Popular Errors in Science and Nature From Rural Notes
A long column debunks common misconceptions about animals, insects, weather, and health. It corrects gopher names, antelope myths, prairie dog behavior, bugs versus beetles, sycamore trees, Virginia creeper, poison ivy, and misbeliefs about rain and air. It also links malaria to heat and electricity rather than solely to polluted air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Walters
St. Louis Republic
Kansas
Nebraska
Riley
England
British Isles
Virginia
Missouri River
A Meagre Harvest and Benevolence Sermon Parable
A Drakes Magazine piece depicts Reverend Houtton closing a benevolence discourse urging charity, self denial, and service. Characters in a picaresque campus-like scene joke about fortunes while discussing household help and seaside plans amid a leaking purse for church offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip H. Welch
Drake's
Mr. Houtton
Trillion
Million
Colt Breaslood
W. Wyllys
Bastien
Newport
Jack
Patiat
Rey
Iit Henistant
Hautton
Mr. Hautton
When you see a boy’s summer mischief in rented house
A playful summer scene shows a boy sliding down stairs on a baluster and pounding spindles, mumbled games on antique furniture, piano dancing on keys, and other antics under a heavy shower as a family rents a furnished house for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Modest Reminder at Tea Time
A mother hosts a tea with friends for Bobby but the lively talk causes the boy to be forgotten. Soon she asks for a clean plate and he offers his own with the remark that nothing is on it, reflecting a child's polite mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Sperrens
Americans I presume hotel remark in London rooming dispute
A London hotel proprietor greets a party with a quip about Americans as Mrs. Charles Riv- seeks rooms, reflecting social tensions during travel in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
London
Charles Riv
The Sacred Umbrella in World History and Fashion
A historical survey traces the umbrella from early tree worship and Persian canopies to Greek and Roman uses, ornate Indian state umbrellas, and evolving European adoption. It notes Persian titles meaning Lord of the Umbrella, Venice and French royal precedents, and Jonas Hanway as Britain’s umbrella pioneer amid mockery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Umbra
Burmah
Bengal
Hindostan
Lucknow
South Kensington
Indore
Assam
Persia
Satrap
Europe
Buddha
Britain
Venice
Alexander I
Bentino
Michael Morosini
France
Henri Bvtienne
Louis XIV
Frenc
Paris
Turkey
Anne
Jonas Hanway
Magdalen Hospital
London
Signature of C N Jordan Autograph Legacy in Banking History
An interview recalls C N Jordan describing his signature that has graced millions of bank notes and checks. He details how he signed at high speed, the ergonomic hand position, and ink usage while serving as cashier bank president and U S treasurer. He notes changes in treasury signing rules and remarks on other signatories like Spinner and Windom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
C. N. Jordan
United States
Western National Bank of New York
Avdi
Third National Bank
B. Colby
Acton
Windom
Ons
Spinner
Giltillan
Wyman
Treeenty
Treasury
Hyatt
Loneliness and daydreams in a San Francisco street scene
A couple muses on a quiet life of cottage ivy honeysuckle and a home warmed by a wife at the piano as a careworn woman with twins passes by, briefly puncturing their pleasant reverie before they change the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Megs
Thousands of Years Saved by Rail Travel in London
The article argues railways cut travel time and costs for London workers. It estimates 500 000 daily commuters gain about two hours weekly, equating to 2 500 000 saved days yearly and roughly 8300 years of work time. If each earns £100 annually, annual monetary savings reach about £400 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers’ Journal
London
Went Him One Better
In a clipped Chicago Times style scene Nellie dismisses Edward’s guilty mood after he returned from the office. She reveals a morning kiss with the housemaid and adds a quick quip about a grocer’s boy and gasman to lighten the moment as they hurry outside.
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Chicago Times
Nellie
Edward
Grover
Nist al Alonne
Dla
Actors and Authors Salaries Rise in Theatrical World
A leading U S theatrical manager says salaries for stage figures are climbing with leading men at 200 dollars a week and top actresses earning far more. The article cites Patti Campanini Scalchi and others, notes career longevity, and chronicles how writers and journalists monetize books and magazine pieces benefiting from rising literary demand.
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Frank G. Carpenter
United States
Patti
Sarah Bernhardt
Scalchi
Campanini
Joseph Hoffman
Jase
Rose Coghlan
Miss Jewett
Emma Abbott
Gerster
Sembrich
Mrs. Langtry
Modieska
Magic Mitchell
Kate Claxton
Fanny Ellsler
Laglioni
Europe
Jennie Durand
Denver
West
Taxiconi
Macready
Charles Kemble
Fanny
Roger
John Brougham
Charlotte Cushman
Kitty Clive
Fanny Ellster
Sarah Siddons
Wallacks
Henry Wallack
Lester
Thomas King
Peter ‘Tenzle
Colley Cibber
N. E. Dawson
Esterday
Logan
Grant
Sheridan
Forum
Men of Washington
George Kennan
John Hay
John G. Nicolay
George Eliot
Romola
Scott
Waverley
Wilkie Collins
Armadale
Goldsmith
Wakefield
Rasselas
Samuel Johnson
Dickens
Gibbon
Napoleon
Will Carleton
Bret Harte
Byron
Victor Hugo
W. D. Howells
Flarper Brothers
Washington Irving
Fanny Fern
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Bayard ‘Taylor
Marks
Mark Twain
Ted
Petroleum Yasby
Josh Billings
Bill Nyers
Wororld
Cates
BBC
Oda Ben Urs
United
The New First Reader in a Detroit Free Press Lesson
Fragmented dialogue portrays urban life and politics through a boy and alderman, a watermelon theft, streetcar scenes, a concerned conductor, and a spy in the night. The piece satirizes city morality and public life with caricatured dialogue.
