The German Tony and His Ward Sophie in Love and Loss
An elderly German shoe maker Tony shelters Sophie, a foundling girl, in a decaying mansion. He pours his life and money into her care as she rises to opera fame and marries another man, prompting Tony to tear down the house and sever his ties to the past.
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Tony
Rei
Tory
Ediico
Pennsylvania
Dolla
Herittle Wall
Hermann Liebaker
Tony Aldha
Teane
Sophie
Sha
Arso
Hoase
Boulevards
Clube
Arthur
Howsa
Aluce
Sophia
Tragic Portrait of a Mourning Figure by Sophie
A lonely figure recalls a past love Sophie as he returns to a small room. He had dyed before her arrival and now resumes his solitary life, fueling a somber farewell through the gesture of a kerosene spell.
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Sophie
Mind cure of the Indian modern medicine and mysticism
The article argues that inherited superstition makes tribal medicine necessary but modern doctors offer stronger healing. While physical ailments respond to physicians, mental doubt in Indians requires the medicine man’s occult mind cure. It advocates cooperation between doctors and tribal healers to advance health as civilization progresses.
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Trle
Too Great a Punishment at a Dismal Music Hall
Auckland News reports a music hall with a notorious bond and a star promise that failed to arrive on time. The manager announced a delay of about a quarter hour, and the band played instead while patrons, including a gallery boy, urged quiet.
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Uleht
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Auckland
N. Z
Hooden Gray and the Honest Toils of Home
A rustic poem by EY Milroy envisions warmth and shelter against winter winds. It contrasts simple, homely comforts with hollow wealth, urging contentment in domestic toil and the welcome glow of a hearth. The verse evokes a cottage scene on a moor with a blazing fagot and a lowly couch, symbolizing peace and spiritual reward.
Not Listening I Count Split Infinitives
Governor Pennyparker of the Keystone State impressed a judge with his scholarly restraint in a courtroom quip. He stated he was not listening but counting split infinitives during a tedious legal argument.
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Pennyparker
Keystone State
Thia
Lim
Pennypacker
New York Times
Mythical tale of Dido's fall in Carthage
The passage recalls Dido's alleged Karakiri atop her pyre in Carthage as Aeneas, watching from the sea, contemplates the flames and fate. A later encounter with Hades reinforces the belief that joking can reveal truth.
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Dido
Carthage
Aeneas
Hay
Hades
Brazil's Exports Rise Sharply on Coffee Demand
Brazilian exports climbed with gold valued at 12.6 million dollars in 1904. Coffee sales accounted for 4.4 million, while coffee planters saw roughly 10 million more in 1908 than before. American capital pursues Brazil, buying tramways and broad land tracts.
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Brazil
Acetylene Light Aims to Save Sight at Home Schools
A Chicago piece notes rising need for eyesite care among children and argues acetylene lighting offers clear steady illumination. It cites a case where a child’s poor vision hindered learning and praises acetylene as affordable, safe, and sunlike, predicting fewer eye defects as home lighting improves.
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Alice
Miss G
Amusing Typographical Error Cited In Lenox Conflation Note
The passage recalls a humorous journalistic remark about a notable typo during the consolidation of the Astor Tilden and Lenox libraries, highlighting how New York’s reception of Lenox's bequests shaped its perception. An anecdote follows comparing a traveling geologist’s bag of stones to English cleverness, illustrating a jest about misdirected cargo and mistaken significance.
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Laurence Utten
Astor
Tilden
New York
James Lenox
Remarkable Cure of Dropsy by Dodds Kidney Pills
In Sedgwick Arkansas on June 1 a father recounts his son’s dramatic recovery from severe edema after taking Dodds Kidney Pills. He began with three pills daily for eight days and finished with thirty five pills in total, noting full restoration of movement and strength. The account emphasizes a life saved through the medicine.
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Dodd
Sedgwick
Ark
W. S. Taylor
Male
Washington Selected as Peace Conference Seat
Washington was chosen as the venue for peace talks between Russia and Japan after long bargaining. Secretary Loeb announced that Washington would host the negotiations, with possible adjournment to a northern resort if weather or comfort demanded.
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Washington
America
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
Loeb
Chefoo
Paris
Hague
Chetoo
Rissin
Sontmon
International Arbitration Tribunal
Nicholas
Asia
Progress Toward Panama Health Fast After Visit
Panama isthmus viewed as ready to be made healthy within about a month with the isthmus area improving faster than Colon where swamp conditions hinder progress. Panama Canal Commission members depart New York June 24 to inspect conditions and plan rapid material movement via a four track railroad. An expected tariff reduction along the line aims to ease European trade.
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WIH
Washington
Panama Canal Commission
New York
Aone
Isthmus
Panama
Colon
Cholera Epidemic Fears Grow in Polish Regions
Dispatch from Sosnowiec reports daily cholera deaths and three suspected cases in Tula. Authorities order anticholera measures in infected areas as warm wet weather favors spread.
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St. Petersburg
Sosnowiee
Poland
Tula
Record Breaking Run Near Fort Wayne
The westbound Pennsylvania flyer passed through Fort Wayne seventeen minutes late but then ran on schedule near Plymouth. The Crestline to Fort Wayne leg of 113 miles was completed in 116 minutes. Near Ade, Ohio, three miles in eighty five seconds set a new speed record at about 197.8 mph.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Plymouth
Crestline
Ade
All Done Out and Various Items Advertised
A fragmentary 19th century notice lists Joshua Heller from Urbana Illinois praising Dean's Kidney Pills and mentions retail availability at 60 cents a box. It also includes miscellaneous ad blurbs and odd trivia such as a judo reference and auction practices in Japan.
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Joshua Heller
South Flavnnt Street
Urbana
Ilanys
Dean
Bean
Foster-Miliurn Co
Buffalo
Two Australian swans rescued after 400 mile voyage
Two Australian black swans were picked up near Norfolk Island after a 400 mile sea journey. They were exhausted but revived after water baths and food. The relato describes other feats like the Oroya railway in Peru, highlighting extreme elevations and dramatic travel distances.
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Norfolk Island
Pacific
Clergyman Endorses Grape-Nuts in Breakfast Plan
A respected minister testifies that switching from oats and eggs to Grape-Nuts with cream and Postum improved his digestion and morning energy. He notes headaches subsided, digestion steadied, and mental stamina bettered, citing four years of use and encouraging others to read The Road to Wellville.
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Lear
Ufet
China
Postum Company
Battle Crack
Mich
S & Reason
Wollville
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Cleveland
LSU
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Miu
Savetheyr
South Carolina
Takshira
Heroes
Recsivas
Newa
Jordan
Arkansas
Harrisburg
Oroya
Peru
Callao
Cerro de Paseo
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