Granddad’s Rocking Chair Echoes Through Southern Nights
A narrator recalls a cherished split bottom rocking chair in a Southern city flat. The tale weaves memory of a musician neighbor Alma Daubert, a Parisian lineage, and a romance sparked by piano solos. After a wrongful dispute and a fall, Alma nurses Daubert back to health as the narrator reflects on a life of work, love, and lost evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Amine
Charris
Varris
Harris
St. Julian Daubert
Tle
Roquefort
Mendelssohn
Monsieur
Wile
Monsieur Daubert
Bolton
Alma
Old City
Erard
N. O. Times-Democrat
WEDDING DELAYED BY BIRTH REGISTER MISTAKES
A Paris girl faced a six month delay to marriage after discovering her birth was registered as male. Similar errors occurred in England and France, with some brides learning their sex only at marriage and others nearby experiencing long rectifications before remarried or retracted engagements.
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Paris
Fresnes
Ingland
Lancashire
London
Sidney
Sydney
Lyons
Mairie
Exquisitely Painted Miss Pinkem By Piano
A chatter caption in the Chicago Daily News notes Miss Pinkem by the piano as a striking image and comments on her beauty and stance. The brief exchanges mark a light social moment in the pageant of daily life.
A Single Grain of Gold Leaf Coverage
A single grain of gold, when turned into gold leaf, can cover 48 square inches of surface.
Umbrella-Wielding Dora Fends Off Philadelphia Hugger
In Germantown, Dora Seivers, a domestic for Mrs. Lappingham, repels Jack the hugger with an umbrella after he tries to embrace her near 6642 McCallum Street. Police were alerted as similar assaults on domestics have plagued Pelham streets after dark in the past week.
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Jack
Philadelphia
Germantown
Dora Seivers
CBI
Dora
Judge’s Weight Loss Prank After Hot Springs Cure
A famed judge famed for wit and girth travels to a hot springs cure. He returns lighter and orders 20 pounds of pork to measure his loss. The butcher’s question prompts a joke as the judge reveals he wanted only the weight as a gauge.
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St. Louis Republic
Barometer Skin Snout in Florida Storm Indicator
Florida researchers note a rattlesnake skin used as a barometer. When preserved and hung, it oozes moisture beads as an early sign of approaching storms, sometimes hours before the atmospheric disturbance arrives.
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Florida
Experiments Are Dangerous at Heidelberg University
Chemistry students at Heidelberg University are compelled by institutional rules to insure their lives, and even attendees of lectures who do not perform experiments must secure life insurance for safety.
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Heidelberg University
Pilgrims to Holy Land Draw Many Russians Annually
The article notes that most pilgrims to the Holy Land originate from Russia with an estimated annual visitation between 30 000 and 40 000 Russians.
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Holy Land
Russia
Palestine
The Bachelor Girl's Secret and Matrimonial Dilemma
A Chicago Chronicle reflection argues the bachelor maid delays marriage not from fear but circumstance and preference. It notes work and independence shape views on matrimony, with many single women delaying commitment as they investigate prospects and enjoy freedom.
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Chicago Chronicle
Breach of Promise Case Baffles Cape Coloured Court
In Cradeck Cape Colony a breach of promise case drew local interest. Caroline May sought damages after Andrew Africa proposed and arranged cattle dowry but delays and parental consent issues under native custom led to dismissal by the resident magistrate who ruled the dispute lay between the parents, not the couple.
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Cradeck
Cape Colony
Westminster Gazette
Caroline May
Andrew Africa
Africa
Defendant
The Tropical Centipede in Tropical Regions
Travelers recount a full grown centipede reaching ten to eleven inches with larger specimens observed. Lafcadio Hearn notes the creature s remarkable vitality after a 48 week bottle confinement. Domestic animals interact with varied tactics while local lore links centipede killings to luck and scar outcomes.
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Lafcadio Hearn
West
Thy
Auctioning Young Men at a Party Platform
Recount of a strange event at a party where young men were displayed on a platform one by one and sold to the highest bidder. The speaker notes the eerie feeling of being auctioned like household furniture and mentions a price of one and threepence in conversation with Miss de Muir.
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Reggie
Miss de Muir
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Heidelburg
Leipsic
Baronness
Jach
Thandel
Nisie
Starris
Daaubert
Mr. Daubert
Jean Vierre Sauveur
New Orleans
Marquis
Tin
St. Louis
Kaffir
Lis Price
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