Persistent bid to move Shakespeare tomb shocks Stratford colony
The article details ongoing debates and past attempts to exhume Shakespeare from Holy Trinity Church Stratford on Avon. It notes American and English interest, guard efforts, guardian society with royal links, and famous critics like Swinburne and Hawthorne, plus public figures who warned against disturbing the bard’s final rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity Church
Stratfordon Aven
London
Shakespeare
Moses
Merlin
Iaraeis
Exodus
Hamlet
Westminster Abbey
Victoria
Dean Stanley
Winadsor
Chapel of St. George
France
Italy
England
Charlemagne
Aix
Agamemnon
Troy
Egypt
Cleopatra
Rameses
Henry VIII
Pythagoras
Abraham
Ruth
Bacon
Earl of Essex
Holy Trinity Chancel
New England
Atlantic
Holy Trinity
Miss Bacon
Stratford
Ignatius Donnelly
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Lora Leicester
Amoga
John Brown
Capt. Kidd
Oxford
Charles Swinburne
Swinburne
Serbel Vitual
Earth
Edward
Rermean University
Thomases
Philadelphia
Duke of
Stratford’s
William
Gladstone
Watching the care go pro and con
A child named Gladys watches the busy street from her window and remarks that she is "watching the care go pro and con" as the city throngs below. The piece captures a playful, precocious view from a girl on a crowded business thoroughfare in Harper's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
Dr Williams Pink Pills Cures Anaemia Promoted In Ad
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for anaemia and watery blood. It shares a testimonial from Mrs Nightingale of Ontario about improved health in her daughter and notes pills are available from medical dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six for 2.50 from The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Nightingale
Chesley
Ont
I Am a Prayer
The excerpt discusses Jesus as prayer and the believer’s role in intercession. It contrasts solitary prayer with intercessory work, urging royal, almoner like service in the sacred place, and notes the transformation of aims when Christ is first. It emphasizes spiritual elevation through prophecy, promises, and diligent study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Jaron
Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus
Paul
Christ
Admiral Evans Relates Chinese Court Experience
Rear Admiral Robly D. Evans recounts a China court scene at Shanghai. Four defendants appeared, three Chinese and one American sailor. each Chinese man was sentenced to thirty days for drunkenness, while the American sailor demanded thirty days and release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Evans
China
Robly D. Evans
Pacific
Shanghai
Ah Ling
Ah Sung
A Word to Mothers About Baby's Own Tablets
A promotional note touts Baby's Own Tablets as a child safe medicine free from opiates with a government analyst endorsement. It claims to cure stomach and bowel troubles destroy worms ease teething pain and promote natural sleep. A mother from Judd Haven Ontario testifies to relief from teething and constipation. Sold by dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Judd
Judd Haven
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Broeckville
Ont
Buck Strives Across Four Mile Rhode Island Swim
A handsome buck deer swam about four miles from Wamphassett Point to Pawcatuck Point then Osbrook, eluding pursuers, crossing fences and walls along Stonington Point and Sandy Point before ending near the Pawcatuck River. Providence Bulletin reports the dramatic coastal trek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonington Point
Stonington Harbor
Wamphassett Point
Frank Joseph
Sandy Point
Rhode Island
Napatree
Narragansett Bay
Joseph Fuller
Osbrook
Pawcatuck Point
Pawcatuck River
Providence Bulletin
Longest lightning conductor claims on Zugspitze peak
Bavaria asserts the world’s longest lightning conductor atop Zugspitze, rising above the meteorological station and descending to the Hollenthal valley where water runs year round. The rod spans five and a half kilometers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bavaria
Zugspitze
German Empire
Hollenthal
Twin Brotherhood Debate on Concealment
Dialogue fragment shows Nell resisting the idea of a twin brother while Selle questions the possibility, highlighting themes of secrecy and identity. The exchange hints at family dynamics and the social implications of twins.
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Nell
Selle
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George Matheson
H. T. Miller
Dodds
Nese
Dlunk
Lee
Jie
Buck
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