Paris Institute Memorial Fund Sparks Charity From Miser
In Paris an institute suggested to honor a famed scientist inspires a poor man to donate 500 dollars. City officials learn the donor dwells in a Notre Dame slum, quarrelling with his servant over an unburned match. Another tale recalls Jacques Guigot of Marseilles who left 250000 to aid the city for a clean water supply.
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Marseilles
France
New York Tribune
The Poor Ensign and Other Oddities From London
A London Graphic piece recounts Ensign Flugge whose compensation claim for a mouse gnawing a tunic was overturned, then reversed, with orders for harsh punishment reversed on new facts. It also reflects on Arab horse keeping, a Frenchman’s New York bath tale, and a note on how the body sleeps in sections per M. Cabanis.
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London
Flugge
Ensign Flugge
M. Cabanis
Town Physician Sparks Poem Controversy in Chicago
A boastful bard defends his verses while people in town react with mixed feelings. The exchange ends with the stranger revealing himself as the town physician. The brief vignette captures a clash between art and public reception in a quiet urban setting.
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Chicago News
Virtue of Hospitality sermon cited by Cassell's Saturday Journal
A Cassell's Saturday Journal quotation extols hospitality as a remedy for racial antagonism. It praises the rite as glorious and sacred, claiming it makes all men brothers.
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Cassell
Saturday Journal
Eve seeks another dress in garden dialogue
The London Tatler vignette frame shows Eve in the garden speaking with Adam about obtaining a new dress. The line contrasts Eve's resolve with Adam's remark that she is the most resolute woman, noted for constantly turning over a new leaf.
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Eve
Adam
London Tatler
Wenatchee Dominates Apple Show Prizes Over Yakima Valley
The Ellensburg Localizer argues Wenatchee won most first prizes at the Spokane apple show due to superior prepared displays and advertising. Yakima growers receive little prize money yet face costly competition. It stresses that Wenatchee’s promotional efforts inflate perceived value and land prices, urging local growers to spend more on advertising to compete.
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Yakima Valley
Spokane
Wenatchee
British Columbia
Ellensburg
The Head Hunters of the Dyaks
In ethnology studies the Dyaks collect severed heads as sacred trophies. Heads are smoke-dried and hung in houses like grape clusters to symbolize courage and personal prestige. The narrator recalls sitting among the head bundles and recounts Anakoda Unsang’s tales of battles and invulnerability.
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Anakoda Unsang
H. L. B. Luering
London
They Married and Became Restless in Town Talk
A breezy exchange shows Maud and Charlie wed, though each married another, while chatter swirls over first floor living and Mrs Homer doubting happiness. Dr. Manchester spent Sunday on his ranch north of town.
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Trotter
Abraad
Maud
Charlie
Homer
Chicago News
Dr. Manchester
Church Directory and Cough Remedy Notice
A local church directory lists services and ministers for Episcopal First, Baptist, Catholic, Church of Christ, Presbyterian, and Christian Endeavor. An accompanying ad promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children with a testimonial from Mrs. F. F. Starcher of Ripley West Virginia.
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F. F. Starcher
Ripley, W. V
Chamberlain
Bridge purchase urged by Douglas county committee
The commercial club committee endorses state purchase of the Wenatchee bridge and a state built road across the state, asserting interest for Douglas county. They urge a thorough review before any final decision.
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Douglas County
Wenatchee
Big Bend Empire
Liquor License Violation Fines in Columbia Siding
John Roth paid a $100 fine plus costs and Will Roth paid a $400 fine after being charged with selling liquor without a license at Columbia Siding. Judge Steiner imposed the penalties Friday. both men settled the fines and returned home.
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John Roth
Steiner
Columbia Siding
Will Roth
Big Bend
At the Olympia and the Chewauva guest list
The column lists numerous attendees and locals from Seattle Spokane Waterville and surrounding areas visiting or residing at Olympia and Chewauva venues. It notes Dr McCoy traveling to Leavenworth to see Pete Davis and Clarence Shipman of the Salvation Army heading to Chicago for Army training with his mother and brother accompanying him to Kansas and Oklahoma before visiting relatives.
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Dr. McCoy
Leavenworth
Pete Davis
Clarence Shipman
Salvation Army
Chicago
A. L. Shipman
Arthur
Kansas
Oklahoma
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