Review of Cassell's Family Magazine and Current Periodicals
A literary scanner assesses Cassell's Family Magazine noting popular science and seasonable topics with strong tales such as Paul Knox and an ascent in Mount Wellington. It praises The Quiver sermons, Proctor’s celestial sketches, Phebe's Fortune, and other periodicals like Golden Hours and Sunshine, highlighting notable authors and pieces while remarking on varied quality across the month’s offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassell
Popular Science
Paul Knox
Mount Wellington
New Zealand
Crouby
Elijah
Barry
Farrar
Proctor
Frank Leslie
Sunday
Shillingsworths
Sunshine
Congregationalist
Barrett
Evangelical Magazine
Tiddy
Kennedy
Reynolds
Baldwin Brown
General Baptist Magazine
Allen
Jules Verne
Verne
Braemar Gathering at Mer Castle Amid Weathered Crowds
The Braemar gathering drew a large crowd at Mer Castle with Viscount Macduff leading the Highlanders and Lieut.-Colonel Farquharson commanding the Farquharsons. The Queen and royal family did not travel from Balmoral due to rain. The Prince of Wales departed Cowes for Trouville and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Athens aboard the Sultan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braemar
Mer Castle
Viscount Macduff
Fife Highlanders
Farquharson
Balmoral
Prince of Wales
Cowes
Trouville
Messrs
Thunderer
Portsmouth
England
Wales
London
Belle Vue Gardens
Manchester
Hugh Birley
Turbulent Times and Ties of Empire Across Britain
Reports describe policy debates over Turkey and neutrality, strikes by Bolton cotton operatives, and construction of the Tay Railway Bridge. Also noted are marriages, church and political events, Home Rule sessions, General Grant’s city freedom, storms harming crops, and famine relief fundraising in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Liberal Party
Bolton
Tay
Sidney Herbert
Lord Herbert
Lea
Beatrix Louisa Lambton
Earl of Durham
St. George’s
Hanover Square
W. L. Onslow
Sandringham
Prince of Wales
Onslow
Liverpool
Balham
Charles Bravo
Parnell
Confederation
O’donnell
London
Daily News
Ireland
King’s County
Edenderry
Patrick O’brien
Messrs
Hull
M.P
J. O’connor Power
Henry James
Grantown
Commonwealth
Edinburgh
General Grant
Free Church Assembly
United States
Great Britain
Grant
Scotland
Mansion House Indian Famine Relief Fund
Nathaniel de Rothschild
Duke of Buckingham
Madras
Dowden
Sir Henry Norman
Famine Aid Meetings Raise Liverpool and Other Cities Funds
There had not been such a famine in India for a century or more. Meetings in aid of the fund were held on Monday at Liverpool, Birmingham, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Plymouth, Wolverhampton, and other towns. The fund is now over £100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Liverpool
Birmingham
Sheffield
Edinburgh
Plymouth
Wolverhampton
Quips and Sketches From the Gleanings
A miscellany of anecdotes and short vignettes from a bygone era. Humorous exchanges on wind and reputation appear beside tales of a pier misadventure with dogs and a dramatic blue racer snake incident. A home remedies note and a curious advertisement experiment conclude the column.
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Colorado
Scientific Inquirer, &c
Aberdeen
Bishop Ewing
Grand Rapids
Mich
Cannon
Gardener's Magazine
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