Pilgrim's ascent to Zachloron Monastery in Greece
A traveler recounts the rough journey by rack and pinion train through Kalavryta to Zachloron, passing ruined cliffs with three crosslike fissures, the moving scent of pine, and a welcome at the monastery gate. He describes a pony ride to the gate, a Greek porter, and a supper of bread, cheese, beans, and mastika with Brother Stephanos guiding the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diakopto
Gulf of
Corinth
Zachloron
Kalavryta
Stephanos
Stephnns
Sing Sing
Sodom
Luther Wags
Ebenezer White
Presbytery
Spanish Soldiers Under Fire and Monastic Fortress
A London Mail correspondent describes Spanish soldiers in combat with calm discipline and unorthodox marching drills. The piece shifts to life in a Greek monastery carved from a cavern, detailing monks housing, relics, a church, and a cave fortress with vivid observations on monastic routines, wardens, emigration, and the 1827 siege against the Turks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Mail
Spain
Greece
Luke
Athens
Ibrahaim Pasha
Somers Village Tales Of The Early 1900s
In Somers Village, once Somerstown Plain, roads to the Hudson split toward Sing Sing and Peekskill. The town boasted three hotels and shops, a newspaper, a museum, and a notable Elephant hotel display with Old Bet statue. Story recalls the elephant show, the Cranes and Baileys families, and early local characters like Luther Kinnicut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somers Village
Somerstown Plain
Hudson River
Sing Sing
Peekskill
Somers
Hackallah Bailey
Hiephant
Mr. Bailey
Cranes
Baileys
Junes
Angevenes
Tituses
South Salem
Gerard Crane
Enoch Crosby
Land Trek Draws Midwestern Farmers to Saskatchewan
The Toronto Globe notes a steady migration of Iowa, Kansas and Minnesota families seeking homesteads in Saskatchewan. Farmers explain land in Canada costs far less than in the U S while keeping families united, with many planning to stay through the next harvest season and beyond. The piece portrays the migration as a major historical land rush and a cross border loyalty shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Winnipeg
Canada
Dominion
Saskatchewan
America
Kansas
Minnesota
Mid-West
Canadian
Toronto
Ontario
Globe
Tuberculosis Death Rates in Dust Exposed Workers
A bulletin from the bureau of labor reports higher TB deaths among men in occupations with municipal general organic or street dust exposure. It notes 23 percent deaths from consumption for organic dust workers versus 14.8 percent for all males in the area. deaths among metallic dust workers are markedly higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Labor
Department of Commerce and Labor
Funny Exchange Over Burroughs-Mr Merchant Visit
In a brief exchange cited by the Catholic Standard and Times, a conversation notes Burroughs and Mr Merchant's absence from an appointment. A new office boy confirms the incident, indicating laughter as Burroughs left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs
Mr. Merchant
Catholic Standard and Times
Medicinal and consumer notices mix in cluttered ad page
An assortment of patent medicine claims and product pitches appears, naming Mrs Gray powders for children, Wrigley Spearmint, Allen’s cough remedy, Dr Pierce’s pellets, AZO ointment and other tonics. The copy touts cures for feverishness, teething, constipation, coughs, worms, and piles, with sample mail offers and price hints embedded in the chaotic text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Frey
le Roy
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Comer Tarr
Underwood
St. Luke
St. Euphresyne
Jiegaspelaegn
ITT
Cresnos
Friunvrate
South Africa
Harvey Birch
Cooper
Western
Ruskin
Wrigley
Allen
Lang Kvtsanm
Pierce
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