All for Art's Sake All for Art's Sake
Linn Mowbray seeks news of Jean Rood after she abandons a promising art career due to debts from the painter Razzaunt, a loan sharklike figure. Jean works at a teashop, discovers talent in baking, earns promotions, and gradually saves money to escape her troubles. The story follows relationships with Miss Constance and Jenn, and the hope of a stable future.
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Constance Rood
Linn Mowbray
Razzini
Constance
Jenn
Elmdale
Razzanti
Jean Hfer
Jean
Razzand
Eilmonte
Uttle
Elmdale Women Propose Changes and Dreams of Art
In a quiet Elmdale scene Mrs. Grey and friends discuss Linn Mowbray's new bank position and Dorothy's potential engagement. Jean Rood returns home from Elmdine as Jenn arrives and Linnerted Jenn confesses she will stay, asking about cooking skills while joking about spaghetti.
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Linn
Constance Rood
Jean Rood
Mrs. Grey
Dorothy
Jean
Elmdine
Constance
Jenn
Connie
Platt National Park Springs Draw Visitors in Sulphur Springs
In southern Oklahoma near the Texas border a group of 30 springs set apart as Platt National Park in 2003 draw thousands yearly to drink mineral waters. The springs include sulfur and bromide waters with a long Native American history connected to Deerfoot legend.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Congress
Platt National Park
Detroit News
Hot Springs
Ark
Deerfoot
Apple Wastage and Uses in Production
The article notes apples are heavily utilized by manufacturers, likening waste to a pig that leaves little. Apples are pressed for cider or vinegar, nectar is extracted and sold to jelly and other producers, and the remaining pulp is dried and sold as cattle feed.
From Hand to Tractor Threshers on the Farm
The article recalls farm progress from hand labor to machine harvesters, noting the cradle, horse-drawn reaper, McCormick binder, and modern mechanical tractors that pull two binders. It contrasts old straw threshing by horse tread and treadmill threshers, largely replaced by tractor threshers within about 15 years.
England bride wed amid blazing church fire
A prospective bride in England refused to cancel her wedding as a church burned around her. Firefighters battled the blaze while the bridal party and guests watched, and the ceremony proceeded despite flames and smoke. The couple completed the marriage in the smoke filled church with sparks flying.
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England
Abnormality In Mankind And The Strain Of Modern Life
The piece argues that genius often sits near madness and questions whether brains in modern society stay balanced under severe pressures. It suggests eccentricities may exist in all great men and wonders if a universally conventional life would roughen the world.
First Duty of the Poet in National Sympathy
Wordsworth argues poets should write for all men not just poets. They must avoid elitist elevation and instead express themselves as others do to excite national sympathy, appealing to common understanding and imagination.
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Wordsworth
Mozart Memorized Masses Guarded in Vatican Practice
Historical note recounts Mozart allegedly memorizing a Mass by hearing it sung in St. Peter's Rome. Copies of the sacred music are kept tightly guarded, with Vatican choir members rarely handling them outside practice sessions.
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Mozart
St. Peter’s
Rome
Vatican Choir
Real poets as prophets and civil founders, a Shelleyian view
The passage argues poets shape language and culture beyond mere grammar, acting as founders of civil society and teachers who glimpse the hidden, eternal order. It distinguishes poetic insight from crude prophecy and notes that high poetry transcends time place and number, with examples from Aeschylus Job and Dante.
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Inns
Lfe
Aeschiglis
Job
Shelley
How Pygmies Get Bananas In Central Africa
A fragment describes pygmy behavior near a Central Africa village, detailing two methods to obtain bananas. One uses an arrow mark on a stalk to signal desire and priceless theft. The other involves the pygmy paying the plantation owner with meat portions wrapped in leaves, effectively buying bunches by barter.
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Central Africa
Giel
Ble Chlef
Tne
Measured Bride Dowries In Royden Tradition
In Royden a 300 year old bequest awards dowries to four brides each year. The youngest and eldest are set by records, while the shortest and tallest are chosen by the bride measuring ritual in the parish church.
