Cousin drama unfolds at London theater scene
Fred Musgrave befriends his cousin Mrs Fenton W E Norris, as she navigates high society. She mimics a duchess persona to charm Mrs Moore, aiming to secure dinners and social advance while Fred frets over Susie Moore. Mrs Norris plots to separate Fred from rival Captain Claughton and maps a path into elite circles.
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Fred Musgrave
Fred
Lady Clamborough
Belgrave Square
Mrs. Fenton
Clamborough
Dina
Pred
Tesla
Society of the Great
Bhe
Ducheases
Mr. Braifit
Cauain
Mr. Breffe
James le Breton
Moores
Aleet
Susie
London
General Moore
Claughton
Mrs. Moore
Mberty
Captain Claughton
Mr. Musgrave
Laura
Iuaura
Mra Moore
Albemarle Street
H'm
Mra. Fenton
Big Sister movement aims to aid working girls and students
The New York Mothers' Club appointed a ble sis ters committee to focus on entertainments for working girls on holidays and on young girls in public schools. The movement, patterned after Big Brothers, seeks preventive aid amid 10 000 boys and thousands of girls in court neglect cases. Led by Mrs. Irwin the group will provide wholesome employment and assist individual cases.
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Dig
Ble Sisters
New York
Thara
Quotations on Opportunity and Action From Bacon and Royston
A fragmentary quote about wisdom creating opportunities versus finding them. It notes mens behavior should blend restraint and freedom, comparing attire to conduct. Includes a Royston remark urging readiness and willingness to act to do God’s work.
Old-Time Fourth Not Celebrated as in Days Gone By
A lament the Independence Day of today lacks the charm of fifty years ago. Street processions, firemen, and grotesque Kalathumpians have vanished, replaced by modern displays and less public enthusiasm. The piece recalls Detroit’s past patriotism, urging a return to simpler, communal Fourth of July observances and speeches at city halls and from local orators.
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Givan
Great Britain
United States of America
Detroit
Desert
Turaegseeiy
Fourth of July Fireworks Startled Kaw Indians in 1859
An Emporia Kansas memory recounts a Fourth of July celebration when Kaw Indians traveled from the reservation to attend a big feast. Fireworks were set off near the corner of a church, startling the warriors who watched a rocket soar skyward and then fled toward the reservation, leaving frightened women and children behind.
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Emporia
Kan
Americue
Eaid
First Presbyterian Church
Rockets and their journey from war to lifesaving gear
The article traces rockets from early Chinese warfare to naval signaling and rescue use. It notes Chinese origins in the eighth century, adoption by Hurdeans, and 19th century improvements including 6000 yard range. It explains propulsion and stabilization via gas pressure and a long tail, and mentions life-saving service use and a new rocket aimed at replacing mortars to haul lines from shore to distressed vessels.
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China
Careful Firecracker Story From Fourth Of July
An unnamed man with a large firecracker advises that accidents come from careless handling. He recalls firing firecrackers since youth and a childhood mishap with an old toy cannon told by his Uncle Thomas, then rushes to a drug store after detonating the fuse.
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Thomas
Vital Face of Independence on Fourth of July
The text notes that July 4 is historic for the adoption of the Declaration of Independence rather than its initial reading on July 2. It explains Jefferson’s draft, Congress amendments, and the signing timeline, stressing that adoption day, not signing, is the vital fact.
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Continental Congress
Jefferson
Congress
John Hancock
Charles Thomson
Weather and Liberty Day Echoes in Early America
A reflective note on how rain-filled Fourth of July celebrations shaped American identity. The speaker links frequent July showers to the nation’s growth, noting Washington era childhoods and the country’s population nearing twenty million as a consequence of rainy celebrations.
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W. E. Norris
Miss Moore
atrAld
Mrs. Ironton
God
Royston
Independence Belles
Johnny
American
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
George Washington
Cragaers
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