Summer cottage plans spark domestic debate at home
Mrs Birdsell and Hiram clash over staying in town for the summer vs taking the lake cottage. They argue about finances, comfort, and social pressure from neighbors the Limpetts. He finally decides to write the agent to take the cottage while she insists on remaining in town. A package arrives with curtains for the cottage.
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Mrs. Birdsell
Lota
Pesse
Bridge l
Chicago
Idsell
Mr. Birdsell
Mrs. Bidsell
Hur
Ccus
Birdesll
Birdsell
Hiram
Mie
Savannah man shoots wild turkeys near city hall
A writer near Savannah, Georgia, reportedly shot six wild turkeys within four miles of the city hall, and told the secretary of the board of trade. The previous day a Savannah boy is said to have shot a wild turkey inside the city limits.
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Heroof
Avanash
Board of Trade
Bavannah
New York Sun
Light of Other Days and Quarrels over Keepsakes
A string of light domestic vignettes unfolds from a quarrel over a room’s atmosphere to attic sale regrets and a comic lamps swap. A young couple argues over truth and endings, then a widish couple redeems old keepsakes, and a suburban romance begins with chance coin drops and a pink cheek meeting on a train.
Looking Upward in Maeterlinck on Noble Action and Beauty
The Chicago Evening Post reflects on Maeterlinck's call to live with beauty and earnestness. It argues noble acts arise from an inner strength built by contemplating higher aims, with life’s acts and thoughts tied to something great and immortal.
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Maeterlinck
Chicago
Montenegrin Society and the Patriarchal Turk
A London Daily Mirror piece notes Montenegro as a patriarchal society where wives are seen as life insurance. It claims Turkish travelers would be safe only if accompanied by their wives, as chivalry and a tense rural life prevail. Villages of few houses house multi generational families amid wary men with revolvers.
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Montenegro
Europe
London Daily Mirror
Poking Fires as a Living in Jewish Sabbath Practice
The article notes that some Britons earn a living by poking fires. Rabbinical law forbids Jews to kindle or mend fire on the Sabbath, leading to workers who start and maintain fires from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday in various English communities.
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England
Polite but Empty Opinion Form in Modern Discourse
A London Mirror barb notes a drift toward non-commitment in public talk. It laments that people fear expressing strong views, labeling opinions as risky and urging amiable argument over controversy across all subjects capable of causing disagreement.
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Riek
London Mirror
Death of Junius Brutus Booth Ends Family Stage Era
The death by own action of Junius Brutus Booth in England marks the end of a final chapter in the history of the Booth family, once the most illustrious on American stages. Edwin Booth, his son, upheld the family honor, built a noble New York playhouse, and supported fellow actors through the Players Club. Agnes Booth, wife of Junius Brutus, was a leading actress of her day, leaving a lasting legacy.
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Junius Brutus Booth
England
London
Edwin
Booth
Edwin Booth
City of New York
Players Club
Bootha
Junius Brutus
Agnes Booth
Discovery of America in Eleventh Century Supported
The Journal des Savants cites Henri Cordier proving Norse presence in America by 1006 through Skraeling words in the Saga of Eric the Red. It links Esquiman phrases to meanings like Wait a moment and The Northern islands, and cites a Kamschatkan language link to North American dialects, with Stefansson’s reports of Norse-descended Esquimans on Coronation gulf.
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M. Henri Cordier
Journal Des Savants
America
Eric the Red
Thorfin Karlsenne
Markland
Newfoundland
Greenland
Skraelings
M. Cordier
Waldemar Johhnson
St. Petersburg
F. P. Riabuschinski
Kamschatka
North America
V. Stefansson
Esquimans
Coronation Gulf
The
Athenaeum
Land tract sale offer at half price in Greybull
A caller advertises a tract of irrigated land for sale at about half its value with easy terms. The listing notes H. L. Mead of Greybull Wyoming as the contact point.
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H. L. Mead
Greybull
Wyo
Whale Stranded in River Reported Near Sin Anja Korea
A 36 foot whale stranded in the shallow River Tallyong near Sin Anju station and was killed after locals, led by railway worker Tomisa Tashiro, fired on it and then struck it with ores. The carcass was valued at about 1,000 yen.
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Sin Anja
Pyong-an
Korea
Wangpong Lé
Tong Kyon
Kasan
Tallyong
Tomisa Tashiro
Sin Anju
Tashiro
Hard Work to Gain Favor for King Ferdinand of Bulgaria
The young King Ferdinand, twenty six, faced non recognition from European courts and constant plots at home. During an unofficial France visit, he surprised Duc d Aumale at Chantilly, who only then realized his nephew had entered unannounced, joking that Europe did not recognize him either.
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Ferdinand
Bulgaria
France
Duc d'Aumale
Chantilly
Europe
For Sale Right Belgian Stallion and More at Basin Wyoming
A splendid Belgian stallion about four years old, capable of a ton, plus an old gelding, three mares, and two year old foals by the same farmer. See G. B. Mead in Basin Wyoming for details.
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Mead, Basin
Wyo
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