Early Training Of Singers From Nature Or Nurture
The article argues major operatic talents like Adelia Patti Nellie Melba and Luisa Tetrazzini owe success to natural gifts rather than extensive formal training. Patti debuted young, Melba’s voice formed largely in nature, and Tetrazzini benefited from family influence and brief study while living with her sister Mme Campanini.
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Patti
Nellie Melba
Melba
Paris
Melbourne
Mme
Tetrazzini
Mme. Campanini
Millionaire Kreezus Desires Remaining Eight Acre Patch
At his elegant country home multimillionaire Mr. Kreezus boasts a grand view and admits he owns the surrounding land except for an eight acre parcel beyond a creek six miles away. The stubborn neighbor refuses to sell, leaving the landscape incomplete.
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Mr. Kreezus
A Bad Speculation Story about a shoes theft
A courtroom anecdote recalls Governor Babalar of Virginia defending a man who stole shoes. Years later the man admits the theft ruined him, saying returning the horse and crop loss led to thirty nine lashes, calling it the worst bad speculation.
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Babalar
Virginia
Court House
Squire
The Ashes of Columbus Resting Places Explored
Columbus died in Valladolid on May 20 1506 and was buried there. His remains were moved in 1512 to Las Cuevas Seville then to Hispaniola and Havana Cuba. After several relocations the final resting place is uncertain with Havana the best guess.
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Columbus
Valladolid
Spain
Las Cuevas
Seville
Hispaniola
San Domingo
Havana
Cuba
Town Awakening Amid Short Lived Slump
Mount Ayr Iowa readers note a once dead town now abuzz with nightly moving pictures, revival services at the Methodist church, a skating rink, lodges, and active music and gospel preaching, arguing against the notion of a silent town with two bands like ours.
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Methodist Church
Mount Ayr
Conan Doyle on style and patience for writers
The author quotes Conan Doyle saying style comes from soaking in the best writers. He notes Stevenson has influenced many, and adds that a young writer needs endless patience. He compares writing to ping pong with editors as the opposing side and the manuscript as the ball, requiring patience and philosophy.
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Conan Doyle
Stevenson
Smugglers' Retreat Site Considered for Sanatorium
Steep Holme, a known smugglers’ haunt, is proposed as a site for a large sanatorium. The island, about forty acres in size with a 200 foot rise and five forts, is described as free from dust and among the world’s healthiest locations.
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Steep Holme
Gibraltar
Bristol Channel
Butterfly neckties on a New York Sun street cart
A street vendor displays hundreds of silk butterfly neckties in two price tiers. Five cent ties occupy most of the cart while a rarer section offers finer ties at ten cents each, drawing crowds toward the cheaper selections.
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New York Sun
Largest phosphate deposits located in Northwest United States
A Geological Survey report identifies Idaho Wyoming and Utah as hosting probably the world’s largest phosphate deposits. It cites 267 million tons of high grade rock with potential to grow, describes pebble formations and calcite, and notes public lands are withdrawn until Congress tests the deposits’ value.
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Geological Survey
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
United States
Congress
Chicago Tribune
Siamese Cabbage Twins Surprise Roxbury Farmer
Julius Weinstein farming on Blue Hill avenue Roxbury was astonished to see a single cabbage stalk bearing sixteen heads arranged like Siamese twins. He uprooted the plant after it grew about a foot, showing the unusual freak to neighbors.
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Julius Weinstein
Blue Hill Avenue
Roxbury
Cattle Ticks Blamed for West Forest Fires
H. H. Chapman of Yale forest school blames cattle ticks for forest fires across the West, saying their bites may cause fever. Settlers burn woodlands to rid forests and stock of the pests, causing extensive damage and deaths.
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H. H. Chapman
Yale Forest School
Washington Post
Arrival of Twins Causes Late Bank Arrivals
A bank employee arrived late claiming twins as the reason. The first tardy man wrote the note and twenty others followed with ditto signs, illustrating a humorous moment in the morning sign‑in book at the Bank of England.
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Bank of England
Juvenile Protective Association to Run Harris Memorial Home
The Juvenile Protective Association of Atlanta will operate the Uncle Remus Home for Children as a Joel Chandler Harris memorial near Atlanta. The site is donated and most funds for the buildings are raised. The institution will be a juvenile state with a school gymnasium and a mechanical workshop.
