October Death by Own Action and Global Ventures
A survey highlights October as a tragic month for self harm, while notes cover British Commons seating, Senator Morrill’s third term, US and global rail and frontier plans, a gunpowder monopoly in Ecuador, and New York hotel growth. Francis Bourchier promotes British Columbia to Americans as Seattle and Tacoma draw migrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
Republic
Guayaquil
Washington
Seattle
Tacoma
British Columbia
Hoffman House
New York Star
Straits of Fuca
Victoria
Straits
United States
Francis Bourchier
New York
Sunset Vision of Night Sky in a Poem
A poetic fragment from the Times-Democrat describes sunset with rose colored clouds and golden illumination. It dwells on night’s coming, embers and darkness, calling forth a princess of night and a flood of colors burying the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rixford Lincoln
N Times-Democrat
Shell Money and Abalone Shell Currency in History
The article traces shell money use across the world from cowries and abalone to wampum, noting values such as 100 cowries equal to two cents and long trade chains involving the Maldive Islands. It also recounts early American shell money, beaver skins, and beaver bends, with references to the Storm King lifeboat voyage and Choctaw fish catching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
Armerican Strawboard Company
Paper World
Asia
Indian
South Pacific
Africa
Indo- Pacific
England
Soudan
Godeffroy & Co
Iuambury
Zanzibar
Maldive
Laccadive Islands
Arabian Sea
America
Conanicut
Narragansett Bay
New York
New Amsterdam
Pacific Coast
Washington Post
Jorgensen
Adelaide
Australia
Ballisted
Jorgenson
Southwest
Antlers
Indian Territory
Andera
Louis Republic
Ndge
Pittsburg
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
Chicago
Montreal
Tyndall
Sinarchi- Chicago
San Francisco
Denver
Dated Tortoises and Electric Tooth Extraction Inventions
A discussion notes tortoises dated 1838 and 1849 showing lifespans of sixty to seventy years with possible century ages, while acknowledging engraved dates fade with time. It also describes an electrical tooth extraction device with prongs and a battery delivering painless anesthesia at contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Cyrus Durand
C. D
New York
Telestam
Fashion and culture notes from late 19th century society
A miscellany covers bridal wreaths from verbanas to orange blossoms, Amazon volunteer petitions in Galicia, tattoo practices for women in London and beauty spots, midlife fashion looks for a traveling dress, and a report on women’s manual training in Europe and America. It also profiles Hetty Green as America’s richest woman, noted for charitable gifts alongside frugal personal spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Macdonald
Chicago Post
Bloomsbury
England
South Kensington
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
Chicago News
English Girl and Milk Service in Summer Tale
An excerpt recounts Mrs. Green borrowing a pitcher for daily milk during a summer stay, with the family paying 10 cents for daily quart at 7 cents market price, then returning the vessel unharmed. The piece shifts to fashion notes and travel in China, detailing dress trends, cosmetics, and modes of northern Chinese cart travel with mules and ponies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
New York Times
China
Lord Amhierst
Peking
From Plain Home Economies to Aesthetic Crafts Across Pages
A collage of home recipes and craft notes covering fermented drinks with yeast, jar sealing, and aging. fruit preservation tips with cotton batting. decorative bag ornaments from milkweed. school frock guidance using plaids and mismatched fabrics. and recipes for omelets, white cake, boiled salmon, bean salads, and Boston baked beans. Also mentions a starling bird in Avanta.
Electric railways and new devices in late 19th century
The article surveys diverse innovations from Siam rail plans and Milwaukee streetcar electrification to a Lyon hygiene expo in 1892 and a folding voting booth. It notes a French electric furnace for cremation, rapid stenography in Italy, and advances in aluminum manufacture. It also covers rail block systems, sleep remedies, shoe production machines, and ice purification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Willard
Milwaukee
Wis
Lyons
France
Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
House of Commons
Senator Morrill
Vermont
Senate
Benton
Missouri
Anthony
Rhode Island
Japan
New York City
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Metropolia
Berlin
William SI
Russia
Germany
Austria
John Burna
Michigan Southern Engineer
Alaska
Mount St. Elias
Mount Whitney
Yosemite Valley
Great American Desert
New York Mercury
Sahara Desert
Iraho
Barytn
Ibinavy
Mediiterranean
Europe
H. 8. Kellem
Kate
John Waltz
John
Jobr
Albany
Jackson
Chi
Mr. Warner
Mne
Warner
The
Union
Knute
Pergon
John Warner
Jobor
Delator
Pollehea
Shell Money
Cape
Thontet
Sime
New York Telegram
Anazons
Galicia
Brooklyn
Diess
Hetty Green
Long Island
Burke
Mary
E- Fry
Pitteburg Leader
Fashion Notes
Java
New York World
Ladiva
Ladies’ Home Journal
Boston
Avanta
Millon
Che Gage Newy
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