Romantic art love drama ends in Rome marriage
The entwined lives of Frederick W. MacMonnies and Alice Jones, both prominent in American and French art circles, approach a Rome wedding. Their paths mirror a recent Paris marriage of Mrs. MacMonnies to William H. Low, while age and fame illuminate their ascent from New York to Giverny and back to public achievement.
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America
France
Frederick W. MacMonnies
Alice Jones
United States
John P. Jones
Nevada
William H. Low
Mr. MacMonnies
Miss Jones
Rome
Mr. Low
Mrs. MacMonnies
Paris
MacMonnies
Art Students’ League
Saint Gaudens
New York
Frederick MacMonnies
Brooklyn
Falguiere and
Mercier
Mary Fairchild
New England
New Hampshire
New Orleans
St. Louis
St. Louis Art Museum
Latin Quarter
Albert Wolff
Figaro
White City
Nathan Hale
City Hall Park
Washington Arch
MacMonnies Divorce Clouds French Artist Life in Giverny
The MacMonnies family story unfolds with Mrs. MacMonnies and sculptor son amid a long fraught Paris and Giverny circle. The divorce, linked to their son’s fiancé Mrs. Low, sparks village sentiment, custody shifts, and a public reckoning as Whistler’s influence and art life divide opinion.
Beautiful Hands Advice From Mrs Jamieson
Mrs. Jamieson, noted author, extols white hands as desirable adornment. She urges constant hand motion through needlework, housekeeping, and useful domestic duties to keep hands clean and blood circulating.
Rare Remedies in English Folk Cures for Ailments
In parts of England and the Hebrides, folk cures include wrapping a live snake around a stiff neck, using perforated snake stones soaked in tepid water to treat cattle bitten by snakes, or dipping an adder’s head in water for similar relief. An eel skin worn as a garter is said to prevent cramps and serve as a bandage for a sprain.
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England
Hebrides Islands
Unconventional Ending Sparks Married Lovers Secretly
In a modern society tale a long married couple meet at a weekend party and rekindle their attraction. After a staged moral crisis they consider abandoning society to remain married, choosing love over convention with a dramatic, though ambiguous, close.
Trials of the Rich and the Chauffeur Class
A writer catalogs chauffeur abuses against wealthy owners, noting pump thefts and sabotaged cars. The piece highlights how ignorance of mechanics lets chauffeurs profit, sometimes by removing parts then selling them, or sabotaging magneto and spark plugs to stall service for leisure.
Ghostly tale from Dr Russell Wallace on graveyard stroll
Scientist Dr Russell Wallace recalls a night ghost story in a country graveyard with a sexton. The sexton claims to have seen a shad owy form and jokes that the first wife’s stone would reveal the ghost’s identity if ghosts wander nearby.
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Russell Wallace
Sexton
Dr. Wallace
Breath Trouble Turns Into Quick Relief
A Boston Globe fragment shows a physician asking about aches and the patient reporting pain when breathing. The doctor promises prompt relief with a treatment to stop the trouble.
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Boston Globe
Mabel's Mistletoe Hair Prank at Christmas
A humorous exchange about Mabel wearing a mistletoe sprig in her hair for Christmas. The joke lands as bright but her brother hides her hair, turning the moment into light family banter.
Why He Hated Immigrants
A speaker recounts his reaction to accusations of hating immigrants. He recalls a jarring moment when told America was discovered by a foreigner, framing his personal reckoning with national origins and identity.
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America
Different Paths in Life Bowdoin Grads Bob Peary and Charles Morse
In 1877 Bowdoin classmates Bob Peary and Charlie Morse rose to fame in different ways. Peary pursued polar exploration and discovery, while Morse built a vast fortune through business ventures but was later imprisoned. Morse began serving a 15 year term after a federal conviction, making Morse No 2814 in Current Literature.
