Glory of Texas San Jacinto Saga in Alamo Nation Tale
Texas Independence Day marked April 21, seventieth anniversary of San Jacinto where 800 Texans defeated Mexicans. A fireside tale recalls Santa Ana sending a truce and pardon offer, Houston replying in Spanish to tell him to go to hell. The San Antonio Alamo battle looms large in Texas memory.
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Texas
San Jacinto
Santa Ana
Grimold Sam Houston
Houston
General Santa Ana
San Antonio
Alamo
Two Genoa lovers wed in grim American odds
Angelino from Genoa and Nina, whose mother is Spanish, marry in Philadelphia after learning a government marriage license list orders them to wed. The couple, poor and constrained, find happiness in their stake and shared fate, despite harsh beginnings and long odds.
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Angelino
Nina
Spain
America
Genoa
Angelina
Heavenly Father
Reverend Father
Philadelphia Record
Alamo Heroism and a Genoa Bootblack to American Wealth
Vivid reminiscence contrasts the Alamo defenders and their heroism with a personal tale of Angelino, Nina, and a Genoa to Philadelphia voyage. It recalls Bowie and Travis in battle, then shifts to Angelino’s patient bootblacking grind, Nina’s move to America, and the lure of wealth as he fears marriage lists and growing dollars.
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Angelino
Genoa
Italy
America
Nina
Spain
Travis
Davie Crockett
Bowie
Thermopylae
Alamo
Texas
Wife Leads Blind Chaplain Through House Prayers
Mrs. Henry N. Couden, wife of the blind chaplain, accompanies her husband to the House door, waits in the lobby for his prayer, and escorts him home. She is described as gentle and dignified, often wearing a simple silk gown and a flowered bonnet.
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House of Representatives
Henry N. Couden
Couden
Wise Rudyard's Reflections and Mountain Water Facts
A short excerpt quotes Kipling expressing longing to counsel his younger self. It then notes 407 Colorado peaks exceed 10,000 feet and estimates New York's daily water waste at 80 million gallons.
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Colorado
New York
Vir to Russian Throne Portrait Defies Deaf Mute Claims
A recently released portrait of Czarevitch Alexis shows a bright 22 month old heir to the Russian throne. Born August 12 1904 during the war with Japan the infant prince has thrived despite foreign reports of illness. The Empress ordered the portrait taken at the Russian Palace.
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Russia
Czarevitch
Wmtang
Czarevitch Alexis
Japan
Fond Memories of a Pittsburgh Manufacturer at a Wagner Concert
A hard headed Pittsburgh maker who made his fortune with his coat off joins his daughters at a Wagner concert, the first he ever attended. He recalls youth while a friend teases him about the night and he recalls working in a Scranton boiler shop.
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Pittsburgh
Scranton
Dr Kline's Graat Nerve Restorer Ad
Permanently cured after first day’s use no fits or nervousness. Free trial bottle and treatise offered by Dr R B Kusxe Ltd at 931 Arch St Philadelphia Pa.
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Dr. Kline
Dr. R
Kusxe, Ltd
Philadelphia
Lingerie Fashions Elevate Handwork in Dress Trade
Lingerie gowns rise through hand embroidery and scarce machine sewing. Costly lace jackets and mantels, from Valenciennes to Venetian lace, dominate summer frocks with elegant jackets and Eton styles. Prices range from two to three hundred dollars for elaborate pieces in lace and embroidery.
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Moudiste
Euployer
Lawn
Valenciennes
Beating Carnegie's Spelling Dazed Shopgirls Speak
A scene at a department store shows two girls at the handkerchief and ribbon counters arguing over a spelling challenge. The dialogue is garbled but suggests tension and shoppers distracted by the contest as the floorwalker intervenes.
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Carnegie
Syycherseff
Wunsertwice
Erdkitsmith Sayinse
Notchett
Simu Stannineer
Sallright
Hints for Young Gardeners from Boston Public Library
The Boston Public Library trustees publish a free booklet titled A Brief List of Books About Gardening for amateur gardeners especially children. It covers making and caring for a garden, garden magazines, and books by Homer Bacon Hawthorne Thoreau and others, plus works on school gardens nature study and USDA publications.
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Boston Public Library
Pliny
Sir Francis Bacon
Hawthorne
Thoreau
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Wilson
Washington
Washington No Place To Mie in Sarah Bernhardt Visit
During her Washington stop Sarah Bernhardt criticized the capital for lacking amusements and Sunday gathering places. She praised some beauty but said Washington feels like a country village and stated she would not want to die there. The note mentions ships Bear and Thesis as revenue cutters.
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New York
United States
Gurwell CO
24Th St
New York City
Washington
Sarah Bernhardt
Paris
Sarah
Bear
Thesis
Greely Polar
Revenue
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Angelino Pascalini
Angelino S
Columbus
Discovery
Roeing
Angélino
Filadelphia
Angeling
Savings Bank
Binnick
Old Binnick
Angelno
Old Alamo
Rudyard
Kipling
Martha Dean
Alison CO
Dept
Buffalo
Ladies’ Wear CO
Chicago
Stillman
Stillman Freckle Cream Co
Aurora, Il
O.ce
E.D. Lorimer &Co
Broadway
Frm
C.O. D
Geel O
Watch & Watch Chain
Watch &Watch Chain
Watch & Chain
Mall
Anys. Ami
Ducker
Bolid Buvesing
Clita Henry
Jos Mechanica
Jon Daainieg
CAN Jewelry CO
Fouces Watch
Savour
Ills
Palisade Pattern CO
Battery Place
Mer
Winona Agricultural Institute
Winona Lake
Indiana
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