Bewitched by a Blond Fairy on an Atlantic Voyage
On an eastbound Atlantic crossing Dorsey Adams hides a flirtation scandal with Nell Sommers as long golden hairs appear on coats and dresses. A male rival Greyson seeds mischief, but the mystery ends with Adams and Sommers confessing love and planning marriage amid a lighthearted cabaret intrigue.
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Atlantic
Dorsey Adams
Nell Sommers
Dorsey
Nell
Europe
Adams
Miss Sommers
London
Greyson
Miss Clarence
Harry
Remark on a Yawning Executive at Church
A Washington woman visiting church saw a high executive officer yawning during a sermon. She preserves her respect for him while noting his ordinary human weakness, admitting she was pleased to witness the moment.
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Washington
Washington Star
Heat Testa of Clothing An Experiment in June
A physician conducted an experiment in June showing that white fabric heats least under sun. Six thermometers exposed white, dark yellow, light green, dark green, blue, and black cloth to intense sun. White reached 100 degrees while black hit 208 degrees, blue 198, greens around 155 to 168, yellow 140.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Honest Apology Guide for Quarrel Reconciliation
A St Louis Republic piece urges apologizing after quarrels to prevent lasting guilt. It stresses saying sorry promptly, forgiving, and avoiding pride that blocks reconciliation, noting quarrels scar relationships and reminding couples to mend before the day ends.
Weight and the Weight of Life and Death
The article discusses the common belief that the dead weigh more than the living. It explains how a carrier’s center of gravity and body elasticity can make a living person seem lighter, and notes assertions about breath reducing apparent weight. It concludes that a dead person does not weigh no more than a living one.
Is he so small as all that
Tim Sullivan of New York grew to despise a certain secretary of an executive department. Waiting in the anteroom, Sullivan learned he could not see the secretary that morning. He exclaimed with rising fury, Merciful heaven. Is he so small as all that?
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Tim Sullivan
New York
Sullivan
Lawyer Quotation Sparks Laughing Crowd in Notorious Case
In a famed case a defense attorney known for flowery speech claimed Omar spoke on the matter with a quip about a dog a bone and a hank of hair and a singing companion in the wilderness. The line drew laughter from the audience, which he never expected.
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Omar
Kansas
Three Queer Cities Built on Islands and Bridges
A compact survey of Ghent Amsterdam and Venice noting Ghent on 26 islands with 80 bridges and historic events including the 1814 treaty. Amsterdam on 90 islands with 300 bridges. Venice on 80 islets with 400 bridges and the Venice Marrying the Adriatic ceremony.
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Ghent
Charles V
John of Gaunt
Lancaster
England
United States
Amsterdam
Holland
Venice
Alexander II
Otto
Frederick Barbarossa
Adriatic Sea
Adriatic
Tribby Clapp Names His Crew for Heaven
A New England sea captain signs a crew list by reading aloud a string that ends up spelling Through Much Tribulation We Enter Into the Kingdom of Heaven Clapp. When asked his infant name he explains his mother called him Tribby for shortness, provoking a quiet smile from the officer.
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New England
Cap’en
Capain
Kingdom of
Heaven
Clapp
Captain Eet
Watch Crystal Making and Costly Ovens
The article explains watch glass production secrets with glass blown into large spheres, baked and annealed, then cut to size by skilled workers. Covens cost at least $20,000 to build and operate. one firm outsourced balloon production to older manufacturers to cut costs due to the complexity.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Humors of the Dublin Gallery and its lively patrons
Macready records a Dublin gallery room scene from Otway and Venice Preserved. Jaffier’s long dying speech is interrupted by a loud spectator shouting Die at once while another retorts Be quiet you blackguard then remarks Take your time to the lingering actor.
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Dublin
Macready
Otway
Venice
Jaffier
Blackguard
Daisy as a term of endearment and irony in Dickens
The excerpt shows Steerforth calling Copperfield a daisy to praise his innocence while also gently mocking his naivety. Dickens uses the flower metaphor to contrast refreshingly innocent youth with corrupt days, highlighting Copperfield’s candor and the narrator’s ironic tone.
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Dickens
David Copperfield
Steerforth
Young Copperfield
David
Daisy
Copperfield
Special term probate hearing in Bayfield County
State of Wisconsin Bayfield County Court notice sets special term on November 10 1908 at 10 AM in Washburn to approve final account of Arnold M Hostland estate administered by D M Maxcy and appoint distribution of residue per law by order of the court dated October 6 198.
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State OF Wisconsin
Bayfield
Washburn
D. M. Maxcy
Arnold M. Hostland
Bayfield County
Peter M. Clevett
Angeline Clevett
Barksdale
Peter N. Clevett
Ayfield County
Wisconsin
Wm. H. Irish
Notice to creditors in the will of Anna Larson deceased
In probate matters of Anna Larson of Pratt, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, creditors must present claims to the Bayfield County Court at Washburn for examination and allowance by May 4, 1909. The six month claim period begins October 20, 1908. Dated October 20, 1908. Wn H Irwin, County Judge.
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State of Wisconsin
Bayfield County
Anna Larson
Pratt iv
Washburn
Wn. H. Irisn
Probate Notice in Bayfield County Wisconsin 1908
General first Tuesday December 1 1908 at 10 AM in Bayfield County Court hear petition by Henry Holmgren of Mason Wisconsin to determine heirs of Ole J Edin deceased and each share in the real estate Dated October 13 1908 Wm H Irish County Judge
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State of Wisconsin
Bayfield County
Washburn
Said County
Henry Holmgren
Mason Wisconsin
The Demure Brown Maiden in Holiday Attire
A Los Angeles Times piece describes a Japanese college girl preparing for a holiday with a detailed depiction of her toilette. It covers hair, makeup, clothing, and cosmetics as she readies to go out, emphasizing ritual and aesthetic presentation.
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Fujiyama
Los Angeles Times
Porch Rain Scare Leads to Hot Water Prank
Mrs. Goitt planned a porch cleaning during a rainstorm to flood the lower porch with hot water. The neighbors on the lower porch notice the "leaking roof" and react with horror, attributing the sizzling rain to divine punishment in a Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Help Wanted Advertisers for Mail Order Catalogues
Unity Supply Co seeks men to advertise and distribute sample mail order catalogs at $90 monthly plus expenses. Assistant manager sought for Chicago area and surrounding territory. no investment or experience required. Write now for details and enclose self addressed envelope Superintendent 132 Lake St Chicago Illinois
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Unity Supply CO
Dept. P
Chicago
Chicago Wholesale and Mail Order House
Lake St
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