A Wharfside Lesson in Honor and Courage
A San Francisco ferryfront tale follows a boy named Snub and a merchant who, moved by humanity, helps the wharf rat of the street. The story weaves danger, debt, and a vow of repayment after a life saved and a child’s daring rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondquattem
Divny
Ireland
San Francisco
Marine
Market Street
Jonca
Walker
Ovie
Baub
Macly
Leard Pd
Smith
San Francisco Post
The Color of Horses and Its Indications
A historical note on horse color as an index to constitution. It discusses chestnut, bay, brown, and gray perceptions, asserting dark colors often signify strength while white markings imply weakness or caution. The piece links color to character, warning white features may indicate weakness or trickery.
Dancer Talate Mademoiselle Taglioni and the term utuy
The retired dancer Taglioni born 1847 died as Countess Gilberte Voising is credited with coining the theatrical term utuy to distinguish herself when billed with two other premiere danseuses, selecting it as a unique designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talate Mademoiselle
Mario Taglioni
Gilberte Voising
Utuy
Miscellaneous natural and scientific curiosities from early texts
A collection of varied statements covers topics from animal venom and plant history to global demographics and engineering feats. It notes snakes’ inability to poison themselves, wind mills in Holland, honey yields from clover, large U.S. death figures from consumption, and the spread of vanilla to England. It mentions a two headed rattlesnake and lime kiln waste heat used for steam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandinavia
United States
British Isles
Livingstone
Holland
Russia
England
Missouri
Europe
Louisiang
Mississippi
India
Indus
Danube
The Case For Route Step In Marching Troops
General Rodenbough cites General Upton and argues for using route marching instead of continuous close-order drill during reviews. He contends constant tight formation exhausts soldiers, suggesting route step preserves health, morale, and performance, while offering visual variety for spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upton
New York National Guard
Rodenbough
Journal of the Military Service Institution
The Cigarette Consumed Young Man Warned by Times
A Philadelphia Times excerpt from the seventeenth century echoes a warning about cigarette consuming youths. It decries smoking as a decay of vigor, describing a pale, tottering youth with hollow speech and sickly breath. The piece laments rising cigarette use and urges stringent measures to counteract the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Shipton
Philadelphia Times
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Uaner the
Antony Inhime
Robert Conner
Wagoter John
Riniler
Whitefoot
Duke
Bray
Amie
Delft
Jaca
Skipton Town
Maeberg
Washburn
Biueberg Mill
Ruth
Thal
Biaaborghil
Bulian
Ward
Robturon
Hraight
Gramdstre
Frankland
Teero
Iutrnas Dey
Mike
Pat
Bala
Dorsea
Merchants’ Exchange
Merchant Street
Mouse
Oakland
Ainca
Woodward's Gardens
Papa
Mamma
Lillie
Patada
Faust
Neotons
James Ross
Angel of Destruction
Cheyne
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