Pan-American Fair Adopts Comic Satire on Education
A narrator describes a grand Pan American exposition intended to showcase arts, crafts, machinery, and liberal education. A skeptical visitor tours Buffalo’s midway, mocking displays from exotic dances to a Universal Spectacle while realizing the moral about attractive forms of education. The tale ends with the remark that Wiener wursts were excellent.
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York State
Temple of Music
Mines
Manufactures and Liberal Arts
The Relentless Rise and Fall of Tsao in Peking
In Peking a notorious figure Tsao ruled traders and abducted a Chinese ward. A relief expedition aided by German police stormed his house, Tsao confessed Boxer ties and was executed by a German sergeant. The incident ends with a rescued prisoner and lingering tragedy.
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Tixo
Wsau
Tartar
Christa
Astershly
Inawe
Tsao
Peking
Peno
Tung Chao
Japan
Koten
Veling
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Maries
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Ament
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Tsau
Yen
White reports on Indian lands opening for Saturday Evening Post
William Allen White returned from Lawton where he prepared a Philadelphia Post piece on the opening of Indian lands. His vivid account describes a mushroom city born in a night and carries timely significance for readers. Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Scotland's secretary and Edinburgh rector, will contribute a paper on Carnegie’s gift to Scottish universities, highlighting trusteeship of the Carnegie endowment.
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William Allen White
Lawton
Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia
White
Lord Balfour of
Burleigh
Scotland
University of Edinburgh
Carnegie
Lord Balfour
Is Mickey in Condition Before the Battle
In a brief scene from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Mister Doolan praises Mickey as fine and hints at a mysterious plan. The dialogue suggests Mickey has something up his sleeve that will astonish the others, teasing the crowd and foreshadowing a decisive moment in the battle.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mickey
Mister Doolan
Tess-O Confident About Age In Family Bible Record
In a Philadelphia Press excerpt Tess asserts a woman should marry at 28. Jess wonders if the family bible record confirms Tess’s belief, noting her stated age of 28.
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Philadelphia
Tess
Jess
The Vidame Faces a Furious Paris Mob in Flight
In a tense riverfront siege, Bezers and his Switzer troopers guard a narrow gallery as a mob storms to seize Pavannes. The vidame crushes a rebel priest with a cross-hilted sword while Louis de Pavannes bleeds and stands unarmed beside him, amid a frantic crowd.
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Louis de Pavannes
Kit
Louis
Croisette
Lorraine
Margot
Love Lane
Vidame
Pavannes
St. Croix
Caylus
Bezers
Marie
Bezer
Pell Meli
Paris
Jon
Louis de Paryannes
Beezers
Tor
Blaise Bure
British Sir Walter Enjoys Coach Dog Joke At Last
The New Yorker recalls Sir Walter’s tale of a spotted coach dog after a beach show, ending with his remark that Americans catch jokes quickly. He notes how the spots explain the dog’s marked coat, then laughs at the crowd’s reaction.
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Walters
Ile
Berkshire
New Yorker
Sir Walter
Walter
John Lull
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