Global notes on empire, cities, and society in 1892
A compilation of observations from Wenxie pay and other reports. It covers politics with Idaho and neighboring states having electoral votes, urban growth in Melbourne, slavery in Portuguese India, naval strength comparisons, physician poisons, census gaps, famine relief by a Russian doctor, a curious Northampton jury verdict on costs, Salvation Army wood cutting in England, and a Colombian river voyage describing land and river life. The piece ends with a quip about laziness and bravery.
A Little Song Outlives Them All Poem
An antique quatrain praises a short song’s longevity across centuries. It asks why a simple lyric endures while grand empires crumble in reform’s wake. The verse notes ruined buildings, fallen thrones, and fading projects, yet the tune remains constant through time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. H. Leck
Academy
A Country Doctor's Ill fated Summer Romance
In the Catskills Beau Sejour season of 1891, Dr Mowbray falls for Mrs. Ainsleigh, a widow with guardian Mr Ainsleigh looming. Their affair ends as marriage plans and money tensions collide, leaving the doctor betrayed and the woman silent about departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenham
Catskills
Griggs House
Beau Sejour
New York
Mowbray
Tim
Robert
Hen Returning
Mr. Ainsleigh
Mr. Ainsle
Mrs. Ainsleigh
Helen
Robert Mowbray
Herbert Ainsleigh
Precocious Intellectuality and Early Learning Claims
The Chicago Herald notes that precocious minds like John Stuart Mill and Macaulay showed early reading, while most children progress faster when not forced into instruction until age seven. The Somerville Journal records a humorous exchange where a husband claims never to disagree with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stuart Mill
Macaulay
Chicago Herald
The Hair and Marks of History Across Ages
An eclectic review traces beard and hair fashions from ancient rulers to naval regulations. It recounts taxes on beards in England, Peter the Great’s beard policy, and 19th century naval hair rules, ending with miscues and quirks from diverse locales.
Wonders of Our Country Show Local Marvels and Myth
The article urges American readers to explore domestic wonders and talents, noting boomerang users in the United States, Indian jugglers, and tribes with skilled charmers. It claims Indians live in large urban tenements and that belief in witchcraft persists within the nation’s borders, challenging reliance on foreign marvels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
United States
India
Orient
Old Salem
St. Nicholas
Poultry and Garden Notes From Early Farm Pages
A collection of farm and garden notes covers poultry feeding, hatching, and the value of humane litter. Tips include using leaves as poultry house litter to generate heat, keep fowls busy for winter egg production, and practical care for cows, geese, and bees while stressing farm self-sufficiency and disease prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Doolittle
George Eaty
Old Jim
American Poultry Yard
A Feline Paradise at Fulton Market
A New York Commercial Advertiser piece describes Fulton Market as overrun with cats of all breeds from Maltese to tortoiseshell. The area provides ample prey and hiding places enabling rapid growth, with Old Tom a 20 pound veteran guarded by market workers. He and other marauders drift through stalls stealing meat, drawing canine terror and local disfavor.
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Fulton Market
Ferry
Tom
Old Tom
New York Commercial Advertiser
Giant Yellow Web Spinning Spiders Of Ceylon
In the mountains of Ceylon a gigantic spider spins bright yellow webs. Each thread rivals embroidery floss in strength and size. Webs span five to eight feet and the supporting strands stretch ten to twenty feet, halting pedestrians as if a low-hanging line. Locals and Europeans collect the webs for weaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
St. Louis
Meddling Tommy and a Kitchen Cake Tale
A child named Tommy learns a lesson after taking a small bite of a cake without permission. His mother reveals the icing spells out Ommy, leading to a moral about meddling and honesty as Grandma shares a memory of a tar-stained pocket and a pocketed mischief. A bear skin display in Portland is noted as the largest seen, appraising size and weight.
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Ila
Himelf
Velen
New Orleans
New Delta
Tommy
Mamma
Kitty
Grandma
Henry
Papa
Hudson’s Gun Store
Prizaly
Alaska
Portland
Egonian
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Indiana Progress
Wenxie
China
Idaho
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Wyoming
Melbourne
Eskoda
Goa
George W. Smalley
London
The
New York Tribune
England
Baltimore
Charleston
United States Navy
Douglass
Kansas City
Northamption
Easton
Justice of the Peace
Tag Allemtowa
Boston
Easland
Salvation Army
General Booth
Londgys
Simaller Capital
Fhey
Magdalene Hiver
Colombia
Freigit
Tate
Democrat
Watkins
Someotie
Somerville
Navy
Louis VI
Pedro IV of
Persia
France
Alexander of
Macedon
Peter the Great
Russia
Canterbury
Lizabeth
George C. Badger
Mediterranean
Europe
Asia
Washington Star
D. H. Turner
Covina
Gladstone
Turner
Cal
Argus
Chicago
New York Journal
Chicago Tribune
Uriah Hupp
John Howard
Messrs. Hupp
Campbell
Ink
Lang
Oroville(Cal
California
Visalia
Tne
Childreps Donem
Brooklyn
Omuy
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