PERSONAL NOTES AROUND ST LOUIS AND VISITORS
Purely personal snippets detail travels and visits from St Louis. Leonard White and others plan or report activities, with relatives visiting Marcy Franzen and family at 200 Laight Avenue over the Fourth. Mentions include Miss Kroenen at 206 Ferdinand Avenue and extended family trips to New York, New Jersey, Detroit, and Jamaica Lake, plus summer reunions and a family gathering in Wheaton, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Franzen
Lacy Crow Helott
Marcy Franzen and
Laight Avenue
Law Kroenen
Perdinand Avenue
Stells
New York
Monpain Lake
New Jersey
TAKE IT WITH YOU Read on Revlon fiber from mixed cotton
A damaged OCR passage describes a process where fibers from Japan are separated and combined with cotton to create a fiber used in clothing and nets. It notes washing, drying, and separating steps, claiming the resulting material resembles cotton and can be prepared by fishermen for export to markets, affecting cheap clothing prices and durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Weil
Memoria of Fworge Mute duty quotes in Meredith work
The passage notes Meredith and Lady Macbeth in a literary diary fragment. It cites Laily Butcher and a scene where Macbeth pushes a hand toward a corpse, with lines about resurrection and intense emotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laily
Fran
Mr. Meredith
Teving
Macbeth
Bright Front Door Frays Behind Ret Habit Lot
The door shows a worn brown finish with a frownlike grain. Scratches are hidden by a neat varnish while the wood retains a darker edge, preserving a weathered look.
Rhodes Missed Fortune Oil Drilling in Mexico
Cecil Rhodes spent 450000 dollars drilling for oil in Mexico amid a volatile period for energy ventures. The episode highlights vigorous investment, uncertain yields, and the broader risks faced by oil exploration in foreign jurisdictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes
Mexico
Slang in Don Quixote and translations noted
Frank W. Hoyt surveys slang in Don Quixote and its translations, praising the vivid rural English of a Huguenot translator. He cites phrases like labor’s value, “virgin pullet,” and “die of the pip,” noting antiquated yet modern sense in Anglo-Saxon slang beyond American usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Quizote
Peter Anthony Motteaux
London
Donna Stodriguez
Hla
Garetaria
Altlathora
Duleines
Sneebo
Sancho
Thomas Orans
Frank W. Hoyt
New York
Flying Fox Haunts River After Airborne Hunt
A correspondent reports a flying fox case near South Anstyng where a corvids crew chased the fox along the river. The fox looped, then altered course, prompting the flock to follow before the creature vanished. speed and pursuit mark the incident known in Australia as the true chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Farre
Australia
Everlasting Memorial for Jone? City of Sant Monten
An Everlasting Memorial is planned as a stout stone circle by the Joent service mtn in Sant Monten Cah Wtts. A large operate theater will feature a Greek form with concentric rings, central orchestra, and a paved stage. the site sits in a hospital wood with a level center and horned stone work for a lasting tribute to service men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NaLore
Chia Bast
Matos
Joent
Mtn
Sant Monten
Division of Income Opinion on Weekly Family Budget
A wife argues for a single steady plan to divide weekly income into separate slots such as rent taxes charitable giving doctor fund and holiday savings. She notes six years of marriage and two children justifying careful allocation by the young couple to cover dress and family needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Weihweyn
Be Brief Old Pop Be Brief
A quirky column argues readers should use single and two letter words to convey ideas vividly. It extols short words like I do it God war law tax owe dun wet dry pie and many four and five letter essentials such as love home hope food work news rest song hair golf vote bank rent coal and death and grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kannan
God
Thin
Alyex
Pigeon Mail Through Microphotography Feats
A 19th century note recalls pigeons used to send messages during the Paris siege. A single bird reportedly conveyed up to 40,000 words in a single trip by microphotography, reducing type to tiny films read through a microscope. Under favorable conditions, pigeons could carry about three quarters of an ounce and, with photo reduction, imagine messages rivaling 120 ordinary volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
St Gall Island: Early Abbey and Ironbound Influence
