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Farewell in Poetry Through Time and Tone
A compact analysis from the Chicago Tribune on how the word farewell shifts in usage from hopeful to dismal across eras and poets. It traces phrases like so long and au revoir and cites Byron and Juliet as cultural anchors. The piece notes farewell’s decline in lively speech and rise as a lyric trope.
The Mysterious Lodger of Lake View
Helen Martin answers a newspaper ad seeking a secluded lodger. Lieutenant George Sidney, hiding half his face, rents a room in the Martins’ cottage and forms a bond with Helen as his condition improves. When he reveals his scarred visage, Helen recoils, fearing a fiend is behind the mask.
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Lake View
Helen
Dearie
Mrs. Martin
Sidney
Martin
Girard
Melon
Lieutenant Sidney
George Sidney
General Nelson
Pulluan
The Mark of Manhood in a Waif of War Love
Helen awaits the moonlit road as George Sidney returns after years of service and a shell scar that branded him. He confesses love, she urges him to stay, and she removes the scarred scarf to reveal his courage and humanity. The Chicago Record-Herald tale reflects on fate, sacrifice, and redemption.
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Nelson
Sidney
Tiago
George Sidney
Martin Cottage
Helen
Mr. Sidney
Edward G. Clark
Chicago Record- Herald
Li Hung Chang and Li To Washington Rivalry Revealed
The Candid Friend recounts a tale from the Pekin legation siege era involving Li Hung Chang and Li To Washington. It describes Li’s alleged attempts to influence ministers, a London message demanding urgency, and Wu-Ting-fang’s surprised reply citing Li Hung Chang’s praise of Sir Chih-chen Lo Beng Lith’s energetic efforts in London.
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England
Chih-chen Lo Beng Lith
Legations
Pekin
China
Pertaning
Li Wang Chang
London
Washington
Wu-Ting-fing
Chil-chen
Wu-Ting-fang
Li Hung Chang
Chi-chen Lo Keng Luh
Young Cannon and the Old Judge tale from town
Cannon began his political career by running for State's attorney. His rival and Cannon were joined by a judge who quipped no matter who is elected, no criminals will be sent to jail. Cannon won, though outcome remains uncertain.
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Cannon
Attormey
Coronation Clubs Offer Garments On Subscription Basis
London Chronicle notes coronation clubs spreading in busy districts where clothiers and linen drapers offer garments for the coronation day. Members, paying sixpence, may withdraw with goods charged to their subscription but with no cash returned.
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London
Willy
London Chronicle
Steel Tracks As Proposed By Ohio Highway Chief
A Boston Budget excerpt discusses Martin Dodge and his steel track system for roads. It describes two parallel steel plate rails eight inches wide embedded in a cement roadbed with flanges to guide wheels, claimed to reduce power and maintenance. Experimental sections cost about a dollar per linear foot, with future steel and roadbed costs projected lower if mills produce plates, and vehicles potentially lighter for the load.
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Martin Dodge
Ohio
Cleveland
Exposition Grounds
Omaha
Office of
Road Inquiry
le Agricultural Experiment Stations
St. Anthony's Park
Minn
Ames
Town
Department of Agriculture
Dany
Dodge
Boston
Good Country Roads and Mushroom Notes
A report on the International Good Roads Congress stresses building wide cadamized roads with drainage to ensure prosperity in rural areas. The article underscores thorough maintenance by top engineers. Also cited: eight edible and twelve poisonous mushroom varieties in the United States.
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Department of Agriculture
New York Herald
United States
PEEPS INTO PERSIA A Royal Geographical Society lecture
Major P Molesworth Sykes read a diary like paper on his three year Persia journey at Burlington Gardens with lantern views. He traced routes of Alexander the Great and Rustum relics, described sulphur vents, scorching deserts, ancient ruins, and caverns guarded by a deformed dwarf, highlighting efforts to improve trade, travel safety, and empire influence under the pax Britannica.
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Clements R. Markham
Royal Geographical Society
Burlington Gardens
Persia
Major P. Molesworth Sykes
Major Sykes
Baluchistan
Alexander the Great
Rustum
Persian Gulf
Tie
Chinishk
Niles
London News
The Wedding Reduced to Figures in Jersey Study
A statistician in New Jersey inventories marriage costs for three weddings at about 2.985 million dollars, averaging nearly 1,000 per wedding. He classifies courtship expenses as incidentals, ranging from 20 dollars per courting to thousands, suggesting financial tabulations may undercut sentiment in marriage.
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Jersey
Christ
New York World
Coroner's morgue tale of a disbelieving pair
The coroner recalls a morgue case where a woman found dead by gas in a lodging house was identified only by the name Jones. Two stylish women visited the body claiming a sister in law named Jones, but could not identify it. One finally sighed, I was so sure it was Mary, and left disappointed.
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Leland
Jones
Tain
Mary
San Francisco
Empress Frederick's Coffin Sealed With Love Letters
The Empress Frederick's cofin was closed with love letters from her late husband, Emperor Frederick, and his last messages inscribed after he lost speech placed over her heart. Washington hotels reportedly offer 24 hour meals with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and supper, some served as late as midnight.
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Frederick
Washington
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