Dorothea’s Night Ride and the Concord Message
In a dim colonial hall Dorothea Dorothea overhears Master Hathaway and a plan to seize stores at Concord. She disguises as a soldier, visits John Farden and Joseph Warren to relay warning, sparking action that leads to the Lexington battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Hathaway
Concord
Gage
Boston
Miss Dorothes
Gaspar
Priscilla
Uncle Gaspar
John Farden
Joseph Warren
Dorothea
John Warden
Tle Hlece
Hannah
Mistress Phithaway
Moi
Norun
Priscilla Farden
Anya
Farden
John
Priscila
Mistress Farden
Dorahesa
Warren
Mr. Warren
John Jarden
Lexington
John Forden
Dorothea Recounts Soldier Visit at Joseph Warren’s
The New York Mail and Express records a reminiscence where Dorothea recalls a soldier who came to them one night at Joseph Warren's, while Mistress Farden blushes and stammers in response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothea
Joseph Warren
Mistress Farden
New York Mail
Jeixpress
Opium in India Sparks Global Dispute Over Use
The piece reports heated opinions on opium in India with advocates calling it a blessing and opponents describing it as a curse. It details Lucknow opium dens, government licensing, and arguments from scholars and officials including the Bishop of Calcutta and a native museum official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de New York Times
International Anti-Opium Society
India
Asia
Calcutta
Bombay
Madras
Lucknow
Maulmain
Burmah
Tere
Europe
Indian Museum
America
Birds in Place of Doga and Other Scientific Notions
In Venezuela and British Guiana a tame crane called ugami aids herds and flocks as shepherds do with dogs. London scientists report lightning tubes on the Riffelhorn, with glass-lined forms created by rock melting. Entomology explains red clover failure without bumblebees for fertilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
British Guiana
Geological Society
London
Ramsay
Eccles
Riffelhorn
Matterhorn
Switzerland
Men of Science
Philadelphia
Shadow photographs with magnets in early imaging experiments
The article describes using magnets to cast shadow pictures on photographic plates. A key or iron object placed on the sensitive film, magnets held near the plate, yields sharp shadows after development. Paramagnetic materials photograph well. reversing plate orientation allows non magnetic shadows. Experiments by Professor McKay show shadows through wood and with small magnets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKay
Personal Appearance in Business Through Fashion and Faith
A New York banker recalls how attire once affected credit and respect. He recounts a tailor offering affordable, well-cut clothes that boosted confidence and business prospects, noting fashion’s enduring influence on professional perception over a long career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Werchant
New York
The
Philadelphia Ledger
Larceny Named In Missouri Politician Mixup
Washington correspondent recalls a gag during a campaign in which a local chair introduced Mr. Tarsney of Missouri to a country town as Mr. Larceny, causing laughter and a quick correction as the audience learned the mispronounced name. Also notes vast export of patent medicines from the United Kingdom.
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Washington
Cllergeo ‘Tines
Tarsney
Missouri
Congress
House
Tarney
Presen
New York State
Treetate
Minalasippi
Larceny
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United States
Alexander Freeman
Staten Islind
Dee
Freeman
William Haines
Jackson
New Orleans
St. Louis Memorial Home
Davis Parks
Fowler
Mich
la Glyen
Percy Dyer
Belvidere
Andrew IF. Mcree
Burlington
Kan
Malton
Selence
Truckee
Lake Padi
John 8. McKay
Brooklyn
Scientific American
United Kingdom
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