Great Love Stories 2 of History
A compact retelling of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine focusing on their young marriage in France and the later estrangement. It traces Josephine’s rise through the Directory years, Napoleon’s ascent to emperor, and their eventual divorce in 1810 amid shifting power and public sentiment.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Egypt
Cairo
le Febvre
Josephine
Bonaparte
Bois de Boulogne
Vicomte de Beauharnais
Beauharnais
Barras
Napoleon
Italy
Paris
Europe
Josepine
Marie Louise
Isle of
St. Helena
Emmet and Curran Love Story Behind Irish Martyr’s Death
A biographer recounts Robert Emmet and Sarah Curran: Emmet’s 1803 prison letter to Curran, her devoted yet tragic response, and his execution. Curran’s heartbreak, her marriage to Capt. Sturgeon, her death two years later in Sicily, and Moore’s poem immortalizing her. Emmet’s unmarked tomb awaits Ireland’s freedom.
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Sarah
Robert Emmet
Sarah Curran
Ireland
Miss Curran
Trinity College
Dublin
Om Moore
Europe
Castle
Emmet
Wicklows
France
Iris
Mr. Curran
Sturgeon
Sicily
Moore
Hard Luck For Keen-oor Hilo With One Arm In Sling
Conversation reveals Keen-oor Hilo has a black eye missing teeth and a mortgage on his home. Brown reacts with surprise and asks how long he has owned an auto in a brisk exchange typical of the informal chit chat in the page.
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Oor Hilo
Teachers Sent to Mountains to Teach Abruzzi Shepherds
Rome report says 15 traveling teachers ride to Abruzzi huts to educate shepherds who spend most of the year in the highlands. Illiteracy remains high, but officials note eager learners among both young and old, with strong demand for basic reading and writing skills.
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Italy
Rome
New York Sun
Abruzzi
Board of Education
Emidio Agostinoni
Agostinoni
Ministry of Public Instruction
Learned It All the Same
In a Harper's Magazine anecdote Willie, a five year old boy, overhears his father utter a strong expletive over a telephone. The father apologizes and hopes his son will avoid such language, while the child quips that he learned it anyway.
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Willie
Mr.s
Mr. S
Central
Authia
Harper's Magazine
Filipino Uniforms in Wide World Portrait
Lieut. R. S. Keyes notes Filipino dress in the Wide World piece noting dazzling yet indecent outfits. Cavalry ride on ponies and carabaos with varied attire. Breech clouts of nipa leaves and high hats appear in many, while others wear colorful Eton jackets.
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R. S. Keyes
Broadway
Porter
Physical Exercise and a Lighted Fire by Howland
A Philadelphia Record note shows Congressman Paul Howland asked about his exercise. He says he lives on the sunset side of the river and builds the fire each morning. He explains he uses gas and must scratch a match to light it.
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Paul Howland
Fifty-seventh Street
Philadelphia
Naud Allan Returns To America After 12 Years Abroad
The dancer Naud Allan returns to the United States after a dozen years abroad. A welcome note to Maudie accompanies readers recalling a distant barn recollection.
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Naud Allan
America
Maudie
Choosing the Lesser Evil
A mother forbids her son Sammy from visiting charming neighborhood boys. After Sammy disappears and reappears, the stern mother plans a spanking. Sammy, miserable at first, then declares he will shut himself up in the closet.
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Sammy Small
Sammy
Hamilton Pope Galt
Silent Matinee Sparks Tepid Remarks
A dialogue in a Washington Star item notes a quiet response from a reposeful girl to being told she did not cry during the mati nee. She explains she could not think of such a thing while another young woman beside her sobs loudly and displays elegant lace handkerchiefs.
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Washington Star
The Perverse Sex Card Stirs Readers at Daily Stunt
Humorous chatter in the column notes reactions to Hinkley’s risqué serial in the Daily Stunt. Readers praise the cliffhanger ending printed first, heightening curiosity and casual scandal among the paper’s female audience.
Mistletoe Kiss Sparks Secret Jump
Edna recalls jumping after a kiss under the mistletoe prompted by Camillé who notes his six foot two height next to her four foot six frame. The moment reveals their shy exchange as she explains the reason for their reaction.
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Edna
Camillé
Taking No Risk Judge Quips on Bachelor and Old Maid
A witty remark from a judge contrasts bachelorhood and old maid status. It notes that reasons differ, often not aligned with age or single status, prompting reflection on societal labels.
Story of the Peanut Shells and Post’s Labor Fight
An editorial lauds C. W. Post of Battle Creek as a foe of labor unions and condemns a circulating rumor that a wrecked car carried empty peanut shells to his plant. It defends Post against unions and praises his anti union stance and use of advertising to bolster his business.
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C. W. Post
Battle Creek
Michigan
Post
Labor Trust
Postum
John Fitzgerald
Chicago Federation of Labor
Fitzgerald
Ihe
American Journal of Clinical Medicine
Meaning of Cemetery Origin Notion of the Dead
The term cemetery derives from Greek Koime terion meaning sleeping place not city of the dead. The idea that it conveys departed souls as truly dead is not implied, similar to the Hebrew Bethaim meaning house of the living.
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Koimeterion
Eye Ear Nose and Throat Specialist in Fargo
Dr J H Rindlaub provides ophthalmic otolaryngology services in Fargo North Dakota. The ad emphasizes ongoing demand and tool readiness for those who will work.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Cautionary Motto and Patent Cold Remedy Ad
An old newspaper fragment features a moral quote about conscience, followed by an advertisement promising to cure a cold in one day with Laxative BromoQuinine tablets. It includes a money back guarantee and GROVE’S signature on the box. The copy ends with a proverb about a barking dog.
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Drugesie
KE. W. Grove
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