Seasonable Entertainments for a Chinese Themed Luncheon
A club luncheon honoring Thomas Bailey Aldrich with a fall decor theme uses Russian and Japanese flag colors for the chief table. Menu lines reference poems such as Cloth of Gold and When the Sultan Goes to Ispahan to describe dishes. A Chinese anniversary dinner option features Chinese china, lanterns, parasols, dragons, and a chopsticks service with a Chinese orchestra.
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Thomas, Bailey Aldrich
Portsmouth
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
N. H
Russia
Japan
Aldrich
William Cullen Bryant
Ispahan
Egypt
Maud
Joseph B. Bowles
Japan's industrial revolution harms its people and society
The piece argues Japan's rush to Western factory methods harms workers especially women and children. It warns of indentured labor, deteriorating health, rising rents and costs, and a shrinking electorate as poverty grows. Parliament has repeatedly failed to pass protective factory bills.
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Percy Alden
Westminster ‘Gazette
Japan
England
Europe
Tokio
Osaka
Kobe
Old Jay in Tampa War Expo Delights Major General Wheeler
In the Tampa Bay hotel rotunda during Cuba war preparations a small wiry man in a linen duster and slouch hat, nicknamed Old Jay, moves through the crowd with little notice. He secures a room on the sunbaked side, enjoys a simple dinner, and later, in a major general's uniform, is amused by a playful reaction from a passerby who had teased him as Rute the day before.
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Tampa Bay
Cuba
Old Jay
Wheeler
Superstitions of Sailors and Sea Ghosts Across Ages
A compact history of maritime superstitions from phantom ships and spectral lights to St Elmo fires and the crossing of the line. It notes ancient myths from Homer Hesiod and Virgil, sea legends like the four goblins of Dunster’s Ness, and famed figures such as Neptune tribute by the Prince and Princess of Wales.
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Legion
Tlomer
Hesiod
Virgil
Aenaes
Italy
Dunter’s Ness
Adamaster
Cape
Good Hope
Wexford Harbor
Dublin
St. Elmo's
Castor
Pollux
Jack
Prince and Princess of Wales
Neptune
Australia
Parish Clerk's Tombstone Yarn From Ecclesall Churchyard
A London Tribune piece recounts a village tale from Ecclesall England. An old parish clerk, an umpire for the local cricket team, slept during a sermon and cried Out when awakening to finish the service. The inscription On the tombstone bears the word Over.
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Ecclesall
Yorks
London Tribune
Asia's Coal Wealth Outstrips Europe and North America
China holds vast coal reserves with estimates approaching those of Europe and North America. North America is pegged near 681 billion tons, while Asia dwarfs all, with Shansi Province alone cited at 200 billion tons by a German scientist.
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China
North America
Europe
Asia
Shansi
Noted Virginia judge dodges by wit from boyhood tale
A Virginia judge famed for quick wit is recalled in a childhood anecdote. The tale has Benny mispronouncing a word at school, revealing humorous wordplay about a rodent and ending with the punchline that it was really a rat. The reminiscence frames the judge as a nimble thinker.
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Virginia
Benny
Most Useful Mineral Is Asbestos Noted For Versatility
The article extols asbestos as the most useful mineral, describing its fibrous and crystalline form, elasticity and brittleness, and its ease of carding spinning and weaving. It notes German name stein flachs and Quebec miners call it pierre coton or cotton stone.
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Germany
Quebec
Pierre Cotton
Phillips Brooks and Ingersoll Meeting Tale
The article recalls Bishop Phillips Brooks during a period of illness who, amid self denial to visitors, welcomes Robert Ingersoll. Ingersoll asks why he receives him. Brooks replies that he trusts meeting friends in the next world may be his last chance to see him.
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Phillips Brooks
Robert Ingersoll
Mr. Ingersoll
The Baptist Church Ends The Traveling Parish
An elderly Black man explains his church journey moving from Episcopal to Methodist then Baptist. He says Baptists dip and done with him, preferring simple worship while cops in other churches keep up with constant inquiry meetings, which he dislikes.
