Welcome of the Japanese Embassy to Boston described
A reflective piece contrasts reception of Japanese visitors with Yankee celebrations while a separate village tale follows Miss Hepzibah and Miss Polly who take in Gertrude Knox, a poor orphan. Gertrude discovers bees in their house, inspiring beekeeping that yields a lucrative harvest and helps their finances as they care for the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tomlinson
Gertrude
New York
Miss Polly
Polly
Hepzibah
Miss Hepzibah
John Wilson
John
Sle
Miss Hepz Bah
Jerusalem the Golden and Jerusalem the Filthy Explored
A New York World letter describes Jerusalem as narrow and dirty with crowded streets. It notes pools, mosques, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, with Turks and Jews facing restrictions, and questions the city’s sacred authenticity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
New York
Pool
Bethesda
Mount Moriah
Omar
Prince of Wales
Mahomet
Israel
Christ
Calvary
Adam
Joseph
Holy Sepulchre
Mount of Olives
Mount Z On
America
River of Jordan
Dead Sea
Inland Scenery of Japan and a Comic Marriage Mixup
An American traveler praises inland Japan lake scenery as superior to Champlain George Thousand Islands St Lawrence gorges and Pacific Northwest sites. He notes forests trained by foresters creating long green belts. An Italian in San Francisco sought a marriage license but received a dog license by mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Lake Champlain
Lake George
Thousand Islands
River St. Lawrence
Rocky Mountain Gorges
Columbia River
Oregon
Puget’s Sound
Washington Territory
Loch Lomond
Loch Katrine
Geneva Lake
Westmoreland
Killarney
San Francisco
Quips and quirks from a bygone humor page
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from a historical page includes wordplay about juries names, a quip about an organ grinder, a child’s pun on a family block, a waiter’s bill of fires, and witty exchanges at church and home. A Oregon breach of promise suit ends with the lady awarded twelve dollars.
Hidden Truths On A Summer Day In The Village
In a sultry July afternoon Polly and Hepzibah Tomlinson recall a twenty year old scandal the Lakeshore picnic and Gertrude's disappearance haunted by memories of that day. A young man named John Wilson appears at the gate as tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly Tomlinson
Miss Hepzibah Tomlinson
Polly
Miss Polly
Miss Hepzibah
Gertrude
Hepzibah
John Wilson
Tax Proposal for Domestic Servants Introduced in French Assembly
A bill was presented in the French Assembly proposing a levy on domestic servants. The tax would be five francs for a female servant and ten francs for a male servant, with higher totals required when more than one servant is employed.
A Triumph of Order Propels French Repression
A poem by John Hay depicts a Commune crackdown where a captain executes rebels near Pere-la-Chaise. A small Communist boy, pleading to see his mother, is spared only to die with his comrades as Death rages from Arch to the wall. The poem ends with the line that the Chassepots saved Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pere-la-Chaise
Hanging Extraordinary At Bissell's Point Well Rescue
Henry Neeley fell into a well at Bissell’s Point to recover a dropped hat. A distress signal warned of foul air. A rope was used to lift him but the noose snagged his neck. He was pulled free and revived. he is now doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Neeley
Bissell’s Point
Neeley
Terra Firma
St. Louis Republican
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Orient Isles
Ireland
France
Strauss
Sara
Godfrey
Dan
Republic—rat
Dem
White Hat
White House
H. G
Tycoon
Avaawe
Knox
Europe
Gertrude Tomlinson
Holy Land
James New
Norwich
Cleveland
Ion
Johnny
Farner
Jack
pIsaprointep
Danbury
Longfellow
Harry Bassett
Cambridge
John Hay
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