Why Husbands Tire: Mary Austin on Early Burdens of Life
Mary Austin argues that men forty to fifty desert wives because boys are pressed into adult duties too soon. She says youth should be a period of pleasure, with work limited and romance fostered under women, to preserve vitality and prevent unhappy marriages. She proposes social centers and proper chaperonage to guide courting and reduce premature burdens.
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New York
Mary Austin
Warkog
Lfe
T. Mwnet
Inslaner
Cap-Naps the sleep adviser at a medical college
A staff lecturer famous for urging doctors to nap anywhere during long talks. He extols seizing brief breaks to recharge, even between coats, in consulting rooms, or during daytime hours. From the rear of the hall, two loud, persistent coughs interrupt the discourse.
Crabs Face Scarcity Warns Maryland Expert
Maryland expert Sweptson Hurle warns Chesapeake Bay crabs face extinction-like decline without protective action. He cites rising prices at Crisfield, historically high catches, and legislative delays due to conflicts with oyster bills. Shipping data and local fishing history underscore looming scarcity and need for remedial laws.
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Chesapeake Bay
Sweptson Hurle
Shellfish Commission
Gov. Crothers
Washington Star
Earle
Maryland
Chesaneake Bay
Criefeld
Havie
Crisfeld
Crisfield
Watera
Anne Arundel County
Gieslagen
Wandering Wireless Waves Near Clichy Station
Curious wireless phenomena near Clichy Levallois station in Paris. Workers along the new line reported severe shocks from ordinary insulators as Hertzian waves emanated from the nearby wireless telegraph station, traced to emissions at the transmitter.
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Clichy-Levallois
Faris
Wittefower
Old Legit Objects Scene Turns Dramatic In Moving Picture House
An elderly vaudeville performer bursts into drama after a fall in a ten cent theater while patrons, including an usher, react. He insists he was gravely wounded, pointing to a Merchant of Venice poster and railing against pantomime as art. The tale blends theatre satire with a cooking column featuring shrimp, salad, beet chili, and peach marmalade recipes.
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Portia
Bellario
Cabbage Fry Recipe Note From discarded text
A fragment describes preparing a cabbage salad with onion and salt and pepper, topped by fat from fried dried salt pork. It suggests heating a small amount of fat and pouring over the cabbage and includes a brief note about frying bacon until brown before adding it.
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Rinagar
Heidelberg
Leopard and baboons in African tale and a chancellors seal prank
An Africa traveler recounts a leopard ambushing baboons by a waterhole and the mother baboon defending her young. The piece drifts to a British Lord Chancellor’s duties, noting the custody of the great seal and a Scotland stay where pranksters hid the seal in a tea caddy after a playful search.
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Africa
Jed
Babotin
Lord Brougham
Duke of Bedford
Scotland
Brougham
Leopard pursued by baboons in savage clash
A leopard is mobbed by baboons after a mother baboon cries out. The fight rages as more baboons join, the leopard tires and sinks from view, the infant baboon is avenged in a dramatic display of collective defense.
Emergence of Local Agricultural Experts Will Transform Farming
The article envisions a future where every sizable oral community hosts agricultural advisors. Trained in soil chemistry, plant growth, and disease study, these professionals will run labs, analyze soil, and provide paid guidance. Their rise aligns with farming’s shift toward science and paid expertise.
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Bad Luck With the Garden in a Suburban Tale
A city hostess recalls failed gardening efforts while hosting a visitor. They hired a gardener who turned out to be a tinsmith on strike, seeds failed, potatoes grew tall yet yielded little, and vegetables proved costly. The conversation ends with the visitor resigning to buy vegetables.
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Oelier
Narhostesa
Wacolm
Edward
Galtor
Edward Gir
New Coal-Carrying Vessel Launched At Blyth
An improved coal carrying vessel on the arch principle has been launched at Blyth Newcastle Busland. Experts say it will begin a new era in cargo shipbuilding. It has a dead weight of 3100 tons and a draft of 18 feet 4 inches. Claimed to be the fastest collier yet built it will coal ships for the British fleet. Cheaper maintenance and increased seed rate are cited advantages.
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Blyth
Newcastle
Busland
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