Dictionary Purchase Changes Life In Late-Night Craving
Ruth Culber son buys an unabridged dictionary at a fire sale for nineteen cents. The hefty volume stirs family tensions in a boarding house as Ruth and Mr. Winter develop a quiet, unspoken relationship centered on the book, culminating in a tender moment when the word love appears in the dictionary.
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Ruth Culberson
Ruth
Lome
Ruthie
Mr. Winter
Mrs. Culberson
Chicago News
Stealing Diamonds in South African Diamond Fields
A right heel flaw allowed a black laborer in South Africa's diamond fields to steal gems worth 273000 dollars. He mailed the stones in small parcels to a cousin in King William's Town, from which they both recently departed.
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South Africa
King William's
Africa
Lost male lines from greats haunt literary memory
A survey notes that no direct male descendants survive for many famed figures from literature, politics, science, and the arts, listing Shakespeare, Milton, Newton, Drake, Pitt, Burke, Reynolds, Turner, Handel, Garrick, and others. It contrasts aristocratic and cultural lineages ending without male heirs across centuries. The piece blends catalog of names with a modern London magazine aside about Daisy and Kit.
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Cromwell
Noll
Oliver
Snowrae
Austriaus
Chatcer
Shakspeare
Spenser
Milton
Cowley
Butler
Dryften
Pope
Swift
Addison
Cowper
Goldlamith
Dr. Johnson
Byron
Shelley
Keats
Tom Moore
Charles Reade
R. L. Stevenson
Philip Sidney
Walter Raleigh
Francis Drake
Nelson
Hanpden
Monk
Duke of
Dukes of Marlborough
Our Caty
Churchill
Lord Peterborough
Strafford
Fox
Charles James Fox
Lord Holland
Naples
Edmund Burke
Bacon
Newton
Locke
Davy
Stuart Mill
Hume
Gibbon
Macaulay
Reynolds
Lawrence
Lord Leighton
Hogarth
Turner
Handel
Astounding Notes From A Distant World And Ice Theory
From Arequipa Peru an observatory reports a black spot on Mt Charchani seen 11 miles away with a thirteen inch telescope. In Australia trees are eucalyptus leaves edgewise as heat shade. Pumpkin growth can lift two tons. French matches ignite on any surface with no odor. Dr. Martly Ficker notes glass affects bacteria and cholera behavior. Mars may be an asteroid. Eros approach prompts reclassifying Mars. Joly explains skating on a thin water film forming under the blade and hollow ground edges improve bite.
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Arequipa
Peru
Mt. Charchani
Australia
United States Department of Agriculture
Martly Ficker
Eros
Earth
Herr J. Bauschinger
Mars
Mar
Jupiter
J. Joly
Trinity College
Dublin
Joly
A Sweet Revenge Revealed in Old Letters
A dress-maker Daisy confronts Eleanor with news after a visit to her home. Eleanor senses Daisy has something to tell her as they discuss Clarence's letters and a forthcoming gown fitting. The scene unfolds with tension and hidden motives in a domestic setting.
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Kit
Daisy
Clarence
London
Eleanor
Weit
Young man loses cash in train card scam tale
The Indianapolis News recounts Dr. Milburn's account aboard a crowded train. A courteous stranger invites a card game with two other men, who swiftly cheat the hopeful player out of about 132 dollars after he bets his cash, including four aces. The tale casts a grim verdict on gamblers and the deceptive pair.
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Chicago
J. A. Milburn
Indianapolis News
Ben
Efe
Secon
Dr. Milburn
Marriage in Burmah and its social implications
The article argues marriage in Burmah lacks religious ceremony and mirrors a secular business partnership. It notes easy divorce via village elders, yet praises practical common sense and the Burmesse home as life’s center. A quoted exchange from Aguinaldo touches on expectations and losses tied to change.
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Burmah
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