Courtesy to Editors A Writer Wonders About Acknowledgments
A humorous note from a writer questions whether editors should acknowledge receipt of rejected manuscripts. The writer imagines a courteous form and praises small edits, noting the back page details and the tile marks that help future submissions, while doubting the necessity of such tokens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Hood
Puck
Summer Campaign in Puck Parody and City Gossip
A Puck satire and salon dialogue recount a Saratoga season plan with Mrs Crassus arranging wardrobes for her daughters and social plans. The chatter touches fashion, health, doctors, and flirtation as Mrs K Newton Brown, Miss Brown, and Dr Darlington discuss protective figures, summer visits, and romantic advances.
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Mrs
K. Newton Brown
Darlington
Edith
Miss Brown
Dr. Darlington
Shocked to Death on a Train at Livingston
An observer recalls a train journey into Livingston Montana with a heated altercation heard aboard. Mrs Verrigood pleads for restraint as a man loudly swears, describing it as dreadful and unbearable.
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Burdette
Livingston
Mont
Clara
Should Have Heard It in French
A travelling man praises the Marseillaise to Mrs. De Porque after an orchestra ends the piece. She remarks that Parisian French performance would have heightened the experience, noting the beauty and sublimity of the anthem.
Force of Habit iPack Postmaster and Wife in Postal Mixup
A Louisiana postmaster and his young bride are perturbed by stray postal cards. The scene shows playful confusion as Mary questions the clutter while Youngstees and Jane joke about correcting spel.
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iPack
Louisiana
Mary
Pete
Jane
Bridal Underwear Rentals Attract New York Shop
A New York East Side store rents out bridal linen and lingerie, allowing women of modest means to wear ornate trousseau pieces for a honeymoon or town outing. Accessories include fine fabrics, embroidery, and embellishments, with monthly prices from $1.50 to $10 and stock of a dozen outfits.
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New York Sun
East Sid
Trousseau
Fifth Avenue
A Thoughtful Youngster
A mother asks Johnny if he has prayed for family members and notes his quick response. She inquires about praying for papa mamma and brother Willie, and Johnny deflects by saying he is not sure about praying for brother due to wasting the Lord's time.
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Johnny
Papa
Mamma
Brother Willie
The Victim of Conscience Burdette
Mrs Good mother frets over son Jack as she fears dreadful news after he comes straight home from school and studies for a long time. The passage captures household worry and a child’s secrecy.
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Burdette
Tam
Mrs. Goodmother
Jack
Hurrah Girl Draws Crowd in Buffalo Express Item
A fragment describes the so called hurrah girl of the Hurrah Circe Buffalo Express era. She provokes fuss wherever she travels and dominates conversations in public places including a drug store and street car with loud talk and showy behavior.
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Buffalo Express
Woods
Nocturnes and Verses in a Detroit Free Press Poem Parade
A collage of poems and verses about love, memory, and longing. Brief fragments evoke scenes of youth, farewell, and distant hearts. The pieces include playful dialogue and somber reflections on lust, time, and faith as a woman recalls past engagements and a mother cherishes her child.
Her Bonnet and a Bar Harbor Idyll
A trio of verse sketches contrasts a sober girl in a Bar Harbor setting with flirtatious encounters and a Yale Harvard dynamic. The first poem centers on a bonnet shaping her ideal of grace. the second follows a seaside flirtation ending with the man securing an Annex girl. the third presents a Maine rustic speaker praising laziness and nature’s simple pleasures.
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Malaia
Wudge
F. Gordon Cumming
Robert Louis Stevenson
R. Stevenson
Anna Katharine Green
the New First Reader
Detriot
James
Mr. Graham
Grail
Miles
Philip J. Welch
Spa
Mr. Cadwallader-Banks
H'm
Back Woods
Sacut Ga
Newton Brown
Piazza
Mrs. Crusus
Lord Baritone
Miss Creesus
Mr. Midas
Cadwallader-Banks
Hale
Alomell
Detroit Free Press
Madeline
Bridges
Mills
J. T. Newcomb
Washington Star
Iady
Bright
Zephyrs
Owen Meredith
Gome
Mary E. Wilkins
Bar Harbor
Edward A. Church
Morning Glory
Harvard Hp
Yale
Harvard
Schooner Head
Manhattan
OF. L. Stanton
Sreckon
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