Order of St Zita: A nunlike servant scheme in prose
A humorous interview recounts Mrs. Hartley-Dunne proposing the Order of St. Zita, a novitate for orphans and foundlings trained as Zitines to serve mistresses. Rules emphasize humility, restraint, and devotion, with abbess oversight and penance for unworthy sisters, amid satirical dialogue in a Victorian tone.
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St. Zita
Acta Sanctorum
Hertfordshire
Mothers of the Congregation
Zitine
Mrs. Hartley-Dunne
Order of St. Zita
Zitines
Solomon
Order
Lady’s Pictorial
Female soldier of Napoleonic wars inspires memorials
Eleonore Prochaska born 1785 in Potsdam ran a military life after joining the Lutzow corps as August Renz. She fought near Gehrde forest on September 16, 1813, where she was mortally wounded while drumming. Monuments were later raised in Dannenberg in 1863 and Potsdam in 1889.
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Eleonore Prochaska
Potsdam
August Renz
Lutzow Corps
Gehrde Forest
Luneburg
Kreis Dannenberg
Dannenberg
Stray Stories Exchange Charming Dinner Compliments
Brief exchange from Stray Stories where Maud and Helen trade playful flattery after last night's dinner. Maud compliments Helen, who returns the praise and notes surprise at initial recognition. The tone is light and witty, capturing a moment of friendly back and forth.
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Maud
Helen—O
The College Trade Sheds Light on an Old Shop Tale
A small neighborhood grocer sought buyers with a pledge of a boasted college trade. The plan collapsed once letters to a female student revealed intimate motives, drawing faculty scrutiny and ending the venture as the girls were barred from the store. The venture left the grocer unhappy.
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The
Washington Star
College
Embryo
The Important Thing In A Bitter Fight
A man speaks of his lawyer visit and a wife suggests the lawyer saw the justice of the cause. The man notes the lawyer first judged his financial ability to fund a fight, rather than the merits, as quoted from the Chicago Post.
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Chicago Post
Like Mont Pelee, Husband A Threat to Family
A brief line from the Atchison Globe compares a dangerous husband to Mont Pelee, noting his wife and relatives refuse to heed warnings as he shows growing signs of risk.
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Atchison Globe
Sweets to be sweet at Bowery amenities
Jim gives Kate a box of candy amid Bowery amenities and inked notes from N Y Times. Kate-Tanks appears in the scene with a playful exchange over confections during a casual city moment.
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Bowery
Jim
Kate
N. Y
Literature and Religion in the Modern Spirit
The piece argues literature and religion shape each other across ages. It warns against excessive sensualism in art, urges religious instruction in pulpits, and critiques reliance on secular writers like Mrs. Humphrey Ward and George MacDonald for moral guidance.
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Humphrey Ward
George McDonald
Crowned by Thorns and Kingship in One Crowned King
A sermon contrasts King Edward VII’s royal coronation with Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It reflects on the crowd’s praise, the coming crucifixion, and the thorn crown as divine plan, ending with an invitation to share in Christ’s heavenly coronation. The piece blends biblical exegesis with royal spectacle, urging personal readiness.
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Jesus
Jerusalem
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
Chicago
Edward VII
Old England
London
Westminster Abbey
England
Bethany
Lazarus
King Emanuel
God
Mount Olivet
Kedron
Mount of Olives
Hell
Peter
Jesus Christ
Our Lord
Christ
Lord
Calvary
Edward
Pilate
Israel
Caleb
Joshua
Jordan
Jericho
Brown
Nour
Heaven
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