Porto Rico a charming winter resort with rising industry
The article notes Porto Rico’s mild climate and strong bilingual culture under American rule. It details the governor and legislature makeup, growing public schools and literacy gains, expansion of rural and urban school buildings, night schools, and a 1911 rise in sugar, cigar, coffee, and fruit production. External trade reached 68.6 million dollars with a favorable trade balance, and prospects for fruit, tobacco, and sugar growth are highlighted. Frost is unknown and the island looms as a promising investment land for growers.
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Porto Rico
D. W. Grubb
Indianapolis News
House of Delegates
New Mexico
North
Tsland
Wu Tingfang Predicts Return to America in Time
Wu Tingfang, slated as first Chinese republic minister to the United States, recalls his Washington departure and vows to return someday. He notes his fond memories of American gadgets and dress, joking he will hang an American suit on his wall as a curiosity. Also covered are London bus crews earning badges and bonus pay rules.
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New Chinese Republic
United States
Wu Tingfang
Peking
Washington
Diplomatic Corps
China
Mr. Wu
America
Famous Horse Trade Sparks Exchange in Courtroom Anecdote
A humorous exchange unfolds as a buyer accuses a horse dealer of misrepresenting a horse named Smith That. The dealer retorts about the buyer’s resilience, highlighting a comic clash over perceived danger and trust in a rough-and-tumble marketplace.
Father’s Funds Prompt Lighthearted Student Reply
A Baltimore father writes to his Princeton student son about sending a $50 check and notes that studies cost him a great deal. The son answers that he knows it and admits he does not study very hard either. Christmas Week.
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Baltimore
Princeton
The Prize Grouch Doubts Robins Until a Bird Appears
An Ohio town tale tells of a man who refuses to believe robins could be present outside their season. A robin suddenly flies to a tree nearby, illustrating his stubborn faith in his own knowledge.
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Ohio
Confusing Exchange About Who Is In Or Out
A dialogue from Harvard Lampoon shows Butler relaying a scene where Mayberry asks what message was given. Butler describes a gender swapped note stating if a man is meant to be in and a woman out, and the visitor clarifies he is a lady.
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Butler
Mayberry
Harvard Lampoon
Contempt Theme Cited By Harper's Weekly Dialogue
In a Harper's Weekly excerpt, Dubbielgh rebukes Hawkins over teaching children to worship money. Hawkins laments that his children despise wealth and swiftly discard any dollar they receive.
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Hawkins
Dubbielgh
Dubb
L Harper’s Weekly
Clerk refuses early leave for shopping trip
In a London Opinion vignette a clerk asks to leave tomorrow afternoon to shop with his wife but the employer declines saying they are too busy. The exchange ends with courtesy and resignation.
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London
Dangerous Offer Reflections On Wives And Husbands
A remark about Hetty Green’s son seeking a wife who can wash dishes sparks a cautious warning. The speaker notes the country fills with husbands who must wash dishes their wives waste, hinting at changing domestic roles and social expectations.
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Hetty Green
One Way to Do It
A short humorous exchange recalls waking famous through an odd incident. The speaker reveals attention came after dozing on a hotel veranda with mouth agape.
Buttoned Over Seven Men Coat of Essex Grocer
An Essex grocer named Mr Bright wore a coat that could button around seven men in a striking record. He weighed 616 pounds, making him one of the heaviest men recorded, with Daniel Lambert reputedly heavier by 31 pounds.
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Bright
Eng
Mr. Bright
Daniel Lambert
Curious Pavement Mark In Southampt on Holy Rood Church
In the busy High Street of Southampton, the Church of Holy Rood bears a small brass cross set into the pavement. It marks the exact spot where a heavy stone pinnacle fell from the church during peak hours yet no one was injured.
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Southampton
England
Calvary cross in Normandy and monuments to African explorers
The article discusses numerous bayside calvary crosses in Continental towns, highlighting a Cross of the Instruments in Normandy as an artful example. It also reports Britain raising funds to honor Mungo Park and Richard Lander with monuments at Forcados Niger mouth, aiming for a Cleopatra’s Needle style obelisk costing about 60,000 dollars, foundations excluded.
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Normandy
Brittany
Painspot
Tregu- Inter
Great Britain
Mungo Park
Richard Lander
West Africa
Rscover
Niger
Ocean
Forcados
Niger Mouth
Government of Southern
Street Car Manners Elicit Visitor Reply
A reporter recalls an editor asking a distinguished visitor about streetcar manners. The visitor said he hadn’t seen any manners on the street cars, signaling a sharp critique of local transit conduct.
Some Mind, Too
A humorous exchange between a patient and a mental scientist about the limits of mental science and its need for a tangible starting point. The tart reply underscores a practical demand for data to study.
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Tartty
France’s Morocco moves toward new port and rail link plans
The article outlines France’s expanded aims in Morocco from Casablanca toward Algeria, including a Casabl anca port, a Casablanca to Algeria rail connection, and ongoing European influence after the Algeciras era. It notes the Fez expedition, the Agadir crisis, and the shift toward a French protectorate with plans for improved transport, including a western Atlantic port and an east west railway.
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Morocco
Casablanca
Algeria
England
Spain
France
el Magreb
Treaty of Algeciras
Europe
Cosablanca
Bat
Fez
Germany
Agadir
Atlantic
Fes
Mediterranesa
Tangier
Rabat
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Wsecan
Public Utility Corporations of
Cnase
Smith
Bles
Algeciras
Saar
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