The Red Heads of Asiatic Turkey Revealed
A London Globe report by D. C. Bristow-Noble portrays the Red Heads of Asiatic Turkey, a male collective with red caps and neck cords, women who defy husbands, and a ritualized salt-for-birth practice. They live apart from Baal worship, worship an evergreen oak circle, and loot crops while maintaining strict tribal codes and initiation rites.
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Turkey
Baal
Amos
D. C. Bristow-Noble
London Globe
Gave Him Pause. Will You Marry Me Decision by Mother
A brief dialogue from the Kansas City Journal shows a couple facing family influence on marriage. The suitor asks about per parental approval and the reply affirms mother’s role in deciding, highlighting social norms of the era.
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Tom
Kansas City Journal
Nothing is Politically Right Which Is a Totally Wrong
Quote attributing a view by O'Connell states that political action cannot be correct if it is completely incorrect. The remark emphasizes a paradox in governance.
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O’connell
First American War Song by William Billings Recalls Musical Origin
The article notes William Billings, a Boston tanner, wrote America s first distinctly national war hymn during the Revolutionary era. Dr M L Bartlett of Des Moines highlights Billings hammered his harmonies on leather as Lincoln used a shovel, underscoring 1917 spirit and New England focus.
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America
William Billings
Boston
Billings
New England
M. L. Bartlett
Des Moines
Lincoln
New York World
Extra Nostril Makes Blackbuck Fastest Runner
The New York Sun reports a keeper at a menagerie explaining a blackbuck antelope’s facial opening is an extra nostril for rapid breathing. He claims the blackbuck can reach sixty miles per hour on favorable ground when unafraid, noting no other animal matches its speed.
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Blackbuck
New York Sun
Cedar Log 1380 Years Old Wows Washington Woodmen
A giant cedar log, uneaten by decay after 1,380 years, was found by Washington state wood choppers. The log, buried under a windfall, remains intact and will be cut into selling pieces for the market. The find sparks wonder at its long life and passage through many eras.
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Washington State
Los Angeles Times
Sound Logic From A Five-Year-Old
A five-year-old argues that talking might be a sense if not for the amount of nonsense about it. The mother replies that the five traditional senses are usually enough.
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Mamta
Pearson
Aunty's Criticism in a Painter’s Studio
A dialogue from London Tit-Bits features two painters comparing an aunt's remarks. The first notes she consistently mocks the wrong paintings while praising the good ones, and when asked about his work she says she likes the second painter's painting.
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P’ainter
London
Diagnosis of constitutional inertia quoted in Baltimore American
A doctor tells a mother that her daughter suffers from constitutional inertia while the father dismisses it as laziness. The exchange captures a Victorian concern with character and health as the mother seeks sympathy for the child.
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Baltimore American
A Matter of Policy
A witty exchange centers on commitment to policy through premium payments as the speaker jokes about prioritizing premiums over other duties. The line underscores enduring loyalty to financial obligations in a light, humorous tone.
Love and a Canalboat
Satirical line from the London Mail notes love is like a canalboat an internal transport reflecting a witty metaphor about relationships.
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London Mail
225000 of These are Needed For the Navy
Volunteers for the U V N W face a heavy winter ahead as the Com forts Committee of the Navy League places a large order for five woolen items. Sailors will wear helmets socks jerkets mufflers and wristlets all knitted from wool.
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Comforts Committee
Navy League
Uncle Sam’s Navy
Airplanes saved France in World War I
Burton J. Hendrick wrote in the World's Work that French air service saved France early in the war. He notes France entered with about 100 army airplanes while Germany planned a large air force. French aviators near the Belgian frontier disrupted German plans and possibly deterred an Alsace Lorraine strike, keeping Belgium and Paris from capture.
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Burton J. Hendrick
France
Belgium
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Paris
Calais
Red Cross Plans Christmas Gifts for Service Members
The American Red Cross with 3,000,000 members has organized Christmas cheer for soldiers and sailors in America and abroad. Chapters near camps will host trees, carols, pageants, and movies. care packages will include writing paper, pipes, tobacco, mirrors, puzzles, playing cards, and more. Comfort bags with socks and sewing supplies are prepared, funded solely for gifts, not the war fund.
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America
France
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Det
Brame
Lincoln portrait and southern praise in Atlanta paper
Visitor notes a Georgia newspaper prints a three column Lincoln portrait with a tribute verse on Lincoln's birthday. A southern gentleman praises Lincoln, saying the south recognizes genius and admired him despite Civil War tensions.
