The Wandering Jew and the Legend Across Cultures
A compact survey traces the Wandering Jew tale from St Albans to Europe and the East, linking it to Elijah and El Khoudr legends. It notes Arab, Jewish, and Christian threads, cites Mesopotamian echoes, and compares immortality myths with other deathless figures in world folklore.
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Holland
France
Elvan
Fadhilah
Bassi Hodhret Irsa
Jesus
Elijah
Lamert
Moses
Israel
Sameri
Red Sea
el Khoudr
Alexander the Great
Alexander
Ssskander
Two-horned
Paradise
el Dorado
Persian Gulf
God
Europe
Bohemia
Paul von Etzen
Schleswig
Wittenberg
Jerusalem
Ahasuerus
Christ
Calvary
Germany
Madrid
Paris
England
Cambridge
Oxford
Buttadacus
Isaac Laquedam
al Samert
el Khoude
St. John
St. John's
Domitian
Rome
Ephesus
Enoch Aioe
Schila
Tabitha
St. John Baptist
Shem
Ham
Jepheth
Joseph of
Arimathea
Holy Grail
Sarras
Mildesheim
India
Far East
Frederick Barbarossa
Charlemagne
Sigfried
Sweden
Holger Dansk
Denmark
William Tell
Switzerland
Thomas of
Breilholme
Scotland
Sebastian
Portugal
Olaf Tryggvason
Norway
Napoleon
St. Sophia
Constantinople
Merlin
King Arthur
Avalon
Rip van Winkle
Catskills
Egypt
Schopenhauer
J. DE Q. Donehoo
Eggs and Whisky Rise in Saloon Drinks
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece quotes a Gravier Street saloon owner on how eggs have become a major factor in modern drink offerings. He notes egg-based drinks now top popularity, with egg usage tripling in his business and eggs appearing in many cocktails beyond eggnog and Tom and Jerry.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Gravier Street
The King and the Jester Share Burden of Care
A dialogue between a sorrowful jester and a wise king about hidden grief and shared burdens. The monarch and jester discuss masks, sorrow, and truth, ending that each bears private fear and sorrow while remaining brave. The piece closes with a moral about truth dwelling in the grave.
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William
L' Envot
Detroit Journal
Women in Law And Cookery On Shipboard Fashion Notes
The piece discusses feminist law views from Teane Franklin Russell on women’s aptitude for advocacy, office work, and teaching law, noting women as efficient clerks and officers. It also gives household cookery tips including spaghetti with tomato and onion, a Spanish omelet, and fashion notes on foulard fabrics, trims, embroidery, and veiling gowns.
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Teane Franklin Russell
University of New York
New York City
New York
Money Habits of Children and Shoe Budget Experiments
The piece notes a magazine study on parental guardianship of children’s saved money and the pattern of loans and repayments within families. It also mentions a separate trial giving children a daily 5 cent allowance for footwear and the lessons in shopping for shoes, with long-term success in reducing past mistakes. Also includes a brief New York Evening Sun recipe section on a chili rice dish and a beef chili stew method.
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New York Post
American Kitchen Magazine
New York Evening Sun
What to wear when traveling to Europe on a steamer
Guidance on women's travel attire for an ocean voyage from Woman's Home Companion. Recommends practical, moisture resistant suiting in serge or tweed, tidy accessories, softer collars, a brimmed hat, wool gloves, extra thick shoes for drying conditions, warm undergarments, knickerbockers, and versatile outfits for dinner wear. Includes outerwear such as a thick rug, shawl, heavy overcoat, wool wrapper, and bed slippers.
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Atlantic
Olster
Rules for Cooks and Flour Measuring Variations
The author notes conflicting authorities on flour to cup to pound conversions and confirms that four cups or one quart of lightly sifted flour weighs one pound, while unsifted flour in a pint also weighs one pound. Sifting changes bulk and can mislead cooks into adding too much flour.
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New England
Bad for the Men. McClure's Magazine analysis
The piece argues that stressful conditions force women to take on men's work, producing virile vigor and capable leadership when men fail. It contends this development is harmful to men, weakening those whose roles are displaced, though the overall claim is weak and framed as a poor argument.
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McClure’s
Beware of Poor Olives and Healthful Fruit Advice
Eminent physicians tout olives for nervous disorders digestion and gastritis but warn against poor olives. A perfect olive is yellowish green and firm with a pinkish stone and fresh smell. On voyages brine may leak and olives arrive dry dark or with withered color.
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New York
Ness
Paris fashions dominate Evening Post on summer textiles
The Paris vogue favors transparent fabrics trimmed in chiffon and lace with organdie, batiste and foulards dominating dresses and robes. Crepe de Chine, net gowns, lace capes, and point d esprit coiffe styles, with mourning wear and bolero jackets, define this season's chic, alongside sailor hats, alpines, and practical turbans for travel and sport.
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Philadelphia Times
New York Evening Post
Marie Antonette
Batiste
India
Siik
Raveras Post
America
Notorious Herbert Twists Truth At Sunday Visit
New York Mall and Express notes the episode involving Little Herbert returning from Sunday school to a gathering with several callers. His clumsy reply about serving God and women creates comic conflict. Uncle Frank, a bachelor, observes the scene as the room fills with chatter and mischief.
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New York
Herbert
Frank
Thalia
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