The Horse Fair and Its Five Reproductions
A detailed account traces Rosa Bonheur s The Horse Fair from Paris to New York s Metropolitan Museum of Art with five known copies. It notes the original owner A T Stewart and Vanderbilt s purchase for 250 000 francs, its Paris salon debut in 1853, and later histories including Landseer engravings and British, American, and French uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Museum
New York
Rosa Bonheur
A. T. Stewart
Metropolitan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Paris
Paris Omnibus Company
Ernest Gambart
Society of Artists of
Ghent
Mile. Bonheur
Bordeaux
England
Male. Bonheur
Thomas Landseer
France
Tusan
Trors
Landseet
British National Gallery
National” Gallery
Milos Bonheur
America
Legion of Honor
Amaerica
Argonant
Telegraph Poles and Funny Tales Across Newspapers
A elderly passenger asks about telegraph poles and a taxi driver recalls minor collisions with streetcars. The piece quotes banter from the Chicago Tribune and Washington Star about sudden stops and a stranger’s non selling tale, ending with a moral about true obedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mat
Chicago Tribune
Tulip Madness and the Dutch Tulip Craze of the Last Century
The piece recounts a 17th century Tulip mania in Holland. Bulbs traded on the Stock Exchange, shares owned, and short selling noted. A black tulip price chase ends with a syndicate trampling a rival gem underfoot, revealing market hype and folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Stock Exchange
Lille
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Hague
Picked an Odd Name An Author’s Long Search and Surprise
An early copy of A Fool's Errand led Rev Luther Pardee of Chicago to discover the character Theron Pardee. Judge Tourgee explained he chose the name from an old Curcy college curriculum dated 1925, finding It to be rich and fitting. He then learned the rightful owner of the name was alive, prompting a pleasant acquaintance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theron Pardee
Luther Pardee
Chicago
Curcy College
Pardee
New York Press
The Arab Plowman and Roman Echoes Across Africa
An excerpt notes how Roman influence lingers mainly in names and labor customs rather than monumental ruins. It contrasts vivid scenes of an Arab plowman, Lalisha, with a broader claim that Rome’s civilizing power left scant imprint on people, aside from certain linguistic traces and hiring practices in the Tell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lalisha
Elijah
Africa
Rome
Wide World Magazine
Ancient Spectacle Makers in London Guild History
The London Guild of Spectacle Makers ranks among the strongest city companies with a charter dated 1629. Evidence suggests the trade existed earlier, with references to 1568 in trade records and a Venetian figure Carlo Zeno noted for clear sight at age eighty four without aids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guild of
London
Carlo Zeno
Italy
London Telegraph
Different Altogether. Ink on carpet and mamma cleans up
Visitor consoles Tommy after spilling ink on new carpet. He suggests calling the cat to lick it up, but Mother will do the licking instead. The exchange carries a tone of practical domestic quick thinking and family dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Mamma
The Lawyer Madam and the Widow
A sharp exchange unfolds over a will leaving a widow only what the law requires. The widow, angry and resolute, vows to confront the estate's counsel as she contemplates next steps in the settlement.
Niagra Flow Speculation Pokes Fun at Plumber Joke
A humorous exchange from Harper's Bazar imagines Niagara Falls stopping in 3,000 years. Mrs Knicker hopes the leak is fixed by the plumber while a friend dismisses the myth with a playful remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knicker
Niagara
Locust Plagues Threaten Crops Across Regions
A vivid account describes migratory locust swarms threatening crops in semitropical zones including Europe North Africa and South America. The piece details cloud-like armies covering skies eating fields and tainting poultry eggs and grass. It outlines a method of trench barriers and suffocation to destroy hoppers and urges neighborly coordination for success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Egypt
Syria
Morocco
Mediterranean
South Africa
South America
Argentina
John D. Leckie
Chambers Journal
Harth
Providence Journal
Right Spirit Quotations Make Light of Failure
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote notes Mrs. Brown bought an entire new outfit in anticipation of her husband's failure. The passage pairs a witty line about spirit with a remark on life’s timing by Lord Beaconsfield.
Trolley Road Schedules Across Lancaster Lititz and Manheim
Bus timetable outlines Lancaster Lititz and Manheim routes with first and last departures on weekdays Saturdays and Sundays. Early morning and hourly service described for Lancaster and Lititz with varying weekend frequencies and special notes for northern routes and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Luita
Cara
Lititz
High Grade Goods headline style inventory list
Local suppliers advertise a large stock of coal lumber slate plaster roofing materials salts and phosphate products. The notice emphasizes grades and varieties including coal hard medium and soft lumber slate Victor Wall plaster plaster and pewter sand roofing and salt products from multiple brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
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Corntosset
Washington Star
Sandt
Litiz Lodge
K. of F
Lititz Lodge
Garfield Castle
St Sorat
Tle
Rudy Hall
Washington Camp
P.O Ss
A. of
Rothsville
Pirle Hall
Swan Hotel
Stevens Post
A. R
Saffey
Brobst's Hall
Pr. Meas Springs _Counci
Sr Oo
M. Warwick School Board
Warwick House
Litlie Fumicultural Mutual Fire Insurancempany
of EY
Litita
Moravian
The
Loyal Temperance Legion
Ory
Court Lititz
F. of A
Rudy's Hall
Lord Beaconsfield
Lancaster, Neffsville and Lifitz
Veanvacioam
Sktereburg and Manheim
A. M
Manheim
P. M
Baio Aa
Moxie
Hiram Holtzhouse
Coal & Lumber
Ritsoll
Griffith and Boyd
Bear & Long Lititz
D. Fidghthorn
Bow- Rudy's
Allentown
C. H. Kreider
Main St
Allen
D. Frank Kline, M.D
King St
Uum
S. M. Huber
East Main Street
A. R. Bomberger & Co
Lititz, Pa
A. AR. Keller
Rudy
Lancaster’s Best Jewelry Store
Zook
Pane Dare Ta
Front St. Warwick
Bueh & Hassler
Ind
W.S. Bueh
Attorney At Law
S. C. Hassler
Anct
Hut Ours
Hershey, Leaman & Go
Lititz, Penna
Hershey & Gibbes
Islea
Ind Tel
Spruce Villa
Spruce Villa Dairy
J. . Brubaker
W. H. Bollinger
M. M. Souders Electrical Contractor
C. King
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