Renegade Ivanovitch and the Turkish Bride
An Ivanovitch marries a Turkish girl across the border near Ercerum. He converts to Islam, later fights with Russians, is captured by Turks, and his wife, impersonating a man, helps him escape through Turkish lines to reach safety and hospital care. The tale follows their perilous night maneuver and peril.
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Ivan Ivano- Ving
Kars
Russia
Turkey
Ivan
Ivanovitch
Nicholas
Ercerum
Mohammed
Hreerum
Trebizond
Mmne
Drzerum
Mme. Ivanovitch
Avan
Ibeen
Peteroon
Ratoviten
Mme
Yrzerum
Hintad
Framing Pictures in the Sixteenth Century Art
The article traces the rise of picture framing from fifteenth to sixteenth century Italy, arguing that frames began as a scientific, aesthetic surround rather than mere decoration. It notes framing’s modern origin, the shift from cases to wall display, and how French influence later degraded sobriety in design.
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Haly
Italy
Scribner's
Measuring Your Pace Across Armies and Heights
The London Chronicle notes pace varies by height and nation. It explains a standard stride derived from eyebrow height, yielding about 30 to 32 inches per step and roughly 2,000 to 2,100 paces per mile. It cites British infantry as longest pace and Russians as shortest.
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London Chronicle
Ancient Barber's Forfeite in London Shops
The London Standard recalls a bygone barber custom where patrons faced a forfeit plus their fee for misdeeds in shop, with a pint of ale as penalty. The practice, noted since Shakespearean times, was enforced by shop rules and strong statutes, showing mockery and mark alike.
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Mark
London Standard
A Grievous Burden
A Birmingham Herald excerpt contrasts prison and a man in motor togs. The humanitarian laments that prisoners lose identity becoming simply a bomber, while the other man notes his own deprivation bears a number and compulsory payment, implying equal burdens.
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Birmingham Herald
Statesman's Quest Ambition and Envy for Dancer
The great Lord Grey, after passing reform, seeks deeper fulfillment. He expresses envy of an opera dancer and longs to dance as well as she, a remark noted by London Saturday Review.
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Lord Grey
Tagnioni
Grey
London
Saturday Review
Father Time Goes On Despite All Delays
A line from the Atlanta Constitution extols Father Time as unstoppable and unbothered by sighs or songs. It emphasizes time’s relentless march, claiming no man should pause for emotion or delay his course for gloom or glory.
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Atlanta Constitution
Fragmentary dialogue on romance and virtue in old text
A fragmented exchange presents a jokey, dialogue driven snippet about attraction, engagement, and virtue referencing classic literature. It reads as a turbid, period voiced brink of a quip, with speakers naming Miss Bages and a bank as a punchline.
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Bages
Boston
Mother fakes son's death to foil anarchist plot
Manuel Fernandez joined anarchists and faced a deadly mission. His mother devised a death hoax with a stolen corpse to mislead associates, enabling him to escape. A dramatic bomb scheme unfolded in an outbuilding, but the ruse ultimately exposed by a funeral and later escape to America.
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Europe
Manuel Fernandez
Lotsa
Manuel
Senora Fernandez
Ile
Trwo
Fernandez
Manuel Fernandes
Gibraltar
America
Genoa
New York
Benora Ternandez
Big Ong
End of a thirty year engagement in Chicago tale
A Chicago Tribune reprint tells of Miss Abigell Adams a woman in her sixties who waited in vain for a lifelong fiancé. They dated in youth while the man cared for his widowed mother and remained engaged for over thirty years until the mother died leaving Adams alone in lodgings reflecting on the lost home and pride.
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Boston
Bick Bay
House of Wells
Adama
Historien Adams
Ifo
Aixty
Abigell Adams
Father’s Peril in a Colonial Diary Dilemma
A fragment from a colonial diary recounts a winter 1628 crisis where Father, desperate for food, faces a savage with an arrow and a turkey. He ponders killing the savage or the turkey to feed his family, then shoots and loots a drastic choice amid dire straits. The piece ends with a note of regret over the manuscript’s fate.
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Father
Savage
Walter G. Daty
Cineelunat
Enquirer
Oddities of Taxation in England Prevailing Tricks
The piece recounts humorous tax evasions in England, noting past schemes such as horses being ridden to market, farmers using cows or wives to haul produce, and the chimney and window taxes that altered behavior and appearances. It suggests these levies even affected eyesight among Englishmen.
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England
A Cobbler's Dozen Tradition in Italy
The London Mall notes a peculiarity naming thirteen as the cobbler's dozen in Italy. A folk tale says a law once required twelve nails around a boot heel and a thirteenth nail driven in at center for luck, reflecting regional wit and superstition.
