The Baker and Undertaker and Ola's Bold Choice
A Danish tale excerpt contrasts a bakery and an undertaker moving away for trade, then follows Ola Oestrup who, now grown, returns to win Birgit. Birgit defies her father Jens Oestruo and supports Ola, leading to a dramatic wedding moment where Ola proclaims a royal license to wed Birgit. The ceremony ends with Jens storming off.
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Lide
Gurid
Ola
Desirue
America
Ae Oestruo
Thorger Sletten
Birgit Oestruo
Thorger Pil
Birgit
Jous Oestruo
Jens Qestruo
Boston Globe
Secretaries War Story of Two Teens in Blue and Gray
Two youths in their teens, one in blue and one in gray, perform sublime acts in battle. The blue boy saves a Union gun at the cost of his life, and the gray boy fights to preserve a charge, both framed as vivid, moral testaments to Civil War courage.
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Rupert
O'Hare
Washington
Dolly
S. Recorder
Baldness Linked to Mental Power Says Physician
A physician argues that abundant head hair signals strong brains and warns that bald men are often deficient in brain power, noting a nerve link between hair and brain. He suggests gentle scratching and stimulative soap as possible cures.
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Ann
Rome street urchins outwit travelers for coins
A Rome correspondent reports on city street boys who beg, scold, and beg for tips with feigned concern and mock politeness. A traveler recalls fending off bootblacks, while a 6 to 7 year old earns a suldo by flattering a stranger, revealing the wary savvy of Rome’s street children.
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Gamina
Rome
N. S. Tribe
Signor
Vatican
Milo
Ram's Horn Reflections and U.S. Peach Acreage Note
The column offers moral maxims about honesty humility and neighborly conduct with a Ram's Horn flavor. It cites a social critique on churchgoing and personal behavior and mentions peach tree cultivation covering about 607 000 acres in the United States.
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United States
Texas Size Still Packed With Odd Facts And Whimsical Notes
A long reader feature extols Texas vastness with playful comparisons to Connecticut, calculating land utilization and population density. It also notes a parsonage cat acting as a paper-weight and ends with color pairing tips from a decorator and furnisher column.
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Powhatan
Puzzles and physique in a century old thought
The passage muses on a numeric puzzle proving a fixed result, then contrasts brash athletic vigor with brains. It notes a story of eight feet and two ministers in a storm, argues brains and brawn complement each other, and urges physical development in youth to prepare for later mental effort. Walter Compson, Century.
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Russia
Jonas Stadling
Texas
United States
Memphis
Lone Star
Connecticut
Sa Cpet
Poe
Walter Comp
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U.S
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G. F. Ronson
C. A. Reep
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Second National Bank
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I. T. Siddall
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J. W. Holcomb
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Heskins
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Surries
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Jattern
Deus Oestrue
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Jens Destruo
Herbert
Thorger Slettey
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Destruo
Leadville
Boston Herald
Tale OF the Pophams
Mr. Popham
Percy
Popham
Lieft
Stockholm
Berlin
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Dooley
Dudge
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