Things You May Not Know From The World Of 1909
A jumble of notes covers airship costs, uniforms, Italian restoration rules, parliamentary meals, and rail safety. Topics include copper production in Russia, German schooling in Kiao-Chau, new dog eye shields, and a cod bank off Newfoundland. Also mentions Paris transport plans and aviator saints. A Dutch captain exposed a murderer aboard the Van Spilbergen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
House of Commons
New York Aquarium
St. Louis
Popular Mechanics
Heston
Ipswich
England
Russia
Caucasus
Dniester
Kiao-Chau
China
Hong Kong
London Times
Outfitter of
London
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Ellmar
Port Riche
Ingornachoix Bay
Paris
Champs Elysees
Champs Elsees
Chair of Alden Line Reveals Colonial Craft and Family History
A New York Herald Boston dispatch reports John Alden descendants in Boston keeping a 200 year old high chair in Wil lam P Church's office at 63 Essex street. The chair, likely used by the fifth John Alden born 1740, shows hand crafted joinings with pegs and oak barrel stave back pieces. It bears scratches from generations of Alden children and retains a linen seat cover woven on an old loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alden
Essex Street
Willam P Church
New York Herald
Boston Dispatch
Church
Alden
Elizabeth Church Stoddard
Lydia Alden
Gamaliel
Earliest motor shows lore and farm life notes
The excerpts discuss the first motor exhibition in England in 1895, Burma rice acreage, Irish language classes at Dublin and Cork, scarce fire engines in Japan, odd government questions, a fable about Truth and Falsehood, vegetable composition, road costs for farmers, and sunflowers as poultry feed. The piece moves between invention, education, infrastructure, and agricultural tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Burma
London
Prince Edward of Wales
Osborne Naval College
Germany
United States
Great Briain
National University At
Dublin
Queen's College
Cork
Japan
Yokohama
Washington
Treasury
Pittsburg
The Apple Barrel and Farm Life Reflections
A nostalgic poem recalls a cellar barrel as a link to summer, harvest, and childhood, with vivid images of wind, fruit, and nature. The piece blends memory with autumn touches and the bar reimagined as a storyteller from Edwin L. Sabin in Lippincott's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin L. Sabin
Lippincott's
Hints on Hog Management and Ground Salt Use
The passage notes that burying salt a few inches deep in spots will attract hogs and confine them to those areas. It says hogs naturally root, and ring in the snout prevents rooting. It opposes mutilating ears and advocates humane marking. mentions meta tag as a better alternative.
Trumpet Calls and Warnings on Personal Reform
A collection of aphorisms urging self reliance and moral conduct. It emphasizes personal responsibility in salvation, the limits of prayer, and the importance of deeds over words. It condemns hypocrisy and promotes giving with personal sacrifice.
Beppo the intelligence of a circus dog and a wild Irish tale
A European circus trainer touts Beppo the white bulldog as more than a helper as the horse learns to run in circles by watching the dog. In a Pittsburgh morning scene a wandering Irish-tinged youth is mistaken by a couple for a North Ireland servant as he carries home their costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes
Beppo
Ireland
Tara Kakata
Terry McCarty
Quotable Q&A Binges and Banter From Late 19th Century Papers
A collage of lighthearted exchanges and jests from various periodicals. Silly quips cover domestic life, speech quirks, and social foibles, with snippets about photographers, gossip, and everyday misunderstandings. The tone is playful and observational, highlighting character and wit.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vatican
Elijah
London Globe
St. Colombe
Marcus Aurelius
van Ermaerik
van Spilbergen
Sydney
Batavia
Queer Stories
Truth
Strreen
Ontario
Teoubt
Meysendorfer Blaetter
Apa
Duzno
Boston Transcript
Lippincott’s. A
Johnny
Hub
Expressman
Hubb
Kansas City Journal
Pratt
Kansas City Star
Edgar
Mr. Killtime
Chicago Daily News
Gracie
Mr. Nocoyne
Nocoyne
Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
Stern
Tommy
Philadelphia
New York
Philadelphian
Troy News
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