Water and era notes on Lexington Concord ride events
The piece recalls the Lexington and Concord battles sesquicentennial, noting General Dawes rhetoric and Paul Revere legends. It contrasts public attention to historic commemorations with modern indifference to major political and legal matters, and includes items on Wells and various light commentary.
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Lexington and Concord
Paul Revere
Longfellow
William Dawes
Middlesex
Lexington
Concord
Old North Thurch
Phil Sheridan
MR. Wells
H. G. Wells
Cannes
France
Hermit
Wet Logic and Vacation Trips in Editors Pages
The Cedar Rapids Gazette ridicules court fines on bootleggers arguing consumers pay the costs. Critics urge equal justice for patrons, warning against sympathy for offenders. Mason City Globe-Gazette notes Prince of Wales travels with 21 cooks and 309 trunks, contrasting local fears of travel misadventure with simple camping gear.
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Cedar Rapids
Antifunera
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Prince of Wales
Emigration depletes Ticino Alps village for America
In Ticino Switzerland emigration to the United States especially California empties alpine districts. Of 56 young men drafted for military service only five remained. the others had left for abroad, leaving mainly the young and old behind.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Oregon
RWISS
Catafornia
Berne
Ametics
Canyon of
Ticnio
Switzerland
United States
California
Abe Martin Vities to Advertise Finest Golf Links Countrywide
A quirky local column notes Abe Martin's new focus on promoting top golf links nationwide while praising the region's best shipping facilities and low death rate. A second blurb observes how a woman who stays indoors is considered out of fashion.
Old Clothes and Fashion Through the Ages
The essay muses on how attire reveals character and era, from crimson neckties to garb of the eighteenth century. It contrasts male and female dress, notes shifts over two decades, and warns that today’s fashions may seem laughable to future generations, just as past styles do now. It also reflects on leisure bought by others’ labor and questions whether thinking habits mirror clothing choices.
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Polonius
Laertes
Cardinal Bird
Carlyle
Teufeisdrockh
Bombay
Tokio
Ixion
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Reading faces to tell character in physiognomy
In a night school column Dr William Brady critiques physiognomy and teaches that facial features cannot reveal character or fate. He traces the misused idea to pseudo science and a publicity campaign, notes faulty teaching in schools, and contrasts with real human physiology while discussing related questions and letters.
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Lorobroso
Brain Tests by Sam Loyd reveals hidden Dickens hero
A word puzzle by Sam Loyd asks solvers to fill a column with words matching given definitions. After inserting words like teach and attire and striking out others, the remaining letters spell Chamfort, hinting at a Dickens hero name.
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Sam Loyd
Teach
Chamfort
Uncle Wiggily and the Dusting Squirrels Show
In a breezy tale from Uncle Wiggily, Aunt Lettie and Nurse Jane plan shopping while Uncle Wiggily endures rheumatism. To finish dusting, two energetic squirrels, Johnny and Billie Bushytail, race through the bungalow using their tails to sweep away dust, leaving the home spotless and the ladies amused by the playful scene.
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Jane
Uncle Wiggily
Nurse Jane
Aunt Lettie
Uncle
Mr. Longears
Tane
Johonie
Billie
Lettie
Wiggily
Bra
Johnnie
Billia
Wolf
Fox
Janie
Wissity
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Q and A Column
Questions on nature topics are invited for the Burroughs Nature Club Notes panel. Readers may send queries to the Nature Notes Dept to be answered in this column, including questions about fireflies glowworms spice pigs elephants and related subjects.
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Wature Notes
Answers on ostriches potatoes and birds in nature
Answers discuss ostrich farming and domestication, potato beetle origins and spread in America, and questions about feeble mindedness in birds. The text notes ostrich inland farms for plume production, artificial incubation, beetle range from 1824 description to 1874 spread, and an explanation by John Burroughs for birds mistaking reflections as rivals.
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Africa
America
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
John Burroughs
Friend Wife by Roe Fulkerson examines Evelyn's constrained life
In a clipped dialogue tone, Imogene and Andrew discuss Evelyn Spencer from a wealthy Southern family. Evelyn borrows dresses and status from relatives, living amid luxury yet lacking personal funds, while dining and social events hint at a careful, dependent life.
Uncle Wiggily's Dusting Brush adventure in the woods
The tale opens with Uncle Wiggily in his hollow stump bungalow pondering a woodland trip. Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy signs a playful chase as the bunny considers an escape, describing a whimsical scene with dialogue and lively action.
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Uncle Wiggily
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
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Copsright Nat'l Newspaper Service
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