Oddities and notes from world’s far corners
A miscellany covers gaslights and funerals in Denmark, Swiss burials, a tree house family in New Jersey, a Hazel Township goat that ate a dynamite cap, and cost estimates for the ocean liner Deutschland. It also details water safety in China, press and rail news, academics, and palm oil production in West Africa with harvest processes and trade to Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Copenhagen
Switzerland
Haledon
N. J
Hazel Township
Deutschland
China
Russia
Germany
France
England
Madagascar
Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Daniel M. Nilloch
St. Paul's Churchyard
New York City
Broadway
Vesey Street
New York Peace Memorial
Lookout Mountain
Charles V. Cusacks
Harvard University
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
University of Barcelona
James Dunsmuir
Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
France Militaire
Nanki
Yungloh
Pekin
Palm Oil Industry Emerges on West Africa Coast
A new industry grows in West Africa with palm oil production and seed crushing. The trade links the region with Liverpool as oil palm products drive feeding-stuff preparation, highlighting the palm as a tall umbrella shaped tree central to this development.
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Africa
England
Liverpool
Aluminum the wonder metal used by Japan and India
The article notes heavy use of aluminum by Japan in ship building and India as a large market. It claims Indian metal workers are highly skilled and aluminum is nonpoisonous in corrosion. It mentions aluminum jar covers as a major current use due to harmlessness and high demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Metal Workers
A Passin’ Christian in Eben Holden Excerpt
An Uncle Ed recounts a Vermont tale of Ranney a pious man who endures repeated slaps and then fights back, arguing Christians are only so strong. The speaker notes many claim to be Christians up to a point and reflect on being prepared for the next world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Liverpool
Mersey
Syren
O’ Ranney
Vermont
Ranney
Eben Holden
Irving Bacheller
Three London Sisters Voted Most Beautiful In Society
The Duchess of Montrose Lady Verulam and Mrs. Faber are named among the three most beautiful sisters in London society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duchess of Montrose
Lady Verulam
Mrs. Faber
London
Fragmentary Adage on Self Interest and Truth
A terse aphorism urges honesty and responsibility in speech. It warns against overindulgence in self serving motives and notes a man consuming many eye openers loses sight of his own interests.
Marriage at St. Joe Draws Chicago Couples for Nuptials
Chicago couples flock to St. Joseph Michigan where County Clerk John W Needham offers a turnkey wedding setup. The bride and groom say I do while the clerk presides and issues a four dollar farewell. Passengers on a boat watch and couples seek quiet corners away from the crowd.
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St. Joseph
Mich
St. Joe
Chicago Tribune
John W. Needham
Berrien County
Belgvore
Needham
J. P
St Joe Clerk Sparks Freewheeling Gretna Green Mania
County Clerk Needham of St. Joe Michigan issues playful marriage cards and offers near instant licenses at any hour. Couples may wed with minimal ceremony and few formalities, even on Sundays, as the town earns a growing reputation as a romance pilgrimage site for Cupid.
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Needham
St. Joe
St. Joe, Mich
Gretna
Cupid
A Queer Old Geography of a Century and a Half Ago
The Hartford Courant notes Edw. W. Wells collection contains a 19th century geography claiming America as the last quarter of the world and North America largely unknown. It mislabels Great Lakes and places like New Jersey’s main town as Elizabeth Town while Ohio is the Oyo. It also reflects early thinking on climate and links to canal plans across Panama and Suez.
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Edw. W. Wells
America
North America
California
Great Lakes
Superior
Ilinois
Huron
Erie
Frontenac
N. England
St. Lawrence
Louisiana
Oyo
Ohio
New Jersey
Elizabeth Town
Europe
Panama
Suez Sthmuses
Hartford Courant
Princess of Wales Buys Discreet Excursions Abroad
The Princess of Wales enjoys discreet trips abroad when in the country, finding amusement in incognito outings. Wales and her daughters accompany on some excursions, adding a light note to royal travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irs
Wales and Daughters
Princess of Wales
Impromptu County Marriage Scene and Royal Visit
A minister and a justice of the peace stand ready as couples seek marriage at County Clerk Needham’s house. A Sandringham story follows about a princess and two daughters visiting a village inn and signing the visitors’ book as Mrs Wales and two daughters. Also a quip about women enjoying company and a glowworm-like note on good nature.
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Needham
Justice of the Peace
Sandringham
Wales
Close shave on the rail line with a deaf or drunk man
A veteran engineer recalls a near-miss while guiding the President's special to Albany. He shut off steam and braked as a man walked the track with head down, then the man darted away just before collision, leaving the crew to wonder if intoxication, madness, or humor fueled his actions.
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Bill
Albany
Poughkeepsie Bridge
New York Mail and Express
Suspicious Liberality
A Detroit man explains a mean trick to bring his wife home after five weeks away. He sent a doubled $25 with a note, and she returned by the first train, sparking suspicions he hopes to avoid as she is now at home.
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Jones
Detroit Free Press
Stealing His Thunder In Suburban Joy
A Washington Star quotation recounts a boastful man who boasts of living near the starting cars and securing seats on warm evenings while his former mockers now face the reality of his success. He recalls past jokes about “Lonesome Express Wagon” and equilib rium feats with bundles.
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Washington Star
Rare Birds Eggs Discovered By Remote Nests
The article notes that some well known birds still have undiscovered eggs and nests. The curlew sandpiper eggs were found last July on an island at the Yenisei River mouth, highlighting mysteries in remote regions where nests lie unseen.
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Great Britain
Yenisei
Grenoble Municipal Restaurant Serves At Cost For Fifty Years
Grenoble, France maintains a municipal restaurant and kitchen for fifty years. Meals are cooked at cost with high quality, skilled cooks, and excellent service. Dine on bread and soup for 3 cents or pay 12 cents for a full course dinner.
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Grenoble
France
New Russian Submarine Telescope Sees Underwater Objects
A hydrographic engineer of Russia has invented an instrument to view objects beneath water to depths of 45 to 60 feet. It will aid wreck exploration and submarine surveying. The device promises clear underwater sighting, akin to a familiar phrase about flour and wheat.
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Russia
Diverse Voices on Faith and Society from a Religious Digest
A compilation of excerpts from various clergymen and denominations—Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Catholic, Universalist—covering truth, doubt, faith, personal interviews with Christ, social gospel, expansion of religion, and moral agency, with figures like Rev. J. B. Smith Rev. H. T. Rasmus Cardinal Gibbons Rev. F. Mason and Rev. A. Canfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Smith
Presbyterian
Indianaplis
Ind
H. T. Rasmus
Methodist
Chicago
J. M. Cramer
Lutheran
Kansas City
Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus
N. H. Lee
Denver
Cole
Frank Talmage
Ill
Nev
M. Crossley
Universalist
Indianapolis
Heaven
Hell
Bruce Brown
Colo
Sin
Dr. George
J. L. Lee
Asbury Pirk
N. J
Mr. Baer
Evangelist
East Northfield
Mass
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Christ
F. E. Mason
Brooklyn
N. Y
William Rader
San Francisco
Cal. A
EF. M. Bristol
Washington, D. C
Schneeberger
China
Rev
W. W. Wilson
Episcopalian
Church of the Present
A. J. Canfield
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London Chronicle
Luzon
Royal United Service Institution
United States
Michigan
Gretna Green
Squire
Gee A
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