Royalty Sees Wedding Daughter of Ambassador Marries in London
Miss Jean Reid daughter of Whitehall Reid ambassador to the Court of St James wed John Hubert Ward at the Chapel Royal St James Palace London. The ceremony was attended by King Edward Queen Alexandra and other royal family. The bride wore three old jewelry pieces from King Edward Queen Alexandra and Mr Ward.
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Jean Reid
Whitehlaw Reid
New York Tribune
United States
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St James
Chapel Royal
St James Palace
London
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Eari
Dudley
Edward
Victoria
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Roy
Dorchesterhouse
Meld
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Queen Alexandra
Ward
Roosevelt
America
New York engraver carves Lord's Prayer on pin head
William Stuart a New York photo engraver at City Hall Place etched the entire Lord's Prayer plus his name and the year on the head of a common pin, totaling 207 letters. He used simple tools and magnification, with the pin measuring just one sixteenth of an inch in diameter.
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William Stuart
City Hall Place
New York
Stuart
Mr. Stuart
Tibbon PLC
Swordsmen of the Sea Describe Narwhal and Sea Life
The passage lists the Wilshea as swordsmen of the sea and mentions spearfish saltfish sword and narwhal with spiral tusks. It notes narwhals inhabit arctic waters and describes the tusk as hollow.
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Wilshea
White House Bride Frances Folsom Cleveland
Frances Folsom Cleveland widow of the late ex president known as the White House Bride faces mourning after Cleveland’s death. Born July 23, 184, daughter of Oscar and Emma Folsom. She married President Cleveland on June 2, 1880 in the Blue Room at the White House amid a brilliant assembly.
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Frances Folsom Cleveland
White House
Cleveland
Mrs. Cleveland
Oscar
Emma ©. Folsom
Buffalo
Miss Folsom
Dower Origins in Saxon and Norman Law
The article notes that early Saxons did not have dower as a life estate for widows. Under King Edmund the widow was supported from the personal estate, not a heritable dower. Dower is generally attributed to the Normans and was first integrated into feudal law during the reign of Henry II, around 1250.
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Kapwerur Frederice Th
Henry Iil
Mad to Mether It Wives in Sharp Exchange
A Philadelphia Press snippet records Mrs Akandell recounting a tale about the odious Mrs Galley. Mrs Jigley and her husband argue over Bossip, the topic fueling their sharp, revealing chatter during a domestic exchange.
Murdered Love Inspires Odd Local Quip in Houston
A fragmented clippings fragment mentions a murder and a quirky line about how long the popularity of a song lasts. The text references Houston Texas and a neighbor girl, with unclear context and no named victims or authorities.
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Houston
Tex
Noiseless Maxim Gun Prompts War Change Debate
A Cor Broadway Magazine excerpt discusses Hiram Percy Maxim patented noiseless rifle concept and its potential to end war by enabling silent killing and swift police action. It cites Bismarck on war and imagines future battlefield usage and impacts on society, industry, and morality.
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Hiram Percy Maxim
Bismarck
Frearm
Utica Globa
MENAOCH OF THE RED FLAG
An editorial warns that the red flag movement is foreign born and imported with immigrants. It argues urban clusters breed revolt among alien workers who misunderstand American wealth and opportunity and spread ideas through cities, colleges, and foreign influence.
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America
Europe
Physician duties and the power of suggestion in patient care
An article discusses a patient who killed himself after a physician told him the harsh truth of his condition. It questions whether complete candor is appropriate and argues doctors should balance truth with optimism to aid healing. It notes the strong influence of suggestion and cites Christian Science as a contrasting approach.
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Christian Science
Des Moines
Nova TV
York
Stick to the Farm The Successful Farmer Op-Ed
A farming advocate urges farm boys to pursue opportunities at home through industry and knowledge. He warns against leaving the farm for quick city wealth, stressing that steady farming, saving, and living within means build lifelong success and independence.
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Baleed
Young Clerk Proclaims He Is Very Young in Chicago Daily News
In a humorous exchange from the Chicago Daily News, a bill clerk defends his youth while a cashier mocks aging and experience. The pair swap jibes about aging, vanity, and the gap between generations, with both sides claiming insight into life and nerve.
