Philadelphia Girl Delays Answer to Suitor in Love Tale
Fragmented News Notes sketch a Philadelphia girl asking for time to decide a marriage proposal after a suitor declares. A telegram interrupts at midnight directing patience for a final decision next week. The column also covers dust-prone road pranks, a Mass shoemaker's Civil War quip, and curious tales from Bombay and Seoul.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Japan Mail
Bombay
Medina
Mecca
Foreign Office
Tokyo
India
Pelin Times
Seoul
Senoh Wify
Mothering Sunday Custom Fervers in English Counties
The fourth Sunday in Len known as Simnel Sunday is observed as Mothering Sunday with young people in service and other employments visiting parents and attending afternoon services with their mothers. Monmouthshire observes the custom strictly and much is said in its favor.
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Len
England
Monmouthshire
Life on the Stage Demands Hard Work and Study
The article notes that a theater career requires much labor beyond rehearsals. It cites Miss Ellen Terry studying about 204 books on history costumes and customs to portray Cordelia in King Lear realistically.
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Cordelia
Ellen Terry
Old Boston Tollhouse Relic Sold Amid Cambridge Bridge History
A historic tollhouse at the Cambridge end of the West Boston bridge, standing since 1793 and last used as a toll collection point until 1858, was sold for 25 dollars after decades of disrepair. The structure, once essential to passage on the great bridge, was left neglected as the bridge became free and new generations moved on.
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Fey WL. Hood
Bristol
R. Ley
Wal A Bristo’ Chupellman
Romulu
Byine
Theo Tollhouse
Htelty
Cambride
Boston
Cambridge
West Boston Bridge
Cambridee
West Boston
Moses Hadley
Eating From Habit and Appetite in Digestion
The article argues that eating out of habit harms digestion by reducing salivary and enzyme secretions. It urges waiting for appetite, explaining that hunger enhances digestion and food enjoyment, while fasting holds physiological significance beyond mere restraint.
The Wife to Choose. In choosing a wife.
A fragmented excerpt discusses how to select a wife, advising young men to value health, calm demeanor, modesty, and moral virtue over mere beauty, with emphasis on a clear mind and honest character.
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M. Pay Doumer
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