Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects
The piece notes large national fire losses and calls for better fire departments laws and water supply. It contrasts U S and European per capita losses and stresses public reform. It also discusses Olympic sport practices and warns that progress in equipment does not guarantee superior sport.
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Greas
Otatea
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Fie
Europe
United States
France
Germany
Austria
New York Sun
Sullivan
Wil Tey
Insanity in Households Spurs Calls for Recreation
An English asylum report finds 74 of 316 patients were housewives and 31 domestic servants. A mental specialist links monotony and lack of outdoor activity to mental ill health among household workers and urges preventive measures and better time management by women.
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England
Boston Transcript
When Girls Quit School A Social Question Revisited
A reflective piece questions post graduate life for women, examining periods between schooling and marriage and urging study of child care, household skills, and public health. It critiques the lack of focus on women’s education for motherhood and domestic leadership.
Old Memorandum Book reveals 1851 expenses and costs
The Brooklyn Eagle cites an aged account book showing 1851 prices. It records travel from Westfield to New York for 3.26 dollars and New York to Philadelphia for 3 more, washing at 28 cents a dozen, $150 for a daguerreotype, and other modest costs such as shoes for $1.25 and a dress making at 37 1/2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Westfield
Mass
New York
Philadelphia
Delaine
Mull
Congress
Agnes
Westreticle
Hartford
Best Life Insurance Father Leaves His Daughter
Jessie M. Partion states that choosing the same profession as her brothers is the best life insurance a father can leave his daughter, reflecting family guidance and career plans.
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Jessie M. Partion
In Search of Solitude in Village Life
A city man seeks quiet in the countryside, discussing solitude with a hired man and local boarders. The dialogue notes many city folk arriving for summer to escape others, while locals claim the area is abundant with trees, skies, and peaceful spots.
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Purdys
Reading the Sign Sparks Rider Confrontation
A policeman tells an unskilled rider to turn back and respect the sign while the rider asserts he can read, referencing Tales in a translated source.
Locomotive Break-In: Factory to Main Line Tests
The article describes how new locomotives and those repaired go through staged testing before service. A mechanic fits and connects interiors, a fireman steams and cleans, an engine driver then breaks in the engine. Tests check for journal heating, then yard runs, then main line runs with increasing weight, up to 600 or more tons. John Miller, Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis Railroad’s locomotive buster, breaks about twenty engines monthly.
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Chattanooga Times
John Miller
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad Company
Legal Facts of Estoppel and Fixtures in Bankruptcy Law
The text cites court declarations on estoppel by state actions against street railway rights and on fixtures doctrine from Morton Trust Co v American Salt Co. It notes a collision assessment in train stopping methods, references French civil law on fixtures, and mentions In re Coe ruling on aliens as bankruptcy trustees.
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United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of
Louisiana
Morton
Trust Company
American Salt Company
Federal Reporter
France
United States District Court For
Southern District of
New York
Coe
End of the Day and Night Hymn by Dunian Campbell Scott
A reflective verse fragment describes aging lovers facing May and death. Night imagery recurs with bells, Hull bells, birds, and stars as the day fades. The speaker invokes God’s guidance through night and death, ending with a quiet good night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rembrandts
Hull
Hermit Thrush
Dunian Campbell Scott
King's Dream at Naseby and the Fate of Charles I
In June 145 Charles I slept at Naseby village inn as Parliament’s army neared. He reported a dream in which Strafford urged him to avoid battle, then again warned it would be his last. Despite warnings, he fought, losing cannon, baggage, four-fifths of his troops and the war, with Strafford’s ghost deemed correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles I
Naseby
Charles
Strafford
Prince Rupert
Cromwell
Whitehall
Pearson's Weekly
Holé Up Across the Counter in New York Weight Bureau
The piece laments general trust in business while noting New York City’s weight and measures bureau as a rare public check. It argues many towns lack oversight on countless small trades across counters and warns against unscrupulous practices.
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Bureau of
Weighta and Measures
New York
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