Irrepressible Boy Plays Looming Role In Life
A verbose study of the irrepressible boy, his shifting moods and antics. The piece argues the boy’s paradoxical mix of logic and mischief, ready wit, and moral test, with anecdotes about honest children and the idea that foreshadowing may not apply to every youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulm
Dryden
N. P. Willig
Lariin Becher
Sewart
Millips
Garrison
Pre- Snout
Santa Claus
Nok
Thad
Thiofs
Darringer
Aly
Frank H. Stauffer
Kate Field
Washington
Monument details from Torquay and Abroath cemeteries
The item notes a Torquay cemetery monument to Isaac Merritt Binger costing £50,000, a Morthlike burial monument for Sir Richard Burton at £21,000, and Abroath memorial by Patrick Allen Drager surpassing Singer’s grave in cost. It adds that Mr. Tracer personally carried out Rome and Venice study for the tombs and executed all plans and drawings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torquay
Isaac Merritt Binger
Sewing Machina
Morthlike Combtery
Sir Richard Burton
Abroath
Patrick Allen Drager
Hospitalfield
Singer
Tracer
Rome
Venice
London
Eye strain blamed for insomnia and nervousness
A medical expert links eye strain to rising insomnia and nervousness among professional workers. He notes long hours reading and writing harm the optic nerve, causing sleeplessness, with women suffering from excessive needlework and clerical duties.
The Long Path Promise from the Common
The speaker recalls walking the long path on the Common with a schoolmistress named in the scene. An earlier hesitation yields a vow to stay together, ending with Oliver Wendell Holmes greeting the pair as they continue along the path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Street
Boyiston Street
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Brooklyn open car season solos of conductors on whistles
In Brooklyn during the open car season, conductors delight spectators with varied and elaborate whistle tunes as cars bunch at bridges and ferries. One renowned whistleblower explains the kids’ reactions force drivers to stop, making a brass-band like scene familiar to New Yorkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
New York
Bridge
Fulton Ferry
New York Herald
Flies and Disease in Egypt Mentioned by A German Writer
A German writer notes flies spread disease in Egypt by contaminating sores and eye infections. He warns that while no specific malady is blamed in the United States, germ-carrying flies may explain some untraceable infection origins, citing historical observations and sensational anecdotes from London periodicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Brooklyn Eagle
Unclear excerpts mix rail travel and poetry titbits
A fragmented newspaper snippet surveys diverse items including a Pullman porter anecdote, ore concentration by magnets, fresh water pearls in mussels, tramps before a justice, ironwork cost, and a devotional poem about rightful crown and duty.
Fashionable Novelties and Summer to Winter Transitions
A fashion note describes wide capelike lace collars edged with feathered braid and refined capes in heavy serges for travel. The piece warns of braid losing shape when washed and predicts bonnets small and shoulders sloping amid enduring heat. A humorous anecdote about straw ticks and a long grass snake ends the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
New York
Moat
Nore
Sittes
Summer Homes for City Folk in Retired New England Areas
Describes how city residents of moderate means, especially young women like teachers and artists, buy deserted farmhouses in New England for summer retreats. Homes are simple, remote from rail lines, furnished minimally with cushions and bric a brac, and served by self supplied meals. The piece notes group purchases by women for shared summer living and a lifestyle of camping out during warmer months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Suamier Asa
Stella Plane
Dely
Jock
Traveling Man Recalls Overnight Stay at Farm House
A wandering man recalls sleeping at a western farm house years ago after a long day of threshing. He describes a warm welcome, a late supper, and the unsettling memory of Lily’s experience during that night on the farm, as the farmers worked and wives refilled their tick-filled beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Han
Bianco Company
Lily
Earthworms and Other Natural Studies Highlighted
The piece discusses earthworms as vital soil engineers and food for birds, noting Darwin and Gilbert White’s prior praise. It also describes the so called torpedo fish with embedded electric batteries, detailing cell construction and the shock used to immobilize prey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert White
Darwin
F. Bi
Boddard
M. A
Chambers
Central America
Washington Star
Marvelous Pecundity and Bacteria Growth Rates
A report from Lovin Republic cites Professor Law testing various media that double bacterial counts hourly. One meterinnr in heat reportedly yields 16,777,200 individuals in 24 hours, and after 48 hours offspring could exceed 281,000,000,000 due to rapid germ growth. The piece questions whether such bacterial dispersion is controllable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagterdal
Lovin Republic
Spelling Rules and Historic Electrical Displays
A fragment from a periodical notes phonetic spellings and a quirky rule for letters. It references Dr Wayland of Philadelphia and a Frankfort exhibition noting Goethe’s electrical machine and a glass frictional device for generating sparks and charging Leyden jars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Philadelphis
Eli
Puzette
Ein
Doston Advertiner
Goethe
Frankfort-on-the- Main
Domestic Folleity Allegory Quoted by New York Times
An extract discusses a dramatic domestic scene involving a drum major and his wife described as a despot, with a sexualized tableau on a table and slapping ritual. The passage cites Courbet calling it a genuine allegory, referencing a New York Times quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delilah
Courbet
New York Times
Local Firms Earn Gold Medals in Yearly Exhibit
A list of exhibitors including Taylor-Judge & Co and Duryea-Lawrence Store Co received gold medals. Other winners include Athertop & Co, Moosie-John McCrindle, Pittaton M. W.O'Boyle, Clark's Green-Frace & Parker, and many more across towns such as Vobyhams Tobyhanoa Lehigh Lumber and Forest City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pactoryville
Charles Gardner
Hopbottom
N. M. Finn & Boy
Vobyhams
Tobyhanoa
Lehigh Lumber
Gouldsboro
A. Adams
Moscow
Gaige & Clements
Lake Arial
James A. Bortr
Forest City
J. L. Morgan & Co
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New York Telegram
America
Tenton
Marquette
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad
Julian Rulph
New York Sun
Orc
Wisconsin
Texas
Heaven
Thoracl
Busines
Henry
Grasn
Sphluind
Pat
John
Alvarado
Stenhon Co
Pierce .c
Joseph
Thomas Elkinton
Chestnut Street
Phila
Mie
AL Medicine
Bo River St
Chicago
Ilt
Matthews Bros
Druggiots
Feranton
Mudsic Powder CO
Boranton, PA
Modsic and
Rushdale Works
Lefflin & Rand Powder Co.'s
Repauno Chemical Co
Ewing
U.S
N. ¥. Tribune
Hon
the Flour Awards
Washburn, Crosby Co
Washburn
Minneapolia
Ecranton
Main Avenue
Brandi
J. Gillespia
Atroépt
Oly Puke Saines Jordan
reville—Hhatter & Eer
Ermyn
Wittera & Co
Huperalativa Archhard
Jouoa, Simpson & C O
Carbondale
B. G. Clark
Honeydale
L.N. Foster & Co
Minooka
M. H. Lavelle
Louis B. Smith
Capouse Avenue
Iron and Steel
Norway
Sanderson
Jessop
LOT Steel
Horse Nails
Wiley & Russell and Wells
Srokers
Vittenbvender & Go, Scranton, Peeat and
Blacksmi
Richards Lumber
Scranton, Pa
Dupont
Wapwallopen Mills
Logerne County Pa
Wileton, Deliware
Henry Belin, Jr
Wyoming
Wyoming Ave
Scranton
Dank
Mt, Pleasant
Wyoming Avenue
WM. T. Smith
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