Ristori’s Madrid Visits End With Pardoning Act
London Truth recounts how during Ristori’s Madrid debut an elderly woman requested intervention for her son a disciplined young soldier who received a free pardon from Queen Isabella. Years later during a return performance a distraught former protege caused a disturbance and was sentenced to imprisonment after praising the actress with excessive enthusiasm.
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Ristori
Madrid
Loshi
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Riistori
London Truth
New and Old Bank Bills
The Washington Post quotes a cashier saying bank officials prefer old bills to new. Cashiers report new notes stick together and ink may not dry, risking mistakes during busy periods. They avoid handing out fresh bills in rush hours and would rather pay out many old bills than few new ones.
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Washington Post
Running For Exercise A Runner’s Morning Routine
A professional runner outlines a 6 30 start with five minutes of dressing then a quarter mile walk in five minutes followed by a one mile run in eight minutes. The circuit finishes at the door thirteen minutes after starting yielding strong lung and heart activity. The routine supposedly eliminates the need for drugs for sedentary individuals.
How He Learned English Carl Schurz Story
Carl Schurz recounts his rough start with English when he decided to learn. He bought The Vicar of Wakefield, translated it into German, then back into English after six weeks and compared both texts to Goldsmith. This self guided process gave him mastery.
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Carl Schurz
Vicar of
Wakefield
Goldsmith
Six Fingered Monkeys Reported From South African Caves
Across the Cape Colony and the Orange Free State caves yielded hundreds of mummified remains of a queer six fingered monkey species. Full grown specimens show a tail positioned high on the back and other marks including two sets of canine teeth and beards on males.
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Cape Colony
Orange Free State
South Africa
Dresden Bequeaths Municipal Newspaper by Dr Gent
Dresden holds a valuable bequest of a daily newspaper donated by the late Dr Gent. The extensive circulation makes it the principal advertising medium in the neighborhood, with profits directed to beautification, improvement, and charity for the city.
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Dresden
The German I and You Letter Etiquette
The article notes German letter etiquette, observing how pronouns are capitalized or lowercased. It explains Germans view capital I as egotistical and that ich is written lowercase while Sie is capitalized, reversing English usage.
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Ich
Sie
Character and the Distinguishing Fee in Self View
The fragment, focusing on character as a defining personal trait, suggests a meditation on self-identity and moral essence. It presents an early idea that virtue and behavior distinguish an individual more than external factors.
Character Defines True Power, Not Money
Fragmentary line asserts character as the true measure of a person, not wealth or influence, reflecting a moral stance on virtue over material gain. The truncated quote hints at a broader editorial or speech theme about personal integrity.
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Ture
Waves and Warnings From The Shore
A reflective note on surf and life compares the sea’s waves to fortune with witty quips. The Detroit News quotes a sailor mood about arriving grandly and leaving broke. A final line cites Carlyle on seeing the essential point.
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Detroit News
Puny's Jewel Tales: Diamonds and Emerald Eyes
Pliny recounts a diamond so hard it could shatter an anvil and hammer. Another tale describes a Cyprus shore stone lion with emerald eyes shining so bright fishes fled and fishermen replaced them with glass eyes, sending the emeralds to the nets.
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Pliny
Cyprus
Menn Insinuation and a Rail Journey Anecdote
A vain young novelist relates a gentleman who read his latest work on a train and, en route, realized he had traveled twenty miles past his destination. The writer calls the incident very gratifying while a friend quips that sleeping on trains is a bad habit.
How It Was Done by Two Fox Hunters
A Philadelphia Press exchange recalls a jump over a high hedge. The first fox hunter notes Mr. Nuritch leapt the hedge alone while the horse did not clear it. The other is surprised by Nuritch's solo feat.
Marriages and social notes from Wenatchee area
Marriage licenses issued in county auditor's office on Monday for Harmon C. McCray of Leavenworth to Lottie Morris of Wenatchee and for Alexander Hamilton to Lilie May Allen of Wenatchee. Two couples wed at the city clerk's office by Judge Palmer, including McCray and Morris. A family gathering at Judge Palmer's home included relatives from Cashmere Spokane and local residents. Earl C. Walton returns home for holidays after timekeeper work in Bellingham and Mount Vernon. A dinner at B. C. Collier's hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Collier and guests. Reynolds travels via river lands survey to Spokane.
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County Auditor's Office
Harmon C. McCray
Leavenworth
Lottie Morris
Wenatchee
Harvey D. Snider
Mabel Carden
Alexander Hamilton
Lilie May Allen
Judge Palmer
Lillie May Allen
Judge
J. B. Palmer
Frank Palmer
Cashmere
Wickersham
Spokane
T. J. Groves
Charlotte
Earl C. Walton
Bellingham
Mount Vernon
Grant Smith and Company
T. E. Walton
B. C. Collier
A. A. Piper
Wise
Johnson Wilson
Antarctic earthquakes drive icebergs adrift claim
Captain Josselyn of the bark Nauhau reports Antarctic earthquakes dislodged vast icebergs sent toward equatorial waters on both sides of South America. He notes cooler temperatures by ten degrees latitude and ice flow from the south polar zone splitting mountains of ice. He observed large icebergs in lat 48 degrees south drifting northward.
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Nauhau
New York
Cape Horn
South America
South Polar
Captain Jos eflyn Encounters Unusual Ice Near Tropics
Historical report notes Captain Jos eflyn navigating 42 degrees west and discovering ice fields far from the tropics. After fifty years rounding the Horn he has never seen ice afloat within hundreds of miles of the warm zone.
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Gitude
Joseflyn
Girls Hurl Spy ing Man From Window in Stag Party
Chicago, December 26 A roomer Thomas McDurn was found peeping at fifteen girls in male disguise during a stag party hosted by Miss Maude Edwards. The women stormed the room, dragged him out and hurled him from a window, leaving him with facial scrapes and shock but no serious injuries.
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Chicago
Thomas
McDurn
Maude Edwards
Ninety First Street
MacDurn
Throomer
MecDurn
Miss Edwards
Doctor J Wallender Dies After Morphine Overdose
Dr J Wallender of Ballard died in Bridgeport from morphine taken in a personal crisis. He left letters to his brother in law Joseph Banska and his daughter indicating intent to self destruct. A loaded revolver was found, he had planned to shoot himself, funeral held in Bridgeport.
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Bridgeport
Wash
J. Wallender
Ballard
Joseph Banska
McKinley
Real Estate Firm Secures Corner Offices in Columbia Bank Building
Mr. A. J. Linville of the Red Apple Real Estate firm told a World reporter they secured the lease on corner offices in the sub basement of the new Columbia bank building. The move to the new location, planned for about February 1, will place their offices among the best in the city.
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A. J. Linville
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Red Apple
World
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