Diamond Cutting Hit by Berquem That Changed Jewelry Forever
A tale from Harper’s Weekly recounts Louis de Berquem, a Flemish clerk in Bruges, conceiving the diamond wheel method after a dream. He cut a rough royal diamond for Charles the Bold, revealing facets and light and ushering modern gem cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Bruges
Charles
Normandy
Flanders
Louis de Berquem
Berquemet Ee
Berquem
Charles the Bold
Harper’s Weekly
Mirthful Exchange Over Home Life and Manners
A brief dialogue features a young man with a tilted hat and Mr. Mildboy debating manners. The younger asserts he was told to feel at home in the office while Mildboy critiques his aggressive speech and restless nature. The exchange hints at tensions between workplace ease and personal repose.
Quoting the Classics in a Local Exchange
A compact quotation note discusses Shakespeare and moral luck, noting a line about a divinity shaping our ends and the futility of forcing events. The excerpt reflects a conversational, literary references tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Painful Echoes From Guard Overwhelming Custody
A fragmentary line shows a guard describing pain and reflection about a number of items or cases in hand, implying a tense moment in custody or control. The quoted phrase hints at distress and a question of what remains to be handled or decided.
Curious Old Shops and Colonial Advertisements
A look back at early American shops and their six to eight line ads. Boston in 1769 featured The Basket of Lemmons lemon shop by Johnby, while Union street housed Harboure Dorr’s braziery ironmongery and cutlery. Salem vendors touted discount shoes and a silhouette shop offering portraits and shading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Beautiful
Boston
Johnby
Dorr
Gazette
Union Street
the Gazette
Postboy
Chronicle of
Salem
Salem Register
Moses Chapman
Mr. Morgan
North Street
Some Nature Hints in a Sunset Moment
A tender scene unfolds as a girl admires a sunset with a companion. She expresses gratitude for the visit and shares her vision of colors and a stylish afternoon gown inspired by the blue and crimson hues.
Half Better Than None Dinner Joke
A dinner party features a handsome young physician who abstains from cigars. When asked why he does not smoke he explains that smoking would make him miss half his dinner, and he prefers to keep it intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Earliest English Tea Mention and Rising Tea Prices
A Wickham letter from Firando notes an English demand for a pot of the best sort of chaw. By 1650 tea usage grew as prices in England rose to 30 to 50 shillings per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickham
East India Company
Firando
Eaton
Get Clees
England
Irate Landlord Confronts Lovers at Private Lane
A tense encounter unfolds as a landlord confronts a couple during a lovers' walk on a private path. The youths insist on approaching the private area despite the sign. The exchange reveals tensions over access and privacy along the secluded road.
Roads Through France and a Soldier’s Night in Normandy
In a London Saturday Review piece the narrator traverses France by straight national roads and teakettles of trees, finding them suited to armies yet taxing for ordinary travelers. He longs for a natural path to shelter near Neufchatel en Bray as the grand avenues bruise his feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Euch
Normandy
Neufchatel-en-Bray
Ae Cere
London Saturday Review
Diplomatic Quip at Washington Social
While at a winter social in Washington a British embassy counselor recalls a young clubman who, asked a widow to guess her age, hesitates before delivering a playful line. He suggests ten years for looks or ten seeds for brains, prompting silent diplomacy as a response.
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Washington
Kennard
Lippincott’s
Betrothed Kathie Prefers Simple Jewelry
An Encouraging Fact notes Katherine and her friends discussing engagement. Kathie says she does not care about a solitaire diamond or wearing rings, and she would rather keep jewelry simple. A fifteen year old counsels Kathie to make this preference known.
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Katherine
Charming
Peppler
Kathie
Careful Selection of Volumes in Library Revealed
Mrs. Oldcastle notes the library now holds over 2000 volumes with careful selections. She expresses intent to read many of them, feeling a personal obligation to herself. The Chicago Record-Herald reports the remark.
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. A. Eldriedge
First National
DR. A. M. Davis
Union Broak
GOTH
Littlefield & Romig
Physicians & Surgeons
Nat’! Bank
Rankin & Doolittle
Physicians and Surgeons
U. S. National Bank
G. E. Stuart
Ferguson
Alice C. Bowers
H. D. Bowers
Drs
Thos. W. Hester
Dixon Building
Newberg
Oregon
Beb. H. Ranck
Edwards
E. P. Dixon
White
Res
White & Newberg
A. E. Wilson
W. W. Hollingsworth & Son
Clarence Butt
Bank of Newberg
Robt
W. Jones
Herbert J
McMionville Nations! Bank
McMinnville
William M. Ramsey
Elsia Wright Building
Third Street
E. C. Stevens
Roads OF
United States National Bank of
Total
Oe Coastee Co
Portland
la Grippe
Rhelly
Jesse Edwards
Pacific Coast
Frank Pichereau
Commercial Street
Ballston
Pacific Coast Oxypathor Co
H. B. McDonald
Spalding
Henricks
Main Street
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