The Composite Somers Brother Wins Cecilia Thorne
Cecilia Thorne arrives seeking to enforce her uncle James Temple's will which ties half his wealth to marriage with a Somers son. Robert Somers and Rupert Somers maneuver to reveal they are one person blending the cautious and the lively twin. He invites Cecilia to dinner, sealing a united front.
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Robert Somers
Tam Cecilia Thorne
Cecilia Thorne
Los Angeles
James Temple
Henry Carlton Somers
New York
Somers
Rupert
Miss Thorne
Bob
United Somerses
Robert
The Gift of Corn Origins in Ottawa Legend
An Ottawa legend explains corn's origin from a magician Mass-wa-we-in-ini and a red feathered trickster. The tale follows a wrestle that ends with the gift of corn and pumpkin vines blooming where the cob fell, establishing the Ottawas as skilled corn traders and growers.
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Ottawa
Manitoulin Islands
Lake Huron
Mass-wa-we-in-ini
Why He Could Not Change Dutchman and the Lady from Philadelphia
A Dutch traveler in a coach bound for the Black Forest finds riding backward makes him ill. He asks the postmaster to switch seats but is told there is no one opposite. The tale, cited from Youth's Companion, highlights his impossibility to change due to the seating arrangement.
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Philadelphia
Black Forest
Why He Married Again. A German Farmer Remarries
An Ohio lawyer recounts a client a German farmer who widowed recently yet proclaims he is remarried. The blunt man explains his wife’s death as final, saying she is dead as ever she will be. The tale highlights blunt practicality over sentiment in remarriage after loss.
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Ohio
Lippincott's
No Real Reason Women Should Lose Charm At Forty
An essay argues aging is a natural stage, urges cheerful self care, and cites historical beauties to prove youth and beauty persist with health. It urges bathing, fresh air, proper diet, sleep, and emotional control to maintain grace, and cites figures like Sara Bernhardt and Ninon de lEnclos as evidence.
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Helen of Troy
Cleopatra
Anthony
Catherine of Russia
Aspasia
Pericles
Henry II
Diane de Poitiers
Anne of Austria
Richelieu
Buckingham
Mars
Europe
Mme. Recamier
Ninon de l’Enclos
Sara Bernhardt
Ruskin
Pleasant Thoughts and Life's Art in World View
Quotations from the New York Evening Sun reflect on happiness and culture. The author emphasizes filling life with agreeable thoughts as a key to living well.
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The
New York Evening Sun
Whistling Teeth Win Case in Kansas City Court
Emma Virginia Ice defeated dentist Dr. W. D. Smith in Kansas City in a suit over a $36 bill for four false teeth. She argued the teeth cause her to whistle in different keys, and the judge ruled in her favor amid a crowded courtroom.
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Emma Virgina Ice
Victor
Kansas City
Justice Shoemaker
W. D. Smith
Smith
Miss Ice
Mis Ice
Quaint and Curious: Short News Fragments Across Topics
A mosaic of brief items notes Mt Marys Maryland founded by 200 colonists in 1634, wood sold for 39 1 2 cents per cord in 1845, and Australia’s vast unexplored areas. It also mentions a 50 year captivity record for a sea anemone, a Canton dog and cat meat ban, climate factoids, and Sicily’s leather exports.
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Mt. Mary’s
Maryland
Leonard Calvert
Five generations of Pettit boot family in Mexborough
The Pettit family, boot dealers of Mexborough England, live under one roof across five generations. The eldest great great grandmother is 90, while the youngest member is an 11 month old child.
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Mr. Pettit
Mexborough
England
Remarkable global snow peaks and ant magnetic nests
Noted are Mt McKinley and Mt St Elias in Alaska exceeding 20000 and 18000 feet. Magnetic nests in Australia guide travelers north-south direction. Fox farms near Atherton PEI raise black foxes in groups of 20 25 and 30 with skins sold in London for 500 to 1800 each.
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United States
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
Mt. St. Elias
Australia
Atherton
Prince Edward Island
London
Erie Farmer Fined Under 1820 Law For Not Yielding Half Road
A Pennsylvania rule from 1820 required vehicles to give one following driver half the road or face a $20 penalty plus costs. A farmer near Erie paid the penalty after refusing to yield half the roadway to a faster auto. An elderly recluse in New York, Mrs Johanna Stelter, died with food for her parrot and white hen within reach, after four days the body was found.
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Pennsylvania
Erie
New York
Johanna Stelter
Chrysanthemum Noted for Long Life After Cutting
In flower lore, the chrysanthemum is revered for its longevity after being cut. Garden writers emphasize its durability and vibrant display in vases and arrangements.
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Robert and
Rupert Somers
Cecilia
Somerses
Siave
Sophie Bronson Titterington
Goshen
Mass
Continent
Canton
Sicily
Reggie
Yatesbury Church
Caine
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