Pennsylvania German Role in Penns Colony History
A Philadelphia Times review by F. P. Oderholtzer surveys historians focusing on the Pennsylvania Germans. It highlights Diffendorffer’s work on German immigration to Pennsylvania in the 18th century, the peasant class, and how Germans arrived as indentured servants after long ocean journeys and brutal passage. The piece notes the first arrivals under Pastorius in 1683, the surge from 1710 onward, and the harsh realities of head taxes, shipboard misery, and the sale of labor contracts. It concludes that Pennsylvania Germans contributed honesty, industry, and frugality, with ongoing debates about their place in American culture.
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F. P. Oderholtzer
Philadelphia Times
Judge Pennypacker
R. Sachse
Diffendorffer
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
England
Bay of
Delaware
France
Pastorius
Penn
Germantown
Philadelphia
Germny
Ives
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Germany
Rhine
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Ger Mans
Seies
Janice Meredith
Diffenderffer
Philadesphih
Europe
Jirte
Deffenderter
Ministerial care: pastors bring comfort to the sick
The article argues the ministerial profession is made of intelligent, sensible men who bring comfort and cheer to the sick. It rejects the view that ministers are unwelcome at bedsides and stresses their benediction rather than gloom.
Women Who Answer Ads in New York Sun
A New York Sun excerpt records an art store manager lamenting nuisance female job seekers. He rejects professional ad answerers, notes many want employment yet won’t accept offers, and blames social reformers and window shoppers for distracting interviews while praising his ability to spot genuine applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
A Child Nurse Clash Over Baby Care in New York
Cynthia Woodbine, a Southern nurse with old fashioned beliefs, clashes with a trained nurse in the New York home over how to care for a newborn. Cynthia distrusts hospital methods and insists on traditional remedies and soothing rocking, while the trained nurse advocates modern precautions to prevent colic and wind. The two women argue and the baby becomes the focal point of their conflict as each asserts her method and authority.
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New York
Cynthia Woodbine
Cynthia
Chile
Fiji Islands
Lisa
Liza
Ranier
George Washington Hisself
Marthy
Mary
Rey
Buried Alive Fears End With Quick New York Embalming
An undertaker reassures that New Yorkers have little to fear of being buried alive. He explains the unreliable nature of common death tests, cites decomposition as the true final sign, and notes that most bodies in the city are embalmed before burial. He stresses certificates of death are often issued without proof.
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New York Sun
New York City
Colored meerschaum pipes a London enterprise draws attention
New York Press describes a London outskirts workshop run by an Austrian proprietor where young workers are trained to color and colorfully finish meerschaum pipes. The operation uses special tobacco blends, leathered bowls, and prize competitions. Some workers shift to pipe design while aging affects others.
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London
Turkey
Vienna
Littl Tommy Confronts Papas Speech On Coercion
In London Answers a child taunts a Cabinet minister's son about corporal punishment. The boy recalls his father’s peace speech arguing against force, while the minister’s son quips that the cane is dropped once the boy begins reading the speech aloud.
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London
Littl
Tommy
Ministers Visit the Sick Amid Contested Views
A Baltimore preacher’s claim that ministers who visit the sick do more harm than good is challenged. The piece argues against the notion that pastoral visitations are mere solemn ritual, noting the value of supportive presence and spiritual care amid debates about practical help and compassion.
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Leslie's
Baltimore
The Welsh Tongue in America
In Utica the Dryech editor laments the decline of Welsh language and literature in America. He notes aging Welsh writers, few young successors, and a drift of Welsh families toward English, predicting language extinction without renewed cultivation. The Drych remains active, likened to watering a plant that has not been planted.
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Y Dryech
Utica
United States
Apollos
Where Bristles Grow in the United States and Abroad
Washington Star reports a brush trade expert noting American bristle supply remains under one percent of consumption despite rising pork output. Hog bristles are harvested both from domestic hogs and wild hogs, with imports mainly from Poland and North Germany and some from Russia and France. Bristles undergo curing before becoming market ready and the finest brushes use the best imported bristles while otherwise vegetable fibers fill cheaper lines.
