Rings of the Ancients Showcase Changing Values in Jewelry
The Boston Globe notes rings once prized for display now valued by intrinsic weight as old gold. Egyptian and Hebrew rings illustrate ancient customs, with thumb rings common in early Christianity and Gemmel rings linked to betrothal.
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Egypt
Joseph
Ahasuerus
Haman
Pliny
Aniunoph II
Christ
Osirtasen
Thothmes III
Moses
Poe
Caesar
Livy
Tacitus
George IV
Henry VIII
England
Dauphin
France
Francis I
Wolsey and Campeggio
Boston Globe
Harvard Prank: Eight Students Steal Barber Pole
A 1880s Harvard sophomores tale describes eight classmates who buy a barber pole for ten dollars, attempt a parade, and are repeatedly detained by Boston police before a receipt clears them. The prank highlights bold student antics and police misunderstandings across multiple precincts.
Truth in Turkey Stems From Complex History
A Detroit Free Press note quotes an Englishman who questioned claims of only one public execution in Turkey over five years. He finds no one who could raise $100 to bribe officials has been executed in twenty years, suggesting motives behind events in Turkey are always explained by a hidden reason.
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Turkey
Detroit Free Press
Wealthy City Count Stirring Debate Across Europe
A report claims New York leads as the richest city with over 1,000 millionaires, while London and Paris each have about 600, Berlin 200, and Vienna 100, sparking discussion on urban wealth concentration. The figures are part of a broader comparison of personal fortunes among major capitals.
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New York
London
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Love Will Find a Way in a Family Ferry Tale
A Philadelphia Press account quotes a policeman recounting a case near a ferry where a 17 year old girl sought arrest for her father. The father and a young man fought, the daughter pleaded, and the officer placed bracelets on the father as he claimed it was all in fun.
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Harvard
Boston
West End
Leutenant
Stan Born
New York
Star
Philadelphia
Cigar Ash Remedy For Heartburn From Cuba
A heavy smoker in Cuba reportedly swallowed a piece of cigar ash after removing it from the cigar end. The informant says the ash acts as a cure for heartburn common among tobacco users, a practice said to be habitual among Cuban Dons.
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Cuba
New York
Cleaning Colored Woolens: Home Made Wash and Press Formula
Instructions for preparing a washing solution from soap ammonia alcohol and glycerine to clean woolens. Includes dilution guidance and folding technique to remove creases. Also notes borax indigo treatment for black fabrics and sun drying if possible. From Ladies' Home Journal.
Electric Alarm Clock Innovates Waking Routine
A wired alarm clock links to a call bell that rings until the circuit is broken by a person arising from bed. It automates awakening without winding, always ready at the set time. The device offers a strong advantage over traditional clocks by not requiring manual winding.
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Boston Transcript
A Longshoreman's Modest Sense of Gentility
A nurse recollects nursing a rough longshoreman who insisted a man should not let a lady dress his wounds. The patient, wounded after a river shop fight, reluctantly allowed care, blushing when his chest was bared. The tale underscores unexpected chivalry among rough workers.
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Longshoreman
Jackson
New York Tribune
Do Believe in Signs Yet Shun Superstition
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat quotes Henry Thornburgh at Hurst's hotel defending skepticism toward luck and omens while noting respect for belief as religion. He cites Egyptians Romans and Greeks and mocks fears of number thirteen and Friday travel as superstition.
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Monsense
Henry Thornburgh
Hurst's Hotel
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Rainmaker Frederick Root Weathering Lectures With Rain
A Chicago Post item notes Frederick W. Root, famed for provoking rain during lectures, delivered at Silver Lake Assembly in New York where a sudden downpour dampened the crowd. The wit suggests Root write a talk on a dry subject for next year.
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Frederick W. Root
Silver Lake Assembly
New York State
Silver Lake
Mr. Root
Chicago
A Strange Story From Bloomdale About a Mother's Return
The 13 month old Daniel Mope, living in Bloomdale, witnessed his deceased mother in a casket years after burial. Her body, interred near his late father, was exhumed with the grandfather’s help to join them in the cemetery. The child saw his mother for the first time in memory, a striking, unexplained episode reported by the Boston Journal.
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Bloomdale
Daniel Mope
Cor
Boston Journal
Oldest Established Church Bishop Celebrates 90th Birthday
The eldest bishop of the Established church, Dr Durnford, has just celebrated his ninetieth birthday. He remains a fine old gentleman, still strong and early e...
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Durnford
To My Guitar Poem by Amy Elizabeth Leigh
A brief lyric praising a guitar as a companion in idle hours and a source of strength. The speaker finds solace and expressive power in the instrument during lonely moments and emotional moods. The verse notes the guitar’s ability to convey joy and despair and ends with admiration for the instrument’s voice.
