New Life Promised as Ed and Edith Embrace Spring
Edith Jones, a Chicago magazine clerk, and Ed, now to be township high school principal, reconnect amid spring’s sights. He reveals an adequate salary, and they plan a home with a library and a bowl of arbutus, ending years of drab routine with renewed hope.
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Sixty-third Street
Edith
Emma
Aifsey
Chicago
Danny Smith
Geo
Miss Jones
Township High School
The Natural End in a Circus Theatrical World
The piece notes Willie’s fascination with circus and vaudeville actors and the dangers of their craft. He learns from his father that Sir Henry Irving, once a great actor, is dead, prompting questions about his career and fate in the world of theatre.
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Willie
Sir Henry Irving
Harper's
New Ways of Spring Suits Inspire Modern Styles
The article discusses evolving spring and summer fashion, highlighting two standout designs. A flaring box coat with Chinese inspired embroidery and a one piece dress with a matching coat feature a long waist, brocaded girdle, short open jacket, and distinctive sleeve and skirt detailing.
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Paris
Ribbons and Ribbon Accessories for Baby Gifts
A ready guide to ribbon crafted baby items. Carriage robes with satin ribbon bows, elastic covered straps, sachets filled with scented cotton, and ribbon garters are featured as charming gifts and decorative essentials for the newborn era.
Phantom Lights and Death Ships Haunt Cornwall Shores
In Cornwall sailors fear phantom ships and lights. A west of St Ives distress signal led to a vanished schooner and a later wreck with all hands. Reports describe Jack Harrys lights before gales and a deadly doom ship tied to wreck lore. A haunted churchyard near St Ives and a 60s wreck with a spectral lady deepen the lore. The coast bears Europe's wildest sea superstitions with many deaths.
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St. Ives
London
Jack Harry
Cornwall
Tregascal
Portheurne Cove
Logan Stone
Europe
Cape Ushant
Goodwin Sands
Kent
National Marine
Radiophone Telephony to Cross Atlantic Soon
The United States Bureau of Standards says radio telephone is now as practical as wired calls over long distances. It notes speech and music quality match ordinary phones and foresees commercial transatlantic radiophone calls within reach, enabling Philadelphia or New York users to converse with London or Paris at a moderate rate per five minutes.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Atlantic
Philadelphia
New York
London
Paris
Origin of Ophthalmia and British Eye Surgery Beginnings
The New York Medical Journal notes that British eye surgery knowledge was scarce before the Egypt expedition led by Sir Ralph Abercrombie. Contagious ophthalmia spread among troops returning from Napoleon’s campaign and crippled military duty, prompting serious study of the eye across Britain.
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Great Britain
Egypt
Ralph Abercrombie
Just Rubber and Risk Smash-up
A Jacksonville Times-Union item notes an instructor warning a man customer about driving focus amid sidewalk distractions. The dialogue contrasts street awareness with risqué attire described in a vivid, era-tinged tone.
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Mike
Jacksonville Times-Union
Honesty the Best Policy in The Boomerang Tale
A compact note from The Boomerang presents moral lines about honesty and consequences. It suggests Dobbs embraces honesty while warning that theft of affection could lead to marriage, reflecting a fable like tone.
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Dobbs
Story of Our States Indiana's birth and early history.
The article recounts Indiana’s colonial roots from French exploration to British rule, Clark's Revolution victory at Vincennes, Lincoln’s Indiana citizenship in 1816, and William Henry Harrison’s Tippecanoe era. It notes Vincennes as first capital, the Louisiana Purchase role, and Indiana’s size, electors, and political centrality.
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Indiana
la Salle
Quebec
Clark
Vincennes
Northwest
Virginia
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Oho
Mississippi
Canada
Louisiana ‘Purchase
Louisiana
Indiana Territory
William Henry Harrison
Tippecanoe
Rrison
Tyler
Mississippi’s Name Origin and State History Recap
The article traces how Mississippi derives its name from the river, notes the Bayou State nickname, and highlights the river’s uneven course and flood-prone bottoms. It recounts De Soto’s 1539 discovery, La Salle’s naming, territorial changes, and Mississippi becoming the 20th state in 1817, with Jefferson Davis commanding a volunteer regiment in the Mexican War.
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Mississippi
Gulf
Tennessee
Yazoo
Louisiana
de Soto
la Salle
Louis XIV
West
Florida
United States
Jefferson Davis
Union
Cheese origins and varieties across regions
The article explains how cheeses are named by town or district of origin, notes American cheese as a cheddar variant, and lists French cheeses such as Erie Camembert Coulommier Neufchatel and Roquefort from various regions. It mentions Gonda from Holland and begins to describe Grapere, a holey cheese from an unspecified origin.
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Erie
Camembert
Coulommier
Neufchatel
Roquefort
France
Gonda
Holland
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Bair
Sea’s Old Tales
Clare New
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