Paper as a modern material and its imagined future
A long discussion extols paper’s potential to replace iron and wood in wheels, boats, domes, coffins, and even armor and housing. It cites durability, weather resistance, and heat conduction, plus experiments in paper rails and ships. It notes lifeboats without seams and paper funerary caskets as economical options, and predicts living in paper houses with paper pipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Proudtit Observatory
Rensselawer Polytechnic Institute
New York
Farragut
Australia’s Giant Caterpillars Reported in Sydney
The New York Sun notes the mystery of egg whites after yolk use for ice cream is solved by albuminized photography paper. The Arkansas Traveler mentions Australia’s giant caterpillars with a Sydney observer stating a moth larva seven inches long and other larva specimens reaching eight inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Australia
A.S. Olliff
Sydney
Arkansaw
Nicknames Reflect Class Pretensions in 19th Century Workpeal
A law yer notes how professionals and workers gain reproachful nicknames within their fields. He cites lawyers called shyster and other tradesmen labeled by harsh terms to distinguish competence, with a San Francisco captain’s court case illustrating the charge.
K Railway Cars in Russia
William Eleroy Curtis describes Russian railway cars as entirely iron with metal window sashes and thin plates, making them light and solid. Indig blue exterior and luxurious interiors feature white silk brocade and Russia leather in first class, plush second class with partitions, and plain third class seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
New York
William Eleroy Curtis
Chicago News
Portrait of Bulwer Lytton as a fashionably dressed dandy
The Haberdasher recalls Bulwer Lytton before his fame, describing him as flashy in dress and jewels yet physically unremarkable. He notes Bulwer entered as short, bent, knock-kneed, ill dressed for a gentleman, with an notably small foot, contrasting with the author of Pelham in expectation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulwer Lytton
Lytton Bulwer
D'Israeli
Willis
Pelham
Mr. Bulwer
London
Milan
Haberdasher
Beet Root Sugar in Europe Declines in 1887
A continental authority estimates that beet root sugar production in Europe for 1887 fell notably from 1886. Total beet crop likely about 2,850,000 tons, versus 2,625,060 tons in 1880, with Belgium the lone exception growing 100,000 tons in 1887 against 91,000 in 1886. Germany Austria Russia all show substantial declines. France nearly holds steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Russia
France
Chicago Times
Prayers and Patience for the Distressed Abroad
A collection of observations on extreme hardship faced by the homeless and unemployed at home, contrasted with harsh treatment of Jews in Jerusalem under Turkish rule. Reports note restrictions on foreign Jewish arrivals, unequal treatment of Christians and Muslims, and praise for Jewish settlers as orderly and industrious. An Englishman quips that evening wear is called full dress, a tongue in cheek aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
Chicago News
New York Tribune
Beaton Herald
Inherited Instincts From Animal Kingdom Debate
An essay contrasts human limits with animal senses and instincts, arguing humans lack many powerful traits such as scent tracking, navigation, and migratory guidance. It questions whether humans inherit any superior instincts and cites examples from insects, birds, and mammals, then pivots to modern anecdotes and editorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lubbock
Howard
Clarkson
Curious tones of civilized races and their trains of fans
An excerpt contrasts tones attributed to civilized peoples with those of ravage tribes, noting sharper speech among New Englanders and softer tones near the tropics. It discusses how voice quality supposedly mirrors energy, refinement, and climate, with examples of visitors misinterpreting overheard tones. The piece shifts to Christine Nilsson’s passion for tapestry and fans, detailing prized gifts.
