Party infatuation and entangled plans in Branford
In a crowded studio party, Hall Bonistelle fails to win Flodie Doremus and schemes to marry under pressure. Carolyn Dallys engineers a ruse with Cousin Jonas to sideline Hall while Rosamund Gale charms others. The clock nears midnight as Hall confronts Flodie and pleads for a ring.
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Doremus
Flodie
Alfred Smallish
Mr. Doremus
Hall
Carolyn Dallys
Carolyn
Hall Bonistelle
Jonas
Jonas Hassingbury
Hassingbury
Carolyne
Branford
Mrs. Royalton
Rosamund
Jonas Haussingbury
Carlus
Portieres
Mr. Bonistelle
Flo
Mr. Dorem
Colombo and Ceylon Travel Tales From a Cosmopolitan Port
The article portrays Colombo as a bustling cosmopolitan hub attracting travelers from Asia, Europe, and the Americas. It describes markets, temples, the Oriental college, and native markets, with impressions of rickshaws, bullock carts, and encounters with locals. It mentions Mount Lavinia, Pettah, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, and Anuradhapura as sights, plus the island’s transport and scenic highways.
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Pettah
Ceylon
Kandy
Colombo
Nuwara Eliya
Anuradhapura
Crescent origin debate among scholars in England
Professor Ridgeway argues a crescent symbol came from amulets made by fitting two boars' tusks, used in Asia Minor, forming a shape resembling the Turkish flag. He notes these amulets spread widely from New Guinea to Africa where lions' claws are used, implying a moon-related symbol with a broad origin.
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Ridgeway
England
Asia Minor
New Guinea
Africa
Public street ovens provide meals in Japanese cities
In most streets across Japan a public oven offers meals cooked for a small fee. Citizens may have dinners prepared on the public street, a common urban practice noted in city life.
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Japan
Women S urged to stitch savings into family budget
A dialog from American Magazine contrasts a frivolous young wife with an older practical woman. The older advises sewing and making clothes to save money, arguing the time spent could yield dollars saved per day and improve the family budget through self created value.
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American Magazine
Log Cabin in Golden Gate Park Captures Imaginative Brief
A single redwood log forms a twelve foot cabin in Golden Gate Park San Francisco perched on a timber platform. Its doorway opens to a small interior and the front shows the cross section of the tree with bark. The piece notes a British habit of enclosing names in parcels to soldiers at the front and a Scottish romance sparked by such correspondence ending in a marriage.
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Golden Gate Park
San Francisco
Scotland
Wick
Barkis
Willin
Bonnie
Bright Prospect Fatherly Pride Signals World Series Hopes
In a dialogue reflecting public expectations, a father voices pride and belief that his son may rise to major league success. The exchange underscores parental aspiration and confidence in the boy’s future achievements.
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United States
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