Chance on the rails drives Scheimer to stay home
Hans Scheimer contemplates a life changing offer from Pollard but after a visit with his aging father he decides to decline. He reflects on Franzl Heimler a cousin figure and the hardships of family duty before writing his firm decision to stay.
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Scheimer
Pollard
Helmath
Diana
Hans
Schelmer
Hhimaei
Franz Heimler
Franzl
Vest
California
Franzel
Dem
Franz
Fran
Neighbors Spar Over Hats Winter Fashion Feud
Mrs Jones and Mrs Brown clash over a hat seen as youthful and ill fitting. Both feel wronged and angry, exchange sharp notes, and warn that their once friendly relation may end as a hat dispute escalates into public grudge. The Chicago Daily News notes the quarrel between former good neighbors.
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Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Jones
Sharpshooting Positions Defined by Army Regulations
The army prescribes four firing positions: standing kneeling sitting and lying. Lie down for 800 and 1000 yards while lying and sitting cover other ranges up to 200 yards. At 100 and 200 yards sit and stand are prescribed, with kneeling as a substitute for sitting where allowed.
The Father and Lord Cash Conundrum in Town Topics
A brief Town Topics line pits a father against a lord over marrying his daughter. The lord jokes about raising cash as a condition, underscoring social expectations and comic exchanges typical of the column.
Why the Unlucky Man Keeps Getting Bad Change
A New York Herald tale asks why a man plagued by plugged nickels and Canadian dimes cannot escape them. He recounts passing and receiving the cursed coins, from a crowded streetcar to a barbershop, leaving him with a cycle of bad luck and guilt.
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The
New York Herald
Highlanders Vote On Highland Dress In Crimean War
A Glasgow recruited regiment, led by a Highland officer, voted on adopting Highland dress. The orderly reports only two supporters, Corporal Flaherty and Private MulNgan, sparking the remark that the colonel has at least two good Highlanders in the regiment.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Corporal Flaherty
Mul- Ngan
Philadelphia Ledger
Toy makers of Erzgebirge face rising poverty under changing industry
A Freiberg industrial commission report details worsening conditions for Erzgebirge toy workers. Families rely on meager weekly incomes from independent workshops, while larger factories grow and wood prices rise. Exporters foresee the collapse of the house industry as peasants abandon independent production for centralized factories.
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Erzgebirge
Ore Mountains
Scientific American
Industrial Commission of
Freiburg
British ambassador Sir Herbert Herbert dies after brief Washington tenure
The death of Sir Henry Michael Herbert, British ambassador to the United States, ends a year of service during which he oversaw a major remodeling of the British embassy in Washington. The work, begun under Lord Pauncefote, modernized 50 rooms with new lighting, heating, and a chancellery, while preserving the mansion’s grandeur and value.
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Sir Henry Michael Herbert
United States
Washington
Lord Pauncefote
Sir Herbert
England
Legation
Queen Victoria
Connecticut Avenue
Great Boulevard
Roosevelt
Richard T. Wilson
New York
Bride-to-be and rich magnate host lavish betrothal party
A young beauty entangles with a wealthy old man whose coffers overflow with gold. An extravagant betrothal party unfolds with music and merriment until the bride asks Col Mooney to recall a past romance, leaving the note of an uninvited guest to the wedding.
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Col. Mooney
Boll Weevil Forcing Texas Cotton Growers to Change
In parts of Texas cotton is abandoned due to boll weevil damage. Land is being shifted to other crops or farmers move to Oklahoma and Indian Territory where the pest has not yet arrived.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Extermination Efforts Back Elizabeth Mosquito Fight
State Etomologist Smith of New Jersey reports progress in mosquito control. He has dug ten miles of ditches and stocked them with fish to reduce breeding, predicting Elizabeth will soon be a mosquitoless city.
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Etomologist
Smith
New Jersey
Elizabeth
Usual Way Lovers Quarrel Sparks Belief in Love
Quip by Ernie to Edith about needing a lovers quarrel to prove true love. He suggests that without a quarrel, others may doubt their affection. Edith reacts in surprise as he states the idea in a playful exchange.
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Ernie
Jack
Edith
Chicago Daily News
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TOY Industry
Germany
Michael Herbert
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