Degas and the solitary painter in Windsor Magazine
The piece portrays Degas as perhaps the greatest living French painter, noting his solitary life, rare friendships, disdain for official honors, and a famous anecdote about a golf caddie who mocks academics yet honors true golfing skill. It weaves in sales of his work and his aloof persona through anecdotes and commentary from Windsor Magazine.
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Degas
Lee Danseuses A la Barre
France
Victor Masse
le Cri de Paris
Monsieur
Geome
Bartholome
Henri Rouart
Messieu Ingres
Republic
Degan
Eels Plague Three Hudson River Towns In 19th Century Tale
In Red Hook Tivoli and Madalin a eel infestation disrupts the Sawkill intake pipes feeding a local Wehting plant. Eels clog machinery forcing shutdowns while residents endure darkness. Authors propose screening improvements or a pickle plant to diversify production and suggest the electric eel as a workaround.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Hook
Tivoli
Madelin
Poughkeepate
Eela
Red Red Hook
Tivol
Madalin
Volcanic Dust Suppresses Sunlight Across Continents
Reports from America Europe and Asia describe a persistent hazy sky and dimmed solar radiation caused by a vast dust cloud from Katmai. Sir John Moore notes thin uniform clouds obscuring halos and giving the sun a subdued brightness. Observers in Russia Switzerland Sweden and Germany confirm reduced sky luminosity, with similar effects after Krakatoa and Mount Pelé lasting years.
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America
Europe
Mublin
John Moore
Russia
Switzerland
Sweden
Germany
Katmal
Alaska
Krakatoa
Mount
Pele
Breath of the Earth Barometer Phenomenon
The article describes a natural barometer at Ferney discovered by Dr. Gerller of Geneva. A deep cave with a tiny opening creates sounds of the earth inhaling and exhaling as barometric pressure shifts. A match or feather reveals the air flow direction.
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Ferney
Gerller
Geneva
Why the Children Tell Files. Professor Lowden on memory
Prof T L Lowden of Ohio State University said children tell lies because parents teach them to. He framed memory and imagination as foundations of deception, noting children lie to cope with misunderstanding rather than deliberate deceit. He argued Santa Claus and fairy tales aid mental development but must be replaced with real-life constructs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iles
Lowden
Ohio State University
Santala
Definite Value of Clothes in Millinery Advice
Professor Patton rivals moral debate with a view that a girl spending $10 on a hat earns more respect and attention, improves chances of a life partner, and secures better social prospects. The Millinery Trade Review urges saving for better hats, claiming dowdy dress leads to social and life-lacking outcomes.
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Patton
University of Pennsylvania
Ufe
Millinery Trade Review
Avenging the Birds Law Enforces Plumage Ban in New York
New York authorities intensified enforcement of the plumage ban on song birds and other wildlife. A raid yielded large seizures including 90 humming birds gulls herons and swifts offered for sale. The Albany passed act 18 months earlier imposes a 25 dollar fine per plumage piece.
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New York
Albany
Boston Post
Relics of Captain Cook Discovered in St Petersburg
Relics once given to the Kama chatka governor by Captain Cook's party after the navigator's death have been found in St Petersburg. Boxes opened years ago yielded no origin until a St Petersburg University professor who had been in Honolulu identified them. The collection, including a rare black feather helmet, remains notable though largely old.
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Captain Cook
St. Petersburg
Kamachatka
Honolulu
Cook
St. Peters University
Relief as Adolph Smith A Sanitation Expert Newsman
Adolph Smith the renowned sanitation expert and journalist once linked with the London Lancet is visiting this country. He has reported from many regions, included Paris during the commune, and during a penniless siege he translated a recent English journal for a French publisher, earning money to buy horse meat for sustenance.
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Adolph Smith
London Lancet
Paria
Half Blind but Thankful From Kansas City Journal
W A Morgan father of W Y Morgan of Hutchinson recalls losing sight in one eye. He fears blindness would leave him helpless, considering guide dogs, dangers of a pup misled, and finally says he remains thankful with one lamp left as he recovers. He reflects on having seen much in his time.
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W. A. Morgan
W. Y. Morgan
Hutchinson
Captain Morgan
Kansas City Journal
Old MacCrankie’s Nut Gift Sparks Family Row
On Christina Eve Old MacCrankie arrives in his spiteful, stingy mood with a hand-truel loaded with fifteen pounds of Brazil nuts and walnuts for his nephew Jack’s tenants. Jack objects, noting the odd gift and ruined doors from nut-crackers, while the uncle laughs at the misfit present and his old man fancy.
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Old MacCrankie
Jack
Teryy
Old Crankie
Apples With Concrete Cores Tainted Apple Farm Shocks Fairfield
Charles Bauermeister of Fairfield reports a decayed apple tree treated with concrete in a farm journal. The spring harvest revealed hard concrete inside several apples, cracking his tooth and prompting plans to discard the fruit. He intends to feed the others to chickens to test potential export trade safeguards.
