Ivy of Ireland and Witch and I love tale
Vivid two part piece from a 19th or early 20th century diary style tale. Nurtured by garden imagery and a quarrel between Witch and narrator. Aunt Betsy Jane meddles, a vow to marry is secured, and a quiet raid on the heart culminates in a prompt wedding plan despite family tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Witch
Betsy Jane
Havel
Dua Pelicia
John
Robert
Thomas
Ivo
Mrs. Dougal
Miss White
Dougal
Tom
Betsy Fane
St. Lawrence
Amelia
Darling
English royal reception ranks by order of ceremony
The Amsterdam Handels blad contrasts Buckingham Palace etiquette with Prussian custom. It notes archbishops, dukes, duchesses, earls, countesses, lords, ladies, bishops, barons, officials, doctors, and finally admirals and naval officers at the English reception, while Prussia places military men first and relegates clergy and nobles without official rank further back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam Handelsblad
Buckingham Palace
Prussia
Rotary spade plow tested by Massachusetts inventor
Exchanges note a rotary spade plow test by a Massachusetts inventor. The device is ridden like a mowing machine with spades on wide wheels. depth is controlled by weight. A quarter acre, fully manured, plowed in under 45 minutes. Claim: the plow can turn three acres a day with no harrowing required.
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Massachusetts
Peculiarities of England's Grand Old Man Gladstone
The article recounts Harry Furniss observations on Gladstone as a rousing orator. It details habits before and during speeches, such as arranging notes, applying pomatum, ticked by wrist movements, eye flare, and head scratching. It notes his box-smacking energy during debates and a 1889 address urging younger MPs to keep counsel and seek public benefit. It also mentions attire signals for great occasions and a humorous wedding favor incident.
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England
Harry Furniss
London
Punch
Gladstone
America
Mr. Furniss
William Clarke
Mr. Gladstone
Sir William Harcourt
Mr. Chamberlain
Japanese Inlaid Work Revival Techniques
The article describes making a smooth Japanese inlaid appearance on a plain wooden box by affixing flat, pressed leaves in varied shapes and colors. After varnish, polish, and finishing, the surface resembles a single seamless work of art. It also shares a practical ice-making tip from American Agriculturist. On cold days, pump water, let it freeze, wet the ice house to form a base ice layer, then repeat to build a solid block for easy use.
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New York Tribune
American Agriculturist
The Bicycle Police and Theodore Roosevelt Praise
Theodore Roosevelt commends New York’s bicycle squad in The Century for daring feats and precise arrests. He highlights three riders, native American, German, and Irish mixed heritage, noting their skill in stopping runaways, handling panicked horses, and taking on violent drivers.
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Theodore Roosevelt
New York
New York Police
Roosevelt
Ex Senator Gibson and the Eastern Echo Joke
An old court witness claims ages to trick the judge and counsel. The exchange mocks belief in the eastern sho and garden spot of earth. The elderly man insists he is 68 but says 50 years were spent beyond the eastern echo.
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Gibson
Maryland
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Walt
Nora Hopper
Witch and I
Tam
Mrs. Druitt
Imine
Putney
the Cedars
Hall
Richmond
Messum’s
Hampton
Druitts
Miss Druitt
Druitt
Dohn
Alek Probige
Allnutt & Moody’s
Mein’s Salts
China
Denton
Bibb’s
Sheppard’s
Stewart Brothers
W.W. Tons Brother Lumber Co
S’ Mills
Talbot
North Carolina
Page
J.B.K. Emory
Emory & Neavitt
Commission Merchants
Light Street
Baltimore
C. H. Whitby
T. Pliny Fisher
W. E. Dunnock
Druid Hill Ave
Queen Anne's Railroad CO
P.mia
Arry
Artive
P.M. A. al
Jae MP. M
Ueenst'n
Leavy
Arro
P.mja
Queenstown
Bloomingdale
Wye Mill
Willoughby
Queen Anne
Hillsboro
Downes
Tuckahoe
Hobbs
Hickman
Adamsville
Blanchard
Greenwood
Owens
Banning
Depauty
Ellendale
Wolfe
Milton
Delaware & Chesapeake Railway
Easton
Oxford
Delaware
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
Seaford
Delmar
Salisbury
Queenstan
Delaware, Maryland & Virginia Railroad
Georgetown
Lewes
Rehoboth Beach
Ocean City
W. Troxel
O.C. Watter
Puss
N.Y
Isdy
Denton Shirt CO
Arch Aif
Chester River
Emma A. Ford
Chestertown
Rolph’s
Booker's
Quaker Neck
Bogle's
Kent Island
Gratitude
Centrevie
Corsica River
Jackson’s Creek
Rock Hall
Rock Wall
Rock
Gro. Wankep
J. BE. Taylor
Delaware and
Chesapeake
H. Pas
North
Sow Munil. Pas. Mail. Alm. P.M. Alm
P.M
Trappe
Aston
Chapel
Cordova
Ridgely
Greensboro
Goldsboro
Henderson
Marydel
Slauughters
Hartley
Kenton
Clayton
A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. Connect
Delaware Division
R. H. F. Kenney
T. J.B. Hurcnixson
R. L. Hollipay
Ee A
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Gusius Finnes & Son
Caltivore
Cane Eee
Wheeler Transportation Line
Great Groen Rayne and
Tuckahoeivers
Cambridge
Chancellor’s
Clark's
Choptank
Liloyd’s
Dover Bridge
Kingston
McCarty’s
Ganey’s
Todd's
Towers
Williston
Tuckahoe Bridge
Reese's
Coward’s
Covey’s
Killshoro
Medford’s
Clark’s
Medford's
E. E. Wileekler
Pier 5
Light St
Bob
Comes
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway Company
Baltimore, Third Haven and Great Choptane River
Avalon
Joppa
K. N. Market
Shell Point
Kirby
Hymaas
John’s
Turkey Creek
Dover
Bridgiog Island
Windy Hill
Wright's
Wvharf
East New Market
Thomson Gen’ Mwan., Jr.sawyer Wine
Nation
T. Murdock
Wilson, JR. de Wen
Bre Hou AV Ecu
South Street
Z.T. Aoureursox
Arent At
Stewart Bros
Moses Gorfrieb
Cart
D.S. Brockway
Greensborough
George F. Dill
Acenv
D.S Brock Way
Harry A. Roe
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Walter Sparklin
James N. Todd
Reed
the Bicycle Police
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