Umbrella Dispute Highlighted by Honest Owner Letter
A Florence Italy letter reveals Alfred Campe found an umbrella in a Florence hotel wardrobe bearing initials BF C and the name B F Corrigan Conshohocken Penn USA. Corrigan expects its return after two years. the umbrella will be shipped back to its rightful owner.
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New York Times
Cortigan
the &T
Matthew Hehool
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Florence
BF. C
B. F. Corrigan
Conshohocken
Penn
Alfred Campe
Genoa
Italy
Corrigan
Filier
Ufe
Real Estate Bargains Across Thompson Creek Area
Listings tout a five room dwelling near the Jesse Taylor place and a well watered site in the eastern town. Another bargain includes a five room house with yard and a waterworks supply, plus a dwelling with land on the western city edge. Submit your property for sale and a purchaser will be found.
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Uryan
Henchley
Thompson Creek
Jesse Taylor
Mary Mooring
Irving's Noble Charity Proven In Plausible Tale
Story recalls Sir Henry Irving's generosity as Lyceum chief hands a broke French actor £50 after a Paris appeal. M A P cites his £20000 charity over thirty years, noting the figure may be understated and illustrating his admired conduct among peers.
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Henry Irving Ie
Lyceum
Henry
Sir Henry
Paris
The Chinese Go-Between and Matchmaking Traditions
The go between plays a pivotal role in forming marriages in China. He touts a couple’s qualities to parents, negotiates with tact, and earns fees from both families. Some couples face arranged unions, with brides taken in sedan chairs amid ceremonial noise and bride wailing.
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China
Tennyson Emphasizes Humility In Self Reflection
The poemist Alfred Lord Tennyson showed clear dissatisfaction with his own work and lofty ideals. An anecdote from the duke of Argyll, cited by Miss Cary, recalls a party introduction where Tennyson replied with sincere humility, saying there is little worthy in him after all.
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Tennyson
Duke of Argyll
Miss Cary
Joan Russell
Gen Miller to Establish Summer Home in Stockbridge
Gen Miller, now at Hoilo, plans a summer residence in Stockbridge Mass. Relatives in the village report letters from him confirming his intention to settle there, indicating his return to the area for inactivity and repose.
Te License Drinkers Bill Before Michigan Legislature
A bill to compel drinkers of liquors to register and obtain a license is before the Michigan legislature.
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Michigan
Erudite Woman and the Debate on Women's Colleges
The article critiques a reported view by Rev Dr. Winchester Donald that erudition makes women blue stokings. It argues the report is likely mistaken and that higher education for women equips them for life, marriage, and motherhood, while acknowledging potential misperceptions of educated women’s roles.
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BE. Winchester Donald
Trinity
Boston Transcript
Donald
Jane Austen
Floating hospital ships bring infants to sea air daily
For twenty years a New York floated hospital carried a morning load of infants to breathe sea air scarce in tenement homes. A few cots hold the ill, but most patients enjoy deck life, mothers accompany them to eat a proper meal, bathe on lower decks, and return with revived bodies and refreshed minds.
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New York
Sunny Spain Better Than Italy For Sunshine Hours
A French agricultural report states Spain should be described as sunny and notes about 3,000 hours of sunshine annually. Italy has roughly 2,300 hours, France 2,200, Germany 1,700, and England 1,400 hours, with Spain leading among the listed nations.
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French Bureau of Agriculture
Spain
Italy
France
Germany
England
Paid in His Own Coin and Butter Dispute
Greedy grocer to farmer's wife spar over butter weight in a cartoonish exchange. The pun of butter and sugar features in a tongue in cheek dialogue. The snippet echoes comic banter from Tit-Bits and Botton Transcript.
A Clean Sweep
A horseman reports a break in at his stable overnight and the theft of his best harness. No trace was found as the thief took the traces and ail.
Dry and dusty Kurten notes with social gatherings
A cream supper at Mr A B Carroll's drew a large crowd last Saturday. An ice cream supper attended by Henry Prinzer's party also drew a large crowd. Visitors Noah Thompson of Zion Rest and Walter Edge headed to Sam Houston School in Huntsville.
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Henry Prinzer
Noah Thompson
Zion Rest
Kurton
Ebenezer
Walter Edge
Sam Houston
Huntsville
J. A. Black
Wheelock
Mit Dean
Bryan
Wesson Clappel
Alex Carroll
Walter
Dee Cargill
J. P. Post
White Rose
Reliance Prepares for Bryan Baptist Association Meeting
Readiness underway at Reliance as Bryan Baptist Association gears up for a three day gathering Saturday Sunday and Monday expecting a large attendance.
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Reliance
Bryan Baptist Association
Payne Prairie hosts pleasant Williams party for youths
Mr and Mrs Mack Williams entertained Payne Prairie youths Wednesday night with cream cake and other refreshments. All in attendance enjoyed the gathering, reflecting a cheerful community social.
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Mack Williams
Payne Prairie
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