Sir John and Lady Cantourne Face a Family Trial
In a tense drawing room confrontation, Lady Cantourne learns Millicent Cantourne's engagement to Guy Oscard is in doubt. Sir John explains his role in letting the couple settle matters themselves, while Lady Cantourne reflects on fifty years of unhappiness caused by past choices and the debt she feels. The scene ends with Sir John dining alone, still the master of a rigid household.
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Lacy Cantourse
Sir John
Lady Cantourne
Father
Cantourne
John
Millicent Chyne
Jack
Lim
Millicent
Guy Oscard
Africa
A Queen of Song Natalini Cavalieri to Share Covent Garden Honors
Natalini Cavalieri described as the most beautiful singer now in opera will share Covent Garden season with Melba and Tetrazzini. Born in Rome she sang in cafes before debuting in Naples and Paris and later New York, famed for a naturalistic acting method. Her challenge is to impress London alongside Melba and Tetrazzini.
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Mme
Natalini Cavalieri
Italy
America
Covent Garden
Melba
Tetrazzini
Mme. Cavalieri
William Armstrong
Munsey
Rome
San Carlo
Naples
Mimi
Bonci
Paris
Folies- Bergere
Massenet
New York
Giordano
Fedora
Manon Lescaut
Mme, Cavalieri
Donna
London
The Merry Widow in Simla Legend by Kipling
Kipling tells of a grass widow in Simla during the hot season. He notes how the hill station hosts wives left behind as husbands toil in the plains. The tale unfolds through a morning chance meeting in the cool air above the city.
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Rudyard Kipling
Simla
India
Kipling
The Return Trip Temperature Watch
The Washington Star notes rising temperatures as mercury climbs with an anxious tone stating Going up instead of Going down. The brief reflects observers noting the shift in heat and its possible impact.
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Washington Star
Not Much Doing in Indianapolis News
A burglar quizzed about business asks how it stands and the reply notes it is poor picking. The snippet from the Indianapolis News delivers a terse, ironic exchange reflecting economic or local business mood.
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Indidbapolis News
The Difficult Path to Learning Japanese
A critique from Clive Holland notes Japanese is hard for Western learners. It requires mastering 214 signs for dictionaries, two distinct languages written and spoken, and 2,500 to 3,000 ideographs for higher-class newspapers.
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Clive Holland
Japan
North Pole
Holland
Painter Rescued After Trapped at Falls With Knife Clutched
On June 1 1872 painter William McCullough was swept toward a cataract when he grabbed a rock near the falls. Bystander Thomas Conroy threw a rope from shore and reached him after wading and swimming through deep water. They struggled several times but saved him and the putty knife remained in McCullough’s grasp during the rescue.
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William McCullough
Thomas Conroy
Painter
McCullough
Dublin Bootblacks in 1780 Dublin
In 1780 Dublin shoeblacks formed a numerous street craft. They used lampblack and eggs as polish, and worked from a three legged stool with a spud knife, wig, and painter brush. Gentlemen had their boots scraped and polished on street corners, producing strong odors from the eggs and a glossy finish. Country folk mostly greasy their shoes.
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Dublin
Wage earning legislators praised by Boston Traveler
The Boston Traveler lauds fifty legislators who come from hands on trade, saying professionals aside, these lawmakers from bench shop and mill prove intelligent, honest, and industrious peers of any elected to govern the state.
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Boston
Linevitch Remains a Dauntless foe of Japan in War History
Gen Nikolai Linevitch died in St Petersburg on April 23 at age 73. A Crimean War veteran, he led Russian forces in the Russo Japanese War and served in the Caucasus and Siberia. He warned that Japan planned a renewed attack and urged strong action, even against Japan with American help.
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Nikolai Petroviteh
Lineviteh
St. Petersburg
Japan
Turkey
Caucasus
Siberia
Lord Roberts
Linevitch
Kurotkin
Manchuria
Oyama
Dusky von Moltke
Portsmouth
Sunri River
Passing of the Patent
A humorous exchange notes a pair of shoes once patent leather now lacking patent protection as a witty jab about aging goods. The quip appears in Chicago News reflecting on changing fashions and language.
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Higgins
Wiggins
Chicago News
New Thought Beautifies Plainest Girl Remark
The St Paul Pioneer Press quotes a debate on beauty and lotions versus new notions. The exchange contrasts traditional grooming with modern ideas, noting few will abandon familiar lotions for unfamiliar concepts.
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St Paul Pioneer Press
Wise Old Farmer Guarded Hay With Pitchforks
A wise old farmer pins twelve pitchforks into a hay load at a crossroads. A tourist asks if he is crazy. the gatekeeper explains the pitchforks deter automobiles from hitting him.
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Chicago News
Spinster Explains Why She Needs No Husband
A spinster confesses she does not want a husband. She has a dog that growls a parrot that swears and a cat that stays out nights, so she questions why she should marry, as told in Lippincott's Magazine.
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Lippincott’s
Mean dering Mike Shows Kind Heart in Bold Request
A humorous exchange features Mean dering Mike, a robust yet penniless figure, insisting his generosity prevents him from begging while a well off citizen admonishes him for asking. The quip exposes contrasting temperaments as they debate charity.
The Venturesome Squirrel Across a Narrow Cable
A gray squirrel attempts to cross a road on a two inch cable. Its progress is blocked by a large traveling steel bucket and repeated dangers arise as the bucket moves toward it. The animal dodges and then scampers behind as the bucket climbs the cable.
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