Perpetual Walker Toy and Little Heroic Rescue Tale
A French toy, the perpetual walker, uses a balancing pole and gravity to move a metal puppet along an inclined board with no propulsion. A Yorkshire skating accident prompts a brave boy to lie on the ice and form a line with friends to pull a stranded companion to safety. A Broadway car crash ends with a girl saved by her faith in her father, who kept her uninjured beneath the wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Yorkshire
Reuben
London Telegraph
The
New York Tribune
England's aged Admiral Sir Provo Wallis marks a century
Sir Provo Wallis the senior British fleet admiral celebrated his hundredth birthday while still in service. Born April 12, 1791 in Halifax Nova Scotia he has drawn navy pay for ninety six years and served at sea eighty seven years. He commanded during the Chesapeake affair and rose to Admiral of the Fleet in 1877. The Queen's special order allowed his continued service beyond seventy. He holds the G C B honor from 1873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Provo Wallis
Sir Provo William Parry Wallis
England
Navy
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Navy Yard
Ocean
Ville de Milan
Chesapeake
Boston
Harbor
Young Wallis
First Mormon Temple Towers Over Kirtland Landscape
Describes the First Mormon Temple in Kirtland with high priests’ titles and a nearly repeated second story. The dome offers a sweeping view of farms and Lake Erie as spring arrives and Mormon hopes revive Zion. Stones, timbers, and shingles were sourced locally by Mormon converts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prophet Smith
Lake Erie
Kirtland
Zion
Mormon Church
Joseph Smith
First
Electric Dish-Washing Machine Shocks Brooklyn Hotels
An electric dishwasher with two tanks and screw-propeller paddles cleans 9 000 to 10 000 pieces daily in a Brooklyn hotel. The cage swings from an overhead track. hot water and rapid motion reportedly outperform hand washing, with a one minute cycle and single operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Amusing to Satan and Labor Dissent Satire
A New York Herald quip compares a woman's restrained swearing with trimming mishap to devilish amusement. A strike report mocks unions as unreasonable and jokes about eight hour day demands versus twenty four hours in a Coke Works labor context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
H.—Waal
Cradle of Mormonism The Original Zion Landmark at Kirtland
A historic Mormon temple in Kirtland Ohio, built in 1834 on a hill overlooking the town, faces debates over relocation for the World’s Fair. The stone structure features inscriptions, separate men and women aisles, and a four tier pulpit used by the twelve priests, marking a unique religious site in Northern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion
Kirlaud
Ohio
Buckeye
Church of Christ
Remarkable showing of Salvation Army leadership and reach
Harper's Magazine notes the Salvation Army now has 9 349 regular officers 13 000 voluntary officers 30 training homes 400 cadets and 2 864 corps across 32 countries England alone hosting 1 377 corps and some 160 000 open air meetings It highlights social work shelters food depots and other agencies begun from a single minister and expanding from an East End rookery to global reach praising General Booth and the movement’s impact
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Salvation Army
England
East End
New Zealand
San Francisco
Cape Town
Nordkoping
Booth
Harper’s Magazine
Wandering Jews Through History and Migration
The article charts Jewish migratory patterns from Abraham’s era to modern times. It traces movements across Mesopotamia, Canaan, Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, and back to Canaan, noting the global dispersion of the Hebrew people. It highlights the enduring “wandering foot” motif and mentions Jewish communities in distant regions such as the Felathas and Beni.
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Abraham
Mesopotamia
Canaan
Egypt
Assyria
Babylonia
Persia
Israel and the Cochin Jews Wandering Spirit Noted
The piece observes that the Cochin Jews retain a strong impulse to travel, noting their wandering as an instinct sharpened by persecution, yet persisting now that peace exists. It frames their mobility as a defining trait of Jewish identity in this community.
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Israel
BASE BALL CURVES DEVICE FOR CURVING THE BALL
An illustrated device for giving baseballs curve pitches is described. It uses an elastic strap with a thumb loop attached to a spherical segment shaped to grip a portion of the ball, designed to deceive batters and induce outs.
