The Loves of the Lady Arabella in London Life
Admiral Hawks hawkshaw brings Richard Glyn to Berkeley Square with two thousand guineas and a prize romance unfolds between Glyn and Lady Arabella Stormont. The tale covers naval prize money, social games, and the lure of London society as Giles Vernon and companions mingle with officers and heiresses amid 1799 Portsmouth and Berkeley Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Frankshayn
Tifchard Glyn
Arabella
Stormont
Ajax
Giles Vernon
Thoms Vernon
Bey
Hawkshaw
Vernon
Philip
Thomas Vernon
Overton
Frankshaw
Mediterranean
Dicky Boy
H. M. S. Ajax
Philip Overton
Portsmouth
London
Giles
Capt
Mivart
Sir Peter Hawkshaw
Peter
Licely
Admiralty
Lady Hawkshay
Berkeley Square
Jess Giles
Polly
Dicky
Sir Feter
Lady Hawkshaw
Daphne Carmichael
Arabella Stormont
James
Daphne
Richard
Mr. Glyn
Araballa
Sir Peter
Matronly Maturity and Social Roles in 18th Century England
A historical reflection on age norms for women in literature and society. The piece cites examples from eighteenth century novels and a Boston woman who, after 30, adopted a false front and ceased lively social life, then married at 15, had eight children by 20, and entered a life of genteel domesticity as the standard path of that era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meredith
Boston
Appleton
Automatic poultry feather picker invention described
The article reviews a new automatic poultry feather picker that operates without a human holder. Fowls ride a belt through a chamber where two types of flexible pickers grasp feathers with bellows like elements, using air pressure and suction to pull feathers and return them with a half turn of the belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
The Iceless Refrigerator Scheme for the Poor
Miss Winifred Gibbs leads a society project to replace iceboxes with an iceless refrigerator. Tubs filled with sawdust cool bottles or tins for dairy use, maintaining temperature for at least three days. The design aims to keep milk cold during delivery by blocking external heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Gibbs
Tedder
Diettician
Society
Miss Gibb
Time Clock in San Diego Showcases World Dials
An International Time Clock in San Diego features 20 dials displaying simultaneous world times days and dates. The 21 foot high master clock is enclosed in an agate jewel case and weighs around 88,000 pounds, with four large four foot dials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Jewel Agate
Novel Self Cleaning Brush With Water Driven Wheel
A self cleaning brush uses a water powered inner wheel to rotate bristle rings. Water from a faucet flows into the handle and through a branched pipe to nozzles that wet the bristles and rotate the wheel, keeping bristles clean while the top casing prevents splashing.
Periscope Glasses Let Man See Behind While Walking
A new Paris market item, the periscope, attaches two small circular mirrors to the edges of ordinary glasses. Count Loulie de Cenac's invention lets the user pivot and swing the mirrors to view behind while walking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Loulie de Cenac
Periscope Aids Detectives In Secret Observation
A new periscope design lets watchers stay out of a subject’s sight while keeping them in focus. Inventor claims value for detectives monitoring individuals without their knowledge, enhancing covert observation capabilities.
Science Notes and Miscellany From a Historic Page
Georgia coal output last year fell to 264822 short tons, lowest since 1859. Experiments in filling balloons with superheated steam to be tried in Germany. The coffee tree bears at three years and peaks at ten. German army health records surpass other nations. After Vesuvio eruptions the crater coats with salt. Wireless weather forecasts reach Atlantic vessels from British bureau. White pine water tanks last ~20 years, cypress ~25. A Massachusetts inventor patenting a combined metal cap and handle for milk bottles. New Jersey resident patents a ventilated pie and cake box. German shipyards equipped with magnets can lift 50000 pounds. The spring location of the city patronage site was recently discovered. Much federal land remains publicly owned.
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Georgia
Germany
Vesugina
Wireless Telegraph
Atlantic
British Bureau
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Federal Governhie
Therkdeit
Abdul Hamid Restless in Salonika Captivity and Curiosity Grows
Former Turkish ruler Abdul Hamid adapts slowly to life in Salonika after his dethronement. He seeks favor to stay at Villa Allatini, enjoys shrimp meals and newspapers, and shows interest in current events and amateur carpentry. His days are quiet, routine, and monotone, with limited social contact and nightly restlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salonika
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Villa Allatini
Dm Bey
Abdul
Yildiz
Iberty
Hamil Effendi
Paris
Ike
How to Pack Flowers for Safe Travel
Instructions for packing flowers in shallow, single layers using non absorbent liners. Use wood or fresh moss as base, then white tissue paper and arranged flowers. Add paper layers and light packing material to secure the stems and keep contents firm for transit.
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Lady Arabella
Molly Elliot Seawell
Bobbs-Marrill Co
Bay of Biscay
England
Buxton
Petar
Croesus
Hetty Green
Sir Thomas
Thomas
Tloinis
Sual
Richard Glyn
Brown Jane
Heim
The
Science Notes
Abdul Reconcil
Atlonika
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