An Unnamed Brother and the Mischief of Rooms
In a single flat a man recalls a comic intrusion by a sister and a visitor, as chaos erupts from a housemaid dusting, mistaken identities, and a lively aunt. The tale follows entrances, hallway crush, and a half sovereign payment amid uproar and roguish misadventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chichiya
Joe
Joseph Rupard
Tne
John
Alice
Hutat
Aunt Alice
Lucy
Fan
Siphon, Milly, and a confession in James Gazette
A narrator hides a confession in a domestic scene with Milly and Joe. The tone recalls a modern French farce as the speaker disputes being the villain and muses on plot and construction while a siphon features in the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Milly
Tie
St. James’ Gazette
Earthquake Waves Roar Across Seas Exhibit Ocean Fury
A description explains ocean earthquakes producing tides and colossal waves. It notes the Lisbon disaster where a 60 foot wave struck inland after an undersea quake and cites Peru where a vessel was driven miles ashore. It contrasts deep and shallow water effects on wave height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nicholas
Lisbon
Portugal
Peru
Trust Tests Courageous Boston Scammer Tale
A Boston man lends ten dollars to a stranger claiming five is needed with repayment promised later. The con man returns to repay principal but refuses interest, revealing his identity as a notorious confidence man. The tale contrasts simple trust with risk in urban life and cites other Boston stories on thrifty, wary behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Alcott
Boston
Alcott
East
Boston Traveler
Absent‑minded Maine preacher stumbles on benediction
A Lewiston Journal tale recalls a Maine preacher who mispronounced the benediction sermon line. He first said he would sing the Doxology and the choir would pronounce it, then corrected himself as the choir giggled and the quartet helped the scene with Old Hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Lewiston Journal
Children’s Column and Oddities From St Nicholas Selections
A mixed page features juvenile verse and vignettes from St Nicholas with funny exchanges between beets and celery, a girl spotting a strange bug, and a note on Professor Cleveland Abbe’s meteorology works plus Prof. Barnard’s Milky Way photography project.
Native American bedtime tale and travel notes excerpt
A young girl and grandmother discover a snake mistaken for a funny bug then recall a sibling prank from childhood about sleeping in clothes. The piece shifts to a reflective column praising the United States as a model state and describes the Chicago World’s Fair Midway Plaisance with global villages and cultural displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sister
Mother
Nannie
Morocco
Austria
Jackson Park
Plaisance
Indian Archipelago
Soudan
Egypt
Deafness Linked to Mental Dullness in Schoolchildren
A Medi cal News report cites studies by Dr. Sexton and Dr. Weil showing high rates of hearing impairment among dull or slow learners. Parisian and Stuttgart researchers note many pupils rearward in class hear poorly, with warnings to seek aurist treatment and prevent ear complications during illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Abbe
Smithsonian Institution
Julius Hann
Efarth
Helmholtz
Overbeck
Bezold
Kirchhoff
Hertz
Hagen
Sexton
Weil
Stuttgart
Tie
Gelle
Paris
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Juvnile
Mr. B
Posses
Celery
St Louis Republic
Mollie
Rebie
Ceep
Nebie
Grandma
Prof. Barnard
The
Milky Way
Hly
Tlarper
Rebb
Mamma
Laboucheere
United States
London
Midway Plaisance
Chicago
Dahomey
Java
Fiji
Samoa
Borneo
New Zealand
Polynesian Archipelago
Island
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