Perugia Pursuit of Angiola Leads to Hidden Confinement
In Perugia the narrator tracks Angiola through a network of inns and nobles. A coded beggar cry reveals Angiola’s confinement in a fortress tower behind Santa Agnese, with guards and a wary Cavaliere Paolo. A bold daylight assault plan looms as Gian returns in disguise.
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Casino
Gian
Porto San Angelo
Cavaliere
Paolo
Carlo Baglioni
Porta San Angelo
Albergo
Palazzo Piccinino
Vici Dell’ Elee
Walla
Santa Agnese
Signore
Baglioni
Angiela
Diavolo
Cavaliere Paolo
Cavaliere di Savelli
Via Appia
Plave
Rubicon
Paul
Jacopo
Perugia
Pande Nero
Castor
St. Michael
Tone
Coppee’s The Pater barred by government in France
François Coppée faced a bitter setback when his one act drama The Pater was refused production by the Comedie Francaise after government interference. Officials banned the play dealing with the Commune, provoking outrage among managers and artists while Coppée remained sardonic about the censorship.
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France
Francois Coppee
Lfe
Pater
Comedie Francaiste
Coppee
Comedie Francaise
Sutboe
Are
Girl Without Talents Finds Fulfillment in Quiet Service
A modest plain girl neglects self to help others and discovers a fulfilling life through giving. Margaret, once overlooked, becomes central through supporting sisters, yielding inner growth, recognition, and a later, joyous partnership in achievement.
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Mary Baldwin
Woman's Home Companion
Miss Margaret
How to Boil Clothes Effectively in Laundry Work
The article explains boiling as a method to loosen dirt by steam and insists on prompt removal after boiling begins. It warns against reusing dirty water, tearing fabrics, and advises starting in cold water to avoid driving dirt into fibers. Gentlewoman.
The Adelaide Collar and Stock Strand in Fashion
A fashion note extols the new Adelaide collar and stock for tall necks, praising a swanlike neck and the frilled lower edge. It describes variations with silk, tulle, and chiffon, plus how the frill conceals neck defects and complements low-cut bodices.
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Adelaide
Bolero Corset Covers Fashionably Detailed Garment
Describes bolero corset covers as stylish items with lace insertion and cambric, including a tiack Italian lace piece set in strips drawn with a light blue ribbon over the bust. Another version to match a pink corset uses ecru lace and pink mull, featuring fine tucks and a lace-edged narrow collar.
Hlece Biscuits Recipe Fragments
A fragmentary note describes biscuit making with equal parts flour and sugar and references delicious results when properly prepared. The text is incomplete but suggests a simple baking ratio and a positive outcome.
Salt Water Baths Warm and Tone the Skin
A hand bath with cold salt water, no soap, full body soak including face and neck, provides an exhilarating tonic to the system and helps prevent colds in winter. Sea salt offers added medicinal properties, though ordinary salt suffices with regular daily use per Edward B. Warman in Ladies' Home Journal.
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Edward B. Warman
Ladies’ Home Journal
Costume for Nurses Hailed as Comfortable Uniform
Trained nurses will hail the new close fitting nurse costume shown here. It features a skirt and waist joined on one waistband with white duck for head nurses and blue cingham gowns for subordinates. Trimming consists of a double row of stitching around the yoke and sleeves.
Little Boy Blue Sours Mood In Satirical Verse
A poem by Mary Clarke Huntington in Good Housekeeping depicts Little Boy Blue waking cross and refusing to blow his horn. He dislikes school arithmetic and wishes to rule a Cannibal isle, while critiquing daily life and family frictions.
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Blue
Joggerfy
Little Boy Blue
Mary Clarke Huntington
Good Housekeeping
Pretty Summer House Made From Umbrellas and Vines
Pittsburgh Dispatch describes children in Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg creating small summer retreats. Girls drill holes in tree stumps to anchor umbrellas and vines, forming shaded play spaces with morning glory vines climbing a twine and wire framework.
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Pittsburgh
Wilkinsburg
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Veil to prevent tan and sunburn in the sunny season
Column advises prevention of tanning and freckles with a veil, lemon remedies, buttermilk and salt for fading tan, sunburn and freckles, plus a recipe for a lemon orange jelly dessert as a stomach-friendly treat.
The Queen's Aversions and Royal House Rules
The article lists the queen's aversions including coal gas tobacco and cars. It notes that Windsor castles fireplaces burn beach logs and electricity is sparingly used with wax candles for lighting. Smoking is forbidden and no pets are kept where the queen may see them following palace regulations.
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Palazzo Publico
Pande Nero
Piazza del Duomo
Jie
Paul
Signore
Via Della Coneia
Viesy Tay
Perugin
Windsor Castle
Peacock and Rat Duel in Garden Arena
In a dramatic garden clash on Treia Mal House lawn a peacock and a rat fought fiercely. The bird repeatedly lunged with its neck and beak, pinning the rat underfoot before delivering decisive twists to end the contest.
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Treia Mal House
X Crew
Cat Terror Deserts Monongahela Joins Annapolis Crew
Tom Terror the naval cat deserts the Monongahela to land with the Annapolis crew and cadets. Though previously disciplined for attacking an officer, he is adopted aboard the gunboat and serves as mascot and rat catcher, routing with officers and crew while skipping land liberty.
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Ingersol
Annapolis
New York
Tom ‘Terror
The
Tom
Monongahela
Tom Terror
United States Navy
Cab Dock
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Travana
Franklin
Norfolk
West Point
Newport
Bartlett
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