Various Global Notes and Reflections From The Mora Tribune
A digest of diverse items including notes on British electrical patents versus the United States, Cuba’s sugar industry amid insurrection, Harvard enrollment, Ruskin and clerical advice, Philadelphia fire engines, Japan funding fortifications with silver from China, pacifist prospects in 1895, London editors’ view of American politics as a dodge, and a Beatrice marriage rumor tied to British invasions of Africa.
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Victoria
Eugenie
Beatrice
Prince Imperial
Africa
The Fashionable Christening Across Cultures and Classes
A essay contrasts christening pomp in New York society with rites in Japan China and Mexico. It notes invitations gifts and spectators at urban ceremonies and explains naming customs and guardianship tied to cultural traditions.
Marry Young Men in English Society
The article notes a trend of English women marrying men younger by five to twenty years, including Baroness Bartlett-Coutts marrying Mr Bartlett. It recounts American shock at such matches and tells of Thackeray’s daughter Miss Anne Thackeray meeting her future husband Richard Ritchie, whom she later married, with humor about a pink baby in the Ritchie family.
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England
Baroness Bartlett-Coutts
Bartlett
Ritchie
Richard Ritchie
Anne Thackeray
Japanese Timber and Lacquer Heritage Inspires Museum Exhibit
The Field Columbian Museum showcases Japan’s forest riches and lacquer craft. Bamboo dominates as a versatile symbol of grace, while Cryptomeria and other woods highlight packing, carving, and ornate interiors. The lacquer tradition, derived from Rhus vernicifera, remains central to temple walls and ceremonial arts.
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Simaltas
Japan
Ing
California
Field Columbian Museum
Tea ceremony posts and a dawn of danger on Long Island
The article describes rare Tokonoma Toko posts used in the Cha shitsu tea room and their value from 50 to 100 dollars. It also recounts a robbery attempt on a wholesale baker near Lynbrook, where a masked robber shot at him but was dragged by the runaway wagon as the horses bolted.
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Europe
Cha-Jin
Yoshio-masa
Rockaway
Lynbrook
Wood
New York Times
The Value of Seaworthy Vessels and Practical Business Gyres
A jumble of observations on costs and safety covers steamers as war assets after service, a Washington cab fare cut boosting 1,200,000 more riders in ten months, and critique of reckless drivers. It notes the Red Cross as a global peace force, bicycle adoption rising, Ohio bill to curb road hazards, and a Butte school ban on revolving storm doors citing safety.
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Washington
Red Cross Society
Butte
Mont
Unfair Division Over Walk Cleaning Proposal
A tale turns on a con artist in a big ulster who persuades a neighbor to pool the work of keeping front walks clean. The con man claims first chance for half the year, stating he will handle summer cleanliness, prompting skepticism about his honesty.
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Chicago Evening News
Woods Collector Reels After Highwayman Ambush
John I. Wood, collector for the Woods firm, was ambushed when a highwayman fired as his horse bolted. The incident halted his carriage on the roadway and left Woods’ party alarmed and pursued.
Night photography in Melbourne using incandescent light
A Melbourne photographer captures a large ballroom scene by moonlit night with a 20 minute exposure on a 4x5 plate. The image, photographed just before a ball, shows advanced retouching to remove glow around every incandescent light, making night and day images indistinguishable when placed side by side.
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Melbourne
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Mora Tribune
Anderson
S. W. Anderson
Bulitor
Mora
Minnesota
Schomburgh
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United States
Cuba
Louisiana
Harvard
Mugwump
Ruskin
Philadelphia
Boston
China
London
New Orleans
New York
Father
Nou-nou
Babe
Washington Post
Toko
C. I. Millspaugh
Chicago Times Herald
Ohio
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