New Kyrotaxp Conservatory of Music in Bos Yor
The article praises the New Kyrotaxp Conservatory of Music in Bos Yor for thorough instruction from beginners to high levels and notes its strong reputation and successful graduates at home and abroad. It also mentions safety in bottle cleaning, a doctor’s fatal case in Madera, and various miscellaneous items including agents wanted, bicycle bargains, bee honey yields, and Alpine fatalities.
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Kyrotaxp Consecvatory
Bos- Yor
Old cronies joke about children and double names
A brief comic exchange reveals a tally of names and doubles as one man lists many children with two names each. The other quips about having four but each with two given names. The article then shifts to a note on Indian wrestlers and athletes building strength from milk and farinaceous foods with minimal meat.
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George Arthur
Ernest William
Frederick James
Mabel Millicent
India
Old Maid Elizabeth Finds Love and Acceptance
In June at Snow Cottage Caldwell Elizabeth Whittaker faces being sidelined as a maiden aunt. She rekindles a long-muted romance with Will Loftus, but steps aside to marry off her younger sister Connie, while finding peace and arrival of sisterly bonds.
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John
Snow Cottage
Lottie
Connie Whittaker
Connie
Olue
Caldwell
Cornie
Elizabeth
Will Loftus
Will
Harry Mills
Lizzie
Elizabeth Whittaker
Mr. Loftus
Carrier Pigeons and Their Remarkable Homing Instinct
The article explains how pigeons show strong homing ability, with some returning after years. It describes experiments where birds are trained to associate two homes, Paris and St Denis, and fed at set times to ensure they travel back and forth reliably between locations about thirty miles apart.
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Popular Science Monthly
Vienna
Rome
Brussels
America
Belgium
Paris
St. Denis
Liberty
Snake skins as fancy work a new use for discarded skins
A New York Herald story notes women convert cast-off snakeskins into bazaar attractions. A reptile skin dealer recalls a wardrobe of skins, some perfect, some misfits, fetching good prices at fairs. He jokes about "returned empties" and plans for an Easter crop.
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New York Herald
Lives of the Saints serial to the Bollandists on Acta Sanctorum
The largest multi volume work on saints is Acta Sanctorum or Deeds of the Saints begun by the Bollandists of the Society of Jesus. First volume completed in 1643 with sixty one volumes issued. others still in preparation as noted by the Boston Globe.
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Bollandists
Society of Jesus
Boston Globe
Miles Out of the Way Mail Error On Boston to Portland Route
A mail clerk on a Boston to Portland train intercepted a misrouted letter addressed to Frankfurt on the Main Germany sent from England and bound for Maine, highlighting unusual postal confusion in the journey.
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Boston
Portland
Frankfort-on the-Main
Germany
England
Maine
Bostop Herald
Copped All the Coin in Sight
Thomas L. Lucas and his son Fred fled Huntington Indiana in a hurry. They were in the abstract and loan business and reportedly stole thirty five thousand dollars.
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Thomas L. Lucas
Fred
Huntington
Ind
Queen of England and piano quip in Cincinnati satire
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune satirical exchange jokes about the Queen having sixty pianos she never plays and contrasts a woman with one piano who plays it well. The brief quip reflects humorous gender and cultural commentary of the period.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
England
Alexandria’s Old Carlyle House and the Female Stranger Mystery
A New York Tribune correspondent surveys Alexandria Virginia’s historic lanes. The Carlyle house, Braddock and Clagett taverns figure in colonial wars and Washington era tales. The tale centers on the mysterious Female Stranger who died after four days at the tavern and is buried at St. Paul’s cemetery.
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Lexandria
New York Tribune
Carlyle House
Alexandria
Braddock
George Washington
Washington
Merry Carlyle
Sallie Fairfax
Gen. Washington
Gen. Braddock
Braddock House
Clagett Tavern
St. Paul's Cemetery
To the Memory of a Female Stranger Erected by Her Husband
A memorial inscription mourns a female stranger who died after months of illness. Her husband, described as her comfort in life and in death, placed the monument and vows to soothe the passing moment. The verse reflects on love and honor now fading into dust.
