Subscriptions for Columbus Monument Led by Italy in U S
An Italian appeal seeks subscriptions to fund a Columbus monument on American soil. The article notes population growth projections, a rat eradication effort at the White House, ferret purchases by Mrs Harrison, and various global notes on immigration, land, and economics. It includes a Christmas story excerpt and a long column on prophets, treaties, and civic virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Columbus
Mrs. Benton
Bennie
Sis
Aira Benton
Custer
Benton
Ben
Deacon Gooden
Mrs. Gooden
Mortel
Zekiel
Dad
Als
Christmas Fun And Christmas Time In The News
A mix of holiday pieces and verse notes includes cheer about Christmas gifts such as neckties and lockets, reflections on Santa surprises, and verses on Christmas time. It also recalls Makololo history near Nyassa and Bishop Smythies in Africa with a Christmas frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zambesi
Nyassa
Livingstone
Makololo
Makolalo
Mozambique
Bmythies
Quilimane
Nyasin
A Christmas Fan and Romantic Schemes in the City
A Christmas Eve tale follows Eva Maynard securing a silk and mother-of-pearl fan painted with initials for a lover and a schemes by Mrs Belton to advance social standing. Neil Gordon, Eva’s admirer, seeks a similar gift while rivalries and family pressures unfold amid city fashion quarters and Christmas shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saior
Tal
Traudagne
Monsieur Fouquerein
Eva
Neil Gordon
Eulalie
Maynard
Maynarda
Neil
Bliss Eulalie
Sce
Wilkins
Boyd
Laura
Fouquerein
E.L. M
Monsieur
M. Fouquerein
Eva Maynard
Mons
Mia
Sutton
Scientific scraps and natural observations in a late 19th century notes
The article surveys diverse topics from irritant poisons in green banknote ink and a phonograph cough recorder to a French chemist’s soil analysis ideas. It notes Coreyn book acquisitions at the British Museum, petroleum uses, and nectarine peach genetics. It also covers whale skin thickness, rhinoceros toughness, Philadelphia milk sterilization, a Southampton sailing-vessel trial, diamond sights for rifles, and a bald eagle versus osprey encounter on Seven Mile Beach with dramatic aerial combat and a dropped fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
England
Seven Mile Beach
Felow
Household Laundry Tricks and Frugal Recipes
Tips for whitening fabric with soap and milk, a grass rinse, and a clothespin apron. Learn to hang collars with a buttoned strip, make a sturdy clothesline support, and quick stain removal. Recipes include Potato Pudding Onion and Cucumber Salad Rice Croquettes and Lamb Scallop. A tale of a solid ivory suite of furniture links to Warren Hastings and the Maharajah of Durbhangah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durbhangah
Tippo Bulton
Warren Hastings
George Birdwood
Mysore
Daylesford
Lord Londesborough
Christie’s
Messrs. Winthamer &Co
Brig-A-Brac
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gromth
United States
Aronk Hosmer
White House
Harrison
Geneva
Rhone
Hland
Tyrrel
California
Btata Board of Health
Germany
Berlin
Michael Wurvey
Brown Spring
Wyoming
Harvey
Oklhoma
New York Commercial
Joseph Nimmo, Jr
Frank Leslie
Independence
Alaska
Lexington
Thomas A. Edison
Republic
Ita
Brazil
New York Sun
Dom Pedro
America
Bethlehem
Babe
Mary
Doctor Gift
Bennis
Mira
Jerry Cobb
Charles
Ian Foot
Samplecase
Mean Man
George
Mable
Papa
Leigh Hunt
Santa Claus
France
Claus
Santa
Gobbler
Helen Uf, Winslow
Marke Lessing
Tam
Dulalie
Switzerland
Chomlat
British Museum
Philadelphia
Omic
New Jersey
Zippincott
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