Signaling by the Flag in World Ports and Its Uses
The piece notes signaling by flags in ports like London and Liverpool and describes how flags can signal ship activities such as bonded stores needing inspection. It mentions village life reflections and an anecdote from Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff's diary about Lord Cromer and the khedive of Egypt with a ciphered telegram error.
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London
Liverpool
Mountstuart Grant
Hutt
Lord Cromer
Tewfik
Egypt
Helwan
Cairo
Cromsy
London Foreign Office
Dyne
Tord -Cromer
Foreign Office
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Yorkshire Official Warns Typing on Parchment Deeds Fails
The Yorkshire register of deeds condemns typewritten parchment deeds as ineffective. He reports examining many documents and finds that typewriting on parchment is not durable with lines already illegible or missing even for deeds deposited as late as 1902.
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Yorkshire
England
Local notes on farm work and visits in Union area
The item lists scattered reports from Union and nearby towns about people visiting farms, purchasing livestock and equipment, crop conditions amid heavy rains, medical issues, a hospital stay, and neighbors helping Dave Austin after field work. It also includes a poem excerpt from The Spectator and a brief mention of a binder repair in Scandia.
The Wooded Path by Ford Madox Hueffer
The poem reflects on the passing of a harsh winter and the revival of spring through vivid imagery. It recalls a past May and the renewal of life as a contrast to lingering grief and cold memories. The speaker questions whether old hearts can revive with new warmth and light.
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Cea
Munn & Co
Scientific
Almericant
New York
Omico
Washington, D
The Dreams Ahead In Every Human Life
A reflective poem speaks of guiding dreams that sustain people through storms and struggle. It hints at varied ambitions from wealth and health to home and love, with faith and persistence shaping each life as dreams ahead inspire endurance.
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Edwin Carlisle Litsey
Heart of the Home as Domestic Science Remedy
Miss Ella G. Neave argues domestic science in schools solves servant troubles divorce temperance and poverty. She tells the Woman's Club department that kitchens hold home comfort and that public schools should expand domestic science to improve homes and reduce institutional costs.
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Ella G. Neave
Department of the Household Economics and Education
Woman’s Club
Cincinnati Commercial. Tribune
Painter Landseer Fails To Deliver Picture On Time
In 1845 Sir Edwin Landseer promised a painting for the British Institution spring exhibition but delayed then painted The Cavalier's Pots within twenty four hours starting the day before opening.
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Edwin Landseey
British Institution
Unidentified New York Merchant Falsely Labels Letter Address
A New York menswear dealer used his ill wife’s German nurse to fix a recipient name on a business card. The nurse requested a Berlin address so her mother could send letters, prompting the merchant to place the nurse’s name atop the card. The first German letter bore altered names and places, with a mock address and a catalog line about six shirts and a nine dollar one price term.
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New York
Berlin
Germany
Ito
Julia Harapt
James Broome
Bowery
New York ‘City
N. Y
Lippincott’s Magazine
Horses Trained to Kneel in Ancient Mounting Etiquette
A Greek vase in a St. Petersburg museum depicts a war horse kneeling before an Amazon. The text recalls ancient mounting customs with horses trained to kneel before riders, and notes Romans in the first century ad taught kneeling to ease mounting from the off side.
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St. Petersburg
Plutarch
Persian Script Adorns Calcutta Postal Addresses
An Indian paper notes Persian style in postal addressing passing Calcutta. Envelopes reach the city near Calcutolah and the counting-house of Shajoodeen and Tahdad, read by Meean Shaikh Inayat Ally. The sample dated Ramzan tenth, year 1266 Hijra.
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Calcutta
Calcutolah
Shajoodeen
Tahdad
Ramzan
Called It Debt of Honor in a French Duel
A medical man was summoned to a duel in France in his professional capacity. He traveled to the scene, treated a slightly wounded client, and after healing both honor and wound, sent a bill for 50 francs. The patient’s wife replied that there is a delicacy prohibiting trade in such matters and warned she would let others settle the matter if the claim persisted.
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France
Parrot accompanies English clergyman at church services
A Hampshire rector is followed by a remarkable parrot that attends services two miles from home, greets the master when reading or preaching, chattering outside during sermons, joins in Amens, and finally returns home perched on the rector’s shoulder showing evident affection and pride in its bond.
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Hampshire
Eng
Lancashire Sneezing Contest Among Elderly Women
A lighthearted event in a Lancashire town pitted six or more elderly women in a sneezing contest. Contestants could employ any method, a tin of snuff provided for the purpose. The winner sneezed for so long she collapsed exhausted and received a sovereign and silk handkerchief.
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Lancashire
Eng
Take Pages in Directories More Popular European Names
The article notes how common surnames appear in European city directories. It cites five thousand Schmidts in Berlin, compares Jansen in Brussels, Martinet in Paris, and Morelli and Vitelli in Naples, while Smith remains widespread across directories worldwide.
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Smith
Ingland
Sgerlin
Schmidts
Schultzes and Multers
Brussels
Jansen
Paris
Martinets
Morelli
Vitelli
Naples
Smiths
Billy's Complaint About a Rough St Berard Pup
A juvenile reads his dog Vic as a playful but rough St Berard puppy named Dingo. The narrator notes Billy’s disbelief in Dingo’s true nature while comparing Vic’s demeanor to a pug.
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Billy
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