Forests and gardens near Reading unfold like fairy land
In a Reading excursion guided by Dr Kreider and hosted by Mr Nolde and Mr Horst, the party marveled at vast reforestation on 800 acres with young German seeds, a towering 50 foot stone lookout, and an Italian garden at Horst residence. The journey featured Nolde Peak, panoramic views of Lancaster Lebanon Berks and the Bohemian range, and a celebrated portico with lush roses and a cooling fountain.
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Kreider
Linden Trail
Reading
Jacob Nolde
Horst
Nolde
Silesia
Leowenberg
Punch Valley
Mr. Nolde
Foresters’ Garden
Germany
Walder
Schiller
Berk’s
Mr. Horst
Dr. Kreider
Armin Debonnehsure
Briggins Praises His Handsome Son in Candid remark
Briggins says he has one of the smartest and handsomest youngsters in the country. Growcher counters that many believe it is necessary to tell a man his children take after him. Washington Star reports the exchange.
Edmunds Overruled Cleveland by Convincing Plea
In 1885 Vice President Hendricks died, and President Cleveland faced a dangerous rail journey to attend the funeral. Senator Edmunds of Vermont urged him to stay put, arguing the nation would suffer if he risked travel amid political tension. The admonition moved Cleveland, who postponed the trip and praised Edmunds for placing national duty above politics.
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Cleveland
White House
Hendricks
Indianapolis
Senator Edmunds
Vermont
Edmunds
Senate
Mae
House of Representatives
House
Mr. Edmunds
New York Post
Sense of Danger in Mines Marked by Sixth Sense
A Mining and Scientific Press essay argues that veteran miners develop a real faculty of accurate observation often called a sixth sense. An illustration recounts a Cornwall miner and a mine captain who sensed danger despite no obvious warnings, leading to a crucial inspection and the discovery of a long crack in the stope.
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T. Line Carter
Cornwall
Realistic Stage Tricks Reveal Hidden Anger in Duel Scene
Daniel Fronman recounts how actor Mr. Mackay used a tight collar and neck pressure to create a showing of rising anger in Bronson Howard's One of Our Girls. The scene ends with the count threatening his seconds, as blood rushes to the face then recedes, a muscular trick noted in its era.
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Daniel Fronman
FL FL Mackay
Bronson Howard
Mackay
Aurora Borealis Theory by Lenard on Sun Rays
A Lenard proposed theory says the aurora borealis consists of cathode rays from the sun deflected by Earth's magnetic field in the upper atmosphere. He asserts these rays move near light speed and are much faster than lab rays, implying unknown solar radioactive substances emit the hard rays.
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Lenard
Yarmouth Herring Dinner Preserves Local Festive Pride
Yarmouth, famed as the home of the herring, holds its annual herring dinner where the entire menu features herrings and sprats prepared in ingenious ways. The mayor presides over the event, with the town’s leading figures in attendance. Also notes a Devonshire sandwich adorned with buttered split, jam, marmalade, and clotted cream, described in London Globe.
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Yarmouth
London
Devonshire
Devon
London Globe
Finish Line Between The Want And The Word
A collage of quips and lines from newspapers notes that a widower presses marriage as a motive, a wife loses only a handkerchief and a glove in a humorous exchange, and reflections on laziness and cheerfulness.
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Kkansas City Journal
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China
Japan
Gilad
Baltimore American
Stevenson
Tancheon
Pix
New York ‘Tribune
Habecker
Habecker the Baker
W. M. Grube
Square Deal Shoe
E. Main Street
Lititz, PA
New York Herald
Chicago Record-Herald
Ces
A.G. Hershey
Old Mill
Front Street
John H. Tshudy
M .M. Souders
The
Bell Telephone Co. of
Penna
H.H. Witmer
Lancaster, Pa
Hiladelphia Store
A. H. Kreider
W. Vine ST
Lancaster
C. N. Lerr
Joseph Dreifus
Lititz
John F. Schleith
Spruce St
Ind
W. H. Bollinger
East Main Street
Graul’s
Tye
D. D. Graul
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