German critic links fashion plates to society and liberty
The essayist argues that fashion reflects moral and social mood across nations. Gurlitt shows that changes in dress signal shifting freedom, with corsetry rising under Napoleon and classical styles reappearing after revolutions, suggesting current big sleeves and heavy cloth indicate ongoing restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotheline Gorlitt
Hardons
Gurlitt
Africa
Turkey
Russia
Herr Gurlitt
Greece
Napoleon
Hla
Splits in Theosophical Society and Cambridge Yale clash
The piece contrasts Herbert Burrawa's dismissal of the Theosophical Society with Annie Besant defending its mahatmas. It notes American openness to astral mahatsmas, praises Cambridge vs Yale sport exchanges, and reflects on two classes resisting reform, praising the middle class as progress drivers. It references the Philadelphia Ledger urging celebration of William Penn’s birthday and includes a dispatch remark on Japanese participation in a Korean murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theosophical Society
Herbert Burrawa
Annie Besant
Indi
Theosophic Church
America
Mahatmast
Weighing America’s Farm Change And Tenant Class
An excerpt discusses historical pride in farming and the shift toward tenant farming. It contrasts American farmer independence with rising debt, land losses, and foreign born tenant labor, questioning the impact on the Revolution and Declaration of Independence. It cites The Boston Herald on landowners and tenancy, highlighting economic shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Itissea Tonger
Seal Landords
Tourants
United States
Great Britain
Reform or Revolt in Oriental Kingdoms Across History
The piece argues rulers from Korea to Turkey and Japan resisted reform, citing assassinations and political turmoil. It notes reformers like Tai Won Kun faced strong conservative backlash, while the masses' ignorance impeded change, and questions the feasibility of modernizing oriental regimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Tai Won Kun
Pak
Europe
America
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Japan
Dome ‘Mirdole
Maitohao
Fragmented 1895 wedding trends and oddities described
A 19th century column mocks lavish wedding finery and class display among milliquaires daughters. It cites rivalry, wealth display, a gas-related mishap, and a scientist turning light into sound, alongside scattered notes on American and Canadian attitudes toward novelty and consumption in 1895.
Innovative mail telegraph promises rapid cross country messages
A nervous inventor unveils a mail telegraph capable of sending 1000 words per minute at about 50 cents, claiming San Francisco to New York messages and replies in two hours with mail deposits. It could replace fast mail trains, aiding China deliveries from San Francisco, and weighs a heavy 860 pounds per mile of wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick
Jony
Post Office Department
United States Nail
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
China
Delany
Companions to Avoid in a Sermon on Friendship
In Bloomingdale New York Rev. Dr. Madison C. Peters urged youths to shun the frivolous, idle, and extravagant companions who lead to debt and moral decline. He warned that debt damages honesty and warned against associating with those who mock virtue. He urged choosing high, trusted friends and avoiding saloons, clubs, and licentious circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison C. Peters
Bloomingdale Church
New York
Pythagoras
Petrarch
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Queen of Korea
Erry
Peraan
Tronaseaux
Bever
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Bradétrest’s
Canada
Dominion
Avery
Baltimore Tunnel
Vienna
Austria
Mme. Dyorzak
Dyorzak
Austrian
Bylyester Scoville
Crack Cavalry Company of
Cleveland
Rome
Stary
Edequaeas
Companion OF
DR. Peters
Wab
Belial
Hell
Sys Solomon
Phocion
Antipater
Buckien
Infante
Castoria
Milligna
Ira
Promis
Pitcher's
Bosley’s
W. E. Bosley & Son
Alle
Ae Far Wa
Creo
Marsh
Wellbach
Marshall Light
Henry Wendt
Peru
la Salle Co
Owen
Matteson
Morrlee
J Owen
Owen Electric Appliance CO
Gtate Srarer
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