Numerous World Briefs Ranging From Proposals to Monarchy
A mixture of notes reports and quotes covers topics from Labor shortages in Massachusetts and a Rouen Paris canal cost to health claims about cattle tuberculosis and gambling bans in Monaco The piece also notes barn fires in Colorado a judge’s mockery of legal titles and musings on future wars and political timing It mentions women’s travel exploits and adventurous journeys span England Russia Alaska and Norway with a tone of eclectic social observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Russia
Mary Walker
Stanley
Kennan
Alaska
Norway
Sumer
Ig Aeggon
Womad
Grizzly King and a Banker's Bear Hunt Then and Now
A compilation of frontier anecdotes and reflections on grizzlies in California and Humboldt Humboldt County tales recount a mother bear defending cubs against a New York banker party and Native encounters. The piece laments the fading majesty of the grizzly and argues for preserving the species. It ends with a humorous aside about aging on a Boston train and a man’s disbelief of another’s claimed age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S¢ Ie
Continents
Grizzly
Ture
Inilia
New York
California
San Francisco Bay
Daniel Boone
Red-Wood
Ilumboldt
Madrona
Ife
Joona
Nat
States
Boone
Atill
Boond
Courier-Journal
Boston
Almoast
Tara
Consumption Seen as Widespread Deadly Disease Across Ages
The article surveys tuberculosis aka consumption, noting it affects all ages and nations. It cites German statistics on death rates in major cities, discusses Koch lymph experiments, and reflects on chronic cases, climate and treatment impacts while warning against over-optimism about curative cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koch
German Statisticiane Haya
Berlin
Vienna
London
Edinburgh
Belgium
Netherlands
Switzerland
Europe
Geneva
Earls
Roma
Philadelphia
Chicago
Richmond
St. Louis
Charleston
Memphis
New Orleans
Theo
New York
New Snowflake Definition Revealed by Child Witness
A three year old child of a West Thirty-fourth Street physician offered a comic take during a snowstorm incident. The child, initially helping with corn popping, later burst in crying that the storm “they are poly roly dyopa,” prompting adults to debate the mystery of the birth and the mother’s reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jost Congress
New Orleans Picayune
United States Army
Pennsylvania Street
Onirymien
Wwenr
Shearer
Wester Paving and Supply Company
Indianapolis
New York
Fashionable Jewelry and Etiquette Trends of the Era
A feature collection on heart shaped jewelry trends and heart framed mementos, wedding invitation formats, and etiquette for carriage and exit rituals. It also covers a Princess Valdemar anecdote and advice on business attire and public image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Dress for Work: Practical, Quiet Fashion Rules
A guide favors a dark blue serge business gown with plain front, double back plaiting, belted waist, and modest blouse. It advises avoiding frills, using a black ribbon stock, and saving vivid colors for outside work, noting presentation earns respect in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Death by Nervous Shock From Sudden Kiss Incident
A New York World report describes a death attributed to a nervous shock after a brother kissed a girl at table. The well to do merchant said his daughter died after a convulsion when surprised by the kiss. Autopsy found the gut healthy and ruled the death a nervous shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prinscie of Wales
Valdemar
Ife
Mario
Duc de Chartres
Atria
Mio
Marle
Queen Louise
Jenking
Partor
Arseen
New York World
Selence on the Farm and Potatoes Misadventure
A humorous fragment from a New York Weekly piece features farmer Farrow and a playful dispute over saving potato piles. A cheeky exchange shows a farmer planning to eat potatoes while others joke about feeding them to pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrow
Selentikt
New York Weekly
Scientific Subaps and Odd Global Notes Collected
A long compilation of scientific curiosities and facts. Topics include electricity in plowing, lightning conductors, a cancer parasite claim, smoke over London, glacier counts, luminous deep sea crustaceans, Rangoon oil refinery fuel, gunpowder behavior, color blindness history, and medieval chained libraries with Hereford as the largest surviving example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
London
Michigan
Indian Ocean
Rangoon
M Viello
Cleaning and craft tips from household columns
Household guidance covers cleaning ornaments with a toothbrush and alcohol for luster, painting candles with enamel paints, borax uses for moths fabrics and whitening, plus recipes for desserts and fried chicken. The tone imitates a late 19th century home economics column with practical steps and cautions.
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Carroll
Requ
Massachusetts
Rouen
Paris
Touen
Rochester
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Fisher's Ranch
Denver
Col
Johu Barker
Barker
Judge Lynch
New York Telegram
Judge Moloch
Detroit Free Press
Joliet
Albert
Saxony
Asia
Germany
France
Italy
Span
Portugal
Africa
Pacific Coast
Faud
Joaquin
Sacramento Valley
Fremont
Continent
Interior
Jax Femme
Hraynstren
Kansas City Star
Lorso
Bey
Aiso
Lind
Mary Lane
Ladies’ Department
Themol
Mandy
No Daily
New York Commercial
Advertiser
Taris
Hintea
Weiling
Dahilia
Spain
Alsis
Mayo
French Alps
Giaclera
Thone
Austria
Quaker
Dress&t
Royal Institution
Priestly
Harris
Dalton
America
Lyon
Gy York Dispatch
King’s College
Hereford
Heyford
At Saints Church
Washington Star
Desius
Johnny
Hind
Etlethias
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