The Forcing Process of the Age Among Precocious Children
A New York Tribune piece laments a modern shift toward sophisticated eight to ten year olds who mimic adult manners and crowds of matinee parties. It contrasts natural, playful girls with "little old women" shaped by social pressures and wealth, warning of a loss of innocence and urging a return to wholesome, age appropriate childhood.
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Papa
Elaine
Lillian
Mrs. French
Maud
New York Tribune
Prospective Shortage of Oxygen in the Air
A column analyzes a feared oxygen shortage citing Lord Kelvin and global consumption figures. It contrasts breathing needs with vegetation loss, notes the potential delay before measurable atmospheric change, and juggles social reflections on rest and daily life.
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Lord Kelvin
Harper’s Weekly
A Toper's Breakfast Tale From The Chicago Trove
The piece recounts a morning meeting between Thomas Whiffen and Frank Leslie. Leslie claims to be fit and just finished a toper's breakfast a brandy and soda and a dog. The dog is for eating the chop as the men joke about excess drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Whiffen
Frank Leslie
Mr. Whiffen
Leslie
Norway Trials Seaweed Glue and Paper Sizing Use
Norway uses seaweed after io dine extraction to produce glue, starch and rope. The process yields a sizing for paper and the acid precipitate refined makes an excellent substitute for gum arabic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Matrimonial Snag and Its Unsettling Effects
The piece argues that a matrimonial snag between Hasban and his wife disrupts friendships and close intimacies. It notes the snag arises from two diverse opinions and, though not a formidable event, it harms the couple’s bond and the wider social harmony.
Gigantic Smokestack Prompts Higher Criticism Escape
A reporter asks the architect about the purpose of a towering smokestack while workmen roar. The architect replies the tower is meant to reach beyond the reach of higher criticism as construction continues.
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Chicago Tribune
Enigma of the Runaway
A reflective column on runaway horses showing how unpredictable events divert attention from disasters and stir fear. The piece notes horse and driver reactions, the public gaze, and the sudden loss of control that can derail even grand processions and burning buildings.
Memory of Gettysburg recalled in a moving wartime exchange
Judge Mackey recalls a poignant Gettysburg episode as General Gordon stops to aid a wounded Union general, General Francis Barlow, on the first day. Gordon learns Barlow’s last wish is to have letters taken from his breast pocket and acts to deliver them.
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Gordon
Barlow
Gettysburg
Thomas J. Mackey
South Carolina
Lee
Pettigrew
North Carolina
Francis Barlow
New York
Gorden
Reunion of Generals Gordon and Barlow at Gettysburg
A Washington Star recounts how General Gordon read a dying wife’s letter aloud on the battlefield, arranged a truce, and aided General Barlow. Fifteen years later Gordon became a Georgia senator and Barlow New York attorney general. They met again under cordial terms, symbolizing postwar reconciliation.
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Barlow
Gordon
United States
Georgia
New York
Potter
Congress
General Barlow
New York City
Gettysburg
Lamar
Charles Sumner
House of Representatives
Washington Star
Arithmetic as a Stolen Sweet and An Irish Love Song
A compact scrap highlights a 13 year old nurse listening at a kindergarten door while counting woes and a light Irish love poem praising Katharine. It blends social vignette with verse from Century magazine via Underwood Johnson.
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Nancy
Katharine
Kate
Underwood Johnson
Sound travels far in Arctic calm says Strand magazine
A Strand magazine note claims sound carries unusually well in Arctic regions during extreme cold. It describes a piano heard over a mile away across a lake and two people in boats talking easily at distances over 100 yards due to calm, still air.
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Strand Magazine
Whale startled at sea causes commotion on Vancouver deck
A sleeping whale on a Vancouver voyage is awakened by a passing vessel. The creature leaps from the water prompting a fashionable crowd to flee the deck as novels fly and chairs scatter. An infant asks if the whale jumped out of the cabin windows.
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Vancouver
Motto of diligence quoted by Pickaninny Jim
The Washington Star quotes Pickaninny Jim asking about not putting off till tomorrow what can be done today. His mother replies affirmatively and, while clearing dishes, suggests she might as well have another supper if time allows.
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Sawyer Sharpsett
Millie
Ehlal
Washington Star
Adulteration Probes and Quake Sermon Quips Reach Georgia
A reprint traces red paint scandal in Paris markets and prosecutions for adulteration. It quotes a Georgia preacher remarking on earthquakes with a homespun phrase. It notes reflections on manhood and forest value estimates for UK and US.
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Paris
Georgia
Two Hypocrites In a Tender Letter Scene
A verse fragment describes a woman nibbling bonbons and writing a longing letter to her lover. He sits in his bachelor room with cigars, a pipe, and a glass, reading the note as smoke drifts around him. The piece ends with the lover’s echoed line of longing.
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Harper’s Bazar
T EB. McGrath
New York Journal
Sound Fogs and Echoes Across English Seas
The article notes a phenomenon where air fogs hinder sound similar to visual mists. Examples include St Paul’s whispering gallery, Carisbrooke well hearing pin drops, St Alban’s clock ticking across the nave, Plymouth evening gun heard 60 miles away, Salisbury plain shepherds hearing Portsmouth guns, and a salute from Holyhead heard in Kingstown Ireland. Sound travels better over water. calm nights aid transmission.
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St. Paul's
Carisbrooke Castle
Isle of Wight
St. Alban’s Cathedral
Plymouth
Ilfracombe
Salisbury Plain
Portsmouth
Halyhead
Kingstown
Ireland
Ranch for sale near Townsend with alfalfa acreage
Seller offers the Shelly ranch formerly known as Shelly, about four miles from Townsend. The 820 acre property includes 120 acres of alfalfa and good water rights. Terms are reasonable and price low.
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Townsend
Goopman
Masonic Lodges Schedule Delivers Open Invitations
Valley Lodge No 21 meets every fourth Saturday in P C Hall with visiting brothers invited. Townsend Lodge No 6 holds meetings on the first and third Saturdays at Masonic Hall Broadway Townsend with attending brethren welcome.
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North Star Lodge
P.C. Hall
G. E. Poot
Romia
Ree
Lee
H.S. Hyatt
W. M
G. W. Girtam
Townsend Lodge
Masonic Hall
Broadway
Townsend
G. E. Poor
M. W
Mas. Marric
McCormice
Moutre Mayeed
Montana
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