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Washington Star
United States
Russia
Poland
Germany
France
Those Awful Grenades in a Rural KC Home Disaster
A Kansas City Journal item from the south side recounts a house fire sparked by a cook’s ignition. The home lacked a nearby fire station, husband buys hand grenades for fire defense, the cook alarms the fire, later rummages drawers while water douses the lower floor, and the wife quips about corkscrews keeping the grenades usable.
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Kansas City Journal
Henry Irving on Eggs and Narrow Wardrobe Trials
A clipped reminiscence recalls Sir Henry Irving choosing between outer and inner needs in lean days. He details planning to buy expensive trousers with three weeks of frugal meals, eating only one egg daily to stretch funds, and surviving on a pencil-marked diet while awaiting the garment.
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Henry Irving
Nurse’s Parting Note Sparks Quiet Tension
In a clipped scene Cynthia receives a final, pointed look from a nurse after a remark about her being treated as a grown person. The nurse departs, leaving Cynthia in wary, good spirits as she returns to the conversation about receiving proper attention.
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Liza
Cynthia
Darlin
A Hero in Georgia Sheriff Defies Mob to Save Prisoner
In a rickety Georgia jail near Carrollton Sheriff Joseph Merrill stood with two friends against a howling mob bent on lynching a negro murderer. He killed the mob leader and wounded two others, upholding the law as the crowd, shocked by a brutal crime, demanded justice. The execution had been delayed by procedural tricks, but Merrill's stand prevented unlawful violence and preserved due process.
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Washington Post
Joseph Merrill
Carrollton
San Juan Hill
Georgia
Merrill
Gan
Sheriff Merrill
Bacon Veneration Marks American Progress in Nostalgic Opinion
A New Orleans citizen at a hotel cafe extols bacon as the key driver of westward expansion and civilization. He cites pioneers, miners, and soldiers relying on portable, durable bacon, arguing it powered exploration, industry, and national growth despite humble, greasy cuts over fancy rations.
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New Orleans
Bacon
Fremont
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Bartheld
Wyoming's Soap Mine Near New Castle Told by Denver Times
A whitish composite mineral deposit five miles west of New Castle Wyoming is described as a soap mine. The vein is fifteen to eighteen feet wide and extends along a quarter section. A plant will soon cut slabs into usable sizes. An oil nearby heats the boilers. Dr W Betts and E P Shaw investigated after rain washed suds from the ground.
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Denver Times
Wyoming
New Castle
United States
Ths
W. Betts
Denver
E. P. Shaw
Cheyenne
Bettis
Rocky Mountain State Delivers New Market Product
In a short time the markets of the world will be supplied with another wonderful product of the State's boundless resources of the Rocky mountain region.
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Rocky Mountain
Nothing to Fear Army Myth in a Democratic Times
A Memphis Commercial Appeal column argues the standing army is a civic asset, not a menace, citing past wars and the endurance of soldiers as citizens. It warns alarmists, notes modern war will hinge on ships and coast guns, and urges preparedness against foreign and domestic threats.
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Memphis
Dem
England
Cowley
Milton
Wizard
Pen
Germany
Mahans
Boston
Pacific
Reon
Weather blamed for suicides and mood woes in city life
A Boston newspaper column discusses a Brooklyn physician who autopsied over a thousand cases and links persistent bad weather to despair and suicides among unemployed workers. It notes melancholia rising with prolonged wet or hot spells and cautions against over blaming environment while recognizing its strong influence on mental balance.
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Boston Transcript
Brooklyn
Importance of Chemistry for Ambitious Young Men
A historical note urges young men leaving college to study chemistry to become practical workers in a broad field. It cites William Henry Perkin’s eighteenth year discovery of mauve, highlighting theoretical chemistry’s commercial impact. It notes high salaries for expert chemists, from $9,000 to $25,000 annually, and mentions chemists in industries from sugar to metals and textiles, urging patience as most great discoveries were accidental.
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New York Press
Pope
William Henry Perkin
J. O. Donner
Sugar Trust
Armour
Swift, Morris
Waiting for His Man in Beribner's Magazine
A preacher encounters an old mountaineer in a ravine hiding with a rifle. The man, who says he is Jim Johnson with the help of Land, vows to blow his rival's head off, urging the rider to ride on.
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John Fox, Jr
Beribner's Magazine
Jim Johnson
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