The Forge and a Neighboring Village Tale
A reflective narrator recalls Uncle Stanton the blacksmith, his forge, and the village gossip. He recalls Harry’s disappearance, the summer glow by the maple, and a late memory of Uncle Stanton’s death and a missing box. The tale segues into a separate interview about a society wedding in which Mrs. Stratton and Count Magri discuss plans to marry and sail to Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed
Kirby Run
Greene
bin Hou
Joe
Joe Hail
Stanein
Pargustal
Branton
Jon Wheeler
Uncle Stanton
Ace
Gray Billy
Sven
Stanton
Billy
Beyer
Ani
Mr. Mullens
Kirby's
Wis
Alice
Rabe
Secon
Hawkins
Calwayn
Porit
Davy
Fm Ware
Raibad
Lim
Harry
Lawoko T
Deacon Greane
Nan
Martha Wheeler
Lily
Sylvester Bleeker
Italy
Porter
Rosebud
Count Rosebud
Primo Magri
Strattor
Middleborough
Mass
Magri
Sinself
Springfield
Masa
Grace Church
Thin City
Baltimore
Sharty
Stratton
Tom Tromb
Lavinia Warren
Minnie Warren
Commodore Nutt
Count Magri
Milwaukee
Espionage in France and the Secret Police Network
The piece describes Parisian secret agents with official cards to gain police protection, their access to state archives, and the wide use of informants including clerks, hosts, and journalists. It notes the prefecture’s extensive records, and mentions journalists and opponents infiltrated by police networks during the imperial era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perla
Hy.r
Paria
Senate
Chamber of Deyitica
France
Paris
Republic
M. Andrieux
Jene Ho
New Apapera
Napoleon
St Augusting
Sunflower in Arctic Circle Described by Lieutenant
The Lieutenant notes a rare Arctic wildflower scene describing a tiny sunflower a few inches tall amid creeping willows and other plants. He mentions dandelions and buttercups in the same bleak, coastal environment where the sun’s glare reduces bloom size and petals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Circle
Oxcar Wilde
Broad and Narrow Tired Wagon Demonstration at College Farm
Mr J W Sanborn of the Missouri Agricultural College reports experiments with broad and narrow wagon tires using a 3065 pound dynamometer. On moist Blue Grass road the broad tires drew 310 pounds versus 420 for narrow, saving over 41 percent. On partially dried dirt the broad tires pulled 871 versus 441. a 12.7 percent advantage. Broad tires cost little, save wear, and are preferred by college teamsters for farm use.
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J. W. Sanborn
Missouri Agricultural College
College
Model Church Demonstrates Practical Philanthropy in New York
The Church of the Holy Communion in New York is praised for its extensive social works. With 900 communicants, it supports a baby shelter, an industrial school registering 854 names, a job project aiding 60 poor women, a workingmen's club of 208 members, a home for aged women, a shelter for capable girls, a Hastings on the Hudson summer home, and a coal fund reducing costs for the needy. The piece argues such active service outweighs social entertainments and gossip prevalent in other modern churches, fostering brotherly kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Hastings-on-the Hudson
New York Mail and Express Curious Cabinet Of Wood Treasures
A fruit dealer recounts curiosities from wood and bark sources. From Mexican piles with holes and shipwrecked wood to Jamaica bark lace and a storm-bean pod from East Indies trees, the illustrated cabinet tours marvels of fiber, craft, and natural oddities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mail and Express
The
Mail and Express
Mexico
Jamaica
Ann Caphin
Anulive
Aha
Queen Victoria
Curiona
East Indies
Tropics
George Bowie Knight of the Bowie Knife Legend
Cleveland Leader recounts a tale of George Bowie the famous bowie knife inventor. On a stage toward Ohio a German passenger mocked a sick old woman. Bowie confronted him, warning him to stop smoking or face harm. Bowie forced the offender off at the next station and continued the journey with the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bowie
Cleveland
Arkansaw
Tts
Uint
Bowie
Josa
Ohio
Geruan
Walter Raliegh
George
Garge Bowie
Staga
Vanderbilt shown as generous hero in Grant case
Long feature defends William H. Vanderbilt amid critical press on Grant mortgage. Describes Vanderbilt lending money to Grant without security, mortgage later taken to protect assets, and argues his charity and public good outweigh attacks. Appeals to public against sensational depictions and praises his broader philanthropy. Also notes seacoast birds visit California mountains this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
Grant
William H. Vanderbilt
New York
William
General Grant
Gay Vanderbilt
Caditara
Ward
Ulysses
York
Aya Heighbo
Bill
Toney
Shylock
America
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Wretel
Aunt Noble
Fifth Avenue
Gold
Tutt
California
Diverse oddities and notes from American towns to El Paso
A compilation of assorted items: craft trends in paper cravats and scarves, New York dance club plans, new homes built in Montgomery Alabama, bootblacks arriving from New Orleans to Los Angeles, inmates in Washington Territory asylum, Italian population in New York, malaria in Toronto and typhoid deaths, Hopkins students and graduate ties, New Orleans exposition figures, a curious plant and weather notes, anatomy of a stable, and human interest captions including a Manila style grotto and a dog remaining loyal to a dying master in Berlin Ohio, plus El Paso end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Montgomery
Alit
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Cal
Washington Territory Insane Asylum
United States
Toronto
Canada
John Hopkins University
Ajacus
Ronomy Methodist Episcopal Church
Missouri
Kansas
Red River
Louisiana
Milladelphia
Intumona
Ba Tel
Mexico
Boltl
Syivig Wibdow
Ulewk
Sourland Mountain
Hyinterdon County
New Jersey
Walla
Calcutta
Suez Canal
Ceylon
Upper Manhattan
Tria
Auditor of Public Accounta of
Virginia
When Drunkenness Was A Virtue
The article chronicles the reign of George III as a dissolute era in Britain. It notes that officials famed for drunkenness gained popularity and that sobriety was disdained in polite society, citing figures like Sir Philip Francis and Lord Weymouth as examples of celebrated drunkenness and decline in virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geooge III
England
Great Britain
Sir Philip Francis
Lord Weymouth
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Diego
Dirvadl
Ameri- 4
Placid
San Diego
Ilaya
Cuantla
Floreida
Landa
Orizaba
Maxico
Tableland
Cuautla
Tannyvon Erin
Robert
Bob
Annie Warren
Ellen Ham
C. F. Hatch
Minneapolis
Gov
Wasbing
Aykansay
Texas
Thi Uuck
Oing
Thes Sivntler
Canton
China
E. Wollny
Suomer
Cleveland Herald
Benjansin Glaque
Berlin
Gisque
Glaque
el Paso
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