Firing in the Time and cultural notes span
A compilation covers Lady Anne Lindsay and her storytelling charm with a toast to a new Poet's Club in London led by Henry Simpson and members like Walter Crane Horace Wyndham and Helen Haylor. It also reports US imports from Germany in knit goods and the opening of Nassau Street New York as a cartway to City Hall Park. Easton Maine votes to amend the city charter to grant municipal suffrage to women owning property worth 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Lindsay
Robin Gray
Cirele
Tony
London
Poet's Club
Henry Simpson
Walter Crane
Horace Wyndham
Mr. Atterbury
Helen Haylor
Frederick Moore
Nassau Street
New York
Kay
City Hall Park
Easton
How Chinese Burial Customs Shape Foreign Plans
The piece notes that in China graves are ubiquitous and respected, with families tending sites yearly for candles and offerings. It argues railways would disrupt thousands of graves, fueling Chinese opposition to foreigners. It also mentions the Ligue Nationale Aérienne offering £400 for a manlift kite reaching 200 meters height for an hour of airborne stability, highlighting renewed interest in kites amid aviation progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Argus
Ligue Nationale Aerienne
Dolfuss
Clear-Headed Head Bookkeeper Finds Reliability in Postum
A chief bookkeeper in a western city credits Postum with curing his stomach trouble and reducing nervousness and blues from long hours. He switched from coffee and tea after a dairy grocer suggested Postum and reports lasting improvement and professional steadiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Dear Heart Craving Thy Voice in My Prisoned Heart
A fragment poem seeks the beloved with recurring pleas Come look in my heart and see Dear heart Look into my heart and see The speaker asks who longs for the touch voice and comfort and who would bear sorrow for the beloved. The lines hover between prayer and longing with a rhythm of repeated refrains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fala
Woman writer seeks pay from religious paper editor
Mrs. Adams, a widow from Delphi, writes to Rev. Edward Barstow asking for work. She is advised by George Hamilton to sell her talent where there is a market, learning advertising writing and supporting a church while pursuing income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Haton Adams
Delphi
Adama
Edward Barstow
Delhi
Carly
Adams
Adame
English Golf Stories and a Tale of the West Side Church
A fragment from a magazine recounts humorous golf anecdotes from Great Britain and the Strand era, including a pit shot, a misinterpreted hint about a house on a skyline, and a patient caddie at a blind green. It also notes an Indian colonel’s temper in a Dev il's Punchbowl bunker and a quip about breaking clubs over keeping calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great— Britain
Strand Magazine
Andrew Lang
Aniblick
Dr. IS
Biarritz
Grant
Green
Pearls of Thought and Witty Observations
A collection of aphorisms on egotism tact criticism and human nature with remarks on marriage humility and judgment. From Dyspeptic Philosophy New York Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New Telegraph Error Eliminating Apparatus Installed
A new system in Liverpool Manchester and Birmingham converts perforated telegram forms into typed text at the receiving post offices. The instrument prints recipient details and messages letter by letter via electric currents, reducing in-office errors though at higher cost. Washington Post notes experiments look promising with rapid further installations expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Manchester
Birmingham
Washington Post
Upward Trend in Prices Shown by Government Report
A government report to the Senate from the Department of Commerce and Labor details widespread price increases for food from 1589 to 1905. It lists wholesale and retail rises for bread, butter, cheese, coffee, eggs, wheat, meat, dairy, milk, potatoes, and other staples, with some items showing declines or unclear data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
DC. C
Senate
Department of Commerce and Labor
Crawford
South Dakota
Various farm market notes and price reports
The column reports on cotton holdings and potential price weakness in the South, abundant oranges with stable prices, low lemon demand, brisk kale trade at 80 cents to $1 a barrel, limited horses, scarce peanuts with some bid rises, American cranberries in London at 16-20 cents a quart, brisk chicken prices at 18 cents per pound in Wisconsin, and butter and milk price trends, plus impact of weather on outdoor activity and transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fireta
Bedatee
Baldwin
Pebl
Jersey
Dlressep
Pacific Coast
Fay Owens
Ohri
Ann
California
Peanutly 16
London
England
Wonderberry Fruit Parade and Health Claims Across America
