Francis at European courts and meeting the czar
The account recounts Francis inflating his inventions across Europe in 1855, obtaining introductions, and finally dining with the czar thanks to Grand Duke Constantine. It notes his frankness won favor, and his praise by Russia’s rulers endured. It also discusses Russian exiles and reformist currents in England and Europe, with context from North American Review.
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Mr. Francis
Europa
Francis
Europe
St. Petersburg
United States
Legation
Russia
Ducal Palace
Constantine
America
Alexander II
Imperial Palace
W. S. Harwood
St. Nicholas
French Republic
Czardom
Zurich
Geneva
Lausanne
Stepniak
London
Free Russia
Turkey
North American Review
Duties of Citizenship and Civic Outrage in Crisis Times
Excerpt discusses Dr. Parkhurst on The Young Man as a Citizen, condemning languid decency and indifferent respectability in crises. The piece argues for denaturalizing traitors and recalls American ideals, urging a resolute, action-oriented public stance in New York City governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkhurst
Ladies’ Home Journal
Columbus
New York
Mons Vaticanus and its ancient name origins in Roman lore
The Mons Vaticanus, linked to vaticanium and Numa’s sacred hill, lies outside Rome’s former city walls and forms a ridge with Janiculus to Monte Mario. Today the name denotes the vast pontifical palace beside St. Peter’s Basilica as cited in Century by F Marion Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mons Vaticanus
Vaticanium
Numa
Vatican Hill
Janiculus
Monte Mario
Pontifical Palace
Basilica of
St. Peter's
F. Marion Crawford
Virtue of Necessity in South Africa and Egypt
The author notes a Boer’s thrift when hunting in Africa illustrating why Boers won in 1881. He recalls carrying two cartridges and a double barreled rifle while his companion lacked a flexible plan. The story ends with the Boer’s two bucks taken as the Englishman wastes ammunition and fires five cartridges for one game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Egypt
Africa
The 20 Minute Debate: Gladstone and Disraeli Orations
H W Lucy notes that Gladstone tends to verbosity while Disraeli preferred concise 20 minute speeches. He recalls Disraeli sometimes spoke longer when duty demanded but often produced sharp, timed remarks.
Midieval wood carvings charm with rugged lines and character
J William Fosdick in Century notes that medieval wood carvings and ironwork gain their distinctive personality from irregular lines and angular curves. He argues that crude tools and lack of sandpaper give these works a unique artistry that modern carvers seldom reproduce. American carvers have recently revived this artistic quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William Fosdick
Century
Origins of humble pie name traced to numbles and humbles
The New York Herald notes humble pie likely derives from the Norman French humbles or numbles meaning deer entrails. It suggests the phrase arose from sound similarity rather than meaning, debunking myths of salt or second-table serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
England
Pepys
New York Herald
Velvet Fashion Forecast for the Season
The New York Advertiser notes a trend toward black velvet gowns with narrow flares and tight sleeves trimmed in jet. White satin gowns with jet passementerie and interlining mimic luxury, while large black hats with plumes and white wings appear on cooler days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Advertiser
The Winter Shirt Waist Fashion Testimony
A young woman admires a starched shirt waist and belt, praising high collars and comfort. She vows to wear winter shirt waists in dark silks with inner collars and cuffs, while her friend agrees to browse silks, noting prices are cheap. The exchange reflects fashion trends in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Paris modiste rejects bloomers amid fashion backlash
Mandy the Paris modiste refuses to make bloomers for customers citing heat, dirt, and unflattering fits. He argues bloomers hide figures and misrepresent riders, while steel petticoats and hoop skirts gain attention as metropolitan dressmakers oppose artificial aids in America.
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Mandy
Paris
America
New York
Woman Foreman in Pressroom Breaks Odds in Manistee
Misa Rena Challender of Manistee Michigan became a rare female foreman in a pressroom starting at age sixteen on the Luther Lance. She has served as office editor typesetter and pressworker, led the mechanical department, and later earned union and Woman's Press club memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Rena Challender
Manistee
Mich
The
Luther Lance
Typographical Union No. 89
Woman's Press Club of Michigan
Numbered ranks in London Pioneer Club for Women
Pearson's Weekly notes a leveling device in the London Pioneer Club for Women where members are identified by numbers rather than titles. On joining, each woman receives a membership number, and casual address by name is discouraged in favor of numeric references.
