Chewawa Hotel to Add Dining Room and Cafe Move
The Chewawa Cafe at Wenatchee and Palouse streets will move to the Chewawa Hotel under the same management. The dining-room will be expanded with other improvements to serve hotel guests without leaving the premises. Mrs Ilona Skrobotovies granted a divorce by Judge Steiner from Wigcens Skrobo tovie. Seventeen June weddings recorded in Chelan County. eleven licenses issued in May.
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Palouse Streets
Sane
Ilona Skrobotovies
Steiner
Wigcens
the County Auditor
Chelan County
Baseball Umpire Disputes Through the Years
A historical note traces the habit of disputing umpire calls to 1860 and 1867. It cites an expectation that players cease contesting decisions and mentions early anecdotes about umpires and a shop-window dummy named Peck's dummy in New York newspapers.
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Atlantics
Brooklyn
Excelsiors
New York
Monell
New York Tribune
Mephisto's Ring Said to Carry Deadly Mystic Power
The article recounts a cursed ring known as Mephisto's ring once owned by Spanish royalty. An emerald centerpiece holds a ruby, traced to the sixteenth century, with historical disasters linked to successive rulers. It was donated to a church during the Hispano American War, survived a fire, rested in a museum struck by lightning twice, and is now reportedly buried in a strong box to end its alleged influence.
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Spain
Pearson's Weekly
Two Integers and the Sum of Cubes Problem
A fragment notes a historical puzzle about two integers whose cubes sum to a whole number. It cites the first ten cubes 1 8 27 64 125 216 and explores near matches such as 125 plus 218 making 341, and references approximate equalities like 12. It concludes that cubes yield infinite possibilities and suggests continuing the search.
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Ibe H
Scientific American
Trapped by Its Port and Pheasant Observations
A fragmented 19th century note compares an English writer’s view of the pheasant with a scene where observers examine a portrait. The misread text hints at a discussion of visibility and curiosity as a canvas study unfolds with a student and nearby onlookers.
The Oragers of Riches
A quotation from Strand Magazine warns that many are ruined by a sudden wealth and its temptations. It argues duty loses force when wealth tempts, breeding greed and defilement in life, while those of relative poverty stay defended and kept.
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Strand Magazine
Practical sympathy and thrift in a Quaker tale
A Quaker questions if feeling for a neighbor is real unless felt in the right place. A boastful claim by an industrious man is countered by Plodding Pete noting fear can be as bad as injury. The comment closes with reflections on keeping expenses down and appearances up.
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Pete
Washington Star
English Turf Tragedy Before Two Thousand Guineas
Prince Batthyany, breeder of St Simon and a revered racing figure, collapsed in the Jockey Club luncheon room at Newmarket half an hour before the 1883 Two Thousand Guineas. Despite doctors, he died as Galliard, his colt and St Simons brother, started as favorite and won the race. nearby in Weatherbys office the colt’s dam was also, reportedly, at the moment of his death. The Derby of 1884 was later denied to Galopin’s potential owner.
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Prince Batthyapy
St. Simon
Lord Cadogan
Jockey Club
Newaarket
Weatherby
Galliard
Galopin
St. James
Curing Snake Bites and Vinegar as a Remedy
Medical debate in the London Standard contrasts permanganate of potash with vinegar as snake bite remedies. Dr Brunton favors potash while Greengrass cites vinegar with incision, drainage, and ligature. he reports twenty nine cobra bite recoveries and recommends the same for scorpion stings.
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Lauder Brunton
Greengrass
North Arcot
Madras
London Standard
Downing Street and British Empire Hubs Seen Today
The essay sketches 10 Downing Street as central to government and the British Empire. It notes Sir George Downing’s American ancestry and references Rob ert Walpole as early occupants. It weaves in anecdotes about a writer's encounters and a clergyman’s humble origins.
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Downing Street
London
Robert Walpole
George Downing
Mas Bay Colony
Fearverd
Erratic E The Late Sir John Ad-ver-ti-ser Trick
The text recounts a local incident where Sir John, owner of a newspaper, is teased about his paper’s name. Friends played a trick by uttering the coin phrase Dund ee Courier and Argus, reflecting a playful deception related to his publication.
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Sir John
Dundee Courier
Argus
Epresition
Tea Drinking as a Female Vice in 19th Century Opinion
The London Mail cites the Female Spectator condemning tea drinking as a feminine vice a century ago. It claims the tea table imposes higher costs than raising two children, ruins household economy, invites idleness, and undermines wifely virtue.
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Norse
London Mail
Vanishing France and Local Customs In Decline
A Parisian note laments the fading of old France its customs costumes and language as provinces lose distinct identity while tradition preserves them for descendants. A witty quip asks the gap between a jeweler and a jail and notes financing of quarters by some people.
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France
The Romance of Buried Pictures Rembrandt and Correggio Reveal Hidden Masterpieces
An art tale recalls a London auction find that hid a Rembrandt worth £8,000 beneath painted-over grounds. Earlier Rome restorers Lovera and Hunterspergh uncovered a Correggio beneath a flowers canvas, later sold to the Earl of Bristol for £1,500.
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London
Lovera
Hunterspergh
Rome
Correggio
Earl of Bristol
Dundee Advertiser
Dogs of Luxury Across Ancient and Medieval Times
The article traces the long history of little dogs as luxury objects from ancient Greece and Rome to medieval Europe. It cites Plutarch on Julius Caesar and Tertia, daughter of Lucius, expressing affection for her dog as war looms, and notes greyhounds as women’s favorites in the Middle Ages.
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Rome
Plutarch
Julius Caesar
Tertia
Lucius Aurelius Paulus
Macedonia
Europe
Boston Post
Hash for Breakfast and Dinner in a Whimsical Tale
George Marshall, a thrifty philanthropist, hosts a Wee’s camping for tagged street urchins. He serves leftover meat hash at breakfast and plans a noon reheated serving. A hungry boy resists, saying he liked it for breakfast but not for dinner.
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Tso
George Marshall
Johnnie
Peter
Lippincott's Magazine
Sided With Father
A suburban household feud erupts in a humorous tale from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. A boy recalls the couple’s loud arguments over family alliances Hicks versus Stubbs and notes neighbors hear the rifts whenever the Stubbs fish and the Hickses holler.
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Hicks
A Stubbs
Renny
Clevelard Plain Dealer
A Lesson In Thrift From A Capitol Visit
A Senatorial thrift lesson from John EB Andrus to a young man secured a minor appointment in the capitol. He warns to carry only small change to avoid overspending, underscoring early life restraint. The excerpt cites Yonkers Statesman and Mercure de France to contrast temperaments across cultures and ages.
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John EB. Andrus
Capitol
Ferow
Yonkers
Nile
Ganges
Eurotas
Arno
Mercure de France
Rains of Luck at the Race Track
A brief chat quoted from the Washington Star notes Mrs. Torkins saying the rains bring some luck at the track as a young child comments on staying well and avoiding pickpockets during betting events.
A True Patriot Cartoon Phrase Cited by Courier-Journal
A Louisvile Courier-Journal cartoon quotes Johnny judging patriotism by preferring a boy to miss a game over a ball hit by the visiting team. The light quip frames a playful sports culture moment.
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Johnny
Louisville Courier-Journal
Fragmentary Exchange Sparks Curious Parenting Comment
A brief exchange hints at a blended family scenario and a remark about a girl with a degree of autonomy. The dialogue suggests tension over custody or guardianship while preserving personal boundaries and humor.
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South Prairie
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Washington
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Father
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