The Bountiful God Thanksgiving Sermon 1903
A Chicago Sunday 1903 editorial extols God as the Bountiful Creator and Giver, urging true Thanksgiving beyond football feasts. It cites history from 1589 to Washington and stresses spiritual gifts over material wealth, calling for devout praise to the Creator and responsible use of blessings.
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United States
Washington
God
Thales
Greece
Christ
Henry Dorsey Gough
Maryland
Lights
Riddle of Ten Jolly Servants Revealed
A playful verse describes ten serving-men who accompany the speaker in all seasons and journeys. The poem presents a guessing game naming Pauline Bouve and Panton as clues to the hidden answer.
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Pauline
Bouve
Zebrule Hybrid Combines Zebra and Pony Traits
A new animal named zebrule, a cross of Burchell zebra and Shetland pony, is described as combining zebra strength and pony manageability. Breeders expect it to excel in mountain battery work for the British army in India, noting its intelligence and alertness but occasional zebra stubbornness, and predicting it could become the mule of the twentieth century.
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India
New York Herald
Mule killed couple in Florida buggy crash
A mule fleeing in Flo Villa Florida twisted its tail by Mrs Laster causing the horse to run away and wreck the buggy killing John Laster and his wife and injuring John King. Mrs Laster twisted the mule's tail while the animal moved slowly, prompting the crash.
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Flovilla
Fla
John Laster
John King
Rags the Intelligent Raccoon Cat Captures hearts
Rags is a handsome raccoon cat sent to Miss Tanner from Maine. He has sea green eyes and a long bushy tail. He signals hunger by tapping his dishes and spills food he dislikes. He mews softly for attention at night and uses a warm register to dry his paws in winter.
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Rags
Miss Tanner
Maine
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Great Tunnel in the Alps Near Completion Amid Heat
Dispatches report the Simplon tunnel in the Alps approaching completion. Heat from underground springs challenged workers but ventilation via cold air spray keeps faces cool and fresh. After five years 3,000 miners report no phthisis cases despite intense conditions.
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Simplon
Alps
The Flying Frog of Borneo Soars Between Trees
A Borneo frog uses expansive membranes on its feet to glide between trees. The webbing acts like wings, allowing controlled airborne travel similar to early flying machine designs.
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Borneo
Cackle Nest Fire Sparks Barn Rescue
In a Pueblo tale fragment Rob lights matches to locate Cackle's nest, igniting hay and spreading smoke. The old hen spots danger, prompting a quick chimney of neighbors to douse a blaze, saving the barn though much hay is ruined.
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Ackle
Mrs. Borden
Cackle
Rob
Janey
Tne
Ladies Who Serve the Queen in Royal Household Roles
The duchess of Buccleuch leads royal ladies as mistress of the robes and four bedchamber ladies accompany Queen Alexandra. They are chosen for rank and friendship, receive light duties and generous support, with extra ladies as sinecures. Maids of honor include the twin Vivian daughters, Mary Dyke, and Sylvia Edwardes, who serve in rotation.
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Alexandra
Duchess of
Buccleuch
Countess of Antrim
Gerald Grey
Queen Victoria
Gosfard
Duchess of Manchester
Windsor
Buckingham Palace
Balmoral
Queen Alexandra
Ig ‘Hon
Charlotta Knollys
Lord Knollys
Miss Knollys
Lord Vivian
Tlon
Mary Dyke
William Hart Dyke
Lion
Slyvia Edwardes
The Art of Smocking in Simple Steps
A mother and friend discuss smocking, praising its beauty for children's garments and noting the difficulty of learning from English and American methods. They recount initial confusion and eventual simplification through a practical approach.
Smocking Technique Explained for Children's Aprons
A Tribune reader describes a simple smocking method using creased vertical folds and edge stitches to create even, elastic patterns. The author outlines step by step stitches from left to right, stressing equal spacing and following folds to preserve elasticity, and suggests making aprons in red or white cotton.
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Tribune
Hunter Wins by Strategy Against Lions in Africa
An East Africa hunting trip leads to a dramatic encounter as a British ship officer, alone with a native boy, faces four lions in tall grass. Afraid to retreat, he shoots a warning and hurls his field glasses at the beasts, which turn and flee. The officer recalls it as his first and last big adventure.
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East Africa
True Beauty Culture Demands Moral and Intellectual Growth
The piece argues that beauty alone is insufficient and a woman should strive to improve morally, intellectually, and physically to approach perfection, emphasizing holistic self-development.
Neighborly Wordplay and Daily Life Exchange
A humorous snapshot from the Chicago American shows a morning neighborly call with light banter about borrowing. The dialogue features Mrs Smith and a scholar exchanging playful lines as the scene captures small town interaction and schoolday chatter.
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J. M. Edson
Chicago
James
USTOM
Old New England
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Earth
Lazarus
Jesus
Heaven
Lfe
The
Mapa
Bob
Charley Brown
Pucclmucte
O Dlor
Hunter
Old Jones
Chicago American
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