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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1924
Page
4
A fragmentary verse by Edgar August portrays a peddler asking what compels workers to labor from dawn to dusk. He questions the motive behind daily toil, dreaming of service to family and home as the driving purpose of life.
A humorous verse questions readers reactions to a bold claim about Cortez discovering a Western sea. The speaker imagines readers mocking him as ignorant and suggesting he attend night school to learn reading.
The speaker argues poets face harsh judgment, contrasting Keats Byron and himself. Poems may be deemed right or wrong while readers judge merit. The column mocks critics and notes Brooklyn plans to spend on caterpillars and wartime hotel bootlegger rumors, amid a 1924 Bell Syndicate context.
A narrative recounts ancient rope-walking feats from Milan and a duke’s funeral in France. It notes Portuguese rope walkers crossing 100+ feet and a king watched 39,000 as an acrobat performed in France. The piece links rope walking to the Orient via medieval traders and Crusaders, and describes wandering jugglers who danced recited poetry or wrestled for coin.
A Manila dispatch cites 1923 Philippine public records showing married residents keep longer lifespans than singles. Of 2400 deceased, 304 were unmarried, 324 were widowed, while 942 married men and 2124 married women died, indicating higher death counts among widowers and widows.
In Copenhagen on July 20 Dr Mikkel Hindhede, a Danish nutrition expert, attributes rising cancer rates to civilization. He argues noncultured races rarely contract digestive cancers until exposed to reforming meals and overfeeding rich foods. He links higher living standards over the last 2.4 years to increased death rates.
In a London bound adventure, Doctor Dolittle invites Pippinella to star in the Canary Opera with singing birds as the chorus. She agrees only if he first locates her missing window cleaner friend, tying a future quest to a hopeful musical venture.
An advice piece on avoiding excess fat through sleep posture and body alignment. It argues that slumping or resting in one position during eight hours allows fat to accumulate in sensitive areas, and recommends slight pillow-supported, straightened sleeping positions to distribute weight and shape the figure while improving neck and chin contours.
Tallahassee clubwomen urge the legislature in April and May 1925 to amend marriage laws setting a minimum marriage age. The drive follows a case where a 11 or 14 year old bride wed with consent from guardians, prompting concerns over protectors and guardianship. Judges admit current consent rules fail to safeguard minors.
Derek Lake plots to outmaneuver rivals while evading law in a tense London tale. A web of rumored trials, imposters, and hidden identities drives a shadowed quest for truth as loyalties shift.
A fragment hints at Eve pursuing epicrams as a hobby, with few men capable of turning it into a livelihood and chasing a metaphorical rainbow. Context is sparse and details are unclear.
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