Cast
A rugged tale from the Spook Ranch set recalls a night the ghost reportedly drifted through a wall at two in the tavern hour. A black worker recounts he fled through the opposite wall to escape the haunt.
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Kade Wagmmie
Darkey
When I Was Twenty One by Joseph Kaye
The excerpt recalls a career path from journal clerk to secretary of the New Jersey Senate. It notes Walter E. Edge rising to Republican leadership, then governor in 1916 with a large plurality.
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Joseph Kaye
Senator Edge
New Jersey
New Jersey Senate
Walter E. Edge
Edge
McClure Ne
As Told by Irvin S Cobb Civil War yarn resurfaces in humor
An old Confederate veteran tale resurfaces amid Civil War reminiscence. A ragged straggler limping along a Virginia road bathes his feet while a Union skirmisher steps from behind a tree and boasts I got you. The Southern reply delivers irony and wit.
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Salta
Texas
Vicglnia
Yan
Central Prews Association
Summer Fashion Coats and Picturesque Hats Arrive
In a feature from the fashion radio, coats for summer wear appear with light materials and fur touches, while hats trend toward large and small variations. The piece notes straw, silk, ribbons, and embroidery, with dominant colors like light green, gray, tan, and blue. It highlights sleeve details, collar harmony, and wedding hat trends with floral crowns and wide brims, all styled to echo the season’s chic.
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VER
Usu
Woman Recovers Sleep After Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs Belle Thompson describes four years of insomnia and poor appetite. After six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and use of Pinkham's Sanative Wash she reports being to sleep soundly and waking renewed. She is mother of three and credits the remedies for improvement.
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Belle Thompson
Indaw
Lydia B. Pinkham
Finkham
Mas
Bram Tooxeson
Roweville
Georgia
Lydis B. Pinkham
Teak Wood Endures As Durable Global Favorite
Teak wood prized worldwide for durability and polish. Ancient teak beams found in western India cave temples remain solid after 2000 years. Resistant to warping, decay in water, and termite damage. widely planted in Malay Peninsula for lumber used in railway coaches and furniture.
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India
Sava
National Geographic Magazine
Malay Peninsula
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Arthur Scott Bailey
H. Irving King
Gipligag UP
Patty
Paul Panzer
Coftas
Brazil
Irvin S. Cobb
Berva
Julia Bottomley
Wastern Nanepeper
Fczema
Rjon
Im. Jepsen
15Th St
Burling- Joma
Tanlac
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