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Newspaper
Waynetown Despatch
Location
Waynetown, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
3
Professor Frederick J. Braendle unveils Veltlang a world language based on English with a simplified spelling a 20 letter alphabet and new marks to denote vowel length and consonant blends. He claims 5000 core words 3000 from English and aims for ease especially for orientals with ideographic scripts.
Chicago records show 469 more births in Q1 1913 than Q1 1912, while 797 fewer dogs were licensed in the same period. The report highlights shifting city demographics and pet licensing trends.
The article describes the Dzungaria Gobi as a beautiful yet terrifying desert region where natives believe genii and evil spirits dwell. It cites stories of strange singing drums and lost travelers, and recounts Kosloff’s tale of the Kaz-Kyks wild men with camel-like fur, long black hair, and black eyes who flee when pursued and reportedly die after captivity.
The article describes Madagascar customs after a man’s death, detailing the widow’s eight to twelve month mourning with public shaming, loss of adornments, restricted movement, and eventual divorce before returning to her family. It includes other brief anecdotes on a Mississippi wheelbarrow law and military drill miscommunications.
The text recalls Fontenelle who listened to all and offended none by disputing nothing. In later life he was asked for his secret of success and answered that he followed two maxims: Everybody may be right and Everything may be so.
A humorous exchange on letters where a woman adds a postscript to shape the reader’s thoughts and secure the last word, while a man dismisses it as ungallant. The quip captures gendered rhetoric about communication and final say.
A brief exchange shows Edith asking if her fiancé’s ring has been seen and Marie questioning who the man is in a Boston Transcript style snippet.
The quote from Abbott states that wisdom starts not in the mind but in the heart, emphasizing moral insight over intellect as the true guide.
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