The Jew in Roumania Rights and Ruin in a Jewish Community
A Beoherest letter in New York describes escalating persecution of Roumanian Jews over a year. It cites poverty, ruined homes, and starvation while authorities promote anti Semitic policies. Emigration and Alliance Israelite Universelle aid face bureaucratic and social barriers.
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New York
Roumania
Alliance Israelite Universelle
Toumania
Alliance Israelite
Pamine
Moldavia
Crusade Against Dancing and Cinch Sparks Debate
The Chicago Post notes a vigorous local campaign in Clinton opposing dancing and cinch. It argues that while dancing and cinch share no obvious link, the debate hinges on definitions and social impact, with a lexicographer cited on tight holds and coercive pressure.
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Chicago Post
Eurist
Clinton
Clinton Voters Warn Against Cinch Dancing
The speaker urges readers to oppose cinch dancing, arguing it drains energy and time. Objections by good people of Clinton are clear, and the danger lies in indifference when one is actually cinched, making frowning impossible.
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Clinton
Tennyson Declines Record Offer for Idylls Contractions
George Smith offered 5,000 guineas for as many lines as the Idylls of the King, to print in Cornhill and publish for three years. Tennyson, calm, laughed at the sum noting their wealth with Mrs. Tennyson. No deal. Thackeray later secured Tennyson’s poem Tithonus for the second issue.
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George Murray Smith
Critic
Tennyson
Cornhill Magazine
Egypt's oldest man as ancient mummy found in British Museum
The Egyptian gallery at the British Museum acquires a possible oldest body, a neolithic man buried in a sandstone grave on the Nile's west bank. The grave contained flint knives and vases, with bitumen preserved body and a auburn haired man likely from early Egyptian stock. It notes no inscription on grave goods and places the find in Egypt's late Neolithic era before Menes.
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British Museum
The
Nile
Upper
Egypt
Menes
Rameses 11
Elizabeth
Europe
Rome
Greece
Mariette
A Jam of Painted Cities and Opera Storage
New York Evening Post notes the Metropolitan Opera House needs a new storage warehouse at 209-211 West Fortieth Street to house costumes and properties for a forty opera repertoire. Three new productions this season require extensive staging and space.
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New York Evening Post
West Fortieth Street
Metropolitan Opera House
Opera House
Salammbo
Lecia
Names of Cities and the Stories Behind Their Names
A brief note on how American city names arose from frontier contests and famed individuals. The piece cites the Logansport rifle tale and Portland vs Boston pennies, noting naming histories reflect diverse cultural forces, from English peers to colonial towns and religious founders.
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Terre Haute
Logansport
Maurice Thompson
Portland
Boston
Willamette
Atlantic Coast
Louis XV
France
Denver
Man's Need of a Hobby in Botany After Schooldays
The essay argues that botany can be learned by individuals after school, not just as a textbook matter. It urges self study using Gray's Manual and Darwin, noting that hobbies enrich life, keep minds young, and can lead to expertise in botany or even ornithology through persistent, independent effort.
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Bradford Torrey
New York
Darwin
Lespedeza
Polonian
New England
Boston
John Ruskin on enlarging affection and memory
The author argues that what enlarges the sphere of affection or imagination is worthy of reverence and that elements strengthening memory or quickening understanding contribute to this expansion. The reflection links reverence with the breadth of feeling and mental life.
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John Ruskin
Specials on Ladies Vests and Home Linens at Balcony
Readers find 12 dozen Jersey ribbed ladies vests in stock with silk lace trims and white shoulders, 12% Swiss ribbed vests at 39 cents each. Also ready made bleached sheets with hemstitching priced $1.29 to $1.89, a pillow casing at 18 cents, imported silk warp fabrics by the yard, summer lap dusters in cloths, and feather pillows from 55 cents, all available in the Basement and East Aisle.
A Memory of the Past and the Boarded Round Teacher
A nostalgic sketch honors the rural schoolteacher who boarded round, blending author note with praise for the aging signs of time. It recalls the teacher’s intimate role in country families, shared labor, and the social heart of winter schooling, praising the era’s simple bonds and enduring worth.
Skipping Words and Moral Lessons From Sunday School Reading
A reflection on the old discipline of not skipping words in Sunday school books. The speaker recalls being punished for quickly finishing a book and the hope that the moral lessons within would guide them through difficult times.
The Skip Habit and Literary Independence
The essay reflects on skipping pages or chapters as a reader, arguing it frees minds and preserves peace of mind. It cautions against reading endings first, labeling such an act as unsportsmanlike and urging readers to choose what to skip based on personal discernment, as literature floods readers.
Getting Even with Spooner
Senator John C Spooner of Wisconsin once defended two youths accused of stealing after they swam out to a boat and returned with a Bible and a drawer. Spooner used the Bible's inscription to spark a brilliant jury speech, the verdict being not guilty. The tale ends with the boys revealing the Bible oath and their pasts.
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Saturday Evening Post
John C. Spooner
Wisconsin
Spooner
Self-confessed thief recalls hidden den and spares in theft case
In a court memory, a self-confessed criminal revealed a hidden hollow behind a spring and a secret bottom containing tools and a Bible and drawer. A future senator seized the Bible and the drawer. A thief warned the speaker that they would recover the stolen items, while years earlier a burglary at Mr Spooner’s home occurred with no valuables missing until a later letter from the intruders confessed the act and apologised.
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Spooners
Jack
Jim
Mohawks Grow On Despite Revolution History Volume Notes
Literary bulletin notes more Mohawks alive today than during the American Revolution. Many reside on a British granted reserve in Ontario near Brantford. The Brantford Expositor reports the book The Old New York Frontier inscribes Mohawks at central Brantford, honoring fathers in border wars.
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Grand River Valley
Ontario
Canada
Lake Erie
Brantford
Joseph Brant
Ourler
Susquehanna
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