The Deputy Claimant and a Farmer’s Daughter
In the Canadian Magazine narrative, a deputy claimant and a farmer’s daughter Alice discuss home, class, and a hidden truth. He reveals he is the real claimant, not merely a deputy, confessing he loves her and is the thief she accused. She responds with relief and humor, noting four lost weeks.
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England
Aunt Maria
Canada
Kitty
Katherine Elizabeth Brown
Farmer Brown
Robina Merrigold
London
Alice
Villa
Thomas
Sam
The Old Oaken Bucket and Poets Legacy Explored
A nostalgic feature traces Samuel Woodworth and The Old Oaken Bucket from 1817 to today, noting how a simple well inspired a famed poem and attracting visitors. It also notes fashion items like mousseline boas and ornate Parisian accessories shaping a season’s style.
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Woodworth
Webster
Irving
Channing
Walter Scott
Duane Street
New York
Mrs. Woodworth
Samuel
Samuel Woodworth
Scituate
Mass
Boston
America
Morris Marlowe
Princess Louise Advocates for Deformed Children Welfare
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, and King Edward's support shine over the London international congress for child welfare, with US delegates backing the cause. She praises the oral method for teaching deaf children in America and hopes for its spread in Poland. Mrs Garrett from Philadelphia attends with deaf children, demonstrating the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Louise
Duchess of Argyll
International Congress For the
London
United States
Princess Louise
Queen Victoria
America
Poland
Mies Garrett
Philadelphia
Aprons Redefined For House Work Style
Aprons are household necessities for both mistress and maid helping maintain a neat appearance. The new style features wings on each side of the bib replacing the shoulder cape across both shoulders.
Pleasing Presence and the Modern Woman Grace
An article on feminine grace urging mind body harmony and graceful bearing as essential to contemporary womanhood. It argues beauty comes from attitude and conduct, not attire, and links health, literature, and refined manners to a noble impression. It also notes jewelry trends and betrothal baskets as fashionable gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Alfred's Pluck and a Child's Fearful Encounter
A Cassell's Little Folks tale recalls a boy named Alfred who seeks adventure despite fear of a hippo and elephant. The narrator relays Alfred's bold longing for danger and his brave, restless spirit amid whimsy and a child’s warning against恐.
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Alfred
John Les
Cassell
The Beetle Family and Its Shiny Wonders
A vivid tour of beetles from tiger beetles to burying beetles and whirligigs. Describes colors, habits, and roles in nature, noting their hard wing covers and hidden gauzy wings. Mentions June bugs, stag beetles, and the usefulness of burying beetles in cleaning carcasses. Orange Judd Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon
Strange Meat Dishes Across Cities
A globe trotter notes Antwerp and Rome offer lordly meat markets where locals dine on broiled cat and pick bones with relish. In several South American cities stewed mule is a familiar dish at table d hote, per the account.
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Globe Trotter
Antwerp
Rome
The Toothbrush Plant of Jamaica
A curious Jamaica plant, the toothbrush plant, is a creeper whose stem is cut and frayed to form a natural brush. Locals then prepare a dentifrice by pulverizing the plant material for use with it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Elephant as a Nurse on Glen Island in Long Island Sound
A New York Journal feature extols Zip the elephant as a domestic nurse for Irene Princehorn at Glen Island Museum of Natural History. The article praises his gentle care, child guarding abilities, and reliability, noting elephants’ long temperaments, memory for kindness, and role in Indian royal households.
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India
Glen Island
Long Island Sound
Saya
New York Journal
Zip
Irene Princehorn
Glen Island Museum of Natural History
Little Treve
Nizamul-Mulk
Hyderabad
Golconda
Charlies Reade
Rudyard Kipling
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Isabel E. MacKay
Her
Sie
Maes
Massachusetts
King Edward'svorite
Louise, Duchess OF Argyll
Ite
Elephant
Sip
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