Mary Baird Seeks a Star Comeback Amid Bankruptcy
Mary Baird once the famed mother of the film faces bankruptcy with assets of 105 and liabilities of 5500. Her invalid husband and five mouths to feed press hard as she recalls early glory after the Great Train Robbery era. Doris, ten, brings hopeful news of a director testing her voice for a star child contract, renewing a path back to work and stability.
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MA Baird
Astoria
Long Island
Doris
Mary Baird
Frank Hanway
Mary
Frank
Eden Musee
New York
Biograph Studios
Fourteenth Street
Hollywood
Sweet Home
Biudies
Lady Luck
McClure
Inheritance Laws From Private Ownership to Heir Claims
National Geographic Society Bulletin discusses how early human societies moved from communal property to private ownership and how tribal fairness led to the dead man's family gaining first claim to belongings. It notes varied and complex inheritance customs across regions and history.
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National Geographic Society Bulletin
Raisin Pie Only Thing New Yorker Can't Find
The New Yorker, in town four months, seeks a raisinble or raisin pie and has yet to find satisfaction. He has seen many odd sights in New York including a man with whiskers stuck in a subway door and a Great Dane sized dog in a blanket, plus a shuttle train bustle with curtain poles. He has visited 38 eating places and still gets a negative headshake when requesting his preferred dessert.
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Times Square
New York Sun
Father of Observatory Lick Bequest to CA University
James Lick, born 1796 in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, funded the Lick Observatory. A piano maker turned real estate investor, he moved across several cities before settling in California in 1847. In 1874 he placed 3 million dollars with trustees for public and charitable uses including $700,000 for a university telescope and observatory at California.
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Lick Observatory
James Lick
Fredericksburg
Philadelphia
Buenos Aires
Valparaiso
California
University of California
How to Improve Posture for Elegance
A Harper's Bazaar guide by Kathleen Howard suggests a simple exercise to fix swayback. Stand naked before a mirror and turn sideways, place one hand on the back and the other on the abdomen, then roll the spine under and up while keeping the head high.
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Kathleen Howard
Harper’s Bazaar
Huge Herd for Candy Production Milks Chocolate Output
The article notes that the milk used annually for milk chocolate comes from many dairy cows. It estimates 4,000,000 better-than-average cows would be needed to supply a single day’s milking. It also states 40 firms produced chocolate last year consuming 286,000,000 pounds of milk products, implying much higher output due to scrub cows in the herd.
Victorians Expose Extravagance in Chesterton Critique
G K Chesterton writes that Victorians were not as prim as believed. He cites George Meredith, Diana of the Crossways, the Egoist and Browning as examples of flamboyance and cryptic writing in prose and verse, noting friends complained of Browning's cryptic private letters in the Illustrated London News.
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George Meredith
Diana of
Saving Her From Herself Isadora Duncan and Belasco Remark
A late remark by David Belasco to a New York art critic speaks of Isadora Duncan in hard times. He calls her generosity prodigal, reckless, and ruinous, claiming she dresses up to please others and endlessly gives away what she earns.
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David Belasco
Isadora Dancan
New York
Isadora
Scolleen
Spongield Union
Smiles Pete Uses Decoy To Lure Detective Away
A woman seeking a safe path home encounters a man who is actually Smiles Pete in disguise. The scene ends with the detective realizing the ruse and the decoy trailing off as Pete remains hidden, eyeing shadows while the chase potential remains.
Enthusiasm and solitary labor in daily life
The piece contrasts easy enthusiasm from bands and cheering crowds with the harder task of maintaining interest in lonely, routine life. It argues that steady effort, like the lime drum tasks of life, remains essential despite lacking collective energy.
Purple and High Estate Have Long Association
The article traces the word purple from Latin purpura to its royal associations in King Alfred's era. It notes the dye from a mollusk and how purple signified imperial or noble status. It covers the shift in meaning through the Middle Ages to include reds and violets, and mentions born in the purple and the violet in literary history.
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Alfred
Chuarch
John de Mandeville
Arthur
Merlin
Literary Digest
Wonders Foreseen by Great Minds Across Ages
A compact survey notes Roger Bacon in 1244 anticipated ballooning with thin metal and squid fire, predating ascent by 300 years, and Cunard’s windward oar propelled airship. Leonardo da Vinci imagined powered flight, Strada in 1572 described long‑distance wireless communication akin to modern telegraph machines.
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Roger Bacon
Cunards
Leonardo da Vine
Strada
The Sneeze Benediction Across Cultures
A compact note on sneezing customs from ancient Rome to biblical legend. It traces beliefs that sneezing expelled evil spirits and that the blessing by others evolved from a prayer by Jacob to spare lives. The piece links these legends to the modern habit of saying God bless you after a sneeze.
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Jacob
Origin of Tweed Fabric Name Explained
A note traces the misattribution of tweeds to the Scottish River Tweed. The term actually stems from a 1826 London clerical error where “tweeds” was written instead of “tweets” in an invoice. Orders for “Scottish tweeds” then gained fashion popularity, establishing the brand as quality.
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London
What, No Whittlers What Has Become of the Old Time Whittler
A Milan Republican reflection on the decline of the pocket knife whittling habit. Half a century ago men carried knives and a whittling stick, using soft pine or white walnut for carving. The piece laments the lost pastime and the joy of turning wood into small art.
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Milan
Beauties of Ceylon for the Visher and Villages
A fragmentary description of Ceylon praising its scenery and people. The text mentions crowded streets, yellow-robed priests, bullock carts, coconut plantations, and vivid tropical landscapes around the capital, with references to grand waterfalls and misty mountains.
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Ceylon
Local social notes recount visits and travel
Mrs. R O Lytle and Biel visit Mayleravilly for winter schooling while Walter Jones attends Indiana State Teachers College. Numerous calls and trips span Akron Ohio Gettysburg Baltimore Mifflinburg Jersey Shore and Indiana. Hospital and church events accompany social updates as families relocate and host guests.
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R. O. Lytle
Biel
Mayleravilly
Walter Jones
Todiana
Tidiana
Misa Rose Ross
Pittsburgh
Grace Barber
Betty
Mahaffey
Hope Ogden
Wale Ter
Samuel
Ty Irvin
Clyde Bee
Robert
Jacek
Hawrence Bee
Donald
Jeray Bee
Stifford
Akron
Normath Sebring
Rath
Norma Dean
Ohio
C. W. Sebring
Familly
Bert Michaels
Tad
Rinoleh
Kate Janney
Gettysburg
Washington, DC
Local Social News Highlights Sunday Visits and Wedding
Sheloota and Ruth Warner with Arthur Lowry visited Livermore. Vandergrift guests Little called on Baril Sells. Indiana visitors John Kerr’s were callers in the T EB Sharp home. Camp Fire Girls met Ruth Warner’s home. Eugene Pound called on Cordie Douglas. Mildred Richardson spent the weekend at home. Our schools opened with good attendance. Porter Miller at Ridgway pending. Edith Wood returned home after work at Chautauqua. Frances Weiss and Clair Hamilton wed Thursday. Protect your fruit and berries with Progress Trespass Notices.
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Leasyon Ramer
Ruth Warner
Arthur Lowry
Livermore
Little
Vandergrift
Baril Sells
John Kerr's
Indiana
EB. Sharp
Camp Fire
Eugene Pound
Elderton
Cordie Douglas
Mildred Richardson
Porter Miller
Ridgway
Rdith Wood
Chautauqua
Frances Weiss
Clair Hamil
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