Night of flirtation ends in a planned noble army of martyrs
Ivor Grant attends a society gathering where he encounters Beryl Foster, a cousin by marriage, who flirts and discloses she will marry John Marsden in two days. The pair discuss music and truth, while Beryl hints at leaving society to join a future marriage in India.
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Madge
Coneceit
Madge Dunbar
Cosmo
Sir Hector Grant
Beryl Foster
Beryl
Ivor Qyrant
Mrs. Dunbar
Italy
Dunbar
Russ Foster
Fnto
Ivor Grant
Beryl Poster
Weiart
Nennady
Burt
Neo
Lfe
London
India
Settled by Fate on Hair Color and Life Outcomes
An anthropologist cites a large set of statistics claiming hair and complexion influence life paths. Fair men in humble life gravitate to horses and cattle while fair men of higher status enter politics, science, art, and law. Brunettes dominate fields like statesmanship and letters. overall blondes fare better, yet dye is deemed ineffective and fate called kismet.
Automatic Match Box in Europe Changes How Matches Are Lit
A new European matchbox design uses a drum where matches sit in a revolving cylinder. Pressing a lever moves a single match into a groove, grips it with catches, and thrusts it forward to be lit by a rough metallic surface. The device promises instant light without striking.
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Europe
Fanning the Flame and the Engagement Ring Question
A fragment from Life compares relationship doubt to lasting engagement and jokingly suggests exchanging the ring if affection fades. It notes a humorous aside about weed requiring eight years for seasoning. The piece blends light introspection with a quip about long timeframes.
Eskimo Brain Claims and Curious Animal Facts Highlight 19th Century Science
A study notes the Eskimo man’s brain as heavier and larger than average for white men of similar stature with certain cerebrum details linked to intelligence. It also reviews A C Haddon’s remarks on the opossum’s pouch, death feigning, tail grip, and humanlike hands. It covers a proposed forecast map of Zealand and a massive Manhattan Elevated Railway power station, with detailed specs.
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Ales Herdlicka
A. C. Haddon
United States
M. Stazzaco
Z Eeland
Copenhagen
Carlsberg Fund
Manhattan Elevated
New York City
Died at 112 Sallie Waters the Ex Slave in New Orleans
Virginia born Sallie Waters known as Aunt Sallie died at 112 in New Orleans near her daughter's home on North Derbigny Street. A former slave who traveled with her master and mistress to the city before the Battle of New Orleans, she lived through slavery and war memories. Her family and neighbors laid her to rest in Lincoln cemetery behind the city.
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Sarah
Crescent City
New Orleans
Sallie
Virginia
Mecklenburg County
Vons
Vous
Alabama
Sally
Salvation Army Lassies at Work in New York City
The Salvation Army assigns soldiers to districts to visit every family in their block and report needs for quick aid. A day nursery charges 5 cents for care of children of working women while garret kitchens and housework are handled by Salvation Army women. On Bowery, the working women's hotel shelters and feeds women who cannot find lodging, with 108 beds typically full each night.
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Salvationists
Salvation Army
Bowery
Workingwomen's Hotel
The
Army
New York
Moments of Life in Dead-Looking Plants
A La Science Justice writer notes two revival forms in plants. The Rose of Jericho, a mustard family plant from Arabia and nearby regions, appears to revive in damp soil though it never truly regenerates. Real resurrection occurs in some ferns and mosses, while others merely appear alive.
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la Science Justice
Malaga
Jericho
Arabia
Egypt
Syria
They Were All Boys: Widow of Charles Brandon in West Virginia
Mrs. Sarah Barker Brandon of Moundsville West Virginia is a widow and describes Charles Brandon as having fathered thirty five sons with three wives. The sons served as Civil War volunteers in Ohio and Indiana, with only one casualty. Brandon was a noted Indian fighter and War of 1812 veteran. His father was killed by Indians and he was prisoner in Pennsylvania until age 15. Mrs. Brandon is currently 79.
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Sarah Barker Brandon
Moundsville
W. Va
Charles Brandon
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Brandon
Excerpt Depicts Firing Bjones Over Hotel Bill
A Baltimore News quote recalls Bjones being bodily removed from the Hotel de Thorpe for nonpayment. The exchange notes Bjones’ anger and the narrator’s remark on exasperating people who prompt the urge to push them from behind.
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Bjones
de Thorpe
Baltimore News
Baby’s Rooster Draws Baby Carriage in Iowa Yard
C J Plomeson of Luverne Iowa trains a Cochin China rooster to pull a light harness carriage used by his toddler daughter. The bird has become a tame family pet and a sister often guides the feathered horse around the yard.
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C. J. Plomeson
Luverne
Iowa
Plomeson
Training Wild Animals Brute in Captivity Author's Insight
Frank C. Bostock argues in Leslie's Monthly that successful animal training rests on warming up to the animal and reading its nature. He recounts taming a fierce London tigress by patience and cords, after which the beast allowed entry without aggression until her death.
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Frank C. Bostock
Rank ‘Leslie
London
Swiss Teachers Well Treated and Public School System
The article notes Swiss public schools are government operated with strict civil service rules. Teachers, mostly men, are well paid and never discharged without cause. When too old to teach they are pensioned liberally, resulting in an excellent corps of educators in the schools.
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Swritzerland
Not Quite Certain Smiff and Jones Exchange Hints
In a brief dialogue Smiff asks for a light and Jones seeks access to a girl, mentioning a father and uncertain plans. The exchange hints at a social scene with potential further involvement.
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Smiff
Jones
Baltimore News
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