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Charles Bauermeister
Fairfield
Here
Bauermeister
Mauermeister
Hia
Caldwell
N. J
Silepatech
Medical Fees in Bygone English Times
In early English history the cost of medical care varied by status. Physicians earned modest sums, while surgeons charged per mile and per procedure, with amputations priced at five pounds. Fees often depended on a patient’s ability to pay, reflecting an early system of regulating medical costs.
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England
New Court Procedure in Skowhegan Trial
In Skowhegan Maine a new Democratic justice presiding over his first case discharged a young man charged with boat driving after the defense moved for discharge. The courtroom chorus of ayes echoed as the judge ruled the respondent discharged.
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Skowhegan
French Birth Rate Drops Reduce French Army Recruits
Estimates show French army recruits declined from 238000 in 1906 to 216000 in 1911 due to a falling birth rate. The shift reflects demographic pressure on national military manpower.
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France
Frightful War Costs Forecast By French Analyst
M Jules Roche former minister of commerce of France estimates the cost of a European war on armies at about 5.4 billion dollars per month, using 1870 France as a base. He warns that sustained mobilization would crash subsistence, halt production and trade, and trigger a severe economic collapse across the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente.
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M. Jules Roche
France
Para Iwalt
Hitwr i
Oltier
Iobern
Mal Lerosl Tiaiutien
Ingevtonomista
Prater
Russia
Touch of country in city sparks with squirrels
In city parks and lawns more squirrels are seen than before with little fear of people. Young squirrels born last April will soon establish themselves. The Chekureva variety ranges from Maine to Minnesota and Tennessee. They are hardy, tunnel under snow, and stay awake from dawn to moonlight, with cats as their main forest enemy.
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Chlekureva
Maine
Minnesota
Middle West
Tennessee
Virginia
Indianapolla News
Quotation Debate Over One Touch of Nature Line
A disputed Shakespeare line “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin” is debated as cynical or sentimental. Commentators split over whether the phrase signals universal brotherhood or mere rhetorical familiarity in a cynical noon.
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Trollua
Crevdida
Shakespeare
Eritte
Lyases
Latest Fire Engine For Marla Council
A new four man automobile fire engine with West construction and a large four hundred liter water tank has been chosen by the municipal council. It enables immediate pumping on arrival by connecting to the nearest main, reducing time loss. The upgrade replaces the current cumbersome unit which will be kept only as an auxiliary for very large fires.
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Marla
Paria Brigade
Trea
Lightning Death Shortens Man's Body at Willcox
George D. Pittman, a ranchman near Willcox Arizona, was struck by lightning and died. Reports say his height appeared to increase to eight feet after the shock due to vertebral damage. Hair on the neck singed, neck broken and shoulders crushed in the fatal incident.
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George D. Pittman
Shoe Shop Sold in Sawyer Deal
Murphy has sold lis shoe shop tod A. PL Pool took cure Monday. We understand the former owners will lose at Sawyer Oklahoma.
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Murphy
Tod. A. PL Pool
Sawyer
Okla
Died at Norwood Braseal mourns father in law’s death
Braseal ran to Norwood Friday night after the death of T. C. Mallatt a longtime salesman for Richardson Dry Goods Co. His territory recently shifted from Oklahoma to Southwest Missouri. Mallatt was a highly esteemed county citizen and his death is deeply mourned by relatives and friends.
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Cui Braseal
Norwood
T. C. Mallatt
Richardson Dry Ginods Co
Mallatt
Jnst
Oklaho
Missouri
Mansfield Mirror Offers Combined Paper Deal for One Year
The Mansfield Mirror and Memphis Weekly Commercial Appeal announce a joint subscription offer at 1.25 dollars for one year. The Commercial Appeal is touted as among the South’s largest papers. Po Cantrell renewed for another year. Kelley edits Wright County Republican. Miss Lenn Wilson and Bessie Inman of Ava visited and spent time with local friends.
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Mansfield Mirror
Memphis Weekly
South
Cantrell
Noah Reece
Lenn Wilson
Bessie Inman
Ava
Stout Edward and Addie Ed wards wed in Mansfield
Edward Stout and Addie Edwards of Mansfield united in marriage at high noon on Sunday officiated by Justice M. Nichols. The couple will reside on a farm near Mansfield. Col T A Kay of Ava was in town to discuss plans and sales through February 22. He renews subscription and contributes columns at Mirror. J M Robinett held a fourth anniversary sale with satisfactory services. Bay visited Springfield and Williams households for local sales near Norwood and Macomb, with travel to Ava for a sale.
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Harley Stout
Addie Edwards
Mansfield
M. Nichols
T. A. Kay
Lisiness
Tie
J. al. Robinett
Mer. Robinett
Mia Bay
Springfield
Red Williams
Norwood
Thierry Williams
Macomb
Gong
Ava
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Buford
St. Andrews
Dalfour
Windsor Magazine
MacCrankie
Indianapolis
C. L. Beach & Sons
Kansas City Post
Daily
Big Sunday Post
Ope
Trante
Kansas Chey Post
Chis
Fh Nayney
Ont bin
Wright Comity Republican
Tartville
Toa. Kelley
Brotherhood of Amer Ran Yoorton
W. Tiorack Fullington
Mirisfield
Aly
Onn Cy
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