Odd News Snippets and Widening Topics Across Nations
A mixed page reports on social intrigue in England with Lord Balls, a California divorce case over a wife described as too pretty for a poor man, and a memorial to Mrs. Ellen Richards. It covers Vienna women barred from science, Irish tobacco and Ireland’s new farming ventures, and pipeline plans in Roumania. It mentions a novel by an author visiting Italy, tax and road innovations, a 30 year courtship ending in marriage in Massachusetts, fisheries finance in Canada, and various scientific notes from magnesium to vibrations and beards.
Simple Weather Tellers From the Strand Magazine
A brief look at early hygroscope devices used to predict weather. Seaweed and butterfly-based contrivances indicate humidity changes, with dry air causing certain components to move and moist air triggering the opposite. The article notes fragility and novelty of these instruments as forecasts.
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Toy
Grimes and the Hidden Plan on a Snowbound Mountain Path
A western policy discussion and a vivid winter scene unfold as Grimes digs in deep snow, humor and hardship blending with a bystander’s quip about a nickel. The piece shifts to reflections on writing, urging tactful, attentive conversation with authors to ease their loneliness and reveal their craft.
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Penurone Pollal
Washington
Edwards
New York
Ric County
Grimes
Canned Peach Mousse Recipe Steps
Canned peaches are sliced to a quart then pushed through a sieve. Sugar is added to taste and two quarts of whipped cream folded in. The mousse is packed into individual molds and chilled four to six hours. Unfold and garnish with sliced peaches when ready to serve.
Too Many Clothes and the Smart Wardrobe
A guidance piece on dressing well on a small income advises buying one well fitting tailor made suit, keeping it pressed, and replacing it only when worn. It warns against large underwear stocks that become yellow if neglected, and recommends rotating several shoes rather than hoarding many pairs as styles change.
Use For A Brush From A Quirky Kitchen Note
A disjointed note describes using a brush for multiple odd tasks. It mentions brush use for vegetables, carpet cleaning, and a mysterious idle chon for brushing and bowing your sleeper. The fragment lacks clear context or a coherent event.
Cleaning the Irons for Better Chalk Shaping
The article advises testing the fathons by inserting them after the Oe O88 clove and waiting a few seconds. It warns that heat causes moisture and rust, suggesting the iron is left to cool thoroughly. This method aims to prevent burning during shaping and to ensure the irons do not overheat.
Large Heavy Tablecloth Advice For Households
A discussion on choosing durable tablecloths and matching serviettes. It notes heavy double damask fabrics wear well and retain shape, warns cheap linen with cotton threads breaks down, and suggests matching patterns and proper sizing. Also mentions folding serviettes into common shapes like the miter and salt cellar.
Ladies Smoke At Dinner Sparks Royal Scene In London
London report details a Savoy dinner where women and men smoked openly, drawing remarks from Viscount Haldane and others. Queen Mary visits a guest with asthma, offering sympathetic commentary as the scene unfolds amid social scrutiny of smoking in public spaces and elite gatherings.
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London
Viscount Haldane
Savoy Hotel
Eamonne
Queen Mary
Life Gaver Joseph Francis and the life car
The life saving innovator Joseph Francis built a metallic life boat, or life car, and sought government trials. After initial government rejection, he funded it on the New Jersey coast and saved 201 emigrants from the Ayrshire wreck in 1650. His carpentry saved 2,160 lives over four years. Congress later honored him with a medal. Both the 1849 life car and the medal rest in the Smithsonian.
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Joseph Francis
United States
New Jersey
Francis
Congress
Smithsonian Institutes
Washington
If Lincoln Were Alive In The Interpreter’s House
An excerpt from The American Magazine discusses how Abraham Lincoln would view modern trust issues. The piece compares prewar abolition debates to contemporary financial trust questions, arguing Lincoln would urge decisive action rather than hesitation.
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Lincoln
Innocent Prisoner Restored to Family After Pardoning
Oscar Krueger, recently pardoned by President Taft, is shown in Atlanta after a wrongful conviction for sending an indecent letter to a New York woman. The case, now resolved, ends with his return to his wife and their 6 year old child.
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Mersin
Oscar Krueger
Taft
Atlanta
Sano
Eyes Woman
New York
Cea
Humorous Glimpses of Justice Harlan's Witty Life
From the New York Sun, a portrait of Justice Harlan of the U S Supreme Court shows his sparkling unscripted humor at casual moments. The piece recounts anecdotes, golf quips, and social chatter, including a famed Chevy Chase anecdote and satirical reconciliations with colleagues and clergy.
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New York Sun
Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Moliere's Modern Methods Stir Royal Interest
Louis XIV learned that Moliere had a royal physician for his own ailments after he became famous. The author joked about doctors and medicine while greeting the actor. Moliere quipped about writing prescriptions and doubted their value as he claimed to be cured without them.
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Li Moliere
Kcine
Louie XIV
Moliere
Millionaire swearing off at Wilmington banquet quote
At a holiday banquet in Wilmington Upton Sinclair remarks that American millionaires are the greatest swearers off earth. A vegetarian quips and Sinclair counters, noting the rich exclude axes sald as a pun.
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The
Washington Star
Upton Sinclair
Wilmington
Mr. Sinclair
Landis Finds Worse Habit Than Tobacco
The Rev W H Taylor of Humboldt Baptist Church defends a young man charged with crime stating the youth has good moral character and reputation. The court questions whether abstaining from tobacco improves character and notes smoking or chewing is not creditable. The case adjourns to Wednesday after reading the honorable discharge from the Navy.
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W. H. Taylor
Abell
Wimchatne
Mint
Navp
Water Is Ireland's Cure For Vagrants
An Iowa patrolman recounts Irish methods of dealing with vagrants during a visit last summer. He describes rock piles, forced labor on treadmills, and water-cure tanks to enforce work, claiming the brutal routines deter laziness and supply effective punishment. He notes Ireland’s jails might be filled if such practices were allowed locally and suggests extending such methods to curb vagrancy.
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Iowa
Ireland
Tedford White
Seamill
Cours
Fumigation at Lehmann Home Sparks Christian Science Clash
Mrs W Lehmann wife of the U S solicitor general accuses the city board of health of overstepping its authority by fumigating her 10 Benton Place residence. She claims it prompted her to embrace Christian Science while preparations for a Taft dinner and her son's February wedding loom. Health officers say the maid’s removal violated rules though fumigation followed due procedure.
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St. Louis
Lal
W. Lehmann
Solicitor General
United States
Board of Health
Benton Place
Lehmann
Christian Science and Atelier
Dr. Jordan
Bute
Lam
Jordan
New Ptarmigan Species Discovered by Bent in Aleutians
Scientist A C Bent, during a summer expedition for the Gmith eer, found a new cub species of ptarmigan in the Aleutians while gathering material for the northern bird life history. The bird resembles the domestic fowl genus group and shows striking seasonal plumage changes from white in winter to brown and grey in other seasons.
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Aleutian Islands
A C. Bent
Warnigan
North America
Arctic
Roma the Genius and the Aviator in a Wheeled Reception
A scrambled account describes Rome as a genius and a French figure of a World’s era, noting the aviator C. P. Regere and his childhood illness by which he speaks haltingly yet remains cigar pushed to his mouth. The piece mentions a transcontinental tour, a reception, and applause from chairmen reflecting success and admiration.
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Rome
Girother
C. P
Snartos
Regere Lwcond
Uak
Vegdy
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