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Italy
London Mall
Wry Quote Sparks Small Town Banter in Courier Journal
In Loulaville, residents nibble lemon drops while debating a bizarre exchange. A man’s card reading Sweets to the sweet sparks playful gossip as the Courier Journal notes the odd gesture and puzzled response.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
The Back Yonder Club Dinner Question Echoes History
The fragment asks what happened to the family known for Sunday dinners cooked on Saturday and references a sawbuck in 187-Nichmond Times-Dispatch style. It hints at a past era and nostalgic inquiry without clear events or dates.
His Vile Disposition Judge Exchange
A fragmentary dialogue shows J. Fuller Gloom debating boasts with a judge about a failed effort. The terse exchange hints at tension and sarcasm in a legal or literary scene.
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Mr. Gloom
J. Fuller Gloom
Judge
Quiet Row Overtonshire Scandal In London Telegrant
In a tense exchange last night Quite Friendly accused Wennyneck of a personal betrayal involving his wife. Jon Hypeck denied a close friendship with Gabbleton-Why and London Telegrant reported the dispute.
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Wennyneck
Gabbleton
Jon Hypeck
London
Bryan to Speak at Estherville Chautauqua Address
William Jennings Bryan is scheduled to give a Chautauqua address in Estherville Iowa on Sunday July 9 at 2 30 p m The topic is the issue he regards as most important at the moment and the event draws local attention from residents and attendees.
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Bryan
Estherville
Iowa
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Lost Island Notes Visitors and Calls Across Week
Lost Island neighbors report visits from Mrs. Helgie Helgeson to her sister Mrs. Lewis Landvig. Mrs. Norris of Emmetsburg visited her sons Ole and Chris. Ralph Smith and wife returned from Minnesota after attending camp meeting. Lorene Sheffield visits relatives at Vin ton and Cedar Rapids this week. Joe Worby and Mrs. Worby were Graettinger callers. F Sheffield and L Sandvig attended Ladies Aid at Graettinger. Martin Simonson and family called on Louis Thorson Thursday evening. Leon Olson was dragging roads. Mrs. Jones called on Graettinger Wednesday. Olaf Thorson visited Will Olsons. Nes Matsen and Grace were at Graettinger.
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Lost Island
Helgie Helgeson
Lewis Landvig
Norris
Emmetsburg
Ole
Chris
Ralph Smith
Minnesota
Lorene Sheffield
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Joe Worby
Graettinger
F. Sheffield
Everybody Works for Father War Time Social Critique
An wartime analysis argues that European economies mobilize all workers for total war effort. It cites mass unemployment of idle youth in America, tramps and idle hands, and calls for supervised play, continuation schools, thrift, industry, and replacement of saloons with productive work to harness rising energy toward national needs.
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Father
Mexico
America
Privilege of living in America in these twentieth century years
Marshalltown T, R comments on the rich heritage granted to mankind, praising the American era's opportunities and prosperity. The note frames national life as a privileged period in history and emphasizes gratitude for present conditions.
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America
Marshalltown T, R
Community Notes From Hoping North Vernon and Vicinity
Gus Peterson has been in Da kota examining land. J M Resh and family from King Isted spent Sunday with the Lillard family. Mr and Mrs Stacy Wordell and children visited Winnebago. Harry and Mrs Resh welcomed a baby boy. Many neighbors spent the Fourth at the lakes. Martin Mortenson bought a Ford. J S Peterson visited B F Lillard. A lecture by Rev Grey at Hoping church drew a good crowd. Harry and Mrs Rowe with Libereal visited Emmetsburg. Leslie Wheeler returned from Lake Okoboji with a new car and attended Des Moines auto races. George Penn bought a new driving horse from Ed Arnett. Johnnie Jaden and Charlie Jaden spent Sunday together. Harry Wahldeick and Mrs Lillard visited her parents.
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Hoping
North Vernon
Gus Peterson
Dakota
J. M. Resh
King- Isted
Lillard
Stacy Wordell
Winnebago
Harry Resh
Lakes
Martin Mortenson
J. S. Peterson
B. F. Lillard
Grey
Harry Rowe
Jay Libereal
Emmetsburg
Leslie Wheeler
Lake Okoboji
Des Moines
George Penn
Ed Arnett
Johnnie Jaden
Charlie
Harry Wahldeick
Iowa Supreme Court upholds mule repeal saloon law
Des Moines reports the Iowa Supreme Court ruled the 1916 mule repeal law closing all saloons valid and constitutional in the state against John Hill on appeal. The unanimous decision, written by Justice Scott M. Ladd, rejected four attacks including title faults and indexing issues and affirmed state sovereignty over city taxation of liquor businesses.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
John Hill
Davenport
Thirty-sixth General Assembly
Scott County District Court
Cosson
Supreme Court
Scott M. Ladd
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