Bohemia and English Childhood Compared in Verse and Essay
Enchanted Bohemia described as a border land in verse by Henry Tyrrell and quoted from the New York Sun, followed by Harold Frederic’s critique in the New York Times on how English children are allowed to cadge for money. The passages contrast idealized bohemian longing with social habits shaping childhood.
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Bohemia
Meadows
Henry Tyrrell
New York Sun
America
Harold Frederico
New York Times
Neighborhood News in Blendon and Nearby Areas
Local notes report Herr renting a farm in Manson county and near neighbor plans with Hank Snow. Wages due and Illinois trip considered by Harry Locke. Threshing pending due to weather, and Aleck Lawrence bought young horses from S Sutton. Rice arrives with 900 sheep for his farm. Political chatter favors Bryan. McKinley election seen as causing emigration. Weather snows affect cattle feeding. Young family visits Badger, Sunday school forms Mission Band, and an oyster supper at Mr Jays. Burkes party small due to storm but pleasant. Mrs I N Shoemaker returns from Michigan. A daughter born to D C Bayley on Oct 23 9. Rowley threshing crew back near Madison. Election results favor Republicans. Van Alstine family to Iowa for winter, then west in spring.
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Aleck Lawrence
S. Sutton
Mr. Rice
Popocrats
Mr. Bryan
Brendon
McKinley
United States
Dakota
D. C. Bayley
Jolly General Robeson Recalled for Laughs in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Record recounts General Robeson ex secretary of the navy at a city visit on legal business. He shared stories from campaigns and joked about shipbuilding critiques. He recalled a comic caption “His First Visit” and his quip about the hollow hull, making his humor resound.
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General Robeson
Philadelphia Record
Navy
Loneliness of Arctic Icefields Imbues Dark Journeys
Frank Wilbert Stokes recalls inland hunting trips in Century describing months of darkness, silence, and awe among ice caps, peaks, and mossy flats. He notes clouded, windless hush, sparse life, and a dreamlike world that haunted his perception during exploration amid alpine desolation.
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Frank Wilbert Stokes
Matrimony Trial Through Ant-Soaked Hands in Africa
A Victorian-era column suggests a savage South African ceremony as a patience test for would-be husbands. Candidates endure two hours with a bag of five ants biting their hands to prove steadiness for married life and daily nagging. The piece notes such patience tests could be adopted by civilized societies.
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South Africa
Board of Heath
Board of Health
W. E. Crane
Telegraphic Peace and War in a Wired World
Lord Dufferin warns that Europe sits in a fragile, armed standstill as telegraph nerves bind nations. He praises the peaceful role of the Telegraph Agency, likening it to a lightning conductor maintaining an 80 year, fragile peace between England and its allies amid growing militarism and global nerves.
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Telegraph
British Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Lord Dufferin
Europe
England
Zeus
Olympus
Made a Difference Forrester You Live in a Quiet Town
A terse London Answers excerpt shows a brief exchange about residence and family. Lancaster replies not moved and notes twins, hinting at a domestic update.
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Forrester
Lancaster
London
Spooner and Norda ker open new shop with stock
Spooner and Norda ker opened their new shop after unpacking stock and went into business Saturday morning. They will operate with full attention, assisted by Miss Nellie Bill Dennis Potter and Geo Evans who will run grocery deliveries. The firm promises new clean goods and fair dealing. See their Capital announcement.
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Spooner & Nordaker
Nellie Bill
Dennis Potter
Geo. Evans
City Council Merwing Hears Sparse Session
City council met after election adjournment, approving regular bills with little business. Health notes warn of local disease risk from outsiders, urging strict screening and disinfection before employment and school exclusions without board of health clearance. Weather forecasts predict a November storm pattern and polar cold wave ahead.
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Caetty
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Warren Street
New York
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Mann & CO
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York City
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Ad Herr
Manson County
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Harry Locke
Illinois
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PLANO
I. N. Shoemaker
Michigan
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Via
Hicks
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A. Strong
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Blackwell
Durham Tobacco
McLean
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Tate
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