Reading notes from The Register on world and U S topics
The Register lists global and domestic interests: UK newspaper counts and daily papers, Italian labor concerns, a portable desk for travel, Buffalo Bill translations, Kentucky pay in cash, a French water test, P T Barnum quip, a jail term for a trainer, Countess Carlotty’s starvation death reflection, Edwin Cowles’s hearing issue, African elephants endangered by ivory demand, global telegraph lengths and submarine cables, gutta percha versus India rubber, memorial efforts in Philadelphia for US government origins, Ex Speaker Carlisle’s courteous gesture to a Black woman on a streetcar.
Servite Fathers to Build Chicago Church at $500,000
The Servite Fathers plan a new Chicago church costing 500000 with two towers and a 75 foot diameter dome rising 260 feet high. It will seat about 2500, feature 17 alters, and serve as the order’s home in the United States.
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Servite Fathers
Chicago
North America
Man Sells Teeth in Comic Pawnshop Swap
A South street pawnbroker is astonished when a ragged man presents a set of false teeth and asks what they are worth. The man jokes that he cannot eat, so the teeth are useless to him, while they trade barbs on value as night falls and the pawnbroker argues the teeth may fetch something despite their impracticality.
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China
Philadelphia
He’d Not Gone Out Refuting Wife Surveillance
A husband writes from a distance denying nights out since his departure. He claims he has not been out any night, and confirms his fidelity in the face of his wife’s inquiries as she watches from afar. He confesses to staying in the game rather than venturing out.
Easter Bonnet Serenade of a Husband and Love
A narrator recalls an Easter service where a beloved wife is absent, then reveals she has made herself a bonnet. He imagines her smile, the bonnet’s beauty, and the churchgoing admiration, all as he plans to walk with her in the Easter morning parade of affection. The poem centers on devotion, pride, and the clever gift of a selfmade bonnet.
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Hopsie
Dell
Archie
Ruthie
Arch
Rollin
Easter Love and Family Faith in the Quaker Settlement
A Quaker family in Western Pennsylvania confronts strict faith and forbidden love. Ruth falls for Dell Crane the Methodist preacher's daughter and is torn between church loyalty and love. Dell nurses the sick, Arch Crane wins Ruth and Hopsie, and Ruth ultimately refuses Arch to protect Hopsie, who marries Arch anyway. Arch and Hopsie die. Ruth raises Rollin and recalls her lifelong Easter love.
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Sam
Pennsylvania
Nathan
Hopsie
Father
Dell Crane
Dell
France urged to end Dahomey sacrifices by annexation
A commentary argues that the West African Dahomey crisis could be resolved by exterior force, praising French annexation as a means to halt annual grand customs where hundreds are sacrificed during royal ascensions. It notes Britain and Germany may oppose intervention and questions the credibility of casualty counts while urging action to stop the rites.
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Hie
Dahomey
West Africa
Desspot
France
Senegal
Niger
England
Germany
The Real Dickie and the Ego in a Childs Question
A little girl grieves for Dickie the dog and asks where the true self lies beyond the grave. Her mother explains burial, while the girl seeks the essence that the eyes once reflected. The passage contrasts adult ideas of identity with a child’s poignant inquiry.
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Dickie
Etiquette of Savages Reveals Native Manners and Salutations
A Youth's Companion excerpt surveys native customs and greetings across Asia Africa and the Pacific. It notes lack of rank display among some groups contrasts with prostration in Asia and cites practices from the Maories to Vancouver Island Ahts and African tribes. The piece highlights noncontact norms and distinctive gestures such as mask and quill greetings and two clap salutes.
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Tiss
Pacific
Asia
Thibet
M. Hue
New Zealand
Vancouver Island
Africa
Vyouth
Revenge Follows After a Wealthy Wife Marries Italian Prince
A man recounts how after a divorce and poverty he sought money from his former wife who refused him. He reveals he will take revenge by learning she has married an Italian prince. The story unfolds with his smug satisfaction and a newspaper cited as the trigger.
Country school ma'am admonishes tardy Willie Smith
A young country schoolteacher Miss Jenkins scolds Willie Smith for lateness and learns the cause is her beau from town. She contemplates punishment, noting frequent visits and a ring given, hinting at a possible engagement in the neighborhood. The exchange reflects small town gossip and romantic tangle.
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Willie Smith
Miss Jenkins
Willie
Ingenious Schoolboy Tricks Grocer With Half Sovereign
A schoolboy on the way to class asks a grocer for priced goods and then offers half a sovereign to see his change. He leaves saying he needs to hurry for school and has used the purchase to solve his arithmetic problem, leaving the grocer amused and puzzled.
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