Questions on 18th century church service customs in Hogarth era
The fragment asks how long voices read the service aloud and how long conversation broke up, citing Hogarth era practice. It notes 1708 Sunday scenes, parishioners reading aloud, and later shifts to standing for singing, querying when these customs changed and why.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HlYliia
Wetyloe
Seaddig
Walter Baadiit
Ereéting
Mthoe
Pei Pealin
Hogarth
Empress Frederick's Garden Wealth Revealed in Text
A fragment recounts Empress Frederick of Germany pursuing gardening seriously. It notes she earned 6900 marks or 1500 dollars last season from garden produce and hides her identity behind Friedrichshot Castle while sharing anecdotes about hergloves and gardening childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Germany
Friedrichshot Caatle
Berlin
pHnceas
Princeas Yoyal
England
Prevention of the Potato Disease in Ireland and Britain
The article discusses Irish and British beliefs about potato disease and thunder storms. It notes ideas about electric wires intercepting currents to prevent infection and critiques the idea that lightning alone causes the blight. Farmers in Strathait or Strat straight attribute outbreaks to thunder, rain, and dry spells, and the piece explains the climatic conditions favoring the potato fungus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerald Isle
Strat
Fragments on War Effects and Medical Observations
Disjointed notes discuss war’s effects on health and officers returning from campaigns with stomach complaints. Mentions stress, exercise, and mental strain as likely contributors to digestive issues among military personnel.
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Ares
Hoostrich
Potato’s global spread in early American texts and myths
The Kansas City Journal notes how early writers misstate the potato’s origins and spread from Britain to Ireland and across America. It traces faulty encyclopedic claims, contrasting the potato's rapid global adoption with tobacco and Indian corn as major staples, and highlights how Virginia puritan divides with New England shaped perceptions.
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Kebry
Monthiies
America
Great Britain
Ireland
Mexico
Peru
England
Pa Cantiry
Royal Geolgraphical Social
New England
Virginia
New Hogland
Kansas City Journal
Have You A Fibula New Pin For Ladies Fashion
Women save money to buy fuulas called new pins worn to fasten fibhas the long secure pin passes through fabric and over the scroll. Roman fibulas inspired design with gold wire options range from simple to ornate with pearls turquoises moonstones or diamonds dangling from the larger piece. Prices span about 3 to 6 dollars for common pieces and higher for pricier stones.
Lesson That Was Needed in Munich
A Philadelphia railroad contractor returning from abroad recalls a Munich encounter. He sought introductions to European railroad officials, was treated warmly, but realized too late he had forgotten to inquire further about the office procedures. The anecdote contrasts customs and calls for thorough questions before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Munich
Iain
Indians of Mexico praised as strong healthy people
A Boston Herald writer extols Mexican Indians noting their clean blood, vigor, and mental poise. The piece argues Indian heritage strengthens the white race, praises stamina and discipline, and contrasts proud Indigenous women with pampered urbanized standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Natura
Nietsche
Mexico
Discovery of Goodfellow site for World’s Fair plan in St Louis
Northwest World's Fair Site association officials say records show Goodfellow avenue area in northwest St Louis hosts the old Clarke governor residence and Indian treaty meeting grounds known as Council Groves. They urge the Goodfellow plats as a suitable fair site and advocate permanent memorial buildings to preserve the history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. T. Grather
Lewis B. Snow
J. M. Williams
Goodfellow
Goodfellow Avenue
Natural Bridge Road
Gov. Clarke
Council Groves
Lewin
Report on Southern death rates among races in Nashville
The American Missionary association releases a Nashville report detailing death rates by race in the South. Over five years whites show 20 per 1000 deaths while colored people reach 32 per 1000. The note highlights higher mortality among blacks under 16 and mentions census growth differences since 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Missionary
Aasciiation
Nashville
Tenn
South
Ealiles
Alcian
Secanty
Miner Finds Eighty Pound Nugget After Tragic Flood
In November 1954 two drifters, Martin and Fowler, were swept by flood while traveling from Benton Bar toward Camp Corona via the Grizzly mountains. Fowler drowned, Martin survived, later burying his partner and uncovering an eighty pound gold nugget beneath a cliff. He struggled to persuade locals to assist, insisting the nugget was not a ploy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atripte
California
Yuba
Tuotoomie
Benton Bar
Grizzly Mountains
Camp Corona
Bret Harte
Buper
Torreta
Tarrow
Martin
Fowler
Corona
Prank Night Rouses Philly Couple After Honeymoon
Newlywed Frank H. Miller and wife return to Philadelphia to a serenade prank in Washington. Friends of the Eight W s Pinochle club march with horns before the home, spread supper later, and display a window placard reveal. A dramatic sign theft and a scream punctuate the scene as neighbors watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Frank H. Miller
Washington
Origin of the phrase sparks a dullard myth
The article explains how the saying about not setting the Thames on fire arose from an old grinding device called a temae. When the wooden handle created friction enough to smoke, the skilled worker who could produce the fire was seen as smart, while one who could not was deemed poor.
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Thames
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