Anecdotes on Funeral Costs and Famous Sayings
A collection of brief notes includes a remark on Victorian funeral pomp as royal nobles saw rising costs, a quip about Signor Francisco Tosti refusing lessons, and Euclid’s famous reply to Ptolemy Soter implying no royal privilege to learning. The items mix social commentary and enduring linguistic touches.
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Tost
Signor
Francisco Tosti
Tosti
Euclid
Alesandriz
Egypt
Ptolemy Soter
Daily Duties and Simple Life Advice Reflects Stevenson
A compact editorial-style reflection quotes Robert Louis Stevenson on finding sweetness in daily duties and bread, urging focus on ordinary tasks and humble living rather than ambition. It emphasizes mindfulness and proximity to everyday responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Robert Louis Stevenson
Wifey's Weaknesses Declared In Witty Verse
A compact jest notes a wife who is outspoken and frequently out. The speaker quips that when she is away she is often heard speaking, highlighting playful domestic humor in a light, period voice.
Wife postpones travel as daughter suffers whooping cough
Mrs Ackroyd packs for a journey with her husband and two daughters. The child Bessie falls ill with a severe cough and the doctor prohibits travel, delaying their plans for four or five days amid worry and tears. The husband urges patience, hoping the child recovers and the trip can be resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliiaci Ab
Chicago
Mrs Ward's Work and Family Ties to the Passmore Edwards Settlement
The article recalls Mrs. Mary Augusta Ward as a famed novelist and philanthropist. It notes her influence on the Passmore Edwards Settlement and its cradle for crippled children, her work in physical training for troubled youths, and her role in founding a care and training branch. It mentions her Hobart birth in 1871, daughter of Thomas Arnold, and her marriage to Humphry Ward in 1873, highlighting his literary stature and editing of The English Poets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bira
Humphry Ward
Plorence
Night- Ingale
Robert Elsmere
Ward
Hobart
Tasmania
Thomas Arnold
Arnold
Rugby
Matthew
Armold Anda
London’ Times
Italia Garibaldi to Lecture in America on Garibaldi Life
Italia Garibaldi, granddaughter of the famous patriot, travels to the United States to present her grandfather’s life and discuss the work of the Methodist church in Rome. Her aim grew from American inquiries about a biography of Garibaldi and the church mission in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Denew
Garibaldi
Italia
Methodist ‘Church
Rome
Women’ S College
Baltimore
United States
Owork
Italy
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Lexington & Madison
Passaic, N. J
Erie Station
Ware & Dalley Company
Fall
Screuer Market
Woman’s Home Companion
Good Housekeeping
Alvah Burdett Brown
Lafayette College
Bernard C. Brown
Franklin Avenue
High Street
Post
Ladies’ Home Journal
Women's Home Companion
B. W. Douglas
Hawthorne Avenue
Nutley
Sun Office
West Nutley Station
Arge Family
Nutley Realty Company
W.nutley
N. J
Nassau, St. N.Y
Thomas M. Dunham
Crestwood Avenue
Park School
Franklin
Adelia J
Thomas Crocker
Vreeland Avenue
Scheuer & Co
Washington Pl
England
Queen Victoria
Undertakers’ Journal
West End
Mrs, Rumfary Ward
Talta Gabrtbaldi
The
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Goainlpekey
Chestnut Street
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