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Episcopal Church
Methodist
Auto Bar. Vintage Constable and a Villager Exchange
A scene from a rural setting features a constable questioning a villager after a biker knocks him down. The villager recalls not being heard and reflects on the old belief that age brings wisdom, noting the fallacy.
The Zoological Note Class Joke
A classroom exchange features a teacher asking for another animal in the brute creation and a pair of pupils citing family members as examples, delivering a lighthearted moment.
Mountain Path Promise Amid Fainting Moment
A couple climbs a steep mountain path. She asks what he would do if she faints and he vows to catch her in his arms and kiss her. She urges readiness as they continue upward.
Home Rule Debate Sparks Family Strategy Jokes
Bilkins questions home rule while Sykes laments his inability to manage his family. The exchange reveals light humor about governance and domestic life.
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Bilkins
Sykes
South Carolina Senators Praise Peruna Remedy
United States senators from South Carolina laud Peruna as a stomach remedy. The piece claims dyspepsia stems from stomach catarrh and Verona supports Peruna as relief, presenting the tonic as a solution.
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United States
South Carolina
Peruna
Peruna Endorsed by Ex U S Senator from South Carolina
In a Washington letter M C Butler former U S Senator from South Carolina says he recommends Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. He notes short use of the medicine gives relief and calls it wonderful and a good tonic.
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Tson
M. C. Butler
U. S
South Carolina
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Pernuna Cited As Cure for Catarrh of the Stomach
The text asserts catarrh of the stomach requires eradication and promotes an internal remedy Pernuna as the exact treatment. It emphasizes Pernuna as the suitable internal remedy for the condition.
Migratory sheep roam Spain under ancient rules
About 10,000,000 migratory sheep in Spain follow transhumance paths that span up to 200 miles from plains to mountains. Their movements, rests, and grazing rights are guided by regulations dating back to the fourteenth century, restricting travel along shared routes and permitting grazing on open lands during the journey.
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Spain
Hobson Seeks Naval Committee Seat
Richmond Pearson Hobson, former navy officer and likely Democratic congressman from Alabama, desires a place on the naval committee. He advocates a larger navy, opposing minority opposition to big naval forces.
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Richmond Pearson Hobson
United States Navy
Alabama
Naval Committee
Hobson
Wonderland 1906 Promotes Northwest Travel Book
A brief notice offers the free distribution book Wonderland 1906 by the Northern Pacific Railway. It highlights Yellowstone Park Bitterroot mountains Queniut Indians North Pacific Coast Columbia River Puget Sound and Alaska with six cent postage. Send six cents per copy to A. M. Cleland in Saint Paul Minnesota.
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Northwest
Yellowstone Park
Bitterroot Mountains
Montana
North Pacific
Grand Columbia River
Puget Sound
Alaska
Northern Pacific Railway
A. M. Cleland
St. Paul
Minnesota
Lewis and Clark
Sixty Three Years a Teacher at Philadelphia High School
Zepheniah Hopper of Central High School Philadelphia begins his sixty third year as a teacher. A 1842 graduate, he taught mathematics from 1844 and has remained with the school ever since, with more than 25 000 pupils studied under him.
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Zepheniah Hopper
Central High School
Philadelphia
Queen Alexandra Wears Welsh Leek Emblem
Queen Alexandra wore the leek as a floral emblem at a state function. The wild leek is the national emblem of Wales and she displayed it at a drawing room on St David's Day.
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Alexandra
Wales
Low Temperature
Dialogue from Puck questions Barkson and Pinkley about elopement, noting Barkson’s cold nature and Pinkley’s possible influence. The exchange highlights skepticism about motives and suggests a humorous social jab in a vignette.
Suffering seeker finds solace in walking with the Savior
The quote reflects a belief that one who pursues suffering need not doubt their companionship with the Savior, asserting faith as guidance during hardship. It emphasizes spiritual certainty over earthly fear and invites personal reflection on salvation.
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Lfe
Jay
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Charles‘e. Magocon
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Upton Sinclair
Englewood
N. J
Mr. Sinclair
Gamble
South Dakota
Alice Hegan Rice
Jules M. F. Sarrien
Duke OF Marlborough
Duchess of Marlborough
Verona
Hobson's Choice
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Pinkley
Puck
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