Peculiarities of Peeragen in the Old World and America
A long survey notes how titles travel and tradings of nobility differ. It covers English and mediatized Teutonic peerage, Turkish honors, Russian princes, Spanish grandes, Italian princes, and American brides seeking status through marriage. It cites Miss Mary Wister Wheeler, Miss Helen Moul, and Amelia girl Mick Ziinertan among others, with examples of dowers, marriages, and ordinaries shaping social rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teutonic Tiphiles
Mary Wister Wheeler
Philadeloiile
Maximilian Pappenhein
Berlin
Valencay
France
Italy
Catches eel in a jug by Molunkus man
Clarence Tozer of Molunkus Maine a teetotaler and non user of tobacco recounts an odd midnight fishing tale He finds a jug containing an eel grown to three feet one inch He had mistaken a large fish for the catch and only realized the truth when the jug is opened and the eel’s eye is visible The World 11 You Work Well line follows but it is stray text and not part of the event
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Kranes
Donilen
Dé Dino
Elzabeth Chrtis
New York
Frederick W. Siverston
Paris
Constantinople
Order of Osmaniet
Ahen
Margaret Pehim Pasha
Yidiz
Fehim
Ix Bull
Michael Cantacuzene
Julia Dent Grant
Kivery
Kropotkine
Pringe Dalgarull
Galatia
Cafe Lrens
Rivasla
Galatain
Kragotkine
Exir
Germany
House of Hatefeldt
Clarence Tozer
Molunkus
Thaler
Toxier
Torler
St. Peter
Rome
St. Peter's
Peter
JeseYeu
Dean
St Peter
Jexis
Mrs. Fluffy
Pineville
N. ¥. Times
Origin of the Horseshoe Superstition in Arab Lore
A New York Sun letter argues the horseshoe superstition dates to the Second Crusade. It recounts Merhada El Kazin, an Arab horse shoer, who supposedly launched a hot shoe from a battlement, blinding Sir Geoffrey File and earning tribal leadership.
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New York Sun
Merhada El-Kazin
Geoffrey
Merhada El-Kagin
Bir Geoffrey File
Merhada Bihazin
El-Kazin
Sahara
Lem Green Economical Oddity and Monied Wedding Tale
An upstate tale centers on Lemuel Green famed for frugality. He hoards wealth, analyzes interest nightly, and famously pays his own wedding carfare with a coin, prompting community amusement. A child’s Rome visit sparks a playful misinterpretation of St Peter’s clock and a mother gently clarifies the joke.
Sheepdog Trials Grow Popular in Canwia and New York
Country Life in America notes sheepdog trials rising in Canwia and near New York as a display of canine intelligence. It compares Wales Australia and Scotland paddocks where one dog rivals many men, praising trials for showcasing a dog’s value to shepherds and townsfolk alike.
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Canwia
New Yout
Wales
Australia
Toronto
Maj. G. M. Carnodian
New York
Scotland
America
What a Wife Needs
A Chicago Daily News suggestion lists qualities for a wife including a good temper and cheerful disposition a grasp of topics men care about and even politics to understand her husband, a sympathetic nature to comfort him, knowledge of sick nursing, and patience to know when to be present or absent as his temper flares.
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Herusband
Chicago Daily News
Distinctive Debate Phrase Sparks Policy Curiosity
A trust adviser questions a candidate’s political opinions while Beowtor Forghum dismisses concerns and questions the candidate's episkape. The exchange hints at a satire of political inquiry and personal scrutiny in a tense dialogue.
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Beowtor
Rum ration in navy sparks reform debate
British debate over ending the rum ration in the navy grows as reformers push to replace it with a cash equivalent and duty free option. Critics cite waste and costs while proponents argue bonuses would boost pay, discipline, and efficiency amid broader ration reform discussions at a Keighley chamber event.
