Bishop of Modenstein Forces Castle Entry In Night Raid
The bishop rides to Festenburg to confront Count Nikolas over Princess Osra. He fights through guards, bursts into the hall, and forces passage toward the staircase, vowing church freedom as he advances to confront the count. The scene shifts to a later town setting with a domestic scene involving Mr. Rising and stock talk.
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Zenda
Modenstein
Festenburg
Osra
Zendar
Strelsan
Count Nikolas
Nikolas
Strelnau
Hentzau
Castle
Frederick of ‘Hentsav
Strelean
God's Church
Spender Bank Breaks Again in Curious Silver Wealth Dialogue
In a Times-Herald excerpt Mr. Rising muses on a bank's collapse and the peculiarity of silver reserves. Mrs. Rising jokes about the weight of silver dollars while they debate bankers' faults and community aid as a stock venture is proposed.
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Mra. Rising
Mr. Rising
John
Mrs. Rising
Mrs. Ising
Spender
Mr.Rising
J. BE. Vancasox
Otter Lake
Lapeer &O
B Amfich
Doctor Pierce
Curious Hobbies and Royal Collectors Across History
An Old World roundup details such passions as wedding cake fragments from queens, walking sticks, tea varieties, snuff jars, and boxes. Notables like Lord Petersham, King of Bavaria, Duke of Sussex, and Queen Victoria figures appear among collectors of slippers, boots, cigars, bows, and thousands of Bibles, with anecdotes on porcelain, beans, warming pans, teapots, bonnets, and Cremona fiddles.
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Queen Victoria
William IV
Lord Petersham
Cig
India
Europe
Henry von Bruhl
Bavaria
Wurtemburg
Duke of
Sussex
George II
Pius IX
William Evans
Anglesea Caynigan
Merioneth
M. Nestor Roqueplan
Queen Mary of Scotland
Catherine de Medici
Gabriel d'Estrees
Diana de Poitiers
Mme. Pompadour
Marie Antoinette
Japan
Gittot
London
Italy
Josephine
Mary Stuart
Queen Anne
Catherine
Russia
Curious Key Meanings in Haydn Era Letter
A 1808 letter from a book on Haydn explains musical keys and their moods. It pairs each key with a character: E minor suggests contemplation, A minor warlike, G major bright, D major ample, B minor mournful, F sharp minor grand, and E major brilliant.
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Haydn
The Charms of Keys Described in Music Language
The passage reviews musical keys with adjectives to convey mood and character. E flat is praised as mellow and universal, C minor as plaintive, A flat as gentle and tender, F minor as penitential, and D flat as dark, noting each key’s expressive potential.
New Light on Americanisms From Indian Words in English
A Philadelphia Record essay traces Indian contributions to English vocabulary and politics. It cites terms like wigwam moccasin wampum and totem as native borrowings, and notes others such as caribou moose and cocoa with origins in Powhatan Narragansett and African languages.
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Narragansett
J. Hammond Trumbull
W. F E. Berard
West Indies
Angola
United States
Don’t Snub a Boy Says a Timely Lesson
A historical admonition urges not to snub boys for humble origins or flaws. It cites Shakespeare Lincoln Milton Demosthenes and others, noting how talent often rises despite poverty illiteracy or stuttering.
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Edleen
Shakespeare
Abraham Lincoln
Milton
Amu
Thogarth
Demosthenes
Greece
Trey
Christhon
Napoleon and the lone Guardsman Epigram
Emperor Napoleon praised his troops after a great battle but Company D sent a single wounded soldier. He said the rest lie on the field, and the man admitted they fought better than he did, a poignant moment of pride and loss.
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Napoleon
Harpers Round Table
Verbal Shifts Through History in English Words
A survey of word origins shows how meanings evolved from practical senses to modern usage. Terms like villain tomboy and miscreant illustrate shifts from social roles to pejorative labels while etymologies reveal roots in labor, travel, and daily life across centuries.
Men of Renown in European Affairs
London Aug 20 Justin McCarthy lauded as a careful writer and politician who shaped Irish party leadership after Parnell. The piece chronicles his career from Cork to London, his literary output including A History of Our Own Times, and his steady parliamentary work and friendships with English officials.
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London
Justin McCarthy
McCarthy
Huxley
Irish Parliamentary Party
Parnell
Tr. McCarthy
House of Commons
Cork
James Balfours
Perigee
Mr. McCarthy
Gladstone
Tess Walewill
Trish
England
Pactic
Polithee
America
Campbell-Hannerman
John Randolph
Roanoke
Balfour
Mr. Morley
Morley
Cork Examiner
Marland
Liverpool
The
Star
Tay Pay” O'Connor
Weekly
Sun
Galaxy of New York
Richard Grant White
Connecticut Valley
John Bright
Mra. Campbell- Praed
Athens
Robert Peel
United States
MacCarthy
Victoria
Enauverage
O the Prens
Dillon
O'Brien
Healy
Tanner
London Daily News
Suffrage in England Gains Notable Parliamentary Support
The Times- Herald reports growing English momentum for women's suffrage with a National Society list of 22 supportive MPs across party lines including the Balfours, Gorst, McCarthy, and Rollit. A bill repeatedly offered since 1867 faces varied opposition while aristocratic women push for voting rights, signaling stronger backing than in the United States.
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England
National Society For Women’s Suffrage
Balfours
John Gorst
Justin McCarthy
Staffons Northcote
Courtney
F. Lockwood
John Labbock
A. J. Rollit
George Wyndham
Gladstone
Disraeli
A. J. Palfour
Bled Station
Annie Oakley Charm Sees Noted Shooter In Syracuse Tour
The Syracuse Post praises Annie Oakley as a famed marksman. It describes her arena dress a brown serge outfit with Mexican jacket knickerbockers gaiters and a cowboy styled hat. She showcases guns including gold and pearl-embellished pieces and shares her portrait.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Post
Annie Oakley
Nutley
Puck
H.C. Runner
The English Athletes Visit Yale for Practice
Cambridge runners rest quietly after arriving to meet Yale. They toured Yale field and praised its ground aside from a soft cinder track to be wetted. Capt. Horan allows spectators unless crowds hinder workouts as Englishmen ignore American dietary abstinence and continue their ordinary meals and ale.
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Cambridge
Yale
England
Horan
Curious Notes From The Page Of The Day
A jumble of odd facts from early 20th century notes citing Germany called Karl s Wagon in the Estar group, 18 inch high dwarf trees in Japan, ballistics speeds from Kripp or Armstrong guns, lifespans of pines and oaks, Denmark as Universal Henery, and statistics on wars and populations, including a French beheading observation with a timing note.
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Germany
Karl
Red Beach
Europe
Denmark
Air William Turner
United States
France
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A. H. Hawkins
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Count Nikolaa
Zonda
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Philadelphia
Paradoxieal
Mort Strane
Tobbie
Goodby
Adieu
God
Thomas Waller
Thetis
the Times-!Herald
New York Tribune
Pierce
E. Vargason
Raq
Atlantic Refining Go
Wm. Mason
Coal Exchagne
Wyoming
Pine Brook
Pilsener
Dupont
Maderna County
Ellington
Delaware
Henry Belin, Jr
Wyoming Ave
Scranton
Third National Bank
Thos
John B. Rmit & Loeee
E. W. Molligan
W Wilk i
the Aepears
Madea
Royal Medicine CO
River O
Chicago
Ill
Matthews
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