Rapid Transit Dreams Loop Through City Nonsense
A humorous dialogue mocks New York City politics and rapid transit plans. Whiskers and Mr. Paul comicly debate loops, tunnels, and a horizon of hotels, suggesting urban overbuilding and questionable progress. The piece playfully ridicules entrenched interests and commuter fantasies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dude Langwudge
Bronx
Mr. Paul
South Dakota
Newport
New Jersey
New York
New York City
Whiskers
Chamel
Rapid Transit Board
Rapid Transit
City Hall
East River
Old Bridge
New Bridge
Star Lighton
Brooklyn
Wilburg
Williamsburg
D&t
Harlem
Wifey
Long Acre Square
Paul
de Tenderloin
New York Tunnels and Tinted Tales with Duchess
A humorous street voice observes New York life and its oddities. The narrator and Duchess discuss tunnels, Paris and London impressions, the gatekeeping of children, and how flat life shapes New Yorkers. He parries with wry comments on gossips, bankers, and migrants.
Death of the Pope as a Great Object Lesson
An Independent essay praises the Pope Leo XIII death as dramatic and instructive. It contrasts modern American commerce with older nations honoring the dead, urging pauses and object lessons to better teach faith and civic duty. The piece cites railway and McKinley funerals as moments of public reverence and laments America’s rush to commerce over solemn reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Bose
Independent
Mr. McKinley
Maine
California
New York
America
Leo
Christ
eTense
Liberty Lessons Echoed From Bell and Flag Across the Nation
The passage argues for freedom from bosses and monarchs and praises the bell in Philadelphia as a symbol of liberty. It notes flags on schoolhouses as daily lessons in patriotism and the Star Spangled Banner as a shared ritual. It warns that nature and divine power remind humankind of limits to human skill and the reality of mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
India
China
Advantage of Houseboats in American Life
A New York Commercial Advertiser overview notes houseboating as a slow, peaceful summer option with low taxes and minimal upkeep. It details costs from about $80 to $1,000, compares to cottages, and describes a typical 60 foot boat with living rooms, bedrooms, a deck for cooking, and an upper open-air parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coers
Medical Notes On Animal Senses From Dr Werner
Vienna physician Dr Werner reports experiments on animal senses focusing on reptiles and amphibians. He finds amphibians seek water directly from long distances, light affects them independently of heat, and sight varies. Crocodiles see poorly at long ranges. snakes have limited vision. frogs see far better. Hearing is generally poor across reptiles and amphibians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner
Vienna
Wypter
The New Literature of Advertising
George Hibbard surveys August Booklovers' Magazine on a developing advertising literature. He notes ads range from weighty corporate proclamations to simple trade notices and even poetic verse. Advertising literature often shows local color and vivid phrasing, reflecting a vigorous personality behind many ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hibbard
Booklovers
Psychical research urged to study Christian Science
The Memphis Commercial Appeal criticizes secret spring mental strains and argues the Society of Psychological Research should study psychological phenomena like Christian Science rather than ghost stories. A correct analysis could benefit the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Society of Psychical Research
Count Lamsdorff and Russie’s Foreign Affairs Minister Shuffle
Trax notes Count Lamsdorff may yield to Minister de Witte. The Anadal minister’s success promises a great career. If De Witte becomes chancellor, he would take the foreign portfolio and Lauder would join the empire’s council, yet refrain from charge on a fear of the Czar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trax
Count Lamsedorff
Minieter de Witte
Anandal Minieter
de Witte
Lauder
Council of the Empire
Skunk Tales and Patient Observation in the Burrow
A naturalist reflects on studying the American skunk, noting its temperament, defense, and amusing as well as cautionary encounters. He recalls approaching a skunk burrow with a camera, observing a mother with newborn kits and patiently soothing her to avoid provoking the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mephitis
Skunk
Skunk Family Observation By Ernest H Baynes
Ernest Harold Baynes describes a careful field study of a skunk den. He approaches the mother, retrieves five babies while avoiding disruption, photographs the litter in growth stages, and notes behavior over weeks. The record culminates with increasing trust from the mother and plans to publish further observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Harold Baynes
Mutilated Coin and Currency Procedures Explained
The article explains how mutilated coins are redeemed by the government for a fraction of their face value to discourage tampering. Banks credit 40 percent of the face value, forwarding the rest to Washington, while mutilated bills are redeemed when three fifths remain. A Chicago clerk was caught clipping and pasting bills, facing a fifteen year penitentiary term. The piece notes little intentional Kansas City swindling in this area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Albert Witzleben
