The King Trials a Deceptive French Spy in a Daring Court
In a tense Versailles chamber, King Louis XVI and generals test a seemingly mute beggar called a spy. A clever Breton nobleman, Antoine de Kervescop de Condile, is identified as the real captive. A staged confrontation with a Lady-in-waiting exposes the impostor, ending with a volley and a kingly verdict.
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Prussia
Monsieur de Chevert
Monsieur le Marquis
Adem
Navarre
Auvergne
Halberstadt
Antoine de Kervescop de Condile
Brittany
Chevert
Versailles
Lecsynska
Marquis de Kervescoy de Condile
King of
France
St. Louis Star
Home housekeeping tips for food and storage
Practical guidance for kitchen care noting to avoid water after cooking vegetables and to salt and vinegar for stains. Advises keeping spices in tins, milk in shallow basins, and not placing pies on a hot stove after baking. Also covers cooling eggs, using a memo pad, avoiding dairy and cabbage in fridge, and scoring raisins by boiling water.
When Woman Smiles
A verse from the Chicago Times Herald explores the contrast between outward cheer and inner pain. It warns that a woman’s smile may mask sorrow, deceit, or scheming, urging readers not to judge by appearance.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Immortal Love and Faith in Margaret Sangster's Verse
A compact excerpt from Margaret E. Sangster's poem in Harper's Magazine, contrasting true love and lasting faith with forgetting, loneliness, and grief. The lines affirm perpetual value of love and trust as unwithering and correlative to enduring faith.
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Hfe
Margaret E. Sangster
New Skirt Decor Idea for Autumn Breezes
Rumors suggest a fresh departure in skirt design with a front panel made from velvet or silk contrasting the woolen skirt. The panel would be introduced now to allow remodelling in time for breezy October days.
Bath Room Mat Advice From Mothers Endorsed
A note favors cork or rubber bath room mats over carpet or woollen strips to absorb moisture and stay hygienic. The advice reflects popular approval from mothers and families, noting children and older folk prefer the safer mat choice. It also references a misleading one minute cough cure claim.
Miss Kate E Kauffman to Teach English in China
Miss Kate E Kauffman will leave Chicago at the end of August to serve with the Methodist board of foreign missions in China. She will teach English to the children of American missionaries in Fu Chow Foo, aiming to prepare the younger generation for college and to bridge language gaps between nurses and their charge.
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Kate E. Kauffman
Chicago
China
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Methodist Church
Bishop Moore
Miss Kauffman
Chicago University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Paris Exposition Fever Sparks Dramatic Declares
Teasing dialogue and quips show couples debating fear and fate with humor. A wife longs for the Paris exposition while a husband dismisses danger and dreams of heaven. A witticism about neckties and bank accounts punctuates awkward tensions among boarders and lovers.
Queen Margherita Portrayed As Worldly, Active Queen
The King notes Queen Margherita of Italy as multilingual and well read. She is described as beautiful, gracious, and dignified with a keen interest in science arts politics and women’s advancement. She is a hardworking figure who strengthens royal ties and remains highly popular.
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Margherita
Italy
Princess of Wales
Summer Wheat Remains in Winter Verse
A compact historical note presents Christina Rossetti's lines on seasonal change and resilience. The verse contrasts summer abundance with winter scarcity, ending with the image of bread and wheat enduring beyond fleeting friendships and heat.
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Christina Rossetti
Theater plans teased by Maude and Susie
Susie asks if Harry will take her to the theater and Maude confirms. Susie wonders about two boxes while Maude notes marshmallows are inexpensive, reflecting a light social exchange from the Boston Transcript.
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Susie
Maude
Up in the Grand Old Mountain Leaver Post
A brief, lyrical note by Leaver Post extols freedom from urban toil living in the mountains. It describes escape from noise and labor, exposure to nature, birds, trout, and deer, and a sense of heavenly calm away from cares.
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Earth
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Spon
H. BR. H
Recuba
Detroit Journal
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Queen Margherita
Boston Transcript
R. F. Stone
M.D
Grand Old Mountain
Leaver Post
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Buflo
Pierce
Freaney Bros
Ohio St
Star Store
Tlinois
Hieb
Indianapolis & Usiness Universit
Vonnegut's
Vonnegut Hardware Co
Washington St
the Sun
W. ED
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