Numerous Readings from a Distracted Era of News
The text surveys diverse items from financial losses on the New York Central railroad to property tax returns across Georgia and national notices. It mentions the King’s Daughters in the United States, Cuban brigand suppression, and touches on Sunday observance in Paris. It also notes postal and railway practices, misaddressed mail between the state capitals and Washington, and a proposed Indian-named Washington. It cites rail mileage figures favoring America, changes in Russian mining laws, naval equipment adoption, and the Bethlehem Lehigh University social split over campus dating.
The Truth-seekers AhI thou art formed to be A victor and a king
A compact verse from G E Montgomery in Once-a-Week extols a truth seeking hero with eyes to see, a steadfast heart, and enduring life like seed scattered in April sod, amid reflections on fate and duty.
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E. Montgomery
True Colors in Silver Falls End of Dr Angell’s Charity
In Silver Falls a charity drive for Indigent Widows draws Lucy Estcourt toward Dr Angell while his public generosity clashes with private conduct. A confrontation over a widow’s unpaid bill and a donation exposes Angell as a charming hypocrite, ending his influence and reshaping loyalties.
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Doctor Angell
Sud
Lucy Estcourt
Palmer
Church
Blanche
Wallis
Indies
Dr. Angell
Myra
Estcourt
Silver Falls
Jack
Mrs. Estcourt
Lucy
Dr. Jennings
Clso
Ife
Warren
Gabriel
Jacks
Lucy-Bvtcourt
Myre
Midgetson
Dis Jennings
Mrs. Midgerson
Scientific scraps and early 20th century tech notes
Reports on paper cables for gas water and electricity in Vienna and other tech notes. Mentions unfreezable dynamite in Berlin, a chemical explosive, and Morton’s defense of arc safety in electric stations. Notes on colorizing metals, double shell boilers, rubber masks for powder workers, and a Dutch microbotanical medal. Experimental gas indicators and Dover Strait bridge surveys. Concludes with a claim that illiteracy correlates with crime per Massachusetts statistics.
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Vienna
Berlin
Diamond Smugglers and Secret Edge Marks Found
Dramatic report of six weeks ago a New York jewelry firm near Madison Square smuggling about eighty to ninety large diamonds worth around 312,000 by mislabeling as imitation French jewels. Assay showed edge roughness on coatings, revealing imitations. four authorities tracked and allowed duty payment saving about 1,200 dollars. Also describes sea otter hunting off Washington coast with dangerous derrick platforms and precise shooting, then court scenes of death sentences and plant growth under electric light trials at Cornell University.
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Madison Square
Broadway
New York
Custom House
Washington
Damon’s Point
Gray’s Harbor
Point Gireenville
Lameelf
Armelith
Marka
Botanical Department
Cornell University
Crom Russi
J Boston
A Luminous Sea of Venice Shimmers at Night
The year long sea and five months of 1889 show the entire Gulf of Venice glowing pale white when winds touch the water. Sparks flash with a simple stroke through the liquid and light returns with ebullition. Scientists find glow from tiny creatures with many limbs. cloths used in experiments glow as well. Residents note sparkling waters near shore as a sign of storm.
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Sea of
Venice
Gulf
Sciemtista
Gulf Cay
Smallest Church in England Visits by Rev Dr Lyman Abbott
Brooklyn clergyman Rev Dr Lyman Abbott visits a tiny English church at Nast Dale Head, learning quirky details from the parson’s wife. She claims the church age is unknown, its endowment is fifty cents a bottle of wine and a loaf for communion, and the parish population totals fifty two with equal attendance. The vicars are alleged to be frugal and the church’s funds reflect scant contributions over three years.
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England
Lyman Abbott
Brooklyn
Ngtuuid
Nast Dale Head
Abbott
Viccar
Fashion Notes and Society Fragments From the Era
A collage of homemaking tips, fashion notes, and social curiosities. Darning laces with court plaster, fur market chatter, Napoleon III courtship tale, hair color trends, opal fashion, boot fashion, and anecdotes on marriage proposals and a Kentucky political quip.
Housewife Crafts Matting and Rug Displays in Homes
The feature highlights matting to backdrop costly rugs in drawing rooms, noting oriental rugs as top choice with Axminster and Wilton options. It mentions plain moquette for smaller Turkey rugs, dust concerns, and the appeal of bare floors with rugs in the climate. It also covers curtain care and fabric tips, including washing, starch use, and dust removal.
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Axminster
Wilton
Washfiton Star
California Panorama Idea Proposed by Artist Bierstadt
Panorama idea suggested by Albert Bierstadt to build a grand display for California at the World’s Fair. He proposed hollowing a giant stump from a California redwood and shaping it into a panorama of Yosemite Valley, modeled after the Gettysburg cyclorama. Similar successful exhibits of Rome were noted in London exhibitions.
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Albert Bierstadt
New York City
California
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite
Rome
Trall
London
San Brianeco Chronicle
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United States
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Africa
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New York Times
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Society Girls
Bethlehem
Penn
Lehigh University
Young Society Men of
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BY Amy Tandoldis
Miss Wallis
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St. John
Mrs. Mstcourt
Cousin Jack
St.John
Dr Angell
Jack Warren
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Mr. Warren
Cartman
Tlome
Elizabeth—Wade
Bulver
Denilige
the Ledger
Morton
Nerr S. Stein
Germany
Dutch Academy of Seelencoain
Haarlem
TNS
English Channel
Folkestone
Strait of Dover
New York Commercial Advertiser
A. Ty “Harris
Massachusetts
Freddy Panglo
Danube
Freddy
Niman
Chicago
Murat
Mai
Aming
Sidney Smith
Gales
Purdy
New York World
Hudson Bay
New York ]Tribune
Napoleon Third
France
Eugenie
Mile-de-Montijo
Comnpiegne
Milo de Montijo
New York Journal
Philadelphia Telegraph
Victoria
Chicago Post
Ieee Social Revolutionists
Viene
Daum
AL Arriagh
Mercis
The
Illustrated American
Marianne North
Kew Gardens
Teneriffe
Brazil
Jamaica
India
Ceylon
Borneo
Singapore
Java
Japan
New Zealand
Miss North
South America
Ordéy
Kentucky
Farmer Mid
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New York Tribune
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