Close Ones Beyond the Veil
A meditation from the Christian Advocate urges keeping loved ones near in memory after death. It laments the coldness of daily life and the gap between the living and those who have passed, insisting on cherishing enduring love beyond the veil and not allowing routine cares to dull precious ties.
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Christian Advocate
The Comradeship of Virginia Denning's Secret Night
Virginia Denning and Hilliard scheme a covert coast down the hill to a party, sparking flirtation and plans to join Lydia's world. He later confronts her in Ted Denning's den, recognizing a transformed Virginia and confessing his long wait for her openness.
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Lydia
Ted
Virginia
Eucian
Hikara
Virgini
Mr. Hilliard
Mr. Hillard
Miss Virginia
Hilliard
Dennings
Aind
Our National Superstition: Wendell on Education Reform
A critical look at Professor Barrett Wendell’s North American Review essay arguing U S education hinges on will and discipline. He criticizes modern methods that favor interest over training and defends classics and maths for cultivating voluntary attention and precision despite their perceived deadness.
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Barrett Wendell
North American Review
Wendell
Harvard
Pulse watcher aids anaesthesia and liquid crystal notes
The pulse register device attached to a patient’s forearm improves monitoring under anaesthetics. Dr Otto Lehmann discusses liquid crystals with two melting points and light polarization. Loch Morar is the UK’s deepest lake at 1,017 feet with a near constant 42 F at depth. Germany expands textile schools to boost industry. Melting point of gold measured at 1067.2 C by Parisian researchers. Yerkes tests Roman vs Arabic numerals showing faster and more accurate with Arabic.
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Gartner
Vierina
Otto Lehmann
Loch Morar
United Kingdom
Europe
Norway
Italy
Germany
Empire
Paris
Messrs. Jacquerod
Perrot
R. M. Yerkes
Harvard
Just comrades till you get used to it
A brief New York News anecdote recalls a playful exchange on a stairway. Virginia and Ted are drawn into a charged moment as a friend outside asks about discovery, and a whispered promise of more unfolds.
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Virginia
Ted
Hil- Hard
Ello
Veg
New York News
Monkeys Use Feigned Illness to Attack Carrion Crows
The Lahore Tribune reports a clever monkey chained to a bam bo pole feigned illness to lure crows. After dusk his food arrived and the crows attacked it, allowing the monkey to seize a crow and toss it, prompting the crows to kill it in turn. The tale echoes Kipling’s Simla monkey episode.
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Lahore
Monkey
Kipling
Sir Edward Buck
Simla
Darwin
Zoological Gardens
Chinese customs free turtles aboard steamers to sea
The Hong Kong Press notes a Chinese practice of placing large turtles on river steamers not for food but to release them into the sea. The act is believed to bring good luck.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Change Of Mind Keeps Shoppers From Buying Suits
The speaker notes how people frequently alter their decisions and fail to purchase new suits even when funds are available, highlighting wavering commitments and reluctance to spend.
Newfoundland Governor Sir William Macgregor Profile
London reports an interview with Sir William Macgregor, newly appointed governor of Newfoundland, and his wife Lady Macgregor. The Scotsman's career spanned Fiji and Mauritius, where as chief medical officer he led rescue efforts after the Syria shipwreck, earning recognition for fearless service and later assuming governance of England’s oldest colony.
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Clarke
C. M
New -Guinea
New Guinea
Lagos
William
William Macgregor
Newfoundland
London
New York Herald
Lady Macgregor
British Empire
England
Sir William
University of Edinburgh
Colonial Office
Seychelles
Port Louis
Isle of
Mauritus
Fiji
Syria
Nasilal Reef
New York Church Property Tax Exemption Totals Revealed
The New York World reports a federation study showing total real estate exempt from taxation at 216,694,195 with Roman Catholic property valued at 55,582,065. Episcopal leads among Protestant denominations at 53,000,450, with Presbyterians 16,714,000 and Jews 13,420,050. Hospitals add 14,782,400. Salvation Army and Volunteers of America hold smaller amounts.
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New York
Federation of Churches and Christian Organizations
Manhattan Island
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Richmond
Manhattan
Episcopal
Presbyterian Church
Union Protestants
New York City
Methodist Episcopal Church
Reformed Dutch
Baptist
Congregationalists
Lutheran General Council
Unitarian
Lutheran Synodical Conference
Salvation Army
Volunteers of America
Christian Alliance
New York World
World Seeks Water Power From Falls and Rivers
The New York World reports global adoption of Niagara Falls hydroelectric methods. Campbell Ewinton notes water flow yields about 1,483,390 horsepower, with Britain supplying 11,906. projects include Foyers 7,000 and Loch Leven 17,000 hp. North Wales taps Lake Llydaw for 8,200 hp per 9 hour day. The Scotch Water Power Syndicate plans Loch Sley and Ardlul schemes. Even small streams at height can generate power.
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Loch Leven
North Wales Electric Power Company
Matrimonial Ads in Japan Spark Public Notice
A New York Tribune report notes pervasive matrimonial adverts in Japan promising charm and wealth to attract a life partner. The language portrays beauty, mobility, and stability as selling points amid a yearly flood of such notices.
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Japan
Gazi
Tribune
Fragmentary historic note on Longfellow and Louisville clash
Fragmented OCR text hints at a public dispute involving Longfellow and a Louisville setting. The readable parts suggest an argument or confrontation with dubious conduct claims and implied consequences, but specific actions, dates, or identities are unclear.
Telephone in the Forest Improves Logging Operations
The Chicago Chronicle reports how telephone links run through forest camps along riverbanks. Foremen read reports, issue instructions, and coordinate log jams from camp to camp, speeding log flow and reducing perilous messenger runs.
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Hudson
Bay Company
Thege Hardy Imén
Eayith
Knapsick
Chicago Chronicle
Senator Hoar Died Poor After Thirty Years in Congress
A writer in Booklovers' Magazine portrays Senator Hoar as a very human man whose public acts were strong yet his finances were fragile. He lived in a Washington boarding house and owned a modest Worcester cottage, dying in harness after a long service. He faced criticism for dogmatism and sharp personalities but remained approachable and dignified.
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Washington
Booklovers
Roger Sherman
Harness
Congress
Worcester
Fragmentary Buacolic Humoris Dialogue Snippet
A fragmented early dialogue presents a exchange between a visitor and a boy named Noa, touching on life, fashion habits, and a bleak doctor’s remark about a limited lifespan. The piece reads as a fragment of stylized prose with wandering musings and interruptions.
Fragmented OCR Narrative With Personal Names and Phrases
A garbled OCR passage presents a collage of names and scattered phrases. It mentions a coat, a postroom letter, a Wey Hotel slice, and a pending appeal. The text includes references to a man on earth, a bad day, and a dance invitation, all within a disjointed, stream of fragmented lines.
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Pareng
Ygn
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