Moravian Anabaptists and Trades of Their Time
The Moravian Anabaptists valued practical crafts over luxury work, excelling in clothmaking cutlery millkeeping and shoemaking while shunning weapons. They also found work in carpentry masonry blacksmithing and related trades, with printing notably absent. The movement stressed quietness and modesty yet earned notable craft reputations before expulsions. In a separate scene a benevolent observer recalls a conversation with a roving trader who declares he seeks dust not moss, after years in various trades.
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German Empire
Contemporary Review
Managua’s Rise as Nicaragua’s Capital Amid City Rivalries
The piece notes Managua emerging as the capital despite León and Granada’s rival claims. It praises León’s metropolitan growth, public buildings, and diverse population, and describes Managua’s progress including a cathedral, a railway station, and a horizon view of the Pacific with Los Marabios volcanoes visible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
Leon
Granada
Central America
Pacific
Los Marabios
Ole Bull and the Five Francs That Changed a Violinists Fate
A 1831 Paris visit amid cholera and Malibran leads violinist Ole Bull to a stranger in Frascati’s rooms. Bull turns 5 francs into 400 at rouge et noir after a warning from Vidocq, the famed detective, who promises help if Bull has courage and 5 francs.
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Ole Bull
Paris
Malibran
Bull
Frascati’s
Frances
Red
Vidocq
Umbrella pioneer Hanway remembered in Westminster Abbey
A fragment notes Jonas Hanway buried in Westminster Abbey between Hastings and Cobden. It recalls his fame as England’s first umbrella carrier and as a traveler and philanthropist who wrote about his journeys, with a cited remark from St. Nicholas.
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Westminster Abbey
Sle
Warren Hastings
Richard Cobden
Jonas Hanway
England
Max Bennett Thrasher
St. Nicholas
Boston man recounts attempted robbery near gunpoint
A Boston man tells how a robber held him at gunpoint and demanded money, insisting the theft was not about the amount but the act itself. The Indianapolis Journal quotes the exchange with the assailant and notes the man’s fear as the confrontation occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bostonian
Ashbudder
Indianapolis Journal
Ingenious Frenchman Removes Bluing in Laundry
A French inventor creates a soap containing aniline green in acetic acid. When used, the soap’s alkali converts the green to blue, eliminating the need for bluing. The Buffalo Courier notes the novelty and practical potential of the method.
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Buffalo Courier
Renan’s Penance Remade by Reason and Study
Jules Simon recalls Renan’s clash with a supervisor over a scriptural passage. The professor urged penance, but Renan chose inquiry, rejecting priestly authority for rational analysis. He later authored Origin of Christianity, reshaping views on miracles, oriental philology, and religious history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Simon
Renan
Simon
Bicetre Legend and Medieval Paris Rumors
The piece recalls Bicetre as a feared symbol in medieval Paris and in later lore. It recounts legends of the devil visiting Paris, chaining a pauper and a madman to feed fear of the prison and asylum, as shared by the common people and Temple Bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatelet
Fort l’Eveque
Vincennes
Bastille
Mediival
Paris
Julius Cesar
Plateau de Bicetre
Hell
Louis XIV
Bicetre
Temple Bar
Ungentlemanly Bicycle Banter on Rainy Roads
A Chicago Tribune snippet depicts two cyclists in a brisk exchange about roads, gear, and bicycles. One rider praises his rain softened route while the other derides a wheel as the poorest machine and notes plans to trade up.
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Chicago Tribune
A Mild Request and Silk Dresses in Dry Weather
A patient pleads for a post mortem to reveal his illness. Dr Emdee answers only a post mortem can. Then a line notes silk dresses rustle more in dry weather due to moisture loss, becoming quieter when rain approaches.
How Emery Is Quarried
Emery, imported from Naxos, is quarried by 300 married workers who work blocks of hard material by heating to crack and prying with levers. Blocks are reduced to cubic foot sizes then shipped. last year’s export reached 8 950 tons with 20 000 000 tons remaining. The stone ranks near the diamond in hardness and appears in ruby and sapphire forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naxos
Mediterranean
Paros
Pearson’s Weekly
Child Study and the Vision of Education in the 1890s
The piece surveys education literature and eminent opinions on child study and its misperceptions. It cites Stanley Hill on early experiments and city children without farm experience, contrasts Rome’s religious magnetism, and discusses Rossetti’s women and color technique versus realism.
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Commissioner of Education
Washington
United States
Stanley Hill
Boston
Princeton Review
Chambers’ Journal
John O Groat House and the Octagonal Banquet
John O Groat and his brothers settled at Caithness during James IV's reign and founded an eight sided house for annual reunions. The octagonal hall, with doors on all sides and a central round table, allowed each family head a private entrance and a headless seating arrangement. The famed house is now marked only by grass covered mounds.
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James IV
Scotland
John O’groat
Malcolm
Gavin
Caithness
Warse
Dugisby
O’groat
Johanie O’groat
O’groats
Great Britain
St. Louis Republic
Man Loses Coin Recovered by Clever Messenger Boy
A man at the downtown Sixth Avenue L station drops a quarter down a platform edge. A messenger boy buys time, then uses chewing gum on a stick to retrieve the coin and return it. The grateful owner keeps the clump and thanks the boy as they board a train.
