Rose Time Memoir of a Child in Aunt Martha’s Garden
A child narrates a sunlit morning world of Aunt Martha and Aunt Dora. She follows rituals, feeds dogs, and plays with Guy the Newfoundlander, until a reckless slide into the river and a lost letter threaten happiness. Mr. Nelson helps repair the harm, revealing affection and family bonds.
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Martha
Guy
Aunt Dora
Ollyhocks
Dora
Aunt Dore
Mr. Nelson
Nelson
Aunt Martha
Sweet Williams
Edith
Gardener’s Praise For Thomson’s Seasons Book
When Thomson sent a bound copy of Seasons to Sir Gilbert Elliott, the lord justice clerk, he showed it to his gardener, a Thomson relative. The gardener admired the volume, saying it would immortalize Thomson, while noting its fine handicraft despite his own humble view of the poet.
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Thomson
Gilbert Elliott
Minto
Gilbert
Sir Gilbert
David
James Thomson
Satirical portrait of an admiralty appointee in Nelson era
A satirical quip lists absurd naval qualifications for an admiralty post at century’s end. The piece mocking ignorance of ships, sea, maps, and naval terms ends with the claim such a man was found. It alludes to St Vincent Nile and Trafalgar battles, noting London chronicles.
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Nelson
Ife
Tte
Hhis Ball
St. Vincent
Battle of the Nile
Trafalgar
London Chronicle
The Royal Baby and the Spanish Succession
The birth of a male heir to the Spanish throne settles the succession dispute, ending decades of European upheaval. The article traces the Bourbon line, Carlist claims, and past monarchs from Philip V through Alfonso XIII, noting potential future succession scenarios if the direct line remains extinct.
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Europe
Charles II
House of Trapsburg
Philip
Louis XIV
France
Spain
Ferdinand VII
Napoleon
Isabella
Isaabella
Dora Carlos
Don Carlos
Slohenzollern
Germany
Amadeo
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Alfonso XII
Tsab@in
Alfonso
Maria
Alfonso XIII
House of Bourbon
Paris Tests Steel Pavement For Better Footing
Paris experiments with steel reinforced concrete pavement using perforated steel plates and bolted prisms to create a durable, rut resistant surface. The sample costs $5.40 per square meter but scale may reduce to about $4.50, promising greater economy than asphalt or wood.
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Paris
A Midday Nap Club Idea Proposed by Lawyer
A Philadelphia lawyer of large practice suggested a midday nap club in the rushing office district. He proposed a quiet lounge with secluded rooms and a designated nap time, believing a few winks in the middle of the day would relieve nervous tension, extend life, and avert nervous prostration.
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Philadelphia Record
Tyrol Article Debatean On Definitive The A Astutias Tyrol
Major Hume protests the definite article before Astutias and Tyrol in the London Chronicle. Bailie-Grobman argues Tyrol stands alone with no the. He notes Bavarian and Italian Tyrol do not exist, making the Austrian Tyrol incorrect. Yet many still say the heavy article in any season.
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Martin Hume
Tyrol
Bailie-Grobman
London Chronicle
Kingston Earthquake Heroic Escape Recalled
In a Chicago News note a Kingston earthquake survivor kept calm after the tremor. She rushed to the hotel lawn to bless her escape and, to recover her powder puff, sent a black servant back into the tottering building.
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Kingston
Tottering
Chicago News
The Iliad's Weakness and Helen of Troy Legend
A concise examination asks why the Trojans did not restore Helen to Menelaus to avert the fall of Troy. The article surveys Homer’s blame and the fate of Priam, pondering the fatal consequences of the siege driven by Helen’s allure.
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Herodotus
Helen
Paris
Sparta
Aegean Sea
Nile
Hercules
Selon
Menesnus
Thonis
Proteus
Memphis
Greece
Teucrian
Elis
Telen
Paels
Egypt
Menelaus
Sidon
Phoenicia
Troy
Bloomer
New York Tribune
Helen of
Priam
Omhtea
Ohs
Rosenthal Surrenders Lunch to Chopin Virtuoso Visitor
A pianist staying in New York invites a total stranger to his hotel dining room during a busy day. The man reveals himself as a pianist with deep Chopin knowledge, prompting Rosenthal to abandon his lunch and play for two hours in his apartments before a Philadelphia concert.
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Rosenthal
New York
Philadelphia
Chopin
The Art of Lighting a Pipe Guide
A concise instruction on properly packing and lighting a pipe. It advises clean stem care, firm but not solid packing, lighting a small central spot, and smoking slowly to achieve a cool mellow smoke. Emphasizes careful, gradual burning for a satisfying result.
Daily Journal delivery information note
The Daily Journal is delivered to any part of the city for 10 cents a week.
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the Daily Journal
Church and Clergy Highlights In Brief
Work on the B na i temple in Kansas City begins with a $125000 cost. Rev Hara Tinker D D elected president of Loxley Alabama Industrial Seminary. United States runs 3770 missionaries across Asia and the Middle East. Chicago presbytery adds 2270 members last year, total 28053. Father Spigardi in St Louis launches a phono graph program to attract loiterers by playing hymns.
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Hara Tinker
Industrial Seminary and Collegiate Institute of
Loxley
Ala
United States
Japan
China
Korea
Philippines
Burma
Siam
Tia
Tibet
Persia
Turkey
Egypt
Churches of Chicago Presbytery
Spigardi
St. Louis
Legal notes on autopsy rule and property rights
The excerpt reviews cases Meyers versus Duddenhauser denying unauthorized autopsy for burial permits, Mathewson versus Mathewson upholding a wife's right to enforce a promissory note, and McGuffin versus Coyle voiding a note to a railroad director for personal benefit. It also notes Kentucky's Lexington and Ohio railroad, begun October 1831 and finished December 1835, as the first west of the Alleghenies.
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Board of Health
Meyers
Duddenhauser
Mathewson
Conn
McGuffin Versus Coyle
Okla
Kentucky
Alleghanies
Lexington
Ohio
Frankfort
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