Reflected Proposal Sparks Twist in Gallery Salon
In a home setting Peggy confronts John Morton about his revelation that he has found a future wife and plans to marry. He seeks Peggy’s advice on breaking the news while describing the mystery woman, only to learn Peggy herself is the intended match, revealing a past romance and tangled feelings.
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Big John Morton
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Morton
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Pete Thompson
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Mrs. Morton
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John Morton
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Creation
Scott
Daytons
Darling
Hongkong Town Name Sparks Post Office Mix up
A German woman at the Boston money order window forgot her sailor son's address and described his destination as a place "out by China" sounding like the car horn. After clerks joke about "honk honk," she provides the entry Hongkong and completes the transaction.
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Boston
China
Hongkong
Thornless cactus and a tale of disappointment
A Washington journalist recalls talking with Luther Burbank about a thornless cactus sent to the National Museum in Washington. Burbank says he changed many plants but not as much as people expect, noting that others, like a Los Angeles lawyer, were disappointed by aging and appearances. The lawyer jokes about turning sixty nine while looking sixty eight.
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Luther Burbank
National Museum
Washington
Largest Restaurant in the World Opens on Broadway
New York plans the world’s largest restaurant seating 8,000 with 4,000 inside and 4,000 on a roof garden. A million dollars has been subscribed by a syndicate for a Broadway site featuring trees turf a fountain and a 50-foot lake resembling Versailles Trianon gardens.
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New York
Broadway
Versailles
Georgia Senator Clay Described Humorous Mannerisms
The piece notes Senator Clay of Georgia as one of the Senate’s tallest figures with hair standing upright and an exaggerated posture. It highlights his distinctive habit of clutching his pompadour with his right hand when excited, likening it to lifting his scalp from his head.
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Senator Clay
Georgia
Senate
547 Feet of Boilers Stacked on Mauretania
The Cunard liner Mauretania uses 547 feet as a showcase measure of its boiler height when stacked end to end. The fact highlights the ship's scale and engineering prowess.
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Cunard
Spread of Anglo-Saxon Speech Sparks Roman Debate
A Harpers Weekly contributor argues English words spread through Europe and cites Italy where il tunnel, meaning subway, sparked protest over traforo and galleria. Rome’s papers faced student anger as English terms gain traction alongside native terms. Traces of cultural clash emerge amid language change.
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Harper’s Weekly
Italy
Rome
Eternal City
Quirinal Hill
Why Roscoe Conkling Quit
An elderly friend recalls Roscoe Conkling resigning after clashes with Blaine and the Garfield era. He notes Conkling’s pale face at the morning announcement, his vow to retire from public life, and his later effort to pay off $40,000 in debts by returning to his legal profession.
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New Willard
Roscoe Conkling
Washington
Garfield
New York
Conkling
Blaine
Joe Mitchell Chappie
National Magazine
Miser Arpagnio Joke Returns as Dinner Party Tale
New York dinner tale recalls the Roman miser Arpagnio. Strongly frugal, he pressed for shaving costs before death, save four lire and eighty centesimi even at the end. Don Marino Tortonia cites the anecdote to mock an American millionaire.
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Tortonia
Rome
New York
Arpagnio
Corso
Signor
Church Suppresses Melodrama in St. Petersburg Era
The Russian church banned a melodrama shown to the poor in St. Petersburg and provinces. It centers on Johannites who promote confession to Father John of Cronstadt and claim 144000 believers will be gathered to leave the earth. They call newborn children “little devils” to be stamped out at once.
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St. Petersburg
John of
Cronstadt
John
The Sphinx and the Infinite in Egypt’s Echo
The speaker contemplates the Sphinx as proof of the soul beyond death and the infinite. He links Khufu’s afterlife to the statue’s silent repose, admiring its aloof peace and sunlike emanation as the Nile’s timeless flow hints at a boundless bourne.
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Sphinx
Khufu
Pyramid
Nile
Victoria
Nyanza
Robert Hichens
Egypt
Regret and a Quick Cash Borrowing Moment
A dialogue scene shows a daughter accusing her father of fibbing about a promised raise. He admits telling their father, who then borrows $20 on the spot, highlighting a tense family exchange over finances.
You People’s Christian Temperance Association Endorses Peruna
A Brooklyn temperance worker Mrs Bessie Farrell president of You People’s Christian Temperance Association endorses Peruna as a nerve and blood remedy for worn out women. She cites personal experience and notes Dr Hartman prescribes Peruna for many thousands of women. Man-a-lin is touted as the ideal laxative.
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Bessie Farrell
Third Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
You People’s Christian Temperance Association
Grafton Questioned as Professional Man or Politician
The Philadelphia Press quotes a debate over Grafton who calls himself a professional man but participates mainly in politics. It notes critics argue politics is a business when his side holds power and a profession otherwise.
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Philadelphia Press
Excellent Remedy for Colds and a Caution on Love Letters
A home remedy mixes glycerine, whiskey, and Concentrated Oil of Pine for cold relief with doses every four hours. The Pine oil is sold in half ounce tins by Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Dayton Ohio. The piece ends with a quip about the silliness of men in breach of promise suits when their love letters are read.
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Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Dayton
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