Old Familiar Faces and Vesuvius News From Naples and Elsewhere
Fragmented readings cover memories of Charles Lamb verse and a reflection on "old familiar faces" amid a Naples scene where a yellow dust cloud from Africa swirls over Vesuvius. The piece shifts to Baltimore bird nesting notes, field observations on water snakes in Maine, and fashion trends in sporting attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Bay
Capri
San Martino
Capo del Monte
San Gennaro
Santa Barbara
Lkewisp
Vesuvius
Hell
Africa
London
Via Carracciolo
Allence
Chicago Journal
Baltimore
Old Liberty Road
Dulaney's Valley
Tonkawa Kiowa Reunion Reported Amid Parade Of Gifts
A lengthy account describes a 19th century meeting between Tonkawas and Kiowas in Oklahoma. Once fierce enemies, the Tonkawas visit with tents and ponies, exchanging gifts and hosting dances. A notable moment involves a Tonkawa chief objecting to photography, then requesting a portrait tomorrow. The piece ends noting Wesleyan scholar Prof Herbert W. Conn to speak at Boston University commencement on June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michigan
Lake Front
Oklahoma Valley
Tonkawa Valley
Oklahoma
Indiana
Kodak
Washington
Herbert W. Conn
Wesleyan University
Boston University
Supreme Court ruling on Foraker act and Porto Rico sovereignty
The article explains the Supreme Court decision on whether the constitution applies to territories and if the Foraker act taxing imports into Porto Rico is constitutional. It notes justices McKenna Brown Gray Shiras White in the majority and Brewer Harlan Fuller Peck in dissent, with Brown's unique view that the constitution does not apply to Porto Rico. It also references the Downes and Doe Lima cases and the issue of duties on goods from and to Porto Rico after the Spanish treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewer
Harlan
Puller
Peck
Downes
United States
Congress
Justice Brown
Porto Rico
Porto Rita
Island
Burton
Spain
Foraker
Onag
Governmmnst
Apan Goodset
New York
Pene Wiens Ato
Natn
A Hamlet in Old Hampshire by Anna Merritt
American artist Anna Merritt visited Hampshire to depict a cottage titled Hamlet in Old Hampshire. She notes the 1745 door inscription, brickwork, and quaint closings on tax taxed windows. Merritt contrasts the cottage’s early housing role for aging residents with young couples and her own studio built a hundred feet away for daytime work among flowers and birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tage
Anna Loa Merritt
England
Old Hampshire
Vegetables as Medicine and Food Remedies
An article extols vegetables as health aids citing asparagus in rheumatic cures at Aix-les-Bains and a carrot infusion for jaundice. It notes onions rich in alkaline elements help rheumatic gout, cauliflower with proper cooking becomes appealing, and celery has a nerve soothing stalk with various culinary uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aix-les-Bains
India
France
Royal gift habits reveal vast art holdings
Leed Mercury notes Queen Victoria favored Indian shawls as gifts and King Edward stored thousands of duplicate etchings. As prince he collected black and white drawings, and after inheriting Victoria’s set, he set aside a large reserve of drawings to gift to friends, while routinely acquiring art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Edward
Prince of Wales
Queen Victoria
King Edward
Leeds Mercury
No Tea Yet As Wife Serves Bath To Guest Story
A fragment recalls a tale of a young Chinese wife faced with no tea in the house while a guest visits. She manages the tea table, water boils, then cools repeatedly until the kettle overflows and no tea is produced. The husband’s guest is left to imagine the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
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Thave
Earth
Charles Lamb
Beaides
Micker
Acre
Frank C. Kirkwood
The
Game and Fish Association
Kent Island
William H. Fisher
Kirkwood
Wy Cate
Old Town
Orono
Field
Ia Felix Thirrault
Eagle Lake
Thirrault
Bor
Directoire
Cyeitat
Mohab
Ama
Mans
Pottawattaphes
Pottawattamizs
United States Supreme Court
Hampshire
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