London Poor and Wariness Over Wolves and Crime
A long article surveys urban hunger in London with 300,000 earning under seventy five cents a day and 40,000 hungry children in schools. It notes the vast wealth of landlords could feed or house the poor, and discusses wolf killings in Russia and crime trends in the United States with judge Isaac Parker citing rising murders and low executions. It also mentions Great Britain's postal telegraph growth and speculative ventures in Washington state with cat breeding schemes and fur profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Isaac C. Parker
United States
Arkansas
Fort Smith
New York News
Saya
I Will Be Happy All the Day Poem Excerpt
Poem by F. A. Bisbee from the Philadelphia Ledger reflecting a refrain of seeking joy and peace amid war and discontent. The speaker vows happiness and hope, transforming sorrow through inner resolve as battles rage and clouds loom, ending with a note that happiness shall reign today despite what may come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Bisbee
Philadelphia Ledger
Francis Galton
Jady
Sagalstea Dreas
Alripos
Galton
Profesor
Henry Drummond
Prof. Drummond
Mr. Galton
Nature
Animal Kingdom
Zoo
Sokoto
Burkestan
Londen
Sara's Choice to Wed Colonel Hazelton Ends Poverty Struggle
In a fragile home, Sara Aubrey pleads for a white merino dress as poverty clamps the family. Her mother, Mrs. Aubrey, sacrifices and strives to keep Sara educated while a life at Hazelton Court offers opportunity. Sara reveals Colonel Hazelton has asked to marry her, and she accepts, hoping marriage will bring happiness and security for mother and daughter.
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Bara
Sara
Mra Aubrey
Mrs. Aubrey
Aubrey
Mamma
Marino
Ammma
Helen Cazelton
Phaeton
Colonel Hazelton
Sarna
Helen
Hazelton Court
Garling
Paris
Helen Hazelton
Aleigh
Buda
India Ferne
Nzleton
Eligve
Mr. Aubrey
Enid
Syas
Thie
Scientific Scraps From Old Time Journal Item
A miscellany of brief notes on lighting by storage battery improvements, a new clock-wind device, fast light, turquoise discoveries near Samarcand, blood circulation speeds, Tesla experiments on high frequency currents, paper from dust bin waste, coconut oil preserves animal colors, propagation of rose varieties, high temperature measurement via radiations, Mount Everest misattribution, smut wheat soaking methods, and a humorous wedding prayer misfire in Ice Port Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ibrahim-Olga
Samarcand
Central Asia
Tesla
London
England
Columbo Muuseum
Mount Everest
Gaurisacker
Europe
Asia
Lawson
British Geographical Society
Isle of
Pupuna
Mt. Hercules
Jenson Jing
Needed Cheering for a Downcast Husband Nightly Visit
A brief note from New York Weekly describes a husband named Smickerson seeking company to lift his spirits while his wife is away. Pin plans to visit him that evening to offer cheer, while the wife suggests bringing him home instead. The exchange hints at a prior fraying relationship and a desire for comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponce
Making The Laws. Global legislative systems compared
A survey of how nations structure their legislatures contrasts two major models. It notes many Spanish American states imitate the US Congress or UK Parliament with two houses or single assemblies. It describes varied upper and lower houses, national representations, and peculiar arrangements across Europe, Africa, and Asia, citing examples such as Costa Rica, Spain, Germany, Austria Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, and San Marino.
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Freeratales
Congress of
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
House of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Iras
Congress of Deputies
San Salvador
Dominican Republic
Hayti
Mexico
Liberia
Congress
Legislative Assembly
United States Senate
Spain
Portugal
Cortes
House of Peers
Empire
Reichstag
Austria-Hungary
Reichsrath
House of Magnates of Nobles
Denmark
Landething
Soden
Norway
Alice
Sweden
Storthing
Holland
Swhtzerland
Stadenrath
Nationalrath
Italy
Roumania
Servin
Narodna-Skupshtina
Nationa Assembly
Belgium
Japan
Mawnii
House of Nobles
Franca
Greece
Teeland
Finland
San Marino
Andorra
Fife
France
Vind
Volksraad
Volkaraadun
Africa
Last of Emma Abbott memorialized in Oak Grove Cemetery
The cremated remains of Emma Abbott, once a famed singer, were interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in Gloucester, Massachusetts, nearly a year after her death in Pittsburgh. A monument honoring her husband’s remains stands nearby, described as a costly private memorial.
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Emma Abbott
Pittsburg
Penn
Oak Grove
Gloucester
Mass
New York
Stall Prospects In Life
Misread lines from a jesting exchange show Missy Shortsleove answering a marriage proposal with a wry reply about making a living. The quip implies she asked for capital and the suitor claimed brains as the basis, reflecting humor in a humorous social vignette.
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Missy Shortsleove
Woman's lunch ideas and household hints from old times
The article compiles sandwich ideas with anchovy paste spreads and egg mixtures, plus a quackish scrapple recipe, brazed beef method, and practical Household Hints. It notes teas and meals, plus a humorous short fiction ending.
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Argentius
San Francisco Chronicle
Mooney
Great Britain
Treland
St. Martin's le Grand
Frank Leslie
Consolidated Black Cat Company
Washington
Pugat Sound
Pacific
Sino
Sumner Soute
Iceport
Sam” Soute
Grace
Egypt
New York Sun
Novoyo Vremyao
Tchornaysk
Elotak
Dell
Ladies' Department
New York Herald
Nova
New York World
West End
Indy Finda
Academic International de Calflura
Indlea
Boston
Transcript
USA
St. Louis Republic
South America
Owith
Jester
New York Tribune
Maria
Ramos
Msrin
Marla
George
York
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