A Welter and an Actor Aid Farm Family
In western Massachusetts near New Ashford stormbound travelers Harvey the actor and a narrator seek shelter on a farmhouse porch. When Dave is gravely injured, a neighborly doctor and the pair aid the wounded man, help with chores, and bond with Clemmie as they stay for three weeks. They part with gratitude, and a turquoise ring prompts a promise to return.
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Armour
Armour & Co
Armour’s Farm and Garden
C. F. Smith
Denton
J. Calvin Smith
Greensboro
John T. Stevenson
Ridgely
Armour Fertilizer Works
Chicago
Ill
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Berkshire
New Ashford
Sal
Harvey
Ganymede
Harvyey
Dave
Clemmie
Mae
Whitcomb Whitcomb
Pittsfield
Goodby
Emerald Hills
Harry
Economical Music and the Two Beautful Daughters
Pomp, a talkative old South Carolina darky, laments hardship and praises the North for prosperity. He recalls a wealthy Northerner who built a year-round house in the South with two beautiful daughters. His granddaughter Sally claims she has seen the two young ladies practicing on a single piano, a rumor he calls a remarkable event before the war.
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South Carolina
Norf
Sally
Lina
Banquet toast sparks self restraint remark
The Philadelphia Press recounts a banqueting moment where one guest jokes he only stopped heavy drinking just in time after laughing at another’s stories. The exchange showcases witty banter turning into a moment of restraint.
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Philadelphia Press
Dream Cats Haunt Dreams Says Observer
A New Orleans Times-Democrat observer recalls dreams where cats appear and torment the dreamer. He compares cat imagery in slumber to a chilling climax, noting cats provoke sharper fear than bears, panthers, or other predators, and warns of the enduring nightmare.
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Kilkenny
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Prince Yuan Shikai Threatens Chinese Servant Over Gown Incident
Prince Yuan Shikai, Li Hung Chang's successor, frightened an English guest by vowing to behead a Chinese servant who spilled on her gown. He promised to issue the order immediately but reassured the guest he would not speak of it again.
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Yuan Shikai
Li Hung Chang
Necessity Invents New Spelling in Typing Mixup
A New York Press item lampoons a newspaper office where copying errors omit letters. A staffer mistypes letters like e and c, prompting a sharp protest from the editor. The reply jokes that mistakes happen in all regulated households and urges patience with the typing issues.
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Phrom
CIA
Phor Phour
Myselph
Better Than Genius on Miss Stryder as Actress
A dialogue notes a manager discussing Miss Stryder for a list and questions her acting ability. Another voice says she is poor on stage but has publicity value, constantly seen visiting her mother or involved in personal events, making her well known.
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Miss Stryder
Boston
Old Enough to Break in Brooklyn Institute Hall
A fragment from Brooklyn Life describes children in a Brooklyn Institute museum hall where a small group of seven or eight led by a tiny sister attempt to entertain visitors. A child exclaims they’re all broken, and a young boy defends them saying they’ve been there for years.
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Brooklyn Institute Museum
Kiane
Brooklyn Ife
Habitations Hollowed In the Rocky Normandy Hills
In Normandy near Tours and Rochecorbon, cliff dwelling communities survive with homes carved into rock faces and entire life carried out in caves. A visit to a cave city reveals towered rock homes, narrow doors, and belvederes. An welcoming elderly resident invites exploration of her single-room home, filled with flowers and a garden outhouse.
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Normandy
France
Tours
Vouvray
Rochecorbon
Scribner’s
Bismarck’s cigars spark a strange standoff in a window
The St James Gazette recalls Lord Ampthill visiting the Chancellor Bismarck. Count Arnim appeared, fanning himself and explaining he could not endure the strong aroma and the stuffy room. Ampthill had to open a window as Bismarck gasped for air in the perfume scented atmosphere.
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Bismarck
Ampthill
Harry Arnim Fanni
St. James
Cat drawing prompt ends in a curt request
A kindly young woman skilled at drawing a cat in a child’s picture book tries to sketch a peccary after a three year old asks for one. She reflects on the animal’s unfamiliarity to both, then the child returns the drawing and repeats, Draw a cat.
Grapes and Embroidery Inspire a Risque Compliment
Alexander Johnston, an American, appears in a scene described as being shown through the home of a lady friend. Delicate embroidery decorates the rooms while a pillow embroidered with grapes draws a flirtatious remark about turning a cover inside out and drinking a sparkling hyine health drink.
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Alexander Johnston
Baby's Dimple Legend And Medical View
The article contrasts a romantic belief that dimples come from angels touching the child with a medical explanation. Doctors say dimples arise from imperfect facial muscle development, creating a hollow where flesh sinks, forming the dimple when the muscle is used.
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Earth
Musical fish of Lake Batticaloa in Ceylon
The Lake Batticaloa in Ceylon is famed as the home of musical fish whose sounds resemble Harp music. Boat travel makes the melodies clearer and dipping an oar into the water intensifies the delightful tones.
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Batticaloa
Ceylon
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Joe
Tam
Crossett Shoe
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