Mystery Surrounds Woman Freed From Bondage
Rumors swirl about the released soul and her origins with talk ranging from theories of being Aaron Burr’s daughter Theodosia to claims of a calmer peaceful ending to a troubled life. No definite facts emerge in this unsettled episode.
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Aaron Burr
Theodosia
California Fruit Abroad Seeks Improved London Market
The San Francisco Argonaut notes California fruit supply will rise as bearing trees almost double in two years. Past shipments to Europe posted low prices due to long transit and overstocked markets. The piece urges better packing, selective fruit, and resident East and Europe agents to secure timely sales and accurate market information.
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San Francisco
Sacramento
William Pears
Hardys
California
London
Consignees
East
Europe
Greek Names and Pronunciation Debates Across Athens Officials
The New York Tribune notes Greek names studied amid pronunciation controversy of officials in Athens. It cites Mauromichalis Movro michalis Skouzes and Varvogles with hard ch sounds, Metaxas war minister, Levides marine, Zaimes president of the chamber, Canaris fleet commander, Debe yances premier, and common names like Pappadopoulos and Antoniades. A Louisiana medical board examination shows sixty seven applicants with four colored. passing requires 75 percent.
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Athens
New York Tribune
Mauromichales
Chamber of Deputies
Zaimes
Canaris
Delyannis
Debee Yances
Gregorius
Gregoriades
Demetrius
Demethriades
Greece
Pappadopoulos
Antoniades
Anthoy
State Board of Medical Examiners of
Louisiana
Paying Up for a Lodging Debt in Lindsborg
Two men paid the mayor of Lindsborg Kansas one dollar the amount the city paid for their lodging one night in July when they were stranded. They said they had reached a life stage permitting them to settle what they regarded as a debt.
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Lindsborg
Kan
Last of seven Siberian convicts sent to prison for burglary
The final escaped Siberian convict found at sea and brought to San Francisco was sentenced to twenty years in prison for burglary by state authorities. One fellow was hanged for murder earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Lawsuit by Telephone Heard in Goshen Court
A novel suit at law was tried in the circuit court at Goshen Indiana on Monday. Elkhart attorneys submitted the case over the telephone and witnesses were examined in the same manner. Judge Warner ruled for the plaintiff.
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Goshen
Ind
Elkhart
Animals feign death and fear linked to strange incidents
The article surveys cases where animals feigned death or acted from fear, including foxes deceiving hunters in hen houses and a cat carrying a weasel home. It cites Romanes and Tennent on dead seeming animals and notes paralyzing fear can trigger abrupt death in both animals and humans.
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Romanes
Sir E. Tennent
Ceylon
Joseph Thomson
Lloyd Morgan
Severn Tunnel
Numerous Handy Inventions Previewed in Patents
A parade of new designs includes a spring clamp music holder with steel arms, a transformable chair bed, a rear wheel parcel carrier for bicycles, chair mounted snare drum frames, noiseless cradles with pneumatic rockers, indoor football with model players, a brush frame to preserve mucilage, a pin with rubber shield, a dipper funnel with integrated valve, an oil can with a pivoting casing, a collar button to hold neckties, foldable umbrellas, an oval spray nozzle for sprinklers, detachable neck bottles for easy cleaning, and a bicycle crank extender with a locking steel piece.
Northwestern inventors win a batch of patents last week
Patents issued to Northwestern inventors include John Betz of Jordan Minnesota for a vegetable cutter Reuben B Disbrow of Owatonna Minnesota for a combined churn and butter worker Herbert H Freeman of Pierre South Dakota for a hat holder Victor Klinger of Slayton Minnesota for a steam boiler flue front Finney Sprague of St Paul Minnesota and R G Sprague of Cedar Rapids Iowa for a rotary evaporator TY Merwin patent lawyer at 910 Pioneer Press Building St Paul Minnesota
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Northwestern
John Betz
Jordan
Minn
Reuben B. Disbrow
Owatonna
Herbert H. Freeman
Pierre
S. D
Victor Klinger
Slayton
Finney Sprague
St. Paul Minn
R. GC
Sprague
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
TY. D. Merwin
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Cablegram Proves 13000 Mile Telegraph Speed
A Manchester England to Victoria British Columbia cablegram was answered in ninety seconds after the tester touched the wire. The total distance covered by the message was 13 000 miles.
