Mysterious Death of the Drummond Sisters at Dunblane
The piece recounts the 1501 poisoning of Lady Margaret Drummond and her sisters at Drummond Castle, their swift burial in Dunblane Cathedral, and ongoing treasurers payments for masses. It notes James IV’s past affection, a possible private marriage, and suspicions of a political motive in the royal marriage negotiations with England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunblane
Drummond
Margaret Drummond
Sir John
James IV
James
Henry VII
England
House of Drummond
Scotland
Drummonds
Margaret
Sybilla
Euphemia Drummond
Drummond Castle
Dunblane Cathedral
Earl of Huntly
Vatican
Margaret Tudor
Edinburgh
Flodden
Progress and good manners in public life
A reflection on Scottish prosecutions for spitting on tramcars as health policy and a test of public manners. The piece notes spitting as a vector for consumption and cites Pepys his diary to illustrate past tolerance, arguing that public expectoration should not be tolerated in a civilized community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Pepy
Samuel
Pepys
Jersey Cattle in New Zealand Herds and Dairy Value
Jersey cattle, imported from England and the Channel Islands, form prized dairy stock in New Zealand herds. The breed yields high milk and butter from moderate feed, with Jersey cows noted for small heads, lean ears, prominent milk veins, and a calm, trainable temperament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channel Islands
New Zealand
England
Channel Tslands
Jersey
Sutton's Champion Swede praised for hardiness and crop quality
In a National Mortgage placement note, Sutton's Champion Swede is lauded as unrivaled for tough growth and excellent crop performance, highlighting its robust vigor and dependable yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OW Sutton
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Praised for Health Gains
A testimonial notes strong appetite and general health improvement after starting Ayer's Sarsaparilla. The speaker claims near complete strength return and credits the remedy for better vitality, asserting no alcohol in the current formula.
Social life in Victorian dining and smoking customs
From One City and Many Men by Sir Algernon West, the piece recalls era dinners with strict invitations and bearded gentlemen, details changes in courses and champagne serving, and the late rise of smoking rooms. It notes contrasts from pre Crimean manners to 19th century shifts under Prince of Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Doyle
Her Majesty’e Cavalry
Duke of Newcastle
Lady Morley
London
Lord Alganley
Oxford
Cuddlesdon
White’s Club
Brooks
Prince of Wales
Edward VIII
Lord Clanwilliam
Vila
Putney
Mr Gladstone
Algernon West
New Machine Made Horseshoe Trial for Army Wear
A new machine-made horseshoe pattern is tested in England to compare wear with the current design. Six months of trials at Idershot command will shoe one side with the old pattern and the other with the new to record lifespans. Full countersunk nails will be used with the new shoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Idershot
Productivity leaps in British farming over 200 years
Professor J Wilson outlined at the British Association in Dublin how English agriculture has risen from 64 bushels of wheat and 800 gallons of milk per eight and ten acres to 400 bushels of wheat and 4000 gallons of milk from larger tilled areas. He noted modern farms show 50 percent higher productivity, with four to five times more output per acre and 30 acres worked now vs 20 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wilson
British Association
Dublin
England
The Parlour Condemned by Sir Oliver Lodge
Sir Oliver Lodge denounces parlours arguing for a single airy living room over two cramped chambers. He says health and comfort suffer when families crowd into tiny spaces while a front room sits unused and wasted. He compares the idea to filling shelves with dummy books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Lodge
England
Tolstoy on the abolition of land ownership in single tax view
Count Tolstoy replies to a birthday tribute from Australian Single Tax Leagues. He argues land should not be owned by individuals, citing Rousseau and Henry George. He says the land question must be resolved as slavery was, abolishing property in land to end oppression and theft of others’ labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Tolstoy
Ihissia
Australia
Count Tolstoy
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Henry
George
Russia
America
Doctor claims cure for locomotor ataxy by abdominal lesion surgery
New York correspondent reports Dr Norton Denslow announces a surgical cure for locomotor ataxy based on correcting a lesion in the lower abdomen. He cites thirty-two years of study, thirty-two treated cases, and no relapses, with Cun ningham supporting the results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Medicines
Saya
New York
The
Daily Telegraph
Norton Denslow
Denslow
Colour Blindness and its Remarkable Effects Across Professions
A discussion of colour vision deficiency notes about five in every hundred people are affected chiefly mildly. It cites cases where colour blind individuals misidentify hues, such as blue and red garments, brown houses turning green and skies scarlet. It also asks why women match colors better despite no eye difference.
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Royal Mail
Monte Video
Tencriffle
Plymouth
Ruapeha
Kaipara
Rimutakia
Tongariro
Tarakina
Paparea
Pratabla ‘Pons
Welingt'n
Friedlander Bros., Ltd
Shaw, Savill and Albion &O., Limited
Rvs
Tenerife
Vescel
Tate
Kia Ora
Lyttelton
Lorinthia
Wellington
Arawa
Wainui
Tourit
tAlso
Rio de Janiero
Nicoll Bros
NEW Zealand Insurance Company, Ltd
Eowest
Hicoll Bros
Islington
Islington No
Turnip
Kaye and Carter
Grain and Seed Merchants
Ashburton
Mystery OF
Nsurance Department
Teoma
Sims
Olanges
Original Assurances
Boacles
Alliob
Colman
Ballantynes
the Drapers
Christchurch
Tiger
Hughes
Hereford ‘Street
Gent
Jones Ann Gons
the Manufacturing Jewellers
High Street
Call
Hare
Russel
T. H. Andrill & CO
HOUSE
TANCRED+STREET
Building Society
Is, Kirkpatrick & Co., Lo
Nelson
Beath
N.B
POST
the Mail Order
Grey
Hemsley Burnet
H. E. Bonnington
George Street
Dunedin
Mitchell and Turner
Chapman & Davis
Burnett Street
Ayer
Sarsaparilla
Sarsanarilla
J.C. Ayer & On
Lowel, Hees
U.s.ac
Queen Victoria
Tolstoy
Riedlander Bros., Ltd
Tinwald
Timaru
H. C. Barrett
East Street
Oates & Burnett Street
Zeauandia
F. Turtill
Wai-Rongoa
Maungatoka Mountain
Taieri
Otago
Liverpool
St. Louis
Queensland
N., International
Thomson & Co., Donepin
It, & W. Young
Barraud & Abraham
Palmerston N
A. & R. Terris
Rmeik
Meee Ant Vee Framais
Tancred Strest
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