London's smart set and the cake walk craze discussed
Mrs. Frank Leslie, known as the Baroness de Bazus, criticizes English society’s plutocracy and the marriage market driven by money. She says American women seek aristocratic liaisons for wealth, notesLondon’s openness and vice talk, and contrasts English and American social habits including drinking and beauty standards.
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Baroness de Bazus
Frank Leslie
Europe
London
England
New York
Paris
Edward
Atlantic
America
Suearly
Queen Alexandra
Tily Langtry
Taroness de Bazus
Leslie
Portrait Recognition Sparks Talk At East Side School
Miss Fanny, who had begun to influence a room at an East Side school, was seen engaging in short conversations with her students about a sub- topic, according to a New York Times report.
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Fanny
East Side
New York Times
Moresnet the Neutral Patch Faces Absorption by Belgium
The tiny district of Moresnet, once neutral and 1814 compacted, faced diplomatic notes as Belgium moves to swallow the area after local gambling privileges sparked controversy. Germans cede claims. residents may face taxation and conscription.
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Moresnet
Europe
Prussia
Belgium
Netherlands
Austria
Germany
Childrens lesson on kingdoms ends with self reference
A teacher guides a class through the three kingdoms mineral vegetable and animal then tests recall of domestic animals. She prompts the missing entry and a boy shyly answers it is himself, saying I’m the one with bristly hair likes dirt and loves mud.
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Miss Fanny
Tommy
Oldest Daughter of the Revolution Remembers War of 1812
Mrs. Elizabeth Sumner Anderson of Dover Massachusetts born 1808 and a surviving daughter of Revolution-fighting fathers recalls battles of the Revolution as told by participants. She traces lineage to William Sumner and Rev. Joseph Sumner and is related to Governor Increase Sumner and Charles Sumner. Her home bears furniture from the era.
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Elizabeth Sumner Anderson
Dover
Mass
Roxbury
Boston
Mrs. Anderson
Edward Sumner
Johanna Sumner
Joseph Sumner
Shrewsbury
William Sumner
Committee of
Fishes Climb to Reach Water Said By Angler
An old angler argues that fish possess more sense than commonly credited and can reason in some way. He questions the belief that fish act only on vibration from concussion and notes that fish eyes are flat and perceive little.
The Fish's Sense Compared to Man's Reason
A New Orleans Times-Democrat passage argues fish show practical wisdom, preferring water and showing direction in jumps. It questions instinct versus reason, noting fish can move uphill to return to the stream and suggesting some form of basic discernment beyond simple instinct.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Thrifty German Woman Invents Savvy Postal Scheme
A Bunzlau banker reports a wealthy German woman used registered envelopes with her debentures to Berlin addresses for safekeeping while traveling. The ruse caused post officials to hold the packets until her return, effectively saving on fees. Authorities and the bank plan safeguards to prevent repetition.
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London Telegraph
Bunzlau
Berlin
Reason Enough on Earth and Wedding Goodbyes
A Philadelphia Public Ledger non sequitur ponders why poets use she for earth and notes the inevitability of originality fading in wedding descriptions. The remark appears amid casual musings on language and social rituals.
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Finniel
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Jokes About Married Life and Women From a New York Press Collection
A string of social quips on marriage bachelorhood and women. The jokes touch on a widow's coolness, quarrels in marriage, pursuit of women, telephone chatter, tea parties and reputations, frugality, vanity, and the male gaze. The closing line jokes about romance and dress.
Florence Nightingale Pioneer Nurse On Battlefield
Florence Nightingale, the grand old woman of England, at 83 lives feebly in London cared for by a devoted nurse. She inspired trained nurses, founded the Florence Nightingale school, and her work influenced the American Red Cross Society led by Miss Barton. She was born in Italy to an aristocratic family and adopted the Nightingale name from Florence.
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Florence Nightingale
England
London
Nial
American Red Cross Society
Miss Barton
Miss Nightingale
Nightingale
Italy
Florence
Hello and Howdy Do from Offish Neighbors
A reflective Washington Post piece recalls friendly greetings exchanged with neighboring newcomers. The narrator notes the value of natural good humor, shunning vanity, and the simple joy of saying hello.
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Washington Post
Filipino Basket Ball and Barnyard Party Collide in Odd Tales
The article describes a Filipino boys version of basketball using a light hollow ball and backward kicks, a backward gaze pinning the play to their unique rules. It also recounts a party hosted by Good Mistress Chicken for barnyard friends with a quirky spoonbill duck joke highlighting manners.
The Leaky Missouri River Mystery
The Missouri River leaks, puzzling engineers who found lower flow downstream yet evidence suggests artesian wells in North Dakota tap hidden river water. Farmers irrigate vast fields from underground leakage, a strange blessing in dry weather, though the river’s underground wanderings seem odd.
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Missouri River
Missouri
Montana
St. Nicholas
The Buttonhole Trick and Jack's Kodak Gift
A boy named Jack learns to use a Kodak from Uncle Jack. He encounters three distressed children and decides not to photograph them. He promises a picture to brighten the little ones as they wait for their mother to return.
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Jack
The Proper Entrance and Curious Child Exchanges
A four year old divides candy among family members and points to the front door for papa. A sister reads history aloud and a younger brother asks what the king did when tickled. A girl laments an unfavorable marriage and two cousins debate who is a good aunt with a grandmother.
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Mildred
Mamma
Virginia
Charlie
Papa Coe
Costly to live in London flats spark high rent craze
Londoners face rising rents as flats multiply from Mayfair to Battersea. The London Mail notes central and suburban units command steep annual sums from £80 to £900, with best properties near Regent's Park and Park Lane drawing top rates.
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London
London Mail
Mayfair
Park Lane
Harley Street
Albert Gate
Ashley Gardens
Hunter
Sloane Street
Regent's Park
Charing Cross
Russell Square
West Kensington
Battersea Park
New York
New York City
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