Manhattan Island and the Island of Manhattan distinguished
The Magazine of American History notes a historical nomenclature distinction in New York. It explains that Manhattan Island refers to a small knoll by Corlear's Hook, while the Island of Manhattan means the whole city and county of New York, now the Manhattan borough. It cites Henry Eckford's shipyard and maps by General Viele as identifying features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Magazine of American History
New York
James Fenimore Cooper
Manhattan Island
Island of
Manhattan
Corlear’s Hook
East River
Henry Eckford
Egbert J. Viele
Rivington and
Houston
Sheriff
Cannon Streets
Columbia
Stanton Streets
Island
First Avenue
Sixth Street
Tompkins Square
Burnt Mill
Branda Munah Point
Third
Lewis Streets
Alaska’s Fertile Lands and Far Wider Than Snow
The article argues Alaska is misrepresented as a frozen waste. It notes southern cities stay milder than major U S cities in winter and highlights a 600 000 square mile territory with 30 000 square miles of fertile agricultural valleys and plains suitable for cattle wintering and homesteading. government authorities estimate rich, well watered land open for settlement.
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Alaska
United States
Juneau
Ketchikan
Cordova
Valdez
Seward
New York
Baltimore
Washington
German Empire
Arctic Circle
Europe
Norway
Finland
Sweden
John A. Sleicher
Leslie
Hard Hit name origin and portrait soiree remark
The piece explains how the painting Hard Hit by Pellegrini earned its name after a remark about depicting a ruined gambler. It notes Orchardson admired the compliment and recounts the model’s card-playing habit and the artist’s delight at finding the title. The anecdote frames the work as a witty title creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orchardson
Pellegrini
William Orchardson
Women writers urge girls know beaux earnings before marriage
A quote from the Houston Post notes that a woman writer argues girls should know what their beaux earn. The piece suggests during courtship they receive three fourths of the value, then end up with a clean sweep after marriage.
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Houston Post
Johnny Flagg
Johnny
British Army Swords and Their Varied Designs
The infantry sword features a large ornate guard with the royal cipher and crown and a leather sword knot. Rifle regiments use a sword with the rifle badge in an open guard. Royal artillery and ASC swords have three curved bars, while Royal engineers use gilt hilts. Highland regiments wield claymores with basket hilts. some Scottish officers carry plain cross-hilted blades. cavalry now use straight rapier style swords with a large hand shield guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Artillery
Army Service Corps
Royal Engineers
New York Times
The French Academy’s Rise From 16th Century Beginnings
The Institute of France traces its origins to 1570 Paris when Antoine de Baif formed a literary and musical society named the Academy of the Valois. After instability and a 1584 decline, revival began in 1629 with private study groups, leading to 1634 Richelieu’s plan turning it into a public institution. In 1635 Louis XIII issued a charter establishing the French Academy with forty immortals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Institute of
France
Paris
Antoine de Baif
Academy of the Valois
Charles IX
Academy of Poetry and Music
Carolinal Richelieu
French Academy
Louis XIII
London Standard
Pin Exchange on Seattle Street Sparks Steamer Tale
A Seattle loss becomes a curious voyage anecdote aboard an Alaska steamer. A young woman mourns a gold Elk pin with initials engraved on the back, found by a fellow passenger who had just learned of the initials.
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Seattle
Leslie
Growing Truth in Argument and Influence
The author argues that arguments rarely unite people and are not the best way to persuade. Suggesting ideas plants seeds in the mind, working quietly over time. Growing truth is presented as more effective than aggressively driven truth.