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The
Juvenile Protective Association of Atlanta
Uncle Remus
Joel Chandler Harris
Atlanta
Ancient cat myths vs Egyptian feline truths
Experts dispute the Roman and Greek so called cat as a weasel like creature named allurus. The mummlified Egyptian animal is a genuine cat though its teeth differ from modern domestic cats.
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Allurus
God Does Not Love Me Anymore Daisy Test Weeps
A child confides to her mother that God no longer loves her after she tried him with a daisy. The mother reassures that God loves everyone and urges comfort in belief.
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Mary
Metropolitan Magazine
Pigeon Flies With Train On 34 Mile Run
A pigeon joined Iron Mountain trains for weeks between Malvern and Arkadelphia and extended trips to Walco and Gordon, riding ahead of the engine near the headlight. Trainmen split on superstition versus companionship as no accidents occurred during its presence. Engineer Golleher tried to overtake the bird, but it stayed ahead across stops and speeds.
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Arkadelpha
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Record ploughman William Fairweather wins diverse prizes
The Chicago Tribune reports William Fairweather achieved twenty six prizes over twenty seven years in Wheatland and Big Rock ploughing events. He earned the cvold medal and postgraduate class championships, with three first or second place finishes, aided by his father’s guidance.
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William Fair Weathber
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Chicago Tribune
Unusual Presentation At Hurstpierpoint Fire Brigade Event
At the Hurstpierpoint Volunteer Fire Brigade annual competition a silver rose vase was presented to Miss D Laurence Smith for twelve hours of help during a farm fire at B Black stone. Capt Pearsey asked Mrs Borrer to present on his and the brigade’s behalf. Miss Smith thanked the crowd as cheers rang out.
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Pearsey
Old Brig House in Marblehead Bought as Summer Home
The historic Old Brig in Marblehead, birthplace of Moll Pitcher, was purchased as a summer residence by a veteran railroad conductor. The house with sixteen rooms sits on a steep hill offering a fine view of the north shore and Massachusetts Bay, and will not be heavily modernized to preserve its picturesque appearance.
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Marblehead
Moll Pitcher
North Shore
Massachusetts Bay
Boston Herald
Increase in Coal Briquets Across Ruhr District Output
A Consular Reports note states that fifty years ago coal dust was useless but now briquets are produced in the Ruhr coal district of Rhenish Westphalia totaling 8,090,000 tons annually. Coal tar pitch remains the chief binder and its production has risen about 100 percent in the last decade.
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Rhenish Westphalia
Ruhr
New York Architecture Still Young Compared to Europe
New York City shows far less old architecture than European capitals as most European cities boast centuries old buildings while New York’s skyline features structures under a century in age. The contrast highlights the city’s relatively recent urban development in global terms.
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New York City
New York
Stingy angler seeks dry spot to strike match on Scottish loch
A wet day on a Scottish loch finds a stingy angler conseling from his flask and forgetting his gillie. He asks for a dry place in the boat to strike a match but the gillie jokes that his own throat is dry enough. Fishing Gazette.
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Gillie
Juggler Impresses With Bundle Feats at Circus
A London Globe remark notes a juggler's skill impressing a friend. The speaker says the performer could juggle many bundles from a bus to a train without dropping any, highlighting the circus act's deftness.
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London Globe
A Birds Hotel for Canary Guests in Berlin
Arthur E. Dunning of the American Embassy at Berlin spent years building the Hotel Canary a 22 room bird house with a window garden fountain two conservatories electric light running water automatic feeding dishes elevators a tower chandelier spiral staircase and a food supply system. The design features balconies and initials H C on some rooms and showcases intricate engineering for avian comfort.
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Arthur E. Dunning
Berlin
Canary
Winter Garden
Birds
H. C
New York Sun
Miss Jennie Lee Recalls Bleak House Tour Incident
On a tour of the dramatized Bleak House Miss Jennie Lee faced a funny mishap during a death scene for Ju. The stage darkened and the audience wept as the limelight failed and a dresser whispered in a Scotch accent for her to hurry. She improvised a quick exit to deliver a speech, a moment the limelight man would never forget.
