The Land of Poppies by Leslie's Weekly
A descriptive verse contrasts seasonal scenes across American states and landscapes with vivid poppy imagery. It lists colors and flowers associated with regions, pairing each state with a symbolic flourish such as Louisiana with magnolia and New York with a rose, culminating in a regal poppy crown for the Golden State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Maine
New York
Delaware
Golden State
Leslie
Vintage photography tips for safe darkroom practice
Practical guidance on avoiding strong light exposure and handling prints, plus home made solutions. Steps include cleaning gelatine from an old negative as a substitute for broken focusing, waxing prints with yellow beeswax and alcohol, using marbled paper pedestals, and creating improvised flash lamps. Also covers temperature control in developing and fixing baths and verifying cooling of the developer and fixing solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgre
A Daughter's Gift Brings Father and Family Together
Del and Jim defy a strict father to reunite with a surprise gift a marble bust of their son. An artist uses the child as a model, gaining fame, while Del, Jim, and the father share a joyful breakfast and a country drive that seals their renewed bond.
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Del
Jim
Tusnese
Little Jim
Big Jim
Cal
Palos
Jimmie
Indianapolis
Famous Nicknames Drawn From Royalty and Sport Elites
The article catalogs royal and aristocratic nicknames such as King Edward as "the Master" and the Duke of Cambridge as "George the Ranger" while noting Princess Charles of Denmark called "Harry" and the Duke of Teck as "Dolly." It also lists sportsmen nicknamed "Jumbo" and "Tulip" among others, reflecting social circles and the origin of monikers through history.
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Edward
Quweeun Victoria
Dublas
Duke of Cambridge
George the Ranger
Royal Parks
Charles
Denmark
Harry
Duke of
Margaret Grosvenor
Peggy
House of Grosvenor
Duke of Westminster
Bend
Bend Or
Eaton “Tall
Tadcaster
Jockey Club
Duke of Port
A Bird of an Opportunity in Beecher’s Echo
A Printer's Ink quotation cites Beecher and Brookyn's preacher on opportunity as a daily bird that visits window chambers. It warns that neglect makes the chance die away, stressing the need to seize timely chances before they vanish.
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Beecher
Brooklyn
Contested Quote From The Atlanta Constitution
A fragmentary quotation highlights racial language and political sentiment from a historical Atlanta Constitution piece. The speaker, a colored campaigner, muses on political power and economic desire, contrasting a mother with babies to a bride with American beauties.
Frontier Riders Target Smuggling Across Border
The piece extols frontier riders who guard the U S Mexico border against smugglers and cattle thieves. It highlights their skill, danger, and duties, notes rough arid borderlands, and explains penalties under U S law for smuggling, including fines up to 5000 dollars and potential imprisonment.
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Mexico
United States
Colorado Desert
Smuggling and Border Patrol Tales At San Ysidro
Customs officers wield broad powers to search vessels and premises for dutiable goods. The piece describes dual border patrols at Tia Juana, with vivid incidents of opal smuggling and a brave rider rescue, highlighting corruption, danger, and enforcement along the California border.
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United States
Holyrood Palace Reused as Royal Seat in Edinburgh
Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, built by King David I, is described as Scotland’s historic royal seat. The article recounts its role hosting parliaments, coronations, royal entries, and events from James I to Mary Queen of Scots, noting its decline to a showplace before restoration and current upkeep.
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Holyrood Palace
Edinburgh
Faward
David L
Scotland
Caledonia
Edinburgh Castle
James Baliot
James II
Margaret of
Enzland
Murry
France
Risso Wee Tor
James VI
Cromwell
Tienbar
Charles Fiward
Charles X
Unclear text fragments describe history and reform in a Polish context
The article reflects on changes in Porisk and Pormk, noting the emergence of education, sanitation, and wealth. It mentions ancestral lands, neglect, and reforms led by European advisers, stating prosperity owes much to domestic and external efforts, amid nostalgia for picturesque past.
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Comore
Bammer
Priesham
Ely
Wardin
Lacy
Asia
Pormk
Charm of travel draws strangers to Egypt and Italy
A critical view questions why visitors stay long in Cairo and Corneil less for climate. Excerpts note nostalgia and culture are secondary to practical gains like affordable victuals and good cooks, with travelers often uninterested in history or art beyond personal comforts.
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Eles Cneels
Cairo
Corneil
Italy
Eliot Gregory
Vatican
Lorenzo the Magnificent
Lialian
Resort owner and widow tease reveal land split joke
A Chicago man on vacation visits a Wisconsin lake inn and jokes with the proprietor about ownership. He asks how many acres the property covers and learns of a nearby resort titled to the Widow Simmons. The landlord hints at joint ownership plans for October, then quips that the visitor hadn’t noticed yet. The tale ends with a wry moral about taking things as they come.
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United States
Chicago
Wisconalg Lake
Widder Simmons
Old Favorites Past and Present in Poetry
A busily quoted verse fragment recalls childhood in Ireland and the nostalgic lament of Tara’s harp. The speaker reflects on lost innocence, distant heaven, and fading glory as Thomas Moore’s lines intertwine with memories of boyhood.
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Tara
Henry Jackson grows wealth with land purchases in Missouri
Henry Jackson a respected Black farmer in St Louis County has increased his holdings to about 400 acres by buying land near Creve Coeur. He owns several parcels, once worked for his former master after the Civil War, saved money through nightly field work, and now has children in medicine, academia, and farming. He remarried Mina Melger about eighty years ago and is now 63.
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Henry Jackson
St. Louis County
Peve Coeur
St Lewis
Indes
Feom
Lina Wetinenad
Deviene
Stevens
Greve
Greve Our Lote
St. Lows
Murket
Deh Stuntp
Petes Cave
Jdenksen
Lde
Theae
Mr. Stevens
Jackson
St. Louis
Lincoln Institute
Jefferson City
Mina Melger
Emanuel Berger
Clayton
French bedstead with built in night reading light
The article describes a French bedstead for convenient reading in bed or at night. A reading desk is mounted on a bar across the headboard and can be raised or lowered. An alternative hotel setup features a side arm with a light that can be swung over the bed, guarded by a green shade to prevent glare.
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Tia Juana
National City and
Terrazas
Lower
California
Lassoud
Sioux girl at Hampton Institution retorts civility query
A Sioux girl working on a headboard at the Hampton Institution answered a visitor who asked if she was civilized with a sharp retort. She raised her head slowly and asked in return whether the visitor was civilized, delivering a richly deserved comeback.
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Hampton Institution
Plan for a national theater in the Giant Mountains
Breslau Journal reports Gerhart Houtpmann proposes a national theater house in Schreiberhau in the Giant Mountains. The plan envisions about fifteen to twenty summer performances of German plays.
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Breslau
Gerhart Houtpmann
Schrieberhbaun
Wealth and praise clash with domestic kitchen power
The remark contrasts the average man’s skill in cooking with wealth that lets a wife hire cooks. It notes some men would prefer a whipping to an ovation, underscoring gendered expectations and reactions to praise or domestic labor.
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