New Juvenile Book List At Local Library
The library announces a vast new juvenile selection received last week. Librarian Davidson invites parents and teachers to visit the library to explore the titles including Baldwin Gulliver’s Travels Retold Cooper Adventures of Dearalayer and Pathfinder plus many classic tales and educational volumes for young readers.
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Davidson
Baldwin—Gulliver
Cooper
Dearalayer
Haight
Pathfinder
Cooper—Laato
Aanrnd
Lizbeth Longfrock
TL. F. Foulason
Canfiell
Prairie Rowe
Burgess
West Winit
West Wind
Dimock
Dicek
Janka
Grinnell
Jack
Rankin - Castaways
Pete’n Iateh
Thompson
Greenland
Webster
Patty
Thurnton
Ballivant
Chealey
Glover
Dame Curtneya
Book of Entertainment
Brown—Slant Baby
Ita Friends
Clark
Caesar
Eagleston
Marden
Baldwin
Haaren
Greece
Rome
Midele Ape
Horne
van Bergen
Chum
Napoleon
Japan
Hodges
Stampa
Reinsch
Young Citizen’s
Eastman
Wigwain Vevyeninga
Lang
Sterling
Sir Galahad
Pratt
Brooks
Brooke
Russia
Whitehead
Kingsley
Perry
Chance
Little Fotke
Chamberlain
Shaw
Smith
Allen
Dutton
Saloon Closures Shift Beer and Spirits Distribution Patterns
The text notes a shift after saloon closures, with beer consumption dropping while freight and express routes remained active. It highlights a peak in absinthe-like spirits consumption reaching 1.58 gallons per capita in 1907, suggesting distribution methods redirected toward outsiders and new distribution channels.
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Prohibition Journal
Towa
Prohibition Party
U. S
J. T. Jamesvon
Des Moines
Hevetagen
Kept an Eye on the House Comedy of Errors
A London suburb homeowner trusted a neighbor to watch their vacant flat while on holiday. The neighbor, with a cop, forced entry after spotting a light and found a bed occupant. A scuffle ensued as the rightful residents, two adults, defended their unannounced visit, while a frightened wife fled and was chased back in. The events revealed a mistaken vigil misunderstanding.
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Oreupying
aAeilin
London
Indy
London Globe
French Zouaves in Crimea Fame and Global Reach
Harper's Weekly notes the French zouaves as a famed moderne fighting corps reaching peak renown in the Crimean War. It records their international makeup, including Oxford and Gottingen men, and their influence on both Union and Confederate units during the American Civil War.
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Crimea
Oxford
Gottingen
Elmer Ellsworth
New York
Confederacy
Louisiana Tigers
France
Harper’s Weekly
The Queer Chameleon Description and Feeding Method
A description of the chameleon explains its prey capture via a rapid wormlike tongue ending in a clubbed viscid tip. The eyes are large and mostly covered, but function independently, allowing forward and rearward observation simultaneously.
West Woman Questions Artist About Painted Eyes
A young western woman linked to Washington society asked an artist why Blank squints at his own works. The other painter replied the effect comes from looking with eyes a bit open. the viewer should not force the gaze as it is uncomfortable.
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West
Washington
New York
William the Conqueror
Robert
Normandy
Bashful Fellow Described in Local Dialogue
A humorous snippet from the 80 Louls Republican depicts a shy man as a bashful, stammering sort who would shrink from an opportunity to shake hands, illustrating a comic character trait.
Some Way. Proud Father-In the sweet garden of our home
A fragment from a dialogue or verse depicts a father presenting his daughter as a blushing rosebud and a visitor comparing herself to a poppy, reflecting playful whimsy in a domestic garden scene. The lines evoke lighthearted courtship humor within a staged exchange.
Mark Twain Besieged By Letters From Around The World
Biographer Albert Bigelow Paine notes Twain faced relentless fan mail. Requests ranged from autograph albums and school compositions to sales pitches and humorous challenges. Letters with odd addresses such as Mark Twain Anywhere and God Knows Where prompted witty replies, illustrating the extreme reach of his fame.
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Mark Twain
Albert Bigelow Paine
Harper's
Migasine
Mr. Paine
Andresa Parade
Thea
Clemens
United States
Hartford
Brander Matthews
Francis Wilson
Scholarly jargon and mockery of verbose science writing
A speaker mocks famed scientists for obscurity in writing and recalls Professor Thompson naming a cathode ray discovery with ludicrous long terms. The exchange highlights the clash between complex terminology and clear expression, illustrating a critique of pretentious prose in scientific debates.
