Notable purchases and curiosities in high society
The Register notes William Florence buying a Connecticut Avenue plot for 15000 dollars to build a home, Gov Ames spending about 50000 pounds annually in Boston, and Leann Stanworp gifting Miss Crocker a 50000 dollar diamond set. It also covers Yosemite snowshoe traveler William Peter, Gov Hill’s secretary Con Rier, rivals Pulitzer brothers, journalist Grover Cyrups’s abstinence, and Chinese cigars versus white-made goods. It ends with a Wagner museum opening in Vienna and its rich relic collection.
Remarkable Kin and Evolution Stance Show in 19th Century Notes
The late Catherine Van Rensselaer Hale, Mobile, heir of Schuyler lineage, recalls dancing under the Patroon Stephen Van Rensselaer with the remark on prayers in those rooms. Prof Albert Russell Wallace, aiding Darwin, argues orangs and apes resemble man and supports evolution while embracing Spiritualist views and belief in life after death and Swedenborgian doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine van Rensselaer Hale
Mobile
Ala
Gen. Schuyler
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton-Burr
Stephen van Rensselaer
Albert Russell
Wallace
Darwin
West
Russell
Swedenborg
Peat Fueled Locomotives Rise in Northern Russia
Large numbers of Russian locomotives are being adapted to burn peat, offering about 50 percent savings on fuel costs. Despite widespread Russian petroleum introduction at low prices, peat remains a competitive substitute. Steam powered peat cutting machines extract fuel from depths beneath the surface. A Honeanian gypsy band bound for performance before the Czar is noted in the final detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Czar Montenegrin Emperor Surrounded by Guards
Report details a two day exam of instruments to detect dynamite, with musicians watched by police behind them. The Czar enjoys Hungarian music but fears Nihilists. His cautious stance forces constant vigilance during the concert.
Face of a Dead Father Returns in Glass Coffin Tale
A granddaughter of 1861 buried father on a lake shore, Stephen A. Jr. gazes through a coffin glass in 1880 and finds speechless life. A North Carolina patient returns home in winter, recounting a Lyft like flight of Northwestern pass and railing against cold corporate railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen A. Dovuaras, Jr
Mr. Douglas
Lake Shore
Thirty-fifth Street
Stephen A., Jr
Bint Nyb
North Carolina
Hudson
Bowelless Corporation
Practical remedies and maintenance tips for early manufacturing and home use
A collection of old practice notes detailing methods to free stoves and flues of soot with zinc, address specific gravity changes in free hardened metal, treat felons with egg white poultice, varnish smoke stacks with asphaltom dissolved in turpentine oil, prevent rust with a goldring fluid, ease circular saw handling with sawdust, clean Puastek dusts with starch, prevent crackling in steel plates by cold water, make cement for iron work from sulphur white lead and borax with sulphuric acid, and rub burns with sweet oil to soften new skin. Also notes a French paper praising oil on graphite to prevent screws, lubricate, and resist rust for years.
Monarchs of the plains duel on Cannonball River
A first person account recalls a dramatic buffalo bull fight on the Cannonball River in Dakota. Two bulls clash in a brutal, protracted contest watched by the herd, ending with the elder bull defeated and exiled. The scene closes with reflections on endurance, ruin, and a solitary life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Buffalo
Cannonpall River
Dakota
Spain
Rome
Mexico
Plains
Opposit
Father
Everyday Thoughts on Health and Happiness
A reflective piece argues wealth and social life matter little without health and genuine kindness. It notes happiness relies on mutual care from family, cooks, and workers, urging patience and shared solace while resisting envy and bitterness in public misfortune.
Instinctive Readiness For Subjects Guides Education
Prof. William James argues that seizing a pupil's momentary interest in each subject builds durable skill. He warns that early ideas become lifelong mental grooves, and that detecting readiness is the educator’s first duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William James
Scoilner’s Magazine
Garfield in Congress and military service contrasted
The speaker recalls entering Congress during the Civil War, declining a private offer to command an army corps from Rosecrans, influenced by Lincoln who wanted him in the House. He notes his rapid rise on the military committee, reflects on his first speech in January 1864 on rebel property confiscation, and mentions being the youngest member in Congress and in the Ohio Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Congress
Rosecrans
Thomas
Mar. Lincoln
House of Representatives
House
Ohio
Mfrican Review
French Crown Jewels Auction Catalogue Released
Tiffany & Co reports the official French crown jewels catalogue listing over 30 000 brilliants and 2 700 rose diamonds totaling more than 8 000 carats, plus pearls rubies and sapphires. The exhibition jewels go to auction at the Trilleries palace from May 8 with proceeds to the public treasury. market value estimated at least 10 000 000 francs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffany & Co
New York City
Palace of the Trilleries
Leslie
Pipe found after twenty five years sparks WWI tale
Albert Edis of Winslow filled a clay pipe for a smoke twenty five years ago before going to war. He left it half full and returned home, later discovering the old pipe partly empty just days ago, a curious relic from his service era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Edis
Winslow
Tie
Lewiston Cwe Jorurnat
Feminine Stenographers and the Work Ethic Debate
A Boston Globe excerpt argues women stenographers and telegraphers vary in diligence. It claims many seek marriage over duty, urge women to view themselves as workers, and praise strict professional conduct to match male peers. The piece contrasts “true” stenographers with flirtatious behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Boston Glove
Motley and Bismarck friendship anecdote at Vienna
Motley while at Gottingen befriended a student who became known as the man of blood and iron Bismarck. They were arrested together in Berlin for singing loudly after a students festival. As American Minister in Vienna Motley hosted Bismarck after a late dinner and the visit caused diplomatic intrigue across Europe with Sumner and others pondering its meaning. The Argonaut fances are now used by English farmers to shield fields from hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motley
University of
Gottingen
Bismarck
Berlin
Mr. Whipple
Vienna
Prussia
Denmark
United States
London
Paris
Turin
St. Petersburg
Charles Sumner
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Washington
Sumner
Europe
Mechanical varnish and metal treatment insights from period notes
A compilation of engineering tips and observations on finishes, heat and cold effects on metal, wood preservation methods, luminous rifle sights trial, coal usage efficiency, improved spirit levels, friction in rail travel, distinguishing iron from steel via nitric acid, and cautions about cement in piping with scattered incidents and recommendations for galvanized iron use.
Senators With Literary Tastes Across the Senate
The New York Graphic profiles numerous senators noting varied loves from English novels and French to Latin texts, poetry, and scripture. It highlights editors, periodical contributors, and the breadth of reading, including biographies, travel, and horseracing knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Ingalls
Senator Hoar
Senator Hale
Maine
Senator Eustis
Senator Ransom
Horace
Senator Beach
Joe Brown
Georgia
Sherman
Hoar
Ingalls
Ransom
Hale
Senator West
Joe Blackburn
Kentucky
Payne
Senate
New York Graphic
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the Register
New Harmony, Indiana
William
Florence
Connecticut Avenue
Gov. Ames
Massachusetts
Boston
Leann Stanworp
Miss Crocker
Winnuiam Peter
Yosemite Valley
Great Valley
Con. Rier
Gov. Hill
Albany
Hill
Lamont
Joseph Pulitzer
The
World
Albert Pulitzer
Morning Journal
Journal
Grover W. Cyrups
Prince of Philadelphia
Apollinaris
California
Wagner
Bayreuth
Monarchs OF the
Buffalo Bulls
M. Losrav
War Office
Chicago
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