Clerical quotes and church notes from an 1900s issue
A long column of quotes from Rev D J Burrell, Bishop Sander son, and other church figures appears with remarks on poverty, truth, vanity, and moral guidance. Mentions Archbishop Ryan sailing for Europe, St Patrick’s Basilica in Rome, and various church events, sermons, and union talks amid a flood of religious commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Burrell
Second Presbyterian Church
Dubuque
Minneapolis
Pericles
Solomon
Sander
Hell
William Penn
Archbishop Ryan
Philadelphia
Europe
St. Patrick's Basilica
Rome
Japanese Waitress Girls in Miyanoshita Dining Scene
A Boston Advertiser correspondent describes Japanese waiter girls in Miyanoshita. Cooks adopt French dish names yet meals appear simple like spatchcock with mashed potatoes. Waiters are pretty, mostly Japanese, with glossy hair and shown teeth. They lack wages and rely on tips, and meals are ordered by number. Clerks and American ladies provoke local reactions. Door servants respond to clapped hands with Levy cries and quick footfalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Advertiser
Miyanoshita
Japan
Gratal
Symmetry standards for beauty and bread price quirks in New York
The article discusses a New York Mercury extract on artistic rules of female form, detailing measurements for a 5 foot 5 inch woman and related physical ratios. It also notes a New York baker selling large loaves at five cents versus ten cents in Boston, claiming scale economies. It closes with population figures for Unitarians and Universalists, citing declines from a past 20,000 and 38,238.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Mercury
Shnall Cabe
New York
Boston
Unitarian
Universalists
Remarkable Female Switch-Tender Annie Teaches Switch Work
A Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul yard employs Annie as a switchman keeper of eleven switches near the stockyards. She learned telegraphy from her father and has run switches for twelve years, earning respect for precision, fearlessness, and family support. She survived riots and describes a cheerful, hard working life in a male-dominated trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sere Torean
Joseph Poston
Lyme
Abe
Arnie
Avich
Annie
Teall
Norama
Enins
Msalariy
Co Howe
Ocea
Swictchmen
Arch
Polack
West Milwaukee
Bay View
Netic
Anne
Boston Herald
Benjar
Larbor
Anni
Wreck
Dancer
Annie the heroine on the railroad switch
The account portrays Annie, a switchwoman praised for quick, cool actions saving property near a rural track. She lives with her family in a modest brown two story home, earns $40 a week like other switchmen, and faces financial insecurity with no extra pay for Sunday work as she risks future hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie
Thad
Amazon
Deftel
Gine
Father
Adam
Ings
Boston
Havoung Mat
Tay Gould
Assur
Guberacornfain Bank
James G. Carney
Rory Tela
Lowell
Ena
Rigne Wien
Nina Van Zandt Amid Pride and Defiance at County Jail
A vivid portrait of Nina Van Zandt amid a diverse crowd outside a county jail cage. The piece notes her refined dress and confident bearing, contrasting with other inmates’ appearances and routines as she observes daily life and interplays with a notable guard and fellow inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina van Zandt
Spie
Micago Herald
Ina van Zandt
Monde
Bose
Tin Ullen
Josie Follyn
Nina Reaarmes
Takeo
Nial
Bern
North Side
Young Brooklyn man recalls summer romance crisis
A Brooklyn man recounts meeting a 20 year old at a spring event and a bold question about telling her mother. He admits he was swept off balance by her reply about happiness with a life partner, then leaves for home after the encounter. The story, relayed with humor, contrasts youth and romance with practical restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown Herald
Buffalo Christian Advocate (Meth
London
Major “Cote” Sympson
Washington
Senate
Suthe
Brooklyn
Benedict
Llike
Sam
Cam
York Sun
Fragmented 19th Century News Fragments From An Old Paper
A garbled OCR fragment mentions health concerns for Ireland's chief secretary, doctors clearing a political return. It references early memories, childhood woes, a Thomas H Davis case for $15,000 theft, medical products, liver health, and a 50 000 building value in Rome. Also notes Brown's bronchial Troches, Pigo Cure, Mrs Garfield in Liverpool, Sheridan’s death, and an ornate water pitcher inquiry.
Hamlet Age and a Record Cold Winter
The article discusses a debate on Hamlet's age citing a source from Act V and a grave-digger exchange. It also notes last winter being extremely cold in northern New York with temperatures reaching 53 degrees below zero at Lowville and 41 below at Saranac Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlet
New York
Lowville
Lewis County
Saranac Lake
Clinton County
Brasher Falls
St. Lawrence County
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Moral and Religious
Ncinnati
Albany
Association
Dean Stanley
Christian
Vanity Fair
Yokohama
J. Vaughan
Lyman Abbott
Christian Union
Plyth Church
Suc Beecher
Abbott
Unity
Kuhns
Westminster
Omaha
Church of Christ
New York Observer
Henn
Glatca
Capea Barr
Thistle
Lamia Wallbridge
Masitina
Hastings
Wil Roc
Winingtony
Cota
Temperance Notes
British National Temperance League
Wien
Mesereau
Ulster Countty
Thomas P. Ochiltree
Hoffman House
Texas
Esopus
Ochittree
Portland
Woodman
Jackass
Bac
A. Dana
New York Sun
Edward D. Kitto
Galena
Nan
Grant
Vicksburg
Shiloh
Rawlins
England
Admiral Kitt
Ohio
Cincinnati
Col. L. A. Harris
Dayton
Tat Fisher
Tn Ohio Infantry
Fisher
Col
Harris Ga
Ceeser
Col. Tatel
Elmira
Jacob Townsend
Brandreth
Westchester County
Walker
Vinesar Bitters
Central Park
Massachusetta
Philadelpia Record
Hall
Sian
Ireland
Thomas H Davis
Newe Ntral Railroad
Pierce
Pete
Oh Sosa
Borin
Ream
Ely
Allen's
Lung
Mae Comode Andruggists
Hs Pralsa
the Royal Singer
Ees Ieen Ene
Faso
Lyon & Healy
Oliver Ditson & Co
Sut Lock Hospital
Srenreomrt Ts
Suntitotavenas
Minenyote
Poston
Minefapolis
Mons
Chilea
Costa
Express
Sotisios Ey
Victor Safe & Lock CO
S. E. Olson & CO
Mammoth
Nicollet Avenue
TRE
depat + Mati
Rvosive
Astm
Tor Sapien
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