Aurelia's advertisement leads to a double wedding
After Durand the postman delivers letters to Aurelia Stone he learns of her ad offering a country vacation in exchange for hosting a visiting girl. The plan grows into a charitable scheme as Aurelia helps a lame girl seeking surgery and inspires a double wedding as Aunt Sophia is set to marry her former sweetheart Franklin.
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Durand
Aurelia Stone
Aurelia
Miss Sophia
New York
Maryland
Aunt Sophia
Sophia
Franklin
Janet
Darling
Boy's Good Claim to Fame in Early Suspension Bridge Tale
The article recalls Walsh, a Nebraska boy who as a child helped start the Niagara suspension bridge project. At about ten, he was chosen for his kite flying skill to send a wire across the Niagara River. The wire allowed a cable to be drawn, beginning the bridge construction.
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Nebraska
Walsh
Niagara
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
To Keep Moths From Piano
A piano man explains that moth control is the aim not the rent. A woman notes camphor bags are placed in piano cases to prevent moths from nesting in the felt under the keyboard. The firm sends a worker to treat rented pianos as a preventive measure.
Lloyd George Defended by New London Essay Support
A London News writer suggests Lloyd George may take comfort from Gladstone’s similar sufferings amid attacks. Sir Wilfrid Lawson, in his autobiography, cites an anecdote about a funeral where an elderly attendee feared Gladstone might stir trouble.
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London News
Lloyd George
Mr. Gladstone
Wilfrid Lawson
London advances electricity use in poorer districts
A London company forms to promote electricity in poor districts. It will wire and supply any three room apartment with tantalum lamps charging five cents a week from April to September and seven cents a week for the rest of the year. Lamps must be renewed by the consumer.
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London
Women Vote Ahead in Pittsburg Suburban Election
Women in three aristocratic Pittsburgh suburbs cast ballots during a municipal election using sample ballots. The votes will not count, but the move is seen as practice for when women gain full voting rights.
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Pittsburg
In Praise of Vaccination
Dr G R Webber of Philadelphia discusses smallpox origins and tolls in Europe and America. He notes Jenner’s discovery of vaccination and cites government vaccination practices in Germany and Japan. He urges stronger U S supervision and insistence on vaccination for public health.
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G. R. Webber
Philadelphia
America
France
Jenner
Benjamin Waterhouse
Boston
England
Smallpox Hospital
Germany
Japan
Webber
Washington Herald
Soapsuds Prove Afloat In Heavy Seas Trials
Trials tested soapsuds as a seas calming method. A freighter in a Atlantic storm and the steamer Senegal in the Adriatic used soap and water to reduce wave height and stabilize bow operations. Six pounds of soap in two barrels created a ten yard calm area.
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Atlantic
Senegal
Adriatic
Abbreviations Rise and Fall in Language Usage
The piece notes that terms like mob have conquered purists, while incog and phiz remain less respected. Many shortenings, such as cab for cabriolet, have become universal though some holdouts persist. People still debate bus versus omnibus and resist phone and photo.
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Dean Swift
Dickens
Mr. Raddle
Ears Grow Throughout Life Says Science Siftings
Science Siftings notes a curious trait that ears continue growing with age. A woman with small ears at 20 may have larger ears at 40 and 60, while noses do not change similarly. No reason or method to restrain ear growth is known.
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Science
Mrs Hetty Green’s Belows Falls Country Place
Describes Mrs Hetty Green’s impressive Belows Falls Vermont country estate with extensive grounds and a large comfortable house. Notes she has reportedly spent more on this property than on her own comforts.
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Hetty Green
Bellows Falls
After Years Wifey Dearest Love Through Gray Hair
A lighthearted quip about enduring affection as hair colors change. Wifey Dearest asks if love remains with aging, Hubby Poe answers yes after three shades of hair. The exchange captures enduring partnership in playful verse.
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Poe
Theory and Practice: Army Food Reform Sparks Debate
An army medical corps officer protests reducing soldier rations to a so called scientific basis. He argues lab figures on starches and protocids fail to satisfy enlisted men. The piece contrasts lab perfection with real life needs and notes the body demands some waste.
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Regular Army
Engaged couple sparks debate on price of commitment
In a witty exchange Tessie argues engagement can seem cheap, while Teddy contends the opposite, noting the woman is expensive in effect though not in motive. The dialogue highlights social attitudes toward engagement and costly expectations.
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Tessie
Teddy
Not yet, but soon at the Armory show
E P Swartley, a prominent Armory figure, recounts a funny exchange with a clan member. He recalls selling a car two days earlier and being asked how fast it runs, replying eight miles an hour and noting he is no speed fiend.
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E. P. Swartley
Mr. Swartley
Detroit News
New Flour Preserved as Bricks by Hydraulic Compression
A new preservation method in England compresses flour into brick shapes using hydraulic pressure. The process kills all larval life and protects against insects and mold. Three hundred pounds of compressed flour occupy the same space as 100 pounds in the ordinary state.
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England
Organize to Lessen Cost in Major Cities Cooperative
Washington New York and Pittsburgh have cooperative housekeeping associations aimed at reducing high living costs. Washington reports about 1000 members with New York close behind, and several standing committees wield various administrative powers.
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Washington
New York
Pittsburg
Real hustler applicant boasts early morning maid skills
A dialogue from Success Magazine shows an applicant claiming to be a maid-of-all-work who rises early to prepare breakfast, wash dishes, and make beds before others in the house. The exchange highlights pride in diligence and efficiency.
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Indade
Success Magazine
The Self-Supporting Woman Ideals Shift
A Louisville Courier-Journal viewpoint stresses growing respect for self supporting women and the appeal of independence over marriages for livelihood. It argues spinsterhood is losing its fear in America, compares unfavorably with France, and cites finding honest work as more fulfilling than practical marriages for income.
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England
America
Louisville Courier-Journal
Stunner for the Faculty At Bangor Coeducation Tale
Dr Charles L Russelman recalls a controversial Bangor case where a Western coed and a senior were fired after love blossomed in a Valentine linked notice to quit. The engaged couple wed the night prior, and the fiancée asks why studies matter if she cannot study love.
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Charles L. Russelman
Bangor
Ife
Ceed
Falling Stars and Their Fiery Descent to Earth
Meteors are small rocky bodies that travel in space and enter Earth's atmosphere where friction heats them to glow and sometimes burn. Fragments reach the ground, raising questions about their origin and the origins of Earth and other heavenly bodies.
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Earth
Fading fringe man recalls biblical verse in shop scene
In a store, a man with a fading fringe watches a woman buy braids and switches. He reflects on a life lesson: "Unto her that hath shall be given, but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath."
Made a Hit and Half Mourning Motive
A humorous exchange frames a Brooklyn aunt and an heir as a will joke. The speaker cites ten thousand dollars while noting a shift in warmth after a rubber plant dies, implying a playful motive tied to mourning superstition.
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Brooklyn
A Shrewd Fellow Described as Financial Genius
A witty dialogue portrays a man as a financial genius who often persuades his wife to approve his spending of his own earnings. The exchange hints at a sharp, calculating personality and domestic tension over money.
Are You One Say Pop What’s a Pessimist
A cartoon style exchange defines a pessimist as one who chooses both evils when given a choice. It presents a lighthearted didactic joke about outlooks and decisions.
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Pop
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