Penillion Singing in Old Wales and Immortal Vicar Pritchard
Idris Vychan, famed pennillion singer from Dol gellau, delivered his last public show before the Prince and Princess of Wales in London. The article recollects Vychan’s family, collaborations with harpists, and a prize essay on pennillion singing as Welsh culture faces decline. It also notes Welsh political wrangling over self-government, land commissions, and treasury pressure on agrarian surveys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idris Vychan
Llandudno
Prince of Wales
Eos Twrog
Idria
Welsh Land Commission
Home Secretary
Wales
Treasury
Vicar Prichard of Llandovery and His Poetic Influence
The life of Vicar Prichard born 1579 and 1644 in Llandovery, his Oxford training, and roles as prebendary and chancellor of St David's. His religious poems shaped Welsh thought to the mid 19th century, notably Canwyll y Cymru, while praising a virtuous wife over wealth and pomp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prichard
Llandovery
Oxford
St. David's
Wales
Canwyll Y Cymru
Welsh in Elementary Schools Marks Emphatic Success
Government report notes Welsh teaching for trainee students produced strong results. Among 112 candidates Bangor and Edgehill colleges provided the only exception with a shining paper. Bangor Normal College 1895 class scored 87 percent. Choral contest at Crystal Palace July 21 will feature Wales with C Meadwy Davies and others adjudicating and choirs from England and Wales competing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgehill
Bangor
Bangor Normal College
London
Wales
National Temperance Choral Union
Crystal Palace
Llanelly
C. Meadwy Davies
J. H. Parrish
A. W. Mons
Reading
England
Handel
Welsh Members Fight For National Rights In Guerilla Struggle
The text describes Welsh members facing a strong adversary in a struggle for national rights. It characterizes their resistance as guerilla in nature, noting the limited chances and the government's actions affecting private enterprise and property.
Welsh Unity Speech Seeks London Welsh Institute
Thomas E Ellis urged creation of a central Welsh Institution in London as a meeting place for all Welsh denominations and classes. He envisioned a building with Welsh books, pictures, and records to symbolize unity and Welsh national life in London, noting dreams can become reality for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Ellis
London Welsh Mutual Improvement Societies
Metropolis
John Williams
London
Wales
Duke of York joins Cymmrodorion honorary list and Welsh notes
The Duke of York becomes an honorary member of the Honorable Society of Cymmrodorion as sixty to seventy new members join in three months. Cardiff rises as a Welsh metropolis, Father O’Hare arrives to lead Catholic ministry in Llandrindod, Pont-y-cymner choir forms to sustain local choral fame, and Mr. William Prichard of Rhymney Iron is celebrated for fifty years of service with a silver epergne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of York
Honorable Society of Cymmrodorion
Cardiff
Stone
Wales
Father O'Haire
Linnelly
Hadnorshire
En Ure
Father O'Hare
Llandrindod
Pont-y-cymner
Tom Richards
Pont-y-cymmer Ladlea'ghoir
Miss Edwards
William Prichard
Prichard
Brecon
Venice A Delusion by an Englishman in Westminster Budget
An English observer laments Venice’s decline describing decayed buildings, waterlogged alleys, and pervasive putrid smells. He contrasts romantic night imagery with nightly singing that drags on with shrill voices and overused Verdi and Bellini tunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Westminster
Electric cooking and sewing gain fame at New York exhibition
A New York electrical workers show highlights cooking by electricity with ovens stoves and irons and reveals an electric sewing machine and related devices. Visitors watch Miss Sickles prepare coffee tea and cake using electric appliances while demonstrations promise quick heating even distribution of heat and safer cooking within homes yet note high costs and wiring needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edison
Sun
Miss Sickley
Miss Sickles
Sickles
Hood's Pills Offer Quick Relief Claims
An advert claims Hood's Pills cure headaches indigestion biliousness and rheumatism. The copy urges readers to buy only Hood's Pills and presents testimonials of relief, noting the product is sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Origin of Pearls Explained by Shell Growth in Oysters
The London Chronicle reports Professor Stewart at the Royal Institution describing nacre formation in lamellibranchs. Iridescent nacre arises from thin calcite films around irritants, with pearls forming as shells encase foreign bodies. The Chinese reportedly provoke pearl growth by inserting wire inserts and even metal Buddha figures into oysters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Chronicle
Stewart
Royal Institution
Brewster
Sea of Souls and Ballads in a Voyage’s Remains
Fragmentary poem-like text recounts sailors, angels, and sea spirits weighing judgment, faith, and sea fate. Voices of slaves, mariners, and explorers lament storms, wrecks, and treasure while invoking God, Malta, Dundee, and nautical imagery as ships founder and oaths endure.
Subtle Force of Hypnotism Affects Doctors and Professors
A Sun analysis notes hypnotism has become an epidemic in New York with physicians using it in nervous disorders and some surgeons, while professionals and amateurs exploit the practice in small towns turning it into a spectacle. Cases include painless operations with hypnosis and cures of insomnia and hysteria, but public skepticism and accusations of fakery persist.
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The
Sun
New York
Tyroa
Eadatle
George F. Shrady
Starr
Hammond
R. Osgood Mason
Shrady
St. Vitus
Little Byttle
Buch
Upper West Side
Cannot Eat In Morning Says Overwork Wrecks Health
A health note warns that many Americans fail to eat well due to overwork or dissipation. It likens the habit to burning a candle at both ends and advises starting the day with nutrition, suggesting milk with a tablespoonful of a remedy to boost vitality.
Bovinine Promises Health Boost Through Beef Extract
An advertisement touts Bovinine as a powerful food stimulant that nourishes blood bones flesh and nerve tissue with no reaction. It claims all vital organs stay normal and disease is fought, noting the product is a concentrated form of lean beef elements preserved by cold processing and sold by druggists with doctors’ endorsement.
Hypnotism Episode Trims Line Between Science and Danger
A house on Fiftieth Street near Fifth Avenue hosted a party where two self declared hypnotists drew a fainted guest into a hall task. The man later fell seriously ill with brain fever, memory erased, after a runaway incident outside. Dr Shrady urged strict laws restricting hypnotism to trained physicians to prevent harm.
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Fiftieth Street
Fifth Avenue
Shrady
Lowe
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Old Wales
wRis Vychan and
Royaled
Vicar Pritchard
Old
Gwalia
Ellis Griffith
Chaplin
Shaw Lefevre
John Gorst
D. A. Thomas
Reese Davies
Tories
Vitar Prichard
George Elliott Meyrick
George Elliott Meyrick Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick
Anglesey
Richard
Owen Meyrick
County Anglesey
Charles Cholmondeley
Vale Royal
Lucy Pitt
Earl of Londonderry
Pierce
Owen
Fleet
Meyricks
Bodorgan
Princess of
Edward I
Welsh Institute For London
Dipsy Chanty
Polly
Judas
Malta
Spain
Kipling
Europe
Dinah
Dr. Mason
Carpenter
Dr. H
Bovinine
Mercereau & Connele
Wyoming Ave
Moosic Powder CO
Comlthe'l'd
Scranton
Moosic
Rush
Dale Works
Laflin & Rand Powder CO
Orange
Repauno Chemical Co
Maine
Canada
Maritime Vinces
Minneapolis
St. Paul
United States
Vancouver
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
E. V. Skinner
Broadway
Oan
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