The Deadly Deadline and the Vroff Arrest
In a tale of Victorian policing, William Melville of Scotland Yard foils anarchist Vroff during a czar procession. A staged champagne cellar trap leads to a handcuffed capture after Melville braces a bomb threat and subdues the suspect with an uppercut.
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Ontrary
Inspector Byrnes
Crooks
William Melville
Scotsland Yard
Queen Victoria
Melville
Vroff
Russia
England
Scotland Yard
Great Britain
Buckingham Palace
Mansion House
St. Petersburg
Melyille
Burgundy
Vrof
Wroff
Sheep as lawn mowers in parks and cities
The article notes sheep grazing in Central Park New York and other cities serve as lawn mowers. Shepherds oversee the flocks, nibbling grass keeps it trimmed and cost matches or undercuts manned mowing. It claims the pastoral effect pleases city folk and the lawn stays neat similar to mechanical mowing.
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Central Park
New York
Edits Temptation of Wealthy Heiress Chooses Love
Edith Temples and David Geer rehearse a secret romance across social barriers. Edith pleads for parental consent to marry her chauffeur, facing wealth and status pressures from the Geer and Temple families. Both sides acknowledge love and potential happiness, while facing stigma and pride.
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Edith
Mrs. Temple
Mon Pere
David Geer
Jade Used In Chinese Rites From Ancient Dynasties
Jade figured prominently in Shang era rites in China, with tablets bearing the emperor’s name for heaven worship. Seasonal offerings used jade objects and colors, including the t len tun for heaven and a yellow ts ung for earth, with jade color symbolism tied to cardinal directions and seasons.
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China
Detroit News
Earth
Chang
Marriage, Stevenson. men and women’s fates differ
The piece cites Robert Louis Stevenson saying marriage tends to spoil men but not women. He argues marriage imposes greater demands on women, yet brings discipline, motherhood, and unique joys. He also notes women gain freedom and usefulness, whether marriage is good or bad, and ends with a bachelor and wife advice.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Imprisonment for Debt in England Declines Sharply
In recent years imprisonment for debt has nearly ceased in England. From 1914 to 1919 the numbers imprisoned were 5713, 8015, 1543, 1075, 684, 200 and 207 respectively, with only 131 serving the full terms of imprisonment.
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England
Simple Diet and Temperance Advice From Addison
The excerpt argues for plain meals and minimal sauces, noting Nature favors simple diets across species. It cites Addison and a physician's rules urging a single-dish repast, avoiding strong drinks during meals and abstaining from sauces beyond the most plain options.
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Addison
Persia's Sales Tricks in Teheran Shops
Asta columnist Roland Garbold describes aristocratic Tehran shoe shops that imitate European styles, display goods in Parisian fashion, and use tactics to lure customers. Inside, bargaining shifts to East methods with implied discounts, while polite banter masks price manipulation.
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Teheran
Europe
America
Persia
Hinlf
Roland Garbold
Asta
Sense of humor would not fit wedding vows
A letter to the editor argues against inserting a sense of humor into marriage ceremonies. The writer mocks a bachelor speaker and notes that the billing and marital stresses would erase any humor after vows. The piece satirically compares humor to an outdated map of Europe.
Turbaned Turk Lemonade Vendor on East Side Promenade
A New York Sun description of a picturesque lemonade seller in the upper East Side. He wears a long tank on his back supported by a strap and a Sam Browne style belt with glass receptacles. Customers pay two cents for lemonade poured directly from the tank into a glass. Other street hawkers cry hot peas and hot beans while a small cart carries heating devices. The scene draws children and their mothers into a lively street trade.
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Upper East Side
New York Sun
Sam Browne
Helser Arbus
Lung Bath Mania Promises Pure Air Health Cure
A Detroit Free Press quote extols lung baths as a health boost, urging readers to inhale pure air deeply then exhale forcefully to cleanse the lungs. Doctors warn against overindulgence, which can cause nerves and sleeplessness much like other stimulants.
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Detroit Free Press
Audacious East Indian Bandit Zarshah Shinwari Dead
Reports from Simla India say Zarshah Shinwari the robbery king has died after a private quarrel in his native village. His infamous deed was the Calcutta mall robbery near Peshawar in December 1018 when a 30 man gang killed a guard driver and fireman and looted the mail van but found no cash chest. He fled to the Nilg near Attock, evaded troops, kidnapped the Hindu station master at Khalibad, and marched him on a donkey toward Peshawar along the Grand Trunk road before escaping into the Afridi hills.
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Zarshah Shinwari
Simla
India
Calcutta
Peshawar
Nilig
Attock
Khalibad
Grand Trunk Road
Afridi Hills
London Fog Analysis Reveals Soot Density Levels
Dr J S Owens of the British Royal Sanitary Institute explains that about four milligrams of soot per cubic meter of air creates a dense London fog while one milligram yields ordinary haze. A citywide fog to 400 feet would contain just under 200 tons of soot, with domestic fires from 6 AM to 9 PM generating over 200 tons to form a dense fog.
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London
British Royal Sanitary Institute
J. S. Owens
Not a Live Wire Ripp asks for dollars at blowout
Ripp seeks a few dollars from bystanders after a blowout party in New York City. Rapp refuses, noting he attended the event and his purse was short circuited during the chaos.
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Ripp
Rapp
New York Sun
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