The Best and Richest Years for Women Stand Between 36 and 40
A writer argues beauty peaks in mature years not youth. Historical figures such as Cleopatra Catherine the Great and Madame de Maintenon are cited to show allure aging well with grace. The piece asserts that true beauty embraces harmony with nature and ages beyond adolescence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen of Tros
Pasia
Pert Rles
Cleopatra
Antony Ojane de Peretiers
Henry II
Anne of
Mile
Greeks Flees From Sheep At Thessaly Front
London correspondent reports Greek forces at Pentepighadia fled in panic from a herd of sheep and bells. Turco-Greek lines stood nearby as flocks were driven at night toward the frontier, the noise supposedly alarming the Greeks into retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thessaly
Pentepighadia
Pelite Pighadia
Pentipighadia Mito
Thermopylae
Mysteries of Waterloo Unearthments Across History
The piece debates who really won at Waterloo and whether Wellington or Blucher broke the line, whether Napoleon was defeated by the English or Prussians, and if key quotes or events occurred where believed. It notes uncertainty on where the Duchess of Richmond ball took place and if Grouchy followed orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Napoleon
Wellington
Blucher
la Belle
Hance
Grouchy
Canpbronne
Duchess of Richmond
Legal principles on re entry taxation and property rights
The text reviews several legal rulings. It covers grantors right of re entry upon a condition and heir ownership after death, water taxation within mill properties, procedural flaws in legislative journals, implied warranty in sale of felt cloth for upholstery, and nonresident versus resident tax treatment on debt deductions. It cites Upington vs Corrigan Auburn Union Water Power Co. v. Auburn Me. Colin v Kingsley Bierman v City Mills Sprague v Fletcher Vermont and related references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upington
Corrigan
L. BR
Union
Water Power Company
Auburn
Legislative Journal
Colin
S. Kingsley
Idaho
Bierman Va
City Mills Company
Sprague
Fletcher
Aphorisms on Reason, Action, and Pleasure
A collection of quotes on restraint, folly, responsibility, and happiness from Youllier Pythagoras Franklin La Rochefoucauld Montaigne Lazare Littre Saint Feltham. The lines contrast prudent counsel with the faults of vanity and desire, noting that adversity strengthens while prosperity teaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rechefoucauld
Montaigne
Lazlitt
Curious historical musings mix politics and plants in fragmentary piece
A reflective historical passage blends insights on Napoleonic France and Ireland with misattributed quotes, plus notes on Coltsfoot and lettuce as folk sleep aids. It references Oldinixon, Stephen Rice, and the Act of Settlement while tracing ancient remedies to Greek and Roman sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanolown Gil
France
Napoleon
Masenta
Solferine
Reland
Oldinixon
Stephen Rice
James II
William LII
Ireland
Ranos
Dioscorides
Viitazy
Confort
Britain
Roman
Famon
Galen
Claudius Galenus
Reief
Don’t stir Mothers. Don’t nag or overindulge.
A fragment advising mothers to avoid nagging and harshness while balancing attention between infants and husband, acknowledging parents’ own childhood and friends’ limits. It cautions against projecting faults onto the father and insists every child deserves a happy childhood despite future limits on parental power.
Monastic Mountain Region of Macedonias Awe Inspires Travelers
In the region known as The Mountain of the Monks in Macedonias, twenty monasteries dot secluded crags while Ca tyes offers urban life with shops and markets yet no women are ever seen. Turkish garrisons here are bachelor quarters for men and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonias
Catyes
Coal at 100 a Ton Highlights Transportation Costs
A Maryland mining firm sells coal at 83 cents a ton at the mines. It travels via Baltimore and Ohio to Locust Point, ships around the Horn to San Francisco, Rails to the interior, sacks the coal, and hauls by mule to remote mountain settlements where it fetches 190 dollars per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Mining Corporation
Baltimore & Ohio
Locust Point
Horn
San Francisco
Decline of Baxter Street Garment Trade Noted by New York Writer
A New York correspondent laments the decline of Maxter Street famed for fashion and Cohen family shops. He notes Italian migrants on the street, spaghetti stalls, and loud shop colors while recalling Baxter Street's past as a major clothing hub with bargain sales and wholesale trickery that hurt reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxter Street
Tta
New York
House of Cohen
Italy
Baxter Street
Fifth Avenue
Paris
Lonion
the Bay
Dealera
Curious world facts from a Dods and Ends column
Notes from a period publication cover topics from Paris opera houses and nails to capital punishment by electricity in Massachusetts. The piece lists statistics on land use, bedded shawls, goats in Tibet, English youth, London lodging, and British costs, with quirky trivia on wine tasting and gold coinage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Japan
Massachusetts
Bedford
Bank of England
Siam
Oxford
Ioxeter
Devon
London
South American Facts Snapshot From 19th Century Update
Notes cover Milreis currency, Brazil slavery abolition, Rio de Janeiro college, coffee values and imports, Italian emigration, Bolivia foreign minister, Brazil navigable rivers, dromedary acclimation, Bay ace emeralds, Buenos Aires Protestant churches, Amazon rubber output, Argentine Roman Catholic president, Colombia farming, Chile geography, Brazil civil marriage law, Rome church influence, religious bans on office, Costa Rica canal concession 99 years, canal ownership transfer to government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
