Western Reserve centennial notes and early settler legends
A historic Western Reserve region centennial is highlighted with towns like Cleveland Jefferson Mentor and Austintown preparing celebrations. The piece recalls Captain Edward Paine founder of Paineville, early hardships including a starving first white child, and notable figures Garfield McKinley Howells Wade Spencer Perry Ingersoll and Hadith Thinas. It mentions underground railroad stations and the first Mormon temple at Kirtland with vivid anecdotes of pioneer transport and sustenance shortages.
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Western Reserve
Ohio
Ila
Ths
Painexville
Edward Paine
Connecticut
Cleveland
Austinvnirg
Geneva
Ohl
James A. Garfield
Wiliam McKinley
William Dean Howells
Giddings
Wade
Gviatt
Giddings &Wade
Wnt
Jefferson
Ashtibula
Little Jefferson
Liberty
McKinley Ws
Niler
Mentor
Hadith Thinas
Brofla
Platt R. Spencer
Commodore Perry
Wade Park
Kirtland
Ashtabula
Spencer Taugh
Chirch
Robert G. Ingersoll
Judge Kings,bury
Conneaut
Lake Erie
New York
Snelde
Austinburg
Prenchera
Dead passion and divorce in Victorian etiquette debates
A reader argues that a husband should grant his wife freedom to love another if that path brings happiness, citing a case of long friendship after separation and praising Ruskin. The piece condemns clinging to a past liaison and notes that a “dead passion” should be buried. Also describes the French kitchen’s neatness, size, and copper utensils as a contrast to broader domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helther
Ruskin
Thorg
Mnke
Jove-ilke
Ela Wheeler Wilcox
New York Evening Journal
France
Ita Members Among Noted Temperance Workers
The Ita group included members numbered among the most noted temperance workers of later years, highlighting their enduring influence and recognition within reform circles.
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Ita
Whalk Good Points and Foreign Ties in San Francisco Tale
Professor Headland of Pekin University aids the Chinese defense in a curious social sketch. Minister Wu moves in high circles while a Chinese cook in San Francisco carries delicate desserts to Mia. W., the heiress, and Lee Tung play roles as daily tastemakers. A quirky narrative with cultural observations and named figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headland
Pekin University
Wuali- Ington
San Francisco
Mia. W
Lee Tung
Uke
Miracle at Brestes as parishioner rises after prayer
The Perservyanza of Milan reports a Brestes miracle attributed to Blessed Mary Magdalen of Martinengo beatified by the Pope. Oraollnt Guid, once paralyzed for 14 years, suddenly moved after a fervent appeal to the new saint and cried with joy, drawing attention from medical skeptics.
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Rome
New York World
Perservyanza
Milan
Brestes
Mary Magdalen
Martinengo
Oraollnt Guid
Etrlade
Ham
Sir William Conway Visits United States Explorer’s Bolivian Ascent
Sir William Martin Conway, famed explorer, receives warm greetings in the United States as he undertakes a second Andes survey en route to Bolivia. The narrative recounts his 1898 ascent of the Timan peaks, exploration of the Himalayas, Alps, Himalayas, and Andes, and his aim to expand scientific knowledge while detailing perilous high altitude climbs and Incan remnants observed along the traverse.
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Sir William Martin Conway
United States
Sir William
Egypt
Far East
Alps
Andes
Spitzbergen
Discovery
Arctic
Bolivia
Himalayas
Timan
Daya
Pizarro
Endless Wars Across Nations Through Centuries
A compendium of historic conflicts from Sumatra to Algeria and North America, tracing colonial domination, native resistance, and enduring vendettas. It notes Dutch struggles with the Achinese, French Algeria’s garrison, American frontier clashes with Native tribes, Moroccan Rif mountains, Touareg warfare, and Corsican feuds, highlighting recurring patterns of conquest, resistance, and bloodshed.
Japanese Arrival in Hawaii Shapes Year’s Movement
Over the past year about 26,000 Japanese people landed in the Hawaiian islands. The current year may see as many as 60,000 of these individuals coming to the Pacific with the Orient pending restrictions.
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Hawaiian Islands
Why Not Live to Be 110 Years Old
Sir Benjamin Richardson argues that seven of ten sound people could live to 110 if they care for themselves. Centenarians prove longevity is possible, yet no universal rule exists. The human machine lasts longer with good constitution, though most do not take deliberate steps to reach 110.
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Spain
la Paz
Benjamin Richardson
Benjamin
Specialiny
Richardson
The Dining Table Of The Past Echoes Etiquette
A New York Tribune Telegraph piece recounts a western maiden puzzled by an eastern dinner setting with many forks and knives. She asks a physician neighbor whether to eat out or in as the long row of cutlery signals strict etiquette and unfamiliar ritual.
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New York Tribune
Pilgrim Route Aims For Mecca Despite Uncertain Mileage
A fragment notes a plan to trace an old pilgrimage path toward Mecca. It cites a claimed distance of 934 miles though the exact route and measurement remain unclear.
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Mohammed
Mecca
The Profession of Forestry for Young Men
The article highlights forestry as a growing American profession with strong inducements for men with aptitudes. It notes expanding federal forest land and state backing, the need for trained supervision in forest resorts and preserves, and the long-standing forestry schools in Germany and France supplying qualified graduates for lands worldwide.
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America
Germany
France
Treating Leprosy in New South Wales Breakthrough Serum
Several new South Wales lepers have been treated by a leprosy serum method devised by Dr Juan de Dios Carmquilla of Bogoths. The doctors report success in a hundred cases though attempts to detect any adverse range in git remain inconclusive.
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New South Wales
Juan de Dios Carmaquilla
Bogoths
Tiey
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Old Western Reserve
Pitek Mormon Church
William M. Conway
Jienry George
William Fendins
Tree Daya
Portioun
William
Cordillera Real
Youngas
Pico del Indio
Tilimant
Golniona
Ta Paz
Stout
Sumatra
Holland
Suupatra
Halland
Armenia
Turkey
Europe
Algiers
England
Morocco
Sahara
Northwest Mounted Pollce
Canada
Corsica
Syria
Hedros
Arabia
Medina
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