Oddities and Observations From an Early 20th Century Almanac
A collage of notes covers railways using on the order of eighty five million ties annually, linguistic dictionaries by German agents, turnip farming boosting English sheep industry since 1775, cholera defenses in Visuna and Amatria, cremation revival in Italy with 22 crematoria, a Prussian councilor killed in Oderberg preserves, Iceland’s tiny police and legal system, maternal influence on infants, Russian advertising limits due to Cyrillic complexity, and a survey of Russian crafts and candles. It also cites forestry concerns in New Hampshire urging conservation and modernizing discussions of forest management to protect watercourses and industry, with Massachusetts’ William Everett echoing similar forestry goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Clarrison
New Hampshire Forestry Commission
New Hampshire
Harrison
New York Post
William Everett
Massachusetts
Hingham Fair
Hitlelds
Parke
Columbus Viceroy and Admiral Honored in Verse
Florence Coates in Harper's Weekly praises Columbus as the discoverer who earned eternal remembrance for his service to humanity. The poem extols his faith, bravery, and role in bringing justice, truth, and liberty to distant lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Florence Coates
Harper's Weekly
My Cousin Amy The Tragic Gift That Saved Me
Albert Bigelow Palye recalls a long hidden family tale told by Howard Taylor aboard a boat. A young man neglects a steadfast cousin Amy while pursuing education and city success. Amy funds his last college years with earnings, tears, and quiet endurance, dying after a failed health battle that haunts him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Taylor
Jand
Onra
Amy
Slater
Hitle
Swaeep
Wahan
Bealties
Nat
Tovenge
Wiem
Chicago
Abe
Win
Thankful Days in a Cold Night Remembered by Two Girls
In a December night two sisters Mary and Lotty recall Thanksgiving with a wealthy papa imagined as kind and grand. They describe a large table, turkey and pudding, sweet memories of Papa, and a wish to comfort each other while their widowed mother quietly endures tears. The scene echoes a lonely, hopeful family memory from the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Papa
Mamuin
Tony
Papa Lotty
Romeo
Uelon
Betty
Tollma
Lotty
Eneh
Mamma Q
Mamia
SL Lous Republic
Lake Michigan
Tieten
Unay
Harper's Magazine
New York News
Chester
Alio Rons
Simon Lang
Lang
Carrie
Tieman
New York
Homesick remark to new boarder elicits accent
Mrs Slimdiet asks a new boarder about sleep while he admits homesickness. He quips that the bed reminded him of home and asks where his home is, noting it lies in the Rocky Mountains with a humorous regional flattened spelling.
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Slimdiet
New Boarder
Northernmost and Southernmost towns in the world
The article describes Hammerfest Norway as the northerly extreme in continental Europe, with a population around 2100 and a harbor fortified for fishing and trade. Punta Arenas in southern Chile is noted for its location on the Brunswick Peninsula, a penal settlement history, diverse population, and it being the largest town in southern Chile with a bustling trade in furs and ostrich products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammerfest
Norway
Punta Arenas
Finmark
Europe
Arctic Sea
Russian Lapland
Finmaark
Norwegian Lapland
North Cape
Hrummerfest
Qualoe
Whale Island
Atock
Ite
Spitbergen
Fuglenses
Birds Cape
Sabino
Panta Arenas
Chillan
Magellanes
Brunswick
Straita of
Magellan
Terra
del Fuego
Magathaens
South America
Chili
Peru
Falkhind Islands
Punts Avenas
Punto Arenas
Atinit
Mileon
Judge Furney’s funny tale spurs camp revival in Georgia unit
A humorous tale about Judge Furney triggers a religious revival in a camp where a Georgia regiment shares quarters with a Tennessee unit. An officer boasts Georgians converted twelve, prompting him to order baptism for eighteen of his own men, the sermon ending in a bold push for faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furney
Witter
Georgia
Tennessee
New York World
Elope Talk Echoes in Private Dilemmas
A fragmented dialogue shows Ethel seeking reassurance about parental forgiveness for an elopement plan. George questions certainty while Eshel admits nervousness about the decision, hinting at family tensions and hidden emotions.
Fancy bons for girls and scent trends in society pages
The column surveys 19th century women’s fashion and beauty obsessions from New York and London. It notes fancy bows for young girls, costly perfumes and sachets, and rose-tinted cosmetics rooted in Egypt and classical lore. It also describes Japanese themed parties with hostess costumes, tinsel rooms, and souvenir favors, plus a new London embroidery braid style and a Chester, Illinois tale of women working in slaughterhouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Advertiser
Masai Adornments And Fashion Notes From Around The World
A Boston Herald fashion feature describes Masai women bearing heavy brass and copper neck coils and bone ornaments to symbolize status, alongside descriptions of daily adornments, body painting, and elongated facial features. It contrasts with women’s fashion notes from Detroit press, detailing Empire skirts, lace jackets, silk blouses, and new bridal veils, highlighting evolving styles and accessories. A light social vignette from Casanova avenue on a lady who slips on a streetcar, provoking polite laughter from fellow passengers and a witty remark.
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Africa
Catilo Stealera
Boston Herald
Imanner
Phe
Velroit Free Press
French voting ritual and suffrage comment quoted
A North American Review excerpt notes the sentimental view of French character during elections. It praises universal suffrage personified in Beance and describes polling places from town halls to private homes, with judges bareheaded and voters removing hats. An aside mentions eel rainfall in Geaburg, Fens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
North American Review
Pickling and household tips from old newspapers
Instructions on brine for meat preservation, handkerchief drying methods, homemade dyes for fabrics, sugar cookies and graham bread recipes, notes on growth in children, a joke about a would-be doctor, and a French bicycle import duty.
Scientific Scraps From a Curious Era
A collection of brief notes on inventions and natural phenomena. It mentions locomotives with 1000 horsepower and up, soap washing paper mache, a green rock with polar magnetism found at Borzan sca in Lingura, and a loom powered from electric mains in Lancashire. It cites waterproof paper soles, a microphone-based hearing aid prize, silica-rich Brazilian pottery ashes, and wood behavior under electric light. It also describes the water spider carrying an air bubble and the surface-hair mechanism that traps air under its body.
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Borzanasca
Lancashire
England
Baron Leon de Lonval
Nice
M. G. Bonner
Halles Centrales
Parle
Kid glove trade and strange cradle of gloves
A survey of the kid glove market notes 15 million grown women in the United States, 10 million pairs imported from France, and a glove industry centered in Grenoble. It highlights skin supplies from multiple countries, employment tied to glove making, and criticism of fashion currents versus animal welfare. Also mentions Springboks in South Africa and London cemeteries occupying over 2000 acres with a 31 million capital.
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United States
France
New York
Parle
Grenoble
Xavier Louvin
Riwekina
Italy
Spain
Mexico
South America
Boen
Audubon Society
Chicago Herald
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coronice
Visuna
Amatria
Yoarango
Oderberg
Prussia
New York Recorder
Iceland
van Eeden
Boston ‘Transcript
Tusala
Russia
Oromburg
Admiral
Don
Albert Bigelow Palye
New York Herald
Tennyson
Lero
Indy
Chorga
Ethel
Ura
George
Eshel
Grecca
Rome
Jezebel
Ugland
Cnew York World
Sapassae
Partica
Uniqua
Japan
Aontw Spyle
Eubroidtiy
Dwottera
Kilimanta Ty
Geaburg
Fens
New York Observer
Detroit Free Press
Gronicat
Nancy
New York Weekly
South Africa
Eloup Bo
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