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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1897
Page
4
Illumined Bible Production by Medieval Bookmakers
The text notes twelfth and thirteenth century manuscript work by isolated workers who reproduced Bibles in illuminated form. Production was slow, often taking 25 years or more. Guido de Jars produced illuminated manuscripts with a notable specimen sold with Sir W. Burrell’s books in 190. The Bible project reportedly began in 1240 and finished in 1294.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guido de Jars
W. Burrell
Blind Jersey heiress Mina Holmes inherits fortune
Mina Alice A Holmes, aged seventy five and blind since fourteen, has come into about £500000. She plans to spend her wealth on aiding fellow blind people, having supported herself by teaching music in Jersey City where she has lived in modest poverty. Her brother in California had cared for her, but she earned her living through music and now aims to educate the blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina Alice A. Holmes
Alice A. Holmes
Hohmes
Pennsylvania
California
Miss Tolmes
Jersey City
Miss Holmes
Progress of the World Since Queen Victoria
The article, by William George Jordan in Ladies Home Journal, surveys sixty years since Victoria’s accession. It cites reforms in armies and navies, child labor bans, humane treatment of criminals, Red Cross, factory laws, and rapid transport innovations. It contrasts modern advances with 1837 conditions, noting inventions like typewriters and elevators did not exist then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
Willam George Jordan
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ameries
England
Britain
Red Cross Society
Publi
Victoria
Restrictions urged on sale and transport of dangerous chemicals
The San Francisco Argonaut notes dangers from liquid carbonic acid gas in high pressure cylinders and other gases stored in tubes. It warns of shipboard accidents from chemical mixtures and cites calcium carbide releasing acetylene when moist, creating explosive risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ages for Marriage Across European Nations
The article outlines legal ages for marriage in European countries. It cites Austria requiring 14 for men, Germany 18 for men, France 18 and 15 for women, Belgium 18 and 15, Spain 14 for men and 12 for women, Hungary varying by religion, Greece 14 for men and 12 for women, Portugal 14 and 12, Russia and Saxony 18 for men and 12 for women, Switzerland 14 for men and 12 for women, and Turkey allowing marriage for youths who can walk and understand religious rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Austria
Germany
France
Belgium
Spain
Hungary
Greece
Portugal
Russia
Saxony
Switzerland
Turkey
Tailor Advertisement Highlights Spring Woolens in Columbus
Tailor LIENBERGER of Columbus markets tailoring as leading in the city. He promotes high class workmanship backed by a superb array of spring woolens and choicest patterns for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tailors
Columbus
Conductor Samuel Sharp Plagued by 13 Bad Luck Circa Early Life
The Philadelphia Record notes conductor Samuel Sharp of German town believes the number 13 brings misfortune. The 13th child, he faced wrecks at 13, a lost inheritance at 1300, his wife’s death after starting housekeeping at 1243 South Thirteenth Street, and now avoids his Lith punch on tickets, often asking others to punch for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Sharp
Germantown
Philadelphia
Samuel
Bageage Muster
South Thirteenth Street
Moravian view of death and music of trombone choir
Clifford Howard describes Moravians of Bethlehem Pennsylvania and their death customs. The church uses open bell trombones to announce deaths and accompany funerals with solemn melodies. The trumpetlike tones symbolize faith that death leads to a brighter home, with music marking both mourning and celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Howard
Ladies’ Home Journal
Bethlehem
The Rat-Catcher of Paris Official Who Caught Rats
Paris recounts M. Henri Dayve a long time chief rat catcher who has unaided caught over one million rats in thirty five years. During the siege he earned money from rats sold to restaurants and others paying for live rodents for rat battles and sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Henri Dayve
M. Dayve
Emperor Chin Acknowledges English Lessons Backfires
The Chinese emperor's English lessons backfire when Lin of Nanking recommends Li Taotai for foreign affairs. Li answers yes, prompting a rapid sequence of phrases like How do you do and Have you been to England. The Taotai bows awkwardly, angers the emperor, and is cursed for borrowing a reputation, ordered to study an English book for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Lin
Nanking
Li Taotai
North Chivas
Uineks Taotai
England
Faotai
Manchy
Thotai
Birds Driven From Parks by Crowded Bicyclists
A Chicago Tribune recount notes New York City parks echoing with sparrows as cyclists crowd spaces once filled by orioles thrushes catbirds robins and warblers. The old South Park officer laments fewer nesters and roosts as bikes “overrun” shady spots and trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Park
The
Chicago Tribune
Duluth and Superior War Over Bridee Bridge Feud
The long running Duluth Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin feud over a Lake Superior bridge is debated in Congress with Quay backing a bridge and Vilas opposing. Locals fear a binding edge will erase Superior as Duluth grows, while old Katlyk village bells toll daily for centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Superior
Wis
Lake Superior
Senate
Washington Post
St. Louis
Northwest
Congress
Pennsylvania Steel
Senator Quay
Senator Vilas
Superiorites
Katlyk
Coursing Coyotes in Old Nevada Sports Tale
The San Francisco Post recalls a former Nevada pastime where coyotes raced dogs. Officials trapped a coyote, released him on a flat desert, and watched half an hour as the animal circled toward a familiar hole before returning to the box for a repeat race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
San Franciseo Post
Market prices and mixed notes from various items
The page lists prices for wheat oats and hay, livestock values, fowl and dairy items, bicycles and engines, then a scattered mix of prose items. The content blends price data with unrelated commentary and quotes from newspapers.
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