Washington Women in Leisure and Talent Spotlight
The Washington Post profiles prominent women of leisure who shape Red Cross work, music, accounting, diplomacy, cuisine, and society. Mabel Boardman leads Red Cross efforts. Mrs. Taft shines as pianist. Miss Helen Taft pursues study and old china expertise. Mrs. James Bryce gains prestige for salads. Edith Dingley Hooe excels in accounting. Olga Converse stands out as a gifted dancer with national offers.
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Washington
Washington Post
Mabel Boardman
Miss Boardman
Red Cross
Taft
The
Boardman
Helen Herron
Cincinnati
United States
Helen Taft
James Bryce
Diplomatic Corps
Bryce
James Cecil Hope
Nelson Dingley
Maine
Edith Dingley
Hooe
Fair Daughters
Olga Converse
Admiral Converse
Miss Converse
Terpsichore
Soul and Body Poem Fragment by Samuel Waddington
The speaker questions theSoul about its origin and fate beyond the body. He wonders if the soul existed before birth or after death and contemplates unity with the body through life and death. The poem ends in mutual doubt as the speaker and soul resolve to face the mystery together.
The Tragedy of a Diamond Star on the Porch
An old lady provides comfort to a former star who recalls a fall from fame. A once celebrated center gardener for the Red-Legs, he describes his rise with legendary players like Pop Anson and Brouthers and his fall from glory as he tells of his past greatness and current desolation.
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Anson
Brouthers
Utica Blues
The Ballplayer’s Fall From Glory and the Utica Blues
A former star recalls rosy days of cheering crowds and fame before a brutal fall. He recounts a pivotal ninth inning miscue against Utica Blues, the crowd’s fury, a blow from a bottle, and his descent into ruin.
Veteran pitcher recalls fall from grace and firing
A former player recounts a brutal season turnaround after injury and being fired, saying he was laid on a door and carried to the hospital, sewed up, bedridden six weeks, and later canned by a team blamed on crooked firing line pitches from a New Haven college kid. The veteran reflects on his sudden downfall and loss of hero status, while a kind observer laments the fallen athlete.
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Utica Blues
Galway
Blues
New Haven
Indianapolis Star
Same Old Vaudeville Remains With Colored Lantern Slides
The Bohemian quotes a piece from The Ten Commandments of Vaudeville noting the enduring core of vaudeville since Maggie Cline’s discovery. It says advanced vaudeville mainly differs in higher prices while acts like clog dancing and the German comedian persist, with lantern slides now colored to illustrate Rose and Sue songs.
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Maggie Cline
Broadway
Farmer reads a book as tariff talk shifts readers
A publisher recalls riding from Pawtucket to East Attleboro and stopping in South Attleboro where farmers chatter at a village store. He asks about tariff plans and is told by a farmer that revisions are happening as the man now spends time reading a book instead of papers.
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Pawtucket
RK. I
East Attleboro
Mass
South Attleboro
New York Sun
Shakespeare Statue Sighting Sparks Leg Debate
An American reveals the Shakespeare statue in Central Park is not Lincoln, ending a friendly quarrel among Munich artists about which leg the figure bears on. The moment occurs as a visitor politely tips his hat and corrects the group.
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Munich
New York
Central Park
Nein
Lincoln
Shakespeare
Hy. Mayer
Success Magazine
The Duty of Forgiveness in Plain Terms
The text argues forgiveness is a duty aligned with equity and divine will. It says those without fault may remain inexorable, while those who acknowledge faults should view forgiveness as a debt they owe to others.
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Blair
Emerson Quote Notes on Luck and Omission
A compact reflection on failure linking giddiness superstition and luck with the idea that nature never forgives a missed step. The line attributes failure to intangible factors and asks readers to consider discipline and attentiveness as remedies.
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Emerson
Neighborhood Nuisance Draws Police Calls
In every neighborhood a man is disliked for constantly complaining about the boys and telephoning the police, prompting repeated police attention and complaints from residents.
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