Insect Role in Flower Origin Questioned by Plateau
A London Times summary reports Professor Plateau of Ghent concludes insects are largely guided by sight only secondarily in visiting flowers. Experiments with dahlias and geraniums show color plays a minor role, with honey and nectar attracting visits when present.
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Darwin
John Lubbock
Grant Allen
Plateau
University of Ghent
Professor Plateau
London Times
The Old Man Was Cured
Detective recounts a comical case on the south side where a man habitually dangled from a second story ledge to scare his wife. Neighbors intervened, finally causing him to fall and be deterred from his self destructive habit.
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South Side
Thomas McQuaide
Pittsburg
Queen Wilhelmina’s Oath Set At Sept Six Coronation
The decree fixes September 6 for the coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. In a ceremonial oath before the states general she pledges to uphold the fundamental law defend the kingdom’s independence protect liberty and rights of all subjects and use lawful resources for prosperity under divine aid.
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Wilhelmina
Holland
Netherlands
Tramp Laws Across Nations and States
A brief note cites global and U S tramp laws noting most states, England, France, Germany, and Belgium require workhouse or penal work for the vagrant class. The passage references a long march of 648 as a citation of the trend.
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England
France
Germany
Belgium
Boston Globe
Racine and the Empire of Woman in Literature
A Sewanee Review passage argues Racine’s tragedy centers on passion of women who dominate events. It notes Hermione like sisters among Iphigenie Eryphile Monime Junie and contrasts with Athalie Roxane Berenice Phedre Andromaque. It credits Racine with simplifying rather than innovating tragedy and aligning poetic invention with Aristotle.
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Racine
Will
Iphigenie
Eryphile
Monime
Junie
Hermione
Athalie
Roxane
Berenice
Phedre
Andromaque
Joad
Hippolytus
Bajazet
Mithridates
Orestes
Pyrrhus
Lawson
France
Corneille
Aristotle
Sewanee Review
London Hotels and Boots Custom in English Homes
The Argonaut notes that leaving boots outside a room is a long standing English habit now seen in London hotels. Modern rooms feature a two door cupboard with outer key by staff and inner bolt to preserve privacy while boots are cleaned overnight. It even helps guests avoid visitors at doors in dishabille when hot water or tea is needed.
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Punch
London
Billy Mason the Boy Joker and a School Trick
A New York Journal reflection on Billy Mason known as a perpetual joker from school days. The piece recalls his habit of cribbing and using hidden cues in watches and cuffs during exams, culminating in a teacher exposing a clever ruse with a misread front lid and a back lid reading Fooled Pooled again.
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Billy Mason
Senator William
Mason
Willie Mason
Willie
New York Journal
Colored Journalism in Greenville’s Local Scene
The Delta Light House notes social commentary on future marriages and parental backgrounds as a lens on community norms. It also relays courtesy calls from Mrs. I. L. Garrette and Messrs. Clark and Mayfield, praising her kindness and inviting future visits.
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Delta Light House
Greenville
Miss
Professor Jordan
Phill Williams
I. L. Garrette
Clark
Mayfield
IL. L. Garrette
Garrette
Little Mona MacBean Spells with a Cold Twist
A Glasgow News item from Scotland notes Mona MacBean, a southwest girl, miswrites her name fifty times at school. When corrected to spell properly, she replies she has a cold and can only say Boda Bakbade, prompting the observer to remark she will become a Pitmanite.
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Scotland
Mona MacBean
Mona
Boda Bakbade
Pease
Glasgow News
Old Enough For Something
A Punch cartoon quotes a child asking to christen a dolly with water and a parent rebuking the joke about holy things. The child then proposes vaccinating the doll, prompting a satirical remark about being old enough for something to be done.
London Sandwich Men Must Stay Off Pavement
Street vendors required to walk near the curb and maintain at least 80 yards from fellow sandwich men. Violations may lead to arrest and fines.
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London
Father’s Call Guides Lost Mountaineer in Harpers
A poem describes a lone climber stranded on a perilous cliff. Amid snow and wind he longs for a familiar sound to steer him. A distant cry, his father’s voice, erupts like music and steadies him toward safety.
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Harriet Prescott Spofford
Harper’s Magazine
Reporters chase Chinaman on immigration interview
A rookie and a veteran send two reporters to query Chinese residents about voting rights. The tea room exchange yields a formal, educated reply from a Chinaman who declines to voice an opinion, leaving the younger man exhausted and the pair reflective on journalistic tricks.
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Congress
John
United States
Japanese Indoor Games and Family Play Traditions
Ida Tigner Hodnett describes Japanese indoor evenings with family storytelling and reverence for the mikado. Children gather by a brazier as parents share fox tales and fables while games like goman with 860 pieces on a raised stand and chess with 40 pieces entertain, and private theatricals are common among all ages.
