Timely Topics Excerpt From A Historic Page
A jumble of short items notes Bernhardt gaining weight and a bedridden seller of dying stock. It mentions King Christian of Denmark aged 44, Prof Starr vs barbarian ancestors, a cruel New Jersey case, a poem left by a deserted wife, Tokio’s baths, stamps with a woman’s head, sausage scare in Louisville, Miss Stone not writing for Gentlemen’s Home Journal, Loeb on enzymes, relics sent to the American Museum, phonograph cylinders from Siberia, corn as national emblem debate, and fuss over preserving battle sites via rental arrangements for government parks. Many items reflect late nineteenth century concerns with culture, science, morals, travel, and heritage.
German Descent Residents Welcome Prince Henry Visit
Observers note the strong interest of German born or descended residents in Prince Henry's recent visit. They have made the country home while retaining fond memories of the fatherland. The sentiment is described as admirable and Dearseworthy.
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Prince Henry
Foreign-born citizens and love of home in America
The piece argues that foreign born citizens retain ties to their homeland without lacking loyalty to the United States. It cites migration patterns, asserts admiration for immigrants who value their origins, and compares diseases to emphasize public health progress and the role of sanitation and vaccination in eradicating threats like leprosy, smallpox, and tuberculosis.
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Massachusetts
Montana
Italy
Tigels
Ruissia
United States
New Hampshire
North Dakota
New
Alfred Hillier
Fortnightly Review
Europe
England
Wales
Jenner
Norway
Hillier
Amusing 19th Century Drugstore Missives
A Philadelphia druggist curates a collection of humorous customer requests. Messages reveal playful misspellings and earnest needs such as remedies for a baby’s stomach pain, a “nemetic” for a child, cork plaster for a dog bite, licorice root, and requests to fill prescriptions with vague payment notes.
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Philadelphia
Bearer
Trade Report Highlights Mixed Postwar Market Trends
New York R G Dun & Co weekly review notes settle ments in many mine labor disputes but rising tensions in the anthracite region. Railways show earnings gains for May, while iron and steel face intensified supply concerns. Railroads seek rails and equipment. footwear shows slight concessions. leather and domestic hides rise. Cereal markets quiet with modest option activity. Wheat exports fall to 3.86 million bushels. US weekly failures rise to 192, Canada 12.
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New York
R. G Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Prices Paid at Spokane Summary
Prices paid in Spokane for poultry eggs and livestock include live chickens at 11 to 15 cents per pound, turkeys 13 cents live weight, eggs at 4.25 per case, beef and veal values, hogs at 5.35 to 6.40 per cwt, hides and skins priced across categories, with a 12 percent freight-based gap versus the coast. Wheat quotes from Portland and Tacoma show minor fluctuations on blue stem and club varieties.
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Spokane
Back Door Market Debate Over Amalgamated Copper
A banker and a financial news reporter clash over Amalgamated Copper Company in a discussion about market manipulation. The banker calls it a back door market, explaining the practice of entering publicly and exiting privately while the public remains unaware.
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Amalgamated Copper Company
New York Commercial Advertiser
Cannibal Chief Delivers Grim Irony in Court Room
Grim Namor mocks a missionary steak fare joke as a cannibal chief questions the victim’s life. The chef answers that the deceased was a collector, prompting the amused court attendants and a grim verdict echoed in the Ohio State Journal’s tone.
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Ohio State Journal
Splinter Causes Death Rumor at Dining Club
A rumor spins around Bromley after a splinter in his stomach is blamed on eating club sandwiches. The New York Times quotes a private exchange about the bizarre cause, reflecting dining mishap intrigue.
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Bromley
New York Times
Small But Good Teacher In Illinois School
Miss Lena Arnold, a four foot tall teacher at Rhodes School five miles east of Alta Pass in Union County, Illinois, is celebrated as the country’s smallest yet one of its finest educators. She commands with steady discipline, guiding pupils larger than her with firm skill, reflecting a strong rural school tradition despite the era’s challenges.
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Ilinois
Lena Arold
Little Men Rule The World Look Out For The Little Woman
A narrator recalls a scene in which boys carry a wet schoolteacher across a swollen creek. The youth who now guards the seat of the former teacher vows to tend every task for her. Miss Arnold boards nearby and the creek’s flooding tests their cleverness as young helpers ensure she stays dry.
