Unwilling Bride Won In Indian Love Feud at Midsummer Meet
At a transient gathering of Nez Perces Yakimas and Umatillas a wager turns to romance. Konewock bets his surplus against Blue Heron for Looesa, the Nez Perce girl, then abducts her. After a perilous escape across the Walla Walla during a thunderstorm Blue Heron saves her life and gains her favor, the tale ending with a daring rescue and claim of love.
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Yakimas
Nez Perces
Umuntillas
Knights Templar
Monte Carlo
Snake
Columbia
Nez Perce
Umatillas
Konewock
Curso
Blue Heron
the Heron
Konewoek
Ife
Blue Meron
Dino Heron
Teenat
Wis
Meron
Looesa
Konewocek
Coulee
Tie
Blue Mountains
Walla Walla
Grande Ronde
Fort Lapwai
Lue
Billy Heron
Ile
Loosea
Tlopesa
Tepesa
Blue Teron
Cupid
San Francisco
End of Engagement Hints at Financial Strain
In a Brooklyn Life excerpt a character asks if the engagement ends, but the reply notes the bills will take a year to pay, signaling ongoing financial strain and relationship tension.
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Brooklyn
Rampolla Cardinal Secretary of State Under Papal Veil
Rampolla, 57, tall Sicilian born, wields vast power as papal foreign minister. He guides papal policy, receives ambassadors, assigns protectorates, and chairs property administration while maintaining deep piety and daily access to the pope. His influence with the pope remains strong as he manages vast duties and busy audiences.
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Rampolla
Jie
Holy Father
Holy See
Cardinal Rampolla
Rome
Brave French Brothers Enlist In Same Regiment
Paul Deroulede, a French statesman, first declined active service then joined the Garde Mobile. He later resigned to fight with his regiment at Chalons and requested his brother Andre be allowed to enlist too. The two brothers fought side by side as far as Bedan.
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Paul Deronlede
Garde Mobile
Chalons
Paris
Paul Deroulede
Hoecause
Paul
Deroulede
Andre
Bedan
Rabbit and Eagle Duel on Colorado Plains
A golden eagle stalks a jackrabbit on a bare Colorado tableland. The rabbit evades capture for nearly thirty minutes by timing its dodges to the eagle’s aerial pounces, finally leaping the ravine and escaping unharmed after a patient standoff.
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Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Ile
Grey or Gray Differences Noted by Linguists and Critics
A discussion on whether grey and gray differ beyond spelling. British usage favors grey, while American lexicographers often prefer gray. Some argue grey conveys sentiment or lighter tint, gray denotes color. others deny fixed meaning. The academy suggests distinctions are subtle and often ignored in practice.
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Academy
Pr. Murray
London
Great Britain
Johnson
Curious Table Manners and Highborn Bad Habits
The piece quips on elegant behavior at meals noting well born ladies who flout etiquette. It cites examples from a Baltimore News column about aristocratic figures using fingers, forking bread oddly, drinking tea from saucers, and other bold but harmful dining habits. It laments haste over dining and efficiency in American meals.
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Elizabeth
Mary Anne
Baltimore News
Tess
Elaabeth
America
Harlem Life Echoes Comical Exchange Over Verve
A humorous exchange features Miss Weary and Mr. Borem discussing nerves and verve, with a witty line from Harlem Life about obeying the ten commandments. The Atchison Globe quotes a reader calling it the eleventh commandment.
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Mr. Borem
Harlem
Atchison Globe
Pith and Point Snippets From Various Papers
A collage of short quips and humorous exchanges from Chicago Daily News Philadelphia Times Indianapolis News Philadelphia Record Town and Country and Philadelphia Press. Jokes touch on fashion age marriage parenting and language barriers with a light satirical tone.
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Chicago
Daily News
Clara
Iretty
Indianapolis News
Burroughs
Philadelphia Record
Powell
Jeaffreson
Fitz-Jeffries
Paris
France
Hell
Philadelphia Press
How French Girls Are Educated
The article notes that French children attend public schools while upper class girls rely on domestic servants or private tutors. Boarding arrangements favor home study with weekly or daily sessions and Paris courses. Government schools attract free thinkers, as private schools become day schools and private teachers teach “accomplishments.”
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Paris
Th. Newtron
Madame Blune
Lydher’ Home Journal
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EAGLE
Mettes
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