Mountain Inn Hosts English Ladies in Rhaetian Alps
In Allebeiligen a tall innkeeper’s mother and a wary landlady receive an English party led by Lady Mowbray and Miss Manchester. A mysterious emperor's presence looms as royal intrigue unfolds among mountain locals and hidden guests in a ruined romance tease.
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Gilad Be
Frau Yorran
Alois Vorran
Rhaetia
Allebeiligen
Alois
Vlois
Oman
Fran ‘Orvan
Lady Mowbray
Miss Mowbray
Miss Manchester
Dame de Compacnie
Frau Yorvan
Fran’ Yorvan
Fraulein
Austria's naval menace to Britain and the Mediterranean
In a 1900s style warning from Everybody's Magazine the piece argues Austria will soon possess a powerful 13 battleship fleet ready for German use. It contends Austria could seize Malta Cyprus and Egypt, threaten Suez, disrupt British trade, and force a stronger British Mediterranean fleet to counter the threat.
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Austria
Germany
Mediterranean
Malta
Cyprus
Egypt
Suez Canal
Cape
India
East
Everybody’s Magazine
Dormice Immune to Snake Bite Found in France
Naturalist M G Billard from Clermont Ferrand reports that the dormouse joins pigs and porcupines as immune to viper venom. After a four milligram venom dose injected into a two ounce dormouse, the animal showed no ill effects while nibbling an apple half an hour later.
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M. G. Billard
Clermont-Ferrand
France
M. Billard
Imperionade Paving Block Raises Elastic Strength Claims
A French engineer's compound uses iron shavings from lathes mixed with cement to form paving blocks. Molds fill with shavings and grout to create a dense, abrasion resistant material said to be nearly indestructible with high compression resistance and elasticity under impact. Tests reportedly show about 150 000 psi compression and tensile strength four times neat cement.
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Chicago Journal
Conducting Without Baton
M. Safonoff and M. Wascil satoneti are cited as conductors who eschew the baton. The Newcastle festival leader found success using hand gestures, claiming players must watch fingers and predicting future conductors may abandon the baton altogether.
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M. Wascil Satoneti
Newcastle
M. Safonoff
London
London News
Paris Proposes Dog Meat Trade Debate
Paris police report numerous applications from residents seeking dog meat for sale but permits are not granted as the traffic is not lawful. If applications rise, authorities may seek a definite decision. The piece notes Paris’ repugnance to dog flesh despite its consumption in other regions.
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Turis
Paris
China
Theatrical attractions planned for Bonspiel in Winnipeg
Winnipeg prepares for Bonspiel week with a Walker Theatre programme from February 10 to 19 featuring A Stubborn Cinderella, A Broken Idol, and The Top o the World. A sixty-strong company will present elaborate sets and costumes with music dance and a polar bear sleigh scene. Bailey and Austin head the comic duo plus a strong chorus and lavish scenic effects.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Walker
United States
Daniel McMillan
Manitoba
J. H. Ashdown
Roblin
Western Canaa
Welker
Dominion
Walker Theatre
la Salle Theatre
Chicago
Billik
Bailey
Austin
Borspielers
Shoe sizes explained by the Boston Globe article
The piece discusses the difficulties in remembering hat and shoe sizes, explains the historical French system fixing shoe numbers, notes variables like weight and foot shape, and mentions manufacturers sometimes mislabeling sizes to attract customers. It also gives a simple hat size method by averaging inner brim width and length or using head circumference.
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Boston Globe
Senator Sorgham on opinions and political strategy
In a Washington Star quote, Senator Sorgham says he does not adopt opinions but seeks to learn which views correlate with success and then works to persuade those opinions to align with him. He frames persuasion as aligning with favorable beliefs rather than personal stance.
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Allebeliigen
Senator Sorgham
Washington Star
Wealth Seeker Driven By Tireless Pursuit
A Chicago Record Herald feature notes a determined man of wealth who sacrifices rest and pleasure to chase ever-increasing income. His corrugated brow mirrors relentless effort as he speeds toward more wealth and strict fiscal discipline.
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Chicago Record Herald
Burned Money Deems Paper Currency Loss for Holders
The Chicago Tribune reports on government policy that burned silver remains redeemable at face value while gold coins are covered by weight. Paper currency losses are treated as holder losses with no recovery for destruction. Fire destroys vast amounts of notes, counted as gains for the state or banks.
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United States
Chicago Tribune
Capturing the Rhinoceros and Hippopotamus for a Menagerie
A historical article by A. W. Kolker in St. Nicholas details the perilous methods used by hunters to trap rhinoceroses and hippos. It describes tracking, decoys, and firearm techniques to kill a cow with calf, and the dangers of riverine hunting aboard a canoe for hippos.
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Sland
A. W. Kolker
St. Nicholas
Pope as a Witness in Atterbury Treason Trial
The London Standard notes that Pope and Garrick appeared poorly in the witness box for Bishop Atterbury during his 1723 treason trial in the Lords. Pope confessed he could not speak well in public and fumbled even a simple point about the bishop’s time at Bromley, despite recognizing many in the first row of peers.
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Wilight
Allebelligen
Green Valley
Rhaetian
Alps
Pope
Garrick
Atterbury
House of Lords
Spence
Rochester
Bromley
London Standard
State Eye Business In South Australia Eggs
Government supplies fresh eggs to southern Australia households through egg collecting circles of fifteen people. Each egg bears a brand for traceability, and cases arriving up to 300 miles away show negligible loss from cracks. Eggs pass through graders, underrweight eggs go to eye pulp, and cracked eggs go to confectioners. Cooperative system funds guaranteed grade eggs with a penny extra per dozen, surplus shared with producers.
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Australia
The Lost Company
A ragged traveler seeks shelter and food from a sharp faced woman. He claims he has forgotten hunger and travels alone, explaining that loneliness is the only company left on the road.
Muggins Learns His Baby Does Not Look Like Him
The tale recalls Muggins asking if his newborn resembles him and accepting the answer softly when told it does not, prompting him to ask for gentle news to spare his wife.
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Muggins
The Danube Compared With The Rhine In Beauty
The Danube is praised for ancient splendors and vast forests, with lonely white mountains and numerous wayside chapels. It surpasses the Rhine in majesty, scenery, and grandeur, though few American travelers tour its inde scribably superb waters.
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Blue Danube
Danube
Rhine
Omaha Bee
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the Lightning Conductor
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Grand Duchess
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Letitia
von Borsick
Melina
Kronburg
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Fran Yorvan
England
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Calif
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