Women voting gains in Belize and other world notes
The column surveys global snippets from voter rights in Belize to Turkish and European curiosities. It notes Belize women securing council voting rights, Austrian and Italian cultural quirks, ship stabilization ideas, and a mix of scientific observations from biology to metallurgy.
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Belize
British Honduras
The Auto On the Farm
The auto on the farm toiled from dawn milking cows and finishing chores. It reaped and hauled grain, plowed fields, churned butter, watered stock, and delivered corn. Throughout the day it hummed a pleasant tune, yet by twilight the auto showed no rest.
A Growing Habit From Young's Magazine
A humorous scene follows Robert Edison as he observes a dignified man stranded beside a motor car. The man, pressured by questions from a sympathetic woman, declines to speak, citing attorney advice. The episode highlights how easily people form habits of silence under scrutiny.
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Right and Wrong of Baseball Scandal Exposed
Hugh Fullerton in The American Magazine argues about ethics in baseball. He recalls a New York American League plot to steal signals using a movable crossbar behind a center field fence. The system favored Detroit rivalry, Jennings warned Washington, and a major scandal led to expulsions and a ban on similar trickery.
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New York
Hughie Jennings
Detroit
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Jennings
Washington
Libel in England and America and the press danger
A critique of libelous journalism in the United States and Britain notes that professional defamation poisons communities and endangers democracy. It cites about 23,000 newspapers and 100,000 writers, stressing the press power to aid vast public institutions while calling for stricter criminal libel enforcement.
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England
America
United States
Interest in Banking Literature Growth Sparks Demand
Demand for standard banking texts rises as new laws loom. Charles A Conant's The Principles of Money and Banking continues to sell, with six months showing slight gains over prior period. Professors urge a condensed edition for student use.
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Charles A. Conant
Jerona and
Walker
Conant
Anti Militarium Anecdote From The London Telegraph
In Strasburg a general leave at barracks saw sentries mimic the officer’s gait after he passed. Similar mocking by street boys in Germany caused troopers to grin, while in France the phrase anti-militariam appears as an unthinkable notion.
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London Telegraph
Strasburg
Germany
France
November Birthday Scene Upset by Quick Calendar
A playful exchange where Mercy asks Wililo what he is doing with the calendar and Wililo responds he is hurrying November, not claiming a birthday. The fragment suggests light humor or a character moment.
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Wililo
Bretton Woods Caddies Build Self Supporting Summer Outing
Charles F. Ernest profiles the Bretton Woods caddie program, a self supporting, two month summer outing for city boys from settlement clubs. Sixty to seventy youths staff the caddy service at two hotels, learning discipline, money management, and work ethic under hotel leaders and guest golfers who encourage responsibility and future planning.
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Charles F. Ernest
Survey Prew Bureau
South End
Bretton Woods
Mt. Washington
New Hampshire
Bretton ‘Woods
Mountainge
Ile
Boston
Mount Washington
From Judge Lady to Author Admiration Note
A reader praises the author for likeness to a literary family and mentions the father publishing the oak directory in a cordial, admiring exchange.
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Iooak
An Introduction by Marguerite Ogden Bigelow
Marguerite Ogden Bigelow urges a thoughtful meeting with a Stranger, insisting friendship may bloom from shared moments. She invites openness, honesty, and mutual discovery, proposing two people begin anew without prejudice and seek a generous, almost regal yet humble rapport as future collaboration and companionship unfold.
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Marguerite Ogden Bigelow
Gunders
Mr Wysp and His Wife in a Quiet Domestic Wake
Isabel, inspired by plays and self help about keeping a husband happy, tries new looks, dinners, and topics to charm Henry. He remains absorbed in solitaire and household routines, prompting Isabel to realize his contentment masks his indifference. The tale explores efforts to spark affection within a cozy but static marriage.
