Raising Roses by the Thousand in New York Suburb Greenhouse King of American Beauties
A New York writer profiles Paul M. Pierson and his brother Frederic IR, the American Beauty rose magnates at Scarborough and Briardale, tending nearly 150 acres of greenhouses. They dominate New York to the Midwest, producing millions of long stemmed roses for weddings and celebrations, with meticulous care, weather watching, and seasonal demand, especially in June.
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America
Hudson
New York
Albany
Mark
Fifth and
Eighth Avenue
Twenty-Third
Thirtyourth
Scarborough
Middle West
Paul M. Pierson
Boston
Philadelphia
Wheadog
Frederic IR
Aly Oe Way
Paul Pleraon
Ross
Europe
Wwe
Some Pet Economies in Black and White
A fragment from a column on thrift and frugality notes a humorously obsessive tendency to save scraps. It compares knot untangling, lace scraps, and note paper halves to wider habits of avoiding waste and cherishing marginal remnants.
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Lonton
Tangle of Hains trial could widen scope this week
New York dispatch reports the Hains trial may broaden in the coming days as jurors consider allegations tying Annis and Mrs Hains to the killing. Defense counsel McIntyre says testimony and court rulings open the entire case, with plans to call Mrs Peter Qi Hang Sr to discuss a demented relative.
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New York
Hains
John
McIntyre
Jesperson
Von
Iwelove
Hen sale to Chica tops auction price at 910000
A hen named Chica was sold for 910000 in a high value auction. The buyer was reported as Omahs Bee, with details limited to the readable fragments of the sale.
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Chica
Forced the Play and The Voyder in Napoleonic Tale
A historical piece describes Napolean’s early dramatic effort Hector failing with actors who rejected it, later accepted as The Voyder. It notes a knife-like voyder dish as part of dining lore and quotes early etiquette on trenchers and waste. It also surveys Old English Plate and types of female beauty across Northern Europe, highlighting Swedish, Austrian, and Tyrolese traits.
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Napoleon
Rome
Cid
Hector
Paria
Naples
Comedie Francioisee
Hugh Rhodes
Dunique
Nngliah Text Society
W. J. Cripps
Europe
Sweden
Poland
Saxony
Austria
Londos
Vienna
Parrot Jokes and Academy Talk in London Answers
A light exchange at At and Studio Ten features Brie declining another academy picture while Mr Brush escorts her to the door. In the mix a parrot anecdote prompts quips about speech, with a fat man boasting a talking trick and a thin man claiming the parrot spoke only the dumb alphabet.
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At & Studio Ten
Mr. Brush—and Goodby
Black
Brie
Anid
London
No Chicken Herself in Youthful Air of Pan Bullerink
In a playful city column the Chicago Record-Herald notes Pan Bullerink, a precocious youth, and contrasts her with older figures Lem Mise Cap skeom-Pully as observers remark on grace and maturity in a breezy, gossiping tone.
Cleaning goods sale described in curious travel tale
A fragmentary text details items like glassware sponge and soap powders from Gotland Brock. It weaves a surreal scene describing yellow sandals to avoid snowy streets and a town of agar candy with blue fences and white chairs. The piece ends with a quirk about a Brook stable and green canngers.
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Gotland
Brock
Ills of Man Showcased in Ancient Nile Valley Findings
A Royal College of Surgeons exhibit presents a 5000 year view of disease and injury from the Nile valley. Captain Lyons leads the Egyptian survey uncovering a preserved abdomen suggesting early appendicitis in a prehistoric woman and epilote pairs with forearm fractures tied to ancient medical care.
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the Nile
Royal Collage of Surgeons
London
Nile Valley
Pilin
Senosso
Am Eient Bayt
G. Lyons
Goastbie
Beggars Show Ingenuity in Modern Letters to Rich
A private secretary notes the ingenuity of present begging letters. Over fifteen years of reading such correspondence reveals stereotyped patterns, yet authors seek similar aims with varied phrasing. The piece argues persistent tone vs genuine need and the bias toward letters that shock or flatter to elicit aid.
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Theo
Hardeat
New York Globe
Revivalist Question Sparks Miner Trade Exchange
A young revivalist preaching in a small town is interrupted by a rough miner who offers ten sek per question. The revivalist responds with polite eagerness to answer, praising the miner's desire for enlightenment and asking what he wishes to know. The miner then asks if the revivalist smokes.
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Smathl
Noted Parlor Riddle on Birds and Four-Legged Australia
A playful exchange jokes about a species of birds in Australia with four legs. The wife asks why four legs exist while the husband quips that they are political and can stand on both sides of the fence, a humorous mock-ethnographic guess reflecting satire.
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Australie
Saal
Fragmentary Dramatic Charge in Family Scene
A terse excerpt shows a father scolding a young boy, grabbing his hair and delivering a harsh sequence of slaps and blows to his ears as punishment, ending with the boy’s distress and a ballropic fall from the scene.
Press comments on union labels and earned wages
The clipping pools satirical items from multiple papers. It notes figures such as Harriman Turist Rockefeller and a Knoxville Journal and Tribune quip about money, while The Houston Post asks if a man can marry on six dollars a week and implies a boarding house income limit. Chattanooga Times adds skepticism about low earnings.
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The
Houston Post
Post
Nin
Uchattanooga Times
Beautiful offertory by Miss Rath Brandish Cody at St Peter’s
Miss Rath Brandish Cody sang Bach Prelude as set by Charles Gounod and Ave Maria at St Peter’s church Sunday morning. Guest of Mr and Mrs Frank H Smith, Cody formerly led the vocal department at Soule College Murfreesboro and delivered a deeply sympathetic performance that touched many tonight.
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St. Peter's Church
Rath Brandish Cody
Frank H. Smith
Charles Gournod
Cody
Columbka
Miss Cody
Soule College
Murfrensboro
Austro Hungary Army Ready to Invade Servia
A Vienna to Daily Express dispatch says Austro-Hungarian forces of 168000 men are poised to invade Servia from Bosnia and Herzegovina at a moment's notice. Belgrade reports typhus among Austrian troops, with severe cold and suffering, and many deaths.
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London
Vienna
Daily Express
Bosnia
Hersegovine
Servia
Daily Mall
Belgrade
Pointed Paragraphs Reflecting On Public Figures And Movements
A fragment from the Loulaville Courier-Journal surveys views on women and suffrage, commenting on garb shifts and social change. It references Cannon Taft Roosevelt Bell and the gas meter inventor, noting political and military figures and a general sense of public discourse.
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