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Lilliput
Arnold
Sir Walter Raleigh
Flags at Half Mast at Capitol Reflect Congressional Protocol
The article explains how flags over the Capitol are lowered to half mast to honor deceased Vice Presidents, Senators, or Representatives or per presidential proclamations. It notes that Congress adjourns to pay respect, while stressing the ceremonial nature of executive orders and long standing capitol control by congressional committees and officers.
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Capitol
Senate
House of Representatives
Senate Chamber
Hall of Representatives
Houses of Congress
House
Congress
Presidential powers on flags half mast debated
The Washington Star notes moot questions about presidential orders to fly flags at half mast and the president's power to dismiss the capitol official and appoint a successor without Congress concurrence, pending salary appropriations. Such topics surface in talks when flags are lowered for proclamations.
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Capitol
Congress
The
Washington Star
Getting Board in Boston Prefers Hidden Tests and Rigidity
A Boston newspaper man seeks housing in conservative Boston suburbs and endures grueling cross examinations from wary landlords. An elderly Roxbury host grills him for hours, probing his life, work, family, and nights out, concluding that entry by nine is the rule.
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Boston
Roxbury
Li Hung Chang
Earl Li
Boston Herald
Curious Chinese Etiquette And Dining From A 19th Century View
A 19th century account describes Chinese dining habits using chopsticks and rice, noting politeness framed by dignity. It contrasts European views of courtesy with a system where gifts must be returned many times. The piece includes anecdotes of food handling, restraint, and social protocol as observed by a Western writer.
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St. Louis Republic
Castor
Mark Twain’s Historic Hill Crest Home at Tarrytown
Mark Twain purchased Hill Crest, a historic property in Tarrytown on the Hudson, overlooking Sleepy Hollow and Tappan Zee. Once owned by Capt. W. T. Casey, the estate featured an English manor layout with mansion, stables, kennels, terraces and driveways. The grounds were laid out at a cost of about $100,000, with Clemens reportedly paying under half that sum.
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Tarrytown
The
Hudson
Mark Twain
Hill Crest
Mr. Clemens
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Tappan Zee
W. T. Casey
Clemens
Birds endure cold water and ice at New York zoo
An observer notes wild birds at the New York zoological gardens braving icy ponds and half-thawed ice. Ducks and swans forage on worms and grass exposed by thaw, seemingly unfazed by cold. An Irishman remarks he shuts his eyes when viewing Lady's fault.
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New York Zoological Gardens
Obedience Under Fire General Harney’s Railroad of Duty
A historical anecdote from Noan Smithwick recounts General Harney’s rigid discipline during a Mexico transport mission. Texan wagon master Carter defies no orders yet admits the river Nueces was impassable, choosing obedience over questioning and directing the team back to camp after a blustery rebuke.
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Gen. Harney
Mexico
United States
Carter
Noan Smithwick
Nuetet
Harney
Air
The Drink a Man Needs and Water Content in the Body
An average man requires fifty nine ounces of food per day and thirty seven ounces of water for drinking. Breathing uses thirty ounces of oxygen. He consumes as much water as he eats, with water largely in foods. To fuel the body a man weighing 154 pounds contains about ninety six pounds of water, roughly forty six quarts.
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Theody
American Apples Abroad Market Reach and Youth Warning
American apples have conquered markets in England and Germany. The text urges girls in love to scrutinize fatal cases and implies scattered insights around neighborhoods, hinting at public health concerns and consumer impact.
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England
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bernhardt
Christian of
Denmark
Prof
Starr
New Jersey
State
Tokio
Louisville
Gentlemen's Home Journal
Miss Stone
Loeb
American Museum of Natural History
Washington
Jessup
Siberia
Uncle Sam
Mr. Moody
New England
Trade Report
Wheat Report
Portland
Walla Walla
Bluestem
Tacoma
Club
Ome Hendred
Fernie
B. C
Baa
Vancouver
Fern
Austro-Hungary
Robert S. McCormick
Iilimoia
Austria-Hungary
Grim Namor
Young Illinois School
Lena Arnold
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