Prefers Girl to Throne Miss Fay to Wed Bavarian Prince
Miss Maude Fay of San Francisco travels to Paris seeking a wedding trousseau for her engagement to Prince Henri Luitpold of Bavaria. She insists on equality in marriage, prompting the prince to renounce royal honors to marry her after a courtship at the Grand Opera house in Munich.
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San Francisco
Maude Fay
Paris
Rue de la Paix
Trousseau
Henri Luitpold
Bavaria
Leutenant
Otto
Jess
Caesar
Miss Fay
Grand Opera House
Munich
Nephew's marriage brings light humor to odd dialogue
A man known for erratic thoughts responds to concerns about his nephew's marriage. He notes the groom has curly blond hair and has not performed any grand feat beyond picking flaws on a guitar, yet he has married a female baseball player named Puck.
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Puck
A Prudent Program of Umbrella Lending
Mr Growcher says he never lends an umbrella to anyone while Mr Grump approves the caution. The exchange notes that frequent lending could return the umbrella to the original owner by chance.
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Mr. Growcher
Mr. Grump
Postum Helps Creamery Manager Improve Health and Focus
A Wis creamery manager reports coffee caused digestion issues and heart palpitations. After switching to Postum following wife’s guidance, digestion and mental sharpness improved, enabling better office work and fewer mistakes. The letter, attributed to Postum Co., promotes the product with a note about authenticity.
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Wis
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Police authorize officers to use personal dogs on duty
London police will allow suburban officers to take their own dogs on patrol after a successful trial. No uniform dog system will be created. officers must prove need to their superiors. Dogs serve to protect officers and assist in detaining suspects, and are chosen by the officers themselves.
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London
Bleak House to Be Sold at Auction in London
The Bleak house once favored by Charles Dickens and linked to the novel Bleak House is set for sale by auction. Dickens wrote most of David Copperfield there and the real house inspired the book’s chancy high court delays.
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Dickens
David Copperfield
Old Place
London
Bleak House
Charles Dickens
Bleak Houses
Court of Chancery
Broadstairs
Kent
The Cocoanut Palm and Its American Roots
The cocoanut palm’s widespread use and history in the Americas are traced from its possible Asiatic origins through early explorers to modern cultivation. Peculiar distribution by currents and humans aided its spread to Panama Bay islands and the Isthmus, with Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, and the Caribbean emerging as key producers.
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Tropics
Tennant
de Candolle
Sumatra
Java
Pacific
Central America
Ceylon
Africa
Brazil
Venezuela
West Indies
de Martius
Guiana
Dampier
Vancouver
Panama Bay
Cocos Island
Costa Rica
Mexico
Ecuador
Seeman
Panama
Oviedo
Darien
Colombia
Mosquito Coast
Americas
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Honduras
San Salvador
Guayaquil
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Haiti
Bahamas
Jamaica
Trinidad
Florida
Pacific America
San Francisco
Hawaiian Islands
Orient
Equator
America
Asia
Indian Archipelago
Gulf of Panama
Asiatic Islands
Blume
Philippines
Europe
Indian
China
Orly
Bay of Panama
Colba
Chiriqui
Punta Burica
Golfo Dulce
Columbus
Veraguas
United States
India
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Libby
Natalie
Estelle
Paul
Paulie
Prince Lultpold
Miss Maude Fay
Bobbies
London Beats
Charles Melville Brown
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