Coal Region Customs Keep Ancient Feasts and Odd Rites
A Wilkes-Barre report details Greeks, Slav, Polish, Italian, Russian, Lithuanian and Hungarian practices in the anthracite region. Greek Catholics mark twenty nine feast days, Roman Catholics twenty six, delaying mine work. Easter rites include guarded tombs, blessed eggs and water fights. Christmas plays by “Rosa” and three brothers of the church, with gifts to priests. New Year’s rituals feature piroge, a giant multi-ingredient pie, and auspicious ceiling barley. Marriage customs include unique courtship games, hair arrangements, and the bride’s trial by groom selection, with band musicians often bribed to stop.
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United States
New York Tribune
England
Starsy Bracia
Parafin Shield Prevents X Ray Burns in Treatment
Dr J Mount Breyer of New York reports a paraffin coating of one eighth inch on the treated skin stops burns from prolonged X ray exposure used in cancer and tuberculosis therapy. The coating blocks virulent particles carried by rays while preserving the current, offering a safer alternative to aluminium screens.
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J. Mount Breyer
New York
The
New York Tribune
Bleyer
Novelty in Fireworks Loops the Loop device described
A 1902 Philadelphia Times note describes a new Fourth of July firework named loop the loop. It features a rolling hoop with a wooden block inside that spark transforms into a blazing circle, the car racing inside until power depletes, emitting red white and blue sparks. The device is fastened to a fence or post like a pinwheel.
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Philadelphia Times
Gift For Sheldon's Kansas Heroine Miss Elizabeth Meyer
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon's book Born to Serve honors Elizabeth Meyer a Washburn College Topeka student as the heroine. He presents her with the copyright and royalties for aiding a needy family during college life. The dispatch notes the story portrays a graduate bringing order and teamwork to a struggling household.
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Sheldon
Kansas
Elizabeth Meyer
Washburn College
Topeka
Charles M. Sheldon
Thawatha
Kan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Canine Aids For Police At Schaerbeck Near Brussels
Watchdogs will be purchased and trained to accompany police on nightly rounds in Schaerbeck near Brussels, providing added security.
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Schaerbeck
Brussels
White House to undergo major historic restoration and additions
The White House will be rebuilt to match original plans with modern upgrades. A new temporary office building will be added opposite Lafayette Park, while the mansion will gain larger dining rooms and porticoes. Officials expect completion for the office by Oct 1 and the full project by Dec 1 with a $360,000 appropriation approved by Congress.
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White House
Washington
McKim
New York Tribune
Seventeenth Street
State, War and Navy
Lafayette Park
The
Park Commission
Library of Congress
Allison
Hale
Cockrell
Cannon
Hemenway
McRae
Senate
House
The Sultan's Ten Strike Cartoon Poem
A satirical poem mocks Turkey's sultan banning books and hopes a similar edict could curb overproduction at home. It praises the sultan's blunt rule while urging a domestic crackdown on literature and debt, reflecting cartoonist wit of the era.
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Turkey
Fuzzy Waz Porte
Keaten
Dot
Cincinnatii Commercial Tribune
Moving In Scotland May 28 Shelters End Upon Hitting Day
The article surveys Scotland's annual May 28 housing move known as the hitting day. It describes landlords preferring yearlong tenancies, hardship for workers, and chaotic removals in towns like Glasgow, with vans and hurlers filling streets while tenants scramble to secure new homes and payments.
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Scotland
England
Glasgow
Law and Order
Polisman
Sandy
Continuance of the System Witnessed as Breath Suffering
A reflection from Pearson's Weekly notes the day’s worry and temporary chaos endured willingly. The text argues the system’s continuation evidences the enduring burden on British lungs and the stubborn, lasting nature of the suffering.
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Pearson's Weekly
Peddler Sells Insect Powder Bargain
Mrs. Winks recalls a peddler offer a full pound of insect powder for ten cents. It resembles dirt but is described as highly effective. The powder was used in boiling water and reportedly killed all insects it touched.
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John Andrews
Plum Street
Massillon
Sam
Er. S. Craig
South
Erie Street
Leading Up to it
Bobbie reminds mother about pantry preserves she warned him not to eat. He ate them anyway and says they didn’t make him sick. Ohio State Journal reports the exchange between Bobbie and his mother.
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Bobbie
Ohio State Journal
The Blessing of Poverty Exclaimed by Old Man
A quotation from the Atlanta Constitution features an old man declaring poverty a blessing and explaining that when one is truly poor, hopeful anticipation becomes its own joy. The exchange highlights a wary, humorous view of hardship and optimism.
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Atlanta Constitution
When Women Were Extravagant Court Gowns of Gold and Pearls
A historical glimpse notes the lavish attire of royalty and courtiers, citing Marie de Metheis in a velvet gown with 32 000 pearls and 3 000 diamonds costing 1500 dollars, followed by nobles who spent beyond their means. Mme de Motespan at Louis XIV's court is described wearing a gown of gold on gold with a gold frieze, praised by Sevigne’s chroniclers.
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St. James
Marie de’ Metheis
Mme. de Motespan
Louis Xniv
Mime
de Sevigne
Old Times at the Capital Recall Pleasant Vignettes
The reminiscence recalls Adams bathing in the Potomac due to no White House tub and lack of cameras, Taylor strolling and chatting with citizens like a policeman, and a White House reception famed for a crush of guests. A president once placed a six hundred pound cheese in the east room and urged guests to help themselves.
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Capital
Washington
Adams
Potomac
White House
Taylor
Distant Neptune and the Vast Cosmic Distances
A passage reflects on humanity's history and the mind’s struggle to grasp immense distances to Neptune. It notes that even Earth’s distance to the planet dwarfs familiar scales, and that standing at the outer planets makes the Sun seem small in the surrounding void.
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Neptune
Earth
A Stern Chane and Disturbed Peace Quips
A brief collation of humorous lines from the Philadelphia Press and Detroit Free Press about a self employed youth failing to meet success, a sage observation on business luck, and a remark on snow blindness prevention using facial rub.
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Philadelphia Press
Tlow 2
Detroit Free Press
The Humble Hairpin Versus Female Ingenuity Exaltation
An essay extols the hairpin as a universal tool for surgery and domestic tasks, claiming women wield it to perform feats from wiring bones to opening cans. It argues women doctors and general female skill surpass men, predicting hairpin driven revolution in surgery while male surgeons struggle to master its full mystery.
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Dullards
The Baptism of Bells in Roman Tradition
A historical note from Gentleman's Magazine explains bell baptism in the Roman church dating from Charlemagne era. The rite involves hanging the bell to surround the bishop, sprinkling with water and oil, marking the cross, and blessing with psalms before seven crosses are drawn, followed by censing, more prayers, and feasting akin to a wedding.
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Charlemagne
Pope XIII
Lateran
Sleidaun
Gentleman's Magazine
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