I Change My Mind Prince and a Farmyard Farewell
Marion rides away in a storm of jealousy and pride on Prince a blue gelding and nearly dies in a thrashing panic. Jim Bradley rescues her at the last moment and she confesses she has changed her mind about their engagement and asks him to forgive and take her back.
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Marlon
Agnes
Jim Bradley
Tli
Marion
Jim
Prince
Sue Mield
Sue
Jon
Meadow
Hityfield
Agnes Rutherland
ABC
Sbe
Wield’s Farm
Red Thrasher
Daveries
Mandon
Sheyevere
Urines
Mery
Hin
Baby Price
Haive
Dainee
Sint
Jin
Thackeray Nose Incident Revealed by Venables
In Sir Wemyss Reid’s autobiography a tale emerges of George Venables and a boyhood quarrel that broke Thackeray’s nose. Venables admits the injury was not Thackeray’s fault but a consequence of a doctor’s error, noting Thackeray forgave nothing and later healed.
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George Venables
Thackeray
Wemyss Reid
Venables
Rel
Lord Houghton
Tadao
Aid
Ne Waminer
Wind
Hard Work and Small Pay in Life of itinerant Methodist preacher
An Independent profile recounts a Methodist preacher's life over twenty eight years. He describes constant movement between parsonages, travel costs, and family finances. He details meals, clothing, lack of servants, and the economy of sustaining a rural ministry while managing nine parsonages and one aiming to raise cotton on a current lot. He notes his wife handles sewing and household tasks while he saves for formal attire and community events.
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Safiry
Alice Dowis
Delat
Po Haya Pit
Pleges
Pla
Fanitia
Sumer
Jess
Great Britain
Tn Cok Werther
Bny
The Ubiquitous Drummer in Mecca and Arabia
English traveler John J. Keane met two American drummers while on a Mecca pilgrimage disguised as a Mohammedan. The drummers, clothed in flannels with Panama hats, mingled with local leaders and promoted their commercial mission, claiming the tomb of Mohammed and Mecca streets now glow with American oil.
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John J. Keane
Arabia
Keane
Mecca
Hia Fe
Mohammed
England
Wall Street Visit Sparks Countryman Determination
A rural man tours a bustling Wall Street broker’s office, observes the fast pace of telephoning and ticket reading, and declares he will stay wary. He resists temptation to shed his overcoat and insists on keeping his wool about him, signaling caution amid urban temptations.
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Wall Street
Tom Lawson
Daniel
Country
New York
Bishop Talbot Spends Summers in White Mountains Golfing
The Boston Herald notes Bishop Talbot of Venugyylvinta, likened by Owen Wister to Montana’s bishop in The Virginian, summers in the White Mountains. He enjoys a good time and plays golf twice daily with the vigor of a younger man, rising early to practice. A roommate once heard murmurs at 6 am as he prayed, then joked he passes time by calculating his daily golf score.
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Talbot
Venugyylvinta
Owen Wister
Montana
Sumers
Wiite
Boston Herald
British Soldier's Hard Life and Railings of San Francisco Homes
An English critic details British soldiers paying for basic needs from their pay, scarce cooking and dining utensils, and shared bedding practices amid barrack discomfort. The Chicago Record-Herald's William E. Curtis laments San Francisco housing, noting wooden, ornate exteriors, gingerbread detailing, and crude crowded fronts worsening over five years.
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San Francisco
Wiliam E. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
German Professor Oncken Teaches Furnace German Word
The German for furnace arises as a joke at the Quadrangle club when Professor Oncken of the University of Chicago, lecturing in London English, translates central heating plant. Helen Peabody's Bequest funds missions via a resting place in Pasadena called The House of Rest with $8,000 for maintenance.
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Professor Oncken
University of Chicago
London
Herr Oncken
Anc
Helen Peabody
Western College For Women
Oxford, O
Presbyterian Church
St. Louis
Pasadena
Cal
House of Rest
Bible Gift From King Edward to Williamsburg Church
King Edward offered a specially inscribed Bible to the Episcopal church at Williamsburg Virginia. The gift commemorates the 300th anniversary of the church’s establishment in the town, with the Williamsburg church regarded as its successor.
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King Edward
Edward
Episcopal Church
Williamsburg
Williemsbug Church
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