Real heroines in real life outshine storybook boldness
A parade of everyday female courage from early 20th century columns highlights Nora O Neill who stopped a Sierra stage by lighting a rock on the rails, Mrs Kleintop who faced a deadly snake, Mrs Arkwright who shot a bull's flank, Nellie Bullock who wrestled a wolf, Mrs Turner who rescued a child from a well, Mrs Hewitt who rafted 750 miles down a river, and Darda Polyot who climbed 126 feet for $5 and town cheers.
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Nora O'Neill
Aspen
Colo
Rio Grande
Nora
Kleintop
Stroudsburg
Nellie
Massachusetts
Philip Turner
Newton Center
C. W. Hewitt
Alaska
Koyuukuk
San Francisco
A Shadow of the Rockies Poem of Quiet Summit Peace
A poet describes the Rocky Mountain landscape at dawn and dusk. The mountains loom with snow crowned peaks and fierce winds while a shadow of twilight brings rest to the land below. The scene shifts from lofty summits to a tranquil balm spreading over the plains. Century.
The Golden Talisman Binds Two Lovers Afar
Viola Leigh finds a half of a golden heart token in a charity box and reunites with Bert Dalton years later when the rector of St. Miles reveals the other half. The pair marry in Lyndedale, restoring their long friendship into lasting romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iola Leigh
Bert Dalton
Carl Devereaux
Bert
Carl
Viola
Boston
Bert Dayton
Viola Leigh
Mrs. Spriggs
St. Miles
New York
Miss Leigh
Hannah
Mrs. Worth
Patagonia
Lyndedale
Love
Bathing in Caracas Open Air Water Widespread
In Caracas homes the bathroom is rare and open sky bathing is common. Fountains in almost every house feed deep bowls where residents dip for a full bowl of sparkling water, indifferent to neighbors watching from adjacent rooftops. The piece notes local life and a view of domestic routines.
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Caracas
Moon’s heat and ancient desert city described by scientists
Scientists declare the moon is intensely hot during its long lunar day, radiating and reflecting heat to Earth. The piece contrasts lunar surface temperatures with Earth’s atmosphere and notes how heat is managed, while also detailing ancient circular desert cities whose walls serve as fortifications and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Naval Observatory
John Herschel
Earth
Troglodytes of Africa Preserve Ancient Ways in Desert
A historical note describes North Africa’s Troglodytes living in ground holes with ancient habits unchanged for centuries. Traders’ caravans pass by their troglodyte cities, which resemble Roman circus exteriors from the outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
St. Paul
North
Sol
Legal Principles and Cases in Early American Law
A survey of several 19th century rulings on signature sufficiency, sewer charges, will probate, sale of consignments, foreign city gifts, and parental rights over a convent entrant. Notable holdings include a signature valid without attestation, sewer assessments lawful, probate shielded from collateral attack, consignments not passing title, foreign gifts upheld via treaty, and parental authority over a convent entrant with habeas corpus relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Sewage Commissioners of
Brockton
Mass
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Brown
Ill
Romeo
Meunier
Prieto
St. Alphonsus Convent of Mercy
American Heiress Becomes Baroness Through German Union
Maud Roosevelt La Vinson, now Baroness von Swartzenstein, wife of Germany's minister to China, rose from Washington society to a titled life. The couple met in Washington and married in Germany after a romance sparked when she was a debutante and a cousin of Governor Roosevelt.
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Germany
China
Maud Roosevelt la Vinson
von Swartzenstein
Washington
Roosevelt
New York City
Baroness von Orendorff
Baron Mumm von Schwarzenstein
Tom Smith
Murphy's Intelligent Pup Breeds Circus Fame
Sydney Bulletin notes Murphy once shared a blanket with a bush pup, then moved to town and trained the dog. The pup kept blowing on the bed to cool Murphy's dinner, leading to mischief and a circus future for both man and dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Toby
Sydney Bulletin
Fed by Ants and Ant Colony Relationships
The passage notes that certain insects, notably the blind beetle claviger, rely on ants for sustenance and care. Mulley first highlighted this dependence, as the beetle appears to have lost the power to feed itself and is habitually nourished by the ants just as the ants feed one another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulley
Barriers Well Looked After in Society Circles
A quotation from the Indianapolis Journal notes Pauline Biff as exclusive and never introducing an eligible man to others. It remarks on a widespread contempt for a girl who is “boy struck” and shields her social circle from romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Biff
Indianapolis Journal
German Inventor Demonstrates Water Walking Shoes
Capt. Grossmann, a German sailor, unveiled tin shoes weighing twenty two pounds each on the Rhine at Worms near a new bridge. The contraption allows walking on water and was shown during a public exhibition.
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Capt. Grossmann
Rhine
Worms
Man Survives Daring Air and Water Rescue Shoes Claim
The excerpt describes heavy weight dives over 220 pounds and thirteen foot long devices with three hinged metal flukes allowing forward motion and hindering backward movement. Capt Grossmann uses a paddle to aid water travel and claims twenty lives saved by these shoes.
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Grossmann
Extent of the Florist Business in the United States
The florist trade in the United States is not insignificant. Annual retail flower sales reach about $12,000,000 and potted plants total around $10,000,000. The industry comprises at least 10,000 establishments dedicated to glasshouse plant production.
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United States
Viking Remains Dug From Damendorf Bog In Schleswig
A well preserved Viking corpse with red hair was dug from a peat bog at Damendorf Schleswig and placed in Kiel Museum. Experts estimate burial about fifteen hundred years ago and note coarse wool clothing and sandals.
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Damendorf
Schleswig
Kiel
Sandala
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Rockies
Finley
Prescott
Wis
Baroness von Swartzenstein
South Dakota
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