Mrs Cameron a Famous Photographer and Kind Labor of Beauty
A portrait writer recalls Mrs. Cameron famed for loving beauty and persuading strangers to model. She sought out faces in public, photographed Queen Guinevere and King Arthur roles, and drew out gentleness in others. Her life ends with praise from sons and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Scott O’connor
Isle of Wight
London
Cameron
Freshwater
Guinevere
King Arthur
Mra Cameron
Dimbola
Ceylon
Lord Tennyeon
Woman Accused of Extravagance in Divorce Suit
In a Baltimore divorce case a wife was charged with reckless extravagance through a week’s expenses listing hats, notions, chewing gum and tobacco, brushes, cologne, ice cream, oysters, and cigarettes. The jury viewed the spending as excessive, influencing the separation decision, while the defendant claimed every item was essential for her comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Detroit News
Remarkable Memory Feats Highlighted by Household Words
An Englishman named Morton could repeat from memory any discourse he heard. Schenke, inventor of one of the Arts of Memory, could repeat 800 arbitrarily connected words and over 200 sentences in exact order. A Sussex man noted William Walton’s extraordinary memory, recalling sermons word for word from childhood. He earned a B. A. at Cambridge at age 12 years 5 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton
Schenke
Sussex
William Walton
Cambridge
A Pointer Pilger and the Tailor’s Gift of cigars
A Pointer from Pilger claims he pays as he goes and jokes that his tailor always keeps a suit ready and, after payment, offers a stiff discount plus a box of cigars. Cleveland Leader calls him too innocent for the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilger
Dickson
Clevaland
Devik in the Middle Ages and Court Gossip
A satirical sketch claims medieval life was a perpetual carousal with nobles and commoners alike in revelry from dawn to bed. The passage contrasts feudal hunting days with nightly drinking legends, blending medieval lore and modern insinuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
They Request Hit to Remove His Week and He Return
A garbled fragment notes someone asked to remove a week and another party replied with a response from a Detroit press. The readable text implies a local dispute or political intrigue with unclear details.
Evolution of Presidential Elections in Early America
The piece explains how before constitutional reform the president and vice president were chosen by the state ballot with the electors tallying the votes. It notes that electors were not always chosen by popular vote and describes the shift from congressional caucus nominations to a broader selection process led by state legislatures and public ballots. It cites Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams as pivotal figures in ending congressional caucus nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TMH
Aebate
Vientors Congress Tn
Andrew Jackson
Congressional
John Quincy Adams
New York Sun
Nerve and Nerve: Warden Faces Escaped Prisoner Tale
A New York Sun tale recounts Warden McClaughry calmly handling a would be escapee at a state penitentiary. The inmate threatens violence with an iron bar, but the warden reveals the prisoner’s dismissal papers and a revolver on the desk, ending the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chief McClaughry
Chicago
State Penitentiary
Joliet
Ilinois
Sherlock Holmes
McClaughry
McClaughty
New York Sun
Railroad Speed Register Pioneered by Gould and Sage
A steam gauge like device attached to an axle measures train speed by counting revolutions per minute. Jay Gould first adopted the apparatus, later shown to Russell Sage during a private trip. Sage questioned its value and asked if it saved anything, to which Gould answered no.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Gould
Russell Sage
Hin’ Amet
Mr. Gould
Mr. Sage
Quiere
Chow
Jth
Painter Declines Invite to Prove Family Ties
In Harper's Row and Table, a painter refuses to come to prove his place in a noble family. The duke’s pride is hurt as he rises and orders a steward to settle dues. The painter vows to prove his lineage by staying away, challenging the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busin
Bertie
Harper’s Rowand Table
Belgian Hares, R. W. Moore Tells What He Knows
R W Moore of Westboro contributes an article on Belgian hares tracing their Belgian origin in the 19th century and English breeding to resemble the wild hare. He explains feeding, care, and management to maintain a healthy, well conditioned hare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Moore
Westboro
Europe
Adoe
Lyceums Fall to Worcester in Opening Loss
The Lyceums lost to the C. Y. M. S. of Worcester 32 to 11 in their opening championship game. White struggled, Porter and Green showed fatigue from football, while Horan, Holmes, and Connelly starred for Worcester as Hudson’s team produced poor passing and weak teamwork.
