The Race for a Bride in Kentucky Romance
A dramatic Kentucky tale unfolds as Lady Margaret Tipton faces a choice between Frederick Altamont and James Graves. In a moonlit horse race to the county seat, Altamont races the mare Lady Margaret against Graves, winning the race and the hand of Margaret as Graves falls beside his dying horse.
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Kentucky
Signire Tipton
Margaret Tipton
James Graves
Margaret
Herore
Frederick Altamont
Gyman
Tom
Graves
Altamont
Lady Margaret
Hconse
Aaid Altamont
Mary Walta
Gould
Koron
Man
Tie
Arma
Monument Erected For Florence Native Cellini After 400 Years
A monument in Fer ence honors Benvenuto Cellini one of Italy’s great sculptors. The restless genius left Florence Rome and France, fought in Castle of St Angelo defense, and created Perseus and Medusa under Cosimo de Medici. He died 1670 and rests in Florence’s Church of the Annunciation.
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Florence
Italy
Benvenuto Cellini
Ference
Rome
Cellini
Clement VI
Bourbon
Prince of Orange
St. Angelo
Rom
Mellin
France
Cosmo de Medici
Perseus
Medyan
Ima
Suttan Musically Odd Morrocco Sultan Orchestrates Clarinet Ensemble
The Moroccan sultan Abdul Agta plans a novel ensemble of MU musicians all playing only the clarinet to honor his life long love of music. In Charleston, artesian wells over 400 feet supply water while a saltwater fire system serves local protection. Ontario province officials publish broader, somewhat cryptic reform notes.
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Muley Abdul Agta
Morocco
Maele
Charleston
Valley of Jordan Revered Yet Diminished Through Time
Special Letter outlines the Jordan Valley from its Pan cave springs to the Dead Sea, tracing ancient life, religious events, and conquerors. It notes modern ruin, scarce fish, sparse flocks, barren fields, and a landscape still grand yet emptied of historic vitality. The piece details geography from Mount Hermon to Lake Merom, noting river width, depth, rapids, and winding courses.
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Jordan
Moses
Christ
Gethsemane
Calvary
Galifee
Dead Sea
The
Palestine
Babas
Monatatan
Hermon
Witsy
Mediterranean Sea
Meron
Hulch
Sacred Gallilean Sea and Jordan Valley Story
A narrative card describes the Sea of Galilee and Jordan Valley with Jacob's Bridge near Lake Ti berlas, linking sacred sites to biblical events. It notes Bedouin presence, ancient disciples, and the Jordan’s shallow entry to the Dead Sea amid historic ruins and a volcanic earthquake origin for Siddim valley.
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Lake Meron
Jacob
Bridge Builders Across Shan State Inspire World Rail Feat
A New York Press inspired piece extols American prowess in spanning the Goktelk Valley with a 2,000 foot long steel bridge 850 feet above a river. It describes sections built in the United States then erected in Thibaw Mandalay corridor and credits American ingenuity, steel and machinery with overcoming rugged terrain and old caravan routes.
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United States
England
Thibaw
Lee
Upper Barmah
Cuba
China
Mandalay
Burmah
Manialiy
Vallaya
Ghaut Mountains
Goktelk Valley
Goktelk
Pennsylvania
New York Press
Learning Among the Clergy in a Changing Church
A London Spectator quote notes the waning belief in clerical learning as essential to spreading faith. It cites a country town magnate reacting to a large parish’s disorder, remarking that the rector is a Hebrew scholar and provoking mixed attitudes of kindness, admiration, pity, and contempt.
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London Spectator
Time Mes and Her Phrase Echoes in Prose
A brief quip about length of time and speech between a speaker and listener. The exchange suggests a playful, reflective moment in Philadelphia prose with a light, introspective mood.
Boy questioned over jam and a mother's tale ends in tears
Charles lies about a missing jam. Mamma recalls her own honesty tale and asks how old she was when she began. Charles is punished as Papa is summoned, and he sobs while Mama comforts him and recounts a childhood lesson.
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Charles
Papa
Mamma
Tattooing Dogs Names By Owners In Baltimore
In northwest Baltimore a young man offered tattooing of owners names on dogs. Notable cases include Bore the smooth coated fox terrier owned by Charles Woliraw and Jip the bull terrier of the Chesapeake Brewing Company. The procedure lasts minutes, uses fine needles to mark the skin, and the dogs recover with visible ownership marks. The cost stated is 60 cents.
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Doubien
Baltimore
Charles
Woliraw
Chesapeake Brewing Company
Theatrical Business and Stage Campaign Tactics Described
A Chambers Journal excerpt outlines subdividing theater business into controllable tamers of audience energy. It notes agents selling tickets, box seats, and crowd reactions orchestrated by a single group. An aside recalls a London theater father confronting a money lender over a thousand pounds while a pit voice jokes about a debtor paying six pounds ten.
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Malin
Che Clagie
Agenta
Whiteley
Far West
London
Revival of Road Hous es in Suburban Country Roads
A fragmented narrative notes roadside taverns once lively at country crossroads near Westchester Brooklyn and Staten Island. It recalls famed spots like the Hermitage and Garrison’s, now faded, some repurposed as Tammany headquarters, while modern travel favors automobiles over bicycles.
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Westchester
Brooklyn
Staten
Bronx
Willetts Point
Dexter
Mandy
Tammany
Scribner’s
German Crown Prince Sparks Kaiser's Anger Over School Lesson
Berlin correspondence reports the Crown Prince and Kaiser displeased by a college lesson for girls aged 12 to 13. The instructor allegedly asked a disturbing question about God and Christ, generating concern in the royal circle and prompting criticism from the Kaiser.
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Chris- Hans
Berlin
Tandon Telegraph
Brees recounts crossing the ocean with astonishment
A speaker recalls crossing the broad ocean for the first time and the emotion it stirred, while noting Philadelphia tied to the moment though details remain hazy. The dialogue emphasizes awe at the voyage and the speaker’s restrained joy.
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Uke
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Ancona
Mibs
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Ontario
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Galli Joel
Andrew
Peter
Herod
Galilee
Moab
Hebron
Siddim
Lot
Abraham
Sodom
Gomorrah
MAGIC
Tha Ahan
Thibaw Ooes
Agentonn
Dra
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