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Manchester
Eng
Victoria
B. C
Dishonored Drafts Reflected in Stomach Strength
A nineteenth century health note explains stomach weakness leads to fatigue of the whole system. Hostetter's Stomach Hitters supposedly restores vigor by enriching blood and aiding digestion, which then improves bowel and liver function and resists malaria.
Not Very Complimentary Dining Quip
A brief exchange from Harper's Bazar with Miss Barker and Mr Jones turns on humor about meals and company. The witticism hinges on a playful claim that the speaker would starve if forced to gaze at the other person.
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Miss Barker
Mr. Jones
Harper's Bazar
Elevator Ride Ends Abruptly In Descent Incident
An old man in a fast elevator reaches the top and plunges down in a lightning-like descent. A boy pushes him out and starts to close the door until the man shouts to go back. he asks why and mentions his missing item.
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Nick
New York World
Remembering Samson and the jawbone lesson
A Bible class moment recalls Samson slaying the Philistines with the jawbone of an ass prompting the chant The jawbone of an ass. The Spare Moments note offers a free Peruviana kidney and liver cure to sufferers in Cincinnati Ohio upon prompt request.
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Peruviana Resepy Co
86Th St
Cincamnati
Ohio
Senator Praises Speech Marked By Genius
An old senator tells a new member his yesterday speech bears genius marks The new member shakes his hand with rapture then turns pale and remarks about proper quotation marks from a New York Journal item.
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New York Journal
Auditory ranges described for sounds from various sources
The article lists distances at which sounds can be heard or understood. It notes a locomotive whistle at 3,300 yards, train noise at 2,800 yards, a musket report at 1,800 yards, dog bark at 1,800 yards, human voice at 1,000 yards, frog croak at 900 yards, cricket chirps at 900 yards, unseen sound at 500 yards, and distinct speaking audible to 600 yards with comprehension downward to 100 yards from above.
Spare. A witty exchange on the spare room.
A couple banters over a spare room in a Detroit Journal style quip. The wife praises the flat while the husband laments the lack of guests and practicality, noting conventional expectations about men's presence in his wife’s life.
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Detroit Journal
Not Exactly Lying. Cashier I Refusal of Check
A depositor argues with a cashier about check payment and an alleged overdrawn account. The exchange questions truthfulness and money matters in a New York Journal citation. A separate line notes statistics about married couples in France and childlessness.
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New York Journal
The Nubian Whistling Tree
A Nubian tree emits flute like tones as wind passes through insect gall holes. Scientific traveler identifies gall produced by parasitic insects at young shoots. Wind through these openings creates the audible whistles, a rare ready made natural instrument.
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Nubia
Portrait of Belfast Reverend Draws Local Light
Two Belfast farmers who visited the weekly market viewed a portrait in oils of a local church dignitary hung in a public building. The stern ascetic features of the reverend gentleman contrasted with the rough, slovenly painting technique used.
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Belfast
Fragmentary Remark Sparks Silent Exchange in Past Dialogue
A short, silent view ends as one speaks of Inverence and a pleasant face. Houtsman counters with a witty retort about taking a dose of oll, leaving peers amused by the rustic exchange and rough humor.
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Houtsman
Never on Friday chess tale from Cincinnati Enquirer
A spectacled boarder asks Asbury Peppers about playing chess. He says he plays sometimes but never on Friday, joking that it is unlucky to move on that day per a Cincinnati Enquirer snippet.
Todgers Faces Unsettling Rumors Over Bike Price Claim
Curious chatter from Cleveland Leader reports Todgers accused of misrepresenting bicycle prices. Amid talk he allegedly boasts about paying $100 for this year’s model while predecessors sell for half that, prompting concern about credibility and judgment.
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Cleveland
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Sister Elizabeth
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Todgers
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