Boy Life Saver Dennis McCarthy Rescues Child
Sixteen year old Dennis McCarthy of Brookline saved a two year old from a strong brook current after the child fell from a barn platform near Boylston street. He followed the brook to a culvert and jumped in just as danger loomed at the tunnel entry. A crowd praised his courage and presence of mind.
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Dennis
McCarthy
Brookline
Joseph Cariere
Boston
Heral
Boylston Street
Boston and Albany
Hunters in Burmah Describe Jungle Soundscape
The narrator recalls two arduous shooting trips in lower Burmah, detailing the overwhelming jungle atmosphere. Sounds from monkeys, elephants, and insects build a vivid, almost overwhelming sensory impression of remote forests and the sport of tracking wildlife. The passage also quotes Alexander H. Stephens on the risks of division and the need for wisdom and virtue for republics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower
Burmah
Force of Habit Seeks Hand of Miss Amy
A young man asks Mr. Greement, head of a collection agency, for the hand of Miss Amy. Greement indicates no objection and agrees it should be all right, noting the required regular cash deposit of 25 dollars.
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Mr. Greement
Amy
Greement
George
Tales of Two Cities and a Sunlit Skeleton
A miscellany note compares cows in Omaha and Chicago with playful satire from New York Weekly and Sum merville Journal. The Yale Museum has received a sautian skeleton, one of only three complete specimens known, marking a notable prehistoric exhibit.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Chicago
Illinois
New York Weekly
Yale Museum
Brazil’s President Da Fonseca Heads New Republic
The article notes Manuel Deodoro Da Fonseca as Chief Executive of Brazil’s New Republic. It traces the Fonseca lineage to medieval Spanish nobility and a 400 year old connection to Bishop Fonseca who advised Ferdinand during Columbus era.
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Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca
Republic
Brazil
Chicago Graphic
Fonsecas
Fonseca
Ferdinand
Columbus
General Grant as battlefield genius and peacemaker in Depew tribute
Chauncey Depew extols General Grant as a decisive commander who, under supreme command, overcame danger with clear intellect and coordinated strategy. He contrasts Grant with Cesar, Frederick the Great, Napoleon, and rivals, noting Grant’s enduring pledge for peace as he faced Civil War adversaries and legacy.
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Grant
Cesar
Frederick the Great
Napoleon
Chauncey Depew
The Battles Over Cairo Expedition Address
Captain J Conant Long reflects on the twenty seventh anniversary of the Cairo expedition. He recalls missing youthful faces and wonders what has become of the old comrades as many have died while others are silent in memory on life’s bivouac.
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J. Conant Long
Cairo
Chicago
Fime
Sign of Grace in a Scottish Church Tale
A tale from Youth’s Companion recounts a 19th century Scottish anecdote about ministers, moderates, and Free Church elders. A new Alness minister’s snuff box leads a Free Kirk elder to declare snuff-taking a sign of grace, noting gold snuffers symbolize the best qualities.
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Free Church
North of
Scotland
Alness
Free Kirk
When a Woman Is Silent in Conversation
A humorous exchange about women's silence and interruptions. Knickerbocker jokes that women wait to interrupt only when a man is proposing, while Bondclipper counters that they interrupt otherwise if he is wealthy.
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Charlie Knickerbocker
Mr. Bondclipper
Knickerbocker
Bondclipper
Advice and Courage in a Toothache Yodel
A brisk Boston Transcript quip notes that true courage shows in giving advice when faced with a toothache. The line praises blunt counsel while labeling the timid as cowards for withholding guidance.
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PTLE
Walking Doll
RY Wallis
DMIRA
First Mormon Temple
Plunkett
Cradle OF Mormonism
Confederacy
Alexander H. Stephens
Savannah
Summerville Journal
MANUL
Boston Transcript
Sioux Stock Farm
Watertown
South Dakota
Clyde
Sioux Banking Company
Props
C. G. Church
Nome Western Line
C. R'y
Twin Cities
Lake Superior
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth
Ashland
Pullmar
Kansas City
Sioux City
Pullman
Union Pacific
Pacifie Cosy
St Paulo
Emmettsburg
Iowa
J.B. Forsyth
Aet
Stover
Dr. Hathaway
D. H. Hadley
M. D
Wests
Dr. Bathe
Tess
J. N. Hathaway
Con
4Th and
Nebraska Sts
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