Baby found on doorstep leads Weatherbys to adopt
A snow night basket on Capt Weatherby’s doorstep contained a baby girl, later christened Bethel at a modest, warm christening party hosted by the Weatherbys. A kind policeman staffed the transfer, and the Weatherbys raised the child as their own in a home of their own, with neighbors and friends sharing in the joy.
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Ting-a-ling
Capt
Silas
Hannah
Mary
Marblehead
Foundlin’s
Capt. Weatherby
Mrs. Weatherby
Pliceman
Policeman
Bethel
Silas Weatherby
Weatherby
Capitan Wetherby
The German Army in Society and Aristocratic Privilege
An American recounts a lecture on how Prussian officers gain social rank through army service. Officers marry into wealth, dine extravagantly, and pursue flirtation and dueling as social tools, while the common soldier endures frugal pay and limited prospects. The piece links officer class to aristocratic privilege and centralized society.
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Germany
Europe
Prussia
Bismarck
Domestic Hints Potat o Omelet and More Dishes
A collection of home cooking directions including a potato omelet with mashed potatoes, potato and corn muffins, Johnny cake baked on griddle, preserved oranges in sugar syrup, baked chicken with cream, rice pudding, doughnuts, Indian pudding, steamed pudding, and celery soup with broth. Contains steps, ingredients, and cooking times.
The Basiest. Baseball rewards compare to other fields
The Hour notes that baseball offers high rewards without postgraduate study, claiming a top honor and income of 2000 to 3000 dollars a year. It contrasts this with lawyers and doctors who endure long toil for much less, asking how many years such professionals must struggle before earning half.
Recalled Song Touches Dinks and Jim in Opera Bouffe
In a brief exchange, Jim notes the bald heads in the front seat resemble balls and evoke a song. Dinks asks why, and the pair reminisce about a tune linked to old memories, referencing a Peoria transcript context.
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Jim
Dinks
Carrom
Ginny
Peoria
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Mrs. Dane
New Orléans
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