Horace Winston A Soldier Love Story From The Revolution
A romantic narrative follows a young woman Annie and her betrothal to Horace Winston. War separates them as Horace goes to fight for England and America, dies in battle, and she vows to join him in a distant land after mourning. A second item notes birds descending with parachute-like spread wings and Italian volcano soils enriched by ashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Winston
Mr. Wintson
Hornace
Father
Horace
England
America
Merrie Old England
Eagles in Indiana Described by Scientist Not Friend
In Indianapolis, Prof Collett discusses Indiana eagles as common, territorial birds with nest sites on dead trees. He notes bald and golden species, a night roost assembly near Vermilion County, and historic nests at Montezuma and Sugar Creek. He also contrasts eagle myths and cites endangered nesting challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Collett
Indianapolis Journal
Indiana
Benjamin Franklin
Turkey
Vermilion County
Wabash
Montezuma
Sugar Creek
Parkounty
Coal Creek
Fountain County
National Congress
Symmes and the hollow world theory founder John Cleves Symmes
The article recalls John Cleves Symmes born November 5 1780 in New Jersey and his early life in the west. It details his military career from 1802 to 1816 including a duel with Lieut Marshall at Fort Adams and his later ideas on concentric spheres and polar voids. It also discusses General Scott's campaigns and the role of chance in human infirmities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symmes
Daniel
Lieut
Marshall
Frederick the Great
Prusia
Julius Cesar
Mark
Mark Antony
Antony
John Cleves Symmes
West
Peyton Symmes
Sussex County
New Jersey
Fort Adams
Lieut. Marshall
McBride
Rats praised for sanitation role in natural history view
The New Orleans Picayune discusses rats as misjudged animals, noting their scavenging value for sanitation, their physical traits and behaviors, and a humane view of their place in nature despite widespread hatred. It cites Hon. V. Morwood and references to their cleanliness and affection for offspring.
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Morwood
Nature
New Orleans
Order of
Glirs
England
Norway
New Orleans Picayune
Notable Gourmands From Haydn To Napoleon In Historic Lore
A miscellaneous survey of famed diners describes Haydn dining solo as he devoured his banquet, the Duke of Norfolk overeating at Covent Garden, Brillat Savarin’s Cure de Brequier, and other epics of extravagant meals. It also recounts a San Francisco Post correspondent’s dinner with a musician and a ticket scam at the opera, ending with Mlle. Solange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haydn
de Gompany
Duke of Norfolk
Covent Garden
Cure de Brequier
Brillat Savarin
Tucullus
Lucullus
Vicomte de Vieil Castel
Napoleon I
Napoleon III
Louis XVIII
San Francisco Post
Pickpocket Trick Exposes Noble Drama Amid Paris Ticket Frenzy
In Paris the opera The Prophet draws huge demand with resold seats. A young officer recovers a stolen watch and then uses the thief to obtain four opera tickets. The culprit returns with a card case and Solange Dudevant cards, and the officer reveals the intended victim is Mile. Solange Dudevant, daughter of George Sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsieur
Mlle
Solange
Mademoiselle
Mlle. Dudevant
the Prophet
Paris
Monsieur le Captaine
Rascal
Mile
Solange Dudevant
Solange Dndevant
George Sand
Mister Atkins of Maine in flannel shirt visits Quebec
The account recounts William Atkins of Somerset County Maine visiting Quebec while tied to the Wiscasset and Kennebec Railroad project. He recalls dining with Quebec's aristocracy in a woolen shirt and paper collar, sharing poems and theology, and recounting a cannon inscription at the citadel with patriotic pride. He is praised for an iron memory and a life of odd conceits learned on a farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Atkins
Somerset County
Quebec
Wiscasset
Kennebec
Gov. Bodwell
Bodwell
Tom
Mr. Bodwell
Atkin
Augusta
Maine
Atkins
Euclid
Citadel
Bunker Hill
Lewiston
Boy Trapped by Cave Wolf Rescued in Bulandshahr
Natives in Bulandshahr district found a five or six year old boy crawling inside a large hole that housed a wild she wolf. A fire driven from the cave mouth induced the wolf to emerge and the boy was recovered unharmed though speechless and near-impaired. In the orphanage he learned to walk upright and eat vegetable food, but never spoke or showed ordinary reasoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulandshahr
Sahib
Bombay Guardian
Chinese quail imported for ranch sporting use
Five hundred Chinese quail from the Swatow district have been imported and distributed in lots of 100 on ranches of gentlemen interested in sport. They are half the size of California quail and smaller than New England quail. They are rapid flyers and require a good shot to bring them down.
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Sierra Madres
J’. Holder
St. Nicholas
Swatow
California
New England
San Francisco
Tur law cannot make a man honest
A historical quip notes that law cannot create honesty in people and only increases discomfort for the dishonest, reflecting a skeptical view of legal remedies influencing personal virtue.
Wedding Sealed in Colored Circle on Mansons Branch
Dialogue hints at an upcoming marriage in the local Black community. George Cowherd reports Ole Man Harry Perkins as groom candidate. Mammy's view decides. Judge Max notes public interest. no formal invitations issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melle
George Cowherd
Harry Perkins
Manson
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Helen
the Independent
Annie
Etna
Vesuvius
New Zeland
Holmes
Eagles
King of
Air
Scott
Cortes
Vera Cruz
Cerro Gordo
Chapultepec
Vankeim
Lavan
Norristown Herald
M. L. Honprook
Pat
Boston Courier
Howe
Sidney
South Pacific
Mrs. Jones
Tux
Lowell Courier
Boston Post
Brooke Hereford
Boston
Norrisetown Herald
Texas
Chicago Ledger
Harper's Bazar
Sylvester Bonnaffon
Madden
Walnut Street
Ninth
Ridge Avenue
Broad
Philadelphia News
Max
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