England Keeps Justice Open Mind in Law Trials
David Christie Murray reflects on England as the best civil nation for crime law. He contrasts patient, fair unpaid magistrates with French and Belgian practices, recounting a burglary case in Nice and a dramatic murder reconstruction to illustrate judicial differences and English restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Emerson
United States
France
Belgium
Spain
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Juge de Paix
Rochefort
Belgian Ardennes
M. le Juge
Nice
Villa Franche
Garden House
Contumacium
Rue de Paille
Huissier
Rue de Paltile
M. le
Monsieur
Satan
London Times
Ventimiglia
M. le Magistrat
Givet
Gieu
Questions and Answers from a 1900s period Q and A page
Readers ask about governors, consuls, post office receipts, Civil War figures, races, and road work. Answers cover Daniel Russell, William Osborne, fiscal figures for 1927, Sheridan's rank, population counts, Kentucky governors 1861–1874, cabinet origins, good roads groups, and early bicycle history.
Modern Fables by George Ade an 1902 tale note
A compact tale titled Modern Fables by George Ade explores a husband obsessed with plain living and routine comforts. The piece playfully contrasts frugal tastes with desires for indulgence, hinting at social satire and appetite through domestic scenes and a vanishing act with a sirloin.
The Aesthetic War at Home and Curious Inquiries
A satirical piece contrasts domestic spendthrift life with an aesthete wife who strips rooms of carpets for wallpaper and sashes. Interleaved are reader questions about crocodiles in Cuba, ping pong half volleys, and political terms Radical and Conservative, with notes on Gladstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balfour
Mr. Gladstone
Liberal Party
Home Makeover Sparks Joy and Household Turmoil
A humorous piece traces a husband’s discomfort as his wife transforms their living space. Modern furnishings replace old items, triggering pain from new chairs and beams of light. The wife indulges in ornate decor, while the husband laments the price and practicality, ending with a moral about preferring home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delft
Blood and sacrifice myths in ancient cornerstone rites
The Boston Advertiser essay surveys ancient and tribal practices tied to foundations and ships, tracing legends of human sacrifice used to bless buildings and caress ships. It cites St Patrick and St Columba legends, Druids in Iona, and Polynesian and Norse customs, noting likely myths and the cruelty of such rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
St. Patrick
Ireland
St. Columba
Iona
St. Oran
St. Colomba
Colomba
Oran
Patrick
Polynesia
Silken Umbrella Lost Then Claimed by Neighbor
In Somerville Massachusetts a lighthearted exchange reveals a lost umbrella incident. Mrs Wilson laments the lost item while Wilson notes the umbrella did not belong to him, providing a small moment of local color and neighborly humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Mass
Wilson
Not Understanding Not Understanding in a Poem by Mumford
Fragmented verse reflects unrequited love and banished desires. The speaker pleads to a listener who understands little of the heart's dreams and fears, revealing longing and sorrow through strained lines and partial phrases.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trange
David Christie Murray
Mezieres
United States of America
D. T. Pierce
Questions and
North Carolina
E. P
Daniel L. Russell
London
William M. Osborne
Post Office Department
Phil Sheridan
Grant
Sheridan
Army
Cleveland
Congress
Thurber
House
Senate
Rob Roy McGregor
America
L R
Robert
Thomas J. Vivian
Cornwall
New York City
Kentucky
W. H. L. James F. Robinson
Thomas E. Bramlette
John L. Heim
J. W. Stevenson
H. Leslie
J. P. Morgan
Morgan of the Morgan
New York
Galveston
R. M
Connecticut Valley
Nebraska
Indiana
Kansas
National Home
Board of Managers
John Hay
Ohio
the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Elihu Root
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Henry C. Payne
Wisconsin
Navy
William H. Moody
Massachusetts
Interior
E. A. Hitchcock
Missouri
Agriculture
James Wilson
Good Roads Association
Na National Good Roads Association
M. H. Moore
Marquette Building
Chicago
Office of Public Road Inquiries
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Oea
Ger
Eric
W. W
Prince Henry
Irene
Hesse
Emperor William
Charlotte
George
Prince of
Saxe-Meiningen
Victoria
Prince Adolph
Schaumburg-Lippe
Sophia
Constantine
Kirkpatrick McMillan
Baron Drais de Sauerbrunn
McMillan
George Ade
Robert Howard Russell
Beauty
Cuba
American
Florida
Cuban
Oklahoma
Carlos
Randolph County
Wabash
Lake Michigan
Newton County
Indianapolis Journal
Jasper County
William Jasper
Edith
Fookwood
Argue Sly
Charles Mayer G CO
Indianapolis
Lilly & Stalnaker
Washington St
Reet
Isaac Newton
Jasper
Newton
W. Co
Union City
Ind
Aden
Ethel Watts Mumford
A. R. Bremer CO
la Salle Street
Atkins
Barry
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