The Cynic and the Politician in Boston's Washington Street
In Boston, the Cynic, a hereditary scion of Beacon Street, dismisses institutions and risks nothing for praise, while the upwardly mobile Politician seeks glory via a runaway horse rescue. A reporter probes, and the Cynic finally declares himself Senator Driver amid a crowd and potential scandal.
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Adams Square
Ives
Humane Society
Howler
Senator Driver
Mecca railroad project aims to link Medina to Mecca
An imperial plan requests rapid completion of the Medina Mecca line in about a year and a new Mecca to Mount Arafat railway. Foreigners hold readership and management posts on the project as Mecca pilgrims, estimated at 280,000 last year, may feel modern influence across Nejd Yemen. An English firm reportedly wins the Medina sanctuary lighting contract.
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Mecca
Medina
Mount Arafat
Nejd
Yemen
Arabia
Praghets
Motherly Solicitude Narrative Exchange
A dialogue reveals Vera Welton's stepmother now accompanies her, challenging assumptions about a chaperon. Vera’s father recently remarried, prompting questions about propriety as the stylish young woman is identified as the chaperon.
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Miss Welton
Vera
Hypnotism and the Defense of a Beneficent Science
An essay argues prejudice against hypnotism stems from stage displays and ignorance. It defends medical use, explains will dynamics under hypnosis, and contrasts white versus black magic while urging proper training and ethical application. It notes benefits in surgery and behavior modification, warns about stage abuse, and cites Dr. Burr’s stance on hypnosis as safe anesthesia.
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John D. Quackenbos
Burr
Chicago
Adam
God
Tote
Japan at ports and homes in art and manners
The piece mocks Japan as overly cleaned and orderly, with vivid anecdotes about official dress, tiny produce, and a boozy critic who buys into symbolic art yet finds the whole scheme baffling. It praises Japanese color and craft while lampooning misunderstood symbols and home life clash.
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Spokane
Japan
A Matter of Inspiration in Bullwinkle Office
In Bullwinkle and Cooley’s busy Chicago office a new stenographer Miss Rose enters, charms the boss, and a flirtatious miscommunication leads to Miss Doughface handling stern business letters. The room’s energy shifts as orders arrive and tensions rise with sharp mail replies.
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Miss Rose
Messrs. Smoothface & Punchett
Chicago
Ill
Charles Reade
Velvet and Silk Names Rooted in Places and Language
The article traces dress fabric names like velvet satin damask and cambric to origins in Italian Latin Arabic and place names such as Fustat Mosul Damascus and Cambrai. A stray garden anecdote features a visitor asking who he is while a child proclaims I’m baby’s brother amid a pageant of Youth’s Companions.
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Fustat
Cairo
Mosul
Mesopotamia
Damascus
Cambrai
Milan
Tox
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