Centenary of Frederic Chopin Discoverer of the Piano
Constantin von Sternberg spoke at the Philadelphia Free Library Garden Branch on Chopin's life work marking his birth anniversary. He argued Chopin discovered tempo rubato and the piano as a poetic instrument, elevating its technique and influencing future music while celebrating his enduring memory.
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Free Library
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Sternere
Pin
Bach
Bernthoven
Mins
Munich Nustradion
Moving Pictures by Daylight and Other Science Notes
Popular Science notes describe daylight projection devices in Paris cinemas to keep light off the screen and away from spectators. It also covers printer ink emanations affecting photographic film, transparent metals by thin-film effects, and ship ash disposal via expellers. ABuilder’s verse on habit and a London dog show note conclude the piece.
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France
Paris
Invest
Peculiar Pardon Plea From Kansas Prisoner
Governor Stubbs received a unique letter from a Kansas penitentiary inmate. The prisoner admits guilt and appeals for clemency, arguing a reform case and seeking early release to avoid corrupting the prison, noting others claim innocence and urging action may follow. The governor keeps the prisoner’s name private as officials consider possible clemency.
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Topeka
Kan
Stubbs
Kansas Penitentiary
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Reformatory
Definition of success wins Boston prize
A Lincoln Nebraska woman won a prize from a Boston publishers for the best definition of success. Her entry extols a life of living well laughing often loving much earning respect from the intelligent and love of children. It ends with a tribute to a life OSCE and memory a benediction.
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Lincoln
Neb
Earth
Accommodating. Hy Mayer in Success Magazine
An American guiding art friends from Munich shows New York sights including Shakespeare in Central Park. A debate over which leg the statue rests prompts a correcting quip by an American who notes the statue is Shakespeare, not Lincoln.
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New York
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Shakespeare
Through Children's Eyes from The Living Church
British schoolchildren offer humorous takes on topics from humor to history. They joke about Anansi, a vacuum, optimists and pessimists, forts and wives, a city fire that burned 89 churches, and ancient Greek marriage monotony.
Reflections of a Bachelor in a Fragmented Admonition
A garbled excerpt reflects on the difficulty of enjoying pleasures while planning for marriage. The text muses that a man’s pursuit of love may push a woman toward another suitor, provoking contemplation of heart and wit amid unclear phrasing.
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New York
Pires
Ashe Hua
Europe to be Americanized says American observer
In a long discourse a writer argues that American ideas shape Europe, citing the bulgarian issue and Robert College as American influence. He notes a Rome congress on federation of Europe along American lines led by Sir Max Waechter, and claims Europe must be Americanized or lose status. He also cites Lowell on meteors and a love poem fragment.
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Lubin
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