The Wonderberry Sunberry variety promoted by Luther Burbank and John Lewis Childs is hailed as a national success with endorsements from John Burroughs and others. Reports tout high yields, drought resistance, and early fruiting across regions, while a separate medical testimonial promotes Cutieura remedies for chronic leg irritation. A stray agricultural note cites rising cereal yields and a slight drop from peak record years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Burbank
John Lewis Childs
Floral Park
N. Y
John’ Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt
New York Agricultural Experiment Station
Canada
Hall
Enochs
Hammond
J. H. Powers
Kenwood Avenue
Chicago
J. P. Swallow
Kenton
Ohio
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Buffalo Woman Recover
Mrs. Charles Sweetman of 624 Washington St Buffalo New York credits Doan's Kidney Pills with immediate relief from kidney trouble. She reports dull back ache poor sleep and nervousness improved and no recurrence for three years. Foster Milburn Co sells 59 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sweetman
Washington St
Buffalo
N. Y
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Price and Fashion Trends Stir Public Debate
A Calcutta correspondent notes the severe rise in food prices and fuel costs amid famine concerns and diverse views on causes such as crop shortages jute cultivation currency effects and industrial growth. The Sartoria Art Journal chief editor argues that practical need will keep turned up trousers in wet weather and criticizes fashion conformity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
London Daily News
Sartoria’ Art Journal
Hac
London
Civil Service Report Details Minor Violations and Exams Rise
The sixth annual Civil Service Commission report to Congress notes fewer abuses, calls for higher appropriations and more office space, and reports a 28 303 increase in examinations. It records one conviction for soliciting political assessments on government premises and outlines disciplinary actions and pending cases. The executive service includes 967 794 officers and 234 940 subject to competitive exams, with 43 066 original competitive appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Civil Service Commission
Congress
Civil Service
Executive Civil Service
Philippine Service
Peacock beats employees after loss of 250000
Pittsburg reports Alexander R Peacock, one of Andrew Carnegie's thirty young partners, found his staff had squandered about 250000 of his money. He allegedly locked each culprit in a room and beat them, then discharged them and did not prosecute. Detectives traced a missing year’s profits from a branch to Peacock’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Alexander R Peacock
Andrew Carnegie
Pearcock
Peacock
Ana
Man’s Actions Aim to Save Father in Law Hangs
Otto Pich of Cleveland believed only a coroner could intervene with a hanging man. He left to find someone who could assist. A policeman later cut the man down, but John Zahour died en route to a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Pich
Cleveland
Ohio
John Zahoff
Pich
Azshour
Iatan
Grapes Packed With Ribbon Spark New Market Prices
California Fruit Exchange ships clusterettes packed with fancy baby ribbon worth 3600 dollars. The experiment shows higher prices for ribbon packed grapes than ordinary bunches. Clusterettes are packed in crates to prevent bruising and shipped from Sacramento to France via San Francisco. Also notes the forthcoming International Congress in Berlin 1910 on street noise with delegates from multiple nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fruit Exchange
Sacramento-Garres
France
San Francisco
Chronicle
Stabber in Deland and other crime notes flood the area
A stream of crime and other items fills the page. Deland reports a 16 year old girl charged with murder after a 65 strong stabbing. a body found off Ventnor. a New York detective jailed for murder by poison. and various court and political notes including tariff battles and a smuggling indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Adams
Atlantic City
Ventnor
N. 2
Parish notice bans Marie Bouvier from church harmonium use
A French village notice declares that Mile. Marie Bouvier, servant at Mme Watt's, is forbidden to use the church harmonium without personal authorization. It warns she may incur fines or penalties if she disobeys GF decision under law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Mile
Marie Bouvier
Mme. Watt
Mlle. Bouvier
New Navy Gun Tests Reveal 14 Inch Breechloader
The Government tested a new fourteen inch breechload rifle weighing over 63 000 pounds and about fifty three feet long. It fires a 1400 pound projectile with 3657 pounds of smokeless powder and has an extreme range of about twenty five miles. The shell penetrates Krupp steel armor at long range, as reported by Bluejacket.
