Belgian War Romance Ends in American Wedding
A Belgian couple, Wilhelmina and Hans, separated by war, pursue union from a ruined bridge near Lys to Ellis Island. Wilhelmina travels through Rotterdam to New York, where Hans is found and vows to marry. They marry with the help of Belgian emigre officials and a New York city hall license.
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Lys
Belgium
America
Mina
Amerca
Hans
Wilhelmina
New York
Hind
Holland
Rotterdam
Ellis Island
Wilelmina
Hig
Europe
Flans
Hana Wichtel
Tam
Britssland
Allissland
Uncle San
Vomio
Promine
Thia Karge
Netzinu Committee
Drill Sergeant Under Fire At Sebastopol
A Captain Samokoff orders a hesitant young soldier to fetch wine during shelling. The man confesses fear, but the captain forces him to drill under fire atop a rampart. A bullet wounds the captain, another hits the soldier’s gear, yet the drill continues until the wounded officer sends the man to safety. French observers credit the spectacle with stopping the firing.
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Sebastopol
Samokoff
TAKE NOTE OF SMALL THINGS IN LIFE AND SAFETY
Universalist Leader argues small factors matter more than dramatic events in health and safety. He notes gypsy moths and microbes cause more harm than cyclones or bullets, and poor ventilation or drainage kill more than storms or naval voyages. Emphasizes sanitation and cautious living over sensational fears.
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Universalist
Joy Turned to Grief in Stage Money Hoax
A New York Press piece exposes a street scam using fake stage money, with a warehouse near the Metropolitan Opera House storing millions of dollars in counterfeit notes. Actors and spectators alike are drawn to the lure, while the real danger lies in heart-stopping impressions of wealth gone wrong.
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New York Press
Stage Money
Metropolitan Opera House
Kent
King John I of France as a POW at Somerton
The London Chronicle notes King John I of France, captured at Poitiers, was well treated as a prisoner of war. He stayed first at the Savoy palace then Somerton in Lincolnshire, dismissed 42 attendants yet retained about forty in attendance including chaplains, a physician, pages, men at arms, and a clockmaker who also bred gamecocks and hawked.
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John I
France
Poitiers
Palace of the Savoy
Somarton
Notice of Petition for Sale of Real Estate Ward Remainder
Native guardians seek court order to sell a ward’s undivided 40 percent interest in Lot 56 Crone Town Lot 9 Cedar Township to satisfy claims of guardians and estate. The property includes 10 square feet and rights to minerals with mining privileges as set in prior deed from 1908. Sale by private negotiations anticipated. bidding to start Monday at 1 PM.
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da Herchy
Ius
Muardiin
Fieotie
Rank
Wiliam
Maury
Magule
Hiln
Kage Miatokaviel
Diva Mitskavieh
Eeloek A
Diay
Minday
Elliot
Etodid
Crone Townallo
IehAz
Canoe
August Webber
Maiikavich
Contig Or & Thinks & Agdais
Meitors
Celleditn
Tantinty
W. Todd
Nerve impulses in plants noted by Ada Watterson Yerkes
In Atlantic Magazine Ada Watterson Yerkes explains plant responses to stimuli. She notes that root bending shows a separation of stimulus and response, implying nerve-like impulses. The sensitive plant mimosa pudica moves with touch via fluid pressure, while many plants conduct signals through protoplasmic threads within cells.
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Darwin
Animale
Ada Watterson Yerkes
Atlantic Magazine
The Sage's Struggle with Greed and Ill Health
Russell Sage sits in his office chair lamenting poor health and fatigue after an overeaten lunch. He muses that greed and competition drive business, blaming illness for delays while others advance.
Matsushima Bay of Japan Among the Three Beautiful Places
Japan Magazine extols Matsushima as one of the three most beautiful places in Japan. It lauds pine clad islets and a sea of silver green, noting sunset converts them to a golden glow. It warns visitors that boat-only shores miss the full fairyland and suggests spending two or three days to see the best parts of the bay.
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Japan
Matsushima
Thousand Isles
Canada
English Lakes
Shiogama
Matsushita Bay
Japan Magazine
Sleep and health tips from early 20th century advice column
The excerpt advises daytime mental work to curb sleeplessness and recommends evening routine with uniform occupation and light muscular exercise. It notes posture affects breathing, warm baths aid sleep, and cautions on mental overactivity before bed. It also gives a method to remove stains from negatives using iron sulfate, sulfuric acid, alum, and water with careful application.
War and Wedding: A Soldier's Dilemma in Love
In late autumn a young man and Edith discuss courage and sacrifice during wartime. He plans to enlist abroad for progress, while she fears loss and pleads for him to stay. They marry. she locks the door against his plan, choosing loyalty and home over battle.
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Edith
Europe
Sre
America
Earth
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Progress and
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