Today is the Day and Milestones in May History
A compiled note lists May dates and historical figures. It mentions Joan of Arc’s 1429 victory at Orleans followed by her later execution, Robert Morris as America’s first elite financier, James Swan’s debt payment to France, the 1869 organization of the American Bible Society, and Major General Zachary Taylor’s 1847 victory with Kentuckian troops. The piece blends dates, people, and events across centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewine Dare
Kdge
Orleans
St. Joan
America
Robert Morris
Congress
James Swan
Boston
France
Swan
Paris
American Bible Society
Eline Boudinot
Bible Distribution
Bondinot
Israel
Notable NACIVITIES and old days relics from a fragment
A fragmented page lists historical notes, battles, and biographical snippets. It mentions May battles in the Mexican War at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Grant's casualties at Spotsylvania, Po le eruption, Pompeii as a disaster, and notable people like Dante, Beatrice, Le Sage, Vanderbilt, and Washington. Also includes an astrology blurb and a grim Elizabethan family execution anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atala
Palo Alto
Calif
Oarmen
Resaca de la Palma
Baxter Street Clothes Market Aims For Romantic Pastimes
A New York observer roams Baxter Street old clothes markets and notes roaming buyers and sellers plying a hustling trade. Vendors tout refined touches, promising hidden treasures from discarded wardrobes, while the street scene blends nostalgia with brisk bargaining as passersby navigate the lively curbside exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
May
Baxter Street
Horatio Alser
Clifton Webb
Cithic
Dinner at the Paris? Paths of late-life achievement flash by
The piece catalogs public figures who found their stride after 50, noting legends like Thaw and Adams, with claims of famed late-life peaks. It cites a study of 400 notable men showing major work often comes after fifty, citing Gladstone and Reynolds as later-life exemplars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Quincey Adems
Gladstone
Tithan
Einstein Seen Strolling Amid Avenues Crowds
Regular onlookers note Einstein strolling hatless through late afternoon crowds with his wife. He sometimes pauses to let her catch up while window displays catch his eye. General recognition remains muted as he moves along the avenue with calm demeanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einstein
Broadway Decadence and Vaudeville's Decline in 1924
In a 1924 reminiscence, the author recalls Broadway’s late era at the Palace corner of 7th and Thavente. The piece notes vivid vaudeville acts, trained dogs, midgets, ponies, and belted performers, contrasting with a fading vitality and the shift toward a stricter, mass audience culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
7Th and
Thavente
Wright
Democracy's End: Moral Welfare Over Power and Wealth
The belief that democracy's value lies not in commerce, industry, or military might, but in the moral welfare of every individual. A quote on civic virtue and the nation's health.
Bureau Places Many In Garden And Farm Work
Chatox Cromling of the Federal Re-employment Service reported that the bureau has recently placed a large number of men in garden and farm work. Requests for housecleaning and seasonal labor have been met, and there is a shortage of experienced girls for housework. Women may find work via the city hall bureau or by calling 2114. private employers have cooperated with the bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatox Cromling
Hare
Cromling
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clark Kinnaird
Central Heres Association
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Fugges
Dupher
Grant
Spottavivanta
Corenehichmond
Robert Bf. Lee
Pompeii
Vegughty
Mr. Pelee
St Pleres
Martiniqne
Frased
Josephine
Mulatte
Napoleon Bonaparte
Narante Aliehteri
Dante
Beatrice Portinard
Alain Rene LeSage
William F. Vanderbilt
Vaitha Dandridge Custis Washington
Hutband
William Walker
Baitten
Taurus
Earth
Inter
Edgar Bledsoe
Canyon Street
la Grange
Georgia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Von
The
Parsch Lumber & Coal Co
Peverth Avenue
Somons Broadwaywiis
Baly Fe
Casino de Paree
Larry
Martins
Tod Sloane
Sin Et Co
Mary
Pacroozits
Elcates’ Powildermert
Hakluyt Island
William Baffin
Matthew Henson
Admiral Pearys
North Pole
Mea
Palace
Earl Carroll
Elmer Rogers
Broad Street
Elyria
Ohio
Bureau
Abegedoon
Scotland
Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation
Malden
Mass
Dyinwey
APM
Ericelre
Nichols’ Organization
Nichols
Middle Ave
5Th Street
Plymouth
Merritt
Plym
Outh
Dodge
de Soto
Chrysler
Navy Yard
High Seas
Chrysler Motors
Detroit
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