Stories of Liszt A Surprise at the Finish
A salon tale recounts Liszt being teased by a tactless hostess who pushed a piano forward for a promised audience. He quipped about the instrument, refused to play scales, and later delighted guests with songs, ending in laughter and a souvenir handkerchief.
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Liszt
Monseigneur
Madam Helbig
Johan
Nina
Iie
Mme. de Hegermann-Lindencrone
Harper’s Magazine
Speeder Thinks of Speeding Up Earth Rotation
Excerpt reflects a humorous debate about speeding Earth's rotation beyond the daily twenty four hours, with a quip about ancient timekeeping and a witty exchange asking if a faster spin could be devised.
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Behind the Times
Speeder
Scott
Neither actions define a man nor motives reveal truth
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote argues that judging character by actions is fallible as a person who steps in front of a fast moving car could be truly deserving of sympathy or a calculated danger seeker.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
By the Foot Comedy Quip From Houston Post
The Houston Post quotes a remark about a baby growing another foot after trips, humorously likening the baby to a centipede as an ongoing joke. The joke plays on the idea of rapid parental growth and travel fatigue.
Traitor Bricked Alive by Russian Revolutionaries
In 1006 a Odessa traitor was bricked up in a cellar and left to die. French spy Regnier, paid by the Russian police, evaded capture for years but was finally caught as he felt safe. His body was found in a ship’s cabin in Antwerp, suffocated by fumes of sulphurized hydrogen. The method of murder was never traced.
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Odessa
Regnier
Antwerp
Mystery of the eel’s life cycle and mystery of its end
A New York American summary notes the eel’s mysterious life history. Larvae drift at sea for a year without eating and shrink, then migrate thousands of miles to streams. After spawning 15 to 20 million eggs the adults die, with no adults returning from sea or remaining in streams.
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Mid- Atlantic
New York American
Curious Multiplication Method for Two Times Nine
A columnar method shows how to multiply 343 by 177 without full tables. By halving the first column and doubling the second, discarding remainders, crossing even first-column lines, and summing the uncrossed second-column values, the product emerges. A third column of powers of 2 explains the remainders.
Passing of Old Houses and the New England Countryside
The article notes the rapid disappearance of centenarian houses across New England as modern buildings rise. It argues these old homes fit regional landscapes and embody a dignified, plain domestic architecture, warning that losing them erodes history and a fitting architectural style.
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New England
Buston Transcript
Black White Striped Summer Suit Sets Mood of Mourning
Fashion note describes a black and white striped cotton summer outing suit with Roman striped collar ribbon. It notes the shift from solid black to black and white, the use of white waists with black bead accents and bows, and chic contrasts with tailleurs in black fabrics signaling seasonal style.
The Vacation Wardrobe Guide for Summer Travel
A compact packing list advises limit the number of garments while choosing quality pieces for weather versatility. Recommend two tailor suits a smart and a sports style, a motor coat and a waterproof mackinaw, a protective wrap, shirts, blouses, sturdy shoes, hats, a sports cap, two evening gowns, dainty rest gowns, and one light evening wrap for warmth indoors or during motor trips.
Cooling Water Without Ice Invention
A method to chill water quickly without ice using a slender glass tube filled with nitrate of ammonium dissolved in water. Shake to dissolve, wipe the tube, then place in water and agitate. The nitrate mixture rapidly lowers the water temperature and is sold at drug stores.
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New York World
The Sweetest Days Quote Reflected in Quiet Pleasures
A brief reflection on how the nicest days come from simple pleasures, not grand events, as observed in a L. M. Montgomery quote about pearls of everyday moments slipping by.
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L. M. Montgomery
Moire Sashes For Wide Taffeta Ribbon Belts
Charming new sash styles feature wide moire ribbon folded into points with silk ornaments and tassels. Sashes wrap twice around the waist, tie, and hang loosely over the skirt for a graceful finish.
Paris Fashion Details Highlight Lightweight Wraps
Semi long afternoon wraps of plain and flowered silks appear as a Parisian trend. Linen dust coats for women look plain and useful. Imported golfine fuels women's sports coats. Coat chains are out, bead necklaces of all colors in vogue. Dressing sacks stay waist lined. Long jet necklaces pair with evening gowns.
