Conspiracy of Matchmaking Ends in Surprise Wedding
Agatha and Tom Downing plot to pair Rosamond Ferrin with Peter Howard during a visit, inviting them to the same train. The plan backfires when Peter reveals they secretly married in St Stephen’s chapel this afternoon, making Rosamond his wife and turning the conspirators red with blushes.
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Agatha Downing
Tom Downing
Rosamond
Peter Howard
Tom
Mrs. Downing
Agatha
Tam
Darling
Peter
Tom Tose
Puch
Downings
Rosa
Crusty
St. Stephen's Chapel
Delicate Birds Nest Soup From Siam to Market
A historical note explains salangane bird nests from Siam and the Malay Archipelago, harvested 1909 at 18 000 pounds worth over 100 000 dollars. It details nest building, theft between lays, and the three nests per season, plus preparation of nests into soup resembling chicken broth.
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Siam
Malay Archipelago
Occidentals
Honest Tramp Returns For Another Weskit
A plainspoken tramp visits a householder recalling the summer when she gave him her husband’s worn weskit. He reveals a £6 note found in a previous weskit but asks for another weskit instead of returning the money, leaving the astonished woman intrigued by the exchange.
Their Last Hour Caramel Night Upon The Ledge
A playful rustic scene unfolds as a maiden and her lover share a tense farewell for the night. A teardrop traces a path from her eye while a faint cloud of sadness hangs over them. The dialogue mixes whimsy with longing, ending on a note of planned reunion.
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Jove
Family Council Questions Father’s Senate Ambitions
A family council discusses the father’s retirement wealth and seeks ways to keep him engaged. They joke about buying him a senate seat if they can ensure no one stirs a troublesome scandal. The exchange reveals concerns over public life and reputational risk while exploring amusing alternatives.
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Family Council
Senate
Skeletons and secrets in Mrs Kittles’ closet
A sly exchange in a local column hints at Mrs Kittles hiding a secret life. The maid dismisses rumors, noting Mrs Kittles keeps many things hidden under her clothing, making her seem like a skeleton herself to onlookers.
The Real Head Reveals Power Behind The Throne
The article asserts She Man as lord of creation while He Women are described as the power behind the throne. It frames gendered roles in a provocative hierarchy and hints at political or cultural commentary within a stylized modern editorial voice.
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Man
War talk between Italy and Turkey shocks courtroom
In a terse idle exchange Judge and Crabshaw discuss the abrupt start of hostilities between Italy and Turkey. The judge notes the clash began earlier than moving picture crews could arrive, prompting sharp remarks on timing.
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Crawford
Italy
Turkey
Crabshaw
Moving Picture
Terribly Businesslike Quote Spurs Drug Price Talk
A grim exchange notes homicide case numbers rising and a drug maker quips that if killings continue they may raise cyanide prices, reflecting unsettling business attitudes amid crime.
Rare Reticence and a Remarkable Girl
A witty exchange highlights Miss Flouncer's quiet reserve and surprising self-disclosure. The speaker reveals he had known her for six months before learning she had been abroad, underscoring her understated personality and unexpected experiences.
Her Ambition and a High Flying Marriage
A compact sketch notes a woman's bold ambition and marriage to an aviator, implying social ascent through union. The piece contrasts aspiration with a practical political outcome, hinting at personal triumph via matrimony.
Manners of Club Peculiar and a Gentle Toast
An Athenaeum anecdote on rigid etiquette and discreet hospitality. A member helps another who steps on his corn. the offended man gratefully notes that after twenty years someone spoke to him in the club, highlighting strict social formality and the rarity of friendly introductions.
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The
Athenaeum
The Way. Von Boozich Host Refuses Wine for Parvenue Couple
In Munich Frederick von Boozich invites guests inside for beer and laughter. Mr Parvenue from the United States declines, saying he and his wife prefer wine and water. Von Boozich asks how they take it, and Parvenue replies he drinks wine while his wife drinks water.
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Frederick von Boozich
Munich
Mr. Parvenue
What He Preferred: Juror Ignorance and a Coat Theft Case
A Cincinnati lawyer notes a juryman asked what the terms plaintim and defendant meant amid a long trial. He recalls a man who claimed his coat was stolen and asked if the magistrate would accept charges against the thief. The plaintiff quips he prefers the coat if permitted.
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Cincinnati
Lippincott’s
Notorious Undertaker Stares Death in Daily Life
In a street conversation the speaker reflects that an ordinary looking man, an undertaker, has faced death many times with calm. The remark contrasts his unassuming appearance with his grave professional exposure. The exchange hints at danger and public perception of a quiet, capable figure.
Current Events Note on Electrocutions and Harnessed Falls
A newspaper brief covers four items. A murderer was executed by electrocution in New York. In Baltimore a child stepped on a live electric wire. A large waterfall out west is being harnessed for electric power.
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New York
Baltimore
Still Flourishing in a Romance Awe Struck Voice
The speaker rejects pessimistic views about romance and asserts that romance remains alive as long as unlikely partners find love. The passage contrasts vivacious, imperfect characters with traditional ideals, signaling enduring optimism about romantic life.
A Fine Theory about fare and conscience
A brief moral quip notes that offering a conductor fare after being passed may ease the conscience, with a wry remark that theory has often done so for the speaker.
