Special Homeseeker Excursion Rates via the Wabash
Tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays of each month for trips to Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Indian Territories at about one fare plus 2 dollars round trip. Gulf points in Texas and intermediate Oklahoma routes 25 40 round trip. Colorado and other points on application. Tickets valid thirty days with liberal stopovers. Information from agent E W Richeson.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Gulf
Texas
Colorado
E. W. Richeson
Agt
First Public Clock and Automaton Ringers Legend
Parisian fascination with early automatons in clocks dating to the 14th century. Describes horoscopus watchmen, Caen and Paris origins, and a Lyons unique stag clock. Notes replacement by a Wagner piece in 1856 and the ongoing decorative memory at the Chateau d Anet.
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France
Caen
Beaumont
Palais de Justice
Paris
Charles V
Henri de Vic
Europe
Lyons
Strassburg
Henri Deux
Chateau of
Anet
Apnet
Wagner
Philibert Delorme
Chateau of Anct
Court of Honor
Etymology Note on Butter and Dairy Terms
A Chicago News excerpt explains slang usage of cow juice for butter in parts of the United States. It traces butter to Greek roots from bous and turos meaning cow cheese, and notes buttery and pantry have unrelated origins from botania and bread storage, respectively.
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United States
Chicago News
Puck Dialogue Points to Husband’s Jail Sentence
Mrs White recognizes the husband’s trouble while Mrs Black cheerfully says he is out of it, noting the scoundrel is jailed. The exchange captures a community mood and hints at a legal consequence without detailing specifics.
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Mra. White
Macad
Mra. Black
Puck
The World Is a Wheel Says Disraeli
A quotable line attributed to Disraeli, stating the world moves in cycles and returns to past states. It frames history as a repeating pattern and reflects a cyclical view of events.
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Disraell
Wealthy Persian tale ends in deadly lesson of marriage
A rich man named Abdullah marries a temperamental woman after a boastful tale of swordplay. He recounts that on their wedding night he faced her headstrong temper with a ceremonial display, then beheaded her small pet to prove dominance. His wife, unmoved, later responds with swift retaliation revealing the ruse.
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Fense
Lita
Abe’ Idullah
Alihee
Chani
Tepabon
Abdullah
Housseyn
To Eventuate Lex Talionis Rule in Moroccan Society
A London Spectator note describes Moroccan Moorish courts upholding exacting revenge against Europeans while allowing leniency within their own group. It cites a Marrakesh incident where a British traveler faced a demand to lose two teeth in compensation for injuring a blind vendor, later approved by the sultan with concessions aiding the English family.
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Morocco
Soko
Marrakesh
Fix
London
A Fitting Question for Jim on a Crowded Car
A six year old boy named Jim, who believes he is a man, gives his seat to a portly lady in a crowded car after two ladies make space for him. The nurse explains proper courtesy and Jim asks in a whisper if the next lady will fit, highlighting etiquette and childhood bravado in a social setting.
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Jim
Lizzie
New York Press
Motion and Heat in Friction and Energy Transformation
The passage explains that visible motion becomes heat through friction. It describes two ice pieces heated by rubbing, water warmed by turning a churn, and how mechanical energy converts to molecular energy, warming water proportional to energy used.
Montaigne Reflections on Character and Servants
An old French saying notes a man’s character is like a shadow that can follow or precede him and vary in length. It adds that few men are truly admired by their own servants, underscoring irony in personal virtue versus loyalty.
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A&a
Montaigne
Triple Extract Mystic Process For Perfume Oils Described
The article explains a nighttime gathering method for flowers used in perfume making. Flowers are layered on frames with oil-soaked cloths, pressed for two weeks, then oils are extracted and mixed with rectified spirit in a digester. The digesting cycles produce a final triple extract used for fragrance.
The Perfect Likeness of the King’s Box Joke
Frederick II of Prussia gave a golden snuffbox with an ass painted inside. The count altered it to show the king’s portrait. At a dinner the Duchess of Brunswick praised the image, passing the box along until the king saw the clever ruse in time.
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Frederick II
Prussia
Brunswick
The Music Critic Reflects On Reviews And Music
The writer hopes to one day enjoy music without explaining to a vast readership the details of performances. He questions if Carabanci cried, Sembrich-Eames’s appearance, soprano pitch, bass, conductor tempo, lighting, audience reaction, and whether the music was good or bad, all noted for three hundred thousand readers.
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Carabanci
Mme. Sembrich-Eames
Atlantic
E. W. Roke Medicine Co
St. Louis
Harrisburg
Ill
Dean
Zemo
Rurtus
Compliments For Art Call Attention To Illustrations
A poetess notes fewer compliments for her list poem than its illustration gains praise. The artist agrees, saying people admire the frames of his pictures more than the artwork itself, as quoted by the New York Press.
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New York Press
Laughing anecdotes of marriage and misfortune in society
Dialogue snippets reveal a chorus of marital schemes and mischief. Nagger boasts about helping a man upright while Mrs. Nagger teases her husband about his latest fixation on a new spouse. Cynicus remarks on engagements and unlucky love with a wry punchline.
Fat from an African bee tle used as domestic oil
A natural oil from an African bee tle is described as a hardened, coconut oil like fat used for domestic purposes. It highlights a local example of traditional household oil extracted from an insect source.
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Chichester Chemical CO
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Philadelphia
Wabash
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Troy Township
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Curnton D. Smira
Cuba
Florida
Gulf Coast
California
Big Four
H. J. Rhein G. P. A
Cincinnati
O. G.P
Nagger
Cynicus
Silicus
Philadelphia Record
Harvey Burks
Ilinois
Manford VanDorn
Covington
Ind
Indianapolis Y
Layton & Bilsland
Maple City
Maple City Soap Works
Monmouth
Illinois
Coleman, Reeves & Coleman
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