Polly Runs Away Escapes Dark Evening Car Ride
Polly Paget flees under the dusk to avoid gossip about her engagement and a fast Spanish suitor. She meets a rough man on a trolley, screams, and is rescued by Fred Hanlon who admits jealousy and vows to marry her, ending with their car ride home and wedding plan.
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Polly
Fred Hanlon
Spanish Look- de Scant Ans Crattvan Avitation For Misa
Taren
Fred
Elsie Wilson
Esca
Polly Oliver
Annabel Halon
Blackleg
Annabel
Imr
Jve
Polly Paget
Manjorie
Pally
Kittens
Yooder
Fake Eyes For Animale
Taxidermists face a difficult task making glass eyes for mounts. Eyes are hollow and back open for painting, with unique patterns per animal. Lions, irias, and giraffes present varying challenges due to color, sheen, and distinct streaks that are hard to imitate.
Defied the Law in the House of Commons
An American visitor challenged a rule by sitting at the library table in the House of Commons. An M. P. claimed a woman cannot sit there, but the guest replied the law exists and calmly sat down, proving the point with resolve.
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M. P
House of Commons
Restoration of the Venus de Medici and art world debate
The article traces the fate of the Venus de Medici fragments found in the home of the Caesares. It discusses restoration by Cosimo de Medici or by an obscure Greek sculptor later, possibly by Bernini’s father, and its impact on Florentine art prestige. The piece cites the St. Louis Globe Democrat's note on the restoration.
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Venus of Milo
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Bernini
Louis XIV
France
Medici
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Tuscany
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Songs That Live Stephen Foster's Ballads From a Glittering Era
The Indianapolis News notes Stephen Foster as a defining writer of American ballads whose songs like The Old Folks at Home Nellie Gray My Old Kentucky Home and Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming live on despite shifts in taste. Foster is praised as a popular songwriter whose work remains part of the national heart.
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Foster
Nellie Gray
Kentucky
lIndianapolis News
A Musician's Memory of Ideas and Beethoven
A quote attributed to Beethoven describes waiting to write thoughts until memory preserves a theme for years Then ideas arise unsummoned from nature and mood guiding melodies that form in the artist’s notes through long contemplation and revision.
Huge Mindanao Flower Beckons Botanists Across Islands
The largest bloom known to botanists, called the bo o, is found only on Mindanao in the Philippines. Its scientific name is Rafiesia Schadenbergia, longer than its native term. Discovered January 1889, the rare flower reportedly weighs eighteen to thirty pounds and weighs heavily in botanical circles.
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Mindanao
Philippine
Eaffiesia Schadenbergia
Oman
Schadenberg
Fragmentary Urn of Joy Ride Conversation Cited
The text notes a late night joy ride with unclear participants and no accident. It mentions an exchange with Puck and hints at future paper appearances of the people involved.
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Puck
Mixed Metaphor From Prince of Wales Footsteps
In a playful anecdote a young Prince of Wales as he was then dubbed King Edward VII makes a witty remark about following his father’s example. The remark was in response to inquiries and admonitions, asserting he will do his best to walk in his father’s footsteps.
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Edward VII
Prince of
Wetes
Unclear Utterance Cited From Boston Transcript
Fragmentary quote reflecting casual, informal banter about a woman named Miss U B and a speaker’s uncertainty, noting speculation on her optimism and sex. The source presents a casual remark without a clear news event or identifiable people.
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Boston Transcript
Bacon Quote About Hypocrisy
A terse aphorism notes that a bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint, underscoring the danger of masked vice and double standards.
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Bacon
Saved by a Hymn on an Ocean Steamer
A Confederate sentry on a night voyage heard a hymn echoing faith and fear easing his courage. He sang Protect My Defenseless Head and, noting a Union scout nearby, the moment inspired both groups to lower rifles and return home.
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Etna Eran
Dispositions and Household Management in a Family
The text argues that a well run house needs diverse dispositions among men and women. It compares management to building a house with varied timbers and stresses supervision over all. It notes even obstinate argumentative men have a place in the family, but warns that differing dispositions can bring confusion without leadership.
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Kyuo
Mock Turtle Soup Query Satirizes Wartime Dining
A playful dialogue sketch references mock turtle soup and wartime scarcity. Characters discuss where mock tortoises might be caught and note a nearby shamrock location, exposing light social humor from a period context.
Creesing the Dough from a South Tork Hearth
A correspondent recalls old English bread making in South Yorkhire. Wives kneaded dough by the fire after shaping the loaves. Explanations for the cross on the dough varied from lifting a witch to aiding rising or mere fashion, with fault placed on the dough maker when it failed.
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Torkahire
Ap Eingigh Journal
Dangerous Talk at the Boarding House Dinner
A new boarder regales fellow residents with a tale of arctic exploration including a boot soup plan. The diners hush him fearing the landlady overheard. The item is credited to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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St. Louis Post- Dispatch
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