Witty miscellany ironies from a bustling era
A collage of pithy remarks on fashion, finance, and world affairs. References include a woman’s command ethics, Panama hats, barb wire in the west, Sagasta in Spain, King Alfonso, a sea serpent tale, Russia Finland, Morgan and Sage, New Jersey incorporations, Dr. Combes, Texas steers to South Africa, Missouri mule, Turkish promotions, a rifle and a Gatling gun, Santos-Dumont, a prehistoric sea creature, moon cycles, Fort de France, June weddings in San Francisco, Lipston water stock charm, Tolstoi’s constitution plea, a rich son-in-law, and Mark Twain on Russian censorship.
Strained Bulgarian talks raise ransom money question
Fragmentary notice notes Bulgarian government and Ellen Stone ransom issue. Mentions Conlin and a claim of entitlement to know the details of the money dispute and payments, with unclear context and wording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conlin
Honor Volunteers Honored In Stillman Valley Monument
A monument was unveiled at Stillman Valley Illinois to honor 1832 Black Hawk War dead. Frank E. Stevens read the sketch John E. Bristel of Alta Peoria county unveiled it. survivors included Capt. Abner lads' company member. Attendees from surrounding region attended. The fallen listed include Capt. John G. Adams and 11 others. The battle near Stillman Creek left many dead and the army later buried the dead with Abraham Lincoln among those present.
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Stillman Valley
Ogle County
Illinois
Frank E. Stevens
John E. Bristel
Alte
Peoria County
Capt
Abner Lads’ Company
Lawrence Y. Sherman
James P. Wilson
John G. Adams
David Krups
Zadock Mendinall
Isaac Perkins
James Doty
James Milton
Cyrus M. Childs
Joseph B. Farris
Bird W. Ellis
John Walters
Gideon Munson
Joseph Draper
John Dixon
Stillman and Bailey
Carl John G. Adams
Adams
Dixon
Abraham Lincoln
Florodora Fizz Tops Summer Drink Talk in Philadelphia Record
The piece notes no demand for new summer drinks, cites the Florodora fizz as the nearest novelty. It criticizes the drink as a counterfeit gin fizz colored like lemonade, claiming it fools only youths seeking to seem trendy. It includes frontier battle tale fragments and a bartender remark on seasonal beverage fads.
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Philadelphia Record
A Substitute for Coal From Earth Internal Heat Experiments
Prof William Hallock of Columbia University reports investigations into using the earths internal heat to obtain steam for practical purposes. He lowered thermometers into deep wells near Pittsburg and Wheeling, noting a rise of one degree for every fifty feet. He outlines a detailed plan to harness this heat. Royalty Expected at Newport Visit by Grand Duke Boris Siamese crown prince and Prince Chem of China spark excitement as they may arrive within a month.
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William Hallock
Columbia University
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Hallock
Pittsburg
Newport
Boris
Russia
Crown Prince
Siam
Chem
China
Duke Borty
San Francisco
England
Mietz Royal Coumte
Monuments Rise On Brandywine Battlefield By West Chester Man
John G. Taylor of West Chester plans more than libraries with his Brandywine monuments. He completed an eight thousand dollar Lafayette granite memorial and has erected granite monuments valued at about fifty thousand dollars, near a Quaker cemetery visited by many for the battlefield's historic sites. The poems and inscriptions from Lafayette’s 1825 West Chester address are carved on the sides, and a future statue may sit atop the twenty five foot column quarried in Chester County. A 1895 terracotta marker crumbled after exposure, and Taylor previously sought state funding, which was denied. The battleground attracts visitors as preservation efforts push toward incorporation.
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Andrew Carnegie
John G. Taylor
West Chester
Brandywine Battlefield
Gen
Lafayette
Taylor
Brandywine
Pennsylvania
Washington
Howe
Chester County
Historical Society of
Layfayette
St. Peter's
Friends
Birmingham
Additin
Chess Playing Universal in Hungarian Village
In Hungary a village uniquely fosters chess as a universal skill. Every man, woman, and child must play, with prizes for schoolchildren’s proficiency. Scholars receive problems to solve at home, and the village has produced players rivaling Lasker, Steinily, and Tehigorin. Each Christmas a major tournament is held with burgomaster prizes for top juveniles and adults.
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Hungary
Lasker
Steinily
Tehigorin
The New French Premier Combes Stature and Mind
The new French premier M. Combes stands five feet three inches tall yet is praised for extraordinary mental labor. A physician by training, he once taught school and now leads in French educational affairs. His scholarly work spans Virgil Kant Augustine St Simon and related social theories.
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M. Combes
Gladstone
Virgil
Kant
St. Augustine
St. Simon
Traits of Queen Wilhelmina Health and careful signing
Queen Wilhelmina insists on knowing every document before signing and summons an expert to explain the matter. She follows Queen Victoria’s example, who signed an average of 240 documents, reflecting a disciplined royal practice of due diligence.
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Wilhelmina
Queen Victoria
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Nation
Logan
Hyde
Utah
Sagasta
Spain
Alfonso
Finland
J. Pierpont Morgan
Russell Sage
Laureate Austin
Gates
Pierp
New Jersey
Dr. Combes
Texas
South Africa
Heers
Missouri
New York
Santos-Dumont
Oklahoma
Fort de France
Sir Thomas Lipston
Count Tolstoi
Czar
Count Toltoi
Nanna
Lake Superior
Mark Twain
Black Hawk War
John E. Bristol
Alta
Lattle
Isaiah Stillman
Old Man's Creek
Joseph Reed
Eads’ Company
Eads
Trice
Buck Hawk
Uinel Wowk
Tihe
Oliver W. Hall
Macoupin County
Battleground
Lear
Etate
Congress
Chess Playing Universal
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