Record of 1889 Expositions and Urban Demographics
The brief cites Paris Exposition admissions and receipts, Chicago fair aims to exceed them, plus notes on river shanties along the Ohio, cycling valuations, and longtime army lineage. It discusses country boy success, women entering pharmacy and law, and compares New York and London population densities to argue New York faces crowding and future needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Goods Chronicle
New York
Acre
Lonion
Polica
Osec
Philadelphia
London
New York World
Czar and the Dead Soldier in Moscow Snow
A Boston Transcript adapted tale shows the Czar of all the Russias pausing amid crowds to honor a dead soldier. A lone coffin on a sledge moves through wintry Moscow as the emperor reverently retrieves his cap and promises noble respect for the poor and brave. The funeral march continues with peasants, princes, artisans, and clerks joining in tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czar
Moscow
Calle San Martin
Mendoza
Plaza Independencia
Calle San Martino
Mendocinos
Harper's Magazine
Three Times a Bridesmaid Becomes a Bride at Last
Augusta Vivian, long teased as an old maid, confronts longing and society’s jibes. Major Culthorpe, her neighbor of seven years, reveals his love and asks her to marry. She accepts, ending the string of bridesmaid misfortune and beginning a new, hopeful chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Crosby
New York
Augusta Vivian
Misa Vivian
Tarleton
Boasie
Augusta
Ruth
Ilestras
Lilly
Gussie
Lathrop
Ediien
k_Mikely -abe_avill
Ilva
Nat
Auguste Vivian
Aunt Bessie
Vivian
Bessie
Olen
Culthorpe
Helen
Major Culthorpe
Apollo
Chevalier Bayard
Helou
Aviguata
Aunt Beasie
Shad
Hugh Revere
Secont
Ainee
Lazartle
Miss Vivian
Majored
Herelf
August
Gaugipla
Culdioi
Augusty
Otman
New York Weekly
Chatham
Puiladelphia Inquiro
Mary Barton
Ashe
Scientific Scraps and Notes From Various Disciplines
A condensation of scientific trivia and discoveries: electric souring of milk, humans with larger heads and shorter legs, half the speed of light by revolving mirrors, softening hard water by electrolysis in France, and earth carbonic oxide claims. Reports on dustFall in London, preservation of piling by creosoting, Zalinski pneumatic gun tests, bacteria in Naples mud, remains of elephants in Brittany, balloon flight estimates, aeroplane potential, mineral resources, articular rheumatism microbe isolation, Mediterranean depth surveys, beacon tests for railways, and the Lion Bridge near Sanyang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Ar. Barthelot
London
Shoeburynesa
Eng
Line
Naples
Mont del
Brittany
Bordas
Rabbite
Vienna “Academy of Science
Mediterranean
Molla
Corigo
New Jersey Central Railroad
Ouse Huntington
Smo
Animals sleep at night in Central Park menagerie study
A New York Tribune report details nocturnal rest postures of many animals at Central Park menagerie. Elephants, oryx, alpaca, camels, hippos, bears, lions, leopards, monkeys and birds were observed in varied resting positions with fore and hind legs tucked or extended, heads turned, and bodies settled on perches, floors, or water edges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
Conklin
Toka
Thole Carges
Mark
Commissariat
Nka
Fanny
Honess
Cenchant
Fatima
Maninal
New York Tribune
Attic fashion and a yellow summer style notes
A collage of fashion items and society notes discusses the latest attitudes toward attire. Readers are presented with comments on makeup and cosmetics dangers, mourning etiquette, new occupations for women, and contrasting fashion trends from New York and Chicago. The piece blends social satire with practical observations on skirts, Petticoats, gloves, and hats, while recounting urban behavior and shopping habits.
Recipes and oddities from the era’s home pages
A mix of household how tos and curios includes ant repellent with tartar emetic and sugar, macaroni and potato ball yeast recipes, canning and canning glue mash, lemon rolls and sponge cake methods, plus a Corunna, Indiana petrified body find and weight change.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ohio River
New York Recorder
United States
Regular Army
Boston Transcript
Fourth Infantry
Grant
Taylor
Kansas
Illinoia
Lexus
Iowa
Pennsylania
Chicago ‘Herald
Union
Sweden
Norway
Russia
St. Peterburg
University of the City of New York
New York Independent
David Dudley Field
Ciliea
New
Seereee Times
Bor
Artiasn
Friendicas
Helen Forrest
Sanyang
Clin
Ate
Yallow Sea
Ridge Long
Braatelgh
Lyceum
Brageleigt
Newedding
Johnny
Manor
Jack
Ethel
New York Sun
Georgia
Ho Lia
Atticas
Atchison (Kan
Globe
New York Herald
Brooklyn
Earth
Chicago Herald
Council of the Sanitary Institute
Margaret Scott
Great Britain
Scott
Chicago
Lcot
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenua
Uenal
Isharneas
Sauhion Javiahea
China Arc
New York Post
Falmon Notes
Wellington
Jack Austin
Boston
Springbold
Fue
the Housewife
New York Observer
New York News
New York Times
William Lines
Corunna
Ind
Nea
Hila
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