Expensive Ceremony For New Ambassador Traditions
The article discusses the elaborate rites of presenting a new American ambassador abroad, including court processions, uniforms, carriages, and guards. It notes the financial burden on the ambassador to cover ceremonial expenses, such as travel to the palace, horse stables, and a $200 allocation for tipping, with commentary from a London editor and cultural observations on diplomatic life.
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Europe
America
London
Paris
Rome
Heta
Bladde
Prince Albert
Nita
Goletin
Corps de Garde
England
Henry Beach Needham
Saturday Evening Post
The Drama Versus The Novel In Artistry
The piece contrasts the difficulty of writing novels and plays, arguing many find short forms like sonnets and short stories easier due to simpler construction and finer control, while epics demand extended imaginative tension and deeper craft. It cites Metropolitan Magazine on the struggle to sustain creative momentum.
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Nice
Tangier
Fen
Tirgenev
Metropolitan Magazine
Strenuous Lovemaking Stirs Maeterlinck Romance Tale
Mme Georgette Leblanc details her bold pursuit of Maurice Maeterlinck in a Gil Blas interview. She recounts revealing her vow to make him her husband, his initial hesitation, and her claim that fate favored their meeting despite his doubts.
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Mme. Lablane
Maurice Maeterlinck
Maourice Maeterlinck
Mme
Georgette Leblane
Gil Blas
Mae. Leblanc
Maeterlinck
Mike Lebline
L Little Gress
Mme. Leblanc
Pits From Smallpox Joke At Watermelon Stand
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune tells of a woman asking a man about smallpox pits on his face. He replies that the pits were put on by a beauty specialist to keep his face from skidding when he eats watermelon.
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Chicago Tribune
Figures in Cold Dollars Stir Builder Remarks
A builder argues that life has no price, yet big New York buildings factor in potential worker deaths in cost estimates. He suggests contractors accept settlements with families as part of construction costs, a claim he says architects and builders may deny but consider real. The remark, cited from the New York Sun.
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New York
New York Sun
Toledo Blade origin story names town Toledo
About a century ago two Ohio settlements at the MauMee river mouth, Port Lawrence and Vistula, joined to become Toledo after a merchant Willard Daniels argued for the name. He cited Spanish Toledo and the Hebrew roots meaning Mother of People, noting near equal latitudes and that no Western city bore the name. The Toledo Blade newspaper title honored Toledo, Spain’s renowned sword blades.
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Ohio City
Maumee River
Port Lawrence
Major Stickney
Vistula
Thim
Major
Willard Daniels
Toledo
Spain
Daniels
Ohio
Lapin
Ladies’ Home Journal
Elevators in Europe Lack Common Use Outside Luxury Hotels
A description from Indianapolis News contrasts European elevator use with the United States noting high end hotels in Germany and France provide freely used lifts while cheaper houses remain four to five stories tall. The typical mid priced hotel uses a wooden cage elevator driven by a 4 hp motor with outside push buttons. Passengers enter the car and the attendant or any servant operates buttons to reach floors. In some cases the control is inside and an attendant accompanies the rider. The French term ascenseur is used and callers are rare since stairs handle down trips. Only a few office buildings have such devices.
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Europe
United States
Germany
France
Winert Univer
Pasengers
Indianapolis
Glassmakers and the aristocratic glassblowers in history
Glassmiking was once the most aristocratic industry with a French law under Louis IX restricting glass blowing to noble birth. For centuries it was the sole trade barred to commoners, preserving caste. The art reached England from France and early practitioners called themselves gentlemen glass blowers.
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England
France
Sunken Walnut Logs Beneath Gull Lake Reported
A small fortune is said to lie on the bottom of Gull Lake in Michigan as walnut logs, once deemed worthless, were towed into deep water and sunk. The logs are the butt ends of old walnut trees, cut years ago, with stumps pulled and released into the lake. The lake reaches depths of about 300 feet in places, making recovery unlikely.
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Gull Lake
Michigan
Artist's Storm Then Calm Seas Conversation
A visitor asks why marine painters never depict storms. The artist explains they can outline a storm, but spreading oil colors makes the waves subside, leaving the sea looking as calm as a duck pond. The exchange appears in a Boston Transcript script.
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Oll
Boston Transcript
Statesman's Trials and Homeward Hope
The veteran statesman advises not to forget the folks back home while the new representative doubts a chance to forget while jobs remain to fill. The Buffalo Express notes the tension between remembrance and opportunity in public service.
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Statesman
Buffalo Express
A Clever Swindle at the Fashionable Hotel
In a sunny terrace scene at a leading hotel a sly woman attracts the curiosity of the prosperous loungers. A brave elderly militiaman negotiates a loan to cover a debt, and the scam yields twelve pounds before the culprits plan their next move, perhaps in Brighton.
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Beng
Tolva
Frouter
Dam A
Colonel Moriah
Ted
Mortish
Ballisfs
Butt
Brighton
Lundon
Origin of the name Mephistopheles debated by scholars
A Westminster Gazette excerpt surveys theories on the origin of Mephistopheles. It cites Goethe’s admission of uncertainty in a 1820 letter, reviews proposed Greek and hybrid etymologies, and notes medieval practice of referencing Old Testament names when naming demons, including Mephistopheles and its abbreviated form Mephisto.
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MephIstopheles
Goethe
Mephis
Tophel
Mary
Mephontophilos
England
Herr Oelhke
Schopentinuer
Westminster Gazette
Lucky Baseball Fluke: Home Run On an Infield Fly
A reader recalls a 19th century Washington vs Cincinnati game where Wilmot hit an infield fly that carried for a home run. The ball dropped inside the triangle after a long rise, letting Wilmot score the winning run in the ninth with a single swing amid scattered fielders. The feat surprised fans and remains unmatched in professional baseball.
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Cate Ty
Washington
Citie Finats
Cincinnati
Wilmot
Howe
Buck Ewhig
Cincionatis
Unell
Moving pictures to new home prevents breakage
The New York Telegram advises placing and hanging family portraits immediately after moving to avoid broken glass scratches and dents while packing and unpacking. Hang pictures early to keep them out of the way and prevent damage.
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New York Telegram
Origins of Checkers Across Time and Regions
The article notes that checkers is claimed by some as very old and others as relatively modern, with uncertain origins. It mentions alternative names such as drafts and lists many varieties including Chinese English Polish Spanish Italian Turkish and its presence among New Zealand interior tribes.
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New Zealand
Pun in political ambitions after accident
A wry exchange recalls a man who lost both legs in a car crash aiming to pursue politics. The joke hinges on the pun about “the stump” as a political stance. The quotation reflects a sharp line from a judge about knowledge and ignorance.
Testing His Faith in a Round World Joke
A St Paul Pioneer Press comic strip dialogue features Uncle Well asking Bobby what he learned at school. Bobby replies that the world is round and turns on hinges like a globe, and adds that others want him to believe a lot for a small boy, illustrating a humorous faith question.
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Bobby
St Paul Pioneer Press
Insult to Injury at Pittsburgh Post Clip
A snappy item notes Mrs Wombat’s indignation after a house robbery. Burglars returned silver plated ware the next night, sparking a brief, wry reflection on pleasures versus happiness and the bracing feel of sea air.
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Emerson
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Hee
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Holbreck Bros
Voss-Holbreck
Holzberger
Lundy
H.H. Jones Service
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Ohio Union
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