Odd Clippings From Across The News World
A miscellany of lighter items, oddities, and curiosities including cost of living debates, cabinet baby counts, New York charity aid, fashion gossip on tall girls and bonnets, water pipe insulation tips, a Boston gum stock boast, a Maine teacher’s prison visit, a Buffalo deathbed story, mentions of dangerous zebras and Egyptian papyrus found in New Brunswick, and a Norwegian engineer’s buoyant reindeer skin life belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasatsoros
United States
New York City
Boston
Onowar
New York
Maine
Alain
Ife
Tencher
Mtule
Thomaston
Reform School
Tok Buffalo Repress
Aho
Eraployes
Sage
New Brunswick
N. J
Lansing
Egypt
Bowe
Times
Norristown Herald
Norweoras
W. C. Moller
Notable figures and curiosities from a bygone era
A collage of biographical notes lists celebrated individuals and odd facts. It mentions Dr Lenz crossing Africa sea to sea, young singers and actors, a Virginia governor renowned at checkers, Adelina Patti’s sister teaching in Paris, and Cuauves Dickens visiting America for readings. It notes Roscoe Congrine’s alleged generosity to indigent lawyers and a pearl necklace once owned by Empress Eugenie valued at 180000. Also cited are boisterous claims about many public figures, veterans of naval service, and debate over the true author of a war poem, with attribution shifting to Mrs Rowland or Ethel Lynn Beers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Lenz
Africa
Neverseer
Yankee Doodle
Serra
Governor Lee
Virginia
South
Myer Canzotta Patt
Adelina Patti
Paris
Cuauves Dickens
America
Roscoe Congirne
Groscu Faancis Tuan
W. K. Vanpervitt
Eugenie
Tom
Colley Cibber
Hubert Bsouthy
Edmund Boenser
ST Ergen Briant
Beauford
8. C
George Washington
W. E. Vanderbilt
Potomac
James Brown Potter
Rowland
G Eliot Beers
How Society News Is Gathered In New York
A New York society editor compiles the morning papers from private receptions and dinners along Fifth Avenue. Reporters learn the dress, diamonds, and guests by interviewing dressmakers, milliners, and servants, often receiving notes or invitations to preview outfits. The result is detailed Sunday editions filled with wardrobes, parties, and the lives of prominent women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue
Queston
Society
Preas
Made a Horse Laugh by Scheming Gentay Bet
A man in a white hat tricks a horse into laughing at a Chicago Herald event. The animal's lips curl, teeth flash, and he guffaws as the man collects four dollars for the stunt. He absolves the cruelty with a blasé remark about using flies for experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
Burdette's Ship and the Humorous Craft of Prosperity
The humorist Bob Burdette recalls his rise in journalism, describing his early career in Burlington Iowa, and how his metaphorical ship, a modest brig with sunlit sails, carried a cargo of nonsense and earnestness that lifted his fortunes and pleased readers and creditors alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Burdette
Robert Burdette
Hawkins
Burlington
Thackeray
Charlies Lamb
Charles Dudley Warner
Howells
The Widow Barrios and Her Precious Gams
Mme Barrios widow of Guatemala’s President Barrios visits Washington. She possesses six million dollars in American investments and six children. The late president is portrayed as bold yet prudent, having pursued bold schemes and amassed wealth abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Foote
New York
Mme. Barrios
President Barrios
Guatemala
Washington
President Barriers
Central America
America
Pomaks of Eastern Roumelia Describe Fierce Yet Peaceful Mountain People
The Paris Temps outlines Pomaks in Roumelia's Roustchos and Kirdjali districts. Nearly 64 and 188 villages house about 12 000 and 22 000 Muslims who cultivate, trade, and produce raisins. Pomaks resist taxes, yet guard lands, claiming Greek, Bulgarian, and Ottoman loyalties with a history linked to Asparuk and Boris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Roumelis
