Grasshoppers as Food and Folklore in Old Text
Analyzes mentions of grasshoppers as a protein source and fat content, notes on mistaken serving of grasshoppers as lamb, and includes lore about mistletoe in Balder myth and its cursed fate after earth contact.
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Balder
Baron Hayashi described as true diplomat in London tale
From London comes a humorous note about Baron Hayashi a diplomat at his fingertips. A dinner anecdote has him remarking on a lady who claimed she loves her own voice and the baron replying about her taste in music.
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London
Baron Hayashi
Japan
Dreaming of Bandite and warning verses
The excerpt recalls a cautionary verse about bandits and self reliance, with a humorous line from Mrs. Profiteer recounting a volcano as a mountain overflowing with lager. The London Mail note frames it as a quirky cross between danger and comic imagery.
Note the Place When You Put Things Away Habit
If you habitually stash items and later cannot find them, keep a small notebook. Record where you place objects so you can locate them quickly, turning memory into a quick reference. This simple system reduces loss.
End of the earth glacial forecast linked to coal and ice trusts
A quip warns the earth may end in a glacial age with the coal trust surviving longer than the ice trust. The fragment also includes brief witticisms on laughter, snoring, floating, and stage superstition about leaving soap behind.
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Coal Trust
Ice Trust
Greenville
Piedmont
For Sale Building Lot in Cappewa Falls Wisconsin
Classified notice offers a building lot for sale by owner EB B Greenawalt with farm for sale and request for particulars and lowest price by John J Black of Virginia Street Cappewa Falls Wisconsin. Also advertises Black Minorca cockerels from B L Snapp Kernstown Virginia.
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EB. B. Greenawalt
Gale
Price
John J. Black
Virginia Street
Cappewa Falls
Wis
B. L. Snapp
Kernstown
Road bond issue dominates Virginia political debate
A Winchester Star letter from Senator John J. Miller cites Senator Tucker's Richmond speech praising a vast road program tied to a $50,000,000 bond issue. The piece notes Highway Commissioner Coleman and the Good Roads Association backing Tucker, discusses voters choosing capable lawmakers, and cites Wythe and Rockbridge county results on road bond amendments.
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Winchester Star
John J. Miller
Rappahannock
Tucker
Richmond
Virginia
Packer
Coleman
Good Roads Association
Wythe County
Trinkle
General Assembly
Rockbridge
George P. Coleman
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