Glory of Italian Cities we re in Special Letter
The article surveys Venice and its past, noting Shylock and Portia as linked to Lucretia Cornaro and the University of Padua, and highlights Maria Gaetanna Agnesi as a remarkable Italian woman of 18th century Bologna. Florence is praised as the Paris of Italy, with Dante featured in Santa Maria della Croce and Ravenna keeping a premier Dante statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Romeo
Juliet
Shylock
Ventee
Venice
Spain
Portia
Lucretia Cornaro
University of Padua
Church of San Salvador
Katrina Cornaro
James of
Cyprus
Italy
Maria Gaetanna Agnesi
Bologna
University of
Polly Wod
M. Camille Marreré
Rome
France
Florence
Ialy
Santa Maria Della Croce
Dante
Fiesilo
Arnoto Isa
Sulla
Paris
Ravenna
Morence
Madeline Mystery Brings Father Home Across Mountains
In a mountain town, Alice Newcomb endures five years of grief after John Newcomb’s disappearance in a building collapse. An act of memory triggers his return as he spots his daughter Madeline with another family. A homecoming follows with a doll and a note revealing his regained identity and reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Newccomb
Niet
John Newcomb
John
Newcomb & Miller, Carpenters and Builders
Alice
Madeline
Lipa
Alice Newcomb
Hood
Johin
Hunt
John Newromb
Sayine
Ayost
Jobn
Civilization
Lrond
Len
She
Water For The Holy City Jerusalem Gets Modern Water System
A London Times correspondent notes Jerusalem will soon receive a modern water supply via a six inch pipe from Ain Salah the sealed fountain nine miles south of the city. Water will be distributed at fountains with taps eleven or twelve in the city. The system reuses the ancient aqueducts and the Solomon era tunnel and reservoirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Land
Hay Ita
Jerusalem
Eity of David
London Times
Ain Salah
Salomon’s Pools
Solomon
Times
Existehes
Eld
Temple
Balltimore Sun
Admiral Brown’s nickname and the tale of Spud
Rear Admiral George Brown, retired, gained the nickname Spud Brown over a twenty year span. While a commander he faced a famine at sea aboard a wooden frigate with scarce food. A merchant captain, asked for spuds to feed hungry sailors, supplied potatoes, and the epithet stuck for life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brown
Spud” Brown
Pacific
China Station
Mariner
San Francisco
Brown
Admiral Brown
Spud
Superstitious New Yorkers Carry Small Round Real Home
New Yorkers carry small round charms believed to bring luck, keeping a personal token close as a everyday superstition across the city.
Irish poplin dress sparks court attention in Paris
History notes Lady Carew’s death and her primrose yellow Irish poplin gown with gold thread. It sparked demand from Tuileries nobles, with Marie Antoinette and Princess Clementine ordering variants. Dublin’s Popeline first made the fabric. Poplin praised for rain resistance and popularity at promenades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carew
Leiind
Paris
Tuileries
Marie Antoinette
Slavender
Marie
Clementine
Dublin
Popeline
Balzac
Queen Victoria
Treport
Louis Philippe
Marie Amelie
London News
Thoroughbred dogs contrasted with mongrels
A brief note asserts that Thoroughbred dogs are less sane in temperament than mongrels. The claim contrasts breeding quality with perceived behavior, reflecting a biased view on canine lineage.
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Santa Marie
Della Croce
Madelines
Daily Stopy
Holy City
Alia
Iriah Poplin
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