A Duke's tactful wife helps his rise in politics
The Duke of Marlborough, newly named undersecretary for the colonies, is said to owe his advancement to Consuelo Vanderbilt, the American duchess admired in British society. The piece notes Consuelo’s influence and cites Joseph Chamberlain’s similar American connection. It mentions Mrs. Chamberlain’s Massachusetts lineage and cites praise of a wife’s compliments over argument. The item also advertises Katy publications and travel excursions, including Iowa to Des Moines and a Portland bound trip with low round trips and stopovers, via multiple rail lines.
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Dochess of Marlborough Itas
Duke of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt
New York City
Eral
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Blenheim Castle
Joseph Chamberlain
Chamberlain
W. C. Madicott
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Orst
Central
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Acoma
Wash
Victoria
Vancouver
B. C
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis, Minn
Harpooning A Tarpon In A Fiery Ocean Chase
An account from Country Life In America describes a tarpon harpooning voyage. The skiff battles waves and a stubborn fish, with the line paying out as the boatman works hard. After intense bursts and a turning paddle, the tarpon tires and surrenders near the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Pearl fisheries of La Paz spark vast wealth and peril
The La Paz pearl fisheries in Lower California yield a reported 2,145,000 dollars in pearls for the year. Divers toil at depths up to eighteen fathoms, facing long hours, hazardous work, and occasional shark attacks. The town hosts a melting pot of Mexlentia and foreign firms with aging warehouses and drying sheds.
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Los Angeles
la Paz
Lower
California
Lower California
Francisco Ximinez
Cortez
Ximinez
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Pedro Sepulveda
Madrid
Europe
Gulf of Guilfornia
Spain
Mexlentia
New England
Fred L. Cummings
Why not speak English by Brander Matthews in Lurper’s Magazine
Brander Matthews argues that many English words adopt plural forms from Latin or Greek, creating pedantry when speakers insist on nonstandard plurals. He cites cherub, lexicon, appendix, memorandum, formula, beau, ibretto, and thesis to show English keeps many regular plurals while others retain foreign plural patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinwala
Brander Matthews
Lurper'a Magazine
The Bullhead Fish as a Friend to Humanity
A whimsical essay extols the bullhead as a loyal, unpretentious fish. It imagines the bullhead sacrificing for the common good, noting its simple tackle needs and clever head for grasping ideas, claiming it should become a state trade mark and symbol.
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Talen
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Ackley World
Aovartisig—Ynainess Loca
Sormest
Central Railroad
Chicago
Omahala
Iowa Ganiral Railway
Drese
Poet Brock
Trlington
Ohdar Karl and
Burr
Abbott Hosen
Treigh
Cp Breieht
CulAco Great Western
Marshalltown
Daly
Atta
Dea Moines Am
Peru
Afton Junction
St P.m.daly. Joseph
Kanaas Olty
Delwelt
Leavy Waterloo
Ia. Ma. Daly
Fbu
St. Paul
Mingenpolis
M.dallybuove
Chelongo
Des Moines Express
Boston Globe
Chaccoa
Indian Territory
Jack
Texas
Old Mexico
Katy
Uraty
Wainwright Bldg
Louis
Des Moines
Iowa Central
Dueh OF
Marlborough
Merry
Ackley
Sacred Heart Academy
ULF
Ba Pus
Dr. Holmes
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Ackley Electric Light and Heating Plant
Butte State
Omey
Builders’ Paper
Brudden Lumber Company
THE
Bank OF Ackley
Senenatban
Xchange
Ancing
Luscet, Martin, Fecere
John Rath
South Dakota
Northwestern
Northwestern Line
Deadwood
Lead
Black Hills
J. A. Kuhn
P. A. Omaha
NEP Aska
Bakker
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