Beauty and the Feast in Dusty New York Soiree
Alicia Wakeley, a tired office worker in Mrs Dibb's boarding house, drifts into a phantom world of luxury at a hotel and a movie. Jim Langdon, in love, reveals his uncle Miles left a farm near Waco and asks Alicia to join him there next spring. Alicia agrees, abandoning her daydreams for a possible future with Jim.
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Alicia
Alicia Wakeley
Bobby Wren
Bobby
Miss Wakeley
Gorttz
Sarah
Fim
Allefa
Jim
Allein
Allcia
Jim Langdon
Waco
Edith
Happiness Arrives to Make Worthwhile Dreams Come True
A brief note reflecting joy as happiness arrives to turn hopeful dreams into reality, capturing a moment of personal triumph and forward-looking optimism.
Language Roots and Tongues Across Occupations
The article surveys how different groups think in their dominant languages, noting sea terms borrowing from Dutch Italian and Saxon roots while soldiers often think in French. It traces how scholars Latin and Greek, carpenters Saxon, printers dog Latin, and homemakers Celtic threads surface in everyday speech in a Continental London Mail edition excerpt.
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Lass
A. B
London Mail
Just Begin to Live at Fifty
Nathan Lear, age 101, reflects on life after fifty in Capper's Weekly. He says men gain reality then quit bad habits and start doing duties, noting work does not kill but excess partying and worrying harms. He cites money’s emptiness and laments only the final farewell pains him.
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Nathan Lear
Kansas
Capper
Cynics: Early Greek philosophers led by Antisthenes
The Cynics were a sect of Grecian philosophers founded by Antisthenes around 896 B C. They favored a morose view and denied most sciences except morality, spurning social conventions. Diogenes of Sinope, Antisthenes' famed disciple, is linked to a marble dog statue by the Athenians.
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Antisthenes
Ife
Diogenes
Sinope
Athenlong
Banking customs in France described as a formal ritual
Mariel Harris in the North American Review contrasts French banking in Paris with lengthy, posed rituals. Banks close at noon, checkbooks are picked up by appointment, and money handling is framed as a civil, almost ceremonial act. The process emphasizes status, genealogical formality, and a sense that money is a privilege.
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France
Paris
Mariel Harris
The
North American Review
Mount Carrol to Mount Mackdonald Voyage Story
In 1882 Mount Tupper in the Canadian Rockies was then Mount Carrol, a naming tale tied to engineer Rogers and Carrol during a Kicking Horse pass survey. They sought a pass through the Selkirks, faced near-starvation, and Rogers promised to name the peak after Carrol if they survived. Rogers later received a $5,000 payment from the OPR.
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Tupper
Canadian Rockies
Carrol
Rocky Mountain
Rogers
P. BR
Kicking Horse
Selkirks
Mount Macdonald
Princess in Exile at Chateau Bellaire Meets U S Consul
Walter Carew, United States consul at St Bevis, encounters Princess Hildegarde of Pallagonia and her governess Mary Smith during a wartime exile in Switzerland. A chance mountain walk reveals attraction as royal intrigues unfold and carew learns he may be in love with a princess.
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Hildegarde
Walter Carew
Chateau Beljlaire
Walter
Thnne
St. Bevis
Switzerland
Pallagenia
Chateau Bellaire
Hildegarie
Liscard
Indies
Carew
Indy Andressed
Indy
Consul
America
Pallagonia
Watter
Waller
Osrew
Meester Carrens
Meester
Hans
Walter H. Carew
Mary A. Smith
Firat
English governess Maury recalls wedding of Mary and Walter
In a memory, Maury notes the English governess born in Wisconsin would have identified the couple earlier, but the princess insisted on maintaining the pace. Mary and Walter married three months after.
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Maury
Wisconsin
Jake
Mary
Walter
Contests Went to Finish in Ancient Hawaiian Ring
In ancient Hawaii boxing followed prize ring rules overseen by managers and an umpire. Victors challenged on, until finally a fighter was knocked out or all opponents yielded. Bouts often proved fatal, with spectators roaring as clans clashed, sometimes to the death in wider free-for-alls.
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Hiaswatlin Sparta
Remarkable 1250-Year-Old Woman Found on Farm
Budapest dispatch reports Antonia Hopal, a widow of fifty years, aged authentically as 1250 years, living on a Szergedin-area farm. Officials note she appears strong and active while she claims to have worn spectacles only from ages seventy to ninety five, and she reads clearly now without aid. She supposedly travels to provide medical advice and herbal remedies to local farmers.
