Heroism at Sea Birkenhead Disaster Off Cape of Good Hope
The Birkenhead sank after striking rocks near Danger Point on February 26, 1852. Of 14 officers and 458 men, 9 officers and 819 soldiers died. all women and children aboard were saved. Lt Col Seton and Capt Wright maintained order as the ship broke apart, while soldiers kept calm on deck. The incident earned wide praise, including Prussia’s commemoration read in regimental parades.
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Chelsea
Queen Victoria
Dirkenhead
Kirketthead
Ireland
Simon's Town
Birkenhead
Seton
Seventy-fourth Highlanders
Wright
Highlanders
Sisty
Oto
Prussia
Germany
Payment for Stuart Portrait of Washington Recalled
The Columbian historical society holds papers on the Carroll family negotiations with the U S government over pay for Gilbert Stuart's Washington portrait. Stuart painted it in Philadelphia in 1795. Congress balked at the price, Daniel Carroll argued for payment, and the Carrell heirs eventually received $800 after many years.
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Stuart
George Washington
The
Columbian Historical Society
Uve
Carroll
United States
Washington
Gilbert Stuart
White House
Dolly Madison
Philadelphia
London
George IV
Prince of Wales
Mrs. Siddons
Contress
Solows
Daniel Careolh
Jueton
Congress
Carrell
Martha Washington
New York Press
The Creative Power: Science, God, and Creative Force
Lord Kelvin argues that ether has no structure yet science confirms a creative power beyond gravitation and physical forces. He states science and religion are not enemies and that belief in God arises from studying living beings and nature, urging strong intellects to accept a divine foundation.
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Liebig
Ile
Lord Kelvin
Wanted His Tip In Astoria
A Washington state official recalls an Astoria fisherman who delivered a monthly salmon and a tip. The official, busy at his desk, apologized for not tipping and the fisherman asked to put it in writing to avoid his wife thinking he spent it on rum.
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Astoria
Washington State
Los Angeles Times
Fresh Water Fish Trade Moves Through German Railways
German law bans selling fresh water fish unless alive. Restaurants display tanks in windows and haul fish long distances via Prussian railways. Shippings go to Berlin from Lyons France and from as far south as Roumanta.
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Germany
Berlin
Lyons
France
Roumuanta
The Wrong Word
Conversation between Mrs A and Mr A about saying the word to make life happy. The fragment hints at a pivotal moment centered on happiness and choice.
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Ife
Fragmentary note on happiness across people
Readable lines describe people seeking happiness in various places. The text hints at shared human pursuit without full details or clear events. The passage uses vague references to feelings and locations, offering a general mood rather than a specific incident.
Winona Summer Assembly Opens With Vast Music Program
The Winona Assembly season runs July 3 to August 1 with choral contests starting June 26 for prizes totaling 1500. Notable events include the Chicago Apollo Club concerts, Dennis Chabot piano recital, S J Corey lecture recital on Wagner, Mesiah and Mendelssohn programs, and readings by Marjorie Benton Cooke and Blanche Cockerell. Prominent ministers and lecturers join daily talks and morning watch at Winona Lake Federated Church.
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Winona Assembly
Indiana
Ohio
Illnois
Winona
Dennis Chabot
Edith Hervris Scott
F. Hopkinson Smith
West
Chariot
Mendelssohn
Philadelphia
Weil
Winona Lake
Rooney Choir Boys
Indianapolis Newsboys
Lake
Assembly
Madame Schumann-Heink
W. E. Lewis
Cincinnati College of Music
University of Chicago
Adrian M. Newens
Iowa
Marjorie Benton Cooke
Emily Farrow Gregory
Dixie
Joel Chandler Harris
Ruth MeInery Suart
Blanche Cockrell
Esamierelda
Pitt Parker
Mascott
Maybrick
Leon Vincent
G. Stanley Hall
Clark’s University
John M. Coulter
Chicago University
Adelaide S Baylor
Wabash
M. ¥. O'Shea
University of Wisconsin
William Wallace Stetson
Maine
Charles Goodell
New York
Charles B. Galloway
Mississippi
Billy
Edgar P. Hil
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Madison C. Peters
The
People’s Church
Marion Lawrence
International Sunday School Association
Major Cole
Adrian
Mich
Winona Park
Pineules for the kidneys sold with trial guarantee
Hundreds suffer backache rheumatism and other symptoms are signs of kidney trouble. Pineules for the kidneys are applied on the kidneys and claim quick relief for backache and bladder issues. Trial offer priced at $1 with money back guarantee from Hedgea Drug Co.
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Hedgea Drag Co
Sun’s layered veil and gravity rule the spiral of light
A Harper’s Magazine piece explains the sun as a core with concentric shells, the chromosphere’s flames and prominences, and the tailing corona seen during eclipses. It notes solar gravity’s grip, estimates surface pull, and imagines gravity’s effect on a human in a solar drawing room. An ad for ManZsa Pile Remedy follows.
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Arrhenius
Harpers Magazine
Uncooked Gown Sparks Fashion Feud in New York Prass
Social notes report Miss Puuttvirl Miss Newthought has embraced strict vegetarianism. Miss Farbelow asks about her latest diet. Miss Paladigiri states she will wear only raw silk gowns, rejecting all other fabrics.
Time to Be Diplomatic Says Sonerville Journal
A cautionary note from the Sonerville Journal advises that sharing blunt opinions about a woman’s baby picture can invite trouble and suggests diplomatic restraint in social exchange.
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Sonerville Journal
Acetylene Light and Its Harsh Sunlight
A historical explainer describes calcium carbide production by lime and coke melted at high heat, then packaged in water-tight drums. When carbide meets water and air it releases acetylene gas, which, when ignited, burns as a bright, steady, odorless light likened to sunlight.
Acetylene Lighting Plant Ad Offers Home Generator Advice
A torn ad promotes carbide lighting costs, listing pennies per pound and per hour figures. It claims acetylene lighting saves over kerosene, and invites readers to request house or store size to match a generator and installation cost. It asks for contact at Acit Adams St.
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Adams St
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