A Ray of Hope in a Twin Father Dialogue
A father confirms twins are his children and reflects on resemblance as a passerby jokes about how kids change with age. The brief exchange notes humor about appearance shifting from baby to adult. The tone is light and domestic.
Turn About Fair Play and a City Robbery Tale
A lighthearted exchange notes a taxicab driver was robbed of coat and gloves. The dialogue suggests a playful misdirection about who was robbed, underscoring a local anecdote or cartoonish moment in a city setting.
Sure Cure Knocker Prizefighter Sleeper Puts You Out
A witty quip frames Knocker as a cure for insomnia, noting he is a prizefighter who can “put you to sleep.” The remark blends boxing prowess with a joke about his calming effect and suggests his fame or persona as a sleep aid.
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Knocker
Hundred Years Ago Money Spent Harder Without Repairs
A century ago spending a large sum could be hard and there were no automobile repair shops then. The remark contrasts past financial strain with modern conveniences and services.
Woman Declared Chicago's Oldest Settler Aunt Betty Honored
Elizabeth Outhet known as Aunt Betty of Oak Park is proclaimed Chicago's oldest settler by local peers. Born October 29, 1831 in Oswego New York she moved to Chicago in 1832 and later to Oak Park after the 1871 fire. She ran a dry goods store for 25 years and recently marked her eightieth birthday.
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Elizabeth Outhet
Pleasant Street
Oak Park
Betty
He Dends
Chicago
Miss Outhet
Edwin Q. Gale
George Sinclair
Berkeley Avenue
Fernando Jones
Oswego
London’s New Lord Mayor Is Eighty-One Years Old
Sir Thomas Crosby, newly chosen lord mayor of London, is 81 and likely the oldest to hold the office. A physician by training, he began practice in 1862 and has served as alderman, sheriff, and city official. He is a widower, with his daughter acting as lady mayoress in the accompanying photograph.
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Sir Thomas Crosby
London
Sir Thomas
Gosberton
Lincolnshire
University College School
College i Iself
St Thomas’ Hospital
Royal College of Surgeons
St. Andrews
Turners’ Company
Notable Figures Gather in Early 1900s Highlighted Figures
Joseph H Choate celebrated his golden wedding at Naumkeag Mass Lady Augusta Gregory travels to the United States to advance Irish play and literature Frank H Hitchcock may resign as postmaster general after serving since 1909 Dr James B Angell emeritus president of the University of Michigan remains a campus fixture Baron Chinda Japanese ambassador to Berlin eyed the Washington post. educated in the United States and active in American circles
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Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
Naumkeag
Mase
Augusta Gregory
Frank H. Hitchcock
New York
Taft
Harvard
Columbia Law School
James B. Angell
University of Michigan
Baron Chinda
Berlin
Baron Uchida
Washington
United States
de Pauw
D. K
Estate of Jimpsey Davis Valued at $30,000 Awaits Heirs
James Davis of Peabody Kansas died after a fall on October 30 1910 leaving an estate of 400 acres in Marion county and $10 000 in a bank. No heir has appeared to claim the estate. Jimpsey Davis aged about 40 had been declared insane and confined at Atchison. He traveled to Kansas City then appeared near the farm with a mysterious behavior. The Kan kan law allows the estate to pass to the state if unclaimed within three years. James Davis Sr. came to Marion county from Cardiff Wales in 1874.
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James Davis
Peabody
Kan
Davis
Hetra
Jimpsey” Davis
Kansas City
Hast Branch Township
Marion County
Atchison
Peabody Bank
Jimpney
Kansas
Jimpsey
Hamilton Lowman
Lowman
Seattle Bunch
Miss Bush
Davia
Kanana
James Davis Sr
Cardiff
Wales
Missouri stenographer wins prize as milkmaid
Miss Hilzabeth J. Miller of Vandalia Missouri won a gold medal at the National Dairy show in Chicago after entering the milk-milking contest. She grew up on a farm near Vandalia and later worked in Quincy Wellsville and Chicago as a cashier stenographer and typist before pursuing dairy competition.
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Missouri
Hilzabeth J. Miller
Vandalia
America
Chicago
Miss Miller
J. L. Miller
Busifiena College
Quincy
Wellsville
Dia
Notable Oldest and Youngest Figures in Arts and Military Life
Demetra Wake, author of In the Shadow of Islam and wife of American writer Kenneth Brown, emerges as a Turkish-raised critic of Greek birth. Vinnie Ream Hoxie, at 64, crafts life size Lincoln busts and new patriotic works for Cornell University. Samuel Parsons, the Royal Gunner since 1859, claims 67 years in service, born 1825 in Cornwall. Basil Laneau Gildersleeve, turning eighty, is a Johns Hopkins Greek professor and long time faculty member with 55 years in active work.
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Demetra Wake
Turkey
Kenneth Brown
Vinnie Ream Hoxie
Lincoln
Cornell University
Samuel Parsons
Windsor Castle
Orval
East Leo
Cornwall
Basil Laneau Gildersleeve
Johns Hopkins University
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Clarissa Mackie
Associated Literary Press
Ooh
Aieg
Jimpsey Davis
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