The Royal Adventure Ends In City Dreams
A country boy and girl who call themselves prince and princess plan a city escape to attend the Female Seminary Home and Hollister & Hollister in New York. Their bold plan unravels when the seminary rejects them for lack of tuition and references, forcing a bittersweet return under a moonlit sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcke
Female Seminary
Hollister & Hollister
Ehind
Lear
New York
Female Seminary Home
Plank Road
Hagenbeck Zoo at Stellingen Pioneers Open Enclosures
The article praises Carl Hagenbeck's Hamburg zoo at Stellingen for replacing cages with open inclosures and naturalistic settings. It describes a 36 acre site with 600 animals, deep ditches concealment, and a 60 by 45 foot roomy enclosure. The park, with future expansion, features lakes, big cats, hoofed animals, Arctic species, birds, and a grand dining area seating 700 with horn and antler decor valued over $10,000.
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Carl Hagenbeck
Hamburg
Stellingen
Hagenbeck
Hagenbecka
Cold feet and poker tales from distant towns
A Cheyenne man recalls a hotel poker game in Denver where a stranger, described as a grocery firm manager, gradually lost about 800 dollars before dawn. The crew joked about his “cold feet” and joked his upcoming marriage at eleven. A sheriff tale follows with a Colorado gambler named Jeff, who wins big from the sheriff and plans a morning departure for a border parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheynne
Denver
Colorado
Sheriff's
Jeff
Jef
Fragmented verses and light verse in a 1900s page scan
A miscellany of rhymes and humorous quips appears in the page scan. It includes poems about daily life and a playful exchange on ownership of a vase and a boy’s skates. The text features light reflections on marriage, work, and music, plus stray lines about poetry and Milton.
Fad for Sheffield Plate Collectors Gains Ground
The article notes women collecting Sheffield plate silver on copper, popular for over fifty years, valued higher with age. It compares favorably to solid silver and china, praising its beauty and durability and suggesting growing interest among collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield Plate
Sheffield
China
Germany enacts waste rules for ashes and soot disposal
Authorities aim to compel households to separate waste and provide three receipts for ash disposal. The law mandates households to sort refuse, store ashes and soot, and document disposal with official receipts.
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Germany
Fragmentary rural dialogue with a nervous youth
A rough rural scene shows a nervous young man responding to an elder farmer. The farmer jokes about spreading seed and throws a challenge, ending with the youth agreeing to return for a coat of red. The fragment hints at a tense exchange and rustic humor.
Money to Burn Whizzes By in a Loud Roaring Blaze
Residents describe a fast passing object as money spent quickly in a vivid, informal account. The dialogue includes Mik and Pat watching the scene, with slang about money burning and a smoky atmosphere, reflecting a chaotic moment.
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Ike A
Rocket
Pat
Mii
Built Right. The Numt of Rev Sen MentS Were
The fragment provides unclear text noting a phrase about building right and rev sen ments. No clear names, dates, or events are readable to form a factual summary card.
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Hagensecke
Eiew
Vik Sks
Vaz
Danny
Milton
Ashe
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