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London Pioneer Club For
Pearson's Weekly
Not a new discovery but a social force
The passage argues that women are constantly praised or vilified in media as if a new discovery, comparing their public reception to the Roentgen rays and noting relentless clamor and abuse in newspapers and books. It reflects on gender discourse in the press.
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All
Mass
Daily Mail
First Salmon Sighting on the Dungar von
Frederic Irland recalls landing his first salmon alone in a clear pool on the Dungar von while fishing with an 18 foot rod. He waded into the pool with no landing gear, towed the fish to shore on a gravel bar, and finally subdued it with a stone and several head whacks, soaked in mud and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dungarvon
Frederic Irland
Scribner’s
Why a Man Does Not Weigh More After a Meal
A physician explains that chewing swallowing and muscle use cause slight tissue waste and increased respiration and perspiration during a meal. He notes carbon loss and moisture loss reduce net weight gain, so a person may gain only about one third to five eighths of a pound after consuming a full meal.
Paul Reveres Tower and Old Christchurch Relics
The Boston visible tower is a replica while the original was lost in the 1804 gale. Inside the church remain relics include window seats a balcony pillars a slaves gallery antique pews and a pulpit top. Historic gifts include a Vinegar Bible prayer books a silver service royal arms from 1735 and a Washington bust placed shortly after his death.
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Christchurch
Paul Revere
Boston
George II
Washington
A Boy Remembers a Fight and a Swiss Funeral Rite
A 14 year old boy recounts letting Jim Green’s assailant strike him to lift his spirits after a recent beating. The piece then describes Swiss funeral customs with a black edged paper notice a mourning urn and cards, a black table and cloaked horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicodemus
Jim Green
Pearsor’s Weekly
Brooklyn Eagle
Destitute Englishmen abroad seek repatriation
The text explains that Englishmen in foreign lands who are left destitute can demand return to England. They apply to their consul, who then issues notices to captains of ships about to sail to arrange passages home.
Woman’s earning value in injury cases challenged
A Omaha World Herald report notes that strict insurance rules once denied accident coverage to women who do not earn wages. Massachusetts courts held that a married woman’s labor on a separate estate may be damages in private injury suits, recognizing her financial value to husband and self despite not being a wage earner.
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Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Omaha World: Herald
Woman Suffrage and Its Relation to the Home
Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery addressed the National Reform association at Seventh Street M E church Philadelphia on women’s suffrage. She argued the home is underrepresented without mothers, urged voting for public-spirited men, and cited laws granting mothers equal ownership of children while noting risks posed by paternal power in death or separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Foster Avery
Seventh Street M. E. Church
Philadelphia
National Reform Association
White pumice from Lipari and rare white brook trout
An article describes white pumice stone from Lipari Italy used in various markets and explains its harsh extraction. It also notes a freak of nature, the rare white brook trout, with about 2,000 offspring from a single pair, hindered by extreme shyness.
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Lipari
Tyrrhenian Sea
Campo Blanco
Monte Petalo
Messina
Leghorn
Popula Science News
St. Paul
Clucago
Women More Prone to Insanity Than Men, Claim Study
A contentious claim suggests women are inherently more subject to insanity than men. The article questions bias in early psychiatric theories and calls for balanced scrutiny of gender mental health research.
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Czar
Joseph Francia
Vatican
Detroit Free Press
House of Commons
Mr. Gladstone
Mr. Disraeli
H. W. Lucy
Humble Pie
Paul Reveres Tower
Woman and Insurance
Puritana
Nature’s Cure
Fred M. Burroughs
N. Raute & Co
Lincoln St
Charlestown
Puritans
Thetana Compound Co
Voucord
N. H
J. W. Henderson
South Acton, Mass
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Supreme Judicial Court
Lorenzo Eaton
Concord
John Garrison
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Garrison
Caroline O. Richardson
Monument Street
Francis R. Gourgas
John
Garrison
Prescott Keyes
Tremont Street
A.D
Cambridge
Concord Enterprise
Theo. C. Hurd
Theo
Hurd
NAGLE
Marrs
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P.O
Bar
Concord Jungt
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