Great Writers of the Past and Revolutionary Art
A survey traces how major English and American writers from Howells to Swinburne and Bellamy embraced radical ideas. It notes pre-Raphaelite roots, evolving political aims, and the influence of figures like Morris Rossetti Ruskin Wilde Meredith and Whitman on modern literature and social thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
William Morris
George Meredith
William Michael Rossetti
Bernard Shaw
Sydney Webb
Oscar Wilde
John Ruskin
Gerald Mas
Millais
Dante Rossetti
Morris
William Rosetti
London
Algernon Swinburne
Swinburne
Admiral Swinburne
Oxford
Walter Savage Landour
Italy
Adored by Napoleon and the Pneumatic Skate Craze
A historic oddity tale follows Mile Georges later Marguerite Wemmer aged 107 near Bayeux born 1787. Once Napoleon’s companion on campaigns she toured with Talma and performed for kings in Dresden. The piece notes her longevity, religious devotion, and a hatNapoleon wore as a memento. It also previews the pneumatic skate a hybrid of roller skate and bicycle claiming speeds of 10–12 mph and light two to three quarter pound weight with 7 inch wheels.
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Mile
Georges
Marguerite Josephine Wemmer
Napoleon
Talma
Dresden
Europe
Alexander
Russia
Moscow
Bonaparte
Bayeux
Orne
Robespier Mile Georges
Chrysanthemums Outlasting Other Cut Flowers Says Study
A report claims chrysanthemums stay fresh longer after cutting than most other flowers, highlighting their resilience in arrangements. The observation contrasts typical vase life expectations and suggests a practical advantage for florists and consumers.
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Chrysanthemums
Progress of Man and New Inventions in Heat and Firearms
The article describes a thermogen quilt heater using a wired grid in insulating fabric maintaining about 150F, with a fuse to cut power, and potential medical uses on operating tables and for rheumatism. It notes hospitals testing the device and mentions an improved firearm sight adjustable for range with a tail piece and a rotating gear for vertical sight motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancet
Sweating Diagnosis Promises Major Medical Advance
A new medical theory suggests diagnosing disease by a thorough sweating process. Vapors in a chair cabinet cause copious perspiration and exudates that reveal illness, with bacilli expelled in moisture. Proponents claim alcohol vapor baths could break fevers and cure colds, marking a significant advance in diagnosis.
New Material Cellulose Promises Wide Substitution for Rubber
A new material named cellulose, composed of the same elements as starch, is described. It absorbs color, polishes, can be shaped in sheets or plates, stamps into trays and book covers, and as a liquid size offers waterproofing. It is highly tenacious and may replace glue. Its versatility could please consumers seeking quality at reasonable prices.
Watches That Talk An Inventor Builds Sounding Pocket Timepiece
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 resting point that traverses its grooves to emit audible, unmistakable time signals.
Electric Currents Explain Medical Uses and Effects
The article notes electricity has long aided some medical treatments but its mechanism was unclear. It explains new discoveries show current drives remedial agents into the body, delivering a defined action as it passes through tissues.
Spontaneous Combustion in Materials Examined
Experts dispute the idea that clean cotton can self ignite and explain that tobacco linen jute and oily cotton may flare up from minor sparks that smolder unseen for weeks. They warn coal cargoes can ignite under certain conditions causing violent eruptions as barriers fail and steam blasts occur.
Duchess of Hamilton Builds Marble Cow House
The duchess dedicates herself to cows and designs a marble dwelling for her herd. The elegant structure features tiled floors and marble tanks, costing much. She makes butter and cheese herself and, for milking, uses soft hair gloves. The cows are gentle and respond to her voice and footsteps.
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Duchess of Hamilton
Chinese mediation appeals amid Japanese war moves
The Daily News reports China seeks mediation from foreign powers including France after approaching British ministers. Updates from Suanavat and Shancuat note Japanese gains at Port Arthur and Tatien Wan, Chinese forces retreating north, and British ultimata over the Chung King incident.
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Loxpox
The
Daily News
Foreign Office
China
Japan
Paris
France
Suanavat
Tei Yang
Port Arthur
Li Hung Chang
Shancuat
Tao Tai Sh»ng
Suaneuat
Tatien Wan
Wei-Hai-Wei
Fen-Wang-Cheng
Sohmer Spent 14980 to Lose Tammany Sheriff Bid
In New York on November 6 William Sohmer the Tammany nominee for sheriff filed expense accounts showing a total outlay of 14980 dollars and 40 cents the largest sum among candidates.
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New York
William Sohmer
Sohmer
Lynching of Lee Lawrence in Monticello Georgia
Lee Lawrence, a black man held for assaulting Mrs. Polk in Jasper county, was brought to Macon for safekeeping after a September trial. He was to be hanged November 30, but neighbors abducted him near Monticello and hanged him, riddling his body with bullets.
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Macon
Lee Lawrence
Literary Notes Preview Plus Exhibits in November Publications
Harper's Weekly debuts The Parasite by A Conan Doyle with Howard Pyle illustrations, plus a four-page Met Museum north wing supplement. November issues feature Horse Show coverage, Review of Reviews notes on politics and Holmes Swing tributes, Midland Monthly on the Iowa National Guard, Century on Napoleon life, and Popular Science Monthly with Greenland glaciers and education and art pieces. Highlights include Peary expeditions, Verhoeff mystery, Miranda travel, and notable art by Longpre and Pearce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
A. Conan Doyle
Howard Pyle
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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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Howells
Donnelly
I Bellamy
Litterati
Longfellow
Evangeline
Hawatha
James Russell
W. D. Howells
Peter Hugo
Runchman
Literature
America
William Dean Howells
Silas Lapham
Altruria
Thomas Moore
Bacon
Plato
Edward Belilamy
Sir Thomas Moore
Edward Bellamy
Mes
Flaur
Ee Giancourt
Heine
Lamennaisey
Charles Reade
Dickens
Ek Maurice
Schiller
Horace Greeley
Nw York Herald
Brook
Alcott
Dana
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Stedman
Bellamy
Pl. Higginson
Donelily
Walt
Crane
Ignatius Donnelly
Prince Kung
Gen. Grant
Count Ito
Mademoiselle Georges
Medical Electricity
Law
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