Song and Children in Home Singing Plea by Miss Williams
Miss Anna W. Williams, head of the kindergarten department at the Normal school, argues in The Home Queen that poetry with song and gesture best captivates early childhood. She warns against mismatched emotion in music and words, urges home singing, and emphasizes family song as a lasting influence from childhood to maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna W. Williams
England
William the Conqueror
William
Henry
Stephen
Richard
John
Qone
Williams
Mitch
Miss Williams
Philadelphia Times
Congress of Mothers to Meet in Washington in February
The congress of mothers plans a Washington meeting in February to promote practical motherhood. It aims to raise awareness of the dangers to national life from the overindulgence of children and the need for mothers to guide with both wisdom and authority in the home.
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Congress of Mothers
Washington
Self Sacrificing Woman Mrs Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Mrs Rose Hawthorne Lathrop daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne and wife of George Parsons Lathrop spends her time and money aiding poor east side women in New York with cancer. She chose a grim tenement at 1 Scammel Street near East Broadway to establish a permanent home for incurable patients.
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Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Nathaniel Hawthorne
George Parsons Lathrop
East Side
New York
Scammel Street
East Broadway
Water Street
Novelty In Fur Coats From The New York Sun
A description of a fashion novelty fur coat features glossy Persian jamb lined with white satin, closely fitted at the back and loose in front with a square edged hem. It shows an ermine vest beneath, black velvet sleeves, cream lace at the collar, and fur cuffs with a wide square collar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Warning on Hallmarks Fraud in Silverware Purchases
The article cautions buyers about fake hallmarks on silver trays and dined pieces, noting that modern pieces can be altered to resemble antique ones. It cites a London case where a Hill and the Chaffers expert exposed a forged Queen Anne dinner service, with legal risk for tampering in England and no federal punishment in America, urging buyers to prefer genuine American silver with clear trademarks.
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London
Hill
Oxford Street
Queen Anne
Chaffers
England
America
Spaniard’s Oven Feat Attracts Paris Scientific Crowd
Madrid correspondence reports Martines, a Spaniard, performed a dramatic oven experiment at the New Tivoli in Paris before a scientific audience. He endured temperatures from 292 to 3812 degrees F, roasted a fowl beside him, ate it, then reentered the oven before exiting to cheers and a countershock odor.
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Martines
New Tivoli
Paris
Madrid
Longfellow Honored by Children at Westminster Abbey
A New York family visiting Westminster Abbey paused at Poets Corner before Longfellow's bust. Nellie laid a rose at the statue while eight year old Mabel bit and gave a curl to the poet's likeness, explaining she had none to offer.
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Longfellow
New York
Westminster Abbey
Nellie
Mabel
Miss De Billion to Wed Artistic Groom Says Detroit Free Press
A chessy dialogue notes Miss De Billion preparing for marriage. A wife reveals she already knows the groom, describing him as artistic rather than handsome, implying he has an unconventional look. The exchange highlights differing views on artful appearance.
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Detroit Free Press
Global death causes by disease and age figures
Medical authorities estimate worldwide deaths from old age at 906 per million, with 1 200 from gout 18 400 from measles 2 700 from apoplexy 7 000 from erysipelas 7 500 from consumption 48 000 from scarlet fever 25 000 from whooping cough 30 000 from typhoid and typhina and 7 000 from rheumatism. Variation by locality exists, but figures are regarded as broadly accurate for the globe.
Fire destroys Spanish Town in 1808 conflagration
Fliegende Blatter reports a devastating 1808 blaze in Spanish Town that wiped out property valued at more than 7.5 million dollars. The quip about painting echoes a broader recollection within the fire’s context.
Early American Farmer Journal Founded in Baltimore
The first agricultural newspaper The American Farmer started in Baltimore in 1819 marking the emergence of periodical farming news. It documented crop methods markets and rural life for early American readers.
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The
American Farmer
Baltimore
Boston Visitor Misled by Whitfield Sermon Mixup
A Boston man travels 60 miles to hear Mr Whitfield at a Newburyport church. He collapses into fits during the substitute preacher’s sermon, mocks the mix up and calls it the worst sell he ever had.
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Boston
Newburyport
Whitfield
Mr. Whitfield
New York Recorder
Entertainer on Payroll Impresses Visitors in Philadelphia
A large mercantile firm keeps a man titled entertainer on the payroll. He is well known, well connected, and often accompanies prospective buyers to dinners, clubs, and theater. After social events, visitors may place big orders, believing Philadelphia is the world’s hub.
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Severn
Philadelphia
Conspiracy Tone in Napoleon Era and Water as Cure
The text mixes a historical note on Talleyrand and conspiracies around Napoleon with a medical claim from the Cincinnati Enquirer praising large water intake to prevent poisons and treat diseases. It cites Vitrelles, Nesselrode, and Lys, plus a physician endorsing hot water and cider as cures for fever, cholera, and bowel issues.
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Talleyrand
Napoleon
Rome
Paris
Vitrelles
Nesselrode
Lawes
Cincinnati Enquirer
Is It a Boy or a Girl in Devon And Michigan News
Notes discuss a Devon dialect remark about gender terms and a report that Mrs. I M Turner wins a seat on Grand Rapids school board. A Chinese Christian women’s group forms to combat foot binding of children.
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West Country
England
I.M. Turner
Michigan State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Grand Rapids
Monreale Cathedral and Related Medieval Marvels
The piece extols Monreale Cathedral in Sicily as a pinnacle of medieval architecture with Byzantine mosaics, interlaced black and white marble, and grand bronze doors. It also describes the surrounding landscape, the eastern portal, and the unique Christ fresco, followed by a note on the awe of the coppy and a side discussion of parasitic copa y trees. It closes with observations on American art markets favoring British and French works at auctions and gallery sales.
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Monreale
Lucius III
Montesie
Santa Maria de Gesu
Palermo
Monte Pelegrino
Pisa
Rome
Christ
Ave Maria
Brain work linked to riding sparks mental energy
The passage notes that riding acts as a direct mental stimulus and oxygen delivery to the brain creates exhilaration and clarity, boosting ideas. It cites a recent financial market stir where bankers were seen riding briskly on their wheels to ease anxiety and regain mental ammunition.
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Song and Children
China
Monreale Cathedral
Attorney
West Indian Islands
Pittsburg Dispatch
United States
Burns-Jones
Watts
Leighton
Millais
Alma-Tadema
Walter Crane
Boughton
Great Britain
Colonies
Tuttles, Jones & Wetherbee
South Acton
Mass
B. J. Richardson
Thos. F. Parker
Amory
Maynard, Mass
A.H. Haynes
Riverside Block
Maynard
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Elizabeth A. Keyes
Concord
Frederick H. Chase
Suffolk
Cambridge
Concord Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
H. Folsom
H. S. Hapgood
Stow
Anterprise
Horacettle
W. A.cunningham
N.raymond Pratt
Sudbury, Mass
RED Hot Bargains
Waltham
H.p.n.dahl
James Devane
West Acton, Mass
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