The Old Oak Poem by Hall Caine
A lyric passage from Hall Caine in the Home Journal portrays a mighty oak as king of the forest. The tale follows the tree’s towering life from bud to dawn of its decline, noting storms, acorns, and the vast emptiness left in its wake.
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Hall Caine
the Home Journal
The Diamond Drill and the Platteville Lovers
A Nebraska prospector Barden guides a visitor through ten years of coal fever and love. Walt and Laura marry Christmas Eve aided by savings for a diamond drill. The old man dies before seeing the payoff, leaving land for the couple and a dream of coal finally unfulfilled.
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Daily Story Pub. Co
Barden
Platteville
River Valley
Nebraska
Bloss
Oine
Walt
Greel
Muzzy
Prospector
New York
Laura
Dad
Ben
Proxy Talkers Orators Is Popular
The phonograph may replace tired candidates in campaigns as meetings produce records sent to the candidate for replay. It could transform political outreach by letting voters hear proceedings without in person attendance. Frederick John Dorniman MP for Falmouth and Penrhyn has addressed constituents by phonograph so far.
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America
Houi Ig Caatoenes
Frederick John Dorniman
Falmouth and
Penrhyn
Plea for the Onion and Its Culinary Use
An informal piece extols onions as appetizing for cold meats and fish, praising pickled slices with vinegar pepper and salt. It notes onions retain flavor when raw, and highlights fried onions for gravies with brown color, mentioning skins in frying and cautions about odor.
Mansfield in Henry V Impresses With Stage Mastery
The performance of Henry V by Richard Mansfield earns praise for a dramatic climax and brilliant success. The actor conveys soldier, statesman, and orator with fluent technique, delivering Henry’s speeches with distinct voice and poignant cadence. Lyman B. Glover in the Chicago Times-Herald, Oct. 5.
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Henry
Shakespeare
Richard Mansfield
Lyman B. Glover
Chicago Times-Herald
Head of Prince Tuan in Peril Amid Boxer Legacy
The eastern situation centers on Prince Tuan son of Prince Tien of Tuakwang. His head is feared to be in danger as he bears blame for the Boxers' outrages before Pekin fell. Po Shun is named heir to the dragon throne by the emperor.
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Gord
Jiming
Platte Valley
Platteville
Barden
Tien
Tuakwang
Po Shun
Tuan
Peace by Insurance Plan forms International Peace Assurance Association
Homer L. Boyle of Grand Rapids organizes the International Peace Assurance Association to end wars through insurance principles. A nationwide board of signatories would adjudicate disputes, award damages, set boundary times, and require apologies. Milwaukee cites marriage law reforms and elopement declines as related social changes.
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Homer L. Boyle
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
International Peace Assurance Association
Boyle
Monatgu White
National Board of Adjustees
United States
Congress
Brave Huntress Hurt In Suffolk Hunt
Mrs Joseph Bruce Ismay, famed New York horsewoman, was thrown from her horse while following the hounds near Southampton Long Island. She was unconscious briefly but recovered enough to remount and finish the hunt, though she sustained serious injuries.
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Joseph Bruce Ismay
New York
Southampton
Long Island
Plans for new Australian capital design
Early next year competitive calls will invite bids for the physical design of Australia’s new federal capital. The goal is to create one of the world’s most artistic cities with a distinctive national character.
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Australian Federation
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J. B. Ismay