Marital unrest and a famed reconciliation story
The piece relates Mrs. F. K. Parker and her tumultuous marriage with C. Parker, their three separations, and a reported reconciliation. It discusses her novel on divorce, public debate on the divorce rate, and social attitudes, with a poem credited to influence their return.
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Parker
Lfe
Central
Middle Western
Atlantic States
Department of Labor
United States
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Johnson
Parkers
Cage
Chicago
Kindergarten Opening Day Aid by Questioning Children
On opening day the kindergarten teacher began by asking each child who they had learned to do something. The fragment shows a classroom scene with early education activity as the teacher engages pupils in a basic learning exercise.
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Reno
Név
James
William
Mary
Rachel
Rhachel
Charles
Everygodly's Magazine
His Harvest
In a banter between a skeptical neighbor and a newcomer the latter vows to grow more than vegetables in his yard. He jokes that his garden will yield appetite, sleep, dreams, exercise and health, promising a successful harvest despite doubts.
Doubt Cast On Smart Set In A Grand Country
In a reflective passage the speaker questions the existence of a Smart Set in a nation with liberty taxes and danger. The text notes a long struggle to accept the possibility that no such refined circle remains to look up to, referencing the New York Press.
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New York Press
First Arrivals and South Pole Souvenir Race
A brief look at early arrivals and the impact of a pole discovery. The piece notes a postal card concession and hints that racers will hurry to the pole to claim souvenirs.
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Yorks
South Pole
The Tiny Details That Shape a Violin's Sound
A Victorian aside on violin craft explains how two small wooden parts, the sound-bar and sound-post, govern tone. Pine sound-bars under the bridge must be precisely placed to avoid a wolf note, while the sound-post drives all vibrations and tests a maker's patience and skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Haweis
Can Both Sing and Talk In The Moving Pictures
A New York inventor combines a talking phonograph with a moving picture device. The camera records an actor’s gestures while the phonograph repeats the words. Duplicates are made for use in penny in the slot machines.
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New York
An Ear Piercing Auto Horn Described in Scientific American
An article describes a new small automobile horn aimed at startling pedestrians. It uses a friction wheel and cam-driven diaphragm to emit a shrill sound rising with speed, and may be powered by a motor or hand crank. The device is noted for its penetrating tone and fog-penetrating capability on boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Trains to Stockings and the Aroostook Falls Cable
The piece notes the vast universe beyond a human confinement on earth and cites the Aroostook Falls in Maine harnessed to drive electric generators for railroad and local knitting mills. It frames life as imprisonment yet hints at future freedom through science and exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph B. Bowles
Canadian Pacific
Aroostook Falls
Maine
Home made beam compass and war balloon plans
A homemade beam compass is described using a 3/16 inch wire spool setup with two screw-eyes to hold the pencil and spool, adjustable length. Separate note outlines French Navy airship specs including 60 kmh for 16 hours with six 155 pound passengers, 310 mile test against 15 mph wind, 15 hour continuous flight, altitude over 1,300 meters for two thirds, ascent to 2,000 meters, and a $1,000 prize for best plans with smaller prizes for others.
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Foom
Antisthenes
Diogenes
F. K. Parker
Girl
Appier
South Side
Apell
A.B. Ross
Elizabeth F. Elliott
Eelott
Frederic Campbell
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