English speaking world to reach 1.8 billion soon
A collection of short items notes English will be spoken by about 1,837,000,000 people in a few years, compares current language totals, and cites projections. It also mentions steamship routes and travel times, a pension case for Mrs Betsey Mater Lockwood, and a Jamaica mongoose critique, plus school system scrutiny and brief reflections.
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Smith
Lincoln Journal
Nebraska
Atlantic
Suez
India
China
Australia
San Francisco
American
New York
Cape of Good Tape
Cape Horn
Darien
Cann
Wtter
Betsey Mater Lockwood
Joseph Mather
Ticonderoga
Montreal
Moses Mather
Lockwood
Congress
Lettice Mainwaring Marries at Easterham Hall
Lettice Mainwaring travels by stage through a wintry landscape and befriends a tall stranger aboard. He turns out to be Mr. Easterham, owner of Easterham Hall, and romance blooms as she becomes governess to his two boys. By year’s end she accepts a wedding ring and remains at Easterham Hall.
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Ale
Letty
Madame Moligny
Mr. Easterhant
Lectice
Lettice
Electa Easterham
Olive Dayton
Easterham Hall
Electa
If mother would listen to me dears
Poem fragment by Margaret Sangster urging children to care for their aging mother. It contrasts a tired mother who sacrificed for her family with the need for her to rest and be included in daily life. The speaker imagines a gown of silk and velvet as a reward for her endurance and asks children to share in her happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Sangster
Refuge at Lenzing Farm Surrounded by Kind Hosts
The narrator finds shelter at Lenzing on a prosperous peasant’s farm after steering their boat through rough seas. They describe a grand hall like a baronial room, clean stables, attentive host and guests, milky refreshments, and playful young stock roaming the yard during the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenzing
Harper’s Magazine
Prune the Fruit Trees for Healthy Growth
The article explains pruning logic from planting to maturity, stressing only remove small suckers early, avoid large cuts that sap flow and trigger below growth, and to choose winter or early spring for pruning. It urges consulting skilled neighbors, protecting large wounds with varnish, and finishing cuts to smooth surfaces for rapid healing.
Mushrooms as a Farm Profit and Home Enterprise
The article extols mushroom culture as an economical healthful farm crop. It outlines simple methods: use existing cellar spaces, prepare manure, spawn and mold the beds, manage temperature, and harvest for winter markets. It notes low labor and potential for women to participate, plus practical bed construction and care details.
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Department of Agriculture
Thomas Taylor
Jess
A Natural Telephone Across Black Hills Peaks
A report from Rapid City describes a supposed natural telephone line between two 12 mile apart mountain peaks in the Black Hills. Tourists reaching the summits heard voices across the valley through a single spot on the mountain, resembling an acoustic ellipse reflector and suggesting sound travels unusually at high altitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Rapid City
Black Hills Range
Ile
Caring for the Coffee Pot in Everyday Home Practice
Estelle Brengell urges careful coffee pot care noting neglects by many housewives. She stresses emptying grounds, thorough rinsing, and regular cleaning to prevent flavor and color issues, offering practical steps for interior and exterior cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Brengell
Heven
Addom
Through Pride She Lost Her Feet in Seneca Falls
Miss Louisa Sherlock, famed for tiny feet, wore undersized shoes causing in growing toenails and a bone disease. Doctors urged amputation of both feet to save her life, and the procedure was performed, leaving her unable to walk. The account is reported as from the New Orleans Time Democrat. The note ends with a whimsical aside that the moon moves 3533 feet a second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Sherlock
Seneca Falls
New Orleans
Democrat
A Poor Frontiersman Tale From Bishop Hare
Bishop Hare of South Dakota tells a parable about a plains man who trips on a lady’s dress and jokes about living with Indians. The surprised woman retorts that after so long with Indians he should better follow a trail.
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Bishop Hare
South Dakota
Bishop
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