The Magic of Music and Legendary Singers in Crisis
A collection of anecdotes shows how opera stars like Lablache Grisi Lind and others used song to avert danger and calm crowds. From a bear encounter to a robber on a train and a theater fire, the power of a singer’s voice is celebrated with vivid vignettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothe
Sane
Lfe
Luigh Lablache
Opera Basso
Lablache
Mme
Giulia Grist
France
Paris
Grisi
Jennie Lind
Mexico
Kresssl
Pers
Thenichoorhood
Munich
Ponates
Wox Mund
Eis Lappec
Edo Os Ard
Anstener
Kneissel
Far West
Addle Farrar
Chicago
Looting at Peking. A Chinaman's story of the pillage
William Stead recalls a China man present at the relief of the legations in Peking in 1900. He explains that after war’s end, pillage occurred widely but not universally. The Japanese allegedly looted mainly specific places, illustrating the chaotic aftermath of the siege.
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Hague
William ‘Ty Stead
Peking
Mr. Stead
War Memories and Ivory Trade in a Fragmented Scrap
A collage of wartime reminiscences and industry notes. An American and Chinese exchange about looting and punishment shadows a broader critique of rules of war, followed by brief observations on candles, notable personalities, and the intricate, waste-conscious ivory trade tied to billiard-ball quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lomdon
Botden
Acre
Ivory Department
The Weasel Threat in a British Rabbit Battle
A fragment from London Answers describes the weasel as a bloodthirsty native carnivore. It depicts the animal as small yet relentless, capable of terrifying rabbits by attacking necks and arteries. The piece conveys fear and fascination with the predator’s ferocity and danger to humans who encounter it.
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Tle
London
Mules Are Real Ones In Grand Canyon Lodge Register
A traveler recalls reading a hotel register entry near the Grand Canyon showing “Mr and Mrs dealin Jones, Arkansas. Two mules.” The clerk explains the note means the couple will ride down the canyon the next morning, a quirky hotel habit.
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Grand Canyon
Colorado
Dealin Jones
Arkansas
Muscles Could Lift 224 Pounds When Nerve Signal Hits
The article explains that if the arm muscles of an average man were activated by a nerve impulse they could lift about 224 pounds from the ground. Muscles contract strongly like rubber bands that can shorten but cannot stretch.
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Minneapolis Journal
The Maypole Tradition and Modern Life’s Limits
A London Saturday Review excerpt discusses speed and machinery vs human limits, warning that nervous diseases and fatigue signal the dangers of rapid modern life. It also recalls England’s Maypole customs, noting a 100 foot London pole once stood in the Strand and was later used to support Newton’s telescope at Wanstead Park.
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London Saturday Review
England
London
Strand
Wanstead Park
Essex
Isaac Newton
Flora
Candles Popular And Modernized By New Materials
The article notes candles now use stearic acid and other Gillow ingredients, replacing traditional tallow. It explains the shift from old fashion tallow dips with long wicks to modern production, highlighting changes in materials and process.
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Chicago
United States
Widow recalls fashion in death after car plunge
A widow consoles mourners as her husband dies in a car accident after plunging over a bank. She remarks his death was in the height of fashion as weepful scenes unfold in St. Louis.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Strongest Things Face Peril from the Weakest
A pithy adage attributed to Disraeli notes that strength itself is endangered by its own fragility. The maxim suggests that even the most powerful structures can fall prey to subtle, undermining forces.
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Jersey
Alaska
Arctics
F. A. Schulz
Uneeda Biscuit
Onal Biscuit Company
Tokyo
Chaffee
Italy
Germany
Potsdam
Imperial House
Chicago News
the Hall OF Fame
Charles Beresford
Pittsburg
Carnegie
Kaiser
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Dominion
Ile
Louis Madelin
AIL Nice Francaise
Clark Williams
Hughes
New York State
Columbia Trust Company of
New York
Willauns
Willams College
John Green Brady
Reynolds Enterprises
Reynolds Bank
Valdez
Abbas Ib
Egypt
Ife
Oth
Roosevelt
Louis Cold
Broooklyn
Vilna
Russia
Ted
Argentina
Brooklyn
the Weasel
Mle
People's Column
T. Enquire
W.T. Rawleigh Medical Co
Yante
King's Daughters
L. N. Munn
Stephenson Street
Court House
Washington
U. S. Army
Cuba
WM First St
Dixon
West State St
Rockford
New York St
Aurora
State St
C. B. Kling
Exchange St
H. J. Porter
B. F. Brubaker
No. Foley Street
Freeport
Karoline Cartes
Thonury B. Witte
Merdhnandise
Noy Oe
Stoas As
Arye Lawyers
Ryan
Soule City
Simuts
Comeert Bath and Ga
Orent
Staphenson St
Juir
Genecota
Conaiars
Cilenn
All
Bathenet
Sey
Subone Hom
Vliw Ue
Bat
Tilgh St
Peel
Adams St
Jacksonm
Cohmbus Ave
Pene Arcade Factory
Reitz
Schulz
M-vndtt
Mare Dace
Gas and Bath
Inquire County Clerk's Office
Stephenson and
Adams Sts
Brown & Rhone
Clifton Hotel
Douglas Vere
Pade
Fruite O Street
Carroll Street
Housek Eplog
Metropole
Douglasave
Bath
Willis St
St. Plas Hall
Martiaiee
Hlodiw
HS Wistington Screet
Mas. Nieman
Frank
Washington Sts
Straub& Nohe's
Thrace
Beave Ut Journal For Reward
Pavdtt
Ivory Market
Freeport Loan Co
Stephenson St
C. G. Schoeffel’s
Galena St
Our Country
C, G, Schoeffel
Freeport Gas Light & Goke Co
Santos
Burrell Brothers
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