Romance scene linked to Grand Duke Michael and Paul Alexandrovitch
The article recounts Gatchina near Petrograd as the former Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch and Paul Alexandrovitch were held after a counter revolutionary plot. It notes the palace built by Catherine II for Orloff, its 600 rooms and park, and details about Catherine II, Peter III, Panin, and the Orloff brothers amid a historical royal intrigue.
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Gatchina
Michael Alexandrovitch
Paul Alexandrovitch
National Geographic Society
Gatchinna
Petrograd
Catherine III
Gregory Orloft
Peter III
Gregory Orloff
Peter
Ropshu
H Us
Catherine II
Catherine
Orloff
Guatchina
Panin
Paul
Gatchina Palace
Moscow
Alexis
A Ramsay Memorial Committee to Honor Sir William Ramsay
Mr. Asquith is named president of a University College committee forming a memorial for Sir William Ramsay. The plan envisions an international tribute reflecting his linguistic gifts and wide scientific influence noted by the Westminster Gazette after his Nobel visit to Stockholm in 1904.
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A Ramsay
Asquith
University College
Sir William Ramsey
Sir William Ramsay
Stockholm
Westminster Gazette
Discovery of Oil in a Coal Pit Sparks World Industry
An old London Chronicle note recalls how a small seep in a Riddings coalpit, once a nuisance, sparked the global petroleum industry. It credits Lord Playfair for recognizing the potential and Paraffin Young for developing the supply, turning a local trickle into a huge resources boom.
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Lord Playfair
Young
London Chronicle
Motor Pessimism in Outdoor Life Joke
The dialogue mocks the outdoor life as irrelevant to modern car ownership. The speaker jokes that owning an automobile spoils the outdoors with punctures engine trouble and motorcycle police watchers.
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Doppel
Letting Him Down Easy Critic Sparks Town Topics Quip
A Town Topics quip notes the critic Brown offers a dreadfully bad picture while a layman suggests praising it for its individuality. The exchange mirrors sharper cultural commentary within a small newspaper item.
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Brown
Marble course at University of California
The San Francisco Bulletin reports a planned curriculum addition as marbles become a university course in applied science. Bearded professors squat in gym settings to display marble motion through a finger flick, with aim of movements imparting momentum to another marble. Degrees may be awarded to the most skilled players.
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F. L. Kleeberger
Colonel Bids Newsy Goodbye in War Farewell
A solitary U S Army colonel leaves a lunchroom on lower Fifteenth Street. A Newsboy asks if he is going to war and he confirms soon. The officer bids farewell to the boy with a misty eyes, seeming alone in the world.
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United States Army
Lower Fifteenth Street
Fifteenth Street
Heavy work with steel grenades differs between allies
British and French use heavy grenades for defended positions while English soldiers prefer light offensive grenades when advancing. Bombardiers launch long range throws as troops near the trench, then infantrymen finish with iron grenades. American officers weighing both methods await field trials before deciding.
Give Cheerfulness a Chance
A short Atlantic quote by A Edward Newton urges embracing cheerfulness despite wealth and hardship. It argues that cheerfulness is rarer than expected and valuable, and challenges philosophers who deem life inherently wrong.
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Browning
Thoreau
Edward Newton
Atlantic
Japanese Champagne and the War Time Wealth Boom
The Flowery Kingdom saturated with wealth led the government brewery at Takinogawa to invest in champagne production at 9 yen per bottle. The North China Herald notes the effervescent power of the Japanese “Madame Cliquot” and suggests trade jealousy and political malice behind the report.
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Takinogawa
Madame Cliquot
North China Herald
No Faith In the Bard in Germany
A fragment shows Mr. Stormington Barnes praising German audiences and their money as they still perform Shakespeare, expressing strong opinions with sarcasm about German tastes.
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Germany
Spanish Gold Legend Tied to Santa Anna Campaign and San Antonio Oak
The tale links buried Spanish gold and jewels to Santa Anna’s 1836 march toward San Jacinto. Texans say treasure seekers dug near a gnarled oak north of San Antonio and at Salinas Street huts, once home to French freebooters, with recent attempts by a divining-rod seeker leaving visible holes.
