Unitarianism in Africa and Liberty Day proposals
Rev M J Savage warns Pacific Coast as stronghold for Unitarianism while Africa reports 500 missionaries, 400 000 converts, and about 25 000 yearly conversions. A German Freedom League in Philadelphia seeks Liberty Day. Also noted are plans for a National Library building in Washington, Tasman Sea naming by Australian geographers, and various scholarly and civic items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Lees
Philadelphia
National Library
Washington
Australia
Tasmania
New Zealand
Australian Association For the Advancement of Science
Tasman Sea
Admiralty
Pacific Ocean
Giren
Permanency and Love Carved in Stone Poem Reflection
A verse from Richard E. Burton in Harper's Weekly compares a lover’s carved name on stone to enduring passion. It contrasts a glacier’s marks with love that outlasts fleeting fame, arguing deeper permanence in emotion than time’s ice bound speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin
Richard E. Burton
Harper's Weekly
Institution of Learning
Aliss Atwin
Jimyille
Uee
Wretch Croswaite Ousted From Jimville Texas
Reginald Croswaite arrives in Jimville Texas for health and finds local scorn. Lariat Dick warns him off after a letter reveals his engagement to a woman back East. Dick forces the Wretch to leave in 24 hours. Miss Mamie Alwin grieves and remains unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Croswaite
East
Texas
Bohn
Jimville
Bowman
Chile
Dante
Delsarte
Marstown
Dave
Austin
Alexandria
Mamie Alwin
Lariat Dick
Jimyille
Jacinto Ranch
Pard
Jack Peters
Tenderfoot Croswaite
Jack
Croswaite
Miss Alwin
Frank Lestie
Nightingales in city bird shops lure buyers and talk care
Nightingales from Germany appear in local bird stores with prices from 15 to 25 dollars and a season from October to May. A dealer debunks the cage longevity myth, noting birds can live 15 to 25 years with proper care and may breed in captivity. Descriptions cover diet, plumage, range, nesting, and migration of the European nightingale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Cage
America
Africa
China
England
Europe
Sweden
Mediterranean
Central Asia
Siberia
Spain
San Moreno
New York Sun
Idols Collector Joins Noted Auction Ring
Zhan of Lancaster Pennsylvania houses a diverse idol trove with Aztec and Hindoo pieces, ancient Indian statues from several states, and a sandstone giant by a Susquehanna bank. His agents were linked to the London auction that sold a pure gold Persian idol for nearly $20,000. In another note a Michigan farmer removed a live frog from a sick sheep’s throat, and the animal recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zhan
Lancaster
Penn
Arizona
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Susquehanna River
Sanilac County
Michigan
Electric Unicycle Rail to Hit 40 Miles Per Hour
Scientific scraps from the era note Chicago plans an electric uni cycle railway reaching about 40 mph. Other items cover sugar from cotton seed, acoustics at height, lightning experiments, and oil finds near Hillsboro Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kohlbranch
Charles Batty
Hillsboro
Texas
California
Lick Observatory
Weinek
Prague Observatory
Boy with a memory hole and Cape adventures in verse
A children’s column blends a moral tale of a boy who forgets his lesson with animal anecdotes about Cape Hope dogs and a Brooklyn cat thief. It also recalls Assateague Island’s changing geography, the Despatch wreck, and a towering lighthouse against pine and sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape of Good Hope
Broady
Brooklyn
Assateague Island
United States
Assateague
Accomack County
Fenwick’s Island
Delaware
Fenwick's Island
Cape Henlopen
Chincoteague
Bicycles Prove Swift on German Military Tests
In Germany a test compared bicycle riders with cavalry on horses over 32 miles. The two bicycle officers finished in 21 5 and 21 0 minutes while the horse riders reached the end seven minutes earlier. On 25 miles the pattern held with bicycles slower overall. Cavalry rode fast only during the first 15 minutes. bicycles maintained full speed throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Courier-Journal
Philosophy of Clothes and a Lesson in Dress
Mr Hume Nisbet relates in A Colonial Tramp how clothes change perception. In Deniliquin a barmaid and guests misjudge him, until a public room moment reveals judgments shape social reception. A Sydney opium-den remark sparks Nisbet’s retort and a renewed view on appearance. The piece also notes the Sicilia armored battleship launch and rapid transatlantic telegraph activity between New York and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hume Nisbet
Australia
Deniliquin
New South Wales
John
Sydney
Dr. Nisbet
Nisbet
King-Room
Mr. Smith
Tor
Also Mentioned on This Page
M.J. Savage
Boston
Pacific Coast
Iassia
Casa Gradie
Messrs. Stenger & White
New Yorks Post
Buiders
Portland
Daniel Boone
Oscar Wilde
New York Observer
Avenu Bank
Women's Bank
Chemical
First National
W. Atwater
Wesleyan University
Professor Atwater
Long Island Sound
New York
Gotham
J. Percival Pollard
The
Botanical Gazette
Boscome
Chicago Limited
Brenton’s
Muggins’ Junction
Stiggens’ Crossing
Detroit Free Press
Eddie
New York , Herald
Castoria
Semmel Pitcher
Castesia Fellowes
Osco
Lowell
Moss
Ram Oni
Ti Murray Street
New Work
Sian Ein Ar Iahies
Sicilia
Venice
New Terk
London
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