The Thorny Path of Love Gypsy Romance Ends in Prison
Queen Stella of the Gonzales, a gypsy leader in America, recalls a Spain romance with Pedro Gonzales. After twenty years apart they meet in a penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, where Pedro awaits parole and Stella seeks his freedom amid wary barriers.
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Spain
Stella
The
Gonzales
America
Sypsy
Columbus
Ohio
Pedro Gonzales
Pedro
State Penitentiary
Abe
Dolores
Gypsy
Dunn
Darby
Starr
Queen Stella
Gov
Nash
The Shah of Persia and His Sixty Wives
A colonial era description notes the Shah of Persia possessing sixty wives and thirty children, contrasting with his late predecessor's 1700 wives and nearly 200 offspring. Footmen precede carriages shouting Run and hide yourselves, prompting subjects to scatter to side streets to avoid royal scrutiny.
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Persia
Insurance Against Being Out of Work in Cologne
The German program offers unemployment coverage for Cologne residents over eighteen with two years in the city. Members pay six cents weekly. if no work is found during the dull season, married members receive sixty cents per day and single members thirty-nine cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Cologne
Bats Are Poor Walkers in Animal Comparisons
A bat is described as the worst walker among four legged animals in a concise note highlighting its limited terrestrial movement and preference for flight over walking.
Route of the Telegraph Message That Went Around the World
A Boston initiated telegraph test sent a message around the world in about thirty eight hours and twenty minutes. The route followed a Vancouver to Brisbane cable line with relays across the Pacific and Pacific islands. Pilot Glidden altered names and locations but the core message remained recognizable. The event, an idle demonstration, involved minimal cost exceeding a nominal rate for the first six words and proportional charges thereafter.
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Boston
Vancouver
B. C
Brisbane
Mass
Australia
Glidden
Cable Company
Bos
Canada
Mr. Glidden
Gledden
Armond
Tom
Panning Island
Pacific
Fiji Croup
Tere
Norfolk Island
Hrinhene
Estak
Mepename
Learned His Lesson in Time With New York Youth
A young New Yorker recalls being introduced to his mother and sister during a dinner ruse by his father. He discusses balancing work hours, family ties, and social life, then notes intent to visit regularly. An English exchange item follows about Marquis of Downshire and a carter’s life in the royal family.
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Nicholas
Montenegro
Cetinje
Lieter
Betty
Robert Catton
Catton
Lieter Ranch
Tve
Tam
New Yorke
Hilly Brown
Mothe
Marquis of Downshire
Lord Downshire
Janeh
Capt. Hill
Westdown
Love, Courtship and Marriage Lecture Sparks Conversation
A Lebanon Valley College chapel talk by Rev John Dewitt Stiller touched on marital affection and the old practice of men kissing their wives after years of marriage. An elderly man later embraced his spouse, prompting a casual exchange with the lecturer.
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Lebanon Valley College
John Dewitt Stiller
Philsant Phim
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Ural
Jover
Eupreme
Betty Lieter
Sheridan
Wyo
Tryig
M. de Turine
TELIA
Ful Othe Gonzales
Rosette Carrom
Jsaven
Drary
T. Mpede
Jim
Ed & Patto
Idem
Neue Skane
Poar
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