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Amy Elizabeth Leigh
Drake's Magazine
Briton’s slow wit yields comic Hare joke in London shop
A traveler recalls a London bookshop gag based on Hare’s Walks in London sold in two volumes in Britain and one in America. The clerk later laughs, exclaiming capital that “part your Hare in the middle” is a joke he finally gets. Source New York Evening Sun.
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London
Strand
Hare
America
New York Evening Sun
Baby in Brooklyn Bridge Car Sparks A Tense Moment
A semi tough man carries a baby in a Brooklyn bridge car prompting a polite offer of a seat from a dapper reader. The man with the child resists courtesy warning he will smash anyone who speaks to him.
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Brooklyn Bridge
New York Times
Blood of the Prophet Ties East Noble Lineage Across Centuries
The article notes that tracing ancient families requires looking beyond Europe to the cradle of humanity. It states Mohammed died in 682 with nine wives and Fatima as his only child, who married Ali. From Fatima descend the dynastic line of sultans and nobles shaping eastern nobility across thirteen centuries.
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Europe
Mohammed
Fatima
Ali
Chicago ‘Times
Ancient rock crystal lens found by Layard at Nineveh in museum
The earliest known lens, carved from rock crystal and about to be dated by millennia, sits in the British Museum. It remains brilliant on its surface, while nearby modern lenses show deterioration from London fog and smoke.
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Layard
Nineveh
British Museum
London
New York Telegram
Copper images and global curiosities from ancient arts to modern marvels
The piece notes that India houses the only true copper artworks in Hindoo religious images found in ancient temples. It also describes Paris Bon Marche kitchen might with 4,000 staff, vast kettles and egg use, plus a London Olympia hall hosting large balls with 27 000 attendees.
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India
Santa Claus In Pullman Dar Delights A Widow And Child
A St Louis Globe Democrat recounts a Christmas Eve Pullman ride from Denver to St Louis. Alvan Harding describes a moving scene where a widow and her young daughter share a stocking stuffed with fruit candy money and trinkets by Santa Claus on the train. Passengers offer kindness to the child the next morning.
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Santa Claus
Pullman Dar
Alvan Harding
Denver
St. Louis
Pullman
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A Typical Mississippi Steamboat Description
Julian Ralph in Harper's notes the City of Providence as the largest of Mississippi packets along St. Louis levees. He describes the white broad low hulls with two tall black funnels and ornamented iron marks, three decks, and the Texas officers’ quarters with the negro cabin beneath.
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Providence
St. Louis
Texas
Bureau
Julian Ralph
Harper's
How Fie Formed His Opinion
Jim Thornton a prominent Tenderloin figure tells a Mars near Earth tale to illustrate his view of human intelligence. He wrote a song My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon in a Broadway cafe and offered it for drinks a dollar. The bartender laughed and the song spread allowing him to spend over 50 dollars weekly in cafes.
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Jim Thornton
Tenderloin
Mars
Jim
New York Journal
Age of Presidents at Inauguration Noted in Savannah
The Savannah News notes the age of U S presidents at accession with a list including Harrison at 68, Buchanan 62, Taylor 65, Monroe 69 and Grant 47. It forecasts Cleveland taking office next March at nearly 56, near the average.
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Cleveland
Willian Henry Harrison
Buchanan
Taylor
Jackson
Adams
Monroe
Jefferson
Madison
J. Q. Adams
Benjamin Harrison
Hayes
Lincoln
Tyler
Arthur
Polk
Fillmore
Garfield
Pierce
Grant
Savannah News
Language borders between metaphor slang and sacred phrasing
A New York Continent editorial comments on how metaphor and slang blur with reverent expressions. It notes that many phrases appear across literature from the Bible to Shakespeare while other phrases thought sacred are misattributed to classic works.
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Sterne
Italy
New York Continent
Sissy Downey Mystery and Sorosis Membership Rejected
Cholly and Gussie discuss Sissy Downey who appears dejected. Gussie explains Downey applied for Sorosis membership but was rejected as too effeminate, leaving the judge to weigh the civic social snub.
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Cholly
Sissy Downy
Gussie
Sissy
Sorosis
Childs Declines Senate Candidacy Cites Journalism Honors
Philadelphia Ledger publisher George W. Childs refused a United States senate run in a telegram to Harrisburg. The New York Advertiser notes his notable journalism career. The largest freight car ever built was completed at Altoona Pennsylvania to haul Krupp’s 124 ton cannon from Baltimore to Chicago for exhibition in Chicago.
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George W. Childs
Philadelphia Ledger
Harrisburg
United States Senate
Childs
New York Advertiser
Altoona
Krupp
Chicago
Baltimore
Denman Thompson Recreates Scene in Swan Sea New Hampshire
Denman Thompson visits Swansea New Hampshire to recreate a scene from his plays. He enjoys the community and has built a church there. He reportedly has a mortgage on much of the town as residents seek his influence.
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Denman Thompson
Swansea
N. H
Denman
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J. R. Watson
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Houghton
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