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Bowdoin University
Bob
Charlie
Maine
Jay
Robert EB. Peary
Southern Limited
United States
Atlanta
Charles Wyman Morse
Fat Boy memorial may vanish as old inn closes
A gilded fat boy figure atop the Fortune of War inn in Pye Corner West Smithfield, linked to London’s Great Fire origins through the gluttony theory, faces removal with the building’s demolition. Readers urge relocating the statue to Holborn Hill or Aldersgate to keep the warning alive.
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London
Pye Corner
West Smithfield
Farriner
Pudding Jane
New Fish Street Hill
Holborn Hill
Aldersgate
London Evening Standard
Food for Nervous Exhaustion and Neurasthenia
The article defines neurasthenia as nervous exhaustion common in modern life with symptoms of persistent fatigue, low mood, irritability, loss of appetite, and sleep troubles. Treatment emphasizes rest and proper feeding, with nutrition considered the most important part.
How Princes Study History At The British Museum
A historical note describes royal education where princes learn English history through original letters and documents shown at the British Museum by Mr Hansell. Prince Albert especially enjoyed these visits appealing over sports for museum discoveries.
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British Museum
Hansell
Prince Albert
Detroit vocalist sells throat and lungs for medical study
Bert Morphy, a noted Detroit singer, agreed to sell his throat and lungs to the Medical College of Chicago for posthumous experiments after death. The deal followed his prior recovery from consumption aided by outdoor singing, with payment and assurance his body would be returned minus the larynx and lungs.
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Detroit
Bert Morphy
Medicaleollege
Chicago
Morphy
Wisdom on Humanity a Dialogue About Women
A terse exchange explores understanding humanity and specifically women. The speaker admits limited insight into women while claiming broader grasp of people. The witty remark highlights social attitudes and gender commentary.
Giraffe Rejects Expensive Man Garb Plan
A giraffe devised a scheme to wear human clothes by buying collars at ten dollars each but decided the cost was too high and abandoned the plan.
Doctor Cures Scalp Disease with Cuticura Remedies
Miss Jessie F. Buchanan of Hamilton Georgia recalls a childhood scalp illness that caused hair loss. A doctor prescribed Cuticura Remedies and she recovered in weeks, noting further benefit for a hand rash and no return of scalp trouble.
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Jessie F. Buchanan
Hamilton, Ga
Barnum Endorses Cuticura Remedies for Three Seasons
P T Barnum, famed circus impresario, stated he kept Cuticura Remedies in his medicine chest during three seasons of shows and certified their effectiveness in every case that required their use.
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Barnum
P. T. Barnum
A Bright Idea Yeast and Crimsons Beak Snippet
A playful exchange notes the baya bird of India catching fireflies and gluing them to its nest with clay to glow at night like street lamps. Crimsonbeak jokes about decorating a front door keyhole with a bright idea.
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India
Slushy Crossing Mishap Provokes Angry Exchange
Two elegant young women slipped and fell into a slushy crossing pool. They got up wet and angry as an observer jeered wring out, wild belles, a remark condemned by all who heard it in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Ledger
Practical Airship Workman Uses Motor To Run Wood Saw
Dr J H Rindlaub specialist at Fargo N D declares an airship a practical success. He demonstrates using the airship’s motor to run a wood sawing machine, noting the device is functional if limited.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Allen's Lung Balm promotes cough relief in households
Popular family remedy Allen's Lung Balm claims to cure where others fail. Available at dealers in various bottle sizes. The text also comments on a stylish woman character briefly, noting she does not conceal much.
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Allen
Pierce's Pellets Promoted For Stomach Bowlels
Advert says Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure piles in 6 to 14 days and improve digestion, urges readers to trade in furs and hides and notes a Minneapolis firm paying high prices for hides and furs while selling guns and traps cheap.
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Dr. Pierce
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Minn
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Impressionist School of Painting
Giverny
Normandy
Theodore Robinson
Boston Public Library
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of the Brooklyn Institute
Spain
Bessie
Peggy
Boudy Inn
Michelangelo
Bryn Mawr
MacMonnieses
Lows
Lloyd Osborn
Low
Henry Mottet
Church of the Holy Redeemer
Sixth Avenue
Twenty-second Street
Mabel
Dodds
Qu En Eas
Guare
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