Beasty and the Beast meets in New York incident
A southern churchman visiting New York with his wife was taunted by two young sports who commented on the couple as “the beauty and the beast.” He instantly struck the speaker, declaring he is a man of peace but will not allow anyone to call his wife a beast.
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New York
Broadway
New York Tribune
Ryon Noster
Twentieth Century Telephone Co
J. S. Haley
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
The
Bell Telephone Co
E. C. Lirrrerteep
Catharine Parr: Wife Who Won Henry VIII with Tact
Catharine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth wife, relied on intellect over beauty to steer the king. She deftly managed officials and a rival order for her arrest on charges of heresy, flattering Henry to avert danger and reconcile with the monarch.
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Catharine Parr
Henry VIII
Henry
Graft Tests Yield Lemon From Expected Orange Hybrid
Government fruit experts expected an orange from grafting a Florida orange onto a Japanese La Foliata tree. Instead the tree produced sour lemons, prompting investigations into why the hybrid resisted the cool climate and how far north the lemon-bearing tree might grow.
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Testa
Wilson
Washington
Philadelphia
B. G Galloway
Bureau of the Plant Industry
Herbert W. Webber
Florida
California
United States
Galloway
Tennessee
South Carolina
Arkansas
Nation of Reds Declares Color Change Tied to Climate and Life
Shelby Ohio resident Marvin, 81, cited by the Cincinnati Enquirer, argues that exposure to sun and outdoor life are turning white Americans into red men. He claims climate and civilization differences drive skin color, predicting a full shift over generations.
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Marvin
Shelby
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Christmas Wreath Confections From Meringue
Instructions for making meringue wreaths from Fannie Merritt Farmer featured in Woman's Home Companion. Step by step notes cover ingredients, folding sugar, vanilla flavoring, shaping with a pastry bag, and baking until firm. Includes tips for using paper guides and doughnut cutter patterns.
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Christman
Fannie Merritt Farmer
Bounding Boy Described By Chadband In Chicago Chronicle
The Chicago Chronicle notes the damp wintry scene as the “happy, bounding boy” roams with minimal clothing. Adults bundle in heavy coats and gloves while the boy sports a tiny cap and pockets his hands, claiming his legs feel fine and he wears about a quarter of an adult’s attire.
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Chadband
Chicago Chronicle
Canary Bird Care and Remedies From Historic Guidance
Care tips for canaries include using slippery elm bark in drinking water and a drop of sweet oil for colds. Feed with fig or apple and a live worm for larger birds. Daily washing of vessels, avoiding standing water to prevent aphae, keep cages away from drafts, hang about five feet high. If weakness appears, give iron and counteract with sulphur.
Church Union Movement Spreads in New Zealand
In New Zealand the union of Methodist Presbyterian and Congregational denominations is advancing. Rev Silvester Horne of London sends his evening service sheet to a fire station near Whitefield's, with firemen singing along. In Christchurch Indiana rector Rev George W Hinkle has raised 1600 dollars in old debt, with 500 more donated to rebuild the tower.
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New Zealand
Union of
Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Denomination
Silvester Horne
London
Whitefield’s
Christchurch
Waterloo
George W. Hinkle
Word culture debated by a Philadelphia art student
A Philadelphia Record feature credits a young Academy of Fine Arts student with coining a new use of the word culture to describe a class of people. The piece notes the term is overworked and asks if certain acquaintances are cultured or merely cultured.
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The
Academy of Fine Arts
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Quotations on manners and human behavior from the Atchison Globe
A collection of aphoristic lines discusses restraint in rivalry and romance, excuses for drinking, comfort with others, rules of aging, and comparisons of people to birds and engines. The tone mirrors a midwestern newspaper’s weekly wit column with pithy observations.
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Atchison Globe
Shakespeare and Sleepless Nights in Classic Verse
The London Saturday Review comments on Shakespeare as a poor sleeper with lines from Henry IV and The Rape of Lucrece reflecting insomnia. It notes the twenty seventh sonnet as evidence of a restless mind, then shifts to light social quips about Miss Knox and a Philadelphia Press item on saving trouble with a janitor anecdote.
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Shakespeare
F. F. Montague
London Saturday Review
London
Lucrece
Insomniac Quips About Sleep Remedy
A humorous exchange shows a boastful man claiming to know all, as one guest asks about insomnia and the other replies he simply slept it off, a line attributed to the Houston Post.
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Houston Post
Twentieth Century Telephone praised in midwest letters
Letters from Independence Missouri and surrounding towns praise J S Haley and the Twentieth Century Telephone Co for rapid growth, better service, and lower rates than Bell. Mayors and bank officials report expanding networks, 100 to 600 phones, and strong local adoption since 1902.
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J.S. Haley
Missouri and Kansas Co
Missouri
Kansas
Haley
James A. Kempe
Marsuarne
Bell Telephone Co
Saline County Telephone Co
Joan Briar
LaMonte
J. S. Haley
Twentieth Century Telephone Co
LaMonte Telephone Co
Bell
St. Louis
Kansas City
W. J. Gaxlre
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Watt
Oatlor
J. A. Lowry & CO
U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Reading Co
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GRAND
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Nation OF Reds
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Perkins
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Michigan
Anthony Michalek
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Kallanaole
Hawaii
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Anderson House
Bigtimber, Mont
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Irvine Block
Bra Timber
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Big Timber Home Telephone Company
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H. O. Kellogg
A Home Co
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Bank of Independence
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Mr. Haley
M. G. Woon
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