A Circassian Story Ends In A Banter Of Cunning
An elderly Circassian father warns his son Dragan against cunning women as he sets out with a kettle goat and chicken. Dragan meets a picturesque young woman, schemes emerge, and he ends up marrying her after exploiting a moment of vulnerability. The old man laments the power of feminine craft and the tale concludes with a wry proverb.
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Eo Press Association
Old Azhdorean
Doskal
Dragan
Ted
Poln
Circassia
Dragat
Amery
F. Townsend Smith
Oyster work in France viewed as unsuitable for women
In France the tedious oyster collecting trade fails to attract men as women endure long hours standing in water. Even with high pay, the demanding labor leads some to mental strain and asylum admissions, while a few bed owners profit slowly from the industry.
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France
England Faces Unemployment With War-Time Plans
London Oct 22 The House of Commons debated unemployment amid a government plan to spend 1.5 million dollars to aid jobless and accelerate naval building. Premier Asquith urged 24 000 army recruits for winter training while the admiralty moved to construct nine torpedo boat destroyers and five unarmored cruisers totaling 12.5 million dollars, a plan labor members oppose.
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London
England
House of Common Priteria
Asquith
Admiralty
War Office
Bulgarian cabinet for war rather than pay
Paris dispatch from Sofia reports the Malinoff cabinet refuses Ferdinand’s advice for a peaceful Turkey settlement, preferring war to indemnity. French officials warn war danger persists. Unconfirmed talks link Baron von Ist?ein to urging conflict in Constantinople. An Athens–Salonica telegram cites a clash near Dmyurmmys with 70 Bulgarians and 10 Turks killed, and rumors of Bulgarians near Palanke. Russian foreign minister Iowolczyk departs for Berlin to pursue an international Balkan congress.
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Paris
Sofia
Bulgaria
Malinoff
Ferdinand
Turkey
Paria
Baron von Istein
Constantinople
Germany
Athens
Salonica
Dyourmmys
Palanke
M. Iawoleky
Berlin
Balkan
Relief by Overseers of Poor Discussed at Mass. Conference
Oct 2 River The second day of Massachusetts state conference of charities opened with talks on relief work by overseers of the poor. President Morian P. Fowler presided as Jeffrey B. Brackett presented on the necessity of investigation and continued treatment of cases. Francis Bardwell spoke on public relief methods, with Morton E. Cummings and David P. Muirsey listed among discussants.
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Fill River
Massachusetts
Jeffrey B. Hirackett
Massachusetts State Board of Charity
Bradford Hawes Weymouth
Robert Callahan
Winchendon
Mrr. Brackett
Trancis Bardwell
Sherburn
Morton E. Cummings
Malden
David PB. Muerey
Cambridge
Restored to Health by Lydia E B Pinkham's Compound
Reader letters tout Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. The notices cite relief from nervousness, indigestion, irregular periods, backache, and related symptoms after medical failures, with names and addresses in New York Denver and Illinois. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice. Address Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia EB
Pinkham
Mies Lillisn
Baireat
New York
Lydia B. Pinkhat
Katharine Craig
Denver
Col
Lydia
Pinktiam
Lydia B. Pickham
Joan
Misa Ellen M. Orion
Eayns Ly Miowe
Pinkbats
Ana
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fragmented Dialogue Reflects Social Satire
A clipped scene presents Goddart Wiseman and others in a social satire spoken with theatrical cadence. The dialogue skewers virtue ethics and public pretensions, ending with Miss Gushington entering a streetcar and Mr. Manhattan urging politeness while seeking to exit at a corner.
mitten misadventure on a cold street tale
A lovesick young man tails a young woman on a cold day and retrieves a dropped mitten. He hurries to return it but is rebuffed when she coolly replies that he may keep it, declaring it is her mitten. The anecdote appears in Brooklyn Life.
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India
Brooklyn
Fragmentary 19th Century Clippings on Food, Stars, and Darts
A mashed mix of era notes references The Hunt story about maid food, New York Sun shooting star fragment Urans Major Ursus Minor and Dan Cupti darts cost. Chicago News dildo Falling and auto pick tidbits read as a playful, disjointed crop of headlines and phrases from old newspapers.
