The Haunted House of Cote du Nord Ghost Story
A matter of fact French country tale unfolds at Cote du Nord near Guingamp. After M de Bazus dies at eighty, spectral rappings haunt the estate and a granddaughter Jeanne and servant Clementine witness the apparition. M de Bazus returns, prays, and requires Jeanne to undertake a St. Anne pilgrimage. the tale, vetted by Father Liot, ends with Jeanne bearing marks of the journey and proof of the haunting.
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Cote DU Nord
Han
Cote-du-Nord
Father Liot
Guimper
M. DeBazus
Guingamp
M. de Bazus
Order of Augustines
Vol‘taire
Tom Paine
Mile. Merle
Neuvaine
St. Anne
Vaiet
Monsieur
Milo
de Hazus
Mamitn
M. de Hagus
Cote du-Nord
Paris
ote-du-Nord
de Bugus
Mon- Fleur
Clementine
M. de Hogue
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Abe
Do Basan
M. de Hastis
Tiler
M. de Razus
de Havun
Crown
Ashe
Cote-du- Nord
Jeanne
Mme. de Bagus
Mile
Jenne
Jonian
Paradise
St. Anne's
Mme. de Bazus
M. de Bosset
M. de Boaset
Auray
M. de Mosset
M. de Bogset
Witty Painter Thaulow Dines and Bathes in Pittsburgh
The Dutch artist Fritz Thaulow, serving on an International Carnegie Institute jury, stayed at a Pittsburgh hotel offering American and European plans. He joked with staff over dining and enjoyed elaborate bathing facilities, even contrasting bath time with his hosts, including Mrs. Henry Frick.
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Harpers Weekly
Fritz Thaulow
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
Thaulow
Henry Frick
Senator Thiman and the One Eyed Page in a Cloak Room Tale
A fragmented excerpt depicts Senator Thiman with one eye and a playful page delivering a cryptic message about a request to see someone in a cloak room. The梗 punchline hints at a fable tone and social observation about virtue and reward in a single day.
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Pago
Lipolneoti
Thiman
Pase
Benator
Weber
Yelopa
Pourra
Society Women Ride Astride in Gymkhana Race
At the gymkhana races a revival of former seasons, many women of wealth and fashion competed. The women jockeys rode astride and acquitted themselves as well as the men in the event.
Uncle Sam Diet Advice For Fat Or Thin Men Disclosed
Government nutrition researchers urge two drastic paths to alter body weight. Fat men should eat little sleep little and drink less while thin men are told to eat all they can drink all they can and sleep as much as possible. The program notes dietary studies at Maine Orono and Tennessee with professors Langworthy Woods Waite guiding experiments.
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Washington
Orono
Woods
University of Tennessee
Waite
Jess
Baking Measures From a Historic Table
The text lists old kitchen measures: two cupfuls equal a pint, a pint of milk weighs a pound, two cupfuls of butter make a pound, sixteen tablespoonfuls of liquid equal a pound, four cupfuls of flour equal a quarter pound, twelve tablespoonsful of dry material equal one cupful, one dozen eggs weigh one and a half pounds, two level teaspoons equal one tablespoon, and two teaspoons of dry equal one teaspoon.
Dietary Regimen with Strict Eating Times and Foods
A quoted regimen prescribes a single hour gap before meals, two hours if possible, with breakfast of eggs toast and coffee or cocoa without sugar. Lunch limited to meat or a small amount of consommé or fruit. Dinner allows any meat quantity with only tomatoes spinach or cucumbers as vegetables, no bread or butter, tea without sugar.
Diet and perfume discipline for public spaces
A Victorian style note urges fortifying meals during 1 to 4 am for the sick with soup eggs or milk at midnight. It calls for more appealing food trays and warns against leaving food, while attacking scent overuse in stores theaters and restaurants. It suggests banning perfume in public venues due to misused scents and proposes baking soda to mask odors.
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London
Choosing One's Jewels Fashionable Women Favor Odd Gems
The New York Tribune notes fashionable women prefer emeralds and sapphires with unusual shapes and bold settings. Prominent ladies wear large carnelian like emerald pendants, butter plate earrings with emerald borders, and rare uncut sapphires at the Metropolitan Opera box holder.
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New York Tribune
Metropolitan Opera House
Wages Good Smellers Earn Across Trades in London
The London World notes trades where keen noses earn good wages. Scentmakers require delicate smell to blend perfumes like Queen Alexandra's violet, with salaries from 4 to 7 pounds weekly. Gas escape reporters earn a penny per report, sometimes over three pounds weekly. A lazy boy Gordon aged 4 is cited in a separate anecdote about chores and filial duties.
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London
Queen Alexandra
Unclear Instruction On Stain Remedies And Solvents
The note lists various chemical agents for stains and cleaners including hydrochloric acid for iron rust and oxalic acid for black ink, with ammonia to neutralize acids. It mentions neohol for grass stains and colored inks, turpentine for pint, favella water for bleaching tea coffee and mildew, benasline for grease, kerosene for petroleum jelly, and other odd pairings.
American King In Foreign Land Dominates News Scene
The narrative portrays a foreign ruler engaging with American officials and natives in a tense diplomatic setting. It highlights suspected deals, military guardianship, and copper mining interests tied to a colonial figure allied with local powers. The tone blends awe and national intrigue, reflecting imperial tensions across borders.
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Weller
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Mexico
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Aurrus
Greene
Colonel Home
Anera
Antwan
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Republic of Mexico
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Gould
Cobre Crnide
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Oversight
Capote
Wise
Puertoclen
Pilenita
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Chase
Colonel Green
Green
Sol
Reamnnal
Gene Camanfla
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