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Summit Place
Santa Anna
Alamo
Goliad
Band of
Texas
San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Mexico
San Antonio
Camino Real
Salinas
San Marcos
Health of Prisoners in New York Prisons
An Illinois State Journal editorial notes that out of 1600 men of military age registered in New York penal institutions on June 5 fewer than 5 percent were physically fit for service and that Blackwell's Island held no fit prisoners. The piece argues healthier bodies may reduce imprisonment and that the war could strengthen bodies and thus make prisons less useful.
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New York City
Blackwell's Island
Illinois State Journal
Remedy for Caterpillar Plague Through Ages
The history notes pest control by excommunication against caterpillars from 1120 by the bishop of Laon to slow later centuries. A 1516 edict warns Villenore inhabitants that caterpillars must retreat within six days or be declared accursed and excommunicated. An advocate even pleaded for the insects’ cause before farmers in one case.
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Laon
Villenore
Land Where Children Are Cherished in Japan
Article extols Japan as the land where childhood is deeply cherished. It notes efforts to make childhood happy and to brighten education, portraying a nation devoted to the welfare of its young.
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Japan
Statesmanlike Silence in Local Elections discussed
A brief exchange features Senator Sorghum stressing the value of restraint in political talks. The dialogue frames political discourse as a mark of a capable leader who avoids unnecessary commentary during local elections.
The Subordinated Pumpkin
A farmer debates pumpkin pie options for winter as cows are fed and fond of pumpkin in a regional daily column with dialogue and rustic humor.
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Farmer Jones
Consolidated rural schools praised in county notes
County superintendent reports nine months perfect attendance for Lester Benson of Danbury No. 19 and three months for Christine Laumgartner Jacob Baumgartner of Winchester No. 5 and Gertrude Porter Iachael Lenhart May Porter of Williamsport No. 6. Visit the Buchanan No. 16 consolidated school praised for modern facilities, high community activity, and successful teachers Misses Carolyn and Flora Macdonald.
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Lester Benson
Danbury
Buchanan
Christine Laumgartner
Jacob Baumgartner
Winchester
Gertrude Porter
Iachael Lenhart
May Porter
Williamsport
Carolyn
Flora Macdonald
School Notes from District 10 No. 5
School No. 5 reports a successful fire drill and perfect attendance for the week. Sixteen pupils enrolled. Hygiene class study digestion, agriculture covers corn and wheat. Sidney Wolf aims to be an artist with high drawing marks. A new passing-out rule reduces confusion. School shut briefly for teachers’ exams at Linton. Drawing display enhances room appearance.
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Sidney Wolf
In Pioneer Days - In Town and Out
Merchant Connor returns from Chicago. Mrs Brindle’s hog dressed 45 pounds. George Burge’s eldest son ill with mountain fever. Al Honstain and Sheriff Mahaney guests. Teachers in Russia request papers. Boutillier family barely escaped fire from a stovepipe damaging bedding and bed furnishings.
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8. E. Brindle
al Honstain
South Prairie
Sheriff
Mrs. Mahaney
Boutillier
City School Notes Highlight Absences and Enrollments
Martha Quashnick was absent on Thursday and Christian Timmcke returned after a two week absence. Alvin Marschall enrolled in seventh grade on November 12. Anton Schweitzer traveled to Hague early in the week and came back Wednesday. Peter Baumgartner, first grade, began duties in a rural school. The third grade language class studies James W Foley poem Somebody Did. Christian and Jacob Baumgartner withdrew to move to another district. Perfect spelling students listed include Adam Vossler Pearl Ramey Phyllis Wolvert on Robert Chesrown Lena Sautter Miria Schweitzer Gladys Brid dell Martha Vossler.
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Adam Vossler
Pearl Ramey
Phyllis Wolverton
Robert Chesrown
Lena Sautter
Miria Schweitzer
Gladys Briddell
Martha Vossler
Contentment Through Acceptance of Life’s Burdens
George Eliot reflects on happiness found by relinquishing the wish for ease and control. She suggests true freedom comes from bearing circumstances courageously and doing what is given to us, rather than pursuing personal will.
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George Eliot
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