Burns and King David meet in Scottish lore and ghost lore
In a Scots voice N Y Scottish American recounts Rob Burns and King David meeting auld Tam and Wullie McNair in Pittsburgh. The piece argues Burns’s faith and genius outshine criticism, then shifts to Glamis Castle hauntings and legends from Duncan’s murder to the secret chamber, with moral caution on inquiry.
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Glamis Castle
Charles G Harper
Glamis
Duncan
Macbeth
John Lyon
Baron
Fortevist
Robert II
Scotland
John
Sir John
Janet
James V
Castle Hill
Edinburgh
Kinghorne
Glemis
Strathmore
Sixth Earl of Strathmore
Patie
Earl Patie
Mr. Herner
Earl of Strath
An Inquirer
Transplanted Eyelashes in Paris and London
In Paris and London specialists transplant hair from the head to eyebrows or lashes. The painful costly procedure sews loops of hair into the eyelid edge, then trims and curves them to create a natural look. Most transplanted hairs root, brow work is less painful.
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Paris
London
Complexions and the Color of Hair and Eyes in Art
A discussion on how skin hair and eye color vary with emotion light and surroundings. The piece surveys linguistic terms for shades from English German French sources and a test using celluloid color tufts to better describe hues for portraits and scientific study. It notes social prejudice tied to color and traces historical beliefs about race and beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tische
New York Evening Post
Lem
Nut
Popinard
Frederick
Schwaine
Waldever
Schwalbe
Germany
France
Constable
Bavaria
Bohemia
Virchow
North
Weinberg
Herr Fischer
Eiberfeld
Vereiniger Glanzstoff- Fabrigen A.G
Russia
South
India
Huxley
Africa
Asia
C. de Kay
Quotes and quips from newspapers on speech originality and society
A collection of brief humorous exchanges and misreads from various papers. The Washington Star cites a statesman fearing novelty in rhetoric. The Baltimore American mocks a society bride’s bridge losses. The Chicago Daily News reports a reporter confronting a claim of forging ahead. A Cleveland Ledger item playfully puns on conversational talk and music of the voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesman
Washington Star
Baltimore American
Chicago Daily News
Stoplate
Cleveland
A Scientist's Jottings on Nature and Industry
A scientist notes varied facts from food plants to production scales. Vegetarians claim one acre can feed four people on vegetables while champagne involves six grape pressings. Global matches use enormous resources and diverse outputs including used footwear in combs and walrus skin in chests.
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Pacific Coast
Dutch Schoolgirl Sends Birthday Cake to Queen Wilhelmina
A Holland schoolgirl named Wilhelmina on her twelfth birthday baked a large cake for Queen Wilhelmina and inscribed it with the Queen's name in chocolate. The Queen replied with an autograph letter and a photograph inscribed From Wilhelmina to Wilhelmina on her twelfth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Wilhelmina
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Stonecraizgs McPherson
N. Y
Robbie
Tam ‘Taager
Wullie McNair
Pitts Vurch
McKeesport
Wullie
Kelvinside
Maryrull
Queen Victoria
Rabbie
Tam
Burns
Jeems
Rabbie Burns
Hell
Dauvid
Israel
New Jerusalem
CT. P's Weekly
House of Lyon
Erkmann Chatrian
House of Strathmore
Lordthmore
Brechin
Lord Strathmore
Ait
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