Harem Intrigue in Teheran Doctors and Jealous Wives
The London Daily Graphic reports on Dr Solyman amid the shah's harem. He faces jealousy, women’s scheming, and exotic beliefs as he treats a princess, while talismans and fashion rivalries fuel power plays, education lags, and court intrigue in Tehran.
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Solyman
London
St. Bartholomew's
London Daily Graphic
Kashan
Kirman
Europe
Worth
Teheran
Nerbela
Arate
Tzheran
Yvette Gilbert
Chevalier
Washington Herald
A Little Song for the Road by Laura E. Richards
A brief verse about a traveler singing along the road and the simple joys of spring. The speaker hopes a small bird, a flower, and a child can all sing, making the world gay. The poem preserves a hopeful tone and gentle rural imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura E. Richards
Black Eye Cure Fails Poole Story From Tenderloin Night
Caruthers suffers a black eye after a rough night in the Tenderloin. He uses liver as a makeshift cure overnight, waking to a worse color change and the fear of gossip at work. He contemplates illness to avoid scrutiny but must return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Caruthers
Poole
Mr. Caruthers
McCrea Named President as Cassatt Fades from Pennsy
James McCrea, long rising through railroad ranks from rodman to first vice president, is elected head of the Pennsylvania railroad after Cassatt’s death. A Pittsburg-born man, he blends hard work with modest wealth, enjoys horses and golf, and vows to curb graft while guiding the vast system.
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Ourg. Pa
Rodman
Penn- 2 Railroad
James McCrea
A. Pcassatt
Jim
McCn
Cassatt
Hs Death Mr. Cassatt
McCrea
Big
Pittsburg
Brooky City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Duquesne
Pittsburg Club
Country Club
Pittsburg Golf Club
New York
Union League
Chicago
Quaker City
Philadelphia Club
The
Pennsylvania
Nordica Graciously Receives Farmhouse Heirloom Estate
Mme Lillian Nordica has come into possession of the Farmington Maine homestead, a 50 acre estate gifted by her sister Mrs. William Baldwin of Dorchester. The article recalls Nordica’s childhood roots, family history, and plans to create a museum around the property and its mementos.
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Mme
Lillian Nordica
William Baldwin
Dorchester
Mass
Farmington
Nordica
Boston
J O'Neill
New England Conservatory
Alexander Forsyth
New York
Chelsea
Balzac
Browning
John Allen
Mme. Nordica
Edwin Norton
Mr. Gowed
Alsterg
Quick and Slow Ripening Fruits Noted
The strawberry is the quickest ripening among British fruits while the fig ripens slowest. The fig’s fruit is formed in the year prior to its ripening, linking its development to the season before.
China’s Revenue Up. Outlook Brightens on Boxer Indemnity
Pekin correspondent of the London Times reports that China’s revenue for 1906 was the largest on record and that the financial outlook improves with a potential U S refund of the unexpended Boxer indemnity totaling £4,400,000.
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China
Pekin
London Times
United States
Birthplace of Lee Home of Stratford on the Potomac
Richmond’s note recalls Robert E Lee’s birth at Stratford Virginia, founded by Col Thomas Lee in the early eighteenth century. The Stratford estate, named for England’s Stratford, marks a lineage of Lee leaders and statesmen from colonial Virginia to the Confederacy. It notes a tomb of Col Thomas Lee and Hannah Lee and lists six notable Lee brothers among generations of honor and public service.
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Richmond
Robert DB. Lee
Stratford
Westmoreland County
New World
Thomas Lee
Richard Ide
Col
Richard Lee
Virginia
Col Lee
Shropshire
England
Stratford On
Potomac
Colony of
Stratford: Birthplace of Robert E. Lee and family legacy
The piece recalls the Stratford estate as the birthplace and home of Robert E. Lee and his forbears. It describes the brick H shaped mansion with two main fronts, 18 rooms, surrounding grounds, and a brick wall with carved gate remnants. Yeocomocom Episcopal church, sixteentish miles away, served the Lees.
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Beders-or-wre
Independence
Philip Ludwell Lee
Straford
Matilda
Gen. Lee
Stratford
Virginia
Lees
Old Yeocomtco Episcopal Church
Southern Chivalry and a Seat Offer
An elderly black man in a crowded car rises and bows to a woman seeking a seat. He insists the gesture causes no depravity, saying there is no depravity. The exchange shows a genteel southern courtesy despite social constraints.
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Paris
Garuther
Ailiof Jim
Mpcrea
Pennsylvania Rail
Yahough
James M’crea
Hordica Homestead
Prima Donna
Farmington, Me
Lee
Old Family
Otilt
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