Birth of the watch and its early artistry through history
A historical survey traces timekeeping from sundials and hourglasses to water clocks and gears. It notes the 1477 creation of the first pocket watch by Peter Hele of Nuremberg, its high cost and inaccuracy, and the evolution of ornate cases favored by early makers. The piece also mentions Mary Stuart’s skull motif watch and the French introduction of colored enameling in the 17th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Westminster
England
Peter Hele
Nuremberg
Mary Stuart
Large Beckers Fruit Farm Near Harper's Ferry Factory Largest East of Rockies
The Becker brothers own a 2364 acre fruit estate straddling Loudon County Virginia and Jefferson County West Virginia. It features 45000 peach trees with 35000 bearing, 8500 quince and 15000 apricot and plum trees, extensive vineyards, and a pyramidal pruning system to boost yield and wind resistance. The farm also grows corn and potatoes in some blocks and raises poultry.
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Loudon County
Jefferson County
W. Va
United States
Rocky Mountains
London Heights
Harper’s Ferry
Thomas Jefferson
Atlantic Ocean
Blue Ridge Mountains
Loudon Heights
Messrs
Charles and
Louis Becker
Messrs. Becker
Beckers
Japan
Humor of the Whek and Laughable Phases of Human Nature
A collage of wry quips and jokes from various papers and eras. It mixes witty bylines and playful jests about love, money, manners, and daily life. Notable snippets reference death by suicide, dress reform, infidelity, doctors, and seaside leisure with a breezy, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezekiel
Xiii
Atchison Globe
Boston Transcript
Ancient Oaks and Their Long-Lived Legendary Trees
Ancient Oaks details ancient trees dating back to early civilization. The article notes the oak as a museum of memories in forest annals and laments that many have fallen to the woodman s ax.
Ancient England Oaks and Curious Tales Intertwined
A panoramic note on historic trees in England and France, describing the Saley oak near Northampton as the largest in England and 1600 years old, Wisher's oak near London, and sacred oaks in Allenville, France with a tree chapel. It shifts to a light domestic anecdote about Maud Atherton faintly offended by mustard plasters after a seasickness scare and a doomed romance.
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England
Saley
Northampton
London
James
Sherwood Forest
Allenville
France
New Draining Rack Aims to Dry Whole Dish Sets
A new kitchen idea features a drying rack for crockery that eliminates wiping. The rack can dry a full tea or dinner service with over 100 pieces on one square foot of floor space. Each item drains separately into a receiver, and any carpenter can build it to size.
Ancient Tree Chapel Erected 1696 Near Allonville
In a picturesque scene a chapel stands among leaves within surrounding woodland. It was built in 1696 by the Abbe du Detroit, parish priest of Allonville, and the tree hosting it is nearly 1,000 years old.
Chang Chitung Hates Foreigners Builds Chinese Rail Line
Chinese magnate Chang Chitung Viceroy of Wu Chang steers a vast railroad project spending about ten million dollars. He employs Belgian engineers and aims to build a 1500 mile trunk line through densely populated Chinese regions though the government’s support is unclear. He also runs a gun factory with large blast furnaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chang Chitung
Wu Chang
China
Mostly a Native and a Remarkable Petrifaction Tale
A Scots sheriff questions a witness in a case of illicit distilling about being a parish native. The witness claims most of him comes from the parish by weight and birthplace ambiguity. Separate notes describe a petrification case in Taylor's Cemetery near Brownsville Pennsylvania, and exotic facts on deep Mediterranean depths and coconut butter production in Mannheim Germany.
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Solomon Kreppes
Taylor’s Cemetery
Brownsville
National Pike
Who Made the Tent
The passage cites Mohammedan belief about Adam and Eve living in a tent at Mecca and notes U.S. costs to rescue Gen. Ezeta and officers from a Salvadorean revolution then return them for execution. It argues for nonintervention in Central American affairs and ends with a remark on fashions.
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Adam and Eve
Temple
Mecca
United States
Ezetas
Sleeves Fault with Bodice Lead French Frill Fashion
A New York fashion feature showcases a dinner bodice in white crepe de Chine with a low neckline and gilt braid trims. The distinctive sleeves are black silk with pink stripes and large elbow-length puff, finished by white maire cuffs and velvet rosettes at the waist.
Pittsburg Phil Betters on the American Turf
Geo E Smith known as Pittsburg Phil, one of the leading American turf bettors, rose from a Chicago pool room in the eighties to build a fortune near half a million. He later ran a racing stable and says he lost heavily on his own horses. He supports his mother and sister.
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Ihlerewith
Pittsburg
Phil
Geo. E. Smith
Chicago
Croner E.smith
Turkeys Trained to Hunt and Other Notes
Major A S Willis describes tame turkeys like Dick in Polk County Tennessee who can learn wild turkey calls and assist hunters. Trained birds cue hunters through wing strikes and definite calls, though patience and early training are essential. Also notes Cleveland Ohio as a forest city and Chicago’s early winter campaign planning with thefts of street lamps.
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Philadelphia Record
Rascal
Lusherly
Buffalo Courier
Radburn
Olcott
Chesney
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Atchison Globe
Philadelphia
George
Tn Biddleby
Newport
Easton’s Beach
Biddleby
Emmaline
Harper’s Bazar
Sue
Boston Transcript
Dan
Old Man
Kate Field
Washington
Kilgradge
Boston
New York
Vinton
Vogue
Dr Style
Johnny
Washington Star
A. S. Willis
Globe Democrat
Dick Down
Polk County
Tenn
Chicago
Hintuan Street
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Ation of
Birth OF the Watch
Mg Alfred
India
Najd
Indian Ocean
Desert
Euphrates
Candahar
Cabul
Pekin
Magdala
Edinburgh Review
Mary Stuart Watcit
Maine
Luke
Brooklyn
Maud Atherton
Salcey
Chapel Oak
Allonville
Mrs. Botherwell
Red Clark
Tie
Camlockie
Mediterranean Sea
Malta
Candia
Europe
Mannheim
Germany
Cleveland
Ohio
California
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