Weather and world notes mix in noisy 19th century column
A jumbled collection of weather notes and brief items follows. Mentions temperate days, a party invitation mix up, and people named Mrs Passity, Mrs Lowe, and Miss Ferbe. Also references to a French company, Soviet and Italian topics, and various distant events and statistics. The tone mimics a busy newspaper wire-like digest with miscellaneous facts and anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Passity
Mra. Lowe
Mins Ferbe
Mra. Basily
Bill Passing
Kansas City Star
Arabs Stir Turbulence as Sultan Faces Challenge
A century of Western Christian concern over the Moslem world centers on Bairam observances and Turkish rule in Arabia. The Lucknow conference calls for Christians to join the Greater Bairam, while unrest in Mecca Medina and Meccan pilgrimages disrupt rail transport. Meantime American missions report rising enrollment in Constantinople and Syria, with Robert College celebrating its fiftieth anniversary and Henry Martyn’s centennial inspiring new educational efforts for Moslems.
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America
Mecca
Mina
Lemmeet
Balram
Jram
Lucknow
Zwemer
Arabia
Medina
Austrain
Mahomet
Turkey
Calip
Egypt
India
Young Turk Party
Constantinople
Robert College
Protectan
Robert Calle
Bosphorus
Law Robert College
Jem
Mission Educational Union of
Syria and
Palestine
Martyn
T ‘Okat
Christiana
Marathon Golf Bet On Maidstone Littlestone Distance
A group of Maidstone neighbors wager to play a golf match covering Maidstone to Littlestone, about 24 miles straight and 36 miles in play. Two players accepted, to be decided within three months with standard golf rules and an umpire. The plan included specific clubs and fresh balls. Also noted is Japan’s rice crop rising 6.1 percent to 16,464,000,000 acres.
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Lintonrk
Maidstone
Littlestone-on-Sea
England
Littlestone
Appledore Junction
Cambridge
St. Iis
Braiwle, Clock
Niblick
The Old Violin A Memorial of Gertrude
A reflective meditation on an heirloom violin, its memory and music. The piece recalls Gertrude and her daughter, mourning a loved one while honoring a shared lineage of song. It notes the violin’s aged beauty, its ties to past masters, and the hope that future generations may awaken its harmonies.
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Caxton
Fox
John Bunyan
Gaspard de Halo
Gertrude
The World's Geld and the Credit Crisis
A New York Times Annabat analysis argues wealth alone cannot sustain growth and that credit must expand. It cites missing capital from art, industries, and global consumption, noting India Egypt and London demand vast sums and asking where new capital will originate to meet nine months of London’s new work needs.
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The
New York Times
Annabat
India
Egypt
London
Germany
France
United States
Canada
Hawail
Africa
Cartoonist Brain Fever Inquiry From Milwaukee Journal
Compiled by a witty remarking collector, this item riffs on cartoonists and ideas. It references a friend with many notions, pay for quick pictures, and a casual chat about drawing hats and street scenes. It hints at a chaotic, humorous exchange tied to old canal and urban references.
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Milwaukee Journal
Jay
Gibson
Flagg
Americans in Paris Hotels Seen by a Pro from Paris
A Paris hotel proprietor, in thirty five years of observation, argues Americans fund hotels thriving not by wealth but by sheer numbers with high living standards. He labels Americans as fussier and more open yet tolerant guests, versus English guests who tolerate little but switch hotels easily. He notes French and Greek visitors as spendthrifts, Germans as easy guests, and describes the wary reaction of staff to American openness and a woman’s smile.
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Paria
Paris
Prietor
America
Tipa
Germany
Parle
Hwine
Banke
New York
London
Berlin
War Traders and the Global Armament Trusts
Harper’s Weekly analysis by David Starr Jordan contends that war munitions networks form a global trust rather than lone firms. It names Krupp, Deutsche Wernf Fabrik, and others linked through cross border shares, bankers, and political influence, with Britain and Germany central to the nexus and calls out the Harvey United Steel and allied firms.
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David Starr Jordan
Harper's Weekly
George H. Perris
London
Rand
Krupp Company
Deutsche Werne
Munitions Fabrik
Nobel On No
Britiah
Ita
Birmingham Metal and Munitions Company
Chilworth Gunpowder Company
Sellachaft
Hamburg
Dresdner Dream Fabrik
Spain
Portugal
Britis Trust
Vicko
Feas
Harvey
Eel Company
Thes
Albert ‘Viewers
Vickers, Ltd
Reaveniers
William Beardmore & Co
J. M. Falkner
Armstrong- Whitworth
BL Ellis
John Brown & Co
Coventry Company
Thomas Firth & Co
Hethiehem Tool Company
Schneider Company
Reichstag
Herr Liebknecht
Eason Company
Muocesdad
Newbold
Erels
O Wy Rae
Nistera
Harve United Steel Company
Wealth Not All In Albany Journal Chronicle
A fragmentary account reflects on Charles GQ Gates and wealth. It questions whether vast riches bring true happiness or moral purpose, suggesting Gates valued spending over productive effort and pondering if he would trade wealth for a meaningful life in his final months.
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Albany Journal
Charles GQ
Gates
Aerel
Walt Way
Theo
It Was a Puzzle to Him
A brief note from The National Montly presents a cryptic tale about a man whose behavior or reasoning remains unclear. The fragment hints at a personal puzzle or mental struggle, with emphasis on introspection and possible misperception.
A Lawyer and an Honest Man Grave Riddle
A man visiting a village cemetery reads a monument inscribed as “A Lawyer, and an Honest Man.” He marvels why two supposed enemies share a grave, then learns the inscription’s irony when another visitor asks about a grave of an old friend.
The Billliest Kind of a Hostess
A Woman's Home Companion column recounts revisiting a former home and the social maze of hosting. The narrator describes a busy circuit of luncheons tea and card parties aimed at introducing old friends to new acquaintances, neglecting the return to close ties.
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Mrs. Blank
Dash
Striding Rapidly in Washington Hotel Lobby
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes a vivid scene as Caleb Powers of Kentucky smiles amid talk of pension progress in a Washington hotel lobby. A related anecdote recalls a southern town case where a fake illness led a doctor to prescribe milk and crackers at night, claiming medical science has advanced. Germany leads in artificial silk production and use.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Washington
Caleb Powers
Kentucky
Mra. Smith
Bonar Law and Carson pledge on Home Rule crisis
London reports Andrew Bonar Law and Sir Edward Carson threaten to join civil war if Home Rule passes for Ireland. The Ulster Covenant pledges Unionists to oppose Home Rule and defend Ulster by whatever means may be necessary, signaling deep colonial party resolve and potential upheaval in Britain.
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London
Andrew Honar Law
House of Commons
Sir Edward Carson
Hellain
Ireland
England
Edward Carson
Ulster Covensot
Ulsterites
Peccens Sone Mney
Parti Ce Nlonial
Ulster
Up Arine
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