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New York Sun
Bank Probe Details Morse Era Loans and Losses
In New York on Oct 2, the Morse era national bank case heard accounts of loans to Worley M. Oler and John's Carroll among others. Witness John P. Benaler described bank profits from these loans and related credits, including large notes to Davison Brown and R M Thampean, with several substantial demands and a stock credit line.
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New York
Charles W. Morn
Alfred Ti. Curtie
National Bank of North Americ
John P. Benaler
Federal
Rtment of Justice
Morse
Lestie EB. Whiting
Primrose & Braun
Calvin Austin Ioan
Hioway
Wax
Fensler
Joan
R. M. Thampean
J. A. Sleieher
Intereet
Suit Seeks 100000 Over C W Moree In Cable Pact
Charles K Adame of Lowell sues the New England Telegraph and Cable Co in U S circuit court for 100000 alleging he was induced in 191x to swap 89 shares in the Boston and New York Telephone Company for the same in the Telephone and Cable Company of America. He claims W Moree promised 4000000 and to stop the cable firm from performing a contract with the Boston and New York company. Moree allegedly then controlled the cable company.
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Boston
Charles K Adame
Lowell
United States
New England Palephone & Telegraph Company
New York
Lodonttraet
Elaink
Moret
Plans to raise Arnold ship wreck in New York halt
Platteburg Oct 22 Traditions of sunken treasure revive as the Royal Savage hull once commanded by Benedict Arnold may be raised now that low water reveals the wreck more clearly A diving team appointed by the Champlain tercentenary commission reports about 45 feet of hull in fair preservation and potentially intact for a celebratory display next year in a colonial era rescue mission involving J B Cuchman J B Riley J J Booth and W C Weatherber.
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New York State
Royal Savage
Arnold
Gates
Royal Revans
Arholl
Funeral for Professor Charles Eliot Norton Held Friday
Boston October 22 funeral plans for Professor Charles Eliot Norton of Harvard follow a long illness. Services are expected at Appleton chapel at noon Friday conducted by university officials. Burial likely private at Mount Auburn.
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Boston
Charles Eliot Norton
Harvard University
Appleton Chapel
Mt. Auburn
Generous and Superstitious Skyscraper Crews Told in Magazine
A magazine piece discusses skyscraper workers as generous yet superstitious. It notes weekly wages around twenty seven dollars and charitable giving through tin boxes on Saturdays. The article blends anecdotes from foremen and workers with broader reflections on fate and risk in high work.
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Tee
Ernest Poole
Memoir excerpt urges public service over self interest
A memoir fragment recounts Professor Bouque de Inirpe proposing wireless telegraphy as a time saver and urging citizens and officials to volunteer for public service. It argues government improves only when older citizens share the burden, and calls for a petition to recruit capable people without salaries.
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Frech Academy of Ences
Bouque de Inirpe
Ences
Tiers
Metilans
Issaace
High Sea
Satestie
Psahey
Carnegie Hall
Republic
Thas
Charles Rent Russell
Wonderful American Hen Chorus Captivates Nation
A humorous statistic filled piece notes the vast number of laying age chickens in the United States. It cites census figures around 235 million birds valued at about 570 million dollars and wryly imagines the combined impact of these fowls on daily life.
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Ikio
United States
Two Wives Explain Busy Household Need in Far Country
Stefvansson in Harper's describes Ovayuak with two wives Anaratzink and Il-Jerolty. A prominent man with a large household hosts many visitors and needs help with labor and hospitality. Il- Jerolty is younger and stronger, while Anaratzink weighs social status. The two wives coexist amicably, sharing duties and favors.
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Ovayuak
Anaratzink
Il- Jerolty
Anaratvik
Abe
Illerok
Ale
V. Stefvansson
Harper's
The Age of Apples Trees Recital on early notes
A fragmented old newspaper item outlines a quirky tale about ancient orchards and a mysterious figure named Sennen. The readable text hints at seasonal cycles, fruit yields, and a community listening to rumors about unusual apple trees and their long history.
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