National Bank of Commerce
Treasury Department
Washington
Chicago
King
Kansas City
Pasteurized Milk Debate in Philadelphia Record
The article describes pasteurization at 167 degrees Fahrenheit for twenty minutes to kill germs, argues it should not substitute breast milk, and cautions against switching babies to artificial feeds in hot months. It outlines feeding schedules by infant age and emphasizes continued nursing for healthy development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Trials of An Ambassador in Germany An Drew D White
Excerpt from Chapters from My Diplomatic Life in Century August recounts ministerial and ambassadorial duties amid vexing cases. A American in Berlin fights bureaucracy to wed a German fiancée, facing endless papers, delays, and partner complications threatening the nuptials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew D. White
Germany
Berlin
New York
Legation
German Empire
America
Unbaptized Suitor Faces German Marriage Paperwork
An American man, not baptized, navigates German marriage rules requiring baptismal proof, parental consent bonds, and bank notices. He secures a dispensation from publishing banks and submits an affidavit from Ohio stating no taufschein was required at birth, highlighting cultural and legal friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Germany
Ohio
Legation
Brigham Young's Port Byron Days Recalled by Rochester Paper
Rochester Post Express recounts Brigham Young and family settling in Port Byron then Bucksville with one hundred residents. He lived with Squire Pine on Pine and South streets, worked as a carpenter, built a modest house after Erie Canal work, and later moved to Utah after 1850. An old acquaintance once asked payment for a large board bill, which Young settled in full with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
James D. Dixon
Brigham Young
Port Byron
Young
Newkirk
Sont Brigham, Jr
Salt Lake City
Buecksville
Seneca Falls
Utah
Squire Pine
Life Has Its Perils Comic Column
Washington Star notes a string of hazards from yellow fever warnings in Vera Cruz to a celluloid haircomb fire risk. It riffs on daily dangers from toy pistols to firecrackers and tetanus, unmuzzled dogs, contaminated water, hookworm worms, mosquitoes, and typhoid germs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Marine Hospital Service
Vera Cruz
Cockran Denounces Tariff Policy in Britain Tale
The Hon. W Bourke Cockran reportedly caused a sensation in England by denouncing Joseph Chamberlain and his protective tariff policy. Rumors that he would renounce his American citizenship to seek a seat in Parliament were denied upon his return to New York last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cockran
England
Joseph Chamberlain
New York
Ice era fears and odd weather haunt daily life
The text sketches a chaotic scene of cold water and strange fears from unwashed cans to suspicious cows. It notes warnings about heat, floods, and roof damage while speculating on airships. Amidst turmoil experts project longer human longevity and steady demand for cemetery real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley
London drunks face tougher law and license limits
A new act targets public drunkenness and licensed premises with stricter penalties. Offenders in public with a child risk imprisonment, and habitual drinkers face registration and possible license restrictions. Publicans, clubs, and grocers face tighter controls and possible suspensions or removals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
G. A. Smith
National Temperance League
Pers
Court of Supreme Jurisdiction
Penple
Ten Redheaded Children Win At Police Wives Picnic
Mrs John Guidera of Avenue A wins second prize at the New York Policemen's Wives Benevolent Association picnic for the largest family of redheaded children. Her brood includes 15-year-old Nellie and four-year-old Agnes, with all siblings noted for school honors and bright minds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Katie
Agnes
Guiderax
Nellie
Annie
Avenue A
Lealie Carter
Marvels of Corn in The Cosmopolitan
Recounts show practical gains from improved corn varieties. A Southern Illinois farmer planted 300 acres after studying seeds at Illinois College of Agriculture, outyielding peers by over 30 bushels per acre and boosting farm-wide yields to about 30 bu/acre, a gross gain near 9,000 bushels valued around 4000 dollars. A Central Tennessee farmer also adopted improved seed from the same college, planting 50 acres and increasing value per acre substantially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois College of Agriculture
Iineis Agricultural College
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Chimmie Fadden
Edward W. Townsend
Channes
Ert Ard Russell
Chedma
Cheems
de Bar-Keep
Paris
Golls
Old Island
Loweisville
Teddy
New York Flats
Harvard
Duchess
Heaven
Count Lamsdorff
Russa
Vonnegut Hardware Co
East
Washington Street
Byron
Hon. W. Bourke Cockran
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