A Night in Hyde Park and Bethune's Stand
Vincent Harris confronts Maishe Bethune's grandfather about Maishe's future while the old man defends their simple life and generous acts. A park encounter with a destitute mother prompts Bethune to give money and food, illustrating the stark contrasts between aspiration and survival in a changing world.
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Lord Musselburgh
George Bethune
Vincent Harris
America
Maijshe
Maishe
Vincent
Mr. Bethune
New York
Maisrie
Aleether
Scotland
MacGreror Crerar
Hugh Ainslie
Evan MacColl
Andrew Wanless
Wanless
Robin
Bonnie
Prince's Street
Edinburgh
Blackwood
Scot
Re ‘Thompson
Mr. Carmichael
Mr. Harris
Harris
Dunbar
Burns
Maishe Bethune
Childb
Oe Sengona
Grosvenor Street
Park Lane
Grandfather
Hyde Park
Henley
Younges Ee Ae
Matshe
Tadill
London
Watford
Abbot’s Langley
Leatherhead
Weill
Mentavisti’s
Vin
Mentavista
la Claire Fone
Cattle on the Sea Crusade Prompts Shipping Change
The Boston Herald reports a humane campaign led by Samuel Plimsoll to ban live cattle shipments across the Atlantic after 1891. Henry D. Plimsoll travels to America to gather evidence of on board cruelties, citing a Mersey voyage where 50 cattle died in a four day hurricane amid overcrowding and brutal handling.
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Boston Herald
Samuel Plimsoll
Henry D. Plimsoll
America
Congress
Atlantic
Plimsoll
Mersey
Virginia
Mr. Plimsoll
The Modelers Studio and The Making of Rosette Molds
A detailed look inside a carver's studio showing clay rosette creation and mold making. Craft steps include shaping the rosette with fingers, pouring pink and white plaster layers, and removing the mold once set. Damp air slows release, causing pieces to cling and minor repairs with grafted plaster.
Stone Carving Innovation in Pittsburg Architecture
The article describes the craft of modelers and carvers in Pittsburg, detailing clay models, plaster casts, and the transition to stone. It highlights tools, working heights, and the prominent roles of a young Italian carver whose handmade designs grace buildings like the Masonic Temple and the Carnegie Free Library, noting limited marble use and public building emphasis.
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Hussey Block
Marine Bank
Smithfield Street
German National Bank
Sixth Avenue
Woodstreet
Hines Sal
Pittsburg
Court House
Masonic
Fifth Avenue
Pittsburg National Bank of Commerce
Carnegie Free Library
Allegheny
Duquesne Club House
Marion Crawforp Gallaher
Fifty Two Teeth Germs A Child’s Teething Story
The article explains 52 tooth germs forming from infancy to adulthood, detailing temporary and permanent teeth development. It notes teething causes fussiness, the gum membrane may be lanced to relieve discomfort, and suggests a dusting of powdered alum as a common treatment.
Power of Belts Hair Side Pulley and Air Cushions
The article argues the hair side of a belt should run next to the pulley to maximize surface contact and air cushion between belt and pulley. It notes two patented methods to improve belt pull by puncturing holes to vent air, boosting efficiency despite reduced contact.
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Wade
Porpoise Capturing in Boston Harbor A Seasonal Harbor Ritual
The Boston Harbor area, including the Tickle channel, hosts regular porpoise captures. An elaborate process uses a seine to drive captives into a bottleneck and then a final seining to finish. Indians spear the stunned animals, yielding oil and providing a memorable, risky spectacle amid harbor activity and Sabbath tensions.
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Boston Herald
Cause
Picking the Ears and Ear Care Advice
A column warns against ear picking with pins or spoons and favors only elbow insertion for ear cleaning. It cites a precautionary remedy of Menthol with sweet oil for abscesses and narrates a misadventure where a physician damaged the ear while removing a bug, highlighting proper ear care.
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Boston Herald
Machdie
Weather Wisdom says sky colors foretell changes
In Laning's Weather Wisdom a deep blue sky signals fair weather, white clouds suggest approaching storms, sea green tinges predict rain, blue indicates showers, bright evening yellow warns of rain, pale yellow means wet weather, and gray evening hints at fair skies. Morning haze implies wet conditions.
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Laning
A Christian's Duty on Politics and Women's Ballot Rights
The article argues that Christians must engage in politics to cleanse government and defend the nation. It discusses the preacher's delicate role amid diverse parties and notes that women deserve suffrage, citing sacrifices of soldiers' widows and prominent women as examples of worthy contributions. It urges public-spirited participation without partisan zeal.
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Saya
Dick Turpin
Thomas Jefferson
Cleveland
Grover
General Grant
Servants in Shakespearean England and Their Place
Chambers notes a transitional domestic service in Shakespeare's era with a mix of strict discipline and laxity. Servants were companions, confidants, and pranksters, often sworn to fidelity in great houses. Fines for faults reveal strict control, yet rules show oddities like fines for doors left ajar or cooks teased by servants.
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Xent
Oswald
Fosthurus
Inogen
Sir J. Harrington
Sleeping Car Porter Answers To No Wake Up Request
A Boston Courier tale recounts a passenger who asked a sleeping porter to wake him at his stop. The porter forgot and slept through the request, prompting the passenger to rouse him with irritation as the train neared his destination. The porter coolly refused to wake others, insisting the next traveler must wake the porter himself.
Bismarck’s diet and stimulants revealed by luncheon chat
The article reports Prince Bismarck explaining his eating habit of “drinking dry” and limited meals. He says he drinks only after meals, prefers light dry Burgundy and beer, abstains from strong wines, and has given up cigars for health. He notes his weight around 185 pounds and daily weighing for regimen.
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London
Prince Bismarck
Leibharst
Schweninge
Tobacco and Civilization No New Faith Traveled as Fast as Smoking
A historical survey notes tobacco spurred colonization and global trade, with rapid adoption across Europe and the American colonies. It highlights tobacco as a crucial crop driving population growth and commerce from Europe to the Americas in the centuries leading to the American Revolution.
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Shaler
Scribner
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Hussey
Hostetter
Paria
Harge
Modeling
Pathetad
M. P
United States
Abe
Jobn A. Logan
Mra Grant
McClellan
Chambers’ Journal
Boston Courier
Bismarck
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