Miscellaneous 19th Century Notes On Names, Ireland And Art
A collage of passages discusses a name change in Michigan to Cronje, Queen Victoria's London visit with a shamrock welcome, Irish regiments, and a planned Ireland visit. It notes American art auctions surpassing $500,000 in twelve months, a Texas antitrust case against an oil firm linked to Standard Oil, and reflections on Salvation Army outreach, tenement reforms, and charitable rescues. The Spooner bill proposal shifts Philippine governance to executive control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
London
Buckingham
South Africa
Ireland
Longfellow
Fant
Hmerson
Lowell
Hawthorne
Pretoria From Fortified Hills to Impregnable City
A long description details Pretoria's defenses built by Dom Paul and engineers from Berlin Amsterdam Paris and Rome. Forts crown surrounding hills with bombproof magazines searchlights and underground stores. The article argues the city could withstand a siege with maize stockpiles two years of ammunition and strategic water and electricity networks. It notes the planned British siege force and the potential Boer fallback in the Zoutpansberg mountains.
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South Africa
Pretoria
Paul Haa
Johannesburg
Cape Town
Nebraska
Bell
Lourenco Marques
Schiel
Daspoort
Berlin
Amsterdam
Italy
Thia
M. Bloch
Pretoria i
Une
Les
Nouthwest
Boes
Kloup
England
Woolwich
Sebastopol
Zoutpanaberg
World’s Smallest Book Prepared in Cleveland
The Leader of Cleveland states a tiny 13 page volume has been printed there claiming to be the world’s smallest book. Ten copies were made and not for sale, contrasting with rare-book dealers who list the Bijou Almanac as the smallest book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ther
Ohio
Cleveland
Charles H. Meiga
Hastman Street
Oxford Press
Saya
The Appetite Of Future Maiden Society
A London Queen quotes the idea that girls grow taller and stronger due to eating more, while noting the need to keep the maiden well in hand. The piece mocks fin de siècle talk of appetite and outdoor exercise as the engines behind future women’s height and physique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relene
London
Organ Fails to Silence Amid Smoky Service at Lewiston Church
A Sunday service at In & Kennabee church faced a smoky furnace and a malfunctioning organ. The organist struggled with a high-pitched whistle while the minister recovered from the incident, and the congregation pressed on with the sermon as the air cleared. A reader’s letter from the Philippines urged American retailers to establish presence there, promising protection and asylum for soldiers and emphasizing the need for basic goods and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
In & Kennabee
Lewiston Journal
Te Church
Inez
Theo
Misays Volcano Legend Among Nicaragua’s Riches
A curious tale from Nicaragua recounts Misays, a volcano linked to a myth that Spaniards in 1524 believed the crater’s molten fire to be gold. Venturers lowered into the crater with iron chuls to retrieve the glowing metal but faced deadly heat and suffocating smoke.
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Nicaragua
There Already Vorlee-Yea and the Long Time Plan
A fragmentary dialogue shows concern about love and aging. Mise Tanny reassures her partner that future care and affection will remain, easing worries about growing old together. The exchange hints at commitment and emotional security in a troubled moment.
Stomach Troubles in Spring Signals for Help
Stomach distress signs appear with spring ailments, showing fatigue, dull headache, and sleeploss amid overworked digestion. The text urges a tonic digestive strength unique to a stated remedy to restore health and ease discomfort.
Hood's Sarsaparilla touted as best stomach cure
The advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla combines medicines known to the medical profession and has thousands of grateful letters proving it cures all stomach troubles. It portrays the product as the greatest remedy ever discovered for stomach ailments.
Sweet pea bicentenary celebration planned worldwide
The sweet pea, introduced to Britain 200 years ago from eastern Europe, will mark an international bicentenary. Exhibits, prizes, and a growers conference are planned in London with growers including Shropshire’s Ackford and the American Burpee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Ofckford
Burpee
Lonmlou West
Fanguet
A New Wall Coating for Spring Homes
The article notes housekeepers plan interior updates as winter ends. It condemns paper as costly and short lived and suggests Alabastine cement as a clean, wholesome, long lasting wall coating that can be applied easily by anyone, hiding holes and offering many colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thera Jn
Gallant Guards Strive To Protect Beer At Chieveley
A war correspondent from South Africa to the London Daily Mall reports at Chieveley camp during Christmas that two dozen beer bottles vanished in the morning and four dozen more disappeared the next day despite doubled guard. The piece notes the authorities praised the effort and doubled the guard again.
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South Africa
London
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Kansas
Michigan
Cronje
Amatiould
Supreme Court of the United States
Wafere-Pierce
Salvation Army
Good Government Clube
New York
Spooner
Senate
Philippines
Congress
Ponreyed
Attaira
Hawaii
Provident
Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Avi
Bhowing Dei
Tertius
Leach
Boutharton
Maine
Mon
Sivawates
Comoy
Amoerieni
Hood
Ubat Sdnt
Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms CO
Winchesine Avenue
How Haven, Conn
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