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Henry
Isabel
Jane Littlefinger
Oracle
Sarah
Associated Literary Press
The Great Detective and the Vanished Champagne
A wealthy woman seeks help from a renowned detective after two dozen bottles of the finest extra dry champagne vanish mysteriously. She and her husband disappeared on the same day, leaving no servants or plumbers in sight, prompting the detective to request a full description and promise to return with answers.
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Spokane
Wash
Andrew Laidlaw
le Het
Terest
Uwee
Bidding for the Conventions from Chicago and St Louis
In the race for hosting the party conventions Chicago and St Louis dispatch delegates to Washington. Chicago previously pressed its claim, while St Louis boasted three powerful orators challenging Chicago's push. A St Louis speaker argued Chicago could not beat their alliance to secure the convention.
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Great Ciilew
Washington
Witnemwes
St. Louis
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Bam Raymond
Apeak
Bammali
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Loulsan
Goa
Age of monsters seen once more at New York museum
New York's American Museum of Natural History presents a tour of the dinosaur era. Visitors view the Laramie sea, pterodactyls, mosasaurs, brontosaur skeletons, and a carnivorous nelapian predator, with Wyoming digs revealing bones and gnaw marks. The exhibit highlights giant reptiles, their rise, and the later disappearance near the Rocky uplift.
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Mexico
Canada
Rocky Mountains
Middle Eastern
Earth
New England
North American
Laramie Sea
Wyoming
Laramie
Yale University
British Museum
Sea of Laramie
Museum of Natural History
New York Museum
Nature
Holaclaps
Hocky
Repuioe
Heira
Country church singer critiques scientific singing
A country visitor attends a city church with scientific quartet singing and notes a stark contrast to backwoods style. He documents a specimen of the unfamiliar chant, then translates it, highlighting the awkward vowelized words and his observation that rural singers deem for the words of the hymn to be sung.
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Hard-Pressed Patient
Mrs Enos Shearer of Centralia Washington reports years of weakness sleeplessness and swelling with troublesome kidney secretions. After doctors said no cure she used Doan's Kidney Pills and quickly recovered becoming active and well again. Remember the name Doan's. 5e a box at all stores FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Washington Sts
Centralia
Wash
Doan
Doan's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Poem Keeps the Wolf Away Through Yearly Verse
In winter I write poems to ward off hunger and admire a friend. In summer I must continue composing verses so the iceman will still call at the door.
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Yee
Nearly cured eczema case praises Cuticura remedies
A St Louis woman recounts a year of unsuccessful medical treatment for a severe ankle to knee eczema. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment, she reports sleep, relief, and eventual full recovery in about three months. She plans to be 64 next birthday and notes availability of free samples by mail from Boston.
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Barnard
New York
Vienna
Woma
Mia
Finnegan
Julia Finnegan
Hebert St
St. Louis
Boston
Johnson’s Bank Trip Sidelines Washington Pitcher
After Walter Johnson signed for a fat salary, he pitched poorly in one or two games. Washington wit George Brown quipped that Johnson is too busy going to the bank to pitch.
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Walter Johnson
Washington
Johnson
George Brown
Popular Magazine
Ellen Key A Swedish Historian Of Civilisation
Ellen Key a prolific writer and long time lecturer on the history of civilisation at the Popular University of Stockholm traces her origins to a Scotch Highlander Colonel McKay who fought under Gustavus Adolphus. Her father lost his fortune in 1880 and she began work as a teacher.
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Isabel
Henry
Ellen Key
Publc
Sweden
Colonel McKay
Gustavus Adolphus
Mies Key
Popular University of Stockholm
Cool Neighbors but Friendly Townley and Hubbubs
The Hoston Transcript notes a neighborly exchange about a growing family with light, playful comments about a little Snow, reflecting a warm community vibe. Snowy humor highlights seasonal whimsy among locals.
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Townley
It Is Possible for a Man to Be Hot Headed and Still Cold Feat
A concise reflection on temper and restraint, noting that a person may show fiery temperament yet display calm, cool action under pressure in practical scenarios. The remark suggests that temperament does not always predict conduct in demanding conditions.
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