London Hideaway for Dororthy Strode and Dick Harris
Dorothy Strode and Dick Harris return to London for a discreet life in Kensington after two Riviera months. Dorothy battles dull days without meaningful contact while Dick fears exposure and contemplates romance in quiet, chic flats amid wary neighbors and village gossip in Palace Mansions.
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Colchester
Dorothy
Chelmsford
London
Kensington
Barbara
Aylmer’s Field
Dick Dear
Dorothy Strode
Esther
Egypt
New Zealand
Lelve
Dolly
Diels
Doctors and Spanish War Dispatches Clash in Contested Claims
A physician voices anger at patient noncompliance amid broad views on Cuba and a looming Cuban crisis. The piece traces U S naval strategy with Commodore Schley and lists the fleet’s ships and former names in a tense, period wartime tone.
Flying Squadron Could Strike at Spain From Hampton Roads
The article describes Commodore Schley and his flying squadron as central to the U S naval plan to confront Spain. It notes the ships Minneapolis Columbia Brooklyn Massachusetts and Katahdin as key units and discusses potential actions from Atlantic Coast defense to offensive moves against Havana and Spanish colonies. The piece mentions Howell's new squadron with ships San Francisco New Orleans Oregon Topeka and others poised to join, plus the New Orleans origin as the former Brazilian warship.
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Chesapeake
Brooklyn
Texas
Massachusetts
Howell
Havana
Blanco
Spain
Cuba
Cuban
United States
Schley
Hampton Roads
Uncle Sam
Strategic Board of the Navy Department
Washington
America
Philadelphia Times
Atlantic
Gampson
Minneapolis
Columbia
New Zngland
Paris
Columbian
Porto Rico
Canaries
San Francisco
New Orleans
Oregon
Topeka
Alaska Indians Weaving Art and Domestic Roles
The article portrays Alaska Indian women as skilled artisans whose weaving and basketry produce sought after works. It notes their life constraints, family structures, and food work mostly done by women while men idle. Blankets from wiki mountain wool command high prices, with Chilkat blankets featuring long fringes and intricate designs worn during dances.
Wandering Willie and Thirsty Theodore in Harlem Life
A humorous Harlem Life exchange shows Wandering Willie scolding Thirsty Theodore who admits drinking bichloride of gold thinking it whisky. Theodore worries about lasting harm and asks if he should stop drinking.
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Willie
Scott
Pard
Theodore
Harlem
Electric rat trap shocks and kills rodent
A novel device uses a small cheese fixed to an electric wire so that when a rat touches the cheese it receives a fatal shock. The setup aims to trap rats by delivery of a quick electric current.
Grotesque fringe hats praised for durability
The article describes grotesque fringe hats with pointed hanging sides. It notes conventionalized faces of men and animals in pale green or dull blue outlines on white, and a deer skin shaving at the center of each twisted wool strand, making them nearly indestructible per Woman's Home Companion.
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Bara
Joe
Dorothy
Miss Dimsdale
Impussne of the bagpipes in Glasgow analysis
A Glasgow paper reviews a New York Tribunes jokey memo on bagpipes and odd figures. The piece cites absurd percentages for items like big files on window and voices of infant puppies, with other quirky rates for cats, pigs, steam whistles, and cricket chants.
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Glasgow
New York Tribune
Newtons Gravity Insight From An Apple and Bicycle
A playful thought contrasts Newtons apple moment with a hypothetical early observer. It suggests if Newton hadn’t noticed the falling apple a beginner’s bicycle mishap might have revealed gravity earlier.
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Dorsi Sree
International Press Association
India
Mrs. Almer
Heself
Dorothy Barbara
Graveleigh Hall
Halloway
Columbus
Janet Wenham
Elizabeth Middleham
Whittington
Mrs. Jones
Palace Mansions
Apacnikc
Phyasiclana
New York
Amazonas
Diogenes
St. Paul
St. Louis
Harvard
Yale Paris
Yorktown
Badger Yamari
Yankee ! el Nord
Yosemite el Sae
Dixie el Sud
Prairie el Rito
Commodore Schley
Columbias
CP Uleig
Olny
Johnny
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