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Efort
Custon
The Man and the Doshisha President
A column discusses moral decline with a note on Christ and saloons. Rev Tashuku Harada elected president of Doshisha in Japan, praised by U S alumni, known as an evangelical preacher and lecturer on Christianity in the Orient. Swiss petition seeks nationwide prohibition with 168341 signatures. London teachers debate displaying cigarette smokers handwriting in schools.
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Doshisha
Tashuku Harada
Japan
Christian College and Seminary
Nessima
Harada
United States
India
London County Council
Liquor Ban Shuts Out Certain Professions by Knights
The Knights of Pythias adopt a policy barring liquor trades and related professions from membership. By a two to one vote, the order enacts a rule stating that no professional gambler saloon keeper bartender tippler or dealer in strong drink may become a member.
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Knights of Pythias
Boathesa
End of Famous Warships Sailor Vessel to Be Reused
The old frigate Saratoga, used by the Pennsylvania nautical school since 1880, awaits government orders after an assessment found some parts beyond repair. Once a training ship, her bow suffered warping in storms near Bermuda, with a history including Farragut and Perry, and she may become a receiving ship at League Island.
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New York Post
Saratoga
Pennsylvania Nautical School
League Island
Charles XN. Atwater
Schol
Old Fribute
Bermuda Islands
Leviue Island
Navy Yard
Kittery
Commodore Perry
Africa
Farragut
Mexico
Perry
Japan
Hampton Roads
Cumberland
Robley D. Evans
Jamentown Exposition
Weathered stairs spark a home cleanup joke in Philadelphia
A humorous exchange flows from a Philadelphia Press Intuition piece where a shy astrologist warns of trouble from a strange light match while a visitor jokes a gas man fixed the meter. The wife cleans, no carpet on the stairs tonight, and the crowd comments on the odd scene.
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Bers
Philadelphia Press
A Recommendation from a Letter Bag
A fashionable doctor receives a note thanking them for professional services to a late uncle and promising referrals to wealthy relatives. The piece also jokes about epigrams inspiring a future novel and hints at shaping a story around polished lines.
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Theresa Hetidey
London
Lepmark
Thaghter
Englind
Thibatts
Frando
Walvinen Tilly
Tennessee Clafiin
Hiv
Stn Brugia Bara Nero
Montserratin
Prigtlee
Baron
United Kingdom
Foyeran Hondré
Ambion
Pupa Prelures
Gues
Pane Dykes
Kingland
Aristnersia
Amelia
Mick Ziinertan
Chremnunll
Srien
Majchester
Turkey
Europe
Almanach de Gotha
Lord
Duchesse de Dino
Talleyrand-Pert
Vatican
Ferdinand Colonna
Mias Eva Bryant Mackay
Don
Donna
Rospignioni
Rospolin
John Smith
Don Francesco Rospiglioni
Prince Guseppe
Francesco Maria Pilippo di Rospighes Gloenk
Duce di Zagarlo
Princcipe of
Castiglione
Marchon di Giuiana
Conte di Chivas
Barone di Vale Correnty
Barone Della Miraglia
Sienor di Aldotte
Burgia
Contorsa
Pisa
Venice
Genoa
Spain
Charles V
Mimber
Duke de Arcos
Washington
Itomy
Virginia Lowery
Prince
Trince
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Alice Heine
New Orleans
Prince Rephed Tey Craykowshi
Efi Collins
Nane
Hoxton
Huston
Countess of
Hilla
Portugal
Ferdinand
Misa Hisle Hensler
Hila
Sho
Playfair
Edith Russell
Hostow
Mme. Jusserand
George Richards
Boston
Monroe & Co
Gilbert Carter
Barbados
Gertrude Parker
England
Lady Coo
Mrs
All Kul Aaw
Duchess OF Marlborough
Sportsman
New Yorker
Lemuel Green
Lem
Hin
Mwain
Vanfekel
Ment
Agaimat
Pat
Thomas Whittaker
M. P
Annuy
Keighley and District
Man
Christ
Swiss Temperance Movement
Switzerland
Federal Council
Federal Assembly
Market Reports
Cincinnati
Burley
Louisville
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