Austrian Critic Declares No Formula For American Women
Viennese traveler Alice Schalek describes American women on tour as unpredictable beyond any known types. She notes a 17-year-old traveler and other portraits, praising their individuality and eccentricities. Schalek quotes a Berlin paper on how American women defy conventional categories and asserts a learning opportunity from them.
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Alice Schalek
Vossiche Zeitung
Berlin
Kyoto
Y. W. C. A. Apostle
Corea
Amiable Stupidity in Wives Sparks Legal Debate
A London magazine asked 50 notable men to name their preference in wives and the Los Angeles observer notes 42 chose amiable stupidity while seven hedged with both sides and one preferred cleverness. The result sparked a shift as clever wives entered professions and men now seek intelligent partners despite past trends.
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London
Los Angeles
Max O’rell
Rivalry of royal brothers over Corsican belle
From the Princess Murat memoirs two Corsican princes Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte and Prince Pierre quarrel over a peasant girl they both love. They settle by a card game the winner marries her. Lucien marries then lives in England providing income she received until around 1901.
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Louis Lucien Bonaparte
Pierre
Corsica
Les Preux Chevaliers
Prince Lucien
Prince Lucien Lved
Engsland
Murat
Night of a Thousand Eyes at the Frosty Door
A man repeats good night at a frosty doorstep while a couple glimpses watchers at opposite windows. The night is described as holding many eyes as the pair share shushed, tender dialogue under starlit skies.
Century-Old Chesapeake Turtle Finally Caught
A 317 pound turtle with a shell nearly five feet across was captured in the Choptank river near Choptank Md after generations of attempts by Indigenous and European fishermen. The owner plans to make soup for 100 or more, and the shell bore about 17 000 barnacles. The animal was sent to a Humestead fish merchant, creating a local sensation.
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Chesapeake Bay
Homestead
Choptank
Yost
Practical livestock farming tips from an early agricultural guide
A dense list of farm husbandry ideas covering dairy cows horses and pigs, feeding strategies, housing and ventilation, breeding guidance, orchard care, pest control, and pasture management. Emphasizes profitable practices, clean routines, water and bedding needs, and the value of kindness in stock care.
Farm wisdom from a rural guide on livestock and crops
Short practical tips cover cattle care and breeding, pig and sheep management, dairy feeding, horse handling, and garden notes. Topics include tailing and castration timing, salting corn, pasture use, silage diets, lamb quality, and safe housing. Practical guidance emphasizes judgment, cleanliness, and timely actions for sustainable farming.
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Centor Journal
Howard Nelvin
Ben
H. Johnson
Melvin & Johnson
America
The
Spooners
Meadowbrook
Aize
Wood
T.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen
Richmond, Va
OF US
E &c
Guim Coats
Pereales
Carroll's
C.E. Carroll & Co
Depot
Denton, Md
Wiuliam J. Richards
Bernard Lawless
S. John Lawless
Nellie Lawless
Elsie Lawless
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Matthew Lawless
Maryland
Orout
John Lawless
J. Kemp Stevens
Hickman Flour Mills
Hickman
Del
S. P. Brown, Proprietor
Denton Bridge
William H. Anderson
Denton
Clert
G. T. Redden & CO
Sohn Ss. Barnhart
Denton, Ma
Panad
Doane
Herbert J. Cox
Washington St
Easton
Doan
Hetle
Foster
Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station
Peerless Oyster Co
Fort Ave. and
Lawrence St
P. O
Baltimore
Detroit
Abbott-Detroit
Abbott
Rices Abbott
Hleven Pasenger
Abbott Motor Company
Michigan
Tos
J. G. Foster
Federalsburg, MD
ARIS
Va. Ry
Bellway Division
Scarchulf
Gasjar
P.m
Laande
T. Murdoch
I. Jones
Willard Thomson
Denton Ice Factory
C. B. Willis
Raleigh & Son
Dentos
Garey & CO
Holt Construction
J. Leland Hanna
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