Literary Notes and Historical Snippets Across Periodicals
An eclectic blend of literary remarks and biographical sketches. It covers George Parsons Lathrop's future fiction, Tennyson poetry reprints, Anna W. Williams as an educator, Dr. Joseph Taylor's completion of Webster’s Dictionary, and a vivid anecdote about Alfred Tennyson. It also notes early New Jersey library reading habits, Prussian war colors statistics, and John Eglington Bailey’s expansive shorthand collection.
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George Parsons Lathrop
Frederick Tennyson
Anna W. Williams
Liberty
Philadelphia Girls’ Normal School
Joseph Taylor
Kennett Square
Pittsburgh
Tennyson
Edward Fitzgerald
Omar Khayyam
Alfred Tennyson
Alfred
New Jersey
New Brunswick
Desmond
Mars-la-Tour
John Eglington Bailey
Stretford
Manchester
England
Samuel Pepy
Bright
Elizabeth
Quotable Quips From Various Papers On Everyday Life
A collage of humorous snippets from Boston Courier Burlington Free Press Boston Herald N Y Sun Omaha World Terre Haute Express N Y Weekly Somerville Journal and Time. Light snippets cover domestic life shopping manners talk about politics pugilists and medical offices with witty exchanges and social observations.
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Bessie
Tommy
Burlington Free Press
Omaha
Laura
Terre Haute Express
N. Y
Somerville Journal
Smith’s
A Journey to Venus on a Celestial Railway
D. C. Robertson explains the limits of space travel using a hypothetical world railway at sixty miles per hour. A Moon trip would take about 166 to 167 days, while Venus, at 26 million miles away, would require around fifty years, far beyond any human lifetime.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Liverpool
Moon
Venus
Mars
Earth
D. C. Robertson
St. Nicholas
Exiles Without Trial in Russia Despotism
George Kennan discusses Alexander II era banishments to Siberia under administrative process. Thousands of liberal thinkers and suspected revolutionaries were expelled without trial during 1878 and 1879 amid police–terrorist clashes, including students and readers of reformist works.
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Siberia
Alexander II
St. Petersburg
Herbert Spencer
John Stuart Mill
George Kennan
Reporting for Papers Advice to Young Men Thirsting for Literary Glory
The Zoledo Blade offers guidance for aspiring reporters. It stresses local knowledge, extensive city contacts, and gathering all news. It notes city editors trim copy, space-work pay, and that many country entrants fail to adapt to metropolitan newsroom demands. It also suggests pursuing commercial pursuits if city life and journalism prove unfulfilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Zoledo Blade
Cruelty to Horses Sparks Call for Reform
S. M. Palmer in the New York Tribune urges humane treatment of work horses, condemning overchecks and cruel practices. He advocates loose reins yet firm restraint, humane disposal of old animals, and humane care including proper bit coverings as cold weather approaches.
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S. M. Palmer
N.Y
Global coal reserves estimated to avert shortage
The article argues against looming fuel scarcity by noting extensive undeveloped coal regions across Germany Sweden Denmark Switzerland Bohemia Russia and others. It cites estimates suggesting 80 000 square miles in Europe 120 000 in other nations and 170 000 more on the Western Continent plus undisclosed North American and African fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Bohemia
Russia
China
Austria
Spain
Italy
Greece
Japan
British America
Patagonia
Australia
North America
African Mining Review
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Boston Courier
Christian Scientist's
Boston Herald
Leo
G. H. Beidler
Tle
Prof. Hicks
Milligans
Lons
Gily Drug Store
J.C. Hanson
Lower Broad Street
Hanson
Old Auction Store
W. W. Whitmore
S. H. Rhodes
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