Lila Moore and artist Barnes Wilbur in an Apple Orchard Romance
In a rural tableau, artist Wilbur Barnes meets Lila Moore as he sketches under apple trees. Their budding bond grows through art and a baked bean advertisement, ending with a hopeful engagement proposal and plans for a joint future.
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Ini
Lila
Moore
Gano
Pertalasion
SLM
Cel
Derry
Ari ‘Pha Erhapa
Appia
Shea
Lisa
Olla
Tila
Lila Moore
Barnes Wilbur
New
Tye
Budiong
Barons Leniency in Old Time Justice
A reminiscence from Lord Brampton recounts Baron Martin showing mercy to a petty thief. The judge offers options, the prisoner refuses harsh terms, and after back and forth the baron settles on a lenient two month sentence asking the offender not to return.
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Lord Brampton
Baron Martin
Ian
Nim
Wireless aurora affects transarctic telegraph signals
The aurora borealis reportedly weakens wireless waves between Hammerfest Norway and Green Harbor Spitsbergen, sometimes interrupting reception while boosting signals sent southward. An unusually bright aurora once coincided with a marked increase in signal volume at Hammerfest despite no visible aurora there.
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Hammerfest
Norway
Green Harbor
Spitsbergen
Catalogue of Stars at Cambridge Meas Collects Vast Photographs
The catalog notes the Harvard University Observatory in Arequipa Peru and other sites hold over 240000 stellar photographs with 100000 or more secured. Plate star counts vary by sky region and exposure length with longer exposures revealing more stars. A single plate covering the Carinae region counts about 240000 stars.
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Cambridge
Meas
Harvard University Observatory
Arequipa
Peru
Pembroke Earls Will Reflect Civil War Loyalties
The fragmentary text inflates the will of the earl of Pembroke during the Hagligh era. It discusses bequeathing horses to lordship, opposition to burial near a church porch, and a wish not to rest where Colonel Pride was born. The passage hints at Cromwellian upheaval and royalist sentiments embedded in probate wishes.
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Pembroke
jPair
Cromwell
Ruskin the Great Teacher and His Lasting Influence
A tribute to John Ruskin describing his devoted teaching style and impact on students in art, moral idealism, and a critique of factory conditions. It notes his ability to spark interest in drawing, beauty, and crafts while urging social reform and humane labor practices.
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Ruskin
Theosoptn
Farmers Make Household Gas From Marsh Water
Dutch farmers install a small marsh gas plant on drained land to extract gas from water. The system uses a gas generator and reservoir to supply cooking heating and lighting. After setup the ongoing cost is described as minimal with good gas quality.
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Holland
Italian diplomacy and Turkey risk in North Africa
French papers accuse Italy of Machiavellian diplomacy and warn that Turkish forces in Tripoli face Arab resentment and possible slaughter if withdrawn. They claim Constantinople cannot easily pull back its small army from Africa, leaving Africa unstable.
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Cavita
Machiavelli
Turkey
Tripoli
Laadan
Constatinople
Africa
Disraeli Quip Sparks Banter at Dinner Table
At Egremont’s table after dinner the talk centers on Disraeli and Dizzy phrases. William Frazer defends his own remark while Lord Shrewsbury nods as cigars pass around. The exchange ends with mutual amusement and a light claim of originality.
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William Frazer
Disraeli
Egremont
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Joveth
Loger
Simpson
Kanssa
Will Jong
Obyright
Lia
Tor
England
Birmingham
Board of Poor ‘Law Guardians
Lement
Winchester
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