A Legend of the Bell Told by a Harpers Young People
The poem recalls two brothers Jindeng and Ding, with Prince Ding praised for clear voice and height while Ding is quick to respond to the bell and Dong follows on a second summons. The tale depicts their devotion to King Beil and the prompt acts of the two princes.
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Zing
Jindeng
Ding
Vinco Dong
Bell
Dong
Beil
Albert Down
Harper’s Young People
A Girl's Ransom in Pagetown Choir Scandal
In Pagetown a church choir upheaval erupts as Squire Page recruits Edith Wayne from the West to replace longtime Matilda Prescott. Jane Prescott, Matilda’s sister, accuses Wayne of theft based on past shoplifting, provoking village distrust. Jane’s later stroke leads to a confessional note that clears Wayne and ends the scandal.
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Edith Wayne
Waretown
Squire Page
Congregational Church
Matilda Prescott
Stummer
Matilda
Wayne
Conservatory
Miss Prescott
Squire
Fry
Traving
Jane Prescott
Jane
Tve
Mary of England
Shave
Pagetown
Sewing Circle
Deacon Perkins
Prescott Sisters
oNow
Mrs. Fairchild
Medias Res
Miss Wayne
Boston
How to Raise a Family Horse
A National Stock man writer recounts raising an all purpose horse from a 1250 pound mare cross bred with a trotting stallion. The colt matured to a 1200 pound, safe family horse, trainable by children and suitable for town trips, with two years formal driving tested and repeated breeding planned.
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The
National Stockman
Barnum Wins English Wife by Clever Pic Trick
The late P. T. Barnum, famed showman and Bridgeport mayor, allegedly wooed Miss Fish of Southport England by sending her a photo of him in a landau with Waldemere in the background, titled Lord Mayor of Bridgeport. His will left his widow Waldemere renamed Marina, a $40 000 annual income, $25 000 cash, and other real estate.
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P. T. Barnum
Barnum
Bridgeport
Jie
Waldemere
Long Island South
John Isfish
Southport
England
Birnum
Miss Wish
America
Who Spoils the Sons
Reproach falls on fathers and mothers for failing to raise daughters and sons to be capable. The piece argues mothers spoil sons by overdelivering and argues fathers neglect their duty. both sides must train youths to be thoughtful, capable workers and desirable husbands, urging balanced parenting.
San Itina Type Anyway Young Woman Forges Copy In Desk Crisis
A young newspaper woman in a city office faced a late Sunday deadline and staff told her the page was full. She found a tiny printing shop, had her copy set and printed, and returned with proofs, proving her resourcefulness.
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San Itina
New York Times
Walt
Why They Fail In Piano Practice And Study
A critique from Leisure Hours on students rushing to difficult concertos after small gains. It warns that skipping preparatory work leads to imperfect technique, wasted time, and mediocre results. It notes many pupils judge pieces before they can play properly, causing disdain for pieces due to faulty performance.
A Tippler's Stratagem by Sancrant on Schwartz the Painter
Sancrant recounts how Schwartz, famed German painter of Munich, planned to drink while delaying a town hall ceiling project. He hid an image of himself on the scaffold with stockings visible, sending a friend to move it and remove it at noon and night. The tavern plot fooled magistrates visiting twice daily, who praised him silently as diligent.
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Sancrant
Schwartz
Munich
Marked Fishes in Sea Lore and Real Hatred of Haddock
An old note explores fatty haddock markings as romantic symbols. It links dark shoulder patches to the Ass badge and the Galilean tribute tale, but dismisses the claim by noting haddock does not inhabit the Sea of Galilee.
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Finnan Haddie
Peter
Sea of Galilee
Apostle
Thackeray Blunders Highlighted by The Globe Democrat
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat cites Thackeray faults in character naming and continuity. It notes how Thackeray admitted frequent missteps in labeling characters such as Brown and Clive Newcome, with examples like Lady Ken and Mrs Raymond Gray appearing under different names in various pages.
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Thackeray
Jones
Brown
Thad
Clive Newcome
Clive
Lord Palmerston
Mr. Disraeli
Ken
Haven
Newcome
Major
Jack Welsize
Charles
Raymond Gray
Emily
Fanny
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Who Are True Scandinavians and the German Claim
Dr Noreen of Upsala University posits Germans settled Scandnavia about 3000 BC but does not specify their peninsula. He notes no clear pre-German occupier and the term Scandinavian now includes Denmark Norway Sweden and Iceland. He jokes deciding who first qualified would rival state admission timing for North and South Dakota.
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Scandinavia
Noreen
University of
Upsala
Christ
Thi Peninsula
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Iceland
North
South Dakota
A Bright Detective in a Police Exchange
Inspector scolds a detective for failing to report by 11 o clock. The detective explains a pickpocket he was shadowing stole his watch, delaying him past noon in this brisk street exchange.
Amusing Tale of Henry Guy Carleton in Newsroom Days
In a New York Press Club anecdote a former Chicago reporter Henry Guy Carleton is praised for flair but mocked for not grasping facts. While assigned to the Tribune inquest coverage, he filed late and delivered no verdict, prompting mock fury and a borrowed verdict from the Inter Ocean before leaving the paper.
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Henry Guy Carleton
New York Press Club
Chicago
Carleton
The
Tribune
Guy Magee
Guy
Inter Ocean
Cameron
Columbus Relics at the World's Pair Exhibition
A Columbus relics exhibition features the Spanish Government archive autographs of Columbus and letters to Diego from 1504, a cross facsimile from his second voyage, six stone blocks from the first Christian church site near Isabella Bay, a Nell of the church, a bell from Carthagena, two anchors, and a cannon from the Santa Maria. Vatican relics with Columbus pictures fill the altar area. the monastery becomes an art gallery with nearly a thousand works, including portraits of Ferdidnand and Isabella, Lief Erikson, Marco Polo, Amerigo Vespucci, and a dedicated Columbus room housing seventy four portraits. A miscellaneous collection of books, maps, and documents on the discovery of America completes the display.
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Columbus
Ferdinand and Isabella
Isabella
Diego
Luis Sanita Maria
la Navidad
Santa Maria
Vatican
Pope VIII
Ferdinand and
Lief Erickson
Marco Polo
Americus Vespucci
America
London milk supply and Aylesbury Dairy link to purity
In a Washington interview with Prof. Wiley of the Agricultural Department, London’s milk system is praised as the best in the world. The Aylesbury Dairy Association, formed by milkmen, tests daily with top chemists, discards substandard milk, and drives lower prices for members. The scheme ensures only pure milk reaches customers and profits rise for cooperative members.
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London
Wiley
Agricultural Department
Washington
Aylesbury Dairy Association
Washington! News
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George Kot
Earth Wayne
Prince of Showmen
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