Belfast farmer backs out after breach of promise case
In a Belfast breach of promise dispute a farmer refused to marry after Jeney failed to raise the $500 needed. She gathered $309, and the judge ruled the marriage pledge was conditional and未 fulfilled. China sets age minority from seven to stateenth year and declares manhood ages sixteen to forty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Nosplster
China
Ministry of the Interior
No Siesta in Manila and a New World Peril
A mixed column notes Manila business customs and casual noon closures under American influence, contrasting with a note on Karl Pearson's tuberculosis inheritance risks in England. It then reports Greece allowing women in public service with pay and hours, and cites various medical and railway anecdotes including Japanese and British sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Pearson
England
Fear nerve links to courage and George Washington query
A French surgeon locates fear in a nerve from the medulla to the cerebellum, suggesting a bigger nerve makes one timorous and melancholy. A Baltimore lecture ridiculed Washington's relevance, with a pupil noting he would be too old for today’s politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune- New One
George Washington
Baltimore
Lippincott
Aeroplane Gift Signals Changing Wedding Tastes
Bride receives an aeroplane as a wedding present in a column debating changing tastes in gifts over the past quarter century. The piece notes earlier displays of status items from broughams to bicycles and cars, and surveys shifts in cultural symbols linked to marriage.
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United States
Germany
Ethel Wood
Massachusetts State Board of Education
Wood
Brookline
Amothers
California Fig Syrup Co
Itbing
Acta
Mother Gray
Arlen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Paul Carson
Ittle
Adam
Doll
Strugggling Church
Hott
Elizabeth Eaton
West Side
Waverley
Britain
Gealers
Cranberries
Wikton
Mad
New Mexico
Iabor
Mysen
W. H White
Cabot St
Philadelphia
Monty
Berlin
Board of Education
Shanghai Mercury
Civil Service Report
Tang
Bora
Hardengreen
The
Society For the Betterment of London
Austria
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
Denmark
Connecticut
Morida
Deland, Fla
Trvin Hantchell
Mary Tedder
Glruwand
School of Correction
Meriden
Conn
Irvin Hantehett
New Haven
William “Wooley
Florida
Maurice Lustic
Tombs
New York City
Mearaggan
Avoyrprs
Mons
Rostand
Paris
Taft
Quebec Ridge
George Po Grabany
Dominion Mineter
Reichstag
Olllelats
Coo Adams
Porlalee
Ching
Jaepan
Autosla
Ashe
Chinchow-fin
Asquith
Magine
United State
Wasd
New York Central
Monroe County
Jeney
Pirials of
Fe Needems
Manson
Lowley
Miteson
Dele Amity
Jefferson Sos
Philadelpthue Yu
Munson
Hiale
Pike
James McGune
Mercer St
Jersey City
N. J
Manila
Hoon
Monroe Woolley
Chamber of Deputies of
Greece
Director of Posts and Telegraphs
K W. Grove
British Museum
Indo-China
Bangkok Times
Bangkok
Ban Klap
Columbia University
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Shefford
S. J. Hale
Georgia
Pittsfeld
Mass
Ronan
Lydia E. Pinkham
de Forest
Wis
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Auguste VreerRsMann
de Fors Ped
New Orleans
Li Y Peykoux
Kerlerec St
Lydia J. Pinkham
Guensun
Iamon F.coleman
Waabe
V.C. Hogka
Ty Eat
Dent Rea
Hompson
SPOIN
Bfohn Medical CO
Qsehen
Inds
U. 8
Burbanik
Luther Durbank
Callturain
John Lewis
Welty
Rene Lovelty
Aia
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