Evening Dream in Norway Inspires Painter and Lovers
A Norwegian fjord tale follows Christine who dreams beside Naerofjord as an artist sketches her. She guides him to her Viking grandfather and a romance blooms, echoing a local legend of a maiden who waited for a lover who never returned. In Boston Post commentary, the artist later marries Christine after their voyage inspires his art.
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Norway
Fjord
Christine
Grandfather
C. B
Sumset
Boston Post
Fatal Spark: Chickens Short Circuits Power Line Kiss
A humorous note recounts two chickens venturing onto power lines and touching bills, triggering a massive outage followed by a fatal electric discharge. The scene ends with burnt feathers as the birds perish, illustrating a cautionary tale about electricity and improvised self control.
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Chanticleer
Beveling of glass simple process with skilled execution
Beveled glass use grows with common panels and mirrors. A six-step description covers roughing with a steel wheel, emery grinding, smoothing on sandstone, polishing on wood wheels, and final rouge polishing. Large plates are framed to align bevels for precise angles and smooth edges.
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New York Sun
Great Man’s Tender Heart in India Viceroy Tale
The text portrays Lond Lawrence, a blunt decisive viceroy of India, as a gifted leader with a tender heart. On departure from London he gathered his family, had each child recite a hymn, and wept at the thought of not seeing his youngest son Bertie again. His mortality or hardships loom over his mind.
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Bertie
India
Lord Lawrence
Lond Lawrence
London
Bertie Child
Various Odds and Observations From Science and Nature
The article surveys topics from a diabetes substitute Sycose, and banana juice staining, to artist Salome using petroleum. It explains kettle singing, Volga dredge design, Whit Island sulfur geology, and Pine seedlings self protection against fires.
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Monsieur Salome
Volga River
Russia
Baltic
Bay of Plenty
New Zealand
Whit Island
White Island
Pinchot
Department of Agriculture
Florida
Slavonic Rise Reshaping Europe and Its Future
The Chicago Chronicle argues the Slavonic population will dominate Europe, outpacing Germans, Magyars, and Greeks in numbers. It predicts a shift toward Slavic influence across Russia, Galicia, Bohemia, the Balkan peninsula, and parts of Central Europe, with future power moving to the Americas.
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Europe
Russia
Russian Empire
Germany
Austria
Bohemia
Galicia
Carinthia
Carniola
France
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Atlantic
America
United States
Balkan Peninsula
Latin South America
Chicago Chronicle
The Boer as a Family Man in Colonial Observations
A Ladysmith correspondent portrays the Boer farmer as stern and reserved yet affectionate toward wife and children. He notes patriarchal customs with women serving men first and remaining submissive, reflecting oriental influences rather than European manners and describing veldt life as often harsh and squalid.
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Denman Fitch
Ladysmith
London Standard
Kaffr
Vrouw
Yao
Walet
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