Environment Shapes the Works of American Authors
A discussion notes how author temperament influences writing conditions. Harriet Prescott Spofford writes best under trees, Margaret Deland favors a summerlike Boston home with a glass conservatory, while Winston Churchill writes in a St. Louis skyscraper office. Bret Harte and Joel Chandler Harris also reveal outdoor or homelike settings shaping their tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Margaret Deland
Boston
Gay Jowgalls
Winston Churchill
Richard Carvel
St. Louis
Vermont
Bret Harte
Atlanta
Joel Chandler Harys
Uncle Remus
Fire Among the Redwoods Baffles Early Sightings
A fragment describes a wildfire in redwood groves with a dramatic. jagged flames leaping swift from ground to treetop, and the unusual death of a young sequoia. The account notes violent, fast spreading fire and describes the scene with startled observers and wild, vivid imagery.
Military Matters and a Waterloo Veteran
The French navy shows low tobacco use with eight to ten percent abstainers and half the men smoking. The German army tests the lance boat by Herr Adolf Rey, using lances as boats and oars. George C. Chamberlain of Greenwich dies at 95, recalling carrying water to soldiers at Waterloo as a nine year old and describing the battle with gusto. born in Leicester, England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Adolf Rey
George C. Chamberlain
Greenwich
Conn
Waterloo
Sean Napoleon
Mr. Chamberlain
Leicester
England
Photographing Birds in the Field
A writer notes that common birds like the robin kingbird and bee martin are surprisingly elusive to photographers. He recalls struggling to capture a portrait of a shy flycatcher until parental care and young family disturbance provoked cooperation. Blue jays, though wild, respond when photographed late summer or early autumn and imitating their cries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaye
A. H. Verrill
Frank Leslie
Ants and Lemonade Tale Sparks Natural Oddity
A Philadelphia Rec ord fragment recounts ants carrying sugar to a lemon, then dipping into juice to make lemonade. Maine forests cover vast areas with numerous lakes and rivers, home to moose and many fish, spanning about 9,000,000 acres and 2,300 square miles of water surfaces.
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Philadelphia
Maine
Germany
Moore
America
Tales the Tourists Tell and Fields of Note
A curious perquisite of Danish MPs grants a free Turkish bath in the kingdom. Swiss cantons adopt simplified French orthography. China’s trade shows a sharp drop in silver shipments to England from 1900 to 1901. The shah of Persia’s horses show crimson-tipped tails as a guarded royal privilege.
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M. P
Switzerland
China
England
Shah of Perera
Girls as bank tellers at Royal Trust in Chicago
The Chicago Chronicle reports 18 windows at the Royal Trust bank on 166 Jackson Boulevard employ young women for cash handling. They are praised for punctuality and accuracy, with the manager stating men will not replace them. The bank pays them as much as prior male staff in the same roles. The move aimed to use reliable workers, not to save money, and comes amid broader labor changes.
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Savings Department
The
Royal Trust Bank
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago Chronicle
Chicago
Edwin ¥. Mack
German railways adopt American style reversible seats
Notes on European railways describe Bavaria introducing American reversible seats. Crete plans a Heraklion to Measure line with an estimated cost of about 1,000,000 dollars as ground surveys proceed. A Berlin journal notes fourth class dominates Pros pie travel with German fourth class carriages featuring twenty seats.
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Germany
Bavaria
Crete
Heraklion
Berlin
Trav
Humorous clippings and social notes from early papers
A collage of brief items and quips features a housemaid tale about gold fish, a royal taxon of strange monarchs, an engagement called off, a tearful penny request, and humorous exchanges from newspapers including Washington Star Brooklyn Eagle and Philadelphia Record.
Homemaker tips on home decor and care from old guide
Practical household hints cover floor nails for securing coverings in green or blue terry, cut glass knobs for colonial furniture, and lime in bowls to improve air humidity. Green woodwork with floral walls and large curtains is the current bedroom motif, plus stain removal tips and cloth care using bran instead of soap.
Notable Figures and Historical Tidbits
Senator Hawley of Connecticut is cited as senior surviving officer of the original Grand Army of the Republic. Edison holds 742 patents since 1872, Thomson 444, Maxim third. Sir Hiram Lipton advises reporters directly. Silas D. Drake founded Lincoln, N. F., later sold out by the sheriff and plans to redevelop after a failed land venture.
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Senator Hawley
Connecticut
Grand Army of the Republic
Edison
Thomson
Hiram Maxim
Hector Macdonald
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Highland Brigade
Thomas Lipton
Silas D. Drake
Lincoln
N. F
More or Less Scientific Facts of Natural World
A compendium of curious measurements and natural facts mentions sugar cane yields, barometric drops with altitude, nettle varieties, global average temperature, and densities of turpentine olive oil and alcohol. It notes bacteria breaking stone walls, a horned beetle lifting 2½ pounds, Halley’s comet distance and period, and sea island versus East Indian cotton fiber lengths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Island
Gist of nautical myths and ancient notes
A compact, period style summary mixes nautical data, early metals and farming facts with antiquated opinions. It mentions canal horses pulling barges, ship speed loss after six months, hay versus clover for horses, an Egyptian papyrus reference to sandals sparks, Claudius attack on intelligence, a device to close a valve after a gap, and global crop figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahoes
Claudius
Tn Omer
Wes
North Americas
American Cities in August Vacation for Mayors
August is vacation month for mayors of American cities. Baltimore pays about 9900 a year for its display of Hag a on the municipal buildings. Philadelphia uses 300,000 tons of the year, twice as much as Norway and to England. A New Jersey woman has won a prize for proposing to some four bridges over Enat river, the Brooklyn, the Manhattan, the York and the Quem.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Norway
England
New Jersey
Enat
Brooklyn
Manhattan
York
Quem
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Colorado
C. W. Whittemore &Co
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Estherville
Emmet County
C. V. Whittemore & Co
Masonic
Northwest Corner Square
Iowa
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Tis
Duluth, Minn
Roara
John Muir
Atlantic
Mr. Rose
AW Rose
Mr. Hoss
Detroit Free Press
Chicago Post
Argentine Republic
Arpiates
Foreign Railroad
Bummer
Timea
Bulton
Miss Prettie
Billton
Willie
Chicago Daily News
Washington Star
Henriques
Ottinger
Henriquee
Brooklyn Eagle
Philadelphie
Gownhill
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