King Charles Spaniel Leads to Hearts and Hearts
Rodney Jackson, a hustler editor with a broken romance behind him, helps a woman named Della Baesden locate her lost King Charles spaniel Teddy after placing a dog ad. Their mutual interest grows as the dog is found and the mystery of the opal gift reveals they may reunite.
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Della Baesden
Hustler
Daily Chronicle
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Baesden
Edtor
Arthur Edson
Miss Baesden
Rascal
Hustler and Proving Property
Jacks
Mr. Jackson
Black
Teddy
Flo
Jack
Thaddeus Stevens remembered for wit and charity
A Philadelphia Press tribute recalls Thaddeus Stevens the Civil War era Republican leader. It quotes jokes that reveal his sharp humor and humility, including the armchair quip about being carried to the capitol and a beggar woman moment showing his spontaneous generosity.
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Thaddeus Stevens
Congress
David Reese
John Chauncey
House of Representatives
Capitol
John
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Stevens
Philadelphia Presa
Bolivian Petticoats Show Colors From Rainbow Pleats
A National Geographic Magazine account describes Bolivian Indian women and cholas with their prized petticoats in vivid colors from yellow to scarlet. The piece notes how garments display wealth and vanity as women reveal one layer after another in Tupiza plaza, creating a lively, color saturated scene.
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Nazarene
Tupiza
National Geographical Magazine
Tacon Theater of Havana A National Stage Tale
The Tacon theater in Havana traces its origin to 1835 when pirate hunter Francisco Marty sought a pardon from Governor General General Tacon and offered to betray his band. Pardoned, Marty later built a national theater on Parque Central, naming it El Teatro Tacon with 3,000 seats.
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Tacon
Havana
Francisco Marty
Cuba
General Tacon
Marty
Parque Central
Morro Castle
el Teatro Tacon
Barri
Central Park
The Range of Apples and Historic Apple Names
A discussion traces the apple as a generic fruit, noting how pineapple and love apple (tomato) reflect naming habits. Dictionaries list many fruit names derived from apples, with references to seventeenth-century writers, medieval terms for apple like palm fruit, and early earth apples possibly meaning cucumbers.
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Murray
Rynde
Metaphor of the Spider in Victorian Critique
London Saturday Review praises Alphonse Karr's Jardin metaphor where the spider speaks harsher truth than humans. It notes the spider would die if his love is refused, contrasting human bravado with graphic, fatal honesty.
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Alphonse Karr
Philippine forests: growth, waste, and proper exploitation
Major Ahern estimates the Philippines natural forest growth at 1.4 billion cubic feet, triple U S 1900 cut. Most growth wasted while demand for ebony mahogany and other woods rises. Expert forestry could thin dense stands, improve yield, and train Filipino labor with modern methods, aided by American lumber firms.
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Philippine
Major Ahern
Insular Forestry Bureau
United States
Monte Cristos
Philippines
Hongkong
Hamilton Wright
Dominion Backs Off Grounded Amid Sailors Jig
The battleship Dominion from Charlotte Town P E I struck ground in the bay De Chaleur at night. Crew were ordered on deck as the ship’s band played a jig and the men danced with damage bags while engineers used full steam astern. The synchronized effort freed the ship and she floated again in deep water.
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H. M
Dominion
Bay de Chaleur
Charlottetown
Quebec
Wireless future reshapes global communication
The article argues wireless telegraphy will sever all distance barriers, making voyages and explorers instantly reported by newspapers. Storms and sabotage won’t disrupt ether signals and ships at sea stay in constant contact with others worldwide. It cites Sir William Preece’s Mars signaling dream, possibly using Niagara as a test site.
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Stanley
Peary
William Preece
Mars
Niagara
New Incandescent Lamps Raise Efficiency Efforts
The article notes a year of tests on new electric lamps using tantalum, osmium, or zirconium filaments instead of carbon. European use is growing, but experts seek further gains as efficiency climbs with filament temperature, targeting higher luminous output.
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Europe
Revue Generale Des Sciences
Wonderful fruit found near Gulf of Guinea coast
A new fruit is reported in Africa that allegedly sweetens even the most acidic substances. An official hag claims it works after a dose of quinine and notes that sucking a lemon within a few hours of eating the fruit cancels its acid flavor. The fruit resembles a small plum with a seed inside a soft pulp housing the sweetening property.
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Gulf of Guinea
Africa
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