Primary on bimetallism and Texas delegates set
Texas Democratic leaders announce a single primary on June 6 to choose delegates for national conventions in Fort Worth and Austin. A state platform will hinge on bimetalism at 16 to 1, with Governor Culberson and others leading the silver push amid a slate of national and local political events.
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Austin
Tex
Democratic State Executive Committee
Fort Worth
Culberson
Dudley
John H. Reagan
Hogg
Texas
Lessons in First Aid for Dislocations and Nosebleeds
A trained nurse lists practical first aid steps for emergencies at home. She demonstrates bandaging a foot, stabilizing a dislocated joint, and managing nosebleeds and minor burns while stressing prompt action and avoiding harm. The dialogue emphasizes practical, nonclinical care by a caregiver of five boys and a widowed mother learning to respond before doctors arrive.
Euficlent Grounds and Desertion in Divorce Inquiry
An old comic courtroom vignette contrasts a lawyer and judge as the lawyer asserts grounds for divorce. The judge grants the separation after the client cites alleged fault, with silence and lengthy dialogue marking the exchange. The scene appears in the Indianapolis Journal and Brooklyn Wage headlines.
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Este Orackere
Barefoot Babies in a Summer Dream Poem
A verse by H. B. Kellor in the Detroit Free Press evokes barefoot babies at a sunny spot by a stream where nature teaches, they laugh and dance among snow-drift imagery and a youth celebration, ending with a dreamy retirement in later life.
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Brenzy
Yuare’ Terrent
Luther
Kellor
Detroit
They Were Sears How Hunter Bagged a Ton of Bears
Ex sheriff Doc Studley recalls a bear hunt in Trinity county about 17 or 18 years ago in which he killed five bears on a single log pile. He describes shooting a big black bear and, as others climbed on the log, firing until the bears stopped kicking. He estimates the pile weighed over a ton. Source: San Francisco Post.
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Pachorta
Doc Studley
Mendovino
Doc
Trinity County
Aes
Thad
San Francisco Post
Learning a Foreign Language and the Musical Ear
A discussion on how musical ear may influence language learning and pronunciation. It argues that listeners with strong musical ability learn foreign tongues more rapidly and adapt to local dialects quicker, noting Germans Poles and Russians may acquire English faster than French or Italian learners. The piece cites Pearson's Weekly as the source.
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Pearson
Aurora Over Ice Pack Drives Strong Polar Light Show
On February one the Southern Aurora reached open water after six days in pack ice. On February seventeen the aurora appeared stronger than ever, rising from the southwest and stretching toward the zenith then eastward. The glow showed curtains, dazzling shapes, and influenced the magnetic compass aboard.
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C. E. Borchgrevink
Varying Views On Wealth Morality And War
A Boston Transcript quote argues wealth does not ensure happiness and crime is hard to sustain due to penitentiaries. Mrs Hale notes beauty from humane feelings. A medieval ink recipe used gold chloride on tin chloride cloth. The Tripoli war began June 10 1801 and ended June 4 1805 with 8830 sailors in the naval force.
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Bey of
Tripoli
He Never Got a Thing From Haunted Wedding Loot
A retired burglar recalls an odd night in a town where he found a room full of wedding presents arranged for display. While loading his bag, he slipped into an underground pipe and spent hours wedged in the duct, finally pistoling the pipe open to escape. He left with only a set of tools and a dark lantern.
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Ataie
Wal ' Head
New York Sun
The Pyramid Limp From Pyramids Ascent
Cairo Correspondent describes the pyramid limp a post ascent illness lasting two to three days. Individuals feel no pain initially but worsen after sleep with the second day worse than the first. Recovery begins in the third day. A stylus with a split point for fine ink has been found in an Egyptian tomb.
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Cairo
Wind and Sea in Dual Joy and Pain
A Bayard Taylor excerpt compares wind and sea to joviality and sorrow. The verse explores how laughter and unrest coexist, contrasting the seaward mirth with inward pains, and ends noting both voices share a single, paradoxical strain.
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Pelcome
Ocean
Bayard Taylor
Cinderella origins traced to Vedas and Rhodopis tale
The article argues Cinderella derives from ancient Hindu texts and Greek sources. It links Rhodopis and Psammitichus stories to Elian and notes the glass slipper is a later fiction. It describes the dawn maiden motif and sun imagery, naming Mitra as the sun. Also briefly recalls Waldborough church history and aging pastor Starman.
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Cinderella
Rhodopis
Psamwitichus
Elian
Rome
Peaminitichus
Egypt
Perrault
Contea de Foss
Raya
Mitra
London
The Canals of Mars and Schiaparellis Vision
Washington Star notes that Schiaparelli discovered Mars canals with a small telescope and despite nearsightedness. Garratt P. Serviss recalls he held a visitor card inches from his eyes to read it. The piece wonders if he avoids glasses due to some theory on vision effects.
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Schiaparelli
Mars
Garratt P. Serviss
Brooklyn
Way to Eat Candy and Sugar Energy Claims
A short piece argues candy can be safely consumed with meals and that sugar has high energy value. It claims candy should not burden digestion and praises sugar’s energy as powerful for life. Includes a light quoted exchange about a painter and his works.
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Annals of Hygiene
Dear Master Coppee Draws Paris Birds At Luxembourg Garden
In Paris, Francois Coppée the poet frequents the Jardin du Luxembourg where hundreds of birds surround him when he feeds them. He shares crumbs from a pocketed bread piece, drawing cheers from students and workers as he calls them “dear master.” The scene shows mutual affection between the author, birds, and Latin Quarter alike. Coppée wrote and read the Murger bust unveiling poem here, and remains unmarried with close friends and a devoted following among locals.
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Francois Coppee
Paris
Jardin du Luxembourg
Briand Coppes
Coppes
Luxembourg Garden
Odeon
Spectatora
Studenta
Coppee
Cooppe
Hia
Eo Jong
Henri Murger
Jardin du Luxtembourg
Murger
Goppee
Latin Quarter
Jardin du Luuxembourg
Windproof Wall Builder Claims It Will Stay
A Kansas farmer in a cyclone district builds a stone wall six feet wide at the base and four feet high to endure the wind. A passerby jokes, and the farmer insists he is building it to stay, while the stranger warns a blow may still topple it.
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Kansas
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