Benefited by the Change Dr Mary Mills Patrick Leads Turkish College
Dr Mary Mills Patrick, president of the Girls college in Constantinople, notes the Turkish revolution improved her ability to secure title deeds for land expansion. The Bosporus campus, famed for its view, attracts liberal Turkish families seeking top girls education. Patrick, from Canterbury New Hampshire, studied at Lyons College and pursued studies in Heidelberg Zurich Leipzig Berlin and Bern.
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Iowa
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Bern
Waiting Coal Waste Warns Against Excess Coal Use
Prof Henry E Armstrong of London Central Technical College warned against wasteful coal use in a recent address. He noted ocean liners like the Lusitania and Mauretania require thousands of tons daily, calling it an engineering feat rather than a prudent act for posterity.
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Henry E. Armstrong
London Central Technical College
Lusitania
Mauretania
Atlantic
Man's Daily Fight
A medical writer notes modern city life rivals war in killing men, with higher urban death rates among businessmen due to unwholesome environment, not simply hygiene or weather. The piece argues city life now acts as a greater destroyer than wartime conditions, reflecting persistent gender differences in mortality.
Pretty Names for Girls Amid Fad in Society
Quaint Christian names became a social fad abroad, with the flower garden style supplying unusual cognomens for baby girls. During the diamond jubilee craze Lady Angela Forbes named her eldest Marigold, and five years later another daughter bore the Roman name Flavia in the prominent family headed by Lady Warwick.
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Angela Forbes
Warwick
Marigold
Flavia
Back Bills and Pay Negotiations Dialogue
Dialogue fragment shows characters Mr Neverpay and Tailor negotiating a payment matter. The brief exchange implies an intent to arrange a check related to settling a debt. No additional context or names supplied.
Walking habits reveal temperament in thin and fat women
The passage notes that the thin woman walks excessively while the fat woman moves little. It suggests the fat woman may stand and the thin woman sit when possible, even in elevators, arguing that changing nature is hard and temperament plays a large role.
Judge Confronts Prisoner Over Own Claims
The prisoner laments better days while facing arrest threats. The judge rebuts that the second assertion contradicts the first, implying lack of ties to a big corporation or ownership of a motor car. The exchange highlights social status and credibility in a courtroom moment.
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Washington Star
Barrel Negligence Question Split by Judge in Suit
Margaret Flanagan sue guardian for injuries after a barrel of whisky rolled from a curb and struck her. Oswald Weinreb owner, denied fault. Judge W G Cady ruled for Weinreb and awarded costs in municipal court case cited by Syracuse Standard.
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Margaret Flanagan
Oswald Weinreb
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Syracuse Standard
Tolstoy Early Life and Later Beliefs Reported
A London Anglo-Russian summary claims Tolstoy in youth showed energy and passion, pursuing enemies with loaded revolvers and indulging in various sins before marrying and starting a large family. In maturity his pleasures waned and he allegedly preached passive resistance, celibacy, and stoicism.
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Tolstoy
London
One on Percy Pompous Talk at Zoo Keeper Farewell
A humorous fragment notes a keeper, ordered to leave, asking a jester like figure Percy if the animals have been fed. The exchange evokes a playful scene around zoo life and a looming departure.
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Percy
Where's the Man in the Inn Parlor?
A loud-voiced young fellow bursts into a rural inn seeking lodging for man and beast, prompting the weary landlord to demand the man’s presence. The snippet captures a brisk, humorous exchange from a Tit-Bits page.
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Halloa
Ostrich Awe Inspires Child’s Fresh Gazing Moment
Seven year old Millicent, the mil liner's child, admires an ostrich for the first time. She exclaims in delight about a poor bird’s trim, noting the oddly arranged feather tips with vivid, curious wonder.
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Millicent
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Place for Skippers
A Yonkers Statesman lighthearted exchange aboard an ocean liner centers on a steward serving cheese and a passenger spotting live creatures therein. The steward quips that skippers belong at sea, a pun reflecting nautical humor in the passenger’s amused remark.
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Yonkers
Love and Wealth Theme in Baltimore America Quip
A witty remark contrasts a handsome suitor marrying an ugly heiress with the idea that society values such matches for money. The line underscores social intrigue and class dynamics, reflecting press humor of the era.
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Baltimore
Ameri
Maud’s request to call her father shocks the narrator
An unnamed speaker recalls Maud telling him to call her father old man. He wonders why she gave the instruction and whether the father approved, as he stays focused on the odd request itself. The line signals tension in a personal, domestic exchange.
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Maud
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Refusal to Accept Small Change in New York Shops
A curious shift in New York retail behavior shows clerks refusing small change left over from purchases. Women often try to give five or ten cents. clerks politely refuse, stating it is impossible to take the money and the customer must wait. Some shopkeepers even suggest discarding the change on the floor.
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New York
Red-haired girl contemplates luncheon loss of two dollars
A red-haired woman at luncheon confesses she lost two dollars and plans to discard it. A neighbor and an office manager remark on the amount, highlighting different perspectives on value and waste. The scene unfolds as a small social exchange at a table.
The Tallest Actress at Drury Lane
Miss Irene Smith plays La Bebe Bax at Drury Lane and is described as six feet four inches tall in the costume design. She achieves added height with high heels and a tall hairpiece under a high hat, matching the authors description in Tit-Bits.
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Irene Smith
la Bebe Bax
New Drury Lane
Humorist Draws Drowning Line in Final Post
A humorist observes a drowning scene and quips about the futility of sending a line or letter, joking that there is no post office where the subject is headed as the situation unfolds.
World Thrice-a-Week offer combines two papers
The New York World pledges impartial news and a regular price of $1.00 per year for 156 issues. It highlights a combined offer with The Graham Leader for one year at $1.65, versus $2.00 if purchased separately.
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New York World
Wllo
Graham Leader
Fall Suit on Display Triggers Heartbreak at Department Store
A penniless girl laments seeing a lovely fall suit priced around ten dollars on a wax figure in a department store window. She rides past, then returns to the suit department only to discover the price is actually on the fur stole circling the mannequin’s neck, rendering the desired outfit unaffordable.
Johnny's Deduction
A child notes a daddy longlegs may be rheumatic and would have little wellness left. The teacher asks what he is thinking and the boy explains his grim pun about the insect losing mobility.
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Johnny
Teacher
Cigarette Machines Draw Island Workers From Samos
Workers plan to evacuate the island of Samos in the Mediterranean, 43 miles southwest of Smyrna, as automated cigarette production arrives yielding a daily output of 100,000 cigarettes.
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Samos
Mediterranean
Smyrna
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