Rebels of Literature Rise in A Century of Change
A survey traces radical writers from Howells to Swinburne and Bellamy, noting that many great authors challenged injustice. It highlights pre-Raphaelite roots with Rossetti Burne-Jones and Morris, and outlines Howells and Bellamy as American socialist voices shaping literary thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litterati
Ike
Longfellow
Evangeline
Ww. D. Howells. Jms
R Hugo
Hman
England
William Morris
George Meredith
William Michael Rossetti
Bernard Shaw
Sydney Webb
Oscar Wilde
John Ruskin
Gerald Mas
Millais
Dante Rossetti
Morris
William Rosetti
Adored by Napoleon and a 107 year old actress
A long excerpt discusses Mile Georges Marguerite Wemmer born 1787 near Bayeux Orne, famed in Napoleonic era, reportedly alive at 107, wearing Napoleon’s hat from 1795, and living an obscured religious life. The piece also notes a revival of pneumatic roller skates, a cross between roller skates and bicycles, claiming speeds of 10 to 12 mph and portable light frames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mile
Georges
Marguerite Josephine Wemmer
Napoleon
Talma
Dresden
Europe
Alexander
Russia
Moscow
Bonaparte
Bayeux
Orne
Robespier Mile Georges
Chrysanthemums Seen Lasting Longer Than Other Cut Flowers
A report notes chrysanthemums retain freshness longer after cutting than many other flowers, suggesting a practical advantage for arrangements and bouquets. The observation highlights durability under typical vase conditions.
Inventions on a Quilt and an Adjusted Firearm Sight
The article describes the thermogen a heated quilt with a wired grid producing about 150 degrees Fahrenheit and auto shutoff via a fuse for medical and home use. It also notes alarms voice replication and timed medicine calls, plus an improved firearm sight enabling quick range adjustments without moving the gun.
Sweating Diagnosis Promises Major Medical Advance
A new medical theory posits disease can be detected by thorough sweating in a vapor cabinet. Exudations on the skin and bacilli in perspiration lead practitioners to diagnose with high precision. Alcohol vapor baths are claimed to break fevers and cure colds, with a chair and tent-like cabinet enabling copious perspiration in minutes.
New material cellulose seen as rubber substitute
A new substance named cellulose, composed of the same elements as starch, is hailed as a versatile replacement for rubber. It can absorb color, take polish, be formed into sheets or stamped items, used as waterproof size, and serve as a strong glue substitute with many practical applications.
Watches That Talk Timepiece Announces Hours by Sound
A French watch maker unveils a pocket watch with a phonographic attachment that murmurs or chirps the hours instead of striking. The device uses a circular vulcanized rubber plate with furrows and a traversing point to produce clear audible cues.
Medical Electricity Past and Present Uses in Treatment
The article explains that electricity, once mysterious in medical use, now facilitates delivery of remedial agents into the body. It notes volatility in past beliefs but highlights discoveries showing current electrical currents carry substances into tissues, yielding fixed effects. The text emphasizes the mind’s role and the evolving understanding of how electricity aids therapy.
Spontaneous Combustion in Coal and Textiles
Experts explain spontaneous ignition is rare in coal and clean cotton is not prone to spontaneous fire. They note charcoal, tobacco, linen, jute and oily cotton can inflame without strong provocation, while coal deposits may burn if barriers fail and water floods in.
Duchess of Hamilton Builds Marble Cow House for Cows
The Duchess is devoted to cows and designed a marble house with tiled floors and marble water tanks. She makes butter and cheese by hand and uses soft hair gloves for milking. The cows are tame and respond to her voice and footsteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchess of Hamilton
Japan Campaign Updates Air Across China and Port Arthur
The Daily News reports China asking powers to mediate with Japan for peace and the minister's outreach to France. Other dispatches describe Japanese advances at Port Arthur, a trapped Tei Yang squadron, a seven day ultimatum over the Chung King affair, and Chinese retreats as Japanese forces pursue 10,000 troops amid harsh winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpox
The
Daily News
Foreign Office
China
Japan
France
Suanevar
Tei Yang
Port Arthur
Suanenar
Tatien- Wan
Wei-Hai-Wei
Fen-Wang-Cheng
Sohmer Spent Heavily to Lose Sheriff Race in New York
In New York on November 6 William Sohmer, Tammany nominee for sheriff, filed expense records showing he spent 14 980 40 dollars to be defeated. The report notes Sohmer led in campaign spending among candidates who filed accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Sohmer
Tammany
Sohmer
Black man lynched after jail transfer in Georgia
In Macon Georgia Lee Lawrence a Black man linked to an assault on Mrs Polk was brought for safekeeping to Monticello. He had been sentenced to death and execution set for November 30 but while in custody locals seized him and shot him to death near the town outskirts. The mob killed him by gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Lee Lawrence
Literary Notes on November Harper’s and Monthlies
The November issues are highlighted with Doyle’s The Parasite in Harper’s Weekly illustrated by Pyle, a four page supplement for the Metropolitan Museum’s north wing, and an upcoming Horse Show number. Reviews discuss European politics and tributes to Holmes and Swing. Other journals feature Napoleon life, Greenland explorations, and educational articles on college prep and manual training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
A. Conan Doyle
Howard Pyle
Metropolitan Museum of Art
the World” Department of the Review of Reviews
Oliver Wendell Holmes
David Swing
Chicago
Midland Monthly
Iowa National Guard
Jackson
Napoleon
Sloane
Louvre
Popular Science Monthly
Greenland
Angelo Heilprin
Peary
Verhoeff
Miranda
John F. Casey
Hanford Henderson
Charles Sprague Pearce
Paul de Longpre
Bande
John Russell
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Nd Bellamy
Swinburne
America
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Silas Lapham
Altruria
Thomas Moore
Bacon
Edward Bellamy
Sir Thomas Moore
Flau- Tanconcourt
Heine
Lamennaisey
Charles Reade
Dickens
Eck Maurice
Schiller
Horace Greeley
York Herald
Brook
Alcott
Dana
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Nory
Stedman
Bellamy
Higginson
Donolly
Walt
Crane
London
Algernon Swinburne
Admiral Swinburne
Oxford
Walter Savage Landour
Italy
Tyr
Ignatius Donnelly
Prince Kung
Count I To
Li Hung Chang
Rotary
Gen
Grant
Count Ito
Mademoiselle Georges
Lancet
Medical Electricity
Helieve
Law
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