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Hudson Basketall
Worcester
Hudson
Porter
Green
Horan
Allie Knox
Crossman
Holmes
Connelly
Jack Porter
Whitcomb
Lyceums
Hudson Holmes
Porter Sheehan
White Horan
C Green
Knox Bradley
Dorman
Thoor
Dorman Porter
Knox
Connolly
Bradley
White
Heferee
Election Certs Handed After District Vote Count
City clerk William M Brigham and town clerks Daniel Brackett JS tlunt met to compare votes in the ght Midi Heven representative district. Results show Brigham ahead of Harvey Hunter with votes for J Frankwtt and Blankshe among others. Certificates of election were issued to Brigham and Hunter. City clerk Murphy hosted a dinner for the visitors afterward. Hunter is noted as the oldest town official serving the state of Mannavbuentts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veter B. Murphy
Maybore
Daniel Brackett
Wayland
JS. Tlunt
Subury
William M. Brigham
Harvey
C. Hunter
Hunter
Cleck Murphy
tWu
Hunt
Atty Elowk
Manna
Pusburya
Portrayal of a Patent Remedy and Local Names
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a rumored two year cure claimed for bee stings and eruptions, attributed to Hacklow's Aralion Salve. Mentions Syracuee Kau and various names, places, and merchants in a chaotic list with faded context and doubtful efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hacklow
Bundeer
Maelo
Maelo ©. 'F, Shattwek, Nutthboew
Jew
Prtemed
Comenteed
Jobiece & Som
Mayvard
Drugylete
Jonan or Jonan? Local man joins two area games
The article notes J. J. White attending a Saturday event. He played football for the Ayers against Needham, with Ayers losing after a tough contest. In the evening he joined the Madison ML basketball game and was on the winning side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. White
Ayers
Needham
Mr. White
Madson
A Trick of Actors Memory and Stage Cues
An old notes on how actors use stimulant blocks and misheard lines to mislead beginners. The piece cites a classic gag the rehearsal prank of misquoting lines to test learners, with mentions of stage openings and talking heads guiding the process.
Railway Peculiarity Acknowledged In Hustan Vicinity
A fragmented note observes Hustan railways with stations about two miles from town, warnings about fire danger near villages, and references the royal areas at Woolwich where 14,000 workmen and 40 internal railways are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Areas
Woolwich
One Hundred Thousand Fruit Trees In One Orchard
A North Carolina tract of six hundred square miles in the high sand hills near the state capital has become a major fruit growing region. Northern investors settled there attracted by healthful winters and fertile soil, establishing hundreds of acres with fruit trees vines and shrubs. Each spring and summer large quantities of fruit are shipped north from this Yankee settlement near Southern Pines with travelers repeatedly visiting from New England.
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North Carolina
Old North State
America
Merchants and Miners Steamship Company
Boston
New England
Southern Pines
Southers Mines
Provida
J. Vatrick
Piveblatt
Vote Early and Often At The Pree McAdeley Inauguration
A garbled report claims a mass turnout for a political event labeled as the thangulathon at Pree McAdeley in Washington on March 4. It mentions teachers and pupils traveling, payments for travel, and a bizarre prize of 820 gold plow to top vote getters. The Globe supposedly funds bills and salaries, with calls to select papers from various states and conduct grand town inaugurations.
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Thangulathon Af Pree
McAdeley
Washington
Heston Globe
Pavloe Care
Carty
Mintehtae Totels
Why
Philatelphia
New York
Phe Tel
Globe
Phe
Tom Ety
Masmaeh
Ste
Mateo
New Hampshire
Ote
Engino
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Buffalo
Niagara
Mrs. Cameron
Herschel and Tennyson
Mae
Clatharne
Beim
Crete
John
Cappin Bleck
Dike
Extravagant
Devik
Man
Trae
Jonan
Henry Vi Ieborne
Ivers & Pond
Ivers & Pond Piano Co
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