Stephen Learns Choice Between Two Jobs in Town
Stephen helps a stranger's lame horse then shares dinner at the Warren farm. The visitor, an estate man, sees Stephen's potential and later offers two city jobs. Stephen chooses the retail grocery route over liquor sales, valuing honesty and family support over higher pay.
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J Gay
Stephen
Jerry
Mrs. Warren
Warren
Mr. Warren
John
Steve
Mquor
The Youngest King of Portugal Manuel II Crowned
Portugal crowns Manuel II as the new king after the assassination of King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz Felipe in Lisbon. The 18 year old prince, born November 16, 1889, inherits a troubled throne, with questions about his readiness and hopes to lead Portugal to stability.
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Portugal
Spain
Manuel
Carlos
Luiz Felipe
Lisbon
Amelie
Manuel II
Manuel I
Manuel the Fortunate
Dom Manuel II
Europe
Manual
Beja
Manuel Marie Philippe Charles Amelio Louis Michael Raphael Gabriel -Gonzague
Xavier
Uel
Bow
Nenha
Cintra
The Letter and the Great-Grandmother's Helpless Pen
The piece reflects on how a young girl in earlier times wrote letters using a goose feather and ink. It explains the lack of modern tools such as pens, erasers, blotting paper, envelopes, and shows how pounce sand and sealing wax guarded letters.
Meek Lila Learns From Kitty In A Cold Windy Day
Lila, bored and lonely on a cold afternoon, discovers a heavy picture book and a comforting Meow from Sukey the cat. She vows to be good and promises to tell her mother how the cat taught a lesson about obedience.
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Momma
Lila
Mamma
Sukey
Kitty
Home Herald
Sweden's Popular Princesses
The article describes Princess Margaretha and Princess Martha, daughters of Prince Charles of Sweden, as beloved for manners and charm. Ingeborg hosts tea at Djurgarden. Margaretha answers her mother with a playful line about obedience, drawing laughs from guests.
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Sweden
Margaretha
Martha
Prince Charles
Astrid
Ingeborg
Djurgarden
Princess Margaretha
Home Herald
Philosopher Rousseau Praises Poverty as Teacher
The quoted remark by Jean Jacques Rousseau extols poverty as a severe but noble teacher. It claims poverty imparts more valuable truths than wealth, framing wealth as less instructive.
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Rousseau
The Engadine Pig In Alpine Portrait
In Pontresina and the Engadine the pig is described as neat and purposeful. Despite stereotypes pigs roam high Alpine pastures in summer eating whey and gaining fat with little waste. They are slender and ribboned by long legs, with defiant snouts, attentive ears, and lively, propriety driven manners.
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Howard P. Arnold
Pontresina
Alpine
Alps
Cassius
Heiress and Husband Dialog Sparks Alleged Motive Clash
In a terse exchange the heiress accuses her spouse of marrying for money while he contends he sought control of her wealth. The dialogue showcases tension over motive in a strained marriage described by the Pick-Me-Up column.
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Cora
Alden Arthur Knipe
St. Nicholas
Washington Star
Skeat
Murray
Demogoron
Cat
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