Kansas farms mortgageed as eight percent interest
Kansas farms are mortgaged for 285,000,003 at eight percent yielding about 23,309,000 annually, exceeding the value of the Kansas wheat crop. Greece votes dowry for Princess Alexandra and funds for a duke’s house. Russia’s Duke Paul to wed, while Germany shows imperial preparations.
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Kansas
Greece
Chamber of Deputies
Alexandra
Paul Alesandrovitch
Russia
Duke of
Sparta
Wandering in the furnace hour by Lampman
In intervals of dreams the speaker hears crickets and grasshoppers and notes a burning sky. He gazes toward a blue woods and blue hills, then rests under a hat. He senses a blessed power guiding his idle wandering as thoughts sharpen in the heat.
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Andrew Lampman
The Wrong Potion
A winter social swirl sparks a dangerous love triangle as Aura Lee charms a jealous admirer. A violent confrontation in a conservatory leads to a fatal moment, a dream fades, and the narrator awakens to learn Aura Lee is his wife in reality.
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Philadelphia
Aura Lee
Miss Lee
Chester
Virginia
Lea
Sou
Mr. Graves
The Dread of Night Air Sanitary Note on Night Air
A discussion on the benefits of airing rooms at night argues that open windows reduce disease risk. It cites medical authority on consumption and climate and stresses washing hands before meals. It warns that frequent touching of money and objects spreads germs and endorses general cleanliness as health.
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Great Cities
London
Samoan Hospitality and the Kava Ceremony
Century Magazine describes Samoan hospitality noting the guest-house as 8.8 Faletale used for reception and council. Visitors are greeted by the chief and maid, offered food, and the kava ceremony begins with the maid brewing from the root, then serving in a ceremonial process. The scene includes processions, music, and generous offerings lasting days or weeks.
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Samoa
Century Magazine
A Muskrat Om His Mettle and a Lifebuoy Ordeal
A hunter recalls a muskrat that bravely attacked his boot before dying, noting the remarkable three legged animal and its glossy coat. Also recounted is Mr Battye's 66 hours afloat after being washed overboard from the Gulf of Trinidad, surviving with scant food or water until a Norwegian bark rescued him, and a Darjeeling market sketch describing a bustling bazaar with thieves, vendors, and vivid street scenes.
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Longsland Sound
A. M. Battye
Gulf of Trinidad
Plymouth
Barbadoes
Iquique
Europe
Battye
Pali Mall
Window Ventilation and the Correct Sash Method
A historical note explains ventilation by window sashes, debunking the common board gap method as gravity-defying. It advocates raising the lower sash and lowering the upper to create a downward air entrance and upward air escape, enabling effective airflow. January Hira
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Januery Hira
Housewife tips hang cups under shelves with hooks
Practical instructions for housekeepers to store tea and coffee cups by attaching brass hooks under shelves or on wooden strips. Includes a note on using hooks to avoid contact between cups and a method for hanging cups safely.
Washing Straw Matting and Excellent Dishes for Dessert
Washing straw matting instructions advocate hot water with dry unfixed Indian meal and a long-handled mop, rubbing each breadth lengthwise, then brushing off meal on warm sunny days. Follow with dessert recipes including Cream Sauce, Delicate Pie, Coveunu Cream, Brown Betty, Custard Souffle, and Rice Pudding, plus a section on royal dining customs and Queen Victoria's wine preference.
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Brostlya
Empress Augusta Victoria and Mermaid Lace Tale
A private letter claims Kaiser Wilhelm II is affectionate husband to Empress Augusta Victoria and she sometimes neglects her nursery duties. The article then recounts the origin of Mermaid lace, tracing its Venetian point creation by a Italian girl excited by coral patterns from a seaweed study, leading to a 17th century craze.
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Augusta Victoria
Germany
Timer- Democrat
Cruse
Engagement Ring Obsession and Marital Wisdom Pieces
A Miss Phillips wears her engagement ring with pride and daydreams of romance. The piece then shifts to advice on marital harmony, noting women must learn husbands’ temperaments and use gentle influence to sustain happiness after the honeymoon.
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