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Szergedin
Budapest
Loniton ‘Thues
Antonia Hopal
First World War shot fired in Australia claims officer
Lieut. Col. E. F. Morrison of Victoria Barracks Melbourne says the first shot of World War I was fired from Nepean Fort at Fort Phillip on August 5 1914. The shot targeted the German ship Pfalz as it attempted to escape, signaling the empire's entry into the war.
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Australia
E. F. Morrison
Wilting
Victoria Barracks
Melbourne
Nepean Fort
Fort Phillip
England
Port Philips Heads
Pfalz
Uhnut
Tomb of Indian Chief Found Near Sloatsburg New York
A laborer digging behind an old title near Sloatsburg N Y uncovered a vaulted stone tomb with a skeleton and Indian relics. Believed to be Chief Schunnemunk of the Minsie Delaware tribe, the vault is said to be one bay in size and well preserved artifacts lay beside the remains. Only a handful of similar vaults housing prominent Indian figures have been found in the United States.
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Sloatsburg
N. Y
Schunnemunk
United States
Impolite encounter on a Buffalo to Chicago train
A man recalls hoarding a train seat to avoid company. A young woman boarded near Buffalo and asked about the other half of the seat. He lied, saying his mother occupied it. She sat ahead, then revealed at Chicago that she was his sister. He asks if he blagged.
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Buffalo
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Wager Involving Buddy and Herring A Feat On Shore
A Virginia shore resident boasted he and his buddy could eat a thousand herrings. Farmers wagered fifty dollars, planning a feast. The tale centers on a disappearing act involving a claimed buddy and a 900 pound saw that had not eaten since the wager.
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Virginia
Wotomac River
Buddy
Taking the Bible Literally At Church Youth Quip
Rebard four attends church regularly where a minister cites a verse about mouths eyes ears and a boy Richard whispers a garbled question. The exchange highlights the humorous mishearing and childlike confusion during a sermon.
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Rebard
Richard
MAMMA S BOYS SMARTEST
A New York Sun columnist jokes about parental pride in infant intelligence and imagined futures. A mother recoils at the thought of her child growing up, while a father consoles and a younger brother nags through a comic scene.
Historical punishments for offense in Tudor and Stuart era
The Manchester Guardian notes harsh penalties including removal of the right hand for striking a judge and public misdeeds. Examples span Tudor to late eighteenth century, such as a Salisbury death sentence executed with hand forfeiture, a Thanet riot fine and seven year good behavior bond, and Cosgrave’s egg attack on Vice Chancellor Malins leading to imprisonment and voyage to New York.
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Manchester Guardian
Richardson
Salisbury Assizes
Brickbat
Earl of
Thanet
Cosgrave
Malins
New York
A Clever Housekeeper and a Parched Afternoon Memory
Narrator recalls a famed housekeeper famed for spotless kitchen. A hot afternoon reveals a rule about washing the sink after lunch, delaying water until dinner. The tale threads childhood innocence with strict household routines from Clara Savage Littledale.
Favorite Rubber Plants For American Households
Favorite rubber plants enjoy popularity in U S homes due to easy care and dust resistance Washing leaves with tepid water keeps them bright Use fish oil soap cautiously on insects and avoid rubbing to gloss leaves If a leaf shows a dark brown spot relocate the plant Likely caused by a glass flaw concentrating sunlight.
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United States
Great Britain
Now He Keeps His Seat
A reminiscence of childhood manners on a crowded street car. The narrator, taught by his mother to be polite, offers a seat to an elderly woman, who jokingly asks him to sit on her lap, prompting a quick exit and continued journey on foot.
Lamb or Nothing for Him
A humorous anecdote from London Tit-Bits about a young suitor who seeks his beloved's family blessing but faces an icy reception from the prospective mother in law. She denounces his intent to “steal out one ewe lamb,” prompting the man to retort that, lacking the lamb, he will skip the interview with the family mutton.
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London
Bramble Poultry Farm Announces Hatch Dates and Prices
Bramble Poultry Farm announces an August 20 hatch with a September 10 hatch. Custom hatching is $6.40 per tray of 180 eggs. Barred Rock, S C White Leghorn, and Rhode Island Red chicks start at $15 per hundred. Other breeds available by order. no chicks for sale without orders. Phone 216M Chesterton Ma.
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Rhode Island
Bramble Poultry Farm
Chesterton
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