Javelin Scorned as An Ancient Yet Modern Sport
Washington Post notes javelin throwing as a revived Olympic event. Swedes lead early world records with throws around 17 1/2 feet while Greeks and Cretans show modern technique. The piece traces ancient spear types djerid pilum and javelin, detailing historical uses and tactics across cultures.
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Athens
Sweden
FE. Lemming
Knut Lindberg
B. Soderstrom
H. Mellander
Prince George
Greece
Crete
Anediakes
Jaervinen
Media
Hector
Achilles
Troy
Cuchullian
Trinity College
Dubin
Europe
Hundreds of Insane People Roam Chicago Streets
A Chicago Tribune account details a wave of mentally unbalanced individuals seen in public spaces. Descriptions include street narratives of perambulators, solicitors of odd advice, and a range of eccentric behaviors across downtown districts and suburbs.
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Chicago
The Sniff Kiss Mystery Still Said to Exist
A Washington Post clipping debates the fate of the sniff kiss, contrasting Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, and New York habits. Yale professor Prot Hopkins labels the modern kiss as the perfect real kiss while the sniff kiss allegedly remains a New York specialty amid fashion, courtship, and urban lore.
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Chicago
West Madison Street
New York
James P. Vic Cafferty
Detectiv Bureau
Capt. McCafferty
Ncoat
Eloud
Dayte
Conal Doyle
York
Washington Post
Prot Hopkins
Yale
American Oriental Society
Philadelphia
Dack
Hopkins
War
Weils
Boston
Diety
Tie
Waldorf-Astoria
St. Regis
Astor
Other & O'Clock
Smhart
Otty
New Jersey
Clu
Sue Ren
Iea
New York Times
Broadway
Smudgkins
Chokmely
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Lobeia
Isis
Ted
Commodus
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Ortan Targring
Leliming
Pyorlds
Jigrelicabouf
Uirom
Ampion
Athen & Gmeng
Ginogerg, Ileleander
Soderstrom
Chicago Tribune
Joan
Dunning
Chicega
Speik
Dearborn
Clark
Tha Salle Street
Kingdom of Heaven
Delsarte
West Side
Ater
North Side
M'Cafferty
W. D. Miller
University of Berlina
Sioux City
San Francisdo
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