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Atlanta
Lincoln
John Kendrick Bangs
Pillar
Abraham Lincoln
Georgian Terrace
Ma. Lincoln
REVIVE MARKSMANSHIP IN AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE
American forces in France push a thorough rifle and machine gun training program to restore and emphasize marksmanship. Officers believe accurate rifle fire will again prove crucial on the battlefield as troops consistently post high scores in target practice.
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France
United States
British Army
Freeze Command at Airplane Sight during March Drill
The article describes troops learning to react to hostile scouting aircraft. On the warning Airplane each soldier drops to one knee with head bowed over the rifle muzzle, keeping still to avoid drawing attention. Lying motionless, they effectively freeze until the aircraft passes.
When the Paint Wears Off and Linseed Oil Tip
Popular Science Monthly advises that worn exterior patches resist matching new paint. It recommends applying two coats of linseed oil with a rag to preserve wood and improve appearance until repainting can occur.
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Popular Science Monthly
Lived In a Glass House
Dee Detroit Free Press quotes Flo reflecting on investment judgments and a willingness to risk money for tunes, noting personal restraint and prior losses while discussing criticism and prudence.
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Flo
Detroit Free Press
Dead Men's Bones Parable Attributed to Diogenes
Alexander the Great asks Diogenes about bones in a parcel. Diogenes replies he seeks the difference between his father's bones and those of his slaves, a sharp moral about humanity and equality.
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Alexander the Great
Diogenes
Distinction In Critique Sparks Brief Quip
A Washington Star cartoon caption contrasts a reckless creator with an irritator in a sharp exchange. The line plays on word choice to lampoon behavior and wit.
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Crator
Washington Star
Gold and Germs in Banking Beliefs
A historical note states that gold coins harbor no microbes while paper money carries bacteria. It claims gold acts as a bactericide, whereas every old banknote is viewed as a disease vector, stressing fear of contagion from currency.
Quote on ambition by B R Hayden
A brief reflection noting that when a man is no longer anxious to do better than well, he is finished. The saying attributed to B R Hayden emphasizes complacency as the end of progress.
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B. R. Hayden
Flanders
Douglas Haig
Lloyd George
Marshal Joffre
Albert Thomas
Haig
Why People Get Fat From Small Daily Excesses
A brief discussion explains how tiny daily surpluses, such as an extra ounce of bread or a third of an ounce more food, accumulate to fat. Over a year this adds about nine pounds, and over ten years about ninety pounds. Reducing intake slightly causes fat use and weight loss, a slow process. Dr. Graham Dek.
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Graham Dek
la . Wa
Madrid Palace Throne Room Painted Treasury of Royal Glory
The Madrid royal palace throne room dazzles with red and gold decor. It features crystal glass, priceless porphyry, and a ceiling painting by Tiepolo illustrating Spain’s majesty and provincial costumes. Sovereigns are welcomed on grand occasions and laid in state thereafter.
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Royal Palace
Venifiat
Madrid
Spain
Government Self-Governance Quotation by Sir Walter Raleigh
A historical quote stresses personal discipline before leadership roles in family and public life. It frames governance as a progression from self to family to the commonwealth, attributed to Sir Walter Raleigh.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Where Miners Lose Their Nerve
A curious remark on miners shows they fear high places yet endure deep shafts. The author notes that miners tremble atop monuments or tall structures but tolerate 50 to 60 foot drops and even a thousand foot vertical shaft with no fear.
Mosquito Experiments: No Infants Paralysis Transmission Found
Researchers Noguchi and Kudo report at Rockefeller Institute that infected mosquitoes do not transmit infantile paralysis to monkeys. Studies in lab settings aimed to prove vector capacity show no infection transfer, challenging assumptions about mosquitoes as carriers.
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Hideyo Noguchi
Rotusaburo Kudo
Stockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Journal of Experimental Medicine
Force and Perseverance Proved As Paths To End
A quotation notes two paths to achievement. Force remains the privilege of a few while persistent, quiet perseverance can be practiced by anyone. Its silent power grows irresistible with time.
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Mme
Swetchine
No Judge Story Snippet From Wealington Ster
A brief humorous exchange features Mr. Cumrox asking about his daughter Gladys and her music. He notes her playing sounds good to him, while her mother insists she is displaying shocking taste and criticizes the taste in the tone.
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Mr. Cumrox
Gladys
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