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  2. [?]aneous.

    The customs of wearing orange blossoms at weddings is of comparatively recent date. It came to us, like most other fashions in dress, from the ...

    Article : 190 words
  3. Wise and Otherwise.

    Papa (from the next room): "Ethel, aren't you going to light the gas in there?" Ethel: "Yes papa, we were just talking of—er—striking a match." ...

    Article : 611 words
  4. New, Odd & Interesting.

    Brazil supplies half the world's coffee. The Swedish mile is the longest in the world. ...

    Article : 435 words
  5. Facts and Fancies.

    Mugwort was at one time supposed preserve travellers from fatigue sunstroke, wild beasts, and evil spirits; and, says, an ancient writer, if ...

    Article : 73 words
  6. Oldest Library in Europe.

    Probably the oldest library in Europe is that of the Vatican. In the actual number of its books it is exceeded by many others, but its 220, ...

    Article : 71 words
  7. The Moustache.

    Spain is credited with the origin of many things, among them the moustache. At a period after the Moorish invasion, when the Christian and ...

    Article : 81 words
  8. THE FIELD HOSPITAL.

    Doctors may err, even in the stillness of the sick room. How much more then, are they likely to make mistakes in the uproar of the ...

    Article : 207 words
  9. Rope Horseshoes.

    The manufacture of "rope" horseshoes in Germany is now a flourishing business, and all who used the invention are highly pleased with it. ...

    Article : 104 words
  10. Things a President May Not Do.

    In some respects the President of the United States possesses privileges greatly exceeding those enjoyed by most European Sovereigns, yet he is bound ...

    Article : 122 words
  11. FAMOUS RUNNER

    Have you ever heard of Ernest Mensen? Sixty years ago his renown spread all over Europe. His exploits make the pedestrian feats of the ...

    Article : 194 words
  12. Finest Baker's Tomb.

    The finest monument ever erected to the memory of a member of the bakery profession is to be seen in Rome. It stands just by one of the ...

    Article : 171 words
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