Affairs of a Ceylon tennis match end in reunion romance
In Langtanna district Ceylon, Miss Moore and Major Bradshaw reconnect after five years at a Teavali festival. A tennis draw leads to awkward memories before a storm and a perilous ride home. They survive a flooded path, share a rescue, and declare lasting love as they reach Gangoya bungalow.
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Ceylon
Misa Morre
Wajor Bradshaw
Sangfroid
Bradshaw
Gangoya
Southsea
Young Bradshaw
Tegnia
Mra
Jones
Miss Moore
Bredshaw
Gangoya Bungalow
Harry Deare
Method to Gauge Artesian Well Flow by Fluid Release
A plan to measure artesian well flow uses a bottle containing aniline fluid lowered to a depth of about 100 feet. An electric cap explosion releases the fluid, and the surface appearance time yields the flow velocity. With known pipe diameter, the flow rate follows.
Fashions at Newport's Summer Socials Colorful Attire Displayed
Correspondent notes Newport's season of outdoor leisure and debutante style. Yacht wear dominates with white leather, serge and pleated gowns, lace trimming, and embroidered details. Tennis and boating outfits feature white canvas and brown leather footwear. hats, gloves, and parasols complete outfits. Jewelry centers on amethyst and topaz in necklaces and bracelets.
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Gay
Newport
Milionaire
Newpors
Elfnar
Waite
Outdoor fashion and sportwear in early century style
The article describes white siren outfits and blue serge sailor blousses for boating, with braided trim and white buttons. It notes Priesley Cravensttes fabric as waterproof and attractive for outdoor sports, plus automobiling gowns, hats, and riding outfits. A poetic passage about fishing scenes appears, attributed to Ruby Bauermaun in August Recreation.
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Quita
Atlas
Newport
Oravensttes
Anl
Cravenatts
Automoblie Acarfs
Moneseliae de Cote
Texas Geese Against Insects Stir Farm Economy Rally
A Mount Pleasant dispatch reports Texas geese clearing cotton fields of weevils and weeds, boosting labor efficiency and market confidence while farmers adopt the method statewide. The piece links geese to earlier crops, merchant gains, and potential political chatter about geese replacing the eagle on currency. Also recounts a Chinese kite-flight tradition tied to luck on the ninth day of the ninth month.
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Mount Pleasant
Tex
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Texas
Wall Street
Texas Goose
A. J. Barber
Titus County
The Unsociable Napolean at Dinner Onboard
From Memoirs of Comtesse de Boigne a scene aboard a voyage to Corsica depicts young Napoleon B being scorned by an officer who longs to throw him into the sea. Colonel father refuses and praises the boy’s future prominence, noting he will be heard of someday. Bellog repeats the anecdote with a quip about turning the world upside down.
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Napoleon
Corsica
M. Deline
M. de Pellee
Napinlean
Bellog
Comtesse de Boigne
No Gain and Some Loss in Horn Playing
An exchange from Youth's Companion humorously ponders how learning to play a horn affects singing voice. A brass player recalls losing vocal ability while another neighbor notes personal loss and regrets, suggesting musical training harms singing and commentary on voice.
Time to Quit Sir The Resigning Fireman
A newly enlisted fireman faces a perilous first fire as the chief orders a dangerous rescue. The rookie responds with humor pledging to resign, prompting a wry exchange about brave yet cautionary conduct.
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Argonaut
Humorous Chimes Ringer Foreshadows Indiana University
Bloomington special reports John P. Foley the official chimes ringer at Indiana University. In the silent building with eleven bells he performs during concerts and special events, using humorous selections such as There ll Be a Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight for victories and a funeral match when teams lose. He also plays Home Sweet Home and Love Me and the World Is Mine at socials and commencements.
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Indiana University
John P. Foley
Bloomington
Indianapolis
Woley
Slent
Massa
Shafer's Boy Baffles Judge in Quiet Courtroom
In a humorous scene from a late 19th century tale, Chauncey Shafer sends a stunted office youth Billy to observe a New York trial presided by Judge Brady. The lad informs the judge that Shafer wants to know what they are doing, prompting a genial exchange in the silent chamber.
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Chauncey Shafer
New York
Sidney Smith
London
Brady
Billy
Enunsel
Five Trees Grow From Grave In English Village Tale
In Tewin England five large trees sprouted from a single grave after the buried Lady Anne Grimestone, wife of Sir Samuel Grimestone Bart, allegedly declared on her deathbed that if God exists five trees would grow from her tomb. The tale, recounted by the New York Tribune, claims shoots rose, split the masonry, and toppled the railing around the tomb.
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Tewin
Bertfordshire
England
Anne Grimestone
Samuel Grimestone
Gothambury
Hertfordshire
Bart
Thanet
Grimestone
New York ‘Tribune
Animal Pity Across Species Across the Animal World
A writer notes willful acts of care among animals. Asian buffaloes charge fog and even a tiger to save a wounded companion. Baboons, monkeys, wolves, otters, sparrows, robins, and a pig show varying, often protective behaviors toward injured or trapped kin, illustrating surprising cross species sympathy.
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Walves
London Spectator
Latest Auto Song
Fragmentary verse about Bonnie under a car and engine sparking. Mentions sending for someone to tow, location uncertain, with garbled words and partial phrases. Detroit Free Press style appears in broken OCR.
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Ty Bonnie
Bonnie
Une Para
Detroit Free Press
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