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Edad
New England
Old England
Tropics
Brazil
South America
Christine Nilsson
St. Petersburg
Aml
Oude
Saul
Eugenie
Mme. Dubarry
Boucher
Thakore
Morvi
London Life
All Brandenburgers Are Soldiers Says German Heir Presumptive
A collection of quoted opinions on German military zeal from diverse sources notes that all Brandenburgers are soldiers. It cites senior figures and newspapers discussing war, fame, and military prestige, and contrasts martial mindset with caution, highlighting the era’s tensions and public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Sedan
Louis Napoleon
Prince William
Germany
Chicago Times
Tattooing in Burmah Described by Observers
A Conhill Magazine account details Burmese tattooing from knee to wall, noting the widespread practice among men, age 12 to 18, and the use of opium as an anesthetic. It describes the tattooing tool, procedure, pain, swelling, and typical motifs like tigers nagas and heroes, finished with borders and edgings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecca
Te House Top
Doston Transcript
Moyin
Moung Daw
Tian
Pho Msin
Moung Saik
Conhill Magazine
Prince Bismarck Still Works Hard at Old Age
The New York Tribune notes Prince Bismarck, past seventy, remains tireless, earning an annual income of 100000 to 150000 with estates, saw mills, and distilleries while saving much. Other items describe Boston bookbinders using varied colors for Dickens set, a San Francisco Chronicle quip about age and begging, and Verneuil’s study on lockjaw linking to horses and microbes.
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Prince Bismarck
New York Tribune
Boston
Arlo Bates
Home Journal
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Newton Journal
Czar OF
Civilization
Muman
Milo
Christine
South Carolina
New York Evening World
Globe Democrat
Ihinais
Nick Nunes
Murray
San Francisco
New York Mail and Express
Joe Howard
New York Graphic
New York Central
Chicago Herald
Blemarck
Bulgaria
John P. Jackson
New York World
Nilsson
New York Post
Albany Sunday Press
M. Menges
The
Hague
Edison
Arkansaw Traveler
Colomb
Channel
Bea
Board of Trade
Mercantile Marine
Chazubers’ Journal
Burmah
Bismarck
Netter
San Francisco Chronicle
M. Pasteur
M. Verneuil
MM. Verneuil
Pali Mall
Ron
Made B. Us
Tion
Tbs
Sts
Jel
Noah Walker
E. Baltimore Sr
Baltimore, Md
Longfellow
Holmes
Gvant
Erving
Whittier
Worcester
Washington
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Webster’s
Everett
Sumner
Phillips
Garfield
Hillrd
Chas
Sumners
Flon
Edward Everett
Jatoe
A. Garfield
Alexander U. Stephens
J.B Leppincott Company, Publishers
Marhat Street
Philadelphia
Augusta Evans Wilson
Dillingham
Adarge Velie
BEVEL
Sadat
G. W. Dillingsam
G. W. Carleton & Co
New York Weekly Herald
United States
Foreign Department
James Gordon Bennett
NEW York Herald
New York City
Mason & Thanlin
Mason & Hawlin Oregons
Mason
Mason & Hiamlin
Mason & Hamlin Organ & Piano CO
Chicago
Gov't Printing Office
U. S. Supreme Court
Sup'ts
Canada
G.&c. Merriam & CO
Puls
Springfield
Mast
Alfred D. Smith
Denton, Ma
Post Offer Department
Marsland
Postnaeter
Don M. Alckenson
Kk. Emery
AVITT
Emory & Nlavitt
South Street
Baltimore
Maryland
Gould
Gould & CO
Phila
Kirk
JAS. S. Kirk & CO
Chicaco
Peach Tree
C.orem & CO
Caumbridge
W.R. Esensox
St. Paul Street
Maltimore
Delaware and Chesapeake
Oxford
Trappe
Easton
Chapel
Cordova
Que Ui Anne
Ridwiv
Gre Ueboro
Goustere
Blendreon
Marval
Slaughers
Hartley
Kerton
Clayton
Chaiytor Wit Fon
Wol& BL
Rexney
Genoa
Su Cuas
Puch
ION, Mines
Souter
M. Ware
Uavin B.steward
D. B. Stewart & CO
Mluchasts
Pratt Street
Dej OB. McPherson
Pugette
Charles
Calton Detal Association
Ghoptank Hotel
T. M. Cooper
WM. G Henderson
F Street
P. C
Washington, D.C
U. S. Patent Office
Patent Office
U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Courts
Epps’s
Main Street
Centum
C.W Blackiston
BRS
Douglass
Andersontown, Md
Philip W. Downes
John He VanGesel
Thomas M. Cooper
Penton
Abe
ELON
Hobbs
Att'y
Kvfi Pessys
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