Lost Opportunity in a Summer of Sewing and Travel
A pair of girls Rebecca and Anne plan a three month August outing at a big hotel with friends, boating and tennis on the Lake trip. Rebecca exhausts herself sewing a wardrobe while Anne earns mixed scorn and sympathy. Rebecca ends up ill and writes from Twin Lakes that the trip was not worth the stress, warning of overpreparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Rebeca
Rebecca
Annne
Tom
Cornell
Wei
Sebecca
Becky
Hilda
Rkome
Mother
Mothes
Wil Dunmore
Augist
Siummer
Mrs. Brown
Brown
Twin Lakes
Oakland City
George Bryant
George Newton
Owensville
Newton
Samuel Bechtel
Worthington
Misleading Names in Science and Their False Appearances
An excerpt critiques common terms in science that misname substances such as petroleum products, oil of vitriol, cream of tartar, and German silver. It explains how many names are misleading, tracing them to older, imprecise chemistry and noting the shift toward accurate terminology as science advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Secret of Blowing Glass Globes Inspires Russian Trick
A grand display for Emperor Nicholas required round glass lamps. Workmen failed to reach the correct size until a long bearded Russian claimed he could with strong lungs and a mouthful of water. He blew steam into the glass, inflating it to the target size, securing the premium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas
Agaiin
Guy
Portraits and Wardrobe of Gossip Wars
A humorous exchange about a portrait highlights cautious artistry and social clashes. The artist explains reluctance to copy too exactly while noting women’s shifting roles in gossip and romance, with a widow’s cautious stance toward proposals.
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Mr. Uglintug
Thieves, pearls, and odd tales from Indiana towns
In Indiana a Milton resident reports peach orchard thefts totaling about thirty bushels while a Lawrenceburg river hike yields a pearl valued at 70 dollars. Other items include a dog sparing by a policeman, a school janitor dispatching a venomous snake, a high society wedding with a fortune inheritance, rides and accidents at Lawrenceburg fair, and multiple local misfortunes from fake doctors to hog attacks and market calamities.
Results of 1st State Battles at the Polls
Returns from Vermont show George H. Prouty elected governor by a about 28 000 plurality over James E. Burke. Wisconsin and Nebraska nominating races show La Follette foes defeated and Shallenberger leading in Nebraska. Michigan's GOP primary yields uncertain results with Auditor General James B. Bradley contending for governor.
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Vermont
George H. Prouty
James E. Burke
Bell
V Trouty
Burlington
National Committee
Burke
Democratic National Organization
Independence Party
Rutherford B. Hayes
Wisconsin
la Follette
Stephenson
Francis F. McGovern
McGovern
Samuel A. Cook
Nebraska
Shallenberger
Dahlman
Omaha
Berge
Dahlann
Bryan
Michigan
Volunteers Form Lexington Cavalry Against Night Riders
Prominent Lexington business and professional men volunteer to organize a cavalry company to patrol the tobacco belt at night and deter night rider activity.
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Lexington
Tobacco Belt
Wealthy New York Socialist Robert Hunter Nominated
Robert Hunter, a wealthy New York Socialist author, has been nominated for the Assembly by the Sixth District. North Dakota and northern Minnesota call for thousands of harvest hands at wages from 1.75 to 3 dollars per day with board. Elevator men report 1,500,000 bushels of wheat promised to Twin Cities and other wheat centers this season.
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Robert Hunter
New York
North Dakota
Minnesota
Thief River Falls
Twin Cities
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Waverley Magazine
Review OF Indiana
Mary Gray
Milton
Ohio
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Lawrenceburg
Edward JF. Fox
Benjamin FE. Wallace
Peru
Jack
Joel Jones
Evansville
John Jostyn
East Columbus
Mae Garnier
John BR. Garnier
Charles Munsch
Indianapeolis
J. F. Sonderman
St. Lawrence Church
Munseh
Garnier
Miss Garnier
George M. Roberts, Jr
Indiana University
Lane 1
Webter
Dearborn
Fitch Brothers
Hammond
Chicago
Frank McCulla
Spencer County
Helen
Boomville
MeCulla
Alva Chance
Noblesville
Elwood
Majorie Starr
Detroit
Silas Gougal
Wabash
South Bend
Studebakers
Studebaker Brothers
A. J. White
Mr. White
Terre Haute
West
Taylorville
Wabash River
Post Office Department
Washington
William W. Grow
Danville
Eldon Virgil Lewis
Frazerton
Ollie Phillips
George leNeece
Harry Herman
John Wheeler
Paris
Indianpolis
Riverside Park
White River
Herman
Wheeler
Newcastle
Monrovia
Samuel Snell
Sidney
Fort Wayne
Tilden
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Flu
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Cleveland
Harrison
McNinley
McKinley
Sane Sea
Roosevelt
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