The Schatchen by George Murray
A village peddler schemes to wed Miss Lisa Quentin by pairing her with Frank Jones through a marriage broker called a schatchen. Lisa resists while Jones contemplates old romance, and the peddler pushes a fake diamond proposal as a plot device. The scene ends with Jones proposing and kissing Lisa in front of the broker, who watches intently.
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Abraham
Misa Lisa Quentin
Miss Lisa
Lisa
Sidmouth
Frank Jones
Mr. Jones
Hobart
Sue
Lisa Quentin
Misa Lisa
Miss Lien
Jones
Mr Jones
Miss Lisas Broom
Frank
Had One Redeeming Trait
A bar shop scene shows a farmer judging writers by looks. He fixates on a solemn-faced author, declaring that one with a mournful face is his favorite, joking that the man looks as if he were sorry for what he’s done.
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Chicago Herald
Star Velocity Tied to Stellar Ages at Mount Wilson
Astronomers observe star speeds rising with age, from six km/s for young stars to about thirty km/s for old ones. Exceptions exist, with stars at Mount Wilson reaching 141 to 326 kilometers per second, the highest recorded speeds.
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Mount Wilson Solar Observatory
Carnegie Institution
Painter son and father discussed over drawing costs in library
A family conversation traces plans about a son’s painting career. The caller notes the mother being dressed, and the father telling the son he would need more of the bins, remarking drawing costs are high, in a tense exchange referenced to a judge.
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Lou
Crater Lake National Park Proposed Dual Villages Plan
National Parks official Mark Daniels outlines Crater Lake as an eight wonder with a unique lake and crater walls. He proposes a double village system at lower and rim levels to accommodate tourists year round while preserving the lake’s pristine setting.
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Mark Daniels
National Parks
Rater Lake National Park
Bay of Naples
Crater Lake
Crater Lake National Park
United States
Survivals of Old Styles in Dress and Service
A London Times report on Wilfred M Webb's ethnological lecture notes how ancient dress elements survive today. Examples include hat bands, clocked stockings, glove braids, and garments passed to servants, from Georgian era footmen to 19th century grooms and coachmen, ending with modern waiters in dinner service.
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London Timea Inty
Wilfred M. Webb
Ethnological Society
George II
George III
Crater Lake National Park Development Plans Revealed
The piece describes Crater Lake in Oregon with its six mile diameter and blue waters, and outlines federal efforts to prepare the site for tourists. Roads from Medford, Klamath Falls, and Sand Creek are under construction, with trails to the lake, a rim village site, and a lodge on the crater rim completed and linked to the superintendent’s headquarters.
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Crater Lake
Crater Lake National Park
Cascade Range
Oregon
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
War Department
Medford
Klamath Falls
Sand Creek
Anna Spring
The Family Look and the Face Mark in History
Elizabeth Robins argues in Harper's Magazine that facial features reveal lineage and clan history. The piece contends eye orbit arches jaw lines and lip shapes encode race and long past struggles, shaping memory across generations.
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Hapsburg
Elizabeth Robins
Harper’s Magazine
Salt-Water Cataracts Between Islands and Mainland
The article describes salt-water cataracts found in Norway, southern Chile, and British Columbia where rock barriers trap tides. It highlights Canas Passage near Vancouver Island as a dramatic 18 foot high waterfall that pours over the obstruction in flood and returns in ebb, creating a two way cascade with great volume.
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Norway
Chile
British Columbia
Canas Passage
Vancouver
The Cheerful Japanese Ad in The Cosmopolitan
The Boston Evening Transcript notes Japanese advertisements favor grand claims in Tokyo window displays. Phrases promise solid products akin to an elephant’s hide and welcoming service like sunshine after rain with amiable staff.
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Cosmopolitan
Boston Evening Transcript
Tokyo
Remarkable Birth Record in West India Quintuplets Born Alive
A 33 year old Mahratta woman in Bhor state West India reportedly bore quintuplets two males and three females all born alive though nursing shortages threaten their survival. The mother had three previous children last year who died within three months. This record of bearing eight children in a year is considered unequaled in medical annals.
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Bhor
West India
Leisure and fairness in a laboring society
The Philadelphia Bulletin argues against overwork, urging shorter hours and graded duties to prevent fatigue poison and social ills. It calls workers and unions to seek balance, noting leisure supports virtue, health, and humane citizenship for rich and poor alike.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Urge Kindness to Animals Argues for Protection and Compassion
An exchange argues for animal protection citing their defenselessness and susceptibility to cruelty. It stresses reducing world suffering, condemns unnecessary pain, and notes animals’ contributions to human needs while warning cruelty harms moral life. Quoting Bentham, it emphasizes suffering over reason or speech.
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Jeremy Bentham
Fat man causes ruckus over car wheels berth on westbound Pullman
A stout passenger boards a westbound Pullman and resists a end-of-car berth. After a delay, his loud snoring troubles fellow travelers as a porter jokes about sleeping middle of the car. The man stays in the berth despite protests.
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Porter
Stage Props For A Period Scene At The Front Door
A fragment from Modern Priscilla suggests making a makeshift stage using a doorway area about two feet from the front of a room. It describes using cardboard tomahawks Puritan men with paper caps and broad hats to create suitable period imagery with outlines taped or pasted.
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Hank Aoeble
Roep
Bull’neye
Mae
Andy Beglv
Priscilla
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W. G. Chapman
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