On the Trail of Glennon
Dorothy True uses a staged romance with John Brown to trap a suspected heartbreaker named Glennon alias John Brown. She plans to expose him while Alicia grows closer to him. a nighttime car ride ends with the suspect revealing no knowledge of Glennon as the truth comes out and Dorothy learns she is betrothed to Brown.
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Mr. Brown
Dorothy True
Dorothy
Alicia True
Alicia
Efort
Rose
Glennon
John Brown
John
True
Mrs. True
Mike
Mr. True
The Artichoke: A Mediterranean Thistle Grown in San Francisco
The text extols the artichoke grown in San Francisco and Half Moon Bay as a spiny but fragrant delicacy. It notes its Mediterranean origin, high market price, and wide availability from groceries to push carts, appealing to both rich and poor with prices up to a quarter.
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San Francisco
Half Moon Bay
Oregon
California
Florida
Scientific American
Dijon builds world’s mightiest aero station beacon
France’s Dijon hosts a top aero beacon described as the most powerful in the world. Its light travels up to 200 miles, produced by eight arc lamps rated at 1,000,000,000 candles each.
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Dijon
France
Spring Styles for Matrons and Accessories of Charm
A fashion feature for mature women champions dignity and restraint over youth, warning against kittenish styles. It highlights flower toques covered in blossoms with pastel ribbons and lavish fabrics like crepes, brocades, and silks. The piece notes versatile outfits, including a blossom toque and muff set and a gray crepe marocain afternoon dress with detailed trims and draped overblouse.
Threads of gold lace from India weigh an ounce for 1100 yards
A description notes Indian gold thread used for lace is drawn so fine that 1100 yards weigh only one ounce, illustrating extraordinary thinness and value of the material.
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India
Through Eyes of Geologist on Earth History and Early Man
The geologist outlines Earth's crust development over 60 to 300 million years and 12 geologic periods, highlighting the Pleistocene post-Tertiary period when humans appeared. Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, and early Chinese and Mesopotamian civilizations mark transitions. Egyptian and Babylonian histories trace back to the sixth through ninth millennium B.C.
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George Palmer Putnam
George Haven Putnam
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Asia
Kengi
Kish
Shirpuria
Gishban
Babylonia
King George's Rent Roll Apercu Of Duchy Rentals
The Brooklyn Eagle notes King George seeks permission from parliament to sell parts of the duchy of Lancaster. The annual rent roll is about 275000 dollars but under historic per petual lease practice the actual rent is lower. The piece lists odd items as economic rent and describes St Olave's Grammar School in Tower Bridge and various manors as examples.
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George
Duchy of Lancaster
St. Olave’s Grammar School
Towerbridge
Duchy
Brooklyn Eagle
Why Briand Stammered At Medal Ceremony
Premier Briand of France conferred a medal on an American soldier in a ceremony where language barriers arose. The French leader, who did not speak English, listened as the soldier spoke a little French and then thanked him with English. Briand replied in part in English and finished in French, a tactful gesture to comfort the soldier.
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Briand
France
Monsieur Briand
Monsignor Briand
Waitress Clarifies Dime Dilemma at Luncheon
A Broadway waitress notes the tip status as either a free gift or meal charge. A diner lacking loose change left without a dime, then returned the next day with two dimes to settle accounts. Elsie privately affirmed the diner owes a dime.
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Square
Elsie
New York Sun
Century advances reshape daily life in early 1900s
World Progress notes the twentieth century entering its twenty first year with forecasts that modern innovations such as airplanes wireless telegraphy motion pictures submarines and automobiles were then barely existent at the century's birth and have since transformed society.
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Indianapolis Newa
Charm in Women Secret of Attraction Is a Mystery
Mala MacMahon writes in the Continental Edition of the London Mail that attraction lies beyond beauty. She notes charm may arise from wit, voice, empathy, or gesture, with plain women often holding men in thrall while beautiful women may lack it. The piece highlights “jolies laides” and sesthetic paradoxes in masculine desire.
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Chan
Mala MacMahon
London Mail
Purse Lost Then Found On Suburban Train Car
A commuter wakes to find a fat purse in the seat behind her and a frantic search for the rightful owner. The purse is returned to a frail old lady as a sympathetic crowd witnesses the moment before the train moves on. A hopeful girl reappears claiming she left the purse in the seat.
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Chicago Journal
Two-Thirds Are Married in United States
The census shows nearly two thirds of Americans aged fifteen and up are married, with Mississippi and Arkansas leading and Nevada lowest at 45.9 percent. Despite divorce concerns, Capper's Weekly notes about one half million divorced persons in the count. The text cites higher male ratios in western states and suggests Horace Greeley’s advice may apply.
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H. C
United States
Burea
Horace Greeley
Practical Aid for Farmers Develops New Farm Mechanism
Popular Mechanics Magazine says a recently developed farm chine could cut weed and insect pest losses for farmers. The practical combination of existing processes is described as a major development in agriculture history. A small gasoline motor mounted on the frame operates the entire mechanism.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Man of Science
Mother Earth
Sweet Lady
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