Signs Through the Ages The History of Public Signs and Taverns
An illustrated survey traces sign boards from Roman taverns to modern streets, noting practical use on walls and posts, the rebus art, and the switch from simple symbols to ornate designs. It covers laws limiting signs, rhymed sign literature, and witty quips by innkeepers, barbers, and tobacconists, all revealing a long, lively culture of public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Jacob Larwood
J. C. Hotten
Hérculaneum
Pompeii
Bacchus
England
France
Cheapside
London
Edward IV
Europe
United States
Fulham Road
Creggin
Montgomeryshire
Dean Swift
Essays on Mrs Meynell and Her Essays
Mary Dean critiques Mrs Meynell noting uneven quality and stylistic flaws. The piece highlights praised moments, fault-finding traits, and the author’s humor, gendered judgments, and views on bookish talk and art frictions.
Symbols on signs and badges in Chaucer era festivities
The passage describes heraldic and symbolic devices used on signs in Chaucer's time. It notes the bell with lion, crown, or candlestick and colored balls as mark of pawnbrokers and private schools or concert halls. It mentions tavern checkers, the battleax, the dial, and animal emblems like falcon, stag, and boar, linked to well known London resorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Jonson
Abel Drugger
Mr. Drugger
Abel
Cas
Dee
Ara
Chaucer
London
Samuel Johnson
Don't Care Spirit Wrecks Public Duty, Prophet Warns
Rev. Donald Sage Mackay argues the “don’t care” attitude thrives in self satisfied, wealth tied citizens who deny God’s active concern. He contrasts Luther and Washington with modern complacency, urging revival of religious conviction to sustain reform and national unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther
Washington
Young
Republic
Pras
God
Landscape Artist Mrs. McCrea Transforms Rail Stations
Mrs Annetta E McCrea earns a reputation as a pioneering landscape architect consulting for seven major railways centered in Chicago She paints stations with plants vines and trees turning unsightly spaces into pleasing spots Her work extends to Michigan College of Mines prisons schools and rose gardens in private estates Her leadership now guides the Chicago Landscape Improvement Company as president and general manager with a staff of engineers and assistants in the Fine Arts Building
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annetta E. McCrea
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, Rock Island
Michigan College of Mines
Marquette
Mich
McCrea
Board of Education
Lake Shore
Wells Forecasts for the Twentieth Century by H G Wells
The article surveys H G Wells and his book Anticipations. It highlights Wells’s science based forecasts across locomotion cities social reforms democracy war languages and marriage, noting his belief that science will drive future housing and family life while engineers shape world destinies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. H. G. Wells
Mr. Wells
United States
Bridget
New Republic
Wells on the coming war and science in society
A review discusses Wells as a satirical yet prophetic writer on future warfare and technology. It outlines aerial battle concepts, mechanized armies, and the role of education in national power, urging careful social engineering to avert moral decay. Harper & Brothers, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tmes
Wells
England
Lord Cecil
Mr. Wells
Earth
Harper & Brothers
New York
GO TO THE HOSPITAL
A New York Times discussion argues patients should seek hospital care for serious illness to save costs and ensure timely treatment. It notes hospital resources, nurse availability, and the priority of life-saving needs over private home care, urging greater hospital use for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Etree
Shere
Unsolved Problems of Medical Science in Everybody's Magazine
The article surveys vast gaps in medicine across anatomy physiology materia medica and pathology. It notes limited microscopic understanding in anatomy ignorance of organ functions in physiology and premature use of drugs. It highlights malaria research linking parasites vectors and disease spreading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everybody's Magazine
Materia Medica
Mesquito
Indoor sand table showcased for Mitte folks display
Ladies' Home Journal describes a six by six by twenty four inch sand table intended for indoor amusement. The painted varnished tray holds moist sand to mold shapes and create a variety of scenes such as a river and bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prop
Caldwell Johnson
Barnstable
Devon
John Armstrong
Pelican Inn
Spienbham Land
Zurich
Switzerland
Old Country
Farr
Brooklyn
A. Dauber
Douglas
Isle of
Marn
Abraham Lowe
Tae Lowe
Alice Meynell
Alps
John Leech
Dickens
O'Donovan Rossa
Mary Dean
Donald Sage Mackay
D. D
Collegiate Reformed Church
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Zephaniah
Jerusalem
Benpock
Childres
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