Count Boni de Noir Outsmarts American Gossips at Resort Dinner
Van Horton rues a wedding kept for a Parisian count as Lily and Marie wooed Boni de Noir at a seaside resort. The dinner reveals the count’s elusive escape from social entanglements after a staged Parisian mystique, ending with a discreet note of apology.
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van Horton
Darling
Lily van Horton
Boni de Noir
Paris
Madame
Sher
Lily
van Horton Nest
Marie
Poker
Count
Broadway
Bois
North Pole
Count Boni
France
New York
Mademoiselle
Madam
Jean
Sean
Bones of Prehistoric Men Unearthed by Tennessee Floods
Floodwaters washed up ancient graves on Dave Wade’s farm near Richland Mills Tennessee exposing a keel of limestone vaults. Ethnology scholars note a mound builder culture once inhabited the area and speculate on idol worship and survival of these bodies under rock and soil.
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Tennessee
The
Pulaski Citizen
Dave Wade
Richland Mills
Wade
Wade Farm
Dave Inmann
Canned Goods In Southwest Described By May Stanley Baker
May Stanley Baker notes in Century that the Southwest relies on canned foods from New Jersey and Kansas City while ranchers import butter and eggs. She observes a regional love of shade trees and flowers amid desert monotony, and comments on overdone greenery around homes.
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May Stanley Baker
New Jersey
Kansas City
Kansas
The American College and the Cost of Higher Education
Article argues higher education is costly yet worthwhile, noting that grand beneficences are public and enduring. It contrasts wasteful small colleges with flagship institutions and highlights administration by respected trustees. It also reports on automobile manufacture expanding in France and employment linked to the industry.
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Charles F. Thwing
University of Chicago
Commonwealth
France
Paris
Lyons
Bordeaux
Marseilles
Lille
St. Etienne
Nantes
Rouen
Cassier
New Writers of Fiction Struggle to Create Lifelike Characters
The passage argues that modern fiction often fails to make characters feel alive. It critiques contemporary authors for imitating style without genuine consciousness, noting readers seek how characters are made rather than who they are. It reflects on literary change, tragedy, and the emptiness of some narratives.
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The
London Spectator
Multimplement invention and science notes in 1887 review
The column lists Lord Wemyas invention a com bination pick called a multimplement. It notes Dr Fere of Paris on fingerprints as character index. It cites Prof Dexter Illinois on physiological meteorology and calms raising school absences and altered vitality effects.
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Wemyas
Fere
Paris
Switzerland
England
Prof
Nipher
Washington University
West Indies
Dexter
University of Illinois
Hats Off To The Bartender In Russian Government Establishments
In Russia men must remove hats to enter government spirit shops causing disputes between officials and patrons. The matter was sent to the minister of finance who issued a public notice warning against disrespect while in government premises during the state term.
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Russia
Peasant and Prowler Joke Over Burglary Night
A Detroit Free Press joke story pits a patient peasant and worried wife against a prowler in the cucumber patch. The husband props the thief with a bogus dollar from Buffalo, insisting the joke benefits them.
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Detroit Free Press
Joshua
Buffalo
Diseases tied to places and outdated tales headline
The fragment discusses regional ailments like pellagra in Lombardy and Mandalay ringworm in Burmah, noting confinement to specific locations. It mentions Maltese fever, Aleppo evil, and the Delhi boss as regionally restricted. The text also contains stray quotes and incomplete sentences about personal events.
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Lombardy
Mandalay
Burmah
Gibraltar
Malta
Aleppo
Asia Minor
Delhi
Quick Wit Snippets From A World Of Jokes
A collage of quips from Town Topics Town and Country London Tit-Bits Atlanta Constitution and Punch features witty exchanges. Anecdotes cover social life, travel, autombile era jargon, lawyers and detectives with bright one liners and humorous exchanges.
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London
John Doe
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Representative Landis
Indiana
Mr. Landis
N. Y. World
Evy
Townsmen Seek Country Exodus Behind the Woods Fever Tale
Rebecca Harding Davis cites a Cumberland memoir of Browning the hunter to illustrate why prosperous Americans flee towns for wilderness. The old man, aged over eighty, joins his sons for a hunt and endures weeks in snow and thorns, claiming the woods fever makes one immune to cold or hunger.
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Rebecca Harding Davis
Cumberland
Browning
Virginia
Carolinas
Cheat Range
Woods
Smells of Cities: Odors Distinguish Urban Identities
The Detroit Free Press notes that each city bears a unique scent that lingers in memory after departure. Munich, Paris, London, Berlin and Dresden are cited for distinctive odors tied to breweries, malt, and old urban atmosphere. The piece contrasts Boston as respectable yet musty with a hint of old roach scent.
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Philip Burne-Jones
Munich
Paris
London
Berlin
Dresden
Boston
Detroit Free Press
Primary Wager Split in Montgomery Township Contest
A Montgomery county township held a primary with voters choosing between two options. The report notes a sharp division as supporters lined up on one side, detailing the procedural conduct of the local election.
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Montgomery County
Egenbright
Congress
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