National College of Brazil
Je Janeiro
Bayace
Colombia
Buenos Aires
South America
Amazon Valley
Argentine Republic
Chili
Church of Rome
Costa Rica
Pacific
Nitrate Waste Trade Drives Photographer Scraps to Refineries
Photographers exchange spent silver sensitized paper scraps for fresh nitrate, as refiners profit by reclaiming nitrate through chemical processing. Agents scour galleries nationwide to collect waste, paying in new nitrate and offering a robust market for discarded material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Misplaced comma sparks libel suit and misread ads
Typographical slips lead to prank ads and a libel suit. A Philadelphia notice misprinted that a leader would address the masses at National Hall. The missing comma after death changed a testimonial about a patent medicine to a fatal misread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
National Hall
A Sentimental Moment Among Scotch at Atbara
A war correspondent recalls a quiet night before battle at Atbara in the Sudan. Two Seaforth Highlanders share a tender exchange about friends and kin back home, one urging the other to sleep as the camp settles into silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atbara
Soudan
Tam
Sandy
Lord James of Hereford Receives Thanks for Railway Settlement
Lord James of Hereford settled a Northeastern Railway labor dispute to mutual satisfaction. The men sent an address of thanks and the company presented him with a geld badge as a pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Hereford
Untitled World News Fragments and Oddities
Fragments describe a global gathering by a commander from California with a world circle of attendees and vast goods including pets, fruit, wine, and Japanese baskets. A British crown jewel set weighs 35 ounces with thousands of gems listed. a German vet introduces waterproof horse shoes. an elderly Florida couple is profiled with dubious ages and marriage details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Califortia
Osian
Mme Nyigct
Templar
Henry Manuel
Rachel
Gainneseile
Florida
Henry
S’e
Foreign Notables and Passings Highlight Early 19th Century
The German novelist Max Ring marks eighty in Breslau. Sicilian Daniel Valente dies at 102 in Naples after serving under Napoleon. Rumor says the Russian Empress will visit England privately next spring without the Czar. Maria Edgeworth wrote Irish Bulls and the Dublin Agricultural Society’s secretary ordered a copy for livestock coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Ring
Breslau
Daniel Valente
Naples
Russia
England
Maria Edgeworth
Dublin Agricultural Society
Worry Just Enough to Avoid Two Fates
Advice warns against excessive fear or extreme calmness. Do not overdo worry yet avoid indifference that leads to poverty or madness. The message urges balanced concern to steer clear of ruin or confinement.
Rizhreous Indignation in Aunt Clara-Well Photo Row
An irritated exchange centers on photographs attributed to Mr Snappeshotte and Miss Maydevai. A note accompanies each image declaring the original firmly reserved, provoking sharp inquiry into ownership and manners.
Population Strain: Earth Limits Estimated by Statisticians
The text argues earth’s capacity tops around 814,690,000 people while current regulation sits near 1,467,000,000 with an 8 percent decade growth. It asks for the year 2072 when maximum capacity would be reached, implying looming limits.
Lodge meeting notices for two IOOF lodges
Sinver Lake Lopar No 576 IOOF meets Saturdays with P G L W Myers N G J J Babcock V G S F Mekhrill R S J H Rhodes Treasurer K B Javien Trustees J J Babcock J H Rhodes L W Myers Silver Lear Loper No 496 Davecutters of Repekan meet Wednesdays with P G Mary Myers N G Allie Flavien V G Kate Wiltrout R S Myrtle Smith F S Nora Mcirill Treas Maggie Paulus
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinver Lake Lopar
I. O. O. F. Lodge
P. G. L. W. Myers
N. G
J. J. Babcock
V. G
S. F. Mekhrill
R. S
J. H. Rhodes
K. B. Javien
L. W. Myers
Davecutters of
Repekan
P. G
Mary Myers
Allie Flavien
V.G
Kate Wiltrout
R.S
Myrtle Smith
F.S
Nora McI
Rill
Treas
Maggie Paulus
Lake View Lodge Minutes Note Monday Meetings
Lake View Lower No. 164 Exemplar notes show weekly Monday evening meetings. Officers listed include C C J J Babcock V C S F MeKrill K of R M of F J M Amiss M of E E Wells and trustees L Groninger Charles Amiss L W Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake View Lower No
C. C
J. J. Babcock
V.C
S.F. MeKrill
J.C
Hay
J. M. Amiss
E. Wells
Trustees
L. Groninger
Charles Amiss
L. W. Myers
Striver Lake Lodge Meets First and Third Fridays
Striver Lake Lodge No. 587 F and A M holds meetings on the first and third Friday evenings each month. W M P K Terry serves as secretary with John Clymer listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Striver Lake Lopce No
W. M
P. HK. Terry
John Clymer
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Wate Legal
Youller
Fae Eiseline
Wales
Great Britain
Bolivia
Florengf
Eigiedge
Belvidere
Ill
Directory of Secret Societies
Shee
Diam
Michigan Division
Silver Lake
Maitland Express
Mailand Express
Warsaw
Indianapolis Express
Mail and Express
J. L. Artitur
Ind
Aly Waning
van Buren Street Union
Chicago
Valpar
Wanatah
Knux
Hibbard
Mentone
Cig Porl
Whitley
Ft. Warne
West
Cleveland
Buffalo
Boston
Sten
Erie
New_York
B.F. Horner
C. A. Asterlin
Ft. Wayne
Globe Telegraph College
Lexington, Ky
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
Wis
Silver Lake, Indiaria
CTV Eee
Victor J. Evans & Cgoo
Evans Building
Washington, D. C
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