Mansion of Gold and a House Built on Sand
William Barry retires from a partner in a lucrative mill and funds a children’s home with Arnold Barry. Hackett, the swindling partner, builds a costly mausoleum and loses his fortune when a flood destroys it. Felice’s return and Hackett’s remorse culminate in Barry offering to expand the children’s home.
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Felice
Arnold
William Barry
Winston
Barrys
Hackett
Nabod
Arnold Barry
The Comrade Spirit Behind Feminism Across Nations
The article argues feminism thrives not through factory systems or family structure but a growing spiritual force of gender comradeship. It cites universal partnership in liberty struggles, noting Finland and Russia as examples where men support women as equals in victory, transforming the old “helpmeet” concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Russia
New York Evening Post
First Farm Paper In 1681
The Rural New Yorker recounts that the first agricultural paper appeared in England in 1681. John Houghton began gathering letters for husbandry and trade, aiming to share practical farming knowledge with readers.
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England
John Houghton
Houghton
America
Boston
New York
Adriatic Sea Receives Few Rivers Drainage Notable
The Adriatic has little freshwater input due to mountain screening. Only the Adige and the Po are sizable rivers reaching the sea, leaving the water highly saline. Navigation is generally safe but eastern coast dangers exist and sudden northerly squalls lash the rock-bound shore.
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Adriatic
Adige
Nature's Protection and fish coloration
The article notes that blind fish darken in color as Nature’s protective coloring adapts to surroundings. It explains light or dark environments influence a fish’s hue, with lighter pools yielding lighter fish and darker surroundings yielding darker coloration.
The Only Difference In Being Poor And Moderately Well Off
The Columbus Ohio Journal notes the main distinction between moderate circumstances and poverty is that wants not affordable are somewhat more costly in the former situation. The remark underscores financial strain and aspirational gaps in daily life.
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Columbus (O
Shade Trees The Farm Yard Choice For A Lawn
An article advises farm yards should reserve space for shade with native trees like maples oaks and tulip trees rather than fruit or nut trees. It praises evergreens such as hemlock and cedar while warning against pine to avoid resin damage. It notes rapid maple growth and urges selecting stout species for long lasting shade.
French Composer Camille Decreus recounts wartime service
Camille Decreus, noted French composer and pianist, describes volunteering for France, life in trenches near Soissons and Vauquois, and the death of Collignon at Vauquois. He recalls the band charge leading to victory, his discharge at Fontainebleau, and his honors from regimental leaders and generals.
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Camille Decreus
Collignon
Argonne
Vauquois
Legion of Honor
Fontainebleau
France
Beautiful and Murderous Plants At New York Flower Show
A New York flower show featured insect eating plants from Australia and the Americas including pitcher plants sarracenia and moccasin flowers. Sensitive plants reacted to sounds and music and a Buenos Aires collector displayed remarkable specimens. Mrs Treat proved some leaves could hear insects by moving toward a fly pinned near sundew and the buzzing of the dying fly suggested hearing may trigger the response.
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New York
Australia
W. A. Manda
Harvard University Botanical Gardens
Buenos Aires
Brazil
Treat
Bruch Returns With A Two Piano Concerto At Seventy-Eight
The German composer Max Bruch, who vowed to write no more at his seventieth birthday in 1908, has completed a new work a concerto for two pianos and orchestra. It is his first and only keyboard concerto despite being a renowned pianist. London not foreign to France A loan of forty masterpieces from Louvre Luxembourg and Versailles to the Guildhall exhibition marks a notable exception to a rule.
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Vauquois
Paris
Fontainebleau
M. Decreus
Legion of Honor
Lasset-Schneider
Fifth Corps
France
Max Bruch
Bruch
London
Louvre
Luxembourg
Versailles
Guildhall
Ministry of the Beaux Arts
London Globe
Boy Works Up A Romance In Rural California
Willits California reports young ranch hand Riva Lawrenson confessed to shooting a hole in his hat and injuring himself to frame a rival for the girl’s affection. The community had tales of assaults until his confession clears the mystery. the rival continues to court the girl as Lawrenson faces a stern lecture and a promise to reform.
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Willits
Cal—Riva Lawrenson
Silveria
Sherwood
Sherifd Brown
Lawrenson
Uwe
First Photographic Image of Tankositsch Exposé
The photo shows Wogo Tankositsch, blamed for plotting the assassination of Austria's crown prince and wife, a murder that triggered World War I. Austria sought extradition to try Serbian officers including Tankositsch, while Serbia demanded a Hague settlement. Austria refused, and war followed. Tankositsch is described as a Serbian army major.
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Wogo Tankositsch
Austria
Europe
Tankositsch
Serbia
The
Hague
Japanese stowaway Suzuki captured after four years
Genjiro Suzuki, a Japanese stowaway who reached Smith Cove on the Sado Maru four years ago and swam ashore after escaping, was taken into custody by U S Immigration Inspector H A Myers. He later worked in logging camps and shingle mills and served as cook on the Koko Head at Port Angeles before recognition.
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Fort Townsend
Genjiro Suzuki
Smith Cove
United States
H. A. Myers
Suzuki
Port Angeles
Myers
Freaky Three-Footed Duckling Shocks Lyerly
Mrs. W. H. Napier of Harrisburg reports a week-old white Indian Runner duckling born with three perfectly developed feet. The lively bird grows alongside its two-footed siblings and is a remarkable oddity in the yard.
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Lyerly, Ga
W. H. Napier
Harrisburg
Lameine Postmistress Lost by Matrimony Again
Redding California reports that for the fifth time the town of Lameine has lost its postmistress by marriage. The role has historically been filled by a woman.
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Redding
Cal
Lameine
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W. G. Chapman
John Hackett
Barry
Tye
Nature
Majestic
Dardanelles
Ysaye
William A. Clark
Greenwich
Conn
Republic
Juvisy
Tourret
Senator Clark
Ivry
Petitbourg
Soissons
Joffre
California
Cook
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