System of training a wife ends in revolt at ball
Eva Carrington, under pressure from Charlie Nelthorpe, defies his strict “systematic training” by dancing with Lord Dolly Dashwood. She admits she would accept his proposal only if she leaves Nelthorpe, declaring Dolly a gentleman and insisting on fairness to women. This clash exposes the plan’s failure and Eva’s resolve.
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Charlie Rose
Hie
Eva Carrington
Levan
Charlie
Dolly Dashwood
Beroml
Laly Brown
Jones
Eva
Dolly
Eva Lisen
Lord Dolly
Cross
Charlie Nelthorpe
Lady Brown-Jones
Fiva
Tross
Ohlie
Air
Lam
The Horse’s Ancestry Through Eocene to Quaternary
The horse appears in Eocene times with cohippus the dawn horse. Mesohippus follows in the Miocene and miohippus toward its close. Protohippus and pliohippus appear in the pliocene, with equis in quarternary times. Early forms were fox sized with four front toes and three behind. ears show toe reductions and splint bones evolving toward the modern horse. The fossil record lists forty species, some rivaling today’s horse.
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Stephen Bowers
Atlante Journal
Boy’s bird nest hunt ends in family tragedy
A boy named Henri Fouquet climbed to a blackbird nest in a neighbor’s tree at Argenteuil. A neighbor shot him, he died in hospital, and his father, grief struck, killed himself. The mother, urged by news of the death, attempted suicide, and neighbors intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argenteuil
Henri Fouquet
London News
A Potato Cure Myth Told By Friends
A quoted dialogue mentions a potato as a cure for rheumatism. The speaker jokes about growing small potatoes in a city charity context while a friend dismisses the claim as mere folklore. The Free Press records the exchange with a light tone and local flavor.
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Detret Free Press
Modesty and tragedy in a French idyll and women in banking
Advices note Hir modesty beside Paul and Virginia. A fire at Pema near Tikara kills seven newlywed brides and injuries remain precarious. The Bank of England hires six women clerks to count and verify banknotes returned to circulation. Earlier Lady clerks worked at Barings counting dividend warrants and foreign loan warrants.
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Paul
Virginia
Pema
Tikara
New York Advertiser
Hank of
England
Barings
New York Times
Indy's Quick Thinking Cashier Douses Hotel Fire
A Chicago Auditorium Hotel incident shows a pretty Indy cashier narrowly averting disaster by calmly extinguishing a small blaze caused by curling tongs and a spirit lamp. She prevented panic, saving much of the structure while only minor wardrobe and furniture damage occurred.
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Indy
Great Auditorium
Chicago
New Orleans Picayune
That Sagging Dress and Belts in the Fashion Notes
New York Journal outlines dress fixes including pins and matching belts to hide sagging backs. It notes belts in muslin linen sulk or ribbon with ruffed center back to conceal the seam and add ornament. Also mentions ivy bonnets, street wear silks and wool with bright threads, embroidery, lace, gold and silver touches, and changing fabrics and patterns in fashion.
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New York Journal
Paris
Fashion Notes on Gloves Dresses and Summer Accessories
The article describes striped fabrics and chic accessories for summer outfits. It highlights long gloves as durable bargains, blouses with India silk fronts and lace inserts, Inverness capes with long sleeves, and silk waists trimmed with diagonal rows of white gingham.
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Inverness
Chinese Supper Delights Guests With Hidden Fillings
Wal ter F. Lovan of Sacramento recalls a dinner at the Laclede where oranges served with unbroken skins hid removed pulp and jelly. a dish of complete shells contained nuts and candy instead of eggs, leaving guests mystified by the host’s quiet refusal to explain the trick.
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Mee
Walter F. Lovan
Sacramento
Cal
St. Lonia Globe- Democrat
Sour and Sweet Apples From One Tree Near Baltimore
Co. EL Harrington of Baltimore describes an apple tree in his yard producing bi colored fruit that is sweet on one side and sour on the other. He says the old tree appears ungrafted and puzzled horticulturists who cannot explain the phenomenon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. EL Harrington
Baltimore
Emery
Cine Omatt
Curious Old Church Nave at Greenstead Ongar England
An ancient church nave at Greenstead Ongar in England shows a curious construction using half-tranche of oak logs set close together. The nave measures about 20 feet 9 inches by 14 feet and is believed to date from the early medieval period as a shrine for the body of Saint Edman the martyr.
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Greenestead
Greenstead Ongar
England
Britain
Oaka
Ss Edman
Ol Tien O
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Farawar
Tres Salle
Stalin
Woolain
Atlanta Constitution
Yorkshire
Iva Currington
Miss Carrington
Lueck
Nise
London
India Mail
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