Easter Lilies and a Stolen Promise at the Meeting
In a rural churchyard drama Sarepty, Tobin Toon’s mother, and Prudence Lackey swirl through a tense afternoon. Sarepty hurries to the church, then wanders the graveyard distraught, meeting Tobia and returning to find a fragile reconciliation as lilies are stolen and a late Easter wedding unfolds in memory.
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Mrs. Lackey
Sarepty
Mr. Lackey
Sacepty
Tobin
Prudence Lackey
Sone
Tobia
Tobla Toon
Pastor’s schoolroom quip about Adam Eve marriage
In Graz the pamphlet Helmgar ten recounts Pastor Rosegeer’s tale of a Bible class prank. A tall girl asks what sin Adam committed and about Eve’s temptation. The eight year old behind her offers the punchline that Adam was punished by marrying Eve.
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Helmgarten
Graz
Rosegeer
Adam
Eve
Pensions for French Actors at The Comedie Francaise
The French Comedie Francaise offers pensions to its actors and actresses after twenty years of service. Eligible retirees receive one thousand dollars per year.
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Comedie Francaise
Varied Uses of the Onion in Ancient Belief and Myth
The piece surveys ancient views on onions mixing humor with health lore. It cites Paulus Regineta and Mirton praising or lampooning onion remedies, noting digestive effects, effects on paralysis of the tongue, and beliefs about dreams and winter ill fortune.
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Paulus Regineta
Mirton
Alvining Os
Dlamlesea
Anton
Laree
Dietista
Divonrdhes
Boggs Returns Water, Faces Attentive Household
Mr Boggs ferries pails from the old well through the orchard to the kitchen where Mrs Boggs washes for family and about a dozen customers. An elderly observer teases him about years of labor and the weight carried, while Boggs claims the well is near dry.
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Atmos Boggs
Mr. Boggs
Mortal awe and a yawning officer in church
A visitor in Washington recalls sitting behind an executive officer during a sermon. The observer notes the official, once revered, yawning openly and humanly, confirming that even revered figures show ordinary weaknesses.
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Washington
German Shipping Trade Shows Growth in 1906 Vessel Output
The German shipping trade demonstrates activity with 760 vessels totaling 398,151 registered tons built in the empire in 1906, up from 646 vessels of 810,771 tons in 1905 and 636 vessels of 207,001 tons in 1904. Among 1906 builds were 11 warships totaling 30,881 tons, plus 119 ships abroad for German firms totaling 122,345 tons.
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Empire
Children Vote on Favorite Toys in Paris School Poll
In Paris, 132 boys and 72 girls were surveyed on toy preferences. Boys favor trains with 31 votes, tin soldiers 29, steam engines 10, building bricks 9, and toy typewriters and mechanical horses eight each. Forty girls chose dolls as superior to other toys, showing that the ideal child remains distant.
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Paris
Barnum Shows Woolly Iertle Curious Horse
P T Barnum unveils a new curiosity the woolly Iertle described as a horse with fur like a forerunner of the automobile. He regrets the wool is not finer and orders the news sent to his friend the editor of the New York Herald.
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P. T. Barnum
New York Herald
Baker City band incident inspires a rooftop act
A few years ago in Baker City Judge Sam White and Tom Taggart reportedly threw a five dollar hat through a skylight 75 feet above when the band played Dixie. The odd anecdote ties local figures to a notorious moment in Oregon political memory.
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Dixie
Sam White
Baker City
Tom Taggart
Oregon Democracy
Pepdieton East
Oregonian
Miss Margarets Wedding Dress Gift Across Generations
In a quiet village churchyard Miss Margaret preserves her late lover John by placing flowers on his grave. She later gives her unused wedding dress to a younger Margaret Edgecomb whose poverty and hope for a satin gown touch the older woman.
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Margaret
Jolin Grit
John
Miss Margaret
Farmer Edgecombh
Misa
Miss Mareiret
Margaret Edgecomb
Miss Mar Firet
A Witty Dinner Table Row At A Country Wedding
A wedding breakfast in the country features a rude guest whose remark about a piece of meat on his fork sparks a sharp reply. The quiet guest asks which end of the fork he refers to, exposing the insult and diffusing the moment.
Deaf and Dumb Bible Class Near Chalford Gloucestershire
A curious church group gathers in Gloucestershire for the Deaf and Dumb Bible Class there. All male attendees are deaf and mute and communicate with the teacher using a sign language method.
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West of
England
Chalford
Gloucestershire
Sach Othur
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Savepty
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Robert F. T. Preusse
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D. S. McCarthy
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C. H. Marion
Falls City, Nebraska
Geo. R. Barse
Live Stock Commission CO
Kansas City
John Wrerses
Palls City
R. P. Roberts
Dantist
Kerr's Pharmacy
W.S. Fast
Falls City
Nebraska
C. N. Allison
Dan Pissytr
Richardson County Bank
DR. H. T
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City Park
Edgar R. Mathers
Sam
A, G, Wanner
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