The article traces St Gall in Switzerland as a key embroidery center and cultural hub in central Europe. It notes foundation by Irish apostle Galine in 614 near Steinneh Brook, enforcement of Idah church rules to 720, abbot Othmar’s substantiation of St Beogistet, and 1001 Abbot Norpert establishing a convent on the Sitter river, with St Gall abbots shaping the region until mountaineers later resisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwlss
Re. Gall
Switzerland
Europe
Aposte Galine
Steinneh
St. Gath
Beogistet
Othmar
Norpert
Bt. Gall
Sitter River
Phnce
Abbatin Cel-Appenzell
St. Gall
Magical influence and dark whispers of Gordii
A fragmented excerpt recalls General Gordii in a near mythical light, his presence shaping rituals and fear. It hints at a time when he wore power as Sudan, dictating sacred moments and austere tests of faith, amid ominous signals and internal conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordii
Wien
Pirtyer
Hythe Port A Storied Medieval Channel Stronghold
The article recalls Hythe as a notable port on England's south coast shaping medieval and early modern history. It notes its strategic Channel position, special privileges, and governance by a lord warden. The port supplied worship duties until around 1500 and then shifted to defense against continental invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hythe
England
English Channel
Hindu divine figure with bow and five flower-tipped arrows
Describes Kaiia and Kania linked to Brahma, wielding a sugar cane bow with a line of hens for the string. Five arrows topped by flowers conquer the senses. Rides a parrot or sparrow with nymphs. banner shows Mukera a fish on red ground. Wife Rath, daughter Thaha, and son Aniruddha noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiia
Kania
Brahma
Je Rath
Thaha
Ie Aniruddha
Upright Plane Invention History Mentioned In Fragment
The text recalls the upright plane patented around 1800 in England and the United States by John Lasar Hawking, an Englishman. It notes an 1807 practical upright hat result by Southwell and a 1820 patent for the modern frame by Allen and Thom.
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England
United States
John Lasar Hawking
Southwell
Allen and Thom
Powerful Fire Extinguisher for Incipient Fires Guide
A compact note on using a powerful extinguisher. It describes the components as crude onletum, 20 parte, aatt, Ove Parts, Wisholvert in TS percent, and advises keeping it handy and applying with a hand pump for early-stage fires.
Beauty In Bells and Lost Fowl in Modern Times
A fragmented note contemplates beauty and duty toward fowl in a modern world. It references historic care, replanting in bone, and a literary aside about a pool. Names like Roger Allan and Brooklyn Kate appear, but details are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midiat Py
Roger Allan
Brooklyn
Railroad Mystery Train Seemingly Stops Unexpectedly
A fragmented inquiry wonders why a train that starts from a station stops soon after, suggesting it might have to pause at a specific place. The writer notes no one can explain the recurrence and doubts prior knowledge. The passage ends with uncertainty about whether anyone will ever know.
Alsatian Petroleum Walle Shafted for JMO Years
Alsatian Petroleum Walle, also spelled Walle, has long been developed by JMO interests. The depots claim to be among the last operators worldwide using shaft-based extraction methods, marking a notable industry leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsatian Petroleum Walle
Aletiah Pétrolean Wella
JMO
Depontty
Fragmented medical note hints at perfume use and mood cuees
A damaged excerpt discusses tonics and perfumery as mood influencers. It mentions avoiding heavy cadences and the Cologne region event attracting around 400 people. Notes on perfume tips aim to counteract dustiness often seen in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Methodiat Church Term Origin and Adoption
A fragment describes the word ethodar derived from a Greek term meaning rite and its application to followers of John Westey. It notes Westey’s acceptance of the label while maintaining that the savior’s rites and practices were followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodiat
John Westey
The Firet Museum of Alexandria History
The text describes the first museum housed in the palace of Alexandria where scholars were maintained at public expense, likened to Hellenic public servants at Athens. It notes Ptolemy Philadelphus and a date around 2nd century BC as foundational context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firet
Alexandria
Hinent
Athens
Ttm Foundation
Adeiiand
Ptolemy Philadeipins Abaat
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