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Royden
Innnor
Legend of Wandering Jew in Literary Traditions
The legend portrays a condemned wanderer cursed to roam the earth until Christ’s return for reviling Jesus on the way to Calvary. Varying names appear Cartaphilus or Ahasuerus, a cobbler whose doorstep Christ sought rest upon.
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Souther
Kehama
Croly
Suffering for Art's Sake Brings Out Funny Shoes Exchange
A quirky exchange in a Boston Evening Transcript item notes a movie star remarking on new shoes as impractical for a leisurely register. The dialogue satirizes vanity and performance with a comic tone.
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Maday
Boston Evening Transcript
Cleaning Hint for Odor and Moth Prevention
In house cleaning advice, sprinkle water steeped with tobacco tins into clothes closets and add spirits of emuphor to counter odor. The combination is said to destroy the tobacco smell and deter moths from pests.
Raisin Lacto Custard Preparation Note
A simple kitchen guideline instructs beating the yolks and whites separately then mixing into three cupfuls of sugar with two quarts of skimmed milk and a half cupful of chopped raisins. Partly freezing follows before adding lemon juice.
Shakespearean Philosophy on Providence and Sparrow Fate
A quoted Shakespeare reflection questions augury and fate with lines about providence in the fall of a sparrow. It asserts that if something is to happen, it is either now or not at all, and that readiness may precede a future event.
Only One is Happy in Harrisburg Patriot Quip
The Harrisburg Patriot questions a familiar adage, noting humor in a saying about two living cheaply together being as unlikely as a flea and a dog coexisting. The piece appears as a short quip from the Loston Trap script.
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Harrisburg
No Compromise Quote From Archbishop Whateley
A archival quotation notes there is no medium between truth and falsehood as Archbishop Whateley emphasizes. The line is presented as a timeless truism on moral clarity and integrity.
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Archbishop Whateley
Acrobat Required to Make Good in Today’s World
A perceptive column notes the era’s tightrope act as thinkers urge different paths. One philosopher says to look up while another warns to watch your step, illustrating the high stakes and careful balance needed to succeed amid rapid change.
Field for Profitable Wax Industry in Texas
In northern Texas, overland trips can stay within sight of candellila plants for six days. The weed yields wax from stems, with up to 5,000 shoots from a single root, thriving in poor soil and renewing annually. Labor is cheap, material vast, and wax used for candles, phonograph records, polishes, varnishes, and even home goods. fibrous waste also makes quality paper.
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Texas
Novel Surglar Alarm From Populaar Mechanics Magazine
A new burglar alarm described by Populaar Mechanics Magazine is compact and adaptable for many uses. The device is slightly larger than a large watch and uses small fuse cartridges inside. To trigger danger, release a safety catch and throw the signal while keeping hold of a tiger ring to release the alarm.
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Populaar Mechanics
Tiberius Smeaerwhiffle Pleads for Favor at Work
In a humorous Louisville Canrler-Journal note a book keeper named Tiberius Smeaerwhiffle begs the new stenographer for a reward, offering a choice of cigarettes or a kiss. She replies she does not smoke, leaving him flustered and unsure how to proceed.
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Tiberius Smeaerwhiffle
Louisville
Justice of the Peace Gets Twenty for Quick Marriage
A Justice of the Peace recalls earning twenty dollars in a day for arranging quick marriages. A lawyer notes that such pay is decent for a temporary job, reflecting on the value and hustle in the job market.
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Justice of the Peace
New York Sun
Forbearance Cultivation Mentioned in Brief Note
Fragmentary note hints at cultivating patience and endurance. It references memories and inner focus, implying a mental or emotional practice. No concrete events, people, or places are clearly identifiable in the readable text.
Inevitable collision as street car glides off track
A downtown street car operator clashes with a truck driver who improvises traffic directions. The trucker, confident in his skill, ignores others guidance and the car unexpectedly sideswings the track, shocking bystanders and the motorman. The waterman complains that no one should tell him how to drive.
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Thotchiman
Kansas City Star
A Kind Wish in a Simple Country Tale
A short tale from a Boston Transcript column describes Jean visiting her neighbor and her grandmother. The girl speaks of wishing her grandmother was visiting while the elder woman contemplates reconciliation after a small quarrel. A light moral about kindness closes the vignette.
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