Mosaic of old world curios and modern city notes
A long collage of items recounts historic events and curious facts. It notes the crescent bakery emblem from a Turkish siege legend, real estate plans near New York's Pennsylvania terminal, musical links to Napoleon’s St Helena, and evolving transit and technology trends. It also mentions a New York cemetery sale, ornate memorial arches, a Piccadilly country club dogs cloakroom, and early electric pen innovations alongside diverse global notes on Bordeaux to Buenos Aires. The piece closes with brief glimpses of public figures and curios from journalism and culture.
Evolution of Prayer by Ellen Burns Gherman
The essay argues that prayer aligns with hidden universal laws and reflects a person’s spiritual state. It compares divine intent with a child’s need to ask, linking prayer to moral formation and the quality of manhood, and warns against praying only for material wants.
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Nazareth
Librarian Recommends Vaseline Diet for Old Books
A private New York library librarian explains a spring treatment for rare leather volumes. Leather must stay supple to prevent cracking, she says Vaseline rubbed into bindings protects aging leather. Newer books require less frequent care and handling is advised with gloves.
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New York Ban
Autograph of Button Gwinnett Sells for 4600 at New York Run
The Button Gwinnett autograph dated Savannah May 29 1770 sold at public auction Friday for 4600. It was attached to the will of Joseph Bantley as a witness and is noted as very rare. Gwinnett died in a duel with Gen Lachlan McIntosh. The sale was part of Elliot Danforth’s collection formerly state treasurer of New York, described as unusually valuable with generally strong prices.
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New York
Button Gwinnett
Savannah
Gwinnett
Joseph Bantley
Lachlan McIntosh
Elliot Danforth
State of
Boas Fuller and Fashioned Stoles Across Tints
The Richmond News Leader notes boas feature French flowers and satin ribbons with round shapes, while flat stoles remain in use. Blends from white to gray and stone to black suit many coloring, appropriate for day or evening wear. Fuller boas with longer plumes and thicker feathers are valued as fuel lengthens.
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Richmond News-Leader
American Woman Hostess to Prince at Notable Estate
Mrs Lewis Yarcourt, previously Miss Mary Kure of New York, is to entertain the Prince of Wales at Nuncham Mark, Carfonlahire, a famed country home in kogboy country. The guest list includes Queen Mary's chosen circle, a highly coveted honor among society hosts.
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Mag. Lewis Harcourt
Lewis Yarcourt
Heman
Beecher's British mission and Barnett's crucible of fortune
Henry Ward Beecher journeyed to Britain in 1863 to rally against slavery and counter Confederate recognition, delivering six powerful addresses in Manchester that shaped public sentiment. Separately, George Barnett, a Scottish mason, faced bank funding hurdles while building Quebec's harbor wall. a banker’s faith turned the tide, enabling completion and launching Barnett’s successful career.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Iene Gga
Great Britain
Lincoln
Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Seaat
Wilberforce
Joseph
Lancashire
Manchester
Snan Street
Mr. Gladstone
England
Britain
Oria
Confederacy
Davis
France
George Barnett
America
Aberdeen
North Atlantic
Quebec
Governont
Barnett
Rely
Walla
Bank of Quebec
Plains of Abraham
Harnett
Prince of Wales
Illnois Prairie
Hunt and Lome
Woman Hints It Pays To Hit Chauffeur In City Taxi Fare
New York World reports Mrs Nellie Norris of this city studied a bill for taxi costs and fines. After a quarrel over a 1 50 fare to city hall she punched the chauffeur and faced a disorderly conduct charge. Magistrate Gorman fined Norris a dollar.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
New York World
Nellie Norris
Lal
City Hall
Sin
Ag Shoe
Hearing on Indian and buffalo nickel likely to end
A Boston Herald note hints the proposed Indian and buffalo nickel may be dropped, with speculation that the current issue will disappear as faster production or policy changes emerge.
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Boston Herald
Buffalo
Bulgaria Rise to World Power Chronicle
A condensed history traces Bulgaria from Asparuch’s founding under Byzantine era shifts to its third emergence as a world power. It covers early state organization, Christian adoption, Simeon the Great, Byzantine conquest, a second empire under Asen, Turkish domination, and the modern push toward independence culminating in 1908 with a declared Bulgaria as a kingdom under Tsar Ferdinand.
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New York Herald
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire
Danube
Asparuch
Van
Balkan Peninsula
Borts
Congress of Nations
Bosphorus
Simeon the Great
Boris
Peter
Simeon
Boris II
John Taymich
Constantinople
Boris I
Pamian
Eni Basil
Byzantium
Adriatic
Tyadfilium
Bollara Asen
Tirnovo
Asen I
Asen II
Reeks
Moenia
Thracia
Macedonia
Albania
Durasso
Uskub
Herlin
Merdinand
Tear
Tar
Caesar
Turkey
Tear Verdinand
Rules of Warfare Customs of War Etiquette Summary
A discussion of the customs of war defines acceptable limits and prohibitions. It covers treatment of food and water supplies, sieges, water pollution, parole for prisoners, penalties for escape, forced labor, spying rules, traitor temptations, capture of officers, battlefield conduct, bombardment ethics, possession of spoils, invasion duties, and the use of retaliation as military vengeance.
