Origins and limits of cousin marriages in ancient societies
The article surveys Roman Greek and Egyptian attitudes toward kinship and marriage. It notes strong prohibitions on close alliances, explains adoption and inheritance as related controls, and cites Cambyses and later Christian influence in curbing cousin marriages while acknowledging regional variations and moral debates.
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Lord Bacon
Claudius
Agrippina the Younger
Terence
Sparta
Athens
Alexandria
Desert
Cambyses
Persia
Rome
Germaine
Richard
Cousin Marriage Views through History and Religion
The Mobile Register discusses historic views on cousin marriage, noting religious dispensations, varied ecclesiastical stances, and moral concerns. It cites Lord Bacon on genetic relatedness, mentions a New England clergyman who married a double cousin, and reflects on papal permission likelihood.
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Byron
Old
Spain
Pot
Lord Bacon
New England
Mobile Register
Dinner Innovations in London Tablesettings
London refined diners adopt softer brown tablecloths matching room hues. Showrooms in Waterloo Place display neutral brown textiles and center flower pots under plush covers. The standout change is single use cut paper Japanese dinner napkins praised as more stylish than damask.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Waterloo
China
W. F. Sun
Bernhardt’s Paris Success Builds to Husband Business Role
The note reports Sarah Bernhardt earning a large sum since leaving Paris. Managers have controlled the earnings, but in the future her husband will manage her business affairs. It adds a claim that one sharper man remains in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bernhardt
Madame Damale
Paris Francais
Paris
Chicago
Handy Husbands Offer Everyday Labor Saving Help
A Rural New Yorker piece extols the handy husband as a versatile domestic asset who selflessly assists, keeps the home tidy, and shares child care. The narrative urges mothers to raise a generation of such men while cautioning against overburdening them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Endowments and Religious Initiatives Highlight Diverse Philanthropy
Reports from multiple sources describe Ramon Criado of Cuba bequeathing 400000 for a Cuban college in New York, Joseph Longworth adding a 10000 annual endowment, and charitable efforts in Ireland and India. A Protestant tent ministry grows in Ireland while Austrian students fund a German school fund through beer taxes.
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Ramon F. Criado
New York
Joseph Longworth
Cincinnati Art School
Detroit Free Press
Egan
D.T
Lahore
Punjaub
India
William Harper
Church of Scotland Mission
Ireland
Chicago Tribune
Austria
University of Vienna
M. ¥. Independent
Ground-hog hunt ends with man trapped inside log
A hunter near Wolf Creek in East Tennessee crawled into a hollow log to reach a ground hog, slipped down and became trapped with the hog inside. He fought the animal, was bitten and scratched, and only released when his family freed him, the hog dying in the log.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Hines
Wolf Creek
East Tennessee
Alumina variants ruby sapphire and topaz
The ruby, sapphire and topaz are modifications of alumina. Like clay, alumina forms a large part of the earth's surface.
Sleeping Accommodations and the Need for Clean Air
The article urges ample ventilation in sleeping rooms, advising open doors and windows in warm weather and strong sunlight to cleanse the air. It condemns crowded beds, endorses private rooms for children when possible, and warns against heavy drapery and odors while stressing regular airing of clothing and bedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cshildren
The Weather Kaleidoscope and Laws of Disorder
The Chicago Journal notes unprecedented 1882 weather disruptions including floods hailstorms and severe cold with a forecast of more storms. It argues natural forces follow regular laws and praises Hazen and the Signal Service for studying tornado origins to warn regions prone to devastation.
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Venner
T. Starr King
Darwin
Spencer
Mount Olympus
Hazen
Signal Service Corps
Iowa
Signal Corps
Chicago Journal
Lynching of a Negro Preacher in Bonfouca
Oscar Wilde witnessed a mob remove a black preacher from jail in Bonfouca Louisiana and hang him from a railroad bridge after his pleas for mercy failed. The incident occurred as a white woman’s alleged assailant was seized by the mob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Wilde
Bonfouca
Oscar
Yale Class of 1882 Faces Diverse Habits and Matchmaking
The Yale class of 1882 shows varied conduct with seventy-two admitting drinking intoxicants, sixty-seven smoking, fifty-seven betting, forty gambling, and fifty-two swearing. Fourteen are engaged to be married according to the Y Sun report.
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Yale
Y. Sun
Anti-Gossip Society Forms at Sunday School
A new organization named the Anti-Gossip Society is organized at a Sunday-school gathering attended by the narrator and others. The group aims to curb idle talk within the local church community.
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Jimmy
Dean
Nunkey
Times
Detrow Post and Tribune
Robinson
Brown University
Jesus
N. Y. Sun
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