Morseback Riding and Fraulein Milka Ternina in Era of Style
A New York physician praises horseback riding for fitness and mental stimulation, citing muscle development and improved circulation. The piece also profiles Fraulein Milka Ternina, Croatian-born soprano with a London reception, noting her career and remarks on English audiences. It closes with social notes on prizes for entertainments, the fad of calling cards, and Roman-letter card engraving trends.
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Morseback
New York
Con
New York Telegraph
Elsa
Fraulein
Milka Ternina
London
Thos
Red cloth dress with bolero features and waistcoat front
In Singapore area, a new industry yields pure gutta percha from tree leaves. Leaves pounding and boiling produce sap, with dry leaves containing about 12 percent.
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Singapore
Victoria's Many Children Gather for Queen's Birthday
Queen Victoria anticipates a large family gathering at Osborne for her 71st birthday. At least seven of her abroad grandchildren will attend, along with the German crown prince and many great-grandchildren. Each of her children is expected to bring a married child, creating a rich royal reunion though a czar and czarina visit seems unlikely.
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Victoria
Denmark
Osborne
Zarina
Live Stock News and Market Notes from the West
The piece reports on Chicago opening of the western range cattle season on the 16th and rising demand for Boston horses at 150 to 225 dollars with top prices around 230. It covers calf crops, pasture conditions along the Oregon Short Line, and Wyoming plains, plus fears about late government fencing orders in New Mexico, new humane branding methods, Texas fever outbreaks, and a detailed discussion of tuberculin testing in cattle with procedural instructions for reliable results.
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Chicago
Boston
Northwest
Oregon
Taramie Plains
Wyoming
New Mexico
Cheyenne
Wryo
Daniel McCunningham
Coffey- Wille
Kan
Bureau of Animal Industry
Bartlesville
Nowata
Tatua
Miami
Winita
Indian Territory
Jonesburg
Chautauqua County
Kansas
McCunningham
Kangas
Texas
Tres Palacios
Horseman
Kansas City
State Labor Bureau
Liverpool
Rug
Buenos Ayres
Major Tintolt
British Remount Commission
Messrs
Boulder Brothers
London
Parker and Fraser
England
Tuberculosis Testing of Cows Draws Reader Interest
Many readers seek clear explanation of the period of testing cows followed by state and private veterinarians to determine whether the tested cow is free from tuberculosis.
Poultry Briefs Highlight Feeding and Market Quality
The article lauds poultry associations for better feeding and care, noting Polish fowls’ long breeding history and the shift away from morning mash. It warns that overstocked markets push down prices, and stresses selling only high quality dressed fowls to avoid losses.
William Went Tack Again From Tandon It Bits
A London hotel window cleaner named William Went Tack is caught reading a paper at work. The manager fires him, he collects owed pay, returns in Sunday clothes, and the employer fails to recognize him. He resumes his job after a chance encounter offering higher pay and the same window cleaning task.
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William
Tandon
Willitss
London
Wiliam
A Touch of Sympathy Rooster Say Old Man
A fragment notes a rooster’s remark about sympathy in a rural scene. An old man complains of being henpecked, expressing fatigue with household nagging and a sense of shared dry humor. The tone hints at a lighthearted, domestic sketch.
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Rooster
Wife plans gifts with silver tray and Persian rug
In a playful exchange, Jane reveals plans to buy a silver card tray, a bronze Hercules for the man piece, and a Persian rug for her dressing table, while Tootsey 2 contemplates a new shaving brush as his gift.
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Jane
Ice Man Mixes Up Tasks Sparks Laughs
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip recalls a mix up where an attractive ice man makes Maggie nervous. She confused him with household work and tried to have him place ice in the stove oven, prompting humor about hiring changes.
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George
Maggie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Paling GI Dunk
Ella and Bella discuss a gentleman lodging above who is attentive. Bella admits engagement but doubts his love for her alone. Ella questions why he would marry otherwise. Bella reveals he owes her mother six months’ rent.
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Ella
Bella
Cure for Tightweights and a Coin Exchange Tale
A lean man touts traction cars as health restorers claiming a half hour ride increases weight. He alleges paying a conductor two dollars for a bushel of coin in exchange, a curious exchange that underpins the tale from a Philadelphia North American source.
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Philadelphia North Americn
Burlesque Debate Echoes Shakespearean Influence
A Washington Star snippet notes theater owes much to Shakespearean drama with a girl in dark glasses and a pensive look discussing burlesque. A young man with wide ears agrees that some top burlesques were based on Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet, highlighting enduring stage ties.
Fragmentary Quote Reveals Inheritance Dispute
A Cleveland clipping records a dialogue about a man puzzled why his child sought him out as all his property was registered in his wife's name. The brief exchange highlights questions of ownership and family rights amid unclear local context.
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Headquarters
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Uncertain Verse Snippet Sparks City Debate
Fragmentary OCR text shows a satirical or literary line about Silas Hayrick-Wall and a joking claim that city men will set a price for a wife in a future era. The source lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable organizations to ground a fuller summary.
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Silas Hayrick
Wall
Chicago
Ocean
The Lucky Lieutenant and Other August Notes
Literary notes discuss Reginald Gourlay story The Lucky Lieutenant and parallels to Midshipman Easy, Gretna Green marriage. reviews of The August Atlantic, The Crisis in China, and works by Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Ronald MacDonald. Mentions The Delineator September pieces, Chinese reform context, and Lieutenant Commander Jones Gilmore’s prison saga in McClure’s. The Midsummer Holiday Century introduces Berthan Runkle’s Paris tale The Helmet of Navarre.
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Marryat
Reading
Nicholas Reginald Gourlay
Easy
John O'Brien
Gretna Green
Angust Atlantic
Bradley
Talcott Williams
Mark B. Dunnell
China
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mary
National Magazine
North American Review
Ronald Magazine
MacDonald
England
America
Antnny Co
Union Square
New York
Philip Gerard
H. Amherst Ott
Drake University College of Oratory
Des Moines
Iowa
Auithor
Towa
Tor
Edna Witherspoon
Choses P. Handy
Deking
Isana Yaylor Leadland
Peking Union
Stephen Tons
Philippines
McClure
Gilmore
Luzon
Berthan Runkle
Paris
Henry IV
the Helmet of
Navarre
The Painter of Your Sign Comes for a Bill
A remembered anecdote shows James Russell Lowell as a young lawyer with a fresh notebook ready and a painter as a client. The scene captures Lowell's courtesy and the painter’s unexpected bill, illustrating a light moment in early legal life.
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James Russell Lowell
Edward Everett Wale
Lowell
Lowe Ell
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Muria Terning
Milka Terning
Croatia
Agram
Conservatoire
Vienna
J. Gaensbacher
Leipsic Opera
Bremen
Prizia
Pastour Vaccine Company
Washington
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