The Hotels Use House Detectives to Foil Theft at Dinners
A New York Times article describes hotel house detectives mapping every linen and silver item to protect guest belongings. It explains meticulous checks by chambermaids and laundries, with discreet room departures and careful bill notation. The piece cites hotspots in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago as daily occurrences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
America
Adele Ritchie
Kansas City
Nler Trunis
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Las
New York Times
French Fairy Tales and Their French Roots in Literature
The London Chronicle praises French nursery literature noting three great fairy tale writers: La Fontaine, Perrault, and the Countess D Aulnoy. It singles out Perrault as the greatest here, citing Cinderella Puss in Boots and Bluebeard, while D Aulnoy gave Yellow Dwarf and Beauty and the Beast. Antoine Galland is commended for bringing the Arabian Nights to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Fontaine
Charles Perrault
Countess P'Aulnoy
Charles Ferrault
Cinderella
Bluebeard
Countess D'Aulnoy
Antoine Galland
London Chronicle
You Cant Conquer the Cat Says Historic Essay
A historic essay argues the domestic cat remains independent of humans, does not work for food or labor, and will not perform tricks. It contrasts cats with dogs and other animals, noting cats take favors but offer no work in return. The piece references human-animal relations and includes quotation fragments from Browning and notes on weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Peculiar Local Weights and Measures in Early Trade
The text describes varied measures for goods like gunpowder, raisins, and butter sold by the barrel with differing weights. A barrel of powder weighs 100 pounds, raisins 2 pounds, butter 224 pounds. firkin quantities exist, and a "y Grkin" of soft song weighs three pounds. Stones vary in weight, with a stone of unclear specification.
Trolley Road Schedule From Lititz and Lancaster
Trolley trains run Saturdays from Lititz at 5 45 and 6 45 A M then every half hour to 8 45 P M later at 10 15 10 45 and 11 45 P M from Lititz and from Lancaster at 5 00 and 6 00 A M then every half hour to 8 00 P M with 9 00 10 00 and 11 00 P M services. Sundays Lititz trains start 8 15 A M and Lancaster 7 00 A M with weekday cadence. Freight cars depart Lititz 9 15 A M and 3 15 P M arriving at danza ner 11 30 A M and 6 00 P M. LANCASTER PETERSBURG AND MANHEIM line schedules list multiple morning and afternoon points with Saturday additions and Sunday first car times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Lancaster
Dannaater
Petersburg
Manheim
A. M
Pr. M
A.M. P.M
Also Mentioned on This Page
Q Clothing
Leinbach
Leinbach & Bro
Reading’s
Leading Clothiers Cor
8Th
Penn Streets
Reading, Pa
London
Hull
Newcastle
Derby
Robert Browning
Spruce Villa Dairy
Brubaker
Letor
Allen
Q. Frank Kline
H. King Sr
Cone
Loal
Coal Lumber
SLATE
Bear & Long
Lititz, PA
Decker and
Janssen
Jans
J. B. Young & Son
Orange St
H. P. Gingrich & Co
Broad St
Hershey, Leaman & CO
Lititz, Penna
S. M. Huber Hardware
Main Street
Oysters Imhoff’s Restaurant
Marrow
Daniel Imhoff
East Main St
Ind
North Cedar ST
Life
A. R. Keller
Moyer’s Drug Store
W. H. Muth & Co
Brandies
Hollinger
King and
Duke Sts
Lancaster, PA
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