Soldier of the Rhine ends with peaceful surrender at Metz
In Metz the major's fury subsides as Karl reveals secret proof, the embassy of Bazaine triggers surrender terms, and Paul wins Hildegarde's love. Beatrix and Karl reveal true missions, while Aimee dies in hospital from shellfire. Paul and Karl await Paris's fall, then marry, and Paul honors his mother in the American cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinet
Hildegarde
Paul
Aimee
Marshal Bazaine
Karl
Metz
Karl von Stettin
Heidelberg
Beatrix
Ruth
Naomi
Noel
Griffy
Germany
Feldwache
Monsieur le Major
Rhine
Monsieur
Bazaine
Sir Noel
France
Jegerdemain
Algiers
Paris
Different Signs in a Bishop and Curate Tale
Dr. John Marshall recalls a parable from a English village about a curate who drives horses tandem not side by side. The bishop advises a change in stance and uses a double gesture to illustrate blessing or derision, exposing how position conveys sign and meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall
University of Pennsylvania
Should Have Satisfied Him. Dartmouth President Declines Farm Stay
Dartmouth College president Tucker and his family spent summers on a New Hampshire farm. Last year he complained about the pig pen proximity and hired girl manners. He declined to return, prompting a note saying no hogs since he left and Hannah has went.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
Dartmouth
Hannah
New York Times
Ten Commandments for a Century of Life Featured in New Book
An article promotes S Marcus Rothschild’s book How to Prolong Life One Hundred Years on Earth with ten commandments such as eating sparingly and daily cold baths. It then cites a string of remarkable centenarians and near-centenarians, including Angelina Gokey 104 in Wisconsin, Noah Raby 88 in New Jersey, and 116 year old Christian Conradt in Dubuque, among others with age claims and brief notes on their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Marcus Rothschild
Chicago
Rothschild
Angelina Gokey
Rudolph
Wood County
Wis
Montreal
Noah Raby
Pickard Poorhouse
New Jersey
George McGall
Athens
Louisa Truxo
Cordova
Tucaman
South America
John de la Summit
Virginia
Miguel Solis
Roparta
San Salvador
John Wright
Jacksonville
Fla
Christian Conradt
Dubuque
Owen Duffy
Monckhan
Ireland
Evictions in Ireland Show Recovery of Farm Holdings
A government return counts evictions in Ireland since May 1 1879 and tracks farm occupancy. Of 1448 evicted farms, 675 re leased to old tenants, 339 to new tenants, and 323 purchased by old tenants. only 18 derelict as of February 1. On Clanricarde estate 252 evictions, 16 derelict, half re leased to new tenants, 96 re let to old tenants. Estates include Clanricarde Ponsonby Lansdowne Masserene and Olphert and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Clanricarde
Ponsonby
Lansdowne
Masserene
Olphert
Lord Clanricarde
Colored Man Memory Tale At Dinner
A remark on the colored race’s memory prompts Mark Twain to recount a joke about an old colored man who claims to have known George Washington. He says he steered Washington’s boat crossing the Delaware and drove the cherry tree attack, illustrating a humorous take on memory and era-appropriate boasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
South
George Washington
Gen. Washington
Delaware
Massa
George
New York Times
Law Firm Through Generations Since 1800
The article notes a prominent law firm now known as Choate Hanford and LaRacque, existing since 1800 with name changes and evolving partners. It mentions old wooden and tin boxes in the office containing family papers through five generations, highlighting continuity in a New York to Cleveland correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choate, Hanford & Laracque
Sinc 1800
New York Correspondence
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Postoffice Salaries Rise for 2080 Postmasters
Readjustment of presidential post offices salaries set for July 1 shows 2080 postmasters to receive higher pay, total increases exceed last year and mark the largest such rise in postal history. There will be 219 reductions totaling $25,800, with first class offices at 220, second class 1025, and third class remaining. Average postmaster salary climbs from $1742 to $1746.
Rescue from the smart set in American cities
The July Century editorials lament how hard it has become for moderate means to raise children with genuine loves and simple domestic virtues in New York. It urges returning to nature, kindness, and true graces as a relief from urban artificiality and vulgarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
What About Your School Homes Alabastine Ad
An ad argues school interiors can be improved with Alabastine tinting for eye comfort and sanitary cement coatings. It claims crowded classrooms require health safeguards and positions Alabastine as the proper wall material. It also notes the Yukon river becomes navigable for large steamers when ice-free, spanning miles beyond Chicago to Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Yukon River
Chicago
Orleans
Low Fares South and East in July Specials
Travel deals listed include Lake Shore and Michigan Southern routes to Chautauqua with round trips at 14.00, Portland Maine round trips 5-9 July with one-fare return and possible Aug 15 extension, and Providence trips 7-9 July with same return extension option. Also mentions time folders and industry notes amid a collage of ads and quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern Ry
Chautauqua
Portland
Maine
Providence
R, L
C. F. Daly
Chicago
The Conquest of Arid America Book Offer Ad
An ad promotes The Conquest of Arid America and related excerpts from a Western development book. It invites readers to request pamphlets on the Sunny San Luis Valley by sending four cents in stamps to Zeph Chal et at 102 Boston Building Denver. Also includes a light humor line about defiance starch and a trite remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arid America
West
Colorado
San Luis Valley
Zeph
Cha Felt
Boston Building
Denver
Cole
Dear Mrs Pinkham Testimonial From Nurse Grames
Miss Virginia Granes of Watertown N Y praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after twelve years as a nurse. She cites relief from ovarian and womb inflammation and a six week recovery from womb falling, urging others to use the remedy. A $65000 forfeit note accompanies the testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Granes
Nurses' Association
Watertown
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vinginia Granes
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Burlington
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Tros
Robbins
Maine Street
Horwich, N.Y
Mother Gray
Allen
Olmsted
Leitoy
J. Pierpont Morgan
Denver Directory
Larimer Street
Oxford
Siastarva
Morse
Mar
Brown Palace Hotel
Tre
Eadre Pursel Carriage Co
Irvine Circles
Walter A. Wood
Wazee St
Ogden
Colo
Colorado Tent & Awning Co
Lawrence Street
Knight - Campbell Music Co
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