Marston tale on voyage and a mysterious French stranger
A steamer voyage nears New York as a tall reserved man named M Herve, posing as a quiet fellow passenger, befriends Duska and Steele. He recounts a storied portrait of Frederick Marston, the brilliant yet morbid artist, whose genius and reclusiveness shape his legend from Paris to the salons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Herve
Duska
Steele
New York
Tropics
Wrederick Maraton
Lone Na Saxon
Simon
Frederick Marston
Tam
Maraston
Saxon
Marston
Herve
Mademoiselle
Paris
Duaka
Europe
Kunwar Sahib Injured in Tussle as Knife Used
Kunwar Sahib drew his hunting knife from an attendant who had come to assist. In the struggle he sustained facial bites and wounds to the hand. Medical aid arrived swiftly and he is progressing satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kunwar Anand Singh
Kashipur
Haint Tal
Kunwar Sahib
Ross
Freddy and the Typist
A tongue in cheek guide for stenographers on handling a two year old visitor in the office. It playful emphasizes seizing the moment to admire Freddy while balancing work, toys, and the boss’s reactions as the child treads the keyboard and the mother shops for the birthday surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy
Wreddy
Rascal
Mosses Form Soil And Regulate Mountain Streams
The mosses form soil like humus on arid ground and create beds for other plants. They help moderate mountain floods through thirsty roots while feeding forest streams. Microscopy reveals leaf tissue, and mosses show elegant vase shapes with teeth patterns. The teeth vary from four to sixty four per group and operate a spore release mechanism.
More Light and Health Through Sunshine
Fresh air advocates urge every room receive sunlit air as the sun’s rays kill germs and revive health. London scientist Sir B W Richardson cites Goethe in urging more light in sickrooms. The argument crowns sunlight as nature’s best disinfectant and health ally over any chemical remedy or remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Richardson
London
Goethe
Chicago's Woman Engineer
Mary Ewing widow of prominent midwest engineer William Bion Ewing becomes Chicago's first woman recruit in civil and consulting engineering. She continues contracts worth about half a million dollars, oversees sewerage and water projects, and advocates women joining her husband’s profession as a practical, empowering path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Technical World Magazine
Mary E. Ewing
William Bion Ewing
Middle West
Ewing
German Telephone Service in the Empire
The German government owns and operates telephone lines through the post office with Bavaria and Württemberg maintaining separate services. In 1905 there were 691,073 subscribers and 1,207,446,763 conversations, rising to 1,040,849 subscribers and 1,664,662,521 conversations in 1910, showing faster subscriber growth than call volume.
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Germany
Post Office
Bavaria
Wurtemberg
German Empire
Bavarian
Old Lady’s Broom and Immigration Tide in West
A collection of satirical takes on immigration to Canada. The Victoria Colonist mocks a Spokane murder verdict and the idea of editor-targeted violence. The Hamilton Spectator notes American governors meeting to halt emigration from Seattle, praising a fanciful old lady with a broom. The Montreal Star calls Seattle’s convention a strong compliment to the west, predicting continued Canadian appeal despite hoped limits on the exodus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Spectator
Seattle
Canada
Montreal Star
Reported Better Than They Speak in Press Coverage
An analysis of complaints against newspipers notes editors say reporting is often too accurate for public men. It argues occasions occur when quoted statements reflect what was meant but not what was said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Alfred St. John
France
St. John
Marston
Alps
Toronto Mall
Empire
Hartford
Davidson
A Just Sentence and Other Oddities From Canadian Press
A Vancouver News-Adver tizer note lauds a two year term for a land sale scam. Saskatoon Star jokes about joy riders. Toronto Mail and Empire criticizes a prison custody lapse. General Booth cataract surgery risks total blindness. Moose Jaw card censorship clumsily advertises poverty. Calgary Albertan contrasts aging eastern cities with western growth, calling western cities young “ugly ducklings.”
Magnet Draws Immigrants and Local Justice in One View
A composite piece contrasts European immigrant magnetism with Ample justice in law and institutions. It questions why outsiders seek safer shores and notes our town Davidson faces a similar risk of hiding its own value while others advance.
Canada Convictions Surpass Years With 14 448 Figures
Reported crime convictions in Canada last year reached 14 448, slightly lower than the 14 448 figure cited for the previous year, while 7 700 convictions are noted in a separate line suggesting fluctuations in crime prosecutions across the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Spectator
Canada
Words of Wisdom and Mary Dubal Case
Words of Wisdom from the Toronto News argues for inevitable growth beyond Jake Superior with immigrants flooding in and banks and railways to keep pace. Mary Dubal of Binghampton New York is sentenced to four months in Onondaga Penitentiary for beating her husband. described as an abusive wife and a woman suffragist.
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Toronto News
Jake Superior
Mary
Toronto Mail and Empire
Mary Dubal
Binghampton
N.Y
Onondaga Penitentiary
Special Dickens Exhibition At Victoria And Albert Museum
Sir Cecil Smith presents a centenary Dickens exhibit at South Kensington with autographs manuscripts and books. The display includes corrected proofs and letters about David Copperfield Oliver Twist and Edwin Drood, plus Cruikshank sketches and portraits. Open until October in room 83 as part of Forster bequest.
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Dickens
Cecil Smith
Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington
Board of Education
David Copperfielt
Charles Head
Sickens
Mr. Die
King Charles the
Oliver Twist
Nancy
George Cruikahanks
Sid
Humphrey
Edwin Drood
Pickwick
Cruikehank
London
Breathing Facts and a Golf Quip Mixed In
The article explains normal inhalation volumes around 600 cubic centimeters, lung surface area about 30 square metres, and breathing rates of 18 per minute at rest, rising with effort. Nasal air warming is more effective due to larger nasal passage surface. It ends with a golf anecdote where a man comments on a lie, prompting a witty reply about an Ananias Club.
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Haeckel
Lapland
Globe
Asia
Crimea
Victoria
Spokane
Vancouver
Saskatoon Star
Winnipeg
Sault Ste. Marie
General Booth
Toronto
Moose Jaw
Calgary
West
Eurpe
Ananias Club
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