Desperate Remedy Sparks a Diamond Debt Plot
John Brent struggles with a failing business and mounting bills as his wife Mary pushes for a diamond ring. After a tense dinner, Brent is accused of stealing Jim Reade's diamond, but Mary confesses she caused the theft to spur him toward honesty, returning the ring and sparing him arrest.
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John Brent
Mary
John
Mary Brent
Jim Reade
John Brentantee
Nora
Oes
Jack Burnet
Brent
Poetry and Return Questions Baffle Young Woman
An exchange between a young woman and a poet unfolds with playful evasions about whether poetry can return to its origin. The segment reflects a literary mood and a hint of Chicago Tribune’s voice.
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Icago Tribune
Pygmy Earth and Sun Size Compared in Graphic Measures
The article explains the sun’s diameter about 866 000 miles and that 1 300 000 Earths equal the sun in volume. It emphasizes the sun’s density about one quarter that of Earth and offers vivid comparisons using a two foot diameter globe for the sun and a pea for Earth to illustrate their vast scale.
Freezing to death described in animal experiments
The article summarizes experiments showing the freezing process. In temperatures from 125 to 150 below zero the body initially heats itself and breath and pulse quicken, then violent heart failure ends in death as body temperature falls to 71 F.
Man and Sleep Through the Ages
The excerpt surveys historical views on sleep sufficiency. Montaigne cites Perseus dying without sleep, Plinius noting long awakeness, Herodotus mentioning nations with half year sleep cycles, and Epimenides said to have slept fifty seven years.
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Montaigne
Perseus
Macedon
Rome
Herodotus
Epimenides
Early naval artillery and the first English cannon
The article traces ancient warship armament to 1100 B C with Greek fire tubes, notes Iberian beliefs about lions on ships, and identifies England’s first cannon cast in 1543 by Ralph Hogge.
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Spain
England
Ralph Hogge
Courtship Customs in Oshima Highlight Independent Matching
The New Democrat reports that in Oshima Japan suitors court freely by personal choice. Women practice a formality of declining two or three times before accepting, mirroring Western courtship patterns and emphasizing self selection.
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Oshima
Sea of Japan
Central Japan
New Democrat
Notable English Actor Faces Mixed Reactions After Play
John Hare, the English actor, endures polite chatter with his co star Mr Tree after a performance. Hare avoids Hamlet discussion and leaves the party relieved yet wary as Tree subtly praises the production.
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John Hare
Tree
Hare
Mr. Tree
Hamlet
Table Edge
John
Largest Grave In the World In Honduras
The largest single grave, covering one acre, lies in Puertone Honduras for a woman burial. An iron railing surrounds the plot, with a central tombstone and wooden figures arranged in statue-like form. The deceased specified the grave size and decorations, and numerous Henree figures are noted.
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Loen
Puertone
Honduras
Mph
Recollection and the Derby Bells That Haunt A Life
Herbert Spencer recalls early memories including a sister who died at two and a pivotal moment when left alone in a locked house. He notes lifelong sadness tied to the bells of All Saints, Derby, heard during that lonely evening. The incident is cited for its psychological interest and lasting emotional impact.
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Herbert Spencer
All Saints
Derby
Parisian Gay Life in Le Masses Dreiser Century excerpt
Century quotes describe Montmartre as a furnace of desire where consumption cocaine and opium fuel a hard white hot flame. Those who endure its heat are said to witness wonders until emotion beauty and feeling fade leaving only ashes.
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le Masses
Dreiser
Montmarttre
Origins of the Lucifer Match in 1833 London
The article notes Isaac Holden of London discovered how to apply phosphorus onto wood to create matches. These early matches were called lucifer matches due to the light bringing meaning from the Latin lux and fero.
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Isaac Holden
London
Lucifer
Satan
Lux
The Wind of Fame Quote by Alfred Noyes
Alfred Noyes remarks that press agents do not manufacture success your true talents must create the wind of fame. He notes that a poet’s inner quality is needed before publicity can lift them to recognition.
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Alfred Noyes
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