Sparrows of the Cathedral Square Grow Despondent
Grisette the sparrow matriarch lingers in a garden square as war memories and city life lure her flock to the levee. Frivelle and Dick thrill to danger, while Stanley Feversham courts Claire who sells roses to support her mother. The escape to the levee ends in desertion and sorrow.
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Grisette
Old Levee Street
Muusic
Frivelle
Levee Street
Bob
Stanley Peversham
Stanley Feversham
Claire
Pere Joslyn
Irivelle
Mendelssohn
Tsay
Carlo Visanti
Old Basin Canal
Mariner’s
Beau
Cherubini
Times-Democret
Birds Serve Humans By Controlling Insects Rodents And Decay
Ornithologist E H Forbush notes birds reduce insect damage, stop rodent predation, and destroy weed seeds. He cites chickadees eating moths and eggs, hawks feeding mostly on pests, and vultures and gulls cleaning carrion. Dr George F Gaumer links heron declines to beach decay and higher human mortality.
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United States
E. H. Forbush
Massachusetts Board of Agriculture
A. KK. Forbush
United States Department of Agriculture
George F. Gaumer
Yucatan
Mixed schooling in Vienna and global faith effort report
The article surveys education and missionary work from London to Galicia and North America. It notes 4,000,000 exercise books used yearly by London school board children, mixed elementary classes in Vienna, Baron de Hirsch bequests supporting 50 Galicia schools, and 5,634 pupils with 247 teachers. It describes a Congregational church built in midwinter by public labor, 1,746 walled Chinese cities with 88 mission stations, and Lord Methuen on clergy needs in South Africa. It comments on British engineering education, rising university attendance in several nations, and Canadian census figures on Cree and Ojibway converts aided by Anglican and Methodist missions, including Evans’s syllabic writing aiding tribes.
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London School Board
Vienna
Baron de Hirsch
Galicia
Arctic Circle
China
Lord Methuen
South Africa
Oxford
London
Great Britain
McGill University
Montreal
Polytechnikum
Zurich
Cornhill
Holland
United States
Germany
Belgium
Switzerland
France
Italy
Austria
Russia
Canada
Great Lakes
Church of England
Evans
End of It All Phrase Sparks Tense Exchange
A youth with a noisy tie questions fate as a calm party, fresh from the refrigerator, asserts a blunt outcome. The youth mentions a future raise, while the other cuts the talk short, declaring no dealings in futures in a Chicago Daily News style exchange.
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Yine
Jeiele
Chicago Daily News
Clove controversy at soda fountain sparks chatter
A Chicago Daily News note describes a druggist reacting to a customer with cloves on soda counters. The druggist says the cloves are for the Willie boys who munch them and then call the girls to a racket, illustrating a salacious rumor in a local soda parlor.
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Chicago Daily Newa
Humorous Quotes on Money and Brains from 1900s Papers
A collage of humorous quips from early 20th century papers, including lines about money versus brains, laced with social satire. Notable bits reference Makecash, Miss Gotrox, Mr Poorman, and an eminent actress with a Paris gown joke, plus various provincial gibes on wealth, education, and relatives.
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Makecash
London
Miss Gotrox
Mr. Poorman
Chicago Daily News
Paris
Philadelphia Press
Reuben
Detroit
Washington Star
William
Mike
N. Y
Dogs in Shoes Spark Light-Hearted Debate
The Boston Transcript jokes about pampered dogs wearing custom shoes, arguing the pets look unhappy and scarcely happier than a country boy in his first boots. English papers poke fun at overly affectionate dog owners, noting the trend is more vanity than practicality.
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Boston Transcript
How the Sultan Pays
The piece notes Mrs. Ogden Goelet’s yacht halted in the Dardanelles for two small saluting cannons on board. An apology was offered, then the sultan awarded a decoration to the owner. The award is portrayed as inexpensive, suitable for evening dress, and pleasing to all.
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N.Y
Postponed wedding worries bride to be in Chicago
A bride to be laments a string of bad luck as she weighs Friday the 13th, Easter Monday, and June for her wedding. She recalls her fiancé Tom proposing on Friday the 13th and contemplates a daytime ceremony to beat superstition and crowd issues.
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Chicago Daily News
Tom
Papa Aa
Mamma
Chicago
Notable Dinner Guests Taste Home Brewed Ale
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt notes guests praising a dinner table selection including home brewed ale and home raised chicken. The exchange highlights pride in self-sustained food and drink.
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Philadelphia Ledger
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