The Man Who Won at Westminster
At the Westminster hotel by the Sound a group of young boarders schemes to test a social trap using Miss Kennedy. Lawrence pretends romance with Kennedy, while Goldthwaite and others stage pranks. In the end Kennedy and Goldthwaite reveal an engagement hidden from the others, leaving Lawrence to depart as the summer ends.
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Weatwinster-on-the-Sound
Red Deers
the Westminster
Miss Kennedy
Judson
Gilbert Chauncy
Amherst
Goldthwaite
Goldy
Kennedy
New York
Chauncy
New York City
Colithwaite
Lawrence
Everines
GoldUswaite
Curtis
Dwight
John Lawrence
Charley Dwight
Chauncey
Jack
Cheyney
Greg
Fellows
Grey
Edith
Rattlesnake as a Gallant Gentleman and Its Unusual Enemies
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat excerpt argues rattlesnakes are courteous adversaries while recounting old frontier anecdotes. It notes pigs prey on snakes, a ranch field cleared by swine, and a mysterious bird that dies after triggering a cactus trap to kill the rattler.
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Rockies
California
Far West
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
A Queer Horn From Italian Peasantry Peculiar Serpentine
A noted horn called the serpentine, crafted from wood and leather, with six finger holes, is described as used by Italian peasants. The device’s peculiar design and purpose are noted in the readable excerpt.
From Panama to San Francisco Bay A crowded ship tale
An overcrowded stenmatip sails from Panama to San Francisco. A husky miner complains to the clerk that the air is too crowded and asks for a sleeping space. The clerk replies with a cryptic retort as the miner reveals a deckhand has recovered and will not endure the situation any longer.
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Panama
San Francisco Bay
Argonaut
Amusing Exchange of Witty Quips in Town Gossip
A brisk sampler of humorous banter and social quips about family fortunes, engagements, marriages, and small-town foibles. Characters tease each other about wealth status, marriage prospects, and personal ambitions while a Sunday school anecdote closes with a comic mishearing about altar names.
Modern Aids to Novelists in How Writers Gather Material
In a New York Post column the author explains how historians and novelists source their material. A growing market for historical fiction drives writers to draft plots and requisition details from libraries. Researchers, dubbed shadows of the novelists, supply pen pictures anecdotes and period sayings to fuel serials and stories.
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Barker’s Monthly
Israel Putnam
New York Post
How He Restrained Applause
Harvard anecdote recounts Edward Cummings then a professor in Cambridge and now an associate pastor in Dr Edward Haycrett Hale's Boston church applauded after a lecture. He silenced the room with mock anxiety saying the premises will not bear out your conclusions.
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Harvard
Edward Cummings
Cambridge
Edward Haycrett Hale
Boston
Cleaning Jewelry With Soap Suds And Ammonia
A home remedy for jewelry cleaning suggests washing with soapy water and a drop of ammonia, then drying and storing in dry sawdust to avoid marks or scratches. A bride created a unique kitchen color scheme by tinting walls light blue and choosing enamel utensils to match.
Tea Leaves as Household Cleaners and Dye Remover
Tea leaves are valuable for cleaning woolen fabrics and carpets. Sprinkle on carpets before sweeping for odor and dirt removal. Use brewed tea to wash paint or soften white paint by rubbing with flannel and whiting.
A Whiter Softener and Elegant Desk Set Featured
A recipe for a bath softener blends oatmeal four ounces powdered castile soap and eight ounces of powdered orm root into bags sewn from butter muslin. A separate desk set gains praise for gray sea lion leather trim and oxidized silver accents with a glass inkstand and rounded paper holder.
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New York Tribune
Ideal Bed Covering in Light Warmth and Health
The ideal bed covering should be light and warm, prioritizing minimal weight for maximum warmth. Heavy cotton quilts are outdated. blankets of wool are preferred and increasingly affordable. Lighter, simpler bedroom furnishings improve air flow and health for the occupant.
Recipes from a vintage kitchen card collection
A selection of old fashioned kitchen instructions includes Batter Bread with cornmeal and hominy, Cucumber Salad with French dressing, Orange Cake using yeast powder and citrus juice, Preserved Apricots with sugar syrup, and Beefsteak Fareled featuring a breadcrumb forcemeat roll baked with stock.
Science and Industry Briefs on Weather, Medicine and Metals
Records show 43 percent of British Isles storms approach from south to southwest, with few moving west. Dr Galerie Leven notes obesity as a symptom from various conditions, treated by addressing dyspepsia. Prof G Bach reports bronze loses strength and ductility above 400F, alarming for high temp engine parts. A French aeronaut proposes unmanned balloon crossing Sahara from Tunis to Niger to recover scientific gear for 12 days. Dubois finds oils of chamomile rosemary cumin illicum and rose phosphoresce in cold alcohol with potassium hydroxide. geranium and pelargonium oils distinguish rose oil, turpentine sometimes phosphoresces with age. aesculin from horse chestnut bark shows strong glow, yet marine photobacteria remain brightest.
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Sahara
M. Les Desburaux
Desert
Baloon
Tunis
Niger
Dubois
Pendulum Test of Earth's Rotation to Be Reenacted in Paris
Foucault's pendulum demonstration of the earth's rotation, first shown at the Pantheon in 1851, is to be repeated under M Berget and M Poimecare. A 60 pound lead ball pendulum will be used, with workmen preparing the apparatus for observations and noting the plane of swing appears fixed while the earth rotates, causing a gradual shift in orientation.
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Foucault
Pantheon
Paris
M. Berget
M. Poimecare
Nature
M. Maumenee
Cathedral of
Rheims
Changing meaning of grafting in English language
A New Orleans Times-Democrat column discusses how grafting shifts from a neutral horticultural term to a pejorative label for corrupt opportunists. It argues the modern sense plus metaphorical use reflects rapid language change, while noting the original root remains honest in nature.
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Slow
Swift
New Orleans Times-Democrat
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Belle
Blobbs
Sue
Helen
Gingerley
Tess
Jess
Thaynoo
Bleeckerstreet
Jocko
Science and Industry
British Isles
Galerie Leven
G. Bach
Stuttgart
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