Paris Temps
Rouftcos
Kirdjal
Roumelia
Turkey
Sublime Porte
Rouftchos
Rhodope Mountains
Ards
Ronftchos
Liei Dele Klii
Balaban
Hirsova
Nostankeny
Kirdjali
Karamanti
Mersiler
Karaguendiler
Hassanbabalar
Bulgaria
Theas
Bega
Vanalades
Pomaks
Macedonia
Roufthos
Asparuk
Kroum
Boris
Rowustchos Pomaks
Laniun Fouth
Seacook's Wrath and a Wife's Extravagant Purchases
A Rochester Democrat item quotes Mr Seacook scolding his wife Matilda for buying frills like a three dollar feather and a hanging lamp while ignoring necessities. He mocks her taste and laments mortgage risks, while a Rochester note mentions a double apartment nest with sparrows and a UK Parliament crowd estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Seacook
Matilda
John
St. Louis
Rochester
N. Y
Religious unions and missions cited in early 20th century text
An assortment of religious notes covers missionary totals, church statistics in New York, and plans for a Jewish seminary in New York City. It mentions 1,096,000,000 heathen and Mohammedans versus 6,000 missionaries, local gospel work in New York Baptist and Presbyterian groups, and an Orthodox rabbinical college eight-year program. It also notes a splinter sect in England claiming Israelite heritage and an unconventional prophet Jezriel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satan
Dakota
George MacDonald
State of
New York
Tee
Presbyterian
Earth
Guthrie
Jewish Theological Seminary
New York City
Charles Aings
House of Israel
Chatham
Eng
Christ
Jezriel
Feats and Folklore From Far and Wide
A miscellany of quips and curious anecdotes from American towns. Tales range from a misquoted tombstone inscription in a Susquehanna valley churchyard to whimsical remarks about Washington and Mars. Other items note a Philadelphia dandy's courtship expense, a San Francisco tragedy with hidden money, and a hog stampede through a Pittsburgh drug store with bottles smashed and a near-fire finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Carver
Philadelphia
Eva Courtwright
Norristown
Coffey
San Francisco
Tux
Chronicia
South America
Allegheny City
Pittsburgh
Also Mentioned on This Page
Society ‘Reports
Burdette's
Widow Barrios
the’ Pomaks
Seacook
Engl
Sue
Arizona
Wilkesvarre and Western
Pennsylvania
Jupee Hiram Warken
Georgia Supreme Bench
Suzquehanna Valley
Albert Gres
Linesville
Miss Bunnell
Mars
Arctic
Wilrox E. Riss
New Castle
Neshannock Creek
Anowax
San Bernardino
Cal
Iona
Express C
Manneric Appliance Co
Dearbore St
Chicago
Ill
Eri
W. A. Norma
Powes Block
Rochester N.Y
C. Lawrence
Lawrence
Office
Mass. St
Blair
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idahu
Oregon
Northern
Pacific
Chas.e
Lamborn
Land Com
St. Paul
Minn
H. Harsert & Co
Portland
Ite
District of Kansas
Garwood I. Attwood
Benjamin B. ‘McFarland
Emeline bin Chancery
McFarland
William I. Smith
Turin
A. D
Anid
Cherokee
Kansas
Benjamin B. McFarland
Emeline McFarland
Pais Court
LAR RE Nor Eekly Journal
Oaid
C. G. Foster
Thomas
Frank J. Thomes
Abby Petzoldis
Hal Ha Hes
Petzold
Chan
Aald Petzold
Cath Lorris
X “Barker & Summer Attorneys
Plats
Eanes
State OF Kansas
Douglas
Dovetas County
James H. King
W. C. Tidward
Board of County Commissioners
Douglas County
Hawaai
Samuel A. Riggs
H. D. Whitman
J. W Shepherd
Wakaross Township
Wakaruea
Peraone
Aaid Wakardea
Lawrence Week
Y Journal
J. E. McCoy
John Walton
WM. Draper
Doverns
S. White
Lanaance
Jocenal
Joel 3. White
Wm. J. Carey
Samuel Burgan
E. Zimmerman
Grant Town
Board of County
Kangus
Grant
Lawnexer Weekly Journal
Commissiops
Doveras County
Joel
White
Woshty
Lawrence Weexly
Texan
Addreas
Jourmal
Jerome Yuan
Family Journal
New York Weekly
Ani Ne
J. B. Randall
Montreal
P.Q
Merrell
Uugers
Wall Srontty
Aj Terin
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