Entangled Courtship in a Wealthy Heiress Tale
Clarence misreads a marriage motive in Miss Tryphosa May as he courts Miss Helen May. Helen reveals a plan to secure a loan through marriage to the rich heiress, sparking a reconciliation and a pledge from Robert to resist wealth-driven matches. Clarence is left astonished as the romance shifts toward genuine affection.
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Bob
Clarence
Robert
Mrs. Harford
Helen
Miss ‘Tryphosa
Helon
Sam Helen Tryphosa
Carence
Miss May
Essjen May
Tryphaea
Helen May
Mise Triphinss
Rot
New York Weekly
Tryid Mald
The Delano Cousins Seek a Wealthy Aid In Love
In a Pennsylvanian town Helen May learns that Robert Delano and cousin Clarence plan to woo her. Aunt Mary notes a potential marriage to a rich but snobbish Trysa relation while Helen schemes to borrow money from Miss Trysa to fund love rather than fortune.
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Deblano
Mary
Harford
Helen May
Helen
Robert Delano
Wituel
Clarence
Helen M
Robert
Mrs. May
Miss May
Clar- Delano
Pennsylvania
Dorchester
Pennsylvia
Mr. Delano
Tryphosa
Bob
Cagh
Trya
Larence
Clarence Dejo
Abe Ardhly
Antarctic Rock Discovery Highlights Scott Expedition
Royal Geographical Society president reflects on the Scott Antarctic expedition as the most significant effort to the polar regions. He praises the discovery of plant-impression rock, its implications for geology, and the connection between continents. Also recounted is the Flying Cloud voyage of 1851, noting unprecedented speed under Captain Creesy and the crew’s endurance in heavy seas.
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Antarctic
Clements Markham
Royal Geographical Society
Arctic
Cottain Planta
South America
Australia
Greenland
New York Sun
LW. Lyon
Engiewool
N. J
San Francisco
J. Perkins Creesy
Marblehead
Thermin Land
Cape Horn
A Louisville girl receives a bare cocanut by mail
An odd item reached a Louisville resident when a plain coconut was mailed without wrapping. The shell bore thirty one cents in stamps and the address, highlighting how U S postal rules discourage sending curios by post, unlike Europe where live fowl and calves are mailed.
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Louisville
Europe
Nursing Infants and Modern Diet Guidelines
A Harper's Bazar article urges young mothers to prioritize nursing, noting that artificial feeding remains imperfect. It advises maternal health, simple nourishing diets with fresh vegetables and cereals, limited but quality meat, and 2 to 3 hours daily outdoor exercise to support successful infant feeding.
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Harper’s Bazar
Wolfish motto in business and human nature
A critique of the Wolfish motto go forward at any cost and crush others. It argues such selfish pursuit deforms the doer into a one sided, cage like wolf of Wall Street. The piece calls for pity for the monster and urges a new principle of helping others to grow. New York Evening Journal.
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Tim
Wall Street
New York Evening Journal
Altar Akin
Demoralizing Influence of the Smart Set in Washington
The piece argues that the shift from nineteenth to twentieth century America brings cosmopolitan wealth and "smart set" culture into Washington. It warns such influences erode religious manhood, urging Washingtonians to nurture public spirit and conservative values to preserve the capital’s traditions and moral life.
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Washington
Europe
America
Cred
Commonwealth
College Bred Woman and Russian Co Operatives
A collage of anecdotes and notices on women’s readiness for emergencies and professional advancement, plus a summary of Russia’s cooperative guilds in industry and housing. It covers Miss Elizabeth McCracken’s observations of college women, the magnet anecdote at college, Russian peasants’ cooperative artels, and a note on an absent minded gentleman at a dinner. It ends with a glimpse of Elgar Festival medal recipients Clara Butt and Lloyd Chandos.
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Elizabeth Metacken
Itle
Rusela « Nationa Tf
Russia
Par East
Boston Transcript
Covent Garden
Mme
Clara Butt
Lloyd Chantos
Misa Muriel Foster
Lloyd Chandos
London
Marine Cables Investment Across Global Submarine Grid
The report notes 200000 miles of submarine cables forming eight global circumnavigations. Valued at 300 million dollars today, with construction cost near 200 million. Cables range from a quarter mile to 15000 miles, totaling 1700 cables in service. Deep sea cables are described as a solid investment.
The Beginning of a Famous Man’s Autobiography
A man declares he has completed his autobiography filled with ordinary anecdotes. He vows to begin work on a new project to make the book appealing to cultured readers. The remark signals a shift from reflection to action as he pursues literary achievement.
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Ula
True Schoolmaster and the Moral Guide at Hare Tow
A biographical sketch of Edward Howen, longtime Hare Tow assistant master, praised for loving and guiding boys. The piece highlights his gentle influence, insistence on virtue, and caution about overreaching in shaping a pupil’s character within the daily duties of schooling.
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Mr. Bryce
Strites
Edward Howen
Hare Tow
Harrow
Chiffers
Arcanum
Wise Words and Notable Notes on Speed and Stamps
A collage of aphorisms on virtue and ambition cites Goethe Thucydides and Emerson, then shifts to historical notes about William H. Aspinwall and the Panama Railroad. It also covers how Spaniards and Americans influenced Spanish slang among Japanese street vendors and a column noting fast drivers in Chicago. The piece ends with a remark on Japanese postage stamps and their high London demand.
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Nagasaki
Japan
Philippines
Poreters
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Laverre
Ormore
Highper
Helen Forrest Graves
Atk
Marianna Wheeler
Babies’ Hospital
New York
By Felix Adler
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Fee Ieee Wa
Weary Y. Sattersee
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Hin
Goethe
Thucydides
Lessing
Emerson
Aspinwall
Colon
William H. Aspinwall
Panama
Manganillo
Colombia
Eugenie
Columbia
Victor Smith
New York Press
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