News Notes From The Orient And Local Sketches
A Philadelphia girl delays a marriage proposal asking time to think, then a telegram interrupts with a new suitor. Other items discuss island road dust wars, Civil War anecdotes, a Bombay fan controversy, and a humorous Uncle Romulus tale.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Japan Mail
Bombay
Medina
Mecca
Foreign Office
Tokyo
India
Pelin Times
Seoul
Senoh Wify
Mothering Sunday in England Observed Nationwide
The fourth Sunday in Lent known as Simnel Sunday is celebrated as Mothering Sunday with young people visiting parents and attending services with daughters and mothers. Monmouthshire observes the custom very strictly and hosts praise for its traditional practice.
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Len
England
Monmouthshire
Life on the Stage Demands Hard Work and Study
The article notes that a theatrical career requires effort beyond rehearsals. It cites Ellen Terry studying about 204 books on history costumes and customs to craft the Cordelia role in King Lear, illustrating the depth of research actors undertake to achieve realism.
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Cordelia
Ellen Terry
Tollhouse Relics of Old Cambridge Bridge Demolished
The Old Boston Tollhouse near the West Boston bridge in Cambridge stood for over a century. It was closed after 1858 when the bridge became free, and later sold for 25 dollars as a relic of early Boston–Cambridge days.
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Byine
Theo Tollhouse
Htelty
Cambride
Boston
Cambridge
West Boston Bridge
Cambridee
West Boston
Moses Hadley
Eating From Habit and Appetite in Digestive Health
The article argues that eating only when hungry aids digestion and salivation, while eating out of habit dulls appetite and harms digestion. It warns against fasting as a moral or spiritual sign and promotes waiting for distinct hunger before eating, in a cautious, health-focused tone.
The Wife to Choose Exhorts Moral Qualities in a Bride
In a French exhortation, M. Pay Doumer urges young men to seek a healthy mind and modest, genuine demeanor in a wife. He argues virtue matters more than looks, praising clear eyes and true character over beauty.
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M. Pay Doumer
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Kemmerer
Wyoming
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Drayman
D. E. Brown
Diamondville
Ames
Kemmeker
Best Ream West
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Gonsige
Live Stock Commission
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E. C. Dewitt & Comocany
Chicago, Ill
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Omnaln Palate
Businece Direct
Washington
USA
United
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D.C
Supplyco
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Frontier
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Kemmerer, Wyoming
Wonder Worker
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Lancs
Chas. Egy, SR
Elizabeth, Ill
DR. King
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