Bound by a Spell Chapter I and II glimpses at Tabernacle House
A boy recalls childhood at Tabernacle House run by Rev Obadiah Porter where orphans are educated away from families. A fellow, Josiah Cook, lures him to a secret theater visit. The narrator encounters a pale girl at a moonlit ruin who guides him home and becomes entwined with dreams of Juliet and Judith Porter.
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Tabernacle House
Obadiah Porter
Aome
Mr. Porter
N. B
Porter
Temple of
Isis
Obadiah
Satan
Cook
Josiah
Shakspeare
Elysian Heights
Silas
Warring Staten Island Cats Seek Truce
Two Thomas cats in Staten Island settled their feud by uniting against a barking bulldog under a tree. A neighboring cat and a third Thomas watched as the rivals climbed away and then sat together in victory, the common threat overriding the dispute. The scene was observed by a nearby woman and reported by the New York Sun.
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Staten Island
Thomas
New York Sun
Men and Women Tackle Modern Home Life Roles
Mrs. Kun sell Sage argues the American man bears major responsibility for modern restlessness and homelessness. She cites paternal neglect, apartment living, and the servant shortage as threats to home life and moral training, with women bearing the load of domestic changes.
Booksellers in Turkey refuse Koran and Bible trade
The note says Turkish booksellers will not sell religious texts. The Koran is not sold while the Bible is given away only after a motion of money. It adds that pleasant thoughts are the finest art in life, as echoed by Emerson.
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Turkey
Emerson
A Dainty Opera Bag And Wardrobe Wisdom
A dainty opera bag features pink silk with lace net and gold braid trim, while Versian embroidery decorates the front with a jewelers gold mounting. Advice urges keeping street wear separate from home wear to preserve the garment’s smart look and longevity.
Notable Women in Society and Early Careers Across America
Miss Edith Somerville noted in street style while M F H title use described. The widow of Lafcadio Hearn plans US visit over an estate claim near Cincinnati. Vice Admiral Beaumont’s American wife is a Boston woman. Indianapolis and Baltimore gain city librarians. Miss Alice W. Reins appointed in Monumen t City. Henrietta Szold, English born, will study for rabbi in New York as first woman to pursue this course in America. Mrs A R McFarland of Alva Oklahoma, first American missionary to Alaska for the Presbyterian Church.
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Edith Somerville
Lafcadio Hearn
United States
Cincinnati
Beaumont
North Sea Commission
Boston
Indianapolis
Baltimore
Alice W. Reins
Monument City
Henrietta Szold
England
New York
America
A. R. McFarland
Alva
Okla
Alaska
Presbyterian Church
Gentle Fashion and Royal Meet Highlighted in Prints
The piece notes Louis collars of lace and ribbon, warm room gowns with eiderdown satin cashmeres, and walking suits trimmed with curved cloth bands. It recalls a portrait of the Prince of Wales with the Duchess of Wales framed in sandalwood. Milas Cole impressed the royal party with jonquil culture and watercolor skill. Fraulein Grete Waldan is cited as the first woman painter to receive a German order, decorating Paris and St. Louis Exposition halls.
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Valenciennes
Aline
Fraulein Grete Waldan
Koningshutte
Silesia
Krupp
Berlin
Unter den Linden
Courtship in Tibet Described in Old Text
The article explains Tibetan courtship as a long bargaining process between suitor and the bride’s father. After payment the woman is taken to her husband’s house and subjected to a severe beating to humble her and she must roam the village praising her husband while touching items believed to influence her welfare.
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Tibet
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Bethlehem Chapel
Romeo
Juliet
Judith Porter
Chica Alvarez
Chiapas
Mexico
British Islands
Dela Pittsford
Selma
Ind
Mary J. Tillinghast
Providence
R. I
Chicago
Florence Cole
Louis
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