House in St Die Named Birthplace of America
Dr. John H. Finley suggests printers buy and preserve the Vosges house at St Die where Waldseemueller published in 1507 the first map to bear the name America and the book proposing the Western Hemisphere be called American Land. The article notes Americus's disputed visits but credits the St Die house with giving America its name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Finley
New York State
America
St. Die
France
Martin Waldseemueller
Ilacomilus
Americus
American Land
Panama
Ojeda
Vosges
Harvey’s Weekly
Nobler work beyond the bar
Lieut E H Jones argues the noble calling of mediumship beyond death. He warns against profiteering from grieving widows while praising the quest to connect with the dead as a higher moral pursuit. He questions the ethics of using tragedy for gain and seeks a nobler path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut. E. H. Jones
En-Dor
Sir Oliver
Heaven
Hell
Veterans Demand Jobs Over Barmaids in Liverpool
About two thousand ex service men in Liverpool protest barmaid employment in hotels and pubs. A deputation to the Liverpool Brewers and Spirit Merchants Association warned women to yield or face action to remove them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Liverpool Brewers and Spirit Merchants' Association
Is the Maori race disappearing as viewed by royal visitors
A London Times correspondent accompanying the Prince of Wales questions whether the Maori race is vanishing through changing customs and intermarriage. Sir Thomas Mackenzie notes the population remains around forty to fifty thousand and highlights health gains and evolving marriage patterns among Maoris and Europeans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Prince of Wales
London Observer
Thomas Mackenzie
New Zealand
Sir Spauses Carroll
North Island
Sir Thomas
Asia
Gulf of Persia
Pacific
Easter Island
Sandwich Islands
Tahiti
Samoa
Rarotonga
Fiji
Waikato
Rawi Maniapato
Gilbert Mair
Cameron
Mair
Palisade
Curious Morning Words of Uncle and Auntie
A playful exchange reveals a husband praising his wife as unique and a “jolly good job.” Snow and Freddy recount the morning compliment as a light domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow
Freddy
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Cumberland Motor Works
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British Columbia Breweries, Limited
Alexandra Stout
U.B.C. Beer
Silver Top
Cascade Beer
Union Brewing Co., Ltd
Nanaimo, B.C
Wm. Douglas
Royston Lumber Co
Thos, H. Carey Cumberland, B.C
Cumberland Hotel
Wm.merrifield
Dunsmuir Ave
Cumberland, B.C
Charlie Sing Chong
Otherland Hong Chong & CO
Bevis
Young
Hastings St. W
Granville
Vancouver, B.C
Finnan Haddie
Lamb
D. Campbell’s Meat Market
Union Hotel
William Jones
Cumberland, B
Sandy
Rotorua
65Th Regiment
Authen
England
Telegrav Mtal
BCLS
Law Society Sociey
Sprot I-Shaw Business Institute
Vancouver
Victoria
Star Livery Stable
Alex. Maxwell
British Columbia Telephone Co
Ganong
Willard
Moir
Frost’s Pharmacy
Rexall
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