Promoted the King: Italian Zouaves Vote to Make Ruler Corporal
In 1859 at Palaestro the Third Zouaves led by Colonel Chabran attacked Austrian forces across the Sesia. Victor Emmanuel II accepted a proposal from the regiment to appoint him unanimously a corporal, receiving the gesture with warmth as the troops cheered and embraced him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palaestro
Sesia
Chabran
Victor Emmanuel II
Sasetta
Victor Emmanuel
Sardinia
Castle Torrone
Pearson
Flag history and presidential insignia in the late 19th century
The article explains how until 1881 presidents lacked a personal flag and how in 1882 the Navy established a blue flag with the United States arms to hoist aboard ships when the president is present. It notes vice presidential flags later adopted and similar flags for cabinet officers. Also mentions royal visits and symbolic use of the national flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wily Elephant Showdown Imitates Prison Break Bite
An elephant turns away from a would be victim and then bolts forward to strike with its trunk. It tosses the offender roughly twenty feet and then tramples the body with its knees, ending the assault with apparent fatal force.
Quick Witty Exchanges Across a Lakefront Encounter
A humorous vignette from a New York Post item features a tall cheerful man teasing a haughty clerk about beauty while a mirror behind her goes unseen. A Buffalo News line presents a light sailboat scene as a man asks for a lovers knot and a woman offers a clergyman’s address.
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New York Post
Miss Willing
Buffalo News
Curious Shoes and Dry Goods Jokes
In India the lowest classes wear flat block shoes with a large knob slipping between the toes, worn for speed. About Dry Goods notes a marriage quip about pre marriage words becoming dry after marriage, with a Boston Traveler joke.
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India
Tom
Boston
His Occupation and a Witty Quote
A New York American quip notes Johnny’s father is described as a chi ropodist, not an optimist or pessimist, offering a playful take on a parent’s profession.
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Johnny
New York American
Bill Nye on Colt Five Shot Revolver
Bill Nye likened a five shot Colt revolver to a Professor Colt's five volume treatise on the ventilation of the human system. The quip frames the weapon as a learned, if humorous, comment on firepower and design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Nye
Colt
Professor Colt
Poor Adam and the First Invention Joke
A brief wry exchange contrasts a joke about Adam with a line from Disraeli about action and happiness. The Boston Tran script frames the humor and philosophy in a compact, witty vignette.
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Adam
Boston Transcript
Forms of Rheumatism Curable with Sloan's Liniment
An 1900s style ad promotes Sloan's Liniment as a universal cure for rheumatic pains including acute and chronic rheumatism headaches sciatica and lumbago. It claims quick relief by penetrating to the pain site and urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle for emergencies.
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Sloan
Behan v Behan divorce and land quieting decree
Plaintiff Cornelia J. Behan seeks an absolute divorce and a decree that Chelan County real estate be set as her separate property. The action targets the east half of the NE quarter of the SE quarter and a 19 rod wide strip on the east side of the NW quarter of the SE quarter in section 21, township 24, range 18. The defendant Samuel V. Behan must answer within sixty days of September 17, 1915, or a default judgment will be entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susimons
State of Washington
Chelan County
Cornelia J. Behan
Samuel V. Behan
Chelan
Washington
Towit
A. D
L. J. Nelson
P.O
Leavenworth, Chelan Co
Wash
Notice of Private Real Estate Sale in Washington Estate
In the matter of the estate of Charles L. Gordon deceased a private cash sale is ordered for Lot 15, Block 2 of C. B. Bagley’s First Addition Seattle King County Washington. Bids may be written to L J Nelson Leavenworth Chelan County by October 29 1915 at 9 am. Administrator’s name signed September 14 1915.
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State of Washington
County of
Chelan
R. Rebecca Wishart
Charles O. Livingston
Minnie Livingston
Lerne Tice
Connie F. Tice
James E. Keane
Wenatchee & Rock Island Warehouse Company
Wenatchee Lumber Company
County of Chelan
Superior Court
Chelan County
Charles C. Livingston
Washington
Great Northern
Wenatchee
OHAS
Kenyon
Wash
A. V. Huff
Chean County
Charles L. Gordon
A. PD
Towit
King
C. B. Bagley
Seattle
L. J. Nelson
Leavenworth
State of
A. D
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