The Wedding Ring Across Cultures And Centuries
A historical survey traces the adoption of rings in marriage from pagan rites to Christian ceremonies. It covers Italy to Ireland and Iceland, noting ring placement, materials, and ritual roles in England Greece Armenia and America, with a closing tip on engagement rings and diamond preferences.
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Georges
England
Malabar
Niello
Venice
Russia
Armenia
Iceland
Orkneys
Ireland
Claddagh
Galway
America
John K. Allen
Miss Octavia Hill and the Lady Rent Collector
The English philanth ropist Miss Octavia Hill originated the lady rent collector who oversees a block of workingmen's dwellings in London. She collects rents, monitors sanitation, acts as a living advocate for families, helps find work for boys and girls, supports wives, and aims to keep husbands from the public house. Her system hinges on character and sympathy, which Miss Hill mastered.
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Octavia Hill
London
New York Telegram
Dressing Young Folks Hair Styles For Little Ones
The article describes hair grooming for children and young girls. It notes big girls wear long plaits while little ones have short cropped styles at the back of the neck. Short cuts are praised for strengthening hair roots and suit fresh young faces. The Season.
Letters on the Road Aims to Fool People
Pullman Car Porter Alsop explains carrying many letters and a quarter for mail along the route. He notes letters can fake a location and says such letters can be lucrative when stakes are high, as reported by the Washington Post.
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Pullman
Alsop
Washington Post
First Case of the Kind Reported in U S Courts
A Buffalo business man, sole agent for two Berlin houses, was arrested in Lockport N Y for using mail to injure a local firm by placing D B on postal cards. He claims D B means debtors book not dead beat. Held for trial in what is the first such case before U S courts. Fine up to 5000 dollars or five years in prison or both.
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Lockport
N. Y
Buffalo
Berlin
United States
D. B
Philadelphia Ledger
Man in ragged garb stirs mockery on subway car
A rough haired youth with an integral calculus book defies two fashion conscious youths on a Forty-second Street elevated car. A clergyman in the car applauds the quiet dignity of the stranger as others laugh at his clothing. The exchange ends with lighthearted trickery that exposes vanity. The tale is attributed to the New York Times.
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Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
New York Times
Momentary passage through a lighted room
An old Norse king and his courtiers endure a stormy night as a brief, luminous bird appears and vanishes. The king muses on life’s fleeting nature and an aged courtier replies that the nest God gave lies beyond.
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James Buckham
Lippincott’s Magazine
Honiton Lace and Its Storied Trade
The piece traces Honiton lace origins with Flemish settlers in England, noting royal interest from 1660 to Queen Adelaide and the later revival efforts. It highlights fires in 1756 and 1767 that damaged production, royal patronage, and a late 19th century dress for a royal wedding made in Beer. It ends with a quotation on lace as a local livelihood for families.
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Honiton
England
Alva
Stocker
Murch
Maynard
Trump
France
Adelaide
Beer
Fullerton
Devonshire
Flanders
Saturday Review
Mayflower voyage and Indian studies inspire Harvard address
Sir Edwin Arnold’s Harvard address urges Americans to adopt Indian philosophy and literature, discard useless parts, and mine noble ideas for mental refinement. He recalls navigating Indian waters near Masulipatam with a general cargo and imagines future scholarly voyages from Massachusetts Bay to fertilize American intellect.
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India
Indian
Masulipatam
Massachusetts Bay
England
Germany
Harvard
Robinson Crusoe
Sir Edwin Arnold
Industrious Minister Rev Jonathan Fisher of Bluehill Life
The Bangor Historical Magazine profiles Rev Jonathan Fisher pastor at Bluehill Maine from 1796, detailing his frugal early teaching in Dedham, raising a large family on modest pay, funding his education, founding a sermon writing band, and saving time and paper during his ministry.
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Bangor Historical Magazine
Jonathan Fisher
Bluehill
Iss
Dedham
Josiah Fisher
Princeton
N. J
Funerals in the East Costly Cremations Across Asia
Reporter Frank G. Carpenter details eastern funerals from Siam to India. He describes cremation costs in Siam from 1.25 to 2.40 dollars, royal ceremonies in Bangkok, and Towers of Silence for Parsees. He notes Hindu and Indian practices in Calcutta and Benares, with fees under two dollars and lavish royal expenditures reaching hundreds of thousands.
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Siam
Ganges
Japan
Burmah
Kiota
America
Bangkok
Europe
China
Menam
Lazarus
India
Calcutta
Hoogley
Benares
Frank G. Carpenter
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
If I Had the Time to Speak and Heal
A reflective verse by Richard F. Burton laments lost time and yearning for reconciliation. The speaker imagines sitting with a comrade, seeking comfort, and sharing remorse to heal deep wounds between brothers.
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Richard FE. Burton
A Virginia Woman of Fifty Years Ago
A portrait of a Virginia mother famed for deep literary tastes and8 domestic virtue. She read Bible and classics, favored novels like Evelina and Don Quixote, avoided politics, and taught patriotism to her children. Her manners were simple, sincere, and her conversation gentle.
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Virginia
Charles Grandison
Clarissa
Old Dominion
Harper’s Bazar
Kid Skins Trade Shapes French Glove Craft
The article explains how French mountain breeders raise kid skins for high quality gloves. It notes grass diets ruin skin texture, so kids are penned to protect hides until optimum age. Finished hides go to centers like Annonay Paris Grenoble, underpinning France’s dominance in fine kid gloves.
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Annonay
Millau
Paris
Grenoble
Ancient combs reveal Egypt and Greece haircare rites
The oldest British Museum combs date to the second Egyptian dynasty and are wooden with broad teeth. A bone example shows a six pronged form worn as hair ornament. From then until the middle ages decorative combs are scarce and Greek and Spartan hair care was tied to ritual preparation before battle.
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British Museum
Thermopyim
Leonidas
Ceres
Bacchus
Chicago Times
Moonstone Ring Sparks Burnett’s Literary Breakthrough
A daughter of Harriet Beecher Stowe gave Frances Hodgson Burnett a thin gold ring set with a moonstone. She soon found success in literature after years of effort and credits the moonstone for her luck, promising the ring will stay on her finger forever.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Chicago Herald
Adaptation of Man and Fish to Climate Conditions
Discussion argues that humans and fish adapt to local climates, noting Nile warm waters yield many poor quality fishes while hot regions favor lighter foods. Trade history shows Norway fish to Mediterranean markets, with quality tied to population and climate.
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Nile
Tropics
Norway
Mediterranean
Auxiliary Attorneys at the Bar a Mixed Blessing
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat comment harshly notes a class of auxiliary attorneys who earn fees through fellow lawyers. They are brilliant and attractive but lack steady industry, unlike regular attorneys who maintain business hours and practical routines. The piece argues such contrasts fuel partnerships between steady “draft horses” and flashy “thoroughbred racers” in major cases.
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St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Bay horses and the bay hair color origin legend
In Horse World style, the essay questions whether bay hair exists and explains bay as a traditional term linked to a bay tree lore from England. It traces how bay trees influenced horse naming, medicine use, and color designation, ending with a dialogue about money and a light treasury anecdote.
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Horse World
England
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