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Chicago Daily News
Theater Built by a Pirate in Havana’s Tacon Era
The Havana Tacon theater, founded by Francisco Marty, a pirate leader with a $10,000 price on his head, was built after his pardon by General Tacon in 1834. Marty donated 40 convicts to aid construction, and the theater, named El Teatro Tacon, opened in 1888. It sits near Central Park as a marble faced landmark, once the site of a three day siege during a Cuban insurgent uprising.
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Marty
Tacon Theater
Havana
Francisco Marty
Cuba
General Tacon
Hisife
Central Park
Honeymoon Trip Through Southern Europe Planned
Early in winter a young American couple booked a tourist excursion party through southern Europe with the orientate cost of 60 each, covering all expenses except personal tips. The groom provided himself with two good canwras and an unlimited quan.
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Europe
Money Making Honeymoon Schemes by a Couple
A New York Times report details a couple's four month honeymoon during which the bride and husband profited by collecting hotel labels, Maltese lace, and photographs. The bride gathered 220 hotel labels and sold Maltese lace, while the husband sold photographs to fellow travelers. Total profit amounted to 270.
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London
Paris
Shepard
Cairo
Fouml
Monte Carlo
New York
Agle
New York Times
If There Was a Postal Trust and Government Mails
A socialist notes that private control of mail would raise costs and hinder global reach. He cites a 1780 Philadelphia to Meckenburg letter showing extensive postmarks from Philadelphia to Hamburg and a 4.70 postage, arguing government action preserved mail accessibility. The passage ends with a personal reflection.
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Aods
Philadelphia
Meckenburg
London
Calais
Brussels
Hague
Amsterdam
Hamburg
Old Favorites Worth While and June Days in Verse
A compact verse note mixing Henry Wheeler? Williams Wilcox and James Russell Lowell muses. It contrasts enduring virtue with tested hearts, then shifts to June days and nature’s renewal as life and light emerge in meadow scenes.
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James Ruspell Lowell
Shipwreck Survivors Eat Boots on Irish Coast
A distressed crew and survivors aboard a foundered steamer endure sixteen to seventeen days on improvised fare including boiled rope, boot leather, and paraffin wax. Accounts describe boot diets as a common desperate resource, with barnacles as a secondary sustenance for castaways near Ireland.
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Kilsege
Aly
Maholy
Gwallor
Man’s diet and a strange flexible stone
A Lorne Lancet discussion argues humans should favor mutton and select fish, avoid glandular organs, and drink weak tea, noting humans are neither carnivores nor herbivores. The piece then describes a flexible, "stacolamite" stone, a rubbery rock found in several states, noting its ability to bend and stretch before breaking.
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Lorne Don Lancet
California
Georgia
Fruit as a staple food in the diet
The text discusses fruit as a primary food source across species, noting apples bananas grapes dates figs and nuts as rich in fats and digestibility. It cautions on stone and acid fruits and suggests chestnuts as easy to digest while addressing bread varieties and purine content.
Tigers in Korea and the lure of the hunt
A Prof G T Ladd tale cites tiger prevalence in Korea and govt control over hunting and skins. A foreign hunter questions two local tiger hunters about their courage and the true presence of tigers, learning of recent tiger encounters and the risky economics of hunting.
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Korea
G.T. Ladd
Marquis Ito
Mokpo
Lisk
Reader wonders why Bibles nicknamed breeches to vinegar to others
A collector explains several famous misprints in historic Bibles. He cites the breeches Bible for a Garment misprint, the vinegar Bible replacing vineyard with vinegar, the printers Bible with persecuted me, and Jeremiah and others with religious misreadings. He notes a Geneva 1662 politician Bible changing peacemakers to placemakers.
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Adam and
Wye
Geneva
Widow Applicant Seeks Sixteenth Rent Date
A short item in the Somerville Journal notes a widow who is also a landlord asking about changing rent payment to the sixth of the month after alimony arrives, instead of the first. The exchange hints at a tenancy negotiation and financial arrangements.
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Somerville Journal
A Philosophical Take on Loss and Joy
A clipped dialogue recalls the tension between not dwelling on lost money and the challenge of parting with possessions. The line hints at a broader theme that every person who has tasted joy must also endure its bitter edge.
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