Uncle Tom visits May Gleason cause of lively tea
Ruth meets May's Uncle Tom, a young man named Gordon, at a dinner in Gleason home. Ruth initially mocks the nickname mistaken for an older man, but the gathering ends with laughter as May reveals Tom is her half brother and the two women bond over confusion. Gordon postpones his Westward trip and Ruth remains engaged to the future.
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May Gleason
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Gleason
Uncle Tom
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Hier
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Mamma
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Lipido
New York Journal
Cause for Suspicion Brings Tears On Wedding Night
A three month bride weeps to a matron declaring she wants to die. She fears Harry no longer loves her after he came home and did not kiss her. The matron reassures by recalling her own husband’s kiss and suggests nothing serious is amiss.
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Rame
Detroit Free Press
Got What He Asked For
A youth seeks a job with a merchant and aims for quick advancement. The merchant hires him as assistant janitor with a 4 am start to sweep the floors, illustrating a sharp commentary on aspirations and ambition in labor. The piece appears in Collier's Weekly and reflects on the tension between desire for early promotion and humble, disciplined work.
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Collier's Weekly
Parachute Drops Highlight Circus Balloon Safety
A circus balloon artist explains parachute drops as gentle and safe with careful steering to avoid hazards. He notes parachutes are 8 cent muslin and balloons 4 cent muslin, weighing about 500 pounds, and recalls incidents where parachute failure caused risky landings.
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McKeesport
Combination spectacles for street and reading use
The invention by D L Falardeau of Albany New York combines two pairs of lenses in one frame. Each lens attaches to its own bracket pivoted in the frame and can swing into position quickly. Lenses are held by friction screws to prevent displacement during wear. The resting lenses swing into oblong frames perpendicular to the in-use pair.
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D. L. Falardeau
Albany
N. Y
Murder follows seizure of Russian socialist press in Lodz
In Lodz Russian Poland police uncovered a retreat where the Socialist journal Rabotnik was printed. Six workers were arrested but the paper appeared again after confiscation. The next issue named the informer. The informer's body was later found stabbed.
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Lodz
Russian
Poland
Rabotnik
Amber Mouthpieces Shield Turks From Tobacco Harm
In Turkey amber is seen as a specific against the ill effects of nicotine. People, fond of tobacco, freely indulge but guard themselves with amber mouthpieces for their pipes.
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Turkey
Africa Rises: Continent of Plateaus Highlighted
Africa is described as the most elevated continent and the continent of plateaus. The southern tableland averages over 3,500 feet, while the northern plateau sits around 1,300 feet.
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Africa
Fine Flour the Best German Authorities Test Bread
German authorities tested twenty four bread varieties from fine to coarse meal to assess nutritive value for soldiers. The study found coarser bread markedly inferior in nutrition and usefulness for troops.
Tact and Fashion Teach Gentle Handling of Life
A period piece discussants tact as a social virtue, praising courteous restraint in speech and behavior at home. It also covers hair styles for teens, ear care, fashion trends in summer gowns, and critiques of the ideal man as seen in popular fiction, with notes on fabrics, trims, and lingerie.
Nine Americans Killed In Filipino Campaign Summary
Week of fighting in the Philippines reports nine American deaths including a captain and lieutenant and twenty three wounded, with one captain captured. Filipino losses total about 220 killed and 63 wounded, plus many captured. Disturbances centered in Panay and Central Luzon as Taft's commission surveys civil governance and church role.
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Taft
Panay
Luzon
Pio del Pilar
Secret Service
Manila
Philippine Commission
Spain
Visayas
United States
Philippines
Coleagues
Chap-pelle
Perfect Baby Feet Through Simple Care and Shoes
A Boston lawyer advocates soft kid shoes and moccasins for children to shape ideal feet. He keeps the kids in moccasins until school age, then uses wide soles and soft footwear. Summer wear reverts to moccasins, and advocates say the method yields feet as perfect as a baby’s, with nightly baths and gentle alcohol rubbing reducing irritation from dye in stockings.
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Boston
Miss Martha Hohmann Heads New Union Labor Group
In Cleveland a newly formed women's federal labor union with Miss Martha Hohmann as president pledges to support union labor by shopping only at stores with union conditions and purchasing goods known to be made under union conditions. She also serves as vice president of the Central labor union.
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Martha Hohmann
Women’s Federal Labor Union
Cleveland
Miss Hohmann
Central Labor Union
Thoughts of Women in Bitter Experience
A reflective line of sayings on women and loyalty, comparing a torn glove to a spoiled costume and a teething infant’s cry. It notes that a woman’s loyalty is often beyond comprehension and that her worst enemies can be women of her own sex.
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