Queen of Sheba as Bible legend in post Biblical Jewish lore
The Queen of Sheba tale is traced from I Kings and Chronicles through post Biblical Jewish writers who added fanciful details. It notes Sheba's origin in Southwest Arabia, likely Yemen, and discusses how Solomon is portrayed as a wise king with a legendary, not historical, aura.
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Queen of
Sheba
North Arabia
Mohammed
South Arabia
Acros
Red Sea
Abyssinia
Havling
Solomon
Jerusalem
Arabia
Yemen
Arabia Felix
Saba
Kings
David
Israel
Song of Songs
Moorcock
Garden of Eden
Pittsburg Dispatch
Seattle’s War on Rats Prompts Arrests Under New Ordinance
Dr S J Fowler says Seattle arresting violators of a new rat control ordinance. Butchers were cited for failing to ratproof premises after officials warned market men grocers and food dealers to fortify buildings. Campaign aims to starve rats from their sources and curb bubonic plague fears.
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Seattle
S. J. Fowler
Washington
San Francisco
When to Wear Good Clothes Says How to Signal Wealth
A La mar Missouri Democrat quotation advises dressing in best available attire when money is tight, suggesting outward appearance signals status. It notes a wolf motif where visible distress invites attackers, implying social judgment hinges on appearance and demeanor.
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Lamar
Democrat
Watches Paul Revere relic sold to Massachusetts musician
A Malden man owns a watch claimed to be Paul Revere's original timepiece from his Lexington ride. The eighteen-carat gold watch, serial number 24659, has passed through Col. Frederick Lincoln and Dr. Phineas Crane to Mrs. Susan Dwight Crane, who wore it until her death.
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Paul Revere
Patriot Courier
Lexington
Malden
Frederick Lincoln Crane
Susan Hooker Dwight Crane
Joseph Revere
Col
Frederick W. Lincoln
Canton
Boston
Col. Lincoln
Paul
Phineas Miller Crane
East Boston
Damon
Pythias
Dr. Crane
Elijah Crane
New England
Crane
Harvard College
Hartvard Medical School
Susan Dwight
Revere
Dwight
New York Herald
Bones and minstrelsy stir memory of bone solos
A man recalls the rise and fall of bone playing in minstrel shows. He describes practice with bones from rib scraps and by dry wooden bones, noting how interest faded and new generations lost the craft.
A Traveler Denied Shelter in Arkansas Cabin
A distinguished lawyer narrates his night in a rough Arkansas log cabin. The old man and his drunken wife offer shelter and the narrator’s plan to sleep with a hog leads the host to refuse, deeming the man too proud to share a roof with the family.
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Arkansas
Hfe
Hoss
Senator Gallinger and the vivisection debate anecdote
The article recounts Senator Gallinger at a hearing on anti vivisection telling a maritime anecdote about a captain and mate and plum duff to illustrate how animals never gain the best of a bargain. He argues animals can only hope for more justice.
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Gallinger
Joe
Convict Competition Drives Austrian Push for Sea Deportation
Austrian manufacturers seek government action to move convicts beyond the sea to remove cheap prison labor from competition with domestic products. Authorities discuss using transport overseas as a remedy for market disruption.
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Austria
Reed's Procrastination Shapes His Literary Rise
The article outlines Reed's habit of delaying work to the last moment yet always delivering. It highlights his passion for light literature and fiction, his ascent to commencement oratory, and his development of Reed's Rules and Modern Eloquence. A final tale shows a last night burst to complete a magazine article.
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Reed
C Jlege
Phonetic Spelling Confuses Hotel Clerk and Turner
A hotel clerk learns Turner signs his name as EE K Phtholognyrrh and challenges him to explain the phonetic spelling. Turner claims the name is English spelling of his real name Turner, noting phonetic tricks to imitate the pronunciation. The clerk jokes about most men not registering phonetically.
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Turner
Olo
Charity Richly Rewarded for Earlier Kindness
Paducah ice wagon driver Henry Douglas learns he is named beneficiary of a $5,000 life insurance policy from a soldier who died in a Manila hospital. The soldier Had Hulman previously befriended a penniless boy in Paducah two years earlier and later remembered Douglas as his friend.