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Ida Tigner Hodnett
St. Nicholas
Sea cruise overruled motion by judge aboard yacht
Lord Chief Justice Cockburn enjoyed sea trips and once sailed with a puisne judge. A rough night at sea made the judge ill and, in a witty exchange, the ill judge asked for relief by having the motion overruled. The anecdote appears in Law Notes.
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Justice Cockburn
Queen’s Bench
Lord Cockburn
Respectability Defined in London Begging Case
A prisoner charged with begging argued she was respectable as she worked as a tailor for Mr. Newton, a magistrate. The magistrate accepted the claim and discharged her, noting her claim to be a respectable woman who makes trousers for the magistrate.
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London
Shea
Newton
Breakfasts of the Percy Family in Northumberland Diets
An excerpt from Sir John Hawkins’ History of Music details sixteenth century Northumbrian breakfast orders for the Percy family including bread, beer, wine, fish, and meat portions for lord, lady, and children. It contrasts Lent versus ordinary meals and notes nursery provisions. Also mentions Alpine horn calls in Switzerland and Japanese love of beauty as described by Ida Tigner Hodnett in St Nicholas.
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John Hawkins
House of Northumberland
Percy
Lord Percy
Thomas Percy
Lady Margaret
Ingeram Percy
Nursery
Cornhill Magazine
Switzerland
Pittsburg
Ruie
Ida Tigner Hodnett
St. Nicholas
Virginian Country Store Exhibit of Village Life
Bradford Torrey and a Paris Figaro excerpt illustrate a Virginia store as a busy hub where diverse customers shop for varied goods and gossip flows. A colorful customer buys bright suspenders then enjoys a pragmatic impressionistic moment on the piazza.
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Bradford Torrey
Hawthorne in Berkshire by Gilder
Excerpted verse recalling Hawthorne in Berkshire with imagery of mountains, streams, forests, and air that eases the hurt soul. It cites a line about a starry spirit dwelling there and a brook whose waters echoed his thoughts, noting a mood of haunting melancholy.
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Bolace
R. W. Gilder
Woman Persists On Car Smoke Row Sparks Lively Debate
A man on an eastbound Market street car insisted on smoking after 1 AM, while a woman refused to enter the car alone. She stayed beside him and kept the conversation lively until he yielded and they rode to city hall amid amused passengers. The tale ends with a witty public moment on Philadelphia transit.
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Forty-first Street
City Hall
Market Street
Philadelphia Inquirer
What He Would Be
A Chicago Post excerpt features a dialogue where a woman chides a man for imprecise language while caressing a dog named Fido. The man responds with quiet feeling, insisting a dog that bites would be dead rather than mad, reflecting a restrained, wry exchange.
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Fido
Chicago Post
Encouragement From a Squire in a Rural Tale
Silas Perkins rents land from Squire Dowling and moves into a new home. After his wife dies he struggles but the Squire urges him to brace up and promises support. Perkins describes a morning ritual of being encouraged with a mock scold to spur work and morale.
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Silas Perkins
Squire Dowling
Silas
Squire
The Rise of Elevator Life in Tall Buildings
The New York Sun notes how modern elevators lure visitors with rapid top floor access and busy interfloor travel. People ride between different floors for office work, drafting, and meetings, often moving between separate firms without descending. The piece highlights the bustling internal traffic and business life enabled by tall buildings.
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New York Sun
Chinese Playing Cards Explain Vast Variety and Popular Games
The Chicago News notes Chinese playing cards vary from 30 to 120 cards with jokers and plain cards that substitute for any card. Features include rounded or rectangular shapes and diverse suit symbols. Games like khan hoo and fantan are popular, with khanhoo packs ordered for English distribution.
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John Chinaman
Hindoos
Celestial Empire
China
England
Chicago News
Thrifty George Curzon Rents Furnished Country House
The Hon George Curzon married to Miss Lester rents a country mansion furnished but with no family plate. He tries to force the landlord to buy back the candlesticks at two thirds of their cost. The agent agrees to pay 4 for five untarnished tin candlesticks at 40 cents each when Curzon leaves.
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George Curzon
Lester
Curzon
Maternal Trials and Household Noise
A Detroit Free Press fragment recalls a mother’s complaint about upstairs clamor as Edie reassures her, planning to put her two dolls to bed for peace. The piece then shifts to brief notes on opal varieties and Robert Morris Bank of North America, highlighting early American finance.
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Edie
Detroit Free Press
Robert Morris’ Bank of North America
Philadelphia
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