How Months Were Named and Why They Matter
The piece traces Latin origins of month names from Janus to Caesar’s calendar reform. January begins the year by decree, March derives from Mars, May from growth goddess, June from the Julii, July from Julius Caesar, August from Augustus, and February’s shifting position among months explains its 28 to 29 days. It notes Romans realigned days to balance Caesar and Augustus and explains why the other months retain their numeric names.
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Nuary
Julia
John
Mary
John the Baptist
Julius Caesar
England
Caesar
Januarius Mensis
Mars
Janus
Innus
Lupercus
Romulus
Remus
Etruria
Rome
Mala
Mercury
Junius
Lucius Junius Brutus
Decimus Julius Brutus
Junian
Julius Mensis
Julian
Detator
Octavius
Augustus
Antony
Sextilis
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Time and space get more valuable in 1910
The piece surveys growing time saving devices in New York and beyond. It highlights adding machines, telephone business, elaborate card systems, kitchen gadgets like fast bread and cake makers, a fireless cooker, an electric iron, taxi meter typewriters, and the disappearing bed that hides in the next room, transforming eight by ten apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Far West
Bedridden but thriving: Topeka man sells subs by phone
F E Jordan, paralyzed from the waist, continues a subscrip tions business from bed. For nearly three years he has worked by telephone and mail, never disclosing his condition to customers, building a growing income for his wife and child. In another incident, Guilevitch dies after cyanide involuntary ingestion.
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Hall of Fame
F. E. Jordan
Topeka
Kan
Jordan
The
New York Herald
Russian Engineer in Paris Bank Poison Plot Ending in Self Destruction
A Russian engineer Andre Gullevitch plotted murder and life insurance fraud after murdering his secretary in St Petersburg. He scalped and mutilated the body to fake identification, fled to Paris, and was arrested while attempting to claim the £10,000 policy. His brother hanged himself in a police cell. Gullevitch then took poison and died after police custody.
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London
Paris
Andre Gullevitch
Guilevitch
St. Petersburg
Andre Guilviteh
Podloutzky
Lebedef
Kiel
Lebedeff
Moscow
Hance
Andre Guilevitch
Banque Internationale
Rue Lafitte
Rabbit Foot Wouldn't Work Debunking a Superstition
A Belleville man clings to a rabbit foot charm as he moves through a day of mishaps and misfortune. The piece blasts the rabbit foot as a fraud and criticizes superstition, noting urban doubt and rural decline of belief.
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Martin A. Flanagan
Belleville
N. A
Flanagan
Jersey
Claude Debussy
Baltimore
Charles County
Leaders of Guatemala revolt deserve respect for sacrifices
The text praises the rebels in Guatemala for risking their lives, suggesting their seriousness and potential to recover losses if successful. It notes a general who would fight for 20 cents a day as dangerous, implying admiration for committed leaders and wary view of opposition.
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Guatemala
Stork Nest on Colmar Cathedral Reveals Odd Contents
The city architect described a stork nest on Colmar Cathedral in Upper Alsace. It measured about six feet across and five feet high, weighed over three quarters of a ton, and required a pickaxe to break apart. Made of wood and clay, the nest supposedly contained seventeen ladies' stockings, five fur caps, a silk blouse sleeve, three old shoes, leather, and railway porter buttons.
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Colmar
Upper
Alsace
Can Build House In a Day Claim Stirs Builders Debate
Albany Journal reports architects and contractors claim a modern house can be built in one day starting from an empty plot. They cite 76 000 nails 11 000 feet of lumber and numerous tradesmen working in sequence to complete framing roofing plastering and finishing within twelve hours.
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Nmodern New House
Albany Journal
Andrew J Davis Spiritually Allied Healer and Philosopher
A historical portrait of Andrew Jackson Davis, once a youth skilled in trance and clairvoyance, who later earned a medical degree at New York Medical College. He gained fame as a leading Spiritualist philosopher, author of The Great Harmonia and The Magic Staff, active in anti slavery and women’s suffrage meetings, and practiced medicine in Boston with mixed professional reception.
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Andrew Jackson
Davis
Watertown
New York Medical College
William Livingston
Swendenborg
Boston
The Worst Since Harrison in the GOP Plight
The piece notes a deep Republican split not seen since the Harrison era. Insurgent and regular factions clash over tariff policy, patronage, and speeches. Democrats cooperate to hinder the majority as Congress faces a tough session and a looming general election.
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Harrison
Taft
Senate
House
Boston
Winona
Congress
Hands Up in Stage Vending of Pocket Items
A timid man consulting his watch at 12 o'clock complies with highwaymen who politely request hands in stage position to facilitate a theft. The scene features courteous villains asking the victim to raise hands and allow pocket search to reduce trouble during the robbery.
A GOOD SESSION FOR PATRIOTS
A discussion on Guatemala rebels agreeing to equal pay at 20 cents a day. The piece notes Central American wars are small scale yet deadly, with significant casualties and property destruction relative to resources, and examines Gen Estrada and insurgents potentially sharing the same pay level.
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Guatemala
Estrada
Vagaries of New Fashions and Enduring Truths
A discussion on fashion changes and social trends contrasts shifting fads with lasting principles. Citing Emily and Philo, the piece urges standing firm on inherited wisdom while avoiding inflexible beliefs, noting that honest majority norms endure beyond fashionable tempests.
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Emily
Philo
Public Ledger
A Nation of Bridgebuilders and Long Span Prospects
Suspension bridges surpass cantilevers in potential length and complexity. The East River bridges, including Brooklyn and Williamsburg, showcase vast spans and heavy loads with costly yet monumental builds. Future advances hinge on lighter stronger metals to push limits beyond current mass and dimensions.
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East River
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Williamsburg
Cows Should Have Toothy Brushes In Milk Purity Talk
A columnist critiques a London and Medical Journal exchange on bovine dental hygiene. It praises tooth brushing for cows to ensure a pure milk supply and mocks the vivid Telegraph portrayal of a “pirate” tooth-cleaning method. The piece urges adoption of cow toothbrushes and antiseptic gargles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
London Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
Medical Journal
Scott
Burglary Decline Satirized Over Bedstead Theft
A lighthearted column mocks a North Side burglary that stole a bedstead with springs pillows blankets a bedspread and a cradle. It ribaldly questions burglars motives noting the oddity of stealing practical sleep furniture and predicting the decline of the noble trade.
Promiscuous Prominent Promises Unsparing Promenade
A string of quoted statements reveals opinions on beauty in babies, personal politics, marriage, and public affairs. The remarks touch on attractiveness, monogamy, party confidence, cross race boundaries, and preferences for leadership style. The mix shows era voice and social attitudes.
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Ger
Hanes
John R. Early
Society of Medical Jurisprudence
Early
L. Duncan Buckley
Buckley
Andrew J. Davis
Patriots
Jimmy
Dark
Lantern
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