Hidden Velasquez Portrait Reemerges From Madrid Palace
A 300 year old Velasquez portrait of Queen Isabella of Spain was found hidden in a Madrid ducal palace tarret. Restored in London, the painting had been painted over to resemble a nun, with only the face and hands visible after the nun’s lace collar fringe was revealed. Princess Isabella of Bourbon married Philip IV in 1615 and was later kept in a convent. The nun garb was painted over by order of the queen to present her as a nun without papal consent.
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Madrid
Velasquez
Isabella of Spain
Philip IV
London
Isabella of Bourbon
Philip
Order of the Desenlges
Isabella
Not a Bit
The quote expresses frustration that simply holding the key to a solution is useless without effort to act. It emphasizes initiative and personal responsibility in resolving a situation.
Squeeze Popular in China
A description of squeeze as graft in Chinese business and politics. It notes Chinese merchants officials and workers preferring graft over harder work, and links squeeze to profits and corruption in provincial governance and national politics. The excerpt presents squeeze as a pervasive economic and political force in China.
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Coolie
Beegar
Persaig
Canton
China
Woodlot Crew Works Hard Against Forestry Woes
A fragment notes a woodlot crew facing management and care challenges. The text mentions forestry magazine figures and claims the crew could produce several times the indicated yields in a year. It emphasizes labor intensity and efficiency amid uncertain practices.
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Bis
Illinois Pushes Health Drives Across Red Cross Chapters
Public health efforts gain focus as Red Cross chapters in Illinois plan winter campaigns targeting neglected rural areas. Home care classes draw many women and girls, with examples like Henderson County where volunteers travel 20 miles for courses. Macon County reports strong cooperation with the hospital, aiding crippled children projects.
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Red Cross
Ininois
Henderson County
Macon County
Macon County Hospital
Schuyler County
Illinois Schools Plan Hot Lunches
Red Cross workers in Illinois promote school hot lunches to combat underweight. Rural schools report success, while teachers, funds, and parent cooperation are cited as barriers, now addressed by Red Cross demonstrations of simple lunch methods. Better nourished children are expected to lead to better students.
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Red Cross
Ilinois
Red Cross Funds School Kitchen At Gillespie
The Gillespie Illinois Red Cross chapter raised funds rapidly to install domestic science facilities at a new community school. The program now offers a domestic science course and hot lunches for pupils.
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Red Cross
Gillespie
Ill
Twentyeth Child Born to Frau Stepanek in Vienna
The "Great Mother in the World" Frau Stepanek has given birth to her twentieth child. The American Red Cross unit in Vienna celebrated by presenting the baby with a full layette and aiding the family with food and clothing donated by U.S. Red Cross chapters.
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Vienna
Frau Stepanek
American Red Cross Unit
Fran Stepanek
Red Cross
United States
Quote about wives, spending, and suffrage meetings
In a witty remark attributed to a Boston Transcript exchange, a man questions his wife’s time at clubs and suffrage meetings while debating household duties. The quip about the wife’s cooking highlights gender norms and social commentary.
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Boston Transcript
Complete Work of Today
Quote from John Blake in the Chicago Daily News urges starting each day with a clean slate and completing today’s tasks to avoid tomorrow’s mortgage. It warns against carrying over unfinished work and links daily productivity to seizing future opportunities and avoiding wage slavery.
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John Blake
Chicago Daily News
Aviators Shown Capable of Birdlike Feats
An American Legion Weekly remark notes aviators performing uncanny maneuvers rivaling birds. The report highlights a stunt where a flyer sleeps perched on a tree branch with one foot, illustrating extraordinary aerial skills.
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Ferguson
Fitzgerald
Zatso
American Legion Weekly
Real Turk Not Money Mad in the Bazaar Encounter
The narrator contrasts real Anatolian Turks with pushy merchants. An open shop in a bazaar shows a merchant who ignores him, rebuffs strangers, and even blocks entry with a passive greeting. The encounter ends with respect and humor, noting some traders value other things over sales.
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Herbert Gibbons
Asia
Restoring Flower Fragrance with Sugar Solution
A note explains that flower perfume fades when petals lose starch. It claims fragrance can be restored by placing the flower in a sugar solution, reactivating starch formation and scent emission promptly.
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Michigan Avenue
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