Gleam of Sunshine by Mildred Caroline Goodridge
Arthur Perry rescues a child from an oncoming car in Wellston. He is cared for by Rob Barr after the incident, while Lillian Trevor learns of the hero and grows close to him. Barr values Perry for his linguistic skill, and a love story blooms between Perry and Trevor as he recovers.
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Mildred Caroline Goodridge
Arthur Perry
Wellston
Arthur
Lillian Trevor
Lit Jian
Lillian
Robert Barr
Mr. Barr
Miss Trevor
Nellie
Perry
Trevor
W. G. Chapman
Moorish Echoes in Filipino Names and Identity
The piece explains why Moros in the Philippines are called Moorish by Spaniards, tracing their origins to Malays who converted to Islam. It notes centuries of Spanish rule failed to tame their fierceness, and discusses the naming of Indians and Filipinos by conquerors, ending with a note on the spelling of Filipinos.
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Philippines
North Africa
Malayan Islands
India
Peru
Mexico
West Indies
National stereotypes in egg preparation by nationality
A lighthearted survey describes how men from different nations prefer their boiled eggs. It contrasts English, French, Spaniard, Italian, German, and American practices from timing to serving style and accompaniments.
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Suebock Holmes
Eng Usman
Sheep and Dog in Harness Draw a Cart Show Steady Teamwork
A boy from Lyons Wisconsin used a sheep and dog trained to pull a cart. He designed the harness and demonstrated practical teamwork, as described by Popular Mechanics. The owner Louis Held declined exhibiting the pair at a county fair to avoid stressing the animals.
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Louis Held
Lyons
Wis
Riddles and wordplay with a moral from a mother
A collection of light riddles and puns in a homespun voice. Jokes cover greedy men wearing plaid waistcoats a ton not taking after his father jokes about knapsacks resembling handcuffs and a brisk moral from a mother about Mary learning to answer softly.
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Mary
Lady Jezebel's Divorce Sheds Light On Reading Habits
A housemaid asks to borrow a volume from the library and the mistress replies with approval. The maid then requests Lady Jezebel's Divorce, revealing the era's reading tastes and social dynamics in a brief domestic vignette.
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Mmerson
Jezebel
Favorite Shadow Pictures and How to Make Them
The article explains making shadow pictures like a swan by shaping fingers and hands in specific positions. It notes practice is needed for realistic effects and mentions techniques for an elephant head using two hands and a small handkerchief.
Elephant's Head Wrist Motion Technique Described
A concise description outlines how the elephant's head wrist should fall forward and how the first finger of the lower hand controls the trunk movement. The trunk can be swayed to and fro, illustrating basic articulation of balance and motion in the pose.
Head Growth Debate Baffles Readers From Phrenology Claim
English phrenologist J Miller Severn asserts heads can grow after age 40, citing measurements from prominent figures over 25 years. He contrasts with Parisian Dr J B Mege who argues brain development ends by age 45 to 50, noting continued growth hinges on an active brain.
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J. Miller Severn
Paris
Severn
Electrify Rubber Comb and Train Kiss Tax Surprises
A rubber comb rubbed with dry flannel becomes electric and follows a finger. Two cent Good-bye tickets go on sale at Waterloo station London. The London and Southwestern Railway plans a tax on visitors who kiss departing passengers and shout notes through trains. William notes Mr Jones, the neighbor, as a nice man who lent his lawn mower last evening.
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Waterloo
London
London and Southwestern Railway Company
William
Jones
Society Matron Works To Prevent Railroad Strike
Mrs J Borden Harriman a society matron and social reformer organized a White House conference with rail executives and labor leaders to avert a strike by forty two eastern railroads employes. Her initiative prompted President Wilson through Secretary Tumulty and Secretary Wilson to arrange a high level meeting to resolve the dispute without open conflict.
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White House
J. Borden Harriman
Wilson
Eastern Rail
Cornish
Ex King Manuel Engaged to Princess Augustina Victoria
Former King Manuel of Portugal, famed for romantic flings, has become betrothed to Princess Augustina Victoria. The engagement, announced at Sigmaringen Castle, follows Manuel's democratic life in Paris and London amid debts and exile. The couple’s families note the line of succession and distant royal ties, with Kaiser Wilhelm as a distant cousin but no closer royal link.
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Europe
Cupid
Manuel
Portugal
Augustina Victoria
Sigmaringen Castle
Sigmaringen
de Coeur
Paris
London
Augustina
Roumania
Baden Baden
Hohenzolrn
Kaiser Wilhelm
Prince Wilhelm
Hohenzollerns
Rep Borland Would Build Summer Capital
Representative Borland of Missouri proposes a mid summer transfer of Congress to a cooler mountain area near Washington. He suggests a two chamber, concrete and steel building costing up to 500000 dollars could house both houses for June July and August. He notes Blue Ridge and Catoctin hills are nearby for a cooler climate.
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Washington
Congress
Borland
Missouri
Mr. Borland
Blue Ridge
Catoctins
Congress House
House of Representatives
Inez Milholland Marries Eugene von Boissevain
Miss Inez Milholland wed Eugene von Boissevain at a London registry office in Kensington. The surprise match, kept secret from her parents in New York and London, prompted a swift family announcement and plans to travel to Amsterdam to meet the groom’s family.
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Inez Milholland
London
Eugene van Boissevain
New York
Dolland
Inez von Boissevain
Eugene von Boissevain
Inez
Amsterdam
Milholland
Veda Milholland
Marconi
Boissevain
Marloes Road
Kensington
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