Umbrella Mix Up Leads to March Wedding
In a Chicago Tribune tale, Marjory, caught in a March storm, loses an umbrella to John Wakem whom she recognizes from his overcoat and hat. After a social luncheon with Aunt Minerva and cousin Alice, she recovers the umbrella by inviting a call that leads to ongoing meetings and, by the next year, to a wedding in Mrs McKants’ four-room flat.
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Marjory
Minerva
Alice
Frank
John Wakem
Mr. Wakem
Umbrella Rescue Tumbles Into a Chance Kindness
Marjory McKants wrestles with wind and mud as her umbrella tears and a well dressed stranger thrusts a second umbrella into her hand. She tracks the mysterious benefactor, discovers initials on the handle, and confronts the dilemma of returning the shelter. Her mother urges action while a local notice might help locate the owner.
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Marjory
Masonic Temple
Biff
Dinner Party Sherry Instruction From London Tit-Bits
A short Victorian anecdote describes a host instructing a boy to serve wine by seal color, reserving black labeled sherry for after dinner and red labeled for with hock and soup. The boy confirms understanding as guests arrive and the issue of proper service unfolds.
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John
London
The Job He Preferred Sleeper Wants Railway Work
After Bloemfontein fell soldiers faced rail work scarcity of civilians. A sergeant urged volunteers for railway roles. one tired Tommy replied he would be a sleeper. The anecdote shows wartime duty and humor amid exhaustion.
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Bloemfontein
Tommy
London
Cheerfulness Out of Place Snippet on Cost and Cooks
A curio of quotes questions cheerfulness as riches and its uselessness when bills loom. It jokes that cooks would devise a potato shortcake if justice prevailed. The piece notes a cat catching a bird and a mutilated item untamable for hat trimming.
Holbein’s remarkable channel swim against Webb’s route
A German, Holbein, attempted to cross the English Channel from France to England mimicking Captain Webb. After 12 hours and 46 minutes and 26 miles, he collapsed six miles from Dover and was pulled from the water by a tug. He survived on raw eggs and hot milk while facing heavy seas and sea sickness. He plans to try again next year.
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Holbein
English Channel
Webb
Dover
England
Calais
France
Cape Gris-Nez
Holm
American sculptress commissioned to carve King Edward bust
Miss Kuehne Beveridge, a leading American sculptress, has been chosen by the city of Leeds to create a bust of King Edward. The granddaughter of former Illinois Governor Beveridge, she studied abroad and has produced portrait busts of noted European and American figures. She married actor Charles Coghlan in 1893, faced parental opposition, and divorced after one year. Most of her career has been in New York and California, with recent time spent abroad.
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Kuehne Beveridge
Leeds
Edward
Miss Beveridge
Europe
America
Beveridge
Illinois
Baroness von Wrede
Charles Coghlan
Coghlan
Rose Coghlan
New York
California
Peculiar Parsis and the Bicycle Emancipation
From Harper's Magazine a vivid sketch of the Parsis in India. The piece praises their wealth, philanthropy, and progressive stance toward women, notes their refusal to smoke or defile nature, and marvels at how bicycles empower Parsi women and challenge traditional norms. It contrasts Parsi modesty with male appearance and speculates on the bicycle’s impact on Indian society.
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India
Persia
Lim
Bombay
Madras
Calcutta
England
Harper
Advertising A Century Ago Opens Doors To Growth
A Eastern hardware house faced an oversupply of items ordered for a new hotel. A young associate proposed advertising at a modest cost. The campaign drew buyers, boosting sales and prompting restocking from manufacturers. The early experiment gradually expanded advertising as a general practice.
The Kentucky Mountaineers and Their Old World Echoes
A fragment from the Scottish American notes Kentucky mountaineers as isolated, bearing enduring customs and Anglo-Saxon speech. It highlights mountain lore, ballads learned over long trips, and the persistent barrier of the Appalachians shaping culture.
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Kentucky
America
St. Lawrence
Erie Canal
Appalachians
Mary
It Takes a Woman to Insult an Other Woman
In a Boston Herald commentary a man with a flower in his coat cites a social scene where two rival ladies heckle a singer, arguing that indeed it takes a woman to insult another woman. A listener questions the claim, while a woman defends the hostess and the singer’s dignity.
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Boston
Boston Herald
The Cold That Killed Mr Blitkins in Chicago Herald Tone
A fragmentary verse tale from the Chicago Herald recounts Mr Blitkins falling ill with a cold that worsens despite various remedies. The poem lists odd nostrums and acts, ending in his death. It shifts to family voices about clothes and a sister flaunting fashion, with the narrator lamenting lack of new things.
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Mr. Blifkins
Americas
Hitches in Miss Stone release talks spark new disputes
Two main causes delay Miss Stone's freedom talks. Diplomatic friction between Dickinson and Russian envoy Bakhmeteff and the Bulgarians complicate final terms. One negotiator brands a money offer too small, fearing disgrace among brigand allies if Bulgarians had trackers or bloodhounds.
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Connor
Envoy
New York
Miss Stone
Dickinson
Bakhmetei
Irigands
Samakov
M. Bakhmeteff
Bulgaria
Berth
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Manila
Steps Lansing
South African Compensation Commission
John Ardagh
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Maracaibo
Venezuela
Rubion
Uribe-Uribe
J. W. Riddle
Chosen
Washington
John W. Riddle
Minnesota
United States
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Riddle
Constantinople
Hungary
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Diet
McKinley
Havana
Tampa
Fla
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Herald
Michigamme
Mich
George W. Levin
Abel Levin
E. M. Carlson
Albin Carlson
Lake Michigamme
Prises
Elmer E. Johnson
Buffalo
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Loomis
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Palmer Mountain Tunnel Company
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