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Red Cross
Walla
Romise
Genene
Aimilar
Tear Ferdinand the Crafty. Sydney Brooks In Marper's Weekly
Ferdinand has ruled the state for 18 years with a firm grip and charm that masks brutal traits. Critics allege corruption and manipulation, yet some praise his persuasive talk, quick wit, and engaging manner. His persona shifts with mood, leaving audiences ambivalent about his power.
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Ferdinand
Sydney Brooks
Marper's Weekly
Europe
Russia
Brambouloff
Boris
Turkiye at War Reveals Failures in Quarantine Camp
A Boston Globe despatch to the New York Herald portrays the San Stefano cholera camp near Constantinople as a scene of avoidable suffering. Turkish incompetence led to thousands dying of hunger and disease as weak soldiers were discarded into cholera zones, a harsh critique of leadership amid Balkan tensions.
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The
Boston Globe
Nome
New York Herald
San Stefano
Constanple
Pat
Mernie
Omer
Turkey
Balkan
Early Kansas Justice Performs Unorthodox Marriage
In Morris County Kansas a rough and ready justice of the peace Aquire Aplington married Amos Peabody and Mandy Thomas in a 19th century ceremony. He mocked strict procedure, reading the vows with humorous asides before pronouncing them husband and wife and binding them to the court with their witnesses present. The judge urged the couple to honor their bargain under state law.
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Council Grove
Kan
Court Couse
Aquire” Aplington
Ul & Crow
Aquire Aplington
Peabody
Amanda Thomas
Amos Peabody
Mandy
United States
Amon
Mandy Thomas
Amos
Morris County
State of Kansas
John Aplington
Selling Certified Milk: Expert Advice for Certification
An article in Farm and Fireside explains certified milk as milk guaranteed safe and uncontaminated by reputable authorities. Certification hinges on a recognized body vouching for purity, often a milk commission. price ranges 10 to 60 percent higher than ordinary milk, with demand rising for feeding children and invalids.
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Wold
Will Cost of Living Rise With Inflation Outlook
The author argues that prices are likely to trend upward due to multiple factors beyond gold. Predictions based on a single factor mislead, with tariffs, labor dynamics, and population concentration all influencing money circulation and trade. A 2 percent annual price rise is projected, tied to expanding money, steady velocity, and trade growth, underscoring the need for standardizing the dollar and addressing inflation through policy.
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Ila
Savings Bank
Old curiosity shop found in steer’s stomach
William A. Allen opened the steer’s stomach and uncovered a cache of odd items. A vial with a dissolved pill residue was found along with two keys, a penny, a collar button, an iron washer, an empty cartridge, nails, a broken denture piece, a penknife, stones, marbles, a comb fragment, an iron bird, an iron nipple and spoon, two wrens, and other scrap bron.
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William A. Allen
Allen
Canada’s Nickel Supply Key to European Naval Armor
From the Iron Trade Review the Dominion’s nickel wealth is vital to European naval armor. Canada holds the potential to supply nearly all nickel used in armor plates, influencing global peace. The report notes Canada’s dominance in nickel production and exports to major markets.
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Conservation Commission of
Dominion
Canada
Bohasuiee
Ormor Sonalustion
New Caledonia
Nickel Trade Threat Exports Tie U S and Canada
The text discusses how Canadian nickel export restrictions could cripple European nickel industries and make high grade armor plate for battleships unattainable, threatening US and European defense capabilities. It notes the impact if Canada bans nickel exports, affecting imports to the United States and the broader metal market.
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States
America
United States
Penrty Eix-Sevenihe
Ieekel Wan
Canada
Europe
Aged Austrian Ruler Rises Unchanged Yet
London report from Vienna notes Emperor Franz Joseph after 40 years of rising at 4:00 am now begins work at 4:50 am. He devotes an hour to his tablet and retires before or after. The change reveals a habit of life and daily routine.
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London
Billon
Vienna
Daily Telegraph
Francia Joseph How
Fost
Or & Sharp
Typhoid Bacilli Found in Polio Patient After Recovery
A reported extreme case from Commos notes a person harboring typhoid bacilli in the body long after recovery from disease. The finding involves a polio patient whose cystic operation path may have concealed the bacteria post treatment.
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Mater Mountain Globe
H. Gunderoon
Pub
Pennsylvania Railroad Omerala
New York City
G. L. de St. M. Watson
Napoleon
St. Helena
Mme. Bertrand
Kansas City
Jones
Yassah
Palleus
Frederick McCormick
National Geographic Magazine
Piccadilly
New York Harbor
Navy
e @sy
York City
Delaware River
Washington
Trenton
Perenerece
Ana Nea
Sophia Wojnowska
Poland
Jacksonville
Fla
Hampton Court
Argentina
Camp Hill
Luce
J. T. Trowbridge
Arington, Mas
Mayest
Proms
Invland
Spain
Ellen Burns Gherman
Boas Fuller
Prince
Justice
Kansan
George Ade
Irving Fisher
North American Review
Steer
Curio
New York Tribune
Iron Trade Review
Pittsburgh
Maskell Institute
Lawrence
Kennan Pa Journal
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