My Dear Old Man in Switzerland and the Glazier Dare
Ex Wisconsin governor George W Peck recounts a wild European tour with his son Henry. They dodge poverty in Monte Carlo, endure a near fatal glazier climb in the Alps, and mock foreign travel as Peck longs for home yet rallies his boy with bravado and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Peck
Wisconsin
Peck's Sun
Hite
Joseph B. Bowles
Geneva
Switzerland
Ginger
America
New York
Minnesota
Chicago
Milwaukee
Palaces of monarchs spark a royal housing tally
The czar of Russia and the German emperor could argue over who owns more palaces. The czar reportedly has numerous country seals and dwellings, while King Edward, though living in four, has many homes ready at all times.
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Russia
Germany
Hach
Theczar
Edward
England
Generals Kept In Shade And Sleep In War Dispatch
Jop Generals in the Field reports from Frederick Palmer on Gen. Kuroki and Gen. Fuji during the day of battle. Palmer notes Kuroki spent most time in the shade while Fuji, the chief, slept in the thick of the fight after a long night of planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Palmer
Gen. Kuroki
Kuroki
Gen. Fuji
Lesson in arranging flowers from Japan inspires artistry
From the Japanese we learn to avoid lumping cut flowers into wads for vases. Each bloom should retain its natural character and style, isolated to enhance beauty. The result is a more artistic display, as Garden Magazine notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Garden Magazine
CAUGHT IN THE CURRENT AND ODD NOTES OF HUMOR
A jumble of items from a bygone era notes Futter shipped to England, a Choctaw roads group in Indian Territory, and a royal tale of kings and treasures. It includes a wealthy donation after a hiccup attack, a New York firm planning timber plans, two crowns in the pope’s treasury split by Napoleon and Queen Isabella, and stray traveler observations of Japan and China with polite crowds and friendly dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Nigita
Uruguay
Indian Territory
Germany
Napoleon
Pius VII
Isabella of
Spain
Pius IX
Tokio
China
Railroad rates clash with property rights in senate hearing
Testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee in Washington cites Inter State Commerce Commission testimony by Prouty arguing railways should set their own rates and develop business. He opposes giving courts or commissions rate-making power, stressing a rate must be fair and reasonable under the fourteenth amendment to protect railroad property. The discourse contrasts with a Brooklyn Eagle anecdote and a domestic tips section by Eleanor R Parker on lace collars.
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Senate
Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Prouty
Fla
Gould
Circuit Court of the United States
Walla of Mexican houses and a cough cure ad
The fragment mentions thick walls in Mexican houses and a cough remedy called Piso’e Cure from W. O'Brien of Minneapolis. It includes stray lines about a flat in Yonkers and a moral quip on saving one's soul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Bacon
Walla
Mexico
Mr. Bacon
Yonkers Statesman
W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis
Titan
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promised for Women Ailments
An early 20th century promotion extols Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for women's ills including backache irregular menstruation and nervous debility. Letters from Mrs Volines and Mrs Calvely praise its relief and urge readers to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Baels
Lydia B. Pinkhan
Volines
Calvely
Pinkham
Dq, Itolines
Garlmore
North Dakota
Mra. Pinkham
Finkhem
Emma Cottery
East 12Th Street
New York City
Mre
Pinkharti
Lydia
Pinkman
Iuan
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Statlac
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North Pole
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Brooklyn Eagle
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Thia
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Washington BT
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