Vast array of notes from the era hint at global interests
The column surveys figures from Tavegerlo on ending the African slave trade, Maryland population claims, relics stored at Washington, Milford Haven distance to London, and North Dakota hardships. It then covers Tasmanian longevity, James D. Reid as telegraph father, Eiffel Tower stock payouts, a British torpedo boat salute to Prince George, Provincetown women crews, marriage customs in India, Chinese eggs duties in Victoria Australia, a Peterborough ecclesiastical query, ice treatment for pneumonia, French tobacco employments and state revenue, and English syndicate buyouts of St Louis breweries and Union Elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louia
Union Elevator Company of
St. Louis
Snowflakes and the Works of God
Poem reflects on snowflakes as petals of white, linking winter grace to angels and the Christmas season. It muses on nature’s cycles, summer’s loss, and the kiss of spring, suggesting every wing, petal, bird and person testifies to divine creation.
Will and Deed in a River Tragedy Amid Heirs
An elderly lawyer nears death after a lifetime of wealth. His son Robert tightens control by rewriting the will and faking a safer plan. A river crossing and a loaded knife drive a risky end, while a second will surfaces after a perilous probe by a rival. The tale blends family greed, deception, and a distant read of justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Jack
Tsanc Raw Sonts
Drew
Father
Fashionable trifles and Moors and royal England dinners
A miscellany describes scent bottles and pocket perfumes, dainty button bags, Moorish beauty ideals, Moorish marriage customs, and royal British dinners. It notes fashion details like muff shapes, braid, and silk gloves, along with a story about a corrective salesroom rebuke and the sanitary soldier's first aid training.
Well Paid Pastors and Rich Parishes in New York
The article notes Trinity Church and its eight chapels in New York hold annual income between 750000 and 800000 dollars with leases setting long term wealth. It lists rector salaries from 15000 to 18000, bishops at 15000 to 25000, and other church leaders earning 4000 to 10000, highlighting generous Episcopal pay versus wider church roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Trinity Corporation
Protestant Episcopal Church
New York City
Old Trinity
Wallatreet
St Paul's
St. John's
Trinity Chapel
St. Augustine’s
St. Cornelius's
Zion Church
Zion Chapel
Trinity Church
Morrisanisa
Morgan Dix
Episcopalians of
New York
St. Thomas's
Brown
Huntington
Gree Church
Morton
Hidentary
St. Bartholomew's
Greer
Rio
Rainsford
St. George’s
Diocese of
Methodist Episcopal Churches
Africa
India
St. Paul's
Fourth Avenue
Madison Avenue
New
Why Corn Pops. The science of popping corn explained
The author explains how starch in corn kernels behaves under heat, comparing it to starch in laundry work. He suggests moisture softens starch while heating, then heat drives moisture away, causing the starch to expand and rupture, forming popped corn as the kernel becomes firm and brittle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Issus
Nasha (Ureed
T Nover
Nere
Iady Tam
Nicholas
Notable Bath Beach Mother's Final Farewell
Mrs Willian Nichols of Bath Beach faced sudden optic nerve failure and imminent blindness. The mother prepared for a dark journey, bidding farewell to her children in bright costumes before the light faded from her eyes, a poignant memory for those left behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian
Nichols
Bath Beach
Brooklyn
Singular sinking of hillside lands near Petersburg Virginia
Readers are shown a dramatic land subsidence on 800 acres near the Appomattox river five miles below Petersburg. A sunken basin twelve to fifteen acres wide stretches along the river, with trees protruding above solid walls and a widening crack extending miles. A river-side upheaval and a mineral-tasting spring-like water flow complicate the scene, with the area expected to flood into a lake as sinking continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pie Ching
Dathank
Anthonk
S. Hole
Appomatox River
Petersburg
Gilliam
Congressional Aid for a Four Hundredth Discovery Celebration
Senator Ingalls proposes a bill to honor the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America. A Commission of two members from each state plus district and territories would organize in Washington, invite American nations and European powers, and allot land and architecture for participating nations with a total appropriations plan of several million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingalls
America
Senate
District of Columbia
Italy
Spain
Commission
Washington
United States
Prominent Figures Pop Up in Global Spotlight
Ex-Kixe Minaw of Servia plans Paris home while Senator Prerer of North Dakota pens novels. London Times hints Stanley for East Africa governor. Various notes mention President Harrison walker habits, Lord Mayor of London’s past as singer, and President Cleveland’s earnings stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kixe Minaw
Servia
Paris
Prerer
North Dakota
London Times
Stanley
East Africa
Tanser
W. H. Dudley
Washington
Lory Sauisuury
Castelax
Europe
Bancnorr
CaMmeant
Ohio
Anight Templar
Pythias
Damien
Molokai
Sandwich Islands
Jul Pruncefoty
Henry C. Keiser
New Jersey
Julys Verne
Olchewitz
Count von Moltke
Germany
Rupert Louis Stevensoy
South Pacific
Charles Conny
Canadian Privy Council
United States
Dominion Cabiet
Gladstone
England
Sronceox
London
Searby
Reed
Cleveland
Labor unions and industrial plans across American cities
A wave of union activity and industrial development spans the United States with new unions forming in Baltimore and New York, ten hour rules for carpenters in Saginaw, and a $50,000 watch factory planned near Lincoln. Reports note miners, boilermakers, and tin workers organizing in St Louis, Boston, Omaha, and beyond, while debates on immigration and tenement labor intensify in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venihon Berann
Berlin
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Saginaw
Mich
Tae
Massachusetta Knights of Labor
Boston
National Farmers’ and Laborers’ Union
St. Louis
Tree English Board of Trade
Topanta
Bouton
Sailors' and Firemen's Union of
New York City
Boilermakers’ Union
Omaha
Tar
Denver Tailors’ Union
Chicago
Delphin
Elphin
Aelphie Rey Seetona
Iris
Lincoln
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Cardinal Tavegerlo
National Museum
Milford Haven
Liverpool
Tasmania
James D. Reid
Dunfermline
Scotland
Eiffel Tower Company
Prince George of Wales
Pennant
Maud B. Witherall
McDonald
Provincetown
Bis
Mohammesias
Labbre
Victoria
Australia
California
Peterborough
Franczis
Francais
Just BY
Chance
Isaac Rawson
Eich
Hannah
Omdt
Ignac Rawnon
Robert Ateps
A. Horse
Charleston
8. C
Davidyshetton
Amie
Rail and Express
Mungo Park
Henry Ponsonby
Sho
Indy
Fashion Notes
Sergei
Avery
Persia
Soribner
Thave
M. Nantet
Ifo
Bunsals
Belgium
MM. Nantot
Carriera
Louvroil
Nantet
Compaigne
Paria
China
Rosancrans
Roghter
The
Treasury
Shaler
Harvard
Mentel
Norway
Sweden
Domll
Habla
Earth
Menis
Finn
Naka
Clinton County
Congressional Aid
the Labor World
Knights of Labor
Belfast
Treland
Nelbourne
F Can
Laredo
Texas
Mexican National Railroad
Patrick Cleary
James Cain
Window Glassworkers’ Association
Campbell
Indiana
Harrison
Thomas A. Armstrong
National Labor Tribune
Allegheny Park
Kansas
Lucifer
Missouri
Springfield
Patrick Henry
Cincinnati
Milton Blair
J. Sextro
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