Three Were Enough Happy Times in Maho ney Home
Dan Mahoney, a workman in Brooklyn, has repeated home trips after each baby soon finding twins and then a third, as foreman Mr Brady chides that the running joke must stop. The amusing tale from the Brooklyn Eagle notes Dan’s growing brood and his puzzled joy.
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Mahoney
Dan
Kavanagh
Dan Mahoney
Brady
Misther Brady
Begorra
Brooklyn Eagle
Microbes Devised To Battle Field Mice In France
France confronts a field mouse outbreak with a Pasteur Institute created microbe. The government funds distribution of cultures that kill mice but spare domestic animals. Salt water activates the microbe on oats distributed in fields, with a claimed ten day, many death rate.
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France
Danysz
Pasteur Institute
Why He Preferred a Curate
Dr Lang a Stepney bishop once told by Queen Victoria that he keeps twelve curates at Portsea. The queen suggested he marry to reduce staff, but Lang replied that a wife cannot be dismissed as a curate can.
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Lang
Stepney
When Love Goes Reaping Poem Echoes Hidden Thorns
A fragment from F. L. Stanton in the Atlantic Constitution portrays love as red lips kissing a rose while thorns are hidden in the beloved's breast. The verses evoke bittersweet surrender and protective concealment amid mist and light.
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F. L. Stanton
Atlantic Constitution
Count de la Vaux Rejects Flying Machines For Now
The Count, renowned as a record holding balloonist, decries commercial flying machines despite Dumont and Langley experiments. He speaks of ballooning as a gentleman’s sport, recounting decade of ascents, distances, and dangers, and notes his stance against using balloons for regular passenger service or mail.
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Santos Dumont
Langley
Cresendo
Patagonia
Paris
Aero Club
Place de ‘la Concorde
Aerostat
Warsaw
Russia
North America
Far East
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Brussels
Philadelphia Ledger
Roman Roads for Autos Could Reserve Ancient Highways
The New York World notes England may reserve Roman roads for motor traffic. Concerns over public safety on town roads grow as old paths remain straight and pass near towns, with animal welfare and pedestrian risks fueling debate.
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England
Great Britain
New York
United States
Hamm
Hull
Automobile Club
F. &. Pirkis
National Canine Defense League
Roads Improvement Association
Skunk Farming Gains Ground in Stonington Areas
The New London Day notes skunk farming thriving in northern Stonington with two farmers operating at different points. J Calvin Wilcox leads current activity with a well stocked yard. Skins and oil yield profits, as animals fed chiefly on beef scraps.
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Skunk Farms
Connecticut
Stonington
J. Calvin Wilcox
New London
Irishman's Chivalric Choice Duel in France
An Irish traveler in France accepts a duel with a Frenchman and, after a banter on weapon choice, declares they will use guillotines to honor chivalry. The exchange ends with the French challenger agreeing to the unconventional method.
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France
Sunshine and Shade Advise On Domestic Harmony
Florence H Birney in New York Weekly advises couples that marriage has sun and shade. Preserve privacy, avoid airing sorrows, and mend fences quickly. Respect and gentleness strengthen love, while faults exist on both sides and must be balanced with loyalty and care.
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Florence H. Birney
New York
Tearful Subjects in a Dry Sermon on Dramatic Tears
Dr Gunsaulus rebukes performative emotion in theater led by Mrs Leslie Carter Olga Nethersole and Marg Morris. He cites John Biggs as an example who staged tears for his audience fearing a dry spell. The speaker warns that self‑induced emotion deprives listeners of genuine response and reduces drama to mere self‑advertisement.
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Gunsaulus
Leslie Carter
Olga Nethersole
John Biggs
The World Is Mine Florence Earle Coates Poem
A lyrical excerpt by Florence Earle Coates celebrating nature and inner spirit. The speaker declares the world is theirs as flowers, sea, and skylark inspire freedom and remembrance.
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Florence Earle Coates
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