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Haeckel
Darwin
Spencer
Huxley
Thompson
He Certainly Liked Oysters Diet Tale
The London Chronicle recounts Brillat Savarin dining with M Laporte at Versailles. Laporte loved oysters and ate for over an hour, reaching thirty two dozens before Brillat Savarin stopped him. The anecdote demonstrates astonishing appetite and restraint during a lengthy oyster feast.
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Versailles
Brillat-Savarto
M. Laperte
Laporte
London Chronicle
Remarkable Fortress in Madagascar Rock Stronghold
In northern Madagascar lies a colossal natural fortress called the people of the rocks. A 1000 foot high, eight square mile rock forms an almost unclimbable barrier with a hollow interior and a single subterranean entrance.
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Madagascar
It Had Been Road First Jeweler Burglary Ad Claim
A London Opinion paragraph quotes two jewelers discussing advertising. The first asserts ads work. the second recalls advertising for a watchman led to a burglary overnight as their shop was robbed.
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London
Playful Analogy on Fishing and Fate in Houston Post
A quip compares gamemanship in fishing to stubborn refusals in marriage. John and a Houston Post columnist discuss patience, strategy, and acceptance using a playful, metaphorical exchange about landing a fish and committing to a partner.
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John
Houston Post
Fragmentary dialogue quoted from a Post-Dispatch item
A terse, disjointed exchange features a speaker denying age disclosure and another character accusing a woman of old age. The excerpt includes a critical remark about the Post-Dispatch and a Chinese proverb hinting at punishment rather than theft, reflecting a fragmented, newspaper-like snippet.
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Lousy Post-Dispatch
The Colonial Shoemaker and Modern Shoes Factory
The New York Sun contrasts colonial shoemaking with modern industry noting a single craftsman once carried tools for a family, while today large factories produce many shoe kinds in separate facilities. It recalls a craftsman sitting at a bench with a full kit including awls hammers nails and leather scraps.
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New York Sun
Odort Street Tokyo Density Threatens Massive Casualties
A Strand Magazine description highlights Odort Street in Tokyo as one of the world’s densest crowds. It notes Ginza’s mix of modern and old lanes, with Odort Street’s extreme narrowness causing potential fatal outcomes if a disaster struck. The district lies outside the city walls, amid a daily crowd estimated near 300,000.
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Tokyo
O-dori Strevet
Shimbashi Railway Station
Spectaclea Bridge
Odort Street
Strand Magazine
The Better Part of Valor in California’s Early Days
A descendant Don Andreas counseled by a superior before a battle with a modern foe. He trusted courage but chose prudence, declaring he would rather history record his flight than his fall, easing the general’s fears about his fate.
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California
Don Andreas
Caballero
Reniv
Black Under the Eyes Explained in Sun Babies Tale
The excerpt describes a northern India ritual in Kartik from Cornelia Sorabji's Sun Babies. Women light lamps at village crossroads, under a sacred fig tree, at Shiva shrines, and send a lamp adrift on the village tank. After lamps burn low, women rub black from wicks under their eyes to ward off evil.
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Cornelia Sorabia
Bhistma
Natural Ear Trumpets for Sound Direction
A note from Exchange explains that a spiral horn on a wild sheep can act as an ear trumpet. When 60 degrees placed, the axis aligns with the ticking of a watch, helping discern the direction of sound. The horn surrounds the ear, aiding orientation in foggy feeding grounds rather than distant hearing.
Carlyle and humorous quips montage in reminiscence
The passage quotes Percy Fitzgerald on Carlyle with a long churchwarden pipe and tobacco, noting his humor and murmured reflections. It also includes brief wit from Binks and Jinks about confidence and failure, and a fictional exchange from Fair Proof and Louisville Courier Journal about a clock.
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Carlyle
Percy Fitzgerald
Louisville Courier-Journal
Doctors decide cause of Smiths Duress with autopsy
A disputed medical consult ends with an autopsy as the judge confirms the cause of Smiths distress. The exchange hints at celebrity inference and public perception while noting a recent New York timeline surrounding Gerald’s dining and a referenced clock.
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Chambers
Gerald
Geraldine
New York
Presa
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Jinks
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Everybody’s Magazine
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