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Jennie Lee
Miss Lee
Dee Quick
Detroit Free Press
Dog and mistress share Fifth Avenue crossings in quiet routine
A New York Sun note describes dogs that carry their mistresses’ bags or masters’ newspapers and canes as familiar sights on Fifth Avenue. A dog walks beside his mistress with his paw in hers, drawing attention as they cross crowded streets and pause at curbs before moving on together, then the dog returns to all fours at the far curb.
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Fifth Avenue
New York Sun
Curious Legend at Easby Abbey Ruins Near Richmond
A legend attached to Easby Abbey in York shire says a cracked main wall will topple only after an impulse. The tale foretells the wall’s ruin burying a newly married couple, making a honeymoon under its shade unlikely.
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Easby Abbey
Swale
Richmond
Yorkshire
England
Partridge Joins Guineas Flock In Darnwell Neighborhood
L P Sease of Morris Ford tended fourteen month old guineas when a full grown partridge joined the group. The birds spent the day together and the partridge nested under the mother at night. It rode the piazza banister and whistled with the guineas as they cried Potrack. The partridge appeared happy among the birds.
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L. P. Sease
Morris Ford
Origin of the Mennonites and their early divisions
The Mennonites arose from four sects of Dutch Flemish and German Baptists. They derive their name from Menno Simons, a priest who became a leader of the Anabaptists in about 1537. Simons was born in 1496 and died in 1561. His True Christian Belief appeared three years before his death, after which the sect split and creed changes followed.
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Menno Simons
Simons
Great Tule Tree in Santa Maria Courtyard
A Tule tree in Santa Maria church courtyard measures fourteen feet in circumference six feet up. A tablet cut by Humboldt during his Mexico expedition over a century ago remains visible, though largely concealed by bark. The tablet bears an inscription honoring the tree.
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Church of Santa Maria
Humboldt
Mexico
Billboard stunt saves bank run and boosts local shop ad
A bank run in a western city ended after a billboard stated the bank could pay every dollar on deposit. The sign urged customers to leave the line, and the event inspired a merchant to use the crowd image in an ad for his neighboring store with the caption Your money is safe if you follow the crowd to.
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Pacific Coast
Businessman Recounts Paderewski Concert Awakening
A hard headed trader who buys cotton low and sells high describes Paderewski’s piano recital as a moment of extreme emotion. He felt waves of feeling, stood with umbrella waving, and left the hall weak yet elated, unable to explain the experience.
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Paderewski
Ek. Thomas
Success Magazine
Patrishow Church Damaged in Restoration Incident
Patrishow Church suffered damage during restoration efforts as workers reported a vanishing incident and ongoing assessment of structural impact. Local officials cordon the site and coordinate with heritage authorities for immediate safety checks.
Remote Welsh chapel with ancient features at Breconshire
The article describes a secluded chapel in the Black mountains of Breconshire with a British font, three stone altars, a small western chapel, and a beautifully carved rood screen. A churchyard cross, a yew stem yielding a mountain ash and holly tree symbolize the Trinity. Local legend says a cured foreigner funded its building with gold.
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Black Mountains
Breconshire
London Daily News
Earl Spencer Succeeds in Commons and Court Costume Field
The Hon Bobby Spencer becomes Earl Spencer after the recent death of his half brother leaving a Commons vacancy. He was made Lord Althorp four years ago and serves as Lord Chamberlain with notable success apart from the royal wreaths mishap at the Duke of Devonshire funeral. He is praised for his mastery of dress and has written and drawn much on court costume.
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Bobby Spencer
Earl Spencer
Commons
Earl
Lord Althorp
Duke of Devonshire
France Catalogues 84 676 Billiard Tables Taxed
Harper's Weekly notes France keeps detailed counts of billiard tables. It reports 84 676 tables spread across 18 601 communes and more than 200 000 in taxes, contrasting with American difficulty estimating such figures.
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France
Harper's Weekly
Coldest Place in the World Not at Pole
A 1908 record cold of 119.7 degrees below zero Fahrenheit was measured by a sounding balloon at Shiraz near Victoria Nyanza, reaching twelve miles high. The report notes higher altitudes might reveal even colder readings.
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North Pole
Equator
Shiraz
Victoria Nyanza
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