Postmaster Here Restored to Due Post
A scattered report notes the New York City postmaster’s restoration and the British letter arrivals. It describes sending the Telfer cover to London, the reply returning with feedback, and the Washington Post Office Department clarifying postage costs after fifty-five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toitelen
Baruss
Dresecs
PUNE
Wits
Iater
Wits Pais
Seoeomi
Wieder
Ervey
Kelly
Ilewias
Oniee
New York City
Wwe
Telfer
London
Beehnd
Witshinweun
J. C
Waliyary
Cres
Wall
Telly
Eelhy
Gan Car Wovis Sarse
Two Paths for Youth in Self Denial and College Tradeoffs
Fragment from a moral discourse contrasts options between pursuing formal college education versus embracing self-denial and honest labor. It argues discipline from self-reliance may outgrow college, praising austere living, independence, and responsibility over vanity and dependents. It cautions readers about city temptations and urges noble conduct, work, and self-sufficiency as marks of true manhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worth University
Godnhood
Shumsters
Patie
America
Aleouy
Washington
Japan
Mount Denis
Kilsby
Saltwood
Bletchingley
England
Agassiz
Pittsfield
Mass
Arum
Massachusetts
Sleep and Health Remedies Mentioned in Public Appeal
A wartime style notice discusses fatigue and sleep deprivation among workers and highlights a product, Shep, as a restorer and invigmnator. The text mentions a public appeal for Michigan sufferers, urging readers to consider using the remedy and to avoid burnout through rest and supportive gifts.
Punitive Docks and Household Customs of Earlier Eras
A broad historical survey describes devices for punishing scolds in England and Scotland, details about ducking stools, and the fate of the practice into the late period. It covers washerwomen along rivers, daily life in guilds, and the endurance of public dress and courtship customs, with notes on wedding practices and bigamy laws in England.
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England
Scotland
Omale
Seelding
Coubehiee
Pheehair
Tahoe
Loreto
Heverads
Liverpool
Giobud Mi
Crusoe
Dell
Tipportia
German at West Point Signals New Language Education
The House introduces German language teaching at West Point expanding the academy's foreign language offerings beyond French and Spanish. Advancing German study aligns with rising German influence and practical use for military officers, reflecting broader immigration and global diplomacy trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
West Point
Caumipitigas
Canada
Mexico
California
West India Islands
Spain
Florida
Cuba
France
Louisiana
Prince Bismarck
Europe
A Moltke
Forensic Handwriting Experts and Noted Forgeries
The article surveys historical use of handwriting expert testimony in fraud cases, detailing officials like Mr. Chabot and Mr. Chariot, the shift from witness affidavits to scientific analysis, and examples from U S government practice, including the Junius letters and Tichborne case, highlighting the method and impact of disguised signatures and forged writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nethercuft
Chariot
England
United States
Chabot
Bench
Bar
Ali
Junius
Philip Francis
War Horse preacher warns against Bible in Constitution
The Rev. John Chambers argues that inserting a religious creed into the U S Constitution would be futile and dangerous. He fears such an amendment would exclude Jews and Unitarians, invite sectarianism, and could lead to a dominant Protestant or Catholic creed and eventual persecution. He contends founders avoided entangling church and state to protect liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chambers
All Times of
United States
Mgr
Chambers
Notable Astors Remembered By A Gentleman
A gentleman recalls John Jacob Astor and his wife Lady Astor noting his early life habits such as checkers after dinner and ale, Henry Astor’s loan refusals, and the fortune’s growth. Mrs Astor is praised as practical, businesslike, and a raconteur influencing the family fortune and fur trade knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacob Astor
Astor
Henry Astor
John Jacob
Henry
John
William B. Astor
Mr. Astor
Joe
Odd Scriptural Blunders by Oxford Undergraduates
London papers recount curious errors in a Scripture exam where Oxford undergraduates stumble on names and scenes. One student wrongly claimed Saul as the first king of Israel, then added Saul also called Paul. Another misnamed Balaam's ass and, after a pause, claimed the whale spoke to Jonah, quoting Almost thou persuaded me to be a Christian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Oxford
Israel
Saul
Paul
Balaam
Jonah
Witty items and notes on public life from a late 19th century column
A miscellany of anecdotes covers a drunken St Louis woman with $3000, social notes from Knoxville and Hartford, rumor of German France policy, high salaries for a St Louis teacher, a Penn monument, a Louisville boarding house incident, and quips on English Latin names and Swiss letter writing. It also cites railway tunnel costs, Agassiz quotations, a Pittsfield timber mishap, and a Bridgeport horse taming exhibit gone awry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
Anne G. Brackett
St. Louis Normal School
Gap
Salisbury Township
Lancaster County
William Penn
Louisville
Ton. J. T. Updegraf
Ohio State Senate
New York
Treasury Department
West Virginia
United States
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Anidiana
IIN
DIANA
MM. Birkman
Ob Fearth Geer ‘Khirteen Piteed Portis
Asifiaent
Welles Tide Beauty
le Bass
Iandler
Shep
Auliquar
Taft
Sute
Porning
Nislit
Leman
Switzerland
Bottlus
Elizabeth
Brandon Hill
Eylaes
Ebenezer
Northampton
Rey
Oliver Lian
Tod Mudd
Mary
Jonathan Judd, Jr
Hatfields
Windsor
Aaron Porter
Medford
New England
Sewall
Daunghter
Jonathan Judd
Southampton
Sylvester
Edward L
Free Press
St. Louis
Francis
Sir Philip
John Cabot
North American
God In the
Mrs. J. J. Astor
Knoxville
Tenn
Pairfield
Connecticut
Robert J. Lee
Hartford City
Indiana
Shanks
New Haven
Bridgeport
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