Silk Lace Making in Brooklyn Mills Opens New Era
Detailed account traces Brooklyn lace mills employing 1,006 men and women under Notting ham leadership. Explains silk sourcing from Italy and Japan, transforming raw thread through weaving, patterning, card punching, dyeing, and finishing to ready lace, highlighting machines, operators, and skilled work in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottlallu
Boslund
United States
Iace
A. G. Jennings
Brooklyn
New York City
Brooklyn Nagle
Italy
China
Tapan
Skeln
Sriduia
Alrecion
A. Coms
Dringhisnen
Whip Tactics Revealed In Parliament's Back Rooms
An article details the British House of Commons whip system with rooms, corridors, and private halls. It describes how whips collect, deliver, and monitor MPs attendance to enforce discipline and timing for key votes and suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cauons of Anembers
National House of Representsthres
Tuch
London Millon
House of
Sancti Ganetovin
Tive
Martoribanks
Isryai
Gladstones
Louse of Commons
Giailstonir
Goverton
Ireland
E. Marjorlbanks
Lyst
M. P
Alimmons
Brooks
Local young bear lake men jolt Myers wedding plan and healer Kingacott
In Bear Lake Michigan a lively charivari targets M H Myers on his marriage while healer Edgar Kingacott faces ire due to Myers having led a three week charivari. In Cleveland, commissioners from the United States and Canada met to discuss the long standing boundary dispute about twenty five miles of the Maine New Brunswick boundary line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Lake
Mich
M. H. Myers
Healot
Edgar Kingacott
Myers
United States
Canada
Cleveland
Ohio
Maine
New Bronsiwick
Four Madison Square Bank officers held on forgery charges
Four officers of the Madison Square bank in New York, which failed last summer, have been arrested and warrants issued for five more. They face criminal charges of forgery and perjury as investigators estimate the loss at between 200000 and 300000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Square Bank
New York
Mecca Pilgrims Suffer High Mortality Amid Contested Endemic Claims
An article reports on Mecca pilgrims facing very high death rates and infectious disease fears. Bombay health officials cite data showing one third of Mecca pilgrims perish yearly, urging vaccination and sanitary measures to curb outbreaks.
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Bombay
New York
Belus
Gart City
Medea
Gvine Lxick
Tadir
Mriti
Fey
Mecca
Mives
Medina
Catalina the Soldier Nun of Spain
London Standard outlines Catalina de Erauso famed as a soldier nun. The piece notes disputes over romanticized versions and cites papal and royal approval of tales while questioning their evidence. It recounts her escape from a nunnery, disguise as a page in Valladolid, voyage to Peru, shipwreck, raft escape, gold theft, and a duel after arriving as a tailor’s apprentice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Standard
Catalina de Terauso
Catalina
Sebasting
Valladolid
Peru
Ferdinand de Cordova
Palta
Catelun
Toenager
Catalina the Perilous Spy of the Spanist Service
A fragmented tale follows Catalina across South America from Conception to Cusco, amid duels, escapes, and love affairs. She outlives a murder plot, dodges execution, and gains the pope's approval after a dramatic flight to safety with unlikely allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catalina
Pushit
Giaira
Phen
Aoa
Luwe
Italime
Andes
Tucmman
Sue
Cusco
Catling
Atu Herstsroali
Cuzco
Abe Tan
Cateliakuwg
Alf Syiin
Coyot Olivres
Ler
Kitus
Toa dstoos and mushroom poisoning warns readers
A Philadelphia reader cites a letter on toadstool dangers and mushroom edibility. Experts note only some varieties cause distress, with deadly types rare but possible. Antidote guidance and cautions aim to prevent foraging and save lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golinas
Charley Mullvvine
New Tor
Early Palace Car Use Spurs Private Honeymoon Travel
The Bosrion Transcript notes Tenny Finch married and used an exclusive railroad passenger car as a private drawing room during her honeymoon in Lipsheld. The trend of privacy in early cars led to open rooms and later retail rental cars with luxurious furnishings, shaping stage and touring use as demand grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosrion ‘Transcript
Tenny Finch
Lipsheld
Staccamen
Early luxurious dining cars with wobbling seats and safety rails
The article recalls rough dining cars from earlier eras with luxuriously appointed rooms. Passengers faced splintered benches and wobbling chairs while attendants balanced meals and coordinated safety rails to prevent dishes from sliding as travel progressed. The piece reflects on gender roles, travel comfort, and evolving train amenities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alsin
Abe
Aimel Su
Lee
Waveliie
Rail sleepers and timber in permanent way debate
A garbled report argues for timber sleepers as a cheaper substitute for steel in rail lines, citing cost savings per mile and maintenance considerations. It notes India’s initial cost concerns, potential protection from wear, and questions about durability and long term stability for permanent way materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linvig Te Rennes
Vmiber
Hage Vieterhe Bate Millery
Apenas
Atviga
Ford Witer
India
The Two Boys on the city streetcar
A woman and her son ride uptown in a streetcar when a newsboy appears dressed in tatters. A well-dressed boy in grown up clothes buys a paper and glances at the ragged boy, who reads as a bystander surveys the scene from outside the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ind
New York
Kendlenno
Ismil
Giller
Forty-second Street
Fragmented descriptive scene in a misty doorway
A narrator recalls a window scene with papers underarm and hands in pockets. The derelict street and a demon figure provoke memory of Uncle Felden, while a boy named Loy watches, muttering phrases about doom and misfortune as a wind stirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derry
Felden
Steigh
Language quirks and mispronunciations in early American English
A long reader note surveys phonetic shifts and spelling in 19th century American usage. It discusses how words like collide collusion and certain pronunciations evolved, offers examples from Pennsylvania and English origins, and laments outdated terms and mispronunciations that linger in print and speech.
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United Staws
Duke Bactory
Suk Gov
Ube
Chutiras
el Tor
Jedduly
Camarin
Mke An
Dealnage
Arshia
Wikit Trey
Rowunie
Alstory
Sterl Eigs
Tao
Philadelphia Tlusus
Sleseraug
Haiti
Maiti
Suva Arn
Foe
Pennsylvania
Midenowy
Johnson Shys
Mustaky
Turkey
Walker
England
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