Gallant race ends with Emerald’s dramatic win
In Renwick and Glenwood on the lake, Billy Wiggin lands the Emerald after a bold maneuver. Miss Pennington accepts the helm and Stephen Jack Biddle aids as they outrun Pete Warner, drawing cheers from spectators and promising lunch after the victory.
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Billy” Wiggin
Renwick
Billy
Jack
Biddle
Blue
Miss Pennington
Billy’ Wiggin
Molly
Harry
Sheldrake
Mabel
Glenwood
Pete
Wiggin
Jack Biddle
Warner
Emerald
Bargain Prices and Holiday Coat Frivolity Dialogue
A Washington Star segment presents a playful dialogue about buying fur and wool coats at seasonable prices. The pair rib each other about seal jackets priced at 175 dollars and melton overcoats at 95 dollars while lamenting income and domestic squabbles over spending and a frugal spouse.
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Washington Star
Mrs Sutro Posed as St Cecilia in Ruben Portrait Copy
The New York Evening Journal reports Mrs Theodore Sutro, famed for musical advocacy, posed for a life like Rubens St Cecilia portrait reproduced by a celebrated Fifth Avenue photographer. The image mirrors the original, with St Cecilia at a harpsichord and four ethereal angels in light.
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Sutro
St. Cecilia
T’rom
New York Evening Journal
Theodore Sutro
New York
Ruben
Fifth Avenue
Old Museum of
Terlin
Cupid
Congressman's amusing request for obituaries in bound volumes
A western congressman recounts a humorous letter from a constituent who asks for bound volumes of eulogies to dead members of the house. The constituent says he enjoys reading obituaries of dead congressmen. The tone mimics Harper's Weekly's period voice.
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Harper's Weekly
Congress
West
Witte hailed as a bold reformer in Russia’s drift to reform
Isabel Hapgood portrays Mikhail Witte as a blunt, honest driver of Russia’s evolving constitutional life. He faces court hostility yet garners American admiration for rising from modest origins to lead in industrial and governmental reforms, with cabinet plans signaling coordinated policy.
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Witte
Russia
Peter the Great
National Council
Gosudarstvennaya Douma
Peter
Alexander I
Washington
Count Cassini
M. Plancon
Alexieff
Japan
Caucasus
Tiflis
Sergyei Iulitch
University of Odessa
Ilya
Courland
Teutonic Order
Jolgoruky
Sawdust bedding and winter feeding plan for farms
Practical farm notes discuss using sawdust as bedding to absorb moisture, with mixing of hay and straw, and reuse after cleaning. Winter cow feeding advised to maintain warmth with adequate protein and variety, while swine grazing on clover requires careful rotation to protect soil. Barn lantern safety device details include materials and assembly steps.
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Wrilearst
Great Britain
Stack
Washington Monument
Iker
Kergrab
Ier
M. Witte
Isabel F. Hapgood
The
Craftsman
Ford
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