The Dukes Return to Pisa Palace After Navarino
In Pisa a palace once owned by the Villacosa dukes becomes the scene of an impostor tale. Beppo Galemberti helps a wounded noble disguised as a beggar claim the home of his fathers. The real Giulio, Duke of Villacosa, regains his estate with proof and forgives the hotel keeper, offering care and wealth to Beppo and his father.
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Pisa
Tuscany
Villaciosa
Giullo
Galemberti
Benvenuto Cella
Raphael
Titian
Beppo Galemberti
Beppo
Athos
Dumas
Galembert
Galemberts
Papa
Galembertl
Villadosas
Italy
Glulo
Villacosa
Giulio
Duke of
Navarino
Barthold
Guilio
Villadosa
Villarinsa
Seattle
Carrara
Thera
See Now for Our Dinner Appetite of an Ox
A dramatic line set in an Italian context quotes a man declaring the contract signed and asking indulgence for interrupting dinner, asserting he now has the appetite of an ox. The remark underscores a boastful, confident mood in a business scene.
Use of the Shoe Horn Not Solely for Shoes
A shoe horn seller argues the tool is not limited to pulling on shoes. He cites boarding houses using its blade to eat ice cream or stir fudge, and even as a makeshift knife for cutting care at informal gatherings, noting the horn’s primary purpose is for shoes but it has many uses.
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Defiance
Boy's Idea of Nero Turns Worms to Awe at Dinner
Seven year old Franklin in Camden hears Nero tales from his eighth grade sister. At dinner he recalls Nero as a bird that ate worms, prompting amused shivers among the family as the Rome burning tale sinks in.
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Franklin
Camden
Nero
Rome
Philadelphia
Angelic question from a Carnegie child at Skibo
A tale from Skibo Castle in Scotland recounts Andrew Carnegie’s young daughter Margaret asking the nurse if angels sleep and whether angels have wings. She speculates she will sleep under a wing in heaven, reflecting a child’s innocent curiosity about heavenly beings.
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Angela
Skibo Castle
Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
New York Times
Men of Many Millions in the Subtreasury Scene
Assistant Treasurer Hamilton Fish, earning eight thousand a year, curbs visits to the vaults yet may yield to diplomatic pressure. Vault Clerk Edward Hale notes officers handle vast sums daily and yet lack pocket change at home, jokingly admitting their spouses receive only five cents.
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Hamilton Fish
Edward H. Hale
Guardsmen Wrap Heads With Towels At Aldershot
A War Office sun-hat refusal led to a remarkable scene as a 2nd Grenadier Guards battalion under Gen Paget marched at Fox Hills Aldershot with towels wrapped around their heads and Broduicks atop, a spectacle unseen in local streets.
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War Office
2Nd Grenadier Guards
Paget
Fox Hills
Aldershot
London An
Sundial and Alarm Clock Poem Reflection
Old Father Time and two clock types are described with contrasts between work and leisure. The verse notes sundials bring peaceful days free from bustle while alarm clocks spur wakefulness and hustle, attributed to McLandburgh Wilson.
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McLandburgh Wilson
To Protect Mexican Birds Efforts in Mexia Push Protection Law
Efforts are being made in Mexia to pass a law protecting birds that are useful to agriculture and game birds at certain seasons. The move aims to safeguard avian species important to farming and hunting.
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Mexia
St Gregory the Great and English ties in Rome
The article recalls St Gregory the Great death in AD 604 and the thirteenth centenary celebrations. It describes English veneration, Gregory's house on the Caelian Hill, the feeding of poor, the Saxon slave story, and his missionary work guiding England to Christianity. It notes the archways, the church of St Gregory, and the Gregorian chant reforms attributed to him.
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Rome
St. Gregory the Great
Gregory
England
Green
Count de Montalembert
Pomerandia
Vatican
Roman
Titus
Constantine
Palatine
Gordianus
St. Silvia
St. Gregory
Coelian
Scipio Borghese
St. Augustine
Ethelword
Triclinium
Lateran
Fe Peter's
Domestic Chef Scene With New Girl Dinner Guests
A dialogue shows Mrs. De Style directing a dinner and a new girl agreeing to recall orders. The exchange hints at Irish stew being prepared and guests needing to be addressed with French names as desired.
Learning Golf First Young Lady Laughs At Ball in Hole
The scene shows two young ladies learning golf. One exclaims the ball is in a hole while the other suggests using a stick of the right shape to retrieve it. The exchange ends with a humorous note about finding a tool shaped like a dustpan and brush.
Long Step Forward Quote Sparks School Debate
The exchange centers on Miss Finemind and Mrs. Binks as they joke about advanced woman and higher education. Mrs. Binks notes her quip that she loves a cat, while Miss Finemind refers to it in formal terms as a domesticated carnivorous quadruped of the family Felidae and genus F domestica.
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Mr. Binks
Sickening mixture in a wartime home scene
A professor asks a grim question as a father forces his daughter to hide a box of candy and a book of opera airs. The little girl replies with a literal list of what she has, and the exchange turns sour as the father scolds the sweets and orders the book put away.
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Wagner
Building Food To Strength a Child With Grape-Nuts
A Colorado mother tells how her fifteen month old son recovered from pneumonia brain fever and teething convulsions after using Grape-Nuts with milk. She notes rapid improvement and later feeding the child the Grape-Nuts itself, claiming a strong healthy baby emerged. The ad-like piece promotes Grape-Nuts and urges looking for the little book in each package.
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Colorado
Kansas City
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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