Ile the freeman and the fields he owns
The poem extols Ile as a free man unbound by hellish chains and master of Nature. It highlights his freedom to enjoy mountains valleys and rivers with rightful proprietorship, while invoking filial trust to view creation as gifts from the Father. William Cowper.
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Samson
William Cowper
Spain
Seaboard
New York World
Bugler Simmons Rouses Allied Cavalry in Boer Escape
In a Boer firefight near Pretoria, Bugler Simmons, an orphaned seventeen-year-old, frees a comrade and leads a daring horse-charge to summon reinforcements. He navigates friendship with a Boer prisoner, befriends a remounted horse, and sparks a counter assault that helps the Tyrone fusiliers endure and break contact.
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Tyrone Fusiliers
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Ginger
Hard Work at the Vatican During Heat of Rome
Pall Mall Gazette recalls a Vatican prelate noting hard work in the Vatican during summer. The Pope reportedly handles only a portion of daily mail as 20 000 letters and newspapers arrive each evening for sorting and review by state officers.
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Vatican
Rome
Pall Mall Gazette
Life of the Queen Victoria Reveals Homely Private Life
The article portrays Queen Victoria's life showing frugal upbringing, simple tastes, and a homely private routine amid royal pomp. It notes her early training, economical dress, preference for cold viands, and habit of long drives with a tea basket. The piece closes by challenging the notion of Earth fixed in space.
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Balmoral
Beatrice
Ely
Victorian
Space
Queen’s daily open air routine and duties
The Queen credits health to daily outdoor time and active work. She rides ponies in youth, now uses a pony chair with occasional donkey Jacko, and personally handles dispatches, private correspondence, and housekeeping, guiding a vast Windsor staff. She also notes astronomical changes and parodies pajama versus nightgown debates.
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France
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Frogmore
Foreign and Home
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Windsor Castle
Nicaragua Destined for Prosperity If Political Strife Ends
W. Eleroy Curtis in the Forum argues Nicaragua has bountiful natural resources including mines forests and agricultural lands but chronic political turmoil and debt chains laborers to creditors. He warns only peace and capital inflows can unlock lasting wealth.
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Nicaragua
Managua
Granada
Leon
Spain
New York
London
Hamburg
W. Eleroy Curtis
Natal Jinricksha Boy and His Colorful Dress
A Durban jinricksha boy from Natal is described in vivid detail. The subject wears horns and wings as symbolic motifs, numerous bangles, ear rings, and leglets, with braided shorts and a triple bead necklace, portraying a flamboyant, vanity prone youth.
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South Africa
Jinricksha
Durban
Natal
Prince
Mispronunciation Notes Spark Debate on Meeting Prizes
The letter-writers claim proper pronunciations vary widely from Gov ern ment to Billet-Doux and Salicylic. They suggest replacing a political meeting with card contests to ease tensions among men.
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Beauregard
Worcester
Inedianapolis Press
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