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Henry Douglas
Paducah
Jim
Douglas
James Holman
Philippines
Manila
Greasy Jim
Hulman
The French Academy and Its lofty role in French letters
The French Academy, founded in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu and reorganized in 1816, comprises forty life members chosen by remaining fellows. It meets twice weekly at Mazarin Palace in Paris and holds authority on French language, grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and publication of classics. The secretary serves for life, and securing a chair is the pinnacle of a literary career.
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French Academy
Institute of France
Richelieu
Mazarin
Quia Conti
Paris
Academy
Tidal Power Tunnel Proposed at Pelorus Sound
A Hikuraki plan in New Zealand seeks to use tidal waters at Pelorus Sound to generate electricity by building a tunnel eighty eight feet long across a neck of land. The project would cover fifty thousand acres of tidal water with turbines likely at each end. A local company backs the plan with capital of three hundred seventy five thousand dollars.
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Hikuraki
New Zealand
Pelorus Sound
Let Him That Would Move the World Move Himself
A compact aphorism attributed to Socrates urging personal reform as a prerequisite to broader action. The quote emphasizes self-change as the first step in any larger endeavor.
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Socrates
Prominent People Highlight Diverse Achievements and News
King Alfonso turns to polo as his latest sport while the Archbishop of Canterbury is noted as a chess enthusiast. Henry Clews speaks on finance after the panic. Thomas Hardy’s lineage ties to Nelson’s praise. Notable deaths include Colonel T. G. Lawler and Rev. John W. Venebal. Jack London returns to repair the Snark. August Bebel plans a U S visit. Carnegie pledges 200000 to Berea College while Tuskegee’s 800000 gift stands out.
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Alfonso
Spain
Canterbury
England
Henry Clews
Thomas Hardy
Hardy
Nelson
T. G. Lawler
Rockford
Rockford, Ill
Henry M. Sanders
D. D
New York
Vasasar College
Aa Chemical
John W. Venebal
The
Odd Fellows
United States
Hopkinsville, Ky
Jack London
San Francisco
South Seas
Awart
Papeete
August Bebel
National Socialist Party
Edmond Rossier
University of Lausanne
Switzerland
Andrew Carnegie
Berea
Kentucky
Tuskegee
Mr. Carnegie
Feminine News Notes From Across the World
Mrs George B McClellan mother of the New York City mayor is a favorite in Nice Italy. Messages of sympathy reach Queen Amelie of Portugal from European capitals. Over 6000 women work in the Russian Secret Service with some earning £2000 yearly. Mme Anna Gould plans to sell Paris property and return to New York. Lansing convention rejects woman suffrage 47 to 34. Annie Lynam gains £4 000 from uncle's will. Mrs Burton Harrison returns to Washington after retirement. Catherine Comer wed to W Morley Buck in Birmingham. Phoebe Cousins condemns prohibition as fraud. Lenore Birnbohm leaves New York for social settlement work. Helen E Flack faces £5000 bail for stolen checks. Lady Rosemary Cairns praised as London's prettiest young duchess.
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George B. McClellan
New York City
Nice
Italy
Amelie
Portugal
Europe
Secret Service
Gil Blas
Paris
Mme
Anna Gould
New York
Lansing
Mich
Annie Lynam
John Wesley Gaines
Tennessee
Burton Harrison
Washington, D. C
Birmingham
Ala
Catherine Comer
B. B. Comer
W. Morely Buck
Port Dover
Canada
Phoebe Cousins
Senate
Judiciary
Washington
Lenore Birnbohm
Camille Birnbohm
Helen E. Flack
Rosemary Cairns
London
Arthur William
Earl of Cairns
Ivory Cleaning Methods From Old Household Tips
A recipe describes cleaning yellowed ivory by dissolving rock alum in rain water, boiling the ivory in the solution for an hour while brushing it, then drying in a damp linen rag. It notes a simpler alternative using dampness and sun exposure, which should be repeated frequently.
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Charley Heersh
Oxford
Pitt St
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WM. McSherry, JR
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Court House
Ivory
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