Flowers for the Vear and the customs of Europe
A historical piece discusses national memorials for soldiers, comparing American and Mexican practice to European rites. It notes French and English memorial actions, the neglect of certain battlefield heroes in Westminster Abbey, and how American influence revived interest in perpetual tributes such as Beaconsfield Day and Marlborough's resting places.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Republic
Mexico
Catholic Church
France
Austria
Italy
Hotel Des Invalides
Napoleon
Picpus
Lafayette
England
Prince Albert
Frogmore
Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
Windsor
Lord Beaconsfield
Balaclava
Breal
Bessisonsfield
Marlborough
Collingswood
Drake
Westminster Abbey
John Moore
Corunna
Beaconsfield
Nelson
Glasneven
Parnell
Decoration Day Across Nations in Memory of Fallen
The piece surveys how Decoration Day is observed abroad, noting European reliance on wealthier American residents for celebrations, contrasts with American solemnity, and describes Mexican and Canadian practices. It highlights discrepancies in reverence and the spread of American customs beyond the United States.
Ancient Emblems and Their Symbolic Birds Across Cultures
The piece outlines historic emblems: Egyptians used a animal at spear tip. Israel’s tribes each bore a unique emblem. Semiramis honored as a queen with a dove symbol. Athenians replaced owl with Minerva’s image. Corinthians favored winged horse Pegasus. Carthaginians chose a horse head recalling Neptune’s horse. Romans adopted the eagle linked to Jupiter and imperial ambition.
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Israel
Minerva
Pegasus
Neptune
Jupiter
The Eagle as Symbol of Jupiter in Classical Imagery
The passage portrays the eagle beside Jupiter as a potent emblem of power and majesty. It cites Homer and mythic art describing Jupiter as ruler of mortals and immortals, with an eagle as his lone celestial companion and symbol of divine sovereignty.
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Jupiter
The Women of Sardinia Describe Elegant Island Matrons
A visitor notes Sardinian women as tall and graceful with dark eyes and hair. Wives and daughters wear heirloom gala outfits, richly colored jackets and bodices, full brown petticoats, and minimal corsetry, while dress across districts varies but preserves a timeless style.
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Sardinia
Europe
Where Good People Go
A Sunday-school teacher discusses afterlife rewards with her class. A bright boy asks if all good people go to Heaven and questions whether his grandmother is there, claiming she is already present nearby, prompting the teacher to move on.
Best Man Question in Somerville Journal Exchange
A reader asks Hicks who served as best man at his wedding. Wicks answers with a brief acknowledgment in this Somerville Journal exchange.
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Hicks
Wicks
American Bride of French Envoy Faces Embarrassment in Madrid
The wife of Jules Patenotre, American by birth, is caught in a diplomatic tangle after her marriage to the French ambassador to Spain. Her father James Elverson and brother James Elverson, Jr., Philadelphia publishers, are cited as fueling social shock. The Paris government punished the groom by moving him to Madrid, while the wife and children joined him abroad.
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Madrid
Mme
Jules Patenotre
Spain
Paienotre
France
Washington
Eleanor Louise Elverson
Philadelphia
Elverson
Julian Pauncefote
Prince Cantoervzane
Stuart
James Elverson, Jr
Cardinal Gibbons
Patenotrt
Patenotre
Sashe
James Elverson
Mirror as earliest evidence of civilization says archaeologist
A New York Mail and Express piece notes an archaeologist argues mirrors mark early civilization. It cites Japanese Corean bronze makers over 2,500 years ago and Chinese mirrors over 4,000 years old. De Morgan reports a 5,000 year old Egyptian mirror and Akkad Nippur peoples used polished metal to view themselves fifty centuries before Christ.
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New York Mail and Express
de Morgan
Egypt
Akkad
Nippur
Dr Johnson and the sacred obligation of truth
A 19th century portrayal of Dr Johnson praising strict honesty. He denounced any lie or prevarication and would not let servants deny being at home. He warned that teaching falsehood weakens a servant for future deceit and that truth is a sacred obligation in every anecdote.
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Dr. Johnson
Women in British Factories Surpass Million in Workforce
New statistics show over one million women aged 18 and older are employed in Great Britain factories and workshops. Nearly eleven percent are in trades considered untone.
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Great Britain
Trades Untong
Giant Manila Hawser Sets Reforming Record in Towline History
The largest modern cable is a Manila hawser used to tow a drydock to Havana. It measures twenty three inches around, though older cords exceed it. A twenty three inch line once anchored the North Carolina in Brooklyn, and a twenty four inch sheet-anchor hawser served on the Tennessee in the sixties Mediterranean voyage. The unwieldy rope proved hard to handle in Naples Bay storms, and upon return to America it was sent to oakum mills for reprocessing.
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Manila
Havana
Boston Traveler
North Carolina
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Tennessee
Mediterranean
Bay of
Naples
Ameriica
Oakum Mills
Oakum
Our Patriotic Publisher Flag Promotion
Ham ersley Publishing Co of Chicago offers American and Cuban waving lithographed flags with cord and tassels for window decorations. About 500000 sold amid a Chicago craze. agents sought, promising large earnings. Send 12c for both flags and request agency quotes for quantities.
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Hamersley Publishing Co
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Great auk egg in attic from Lord Garvagh collection found
An 1871 broken egg was found last month in an attic among remnants of the late Lord Garvagh's collection. The article notes only fifty one such eggs exist in England and mentions an auction price of £315 in 1891.
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England
Lord Garvagh
Boston Journal
Pioneer Limited Promoted as Perfect Train Route
The Pioneer Limited is advertised as the world’s only perfect train, running nightly between Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis via the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. An illustrated pamphlet with route scenery is free upon request with a two cent stamp to Geo H Heafford Chicago Ill.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago, Milwaukee
Deserving Ingenuity of a Chicken Coop Trap
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Jaspah recalling a clever trap set at the chicken coop by a clever keeper. The dialogue highlights ingenuity in thwarting a theft or raid with a beach trap described in regional dialect.
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Secon
Chicago Great Western Begins May With Higher Weekly Earnings
The Chicago Great Western Railway reports gross earnings for the first week of May at 107397.24 dollars, up 26515.97 dollars from the prior year’s 80881.27 dollars. The fiscal year to date shows a total increase of 591302.78 dollars.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Copper production in the country climbs to 475 million pounds
Last year the nation produced 475 million pounds of copper, marking a substantial increase in output and signaling strong mining activity and demand across the sector.
Cure Drastipation Forever With Cascarets Candy
Advertisement promotes Cascarets as a cure for constipation with a money back guarantee. It notes a claim about 70 million Europeans wearing wooden shoes as a humorous aside.
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Ic. C. C
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