The Atlantic liner as a floating palace hotel in progress
The article extols the modern steamship as a compact city on water offering telephone service, electric fans, stenographers, travel checks, and a bureau of information. It describes watertight compartments, deluxe salons, libraries, music rooms, and lavish staterooms, portraying transatlantic travel as safe, easy, and luxurious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto
Great Supply Department
Abe Ts
Bureau of Information
Tom
Harry
Turkan Mousy
Europe
Apay
Sound Doctrine and Providence Misreadings
A fragmentary verse excerpt presents a dialect heavy meditation on trust in Providence and personal conduct. The speaker argues that faultfinding with Providence is misguided and that one should do their best and avoid blame. The text credits Tamen Whitcoml iiley, though the attribution appears garbled.
Remembering Wealth and Love in Rosemere House
Mrs Rosemere confronts Maggie who clings to her husband George as life changes around them. Maggie, once Rosemere’s cook, defends her man amid poverty while Mrs Rosemere relives early happiness and a grand dresser that symbolizes a vanished life of wealth. A nuanced contrast of desire, memory, and restraint unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemere
Maggie
Rose
Belik
Tom Varney
Mrs. Rew
Tovemere
Chlot
Mrs. Rosemere
T Snes
Magee
Mia
Rosemore
George Rosemere
Ana Aollie
George
Desert
Going to College in the Middle West and Southwest
A Southwestern man recounts how colleges spread in the Middle West and Southwest after initial local resistance. A president struggles to enroll townsfolk, fathers fear leaving home, and success comes with a Virginia student’s journey and a town’s embrace. The piece notes broader regional growth and reduced missionary efforts for colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Middle West
Southwest
Sual
Ail
Lyy
Old Dominion
University of Virginia
Towers
Womjen
Ian
Peasant with Power Over Dogs Tricks Rostand
A Parle newspaper recounts how Edom Rostand sought help for nightly dog barking disturbing his sleep. A nearby peasant claimed control over animals by whistling and barking, induced a staged demonstration, and warned of police action if the dogs barked again, exposing a ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tand
Edom Restusd
Bayonne
Parle
Jay
Rostand
Barker
Unital
The Woman Who Married That Old Big Fellow
A garbled lament from a humorous seaside piece mocks marriage and vanity. A woman refuses to be the wife of Mr Smith, and a man laments dashed hopes as awkward prose and stray lines describe a doomed romance amid a chaotic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltionre
Woman who lost in fight for millions sparks scandal
Mabelle Snell McNamara, niece of eccentric Clinton millionaire Thomas Snell, allegedly collected at least $100,000 from ninety love letters valued at about $4.78 per word. Trials revealed letters secured 160 acres of land or strong stock as payment, with further deeds and real estate given in response to her notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabelle Snell McNamara
Thomas Snell
Clinton
United States
Mabelle McNamara
Snell
Madelle McNamara
Enoch
Mach Fetter
Ivale
Alvi
Althrough
King Midas
Remote Oceanic Islands Draw Scientists to New Zealand Expedition
Canterbury Philosophic Institute of New Zealand plans an expedition to Auckland and Campbell Islands to study terrestrial magnetism geology botany and zoology. The voyage aims to gather evidence about the ancient Antarctic continent and the connection between New Zealand and distant landmasses, while noting New Zealand's vast coal reserves and state ownership experiments in mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceanle
Canterbury Philosophic Institute of New Zealand
Auckland
Campbell Islands
New Zealand
Auckland Islands
Antarctic
South America
Australia
Mauritius
Madagnacar
Africa
Royal Institution
London
Holl
J. Strutt
His Chance at a Western Town Wedding
A recent wedding in a western town featured the clergyman’s toast to the couple and a moment of silence. The father of the bride finally spoke in earnest, remarking that he would like to pay a few on the single tax, a comment that drew mixed reactions from the gathered guests.
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Providence
Balkin
Tamen Whitcoml Iiley
Mra. Rosemere
Mad Hd
New York Zoologieal Society
Hias
Umestone
Butte, Mont
Sobody
Jewel Cave Nations Monument
Black Hille National Forest
South Dakota
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