European and American notes on industry and society
The column surveys varied topics from taxation on windows and labor strikes to women’s rights and the Paris Exhibition’s anticipated bridge over the Seine. It covers telephone exchanges, Greenland science, railway bankruptcies, Michigan census results, Japanese citizenship, and road-building gains, highlighting economic and social shifts in 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seina
Pont Nonf
London Bridge
Seine
Champs Elysees
the Invalides
Global notes on science politics and society in 1898
In 1898 reports cover diverse topics from England charities and New York garbage profits to vast wool production by Australia Argentina and the United States. It notes German lightning deaths rise and calls for city lightning protectors, plus proposals in Austria Hungary for state paid counsel for the poor. It highlights a Brumidi mural in Washington and contrasts Celtic birth patterns across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It recalls Thomas Staples Martin’s Senate credentials and mortal threats to France's President Carnot, praising his duty despite danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Staples
Martin
Soustor
Virginia
United States Senate
Bristol
Sugar Refinery Floors Reused By Boiling
A Chicago Herald note explains old refinery floorboards are not discarded but carted back into the plant and boiled. The saturated planks contain sugar molasses and other impurities, which the refinery process separates, yielding a neat saving as the old floor is reused rather than wasted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
This World Was Noted By Alfred Ellison Poem
A fragmentary poem credited to Alfred Ellison in the Chicago Record reflects on a world described as old yet redeeming through hopeful labor and enduring light. It contrasts cold and bright perspectives while urging resilience and a forward look to the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonal
Alfred Ellison
Chicago
Lesbia Field and the City Ballroom Deception
In a tale from a Saturday Night issue, Lesbia Field is swept from Secon d County to New York by Mrs. Delacroix. She debates a broken engagement with Thomas Tarbox as Grace Burney schemes to win Mr Evelyn, the Eastern traveler, while Lesbia contends with love, loyalty, and social pressure at a grand Stants Burgoyne event.
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Dover
Grace Burney
Ernestine Eee
Vaux
Soshia Fieold
Mrs. Delacroix
Indy
Thomas
Lesbia
Aimple
Mr. Tarbor
Thomas Tarbox
Delacroix
Miss State Air Eng
Lew bin
Miss Stanta-Burgoyne
Grace
Ernestine
Misa Stants-Burgoyne
Evelyn
Turado Park
Dessop
Miss Stanta- Burgoyne
Mrs. de- Iacroix
Seconds County
Miss Burney
Miss Stapts-Burgoyne
Apollo
She
Luconda
Delacraix
Stants-Burgoyne
Dalacroix
Misa Field
Leabia
Tom Evelyn
Jon
Leshial
Sophy Stnata-Burgoyne
Soabia Field
Mr. Evelyn
Thorns
Sophy
Ingenious spring board aids northwestern tree felling
Harper's Weekly describes a method where two fallers use a five foot vine maple board with a steel spur to anchor into the tree. They cut an under-cut on the side to be lowered, then use a two handed saw and spring boards to guide the tree as it crashes. Buckers and riggers haul and skid the logs to the mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood
California
Io Lumber
Harper's Weekly
Ice House Prank Disturbs Zulu Visitors
In a Louis Globe-Democrat account from Chicago, two Zulu men brought to an ice house as a prank react with fear and pain as cold ice bites their bare feet. The manager had invited the narrator to witness the scene and recalls the bewildered, then distressed, response of the visitors who fled outside nursing their feet.
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Vail
AL Forster
Chicago
Ngna
Walla
Uhuy
St. Louis
Boston Transcript
DeGroot
Mia
van Paffer
Charley Fenderson
Boston Evening Transcript
Galveston
Boston Gazette
Atchison Globe
Ming Alice
Boston
Paris
Philadelphia Ledger
New York World
New York Herald
Pawson
de Smythe
Bis
Dawson
Brooklyn
Indianapolis Journal
New York Journal
Budget of Fun humorous sketches from various sources
A collage of humorous snippets from several sources. Jokes about forgetfulness and memory, self shaving, and wedding banter mix with quips about brides, sailors, and domestic life. Short exchanges reveal playful social satire and light domestic irony across various periodical voices.
