Fragmented 19th century jests and oddities from a local page
A garbled miscellany of quirky lines and clipped jokes mentioning figures like the czar Leopold Sullivan Schwab and Bishop Potter. It notes rail salaries, Ping Pong humor, grip in England, a bachelor auction, a million gift from Senator Clark, and snippets on heat, music bands, and charity.
Public School Chief on Spelling Skill in Children
The Philadelphia public schools superintendent asserts that good spellers are born not made, yet notes that children taught to observe carefully usually spell words correctly. He emphasizes accuracy in observation as key to spelling success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Schools
Anya
Innsbruck and its Tyrolean Heritage Beyond the Pass
Special correspondence describes Innsbruck, its fortresslike mountains and the Hofkirche court chapel with Emperor Maximilian I’s mausoleum, the Castle Ambras home of Archduke Ferdinand II and Philippine Weiser, and the Tyrol’s heroic Hofer legacy amid Napoleonic shifts.
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Innsbruck
Hofkirche
Maximilian I
Maximilian
Arthur
Hofer
Napoleon
Tyrol
Austria
Mantua
Maria Therésa
Thishtuck
Ambran
Ferdinand II
Philippine Weiser
Greman
Augsburg
Bresnic
Archinke
Sane
Castle Ambras
Ferdinand
Sutherland Macdonald and the Art of Electric Tattooing
Gambler Bolton surveys Sutherland Macdonald famed for tattoo artistry in London. He chronicles Macdonald’s electric apparatus, color expansion to seven hues, and patient study on his own body. The piece notes his clientele among British officers, the spread of tattooing worldwide, and its controversial reception.
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Royal Academy
London
Burlington House
Suthherland Mactonald
Walla
Jearle
Roberts
Enea
Isis
Paris
Sutherland Macdonald
Nin Rales
Mr. Macdonald
Great Britain
Earl Roberts
South Africa
Globe
Japan
Palestine
Central and South America
Burmah
Borneo
New Zealand
Pacific Islands
Ing Ottt
Gambler
Bolton
Pearson
Old Days in New Mexico Desperado Myth Recounted
Delegate Rodey recalls old New Mexico days when desperadoes thrived, asserting they have mostly vanished or died. He cites a past White House appointment and rushes to a telegraph for a friend to wire the complete criminal charges against the presumed appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Rodey
Arthur
White House
Toolace
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nation
Logan
ET. Hide
Leopold
Bacolod
Ohio
John L. Sullivan
Grip
England
Charles M. Schwab
Bishop Potter
Bishop
Mr. Chamberraainains
Lucky
Senator Clark
Montana
Hugoton Brass Band
Prairie Dogs
Topeka State Journal
Mal
Cincinnati
Carrie Nassom
Camden
N. J
Hoe
Wedie
J. Pierpont Morgan
Michigan
Cleveland
Ike
VTAN
Austrien
Tag
Germany
Brenner Pras
Botzen
Jonebriack
Austrian
Napoleon I
Andreas Hofer
Andreae Hofer
The
Peerite
Peter Vischer
Maria Theresa Street