Togo the Japanese Admiral Who Won Hearts and Foes
The article portraits Admiral Togo as a disciplined, austere, almost singular figure famed for loyalty and efficiency. It recalls his pre Port Arthur moments, his near self sacrifice, and his image as a devoted family man who loves chrysanthemums and the biwa, with a notable Iron resolve.
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Visiral Togo
United States
London
Togo
Bis
Jagan
Japan
Japanese War Office
Tego
Sasebos
Port Arthur
Tojo
Philippine Volcanoes Mayon Leads Historic Eruptions
The article ranks Mayon as the most famous Philippine volcano with a height around 970 feet and a long eruption record since 1706. It notes devastating eruptions in 1814 and 1825 with thousands of lives lost, 1886-87 activity, and a 1897 event killing 856 people. Taal follows as the next remarkable volcano on Bombon Island with a 220 square mile island, persistent dust and vapor, and associated earthquakes.
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Mayon
Philippine
Enest
Maron
Pipe Meaths
Giuch
Lake of
Bombon
Taalas
Daring Bridge Player Is Shamed by Two Aces
London Express reports a country house drama where four women played bridge. One cheat was confronted at night by two hosts who forced return of losses and burned IOUs, then punished her with a whipping before she left and vowed not to play again.
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Elizabeth
Toroia
Cest
Barbara
Agail
Laura
London Express
Old Virginia Hospitality and Mozarts Memory
The piece recalls Virginia's generous hospitality where guests stayed long beyond planned visits and a tale of Isaac Waits at Stoke Newington. It also recounts Mozart at fourteen copying the Miserere after hearing it in Rome, validating his memory with a later concert before Pope Clement XIV.
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Mozart
Rome
Sistine Chapel
Clement XIV
Picturing the Face and the Portrait Artist Rules
The New York Tribune quotes a portrait artist who explains left face shots look regular and hide time marks, while right side photos reveal true character with bold features. The left yields beauty, the right yields character, as the artist’s two main rules.
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New York Tribune
Reading Shakespeare Inspires Veiled Gown Theme
A curious anecdote cites a woman who admired Shakespeare and enjoyed his plays yet doubted the gowns she bought in Paris. A Parisian exchange about expensive gowns and customs inspectors underscores social wit. The tale ends with a Juvenal wisdom about avarice.
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Paris
Pittsburg
Old housekeeper shines mug and lightened morning
A Cleveland p is in a tale where a solid citizen praises an aged housekeeper who polishes his shaving mug. He notes she is dear and old yet kind. The scene shifts to a humorous line about an elephant and a ranaway.
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Rosa
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Toge
Sea of Japan
Tago
Yokohama
England
China
Admiral Taga
Philippine Volcanoes
Old
Virginia
Roger A. Pryor
Westover
Drewry
Isaac Waits
Thomas Abney
Stoke Newington
Arbert Spencer
Shakespeare
Clord
Mira
Gorman
Cleveland
Almren
Lincole
P. B. Bross
Mountain View Avenue
Nutley
N. J
Thomas Hayes
Passaic Ave
William H. Parry
Hampson and Parry
Union Bldg
Clinton St
Newark
Centre St. Nutley
Kaisormining
Newark St
Glendale St
Loop Nutley
G. H. Angell
Chestnut St
William Searle
J. Searle & Son
Franklin Avenue
Church St
Keyser & Corb
Nutley, N. J
F. C. Wittmann’s Choice Teas
Butter and Eggs Delicatessen
Avondale Road
Weston Place
New Jersey
Central Meat Market
Chestnut Street
William R. Stirratt
Franklin, Ave
Lombardy & Son Custon Tailor
West Nutley
George C. Baptiste
Chestnut 51
Res
Mountain View Ave
Keyser & Fleming
Beech St
Franklin Ave
West Tadley
Igo
W. L. Jones
Centre St
Passaic Av
H. E. Brown
Nutley, Nd
Fred. Spatz, JR
General Contracting
Routan PL
Harrison SF
Franklin
A. Savings Bark
Park School
Brown
H. A. ConWouey
Erpest V. Cooxrain
Wintram H. Parry
Bloomfield Avenue
Bloomfield, NJ
Passaic County
Jefferson St
Passaic, N. J
J.M. Davis
Stager Bros
Hugh Hallidy
Vreeland Avenue
Allwood
New. Jersey
F. Guthrie
Highfield Jane
Nutley Market
A. Blum
Passaic Avenue
Central Hotel
Stirratt
Nuttley
Net
Piao Ved
West T Nutley
CO. M
Ryerson, Fop
Gexothes
Glen Ridge Cemetery
Jerolemon
Bloomfield
Onr Cemetery
Sehener ™ Bidg
Newark, Ned
Parke
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