Professional Training
A humorous dialogue features Johnnie arguing with his mother about organization as he claims to practice being a salesman rather than a stock clerk. The vignette captures a domestic scene highlighting different work mindsets.
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Johnnie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Learn to Laugh and Help Others for Happiness
A piece urging readers to laugh more often and tell stories, while keeping personal troubles private. It suggests doing something for others, even from a bed, to benefit others and oneself, presenting happiness as a result of acts kindness and cheerful living.
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Lear
Not Good at Figures
A London Punch cartoon sketch features a lady canvasser pressing an old gentleman to increase his contribution from one tenth to an eleventh of his income. The exchange mocks charity appeals and fiscal frugality.
Great Luck Ledger Snippet Doubtful Billing Call
A Philadelphia Ledger fragment shows a brief exchange noting six bill collectors calling while one person was away. The line implies luck or success in avoiding or handling the calls.
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Dobson
Philadelphia Ledger
Fragmentary OCR Note with Monetary Figure
Brief OCR fragment contains a highlighted monetary value of 9.75 with unclear surrounding context and no identifiable names, dates, or places. The readable element is the price figure and stray letter groupings, offering minimal publishable information.
Emperor Penguins and Their Ceremonious Bowing
An excerpt from Shackleton's The Heart of the Antarctic via James Murray notes emperor penguins as mirroring human traits. The birds bow gravely to strangers and deliver muttered speeches before face contact, bowing in patient politeness, even toward dogs during solemn ceremonies.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
The
Antarctic
James Murray
Provencal Tongue and Mistral Compared to Burns
The Provencal poet Mistral is likened to Robert Burns yet faced a greater task creating a living language. Burns found a language already mature while Mistral molded a fresh Provencal from ruins of vineyard and farm. The piece notes Provencal as a ragged country juss now seen as a beautiful but fragile creation.
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Mistral
Robert Burns
Burns
Mistri
France
Chicago News
The Bingle Trought
Stella and Bella spar over a suitor in a light exchange from a New York Sun vignette. The dialogue hints at relationship tensions and a humorous take on romance.
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Stella
Bella
New York Sun
Warning Against Purchase of Misrepresented Notes
Notice warns against buying two fraudulent notes procured through misrepresentation. The $600 note dated January 28, 1913 and due January 28, 1915, and the $275 note dated June 26, 1913 and due January 28, 1915, are signed by R. W. Wallace G. L. Nelson Willard Turner and K. M. Olliver as makers and payable to J. P. Kingsland as payee.
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R. W. Wallace
G. L. Nelson
Willard Turner
K. M. Olliver
Notice to Creditors in Gault Estate Chehalis County
In the Superior Court of Washington Chehalis County Edward Gault appointed administrator of Katherine M. Gault estate and asks creditors to present claims with vouchers within one year from June 12 1914 to the office of Attorney Austin M. Wade Wishkah block Aberdeen Washington. Claims not presented within the period will be forever barred.
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Edward Gault
Katherine M. Gault
Austin M. Wade
Wishkah Block
Aberdeen
Chehalis County
State of Washington
A. D
Moorhouse v Moorhouse summons in Washington court
The State of Washington serves Edith J Moorhouse with a summons in Chehalis County Superior Court. Edith must appear within sixty days after July 10 1914 and defend the action by answering the plaintiff’s complaint and serving a copy on the attorney.
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Wasington
Chehalis County
Arthur E. Moorhouse
Edith J. Moorhouse
State OF Washington
Divorce Suit Seeks Custody and Relief in Aberdeen
The plaintiff seeks dissolution of marriage alleging cruel treatment and indignities. The suit asks for custody of the minor children and general relief. Attorney F. R. Conway lists office at 486 Finche building Aberdeen Washington with publications from July 10 to August 14 1914.
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F. R. Conway
Finche Building
Aberdeen
Washington
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Waugh
Grays Harbor
Peewee
Maisch
Phoenix
J. S. Waugh
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Williams
Electric Iron
Grays Harbor Railway and Light Company
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