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Sixth Avenue
L’’ Road
Fiftieth Street
New York Mail and Express
Awnings Over the Streets in Seville
Elizabeth R. Pennell describes Seville’s awnings that shade busy streets and squares in August, creating a dim, cool atmosphere. Elaborate canvases link housetops, with checkerboard shade in large plazas, and even the town hall fronts protected, as she admires the practical charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seville
Cordova
Elizabeth R. Pennell
Shock at Downtown Rendezvous Ends in Tragedy
A Cleveland Leader item recalls Shelby's fatal day after a rushed 12:20 meeting with his wife. He arrived on time but she had waited there 12 seconds, ending a shock day noted by readers.
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Shelby
Cleveland
Ostrich Humility and Survival in the Desert
The piece argues the proverb about foolish ostriches hiding their heads is misleading. It describes how male ostriches guard eggs and chicks, use a warning call, and how the young mimic sand to blend in, deceiving hunters and predators in sparse desert terrain.
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Cape Horn
Pampas
New soporific pellotin found in Mexican cactus plant
The New York Tribune reports a new sleep-inducing substance named pellotin from the Mexican cactus anhalonium. Native Mexicans eat pellote slices. Dr. Hefter of Leipsic has separated its hypnotic alkaloid. One grain of pellotin equals 15 grains of trinal and 31 grains of hydrate chloral in effect, effective for delirium tremens only in large doses.
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Hefter
Leipsic
New York Tribune
Destructive origins of Greek fire during early sieges
Greek fire described as a dominant war engine before gunpowder with names such as wild fire liquid fire and fire rain. Invented by Callinicus a Syrian, it first saw use in the sieges of Constantinople from 673 to 678 and Mecca in 690.
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Rome
Martineau
Church of
Newman
Manning
Church of the Apostles
London Spectator
Callinicus
Constantinople
Mecca
Literally Correct. Lipper says cheap clothing drops
A clipped quip notes trousers and bicycle rate prices falling about in half. A Hamburg fire of 1842 burned large parts of the business quarter causing substantial losses. Hindoo chronology cites dates around 6174 to 5157 B C in Babylon, China.
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Lipper
Chipper
Richmond Dispatch
Hamburg
Hindoo
B. C
Babylon
China
Load of a Dust Storm and Dust Accumulation
A Popular Science Monthly excerpt estimates dust settling on floors during dust storms. It calculates minimum and maximum dust deposition per surface, using a 24 by 30 foot house and open crevices, yielding 225 tons to a cubic mile of air at minimum and 126 000 tons at maximum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
A Rhapsody on a Mutton Chop Fortnightly Thought
A Fortnightly Review essay mocks breakfast habits by contrasting primitive and modern practices. It argues modern diners proxy violence through distant cooks and decorative frills, questioning whether refinement erases sincerity in eating meat.
Mrs A Sandstedt Health Comment on Day's Renovator
A letter from Mrs A Sandstedt of Om Neb reports long term sickness and stomach pain improved after using Day's Renovator. She notes relief from headaches and an attack after taking the product. Advertisement states availability from druggists and by mail, 25 cents to 1 dollar.
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Mra. A. Sandstedt
6Th
Martha Sts
Om Neb
Kidneykura
B. J. Kay Medical Co
16Th St
Omaha
Neb
Two Biographers and the Ghost as Editor
Oliver Wendell Holmes notes two possible biographers for a life the subject and the recording angel. He jokes a diary could not hold a person’s secrets, and recalls a wise man who said I put no secrets into my diary. The quote reflects on self knowledge and public record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Gentleman’s Magazine
First American Fire Bricks Made in Baltimore 1827
The first fire bricks in the United States were produced in Baltimore in 1827 for the backs of old fashioned fireplaces. Limestone proved too friable for the purpose.
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Baltimore
United States
Roxberry
Mass
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Pills Promote Quick Relief
Small in size and fast-acting DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are praised for their thorough results. Sold by D. D. Bales.
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DeWitt’s
D. D. Bales
DeWitt
One Minute Cough Cure Advertises Relief and Safety
A 55 year old man from Decatur Illinois reports relief from catarrh diabetes shoulder pain and La Grippe after using One Minute Cough Cure. The ad claims rapid safe relief for asthma bronchitis and colds and notes its use by speakers clergymen singers and others who overuse their voice. For sale by D.
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A. P. Sawyer
C. Sampson
Edwards St. Decatur
Ilinois
D. D. Bales
Saltpeter cave Bat Habitat in Barton County Georgia
An item notes a saltpeter cave in Barton County Georgia alive with bats, describing the location as a notable roost. It ties into a broader page of advertisements and notices featuring medical salves and laxatives.
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Barton County
Georgia
Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Re newer advertised
An advertisement promotes Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Re newer to invigorate and beautify hair. It also urges relief from a hacking cough with One Minute Cough Cure, noting quick results and sale by D. D. Bale.
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Hall
D. D. Bale
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Detroit Free Press
Ole Pull
Rossetti
Paradise
Memling
Leonardo
Sirens
Houris
Famie
Quarterly Review
Wise Ostrich
Stevies
Simmons Liver Regulator
J. H. Zeilin & CO
Philadelphia, Pa
Lodge
Lorenzen Bi
Omaha Neb
Ll.m. Bosworth
Main
Ames, Iowa
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American Business College
Omaha, Nebraska
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