How a Fierce American Was Appeased
A narrator recalls a Paris music hall incident where an American defused a threat to a programme seller by organizing a charity collection for a frightened child. The manager announced the crowd’s appeasement and the audience faded away, while the narrator reflects on public awe and fear toward Americans in foreign lands.
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America
Europe
Hotel Des Invalides
Paris
Budapest
Toledo
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Allegheny Mountains
Feor
Walter
Carl Steffens
Carl
Hgt
Napoleon
George Disney Mills
PATE DE FOIE GRAS described as torture of geese
The piece claims geese are subjected to brutal confinement and cruelty from nine months old, taken from pastures to underground cellars where they are strapped to stone slabs and their bodies forcefully bound with wings and bodies spread as part of their preparation.
Vengeful scheme drives covert servant to murderous vow
The speaker describes a woman’s relentless pursuit and a plan to seek revenge within a hidden service. Under an assumed name TC infiltrates the organization to ruin it and declares a bloodthirsty intention should fate allow it.
Why We Sleep Noting Daylight Drives Sleep Pattern
A Cleveland Plain Dealer column argues sleep is tied to light and vision. Once eyes develop, animals split time into waking and resting phases, with light guiding activity and darkness prompting rest. Plants rely on light for digestion but grow in darkness.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Florentine Epicure in Cornhill Magazine Style
A Morentine eschews rank for leisure and independence living on scraps of two francs a day. He savors cafe life in Florence observing fashionable locals, content with simple pleasures while rich peers show only ennui and indigestion. The piece contrasts wealth, memories of Florence, and idle indulgence.
Disraeli Raised to Peerage as Beaconsfield and Declines Public Life
The London Standard recalls 1876 when Benjamin Disraeli was elevated by the queen to Lord Beaconsfield and left the commons before public notice. His later years showed dignity after the Conservatives’ defeat and the Midlothian campaign, with a life that puzzled all English politics. He died in 1881, living alone and a stranger, leaving mixed memories among Conservatives, Liberals, and Radicals.
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Disraeli
Lord Beaconsfield
House of Commons
House of Lords
London Standard
Humiliating Encounter Highlights Clark’s Capital Visit
Champ Clark in Washington for client business is surprised by a townsman. He introduces his friend Mr. Brown to a hotel clerk and pledges to settle the bill if the guest overspends, showcasing Clark’s readiness to help a friend.
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Champ Clark
Washington
Washington Star
Clark
Brown
Mr. Clark
Mr. Brown
Stuttering Child Reveals Name In Class
A new teacher asks a boy for his name and the pupil explains he only stutters when saying his full name Clarence Perkins. He reveals his first and last name parts through stuttering as the lesson proceeds.
Seeing Ourselves by a Photographer's Eye
A photographer notes that few can pick their best self portrait while authors err in judging their work. Celebrities often choose unflattering photos showing odd expressions and poses. People misjudge due to ignorance of true appearance or wishful self-perception.
Lake Victoria serpent described by natives as amphibious monster
The Globe Trotter reports natives on Lake Victoria claim a real water python lives in the lake. Officers aboard the Liby and the Winifred noted unrest on tranquil waters. Sir Clement II and engineer Mac Gregor once saw a monster with a head like a hippo, three times wider, flat and wedge shaped, with lengths claimed from forty feet to sixty or seventy feet causing waves like an ocean steamer.
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Central Africa
Globe Trotter
Nairobi
British East Africa
Lake Victoria
Simon Plire
Liby
Clement II
Macgregor
Ank
A Race With the Sun by an English Magazine
An English magazine imagines an aerial travel machine reaching up to 1000 mph. A London start at 600 mph would freeze time for the traveler, making 10 a m feel constant. He could reverse to create short days and nights and adjust length by speed, and a 1000 mph westward night trip would see the sun rise in the west.
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London
Noise as a Social Force in Modern Life
A Life magazine excerpt notes noise spreading from indigenous origins to peak usage in colleges, churches, and clubs. It observes cities fragment noise into many sounds, varying from rough lumber mill to a baby’s cry, reflecting noise’s broad social reach and enduring impact.
On Again Off Again A Lively NY Artist
A young New York artist known for convivial temperament and genius speaks of his partner. He admits during a spree his wife nurses him back to decency with extraordinary kindness. He adds that once sober she urges him to promise never to repeat the behavior.
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New York
Insurance Agent’s Dark Secret Duel Opens
An insurance agent tries to persuade a wary man to insure a house. After hours of dramatic talk about fire danger the hard man questions the policy’s run. The agent then reveals a dark secret about a past disgrace by the company.
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Ansious
Sreetheart
Billionaire's Daughter Declares Love Beyond Wealth
A dialogue scene features Billionaire's Daughter insisting her feelings for a man are not motivated by money. Papa demands proof while the Daughter recalls his declaration that wealth is unimportant to win her heart. Lie voice scoffs at society's fixation on riches.
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Billonaire
Papa
Dinner calamity quips tie up world in turkey spill
A gentleman guests a meal and a colored servant drops a platter with a turkey. He remarks in solemn tone that the incident proves a world calamity affecting Turkey Greece China and Africa, in a humorous hyperbolic aside.
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Turkey
Greece
China
Africa
Smokeless Warships and Gas Engines Promise Naval Reform
Naval innovation advocate Robert T Fernald predicts smokeless warships with gas engines will replace coal fueled steam vessels. He cites coal conservation, lowered deck weight, higher radius, and cheaper operation as reasons for government and civilian adoption.
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Robert Traywood Fernald
United States Geological Survey
Fernald
United States
Beck and Peck Dispute Over Quiet Wife Silence
In a tense exchange Beck laments his wife’s displeasure and two days of silence, while Peck presses to recall what was said to trigger the rift. The dialogue hints at underlying tensions and unresolved conflict.
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Beck
Peck
What a New Jersey Editor Says
M T Lynch editor of the Phillipsburg Daily Post praises Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and colds, saying nothing equals it for his family. Also credited are H J Moogh and Wm F Jungkunz in the note.
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New Jersey
M. T. Lynch
Phillipsburg
N. J
Daily Post
Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
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