A Matter of Pot and Pockets in Folklore Snips
A collage of quips and anecdotes from Boston to Chicago and Omaha. The bits feature fashion woes with Miss Snip, a $25 biomatics system, a bemused juror named John Doe, and social wables about character revealed in small emergencies.
Zodiacal Light Explained by Atmospheric Illusion
A Pittsburgh Dispatch summary suggests the evening sky’s faint fan like streaks form a triangle with the horizon. The effect may come from alternate lines of shade and light refracted by atmospheric conditions and distant obstructions. The article notes the phenomenon is rare and resembles perspective lines converging toward a common point.
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Pittsburg
Seals Show Remarkable Sense of Smell and Devotion
The St Louis Globe-Democrat reports retired sea captain Oliver L. Mason describing seals as having an extraordinary sense of smell. He notes their devotion to offspring, mothers abandoning pups while fathers protectively monitor them. The article portrays seals as intelligent, deep bluish black with velvety coats and capable of dramatic facial expressions.
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Oliver L. Mason
Mort Gual Ovar
Berda
Yen
St Louis
Household Tips From The Home and Farm Column
A long catalog of household advice covers stain removal, fabric care, and kitchen hacks. Instructions include using salt and soap for cottons, egg yolk with glycerine for white dresses, vinegar to brighten fabrics, and lemon juice for scorch marks, plus tips on starching, airing, and preserving colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordesa
Serenade of You Poem by Samuel Minturn Peck
A lyric verse from Samuel Minturn Peck printed in the Atlanta Journal. The speaker imagines a serenade and beauty of dusk and nature, praising a beloved figure with soft musical imagery and nature motifs. The poem blends sea and forest imagery to express longing and romantic mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loto
Samuel Minturn Peck
Atlanta Journal
Humorous Fragments and Snippets From Various Papers
A collage of witticisms and light quips from multiple newspapers including Chicago Inter-Ocean Boston Transcript Truth and Philadelphia Ledger. Jokes cover greed, love, travel, mistaken fortunes, and social situations with punchy one liners and quick exchanges.
Fragrant influences and a note on voting strength
The passage praises how sweet fragrances from grasa rose and flowers affect nerves and health, claiming their aroma has unexplained strength beyond alcohols and essential oils. It links sensory delight in nature to wellness, then oddly notes that only 10.25 percent of the nation's voting strength is colored.
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Cologne
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Greenland
Desert
Agasaiz
Ceat
Happy Isle
New York
Roy Stone
Agricultural Department
Asbury Park
N. J
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New York City
oMains
Department of Agriculture
Australia
Argentina
Russia
Great Britain
France
Spain
A. R. Saville
Ministry of Justice
Austro- Hungary
Vienna
Committee On Naval Affairs
Washington
Tita
Brumidi
United Kingdom
Cumberland
Cornwall
North Wales
South Wales
Ireland
Scotland
Carnot
Atlanta Constitution
Staf
Melen Forrest Graves
Aha
Puck
Buffalo Courier
HE Was
Bobby
Papa
Momma
Cholly
Migs Cuttah
Miss Cutter
PROM
Featherstone
Mr. Ringway
Ringway
Chumleigh
Mises ‘Vavasour
Miss Vavasour
Jostar
Hentird
Jilson
Jonice
Washington Star
Chappie
Young Fastkind
Harperis Razor
Todianapolis Journal
Ethel
Scott
George
Harper's Bazar
Girslis
New Yorks Press
Traintna
Gogwall
Gray
Snip
Ela
Banks
Rivers
Maecmonics
Chicago Tribune
Questor
Dickie Doddles
Mac
the Judor
Omaha
John Doa
Mr. Doo
Mr. Doe
Doe
Doc
John Doe
Darius
Chicago Times
USA
Isle
Blobbs
Philatelphia
Crimaonbeak
Statesmon
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