Noted Social Grace of Mrs. Morton and Africa Trade Notes
Mrs. Levi Parsons Morton, wife of the U.S. vice president, praised for elegance and breeding amid Hudson Valley society. The column also surveys Indiana liquor laws, electric transit promises, Naples slum clearance costs, Fort Madison prison finances, and England’s Africa trade push with Liberia, Lagos, Zanzibar, and Congo prospects, highlighting British influence and German competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Parsons Morton
United States
Hudson Valley
William J. Street
Poughkeepsie
New York
Cavalry Remounts and Horse Breeding Challenges
A late 19th century analysis laments cavalry horse quality in the United States, noting nearsighted funding patterns and weak remount programs. It surveys European practices, cites France and Britain, and urges government breeding stations, sound mares, and durable sires to supply hardy, weight-bearing cavalry mounts for frontier service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Quartermiester’s
Averney Gillew
Mio
Austria
Germany
England
Ireland
Intland
France
Continental
Canada
A Wonderful Tree at the White House Draws Curious Visitors
A World article notes a mysterious tree in the White House vestibule where a young woman asks where the Wishing Tree is. It mentions a meridian stone near the Washington Monument, a column near the grounds, and reports belief that winds reveal wishes as visitors touch the tree. The piece suggests growing public interest and compares it to the Blarney Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Ates
Dowlcorn
Washington
Washington Monument
Jackson
Blaine
Killarney
Ibis
New York World
Cash Railrowds and the Rise of Cash Detectors in Stores
The New York Sun notes a surge in cash-collection devices in ladies shops. A single company controls many devices, profiting as enterprising stores adopt them. Critics say owners lease the apparatus at high rates, creating a market with up to twenty stations in New York outlets and earnings above four thousand per year per device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Indiana
Wii
Electro-Autometic Transit Company
Baltimore
England
Africa
New York
Liberia
Republic
New
Lagos
Britain
India
Zanzibar
Farrar
Unis
Germany
Mattein & Blockede
Pat Dows
Arcies
Zanebur
Piste Ponlag
Livingstona
Henry M. Stanley
Colorado
Montana
Arizona
Dakota
Nebraska
Great Northwest
Delog
New York Sun
Lord Lonsdale Explorer Tracks Northward Voyage
The British nobleman Lord Lonsdale recounts a 14 000 mile Arctic journey begun March last year to study northern fauna and bird life for the Scottish Naturalist society. He describes mosquitoes, cold hardships, and a rescue during which a companion was injured, ending with a return voyage to England aboard the Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Lonsdale
Ushelty
New York World
Ater
Tere
Green Lute
Winnipeg
Soullish Naturalist Society
Montreal
North Pole
Pole
Alaska
Arctic
Scottish Naturalist Society
Lord
Lady Lonsdale
England
Efflorescence in Brickwork Explained and Remedies
The article discusses white salt deposits on new brick walls caused by dampness and iron pyrites in clay bricks, forming sulphates that crystallize when moisture evaporates. Remedies propose sealing dampness and applying coatings, with debate over burning bricks and mortar mixes as possible solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dampiess
Hemedies
Mate Tod
Rats in the Pantry A Weeding Experiment
An article recounts Capt Weedin testing ideas to stop rats and weasels in a storehouse. He uses flower seeds and bird food to lure them, observes their rapid tactics, and notes cages and traps as methods. The piece highlights predator versus rodent strategies and practical containment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weedin
Senam
Nablug Wenerls
Mings
Washington
Victim and detective arrest three-card monte man
A crime scene dialogue recalls a detective arresting a three-card monte operator. The victim claims desperation drove the fraud while admitting poverty and regret, mentioning a trip to a fair where little was gained and a cash shortfall.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alma Record
F. Down, Tititer Ae
Naples
Mendicants
Fort Madison
Development OF Africa
Europe
Ixeneas
Norris
Jamaica
Udia
Tomate
Damaton Coludins
Rentaey
Palestine
Amelie
Kingston
Prato
M. de Cornivtie
Thinougabreiss
Anglo Araby
Baller Tron
HardiHeart
Standatova
Amin
Amy
Turk
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