The Fraternal Heart and a Reformed Thief Romance
Mark Paxton, once a benefactor to the town, falls on hard times and schemes to repay a thousand dollars given to him by a stranger. He meets Miss Lesbie Tresham, who runs a humble garden and house, and she offers him work and shelter. A chance encounter reveals the former thief’s sincerity, and the man who robbed him returns the money tenfold, prompting a vow to reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Paxton
Paxton
Geut
Hamilton
Lesbie Tresham
Mark Maxton
Mark Saxton
Mark Winston
Mark
Leshis
Miss Tresham
Iiss Tresham
Hetera
Ace
Hoto
Tver
Atvter Covnuttie
Mark Puaxtem
Topec
Fragmented satire on savings and finance ethics
A stray Victorian paragraph critiques thrift and savings institutions, noting distrust of banks and the difficulty of judging a saver’s fate. It mentions saving as a sign of virtue and questions whether financial systems truly reward prudence, ending with a commentary on truth and accuracy.
Painting a Dark Surface Light with Compromise Coat
A method for painting dark surfaces white recommends applying a compromise color midway between ground and finish, then adding white. Example: coat dark green with dark clay, then a final white layer yields a smoother result than two coats of white on the green.
Unclear dialogue over a painting deal in a cluttered scene
A jammed exchange shows an art dealer offering a cheap copy of a famous painting to Mr Nooriteh. The men joke about decor and a prime minister, while stray references to a dorm, cows, and an earl add confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nooriteh
Teres
Cainsboroughs
Blue Roy
Truth Overeffects in Norris On Perception and Art
The passage argues that truth is the essential aim in art rather than skill or ornament. It dismisses cosmetic details like ciphering or grand rhetoric and warns that decorative enhancements may mislead about real conflict or meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca
Frank Norris
Current Bushes Grow on Wires in Porto Rico
In Porto Rico the air is moist and plants grow on telephone and telegraph wires as insulation rots. These plants are called current bushes or electric light plants and thrive where the wiring is deteriorated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
French Red Cross Nurses Heal and Sustain France War Effort
The French Red Cross mobilizes 66,449 women, equipping 14,500 hospitals with 118,000 beds. Three main societies run hundreds of hospitals and refuges, with dozens of casualties among nurses and several named victims. Paid nursing shifts replace volunteers to meet military needs while well-to-do volunteers adapt to hospital discipline and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varis
Red Cross Volunteer Army
Red Cross
Paris
Society For Aid
France
Dsed
Union Des Femmes de France
Red Cross Societies
Association Des Dames Francaises
Fonor
Susanne Trilles
Luimevill
Vie
Mile
Cagnard
Craubrest
Congressman Carter Glass’s daughter Miss Mary Archer
Miss Mary Archer, daughter of Congressman Carter Glass of Lynchburg Virginia, is described as a popular active member of the younger congressional set in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Archer
Carter Glass
Lynchburg
Congress
Washington
Remarkable recovery of Private Dawson from shell wound
Private G. A. Dawson of the Tenth Yorkshire regiment, wounded in France last year, has recovered after extensive shell fragments were removed from his forehead and cheek. He lingered between life and death for 20 days, with surgeons saving his left eye and restoring vision in that eye after a recent operation. He is now at the King George Military hospital in Stamford Street London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
G. A. Dawson
Tenth
Yorkshire Regiment
King George Military Hospital
Stamford Street
Dawson
Kipling
Lord Roberts
Tommy
le Wwarel
Dlawson
Bishop Auckland
Durham
France
Boulogne
Girl 13 Starts Patriot Fund to Build Battleship
Marjorie Sterrett, a Brooklyn thirteen year old, launches a school children movement to raise money for an American battleship. She earned the first dime by helping her mother and sent it with a letter to a New York newspaper. She notes she cannot be a soldier, but wishes to aid her country like her grand father and great grandfather did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marjorie Sterrett
Brooklyn
Patriot girl sparks school pork-kieled drive for dimes
Marjorie declares loyalty to America and urges Uncle Sam to conquer all as John Paul Jones did. New York children respond with a large dime collection and President Roosevelt honors her with a letter and ten dimes for his grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie
Sam
John Paul Jones
New York
Roosevelt
Bradley to Wed Suffrage Leader in 1916 Campaign
Congressional candidate Timothy Bradley shifts stance on women's suffrage after a campaign scheme by press agent Lida Lane. A Morning Banner front page reveals Bradley’s planned engagement, signaling his move from fence-sitter to supporter amid a staged political gamble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Bradley
Lida Lane
Congress
Mr. Bradley
Lida
Timothy
American National League For the Political Emancipation of Women
Bradley
Brookburg
Suffrage
Invents Anti Wire Gloves by George Lynch for War Office
London reports a war office test of gloves by George Lynch a famed traveler. The gauntlets use cord padded material to grip and slice through barbed wire enabling soldiers to breach entanglements on the frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
George Lynch
Westminster Gazette
Woman and the Home Echoes of Past Opposition to Women Voting
A historical reflection notes the old fear of female suffrage. It cites a bygone argument that voting would push women away from the family fireside, likening it to the era when the infant perambulator appeared and wheel-based childcare was seen as dangerous to home and mother. The piece quotes a period writer warning women would wander from home daily.
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Fraternal
Rand
Bediy
Yrard
Tracy
Truth
Mann
Art Criticism
Fifth Norfolk Regiment
Gallipoli
King George’s
Sandringham Estate
Dardanelles
Banner of the Red Cross
Feims
Mme. Fontaine-Faucher
Mlle. Causse
Sisters of Charity
Mme. Richelot
L. G. Richelot
Mme. Perouse
Justin Godart
Sanitary Department of
the Army
Ctor
Evir
At‘k Case
Ipany
War Office Air
Algeria
Nour
Deceati
Alabastine Co
Grandville Rd
Grand Rapids, Mich
Renfrew
Devonshire
Renfrew Devonshire
Renfrew Mfg. CO
Adams, Mass
Pate
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