Meddlesome Matty mystery solved by a child
The article traces the hunt for Meddlesome Matty a label tied to Theodore Roosevelt and linked figures in politics and journalism. A child at McGuffys Reader finally identifies Matty as a girl named Matty with the line out of a school poem. The piece weighs public intrigue against humor and a simple classroom revelation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence F. Abbott
Lyman Abbott
The
Outlook
Matty
Astor Library
Lyman Aer
Beer Esat
Hopkinson Smith
Roosevelt
Mr. Smith
Mr. Roosevelt
Brian G. Hughes
America
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Kinley
Mat
Mr. Hughes
Fe Ahere
Mr. Cobb
Peeping Tom
Mary
Mollie Coddle
United States
Babes
Mattle
McGuffy
Grandma
Poe
Mattie
Soewets
Adan
Matthew
Matilda
Belgrade
Ture Oftiois
Peter
Evans
Aes
Bort
Nathalie
Cesar Alexander
Russia
Leopold
Life in French Prisons and the Parisian Judiciary
A critical column contrasts English and French prison systems noting harsher English justice versus perceived French laxity. It cites Duez and corruption in the French magistracy, mentions bribes to warders for luxuries, a new prison with warder-less staffing, and a comic tale of a guard posing as a prisoner. It laments impunity and cynicism in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
London Globe
England
France
Dues
Althee
Police of Justice
Duez
Panama
M. ‘Barthou
Nadie Bine
Teikas
Son
Prions
Vernment
Tuld
Hia Q
Peniance
Tonic Prompts Change in Maude Folliott’s Mood
Miss Maude Folliott, initially listless, improves after Dr Percival prescribes a tonic and arranges tickets to a Town Hall concert. The plan places Maude beside Noel Vane, a rising tenor, at the event benefiting the local hospital, and her spirits rise as the encounter unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saternal
Brighton
Kensington
Charles
Percival
Peepee
Kimael
Maude
Noel Vane
Srowase
Miss Follett
Mra, Folliott
Mra
Folliott
Sinbad Tale Ties to St Brendan Legend in London Chronicle
The story links Sinbad the Sailor to the Kerry saint St Brendan whose May 18 feast day marks a seven year ocean voyage in search of Eden. Legends place Brendan near islands of Birds and a giant fish, with Eden appearing on seventeenth century maps and in an eighteenth century treaty. Irish monks likely carried the tale east in the ninth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinbad
London Chronicle
Sinbad the Sailor
St. Brendan
Adam
Bheep
Ing
Brendan
Spain
Portugal
Dialect Echoes From New Orleans Memoranda
A fragment captures street speech with mispronunciations and humor, showing a speaker correcting a child about water and the phrase you see. The passage reveals local color and dialect without a clear narrative.
Compensation. Nay, do not despair in hidden verse
Fragmentary lines speak of hope amid doubt and promised recompense. The text hints at emotional struggle and a plea for endurance, implying a personal reflection rather than a clear event. The speaker addresses someone directly, urging resilience despite adversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisrang
Panic and discipline in the doomed front line
An exhausted captain denounces cowardice as bullets fly and sergeants tremble. Soldiers answer with broken oaths and a doomed roll call, then move to death embracing sacrifice and renewed resolve amid a brutal battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Antonovitch
Pate
Colton
Royal Romance Echoes Through Empire Gossip
Fragmented tales from a royal court discuss marriages outside the monarchy involving princes, empresses, and singers. The piece notes secrecy, consent doubts, and varied fates for children of emperors, kings, and crowns across Belgrade and other realms, amid state interests and old alliances.
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Kaleer
Denis
Singer
Abe
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Deela
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