Vast tramways and global comparisons in a single era
The article surveys Birmingham’s seventy miles of streetcar lines and compares urban costs in London and New York, cites Australia’s shipbuilding funding promises, Russia’s artillery, Arkansas coal value, and a mix of global notes. It also covers Japan’s navy plans, northern fruit demand, patent Office activity, harbor pilots, railroad speed limits, and a Maryland court ruling on patient consent to surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Court of Appeals
Officusband
The Unwritten Song
A reflective poem about an unwritten melody heard beyond words. The verses describe silent music moving from memory and dream, echoing through solitude and heaven. It contrasts earthly tones with a higher, ethereal chant claimed by angels and the soul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tory Call
Mem'ry
Fulton
The Faithful Sentinel and the Berlin Spy Plot
A Prussian drummer disguise and a booted Bavarian spy are exposed after a St Bernard named Prince leads a sentry to a trap near Berlin. Pierre Sancoin remains faithful, foiling the covert plan as the colonel uncovers a cipher and the spy’s route to Napoleon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tero
Pierre
Pitrre
Ilis Poe
Tle
Bavaria
Napoleon
Berlin
Pierre Sancoin
Inauguration Day 1789 Washington Sworn In
Reports detail the first inauguration in New York City, the oath taken on a crimson cushion Bible, the open-air ceremony at Federal Hall, the parade, military units, and the grand ball. It notes Washington’s plain attire, Adams in a Massachusetts wig, and the crowd’s joyous reaction. Also mentions illuminations and notable attendees.
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Congress
United States
New York
Cherry Street
Franklin Square
Samuel Osgood
Ashington
Colonel Humphreys
Thomas Nelson
Robert Lewis
Tobias Lear
Clégry Street
Queen, Great Dock
Federal Hall
Aud Treasury
City Hall
L’enfant
Eeante Chamber
Wall -Street
Fall -Street
Raphael
Washington
John Jay
Knox
Livingston
Senate Chamber
Mwouses
Fall Street
Lee
Sheldon
Scriba
Hesse-Cassel
John Adams
Massachusetts
Roger Sherman
Hamilton
Breuben
Chan
Cellor Livingston
Senate
George Washington
Iast
Hall of Representatives
North Carolina
Count Moustier
Don Gardoqui
Bowling Green
Old City
City Hotel
Broadway
Trinity Church
Clinton
Yates
The
Treasury
James Duane
Sterling
Mary Watts
Kitty Duer
Marchioness
de Urehan
Langdon
Dalton
Duane
Peter van Brook Livingston
Clermont
Temple
Mme. de la Forest
Montgomery
Thomson
Gerry
Edgar
McComb
Lynch
Houston
Griffin
Provost
Bayard
New York Herald
The Old Maids Society and World Fashion Notes
A whimsical look at the Berlin Old Maids Society of 1880 with a forfeit for marriage and its dissolution, then a survey of fashion trends in monograms neckwear and decorative arts in Detroit Chicago and Paris, including porcelain gilding and baby care customs from various regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Maids
Berlin
Poisonous Cobra Bite and Slick Pockets Details
A Victorian-era note recounts Frank Buckland’s examination of a cobra bite on a rat, noting venom transfer and a nail injury. The account questions direct venom transfer and mentions an old magazine clipping on animal venom and dog intelligence. It compares shepherd dogs selecting marked sheep and ends with a memorial to a circus horse named Jimmie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiner
Murray
England
Scotland
Oregonian
Islington
Portland Oregonian
Winged Ambition Promises Rising World Reach
A discussion portrays a man aiming to ascend in society by perfecting a flying machine. The exchange questions the feasibility and future impact of his aviation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Min
Botanical Society
Jericho
Persiag
Joseph le Conte
Pearls of Thought and Progress Reflections
A collection of epigrams on culture and life contrasts truth and display. Observations cover family, charity, courage, and social virtue, alongside notes on science and technology from smokeless powder to electric bridge operation and a South Australian mole-like mammal.
Romance of a Hat Maker’s Ancient Mark
Philip Volkert, a Cincinnati silk hat maker, found an old private mark inside a customer’s hat. The mark, placed when the hat was made over thirty years ago, linked the hat to Volkert’s shop and created a tale of craft history and personal connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Volert
Cincinnati
Volkert
Wall of flies at Tel el Kebir stuns traveler
A writer recounts crossing a fortress wall of flies after the 1882 battle at Tel el Kebir. He describes a one mile long, ten yard high and forty yard wide pall of dead and unburied Egyptians, the stench, and the rider’s struggle to push a frightened pony through the mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James's Gazette
Tel-el- Kebir
Tong
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Birmingham
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Bes
Russia
Dow
Arkansas
George “Gy
New Zealand
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City of
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Japan
Atlanta Constitution
Imperial Patent Office
Patent Office
Hadley
the Faithful Sentinel
Anow
Parbleau
Prince
Pardiou
le Prince
St. Bernard
Hiis March
Forte
Jhere
Pierro
Gea Rae
Jerry
Beulah
Hoosac
Whateley
Springfield
Mass
Scribner
Ladies' Department
Erapetes
China
Lealer
Chia City
Detroit
Detroit Ree Press
Vosges
New Moon
Holland
Brittany
Greece
Spain
Blue, Inc
Directoire Fichu
Chicago
Paris
Babylonia
Hipparchus
Europe
Ptolemy
Babylon
Femong
Campbell
Jinmie
Jimmie
Dan Tice
Rice
Barnum
Batire
Thos
France
Austrian
Germany
William K. Cavett
Pittsburg
Yorow
Charles Tes Ton
Bridgeport
Conn
South Australia
E. C. Burling
University At Adelaide
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