Mince Pie Proposals and Quake of News Briefs
A collage of reader snippets from New York Times and Texas Siftings highlights social wit and local curiosities. A tramp asks for food, a horse conductor dodges payment, and a St Louis police wife buys cigars by the box. A Shrinking cascade of notes also covers births and a boiler explosion at Sombra Canada with five dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Sombra
Canada
New England
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
C. Burrill
Winthrop
Howard Atheneum
Howard St
Boston
OTIS
Nealki Levi Vatabanks
The Miseducation of Elephants in Cirque Cruelty Debate
A historical critique argues against performing elephants like Empress at Forepaughs Philadelphia, noting numerous casualties and injuries. The piece contrasts Empress with Jumbo, condemns circus tricks as cruel, and urges reform as essential to zoology education rather than spectacle. It cites Bergh supporters as mislabeling humane action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empress
Forepaugh’s
Philadelphia
Ts.o
Jumbo
Johnson
Brooklyn Hagle
Italian Industries in the Metropolis Hidden in Plain Sight
A New York World report outlines Italian immigrant workers in macaroni and vermicelli production. It describes kneading, rolling, and extrusion methods, notes flour and saffron ingredients, and mentions sailors in Crosby Mott Elm and Baxter streets selling old shoes to fund work and native wine. The piece highlights economic struggles and mobility among Italian communities in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
New York
Minnesota
Crosby
Mott
Elm
Baxter
United States
Newark
New Tork
Ferret Training for Rat Control Becomes Regular Business
Rat catcher Isaacsen touts ferrets as superior to cats for house and ship rat control. He describes training methods, risks, and high prices, noting last year’s ferret sales in the city and his own forecast for thousands more this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaacsen
Mail and Express
Abiz
From Coach to Pulpit A Ardmore Romance Becomes Missionary Tale
The Rev and Mrs Swan Carl Franzene depart Ardmore for Minnesota where he will serve Swedish settlers as a missionary. The bride Florence Kugler, daughter of late state senator Charles Kugler, overcame class barriers as he rose from coachman to ordained Lutheran minister, leading to a noted Ardmore wedding and a hopeful Lutheran mission future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan Carl Franzene
Ardmore
Minnesota
Franzene
Charles Kugler
Montgomery County
Lutheran Church and Publication Society
Annie Kugler
India
Norristown
Florence
Friends’ School
Fifteenth
Race
D. Hayes Agnew
Halscamp
The Bear Lobbyist and the Washington Dinner Game
The article argues lobbyists of today influence lawmakers through discreet dinners and social games. It describes a prominent figure, a wealthy bachelor who hosts card parties, using entertainment to steer measures while avoiding direct gambling appearances. His power lies in negative leverage over bills and hiring opposition if a proposal lacks a job for him. Boston Traveler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam Ward
Mar
Congress
Boston
Shadowing and the detective’s work in Chicago society
A Chicago News report depicts shadowing as highly precise and revealing, detailing how two weeks of watching a target uncovers habits, associates, and inner life. It notes prominent figures are shadowed, including bankers and business leaders, and explains the rigorous process from dawn to night. Also mentions Butternut wood used in making shoe components for breweries and Pompeii debris largely vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marshall Field
Chicago News
December fires glow in Celia Thanter poem from St Nicholas
A nostalgic verse from Celia Thanter celebrates autumn winds and winter hearths. The speaker recalls home warmth, family gatherings, and children under sacred fireside light, with memories of summer lingering as the season turns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Thanter
St. Nicholas
Pungent Paragraphs From Various Papers
A collage of humorous quotes and quips from multiple papers including Lowell Citizen Chicago Ledger Boston Journal and Norristown Herald. Topics range from social satire to odd trivia such as the house fly’s daily travel and Arctic belt sheep, with several witticisms about politics love and cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Africa
Providence
Ltrer
France
Norristown Herald
Congress
Chicago
Lelger
Humilar
Avansville Argus
Razette
New York Morning Journal
Chicago Ledger
Greely
Arctic
Sr ‘Pole
The Coral Animal and Its Simple Structure
The article explains coral as a simple animal, unlike insects, with a nerve and blood system undeveloped and no head or senses. It forms a lime shell from seawater, then settles on the sea floor and builds lime tubes and partitions, eventually budding to create larger colonies and releasing eggs to reproduce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Keening
Pime Tables for Narrow Gauge Division Service
Timetable announces September 20 start for Boston Revere Beach Lynn Railroad narrow gauge. Stops include Winthrop Junction Winthrop Ocean Spray Shirley Street Great Head Cottage Hill Point Shirley with multiple departures from Boston and returns from Point Shirley and Cottage Hill. Officials J H Burrick A P Brake Sr President Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn
Atlantic Avenue
Winthrop Junction
Winthrop
Ocean Spray
Shirley Street
Great Head
Cottage Hill
Point Shirley
Trains Schedules Boston to Winthrop and Return
Boston to Winthrop and Winthrop Junction trains run at frequent intervals from early morning to evening with multiple daily departures and returning trips to Boston. A Sunday service operates hourly from 10 A M to late afternoon. A workingmen's train runs on Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Winthrop Hse
Winthrop Junction
Coaches Furnished at Reasonable Rates at Magee's Store
Junction coaches depart from corner ee and Pleasant motion to Win throp street and Main at station hours listed. George & Collins advertise coaches from Magee’s store with weekly schedules and fares including afternoon and evening runs on Wednesdays Saturdays and Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peer Poe Devilgehee
Et St
Laos
Feeave
Winthrop St
Magee*s
George & Collins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack
Peters
Texas Siftings
Judy
Galveston
Syouaven
Ladies’ Magazine
Summerville
Rusimerville
BBC
Scranton
Repubican
Wilkesharre
Sun
St. Louis
Ordinand Ward
Talian Industries
Metropolis
Viaw
Pompeii
Grace
Mexico
Robert
Sweden
Boston Journal
Boston Bulletin
Yale
Winthrop & Shore R. BR
Narrow Gauge
Psu
Point
Shirley
J. H. Burrrick
A. P. Brake,Sre
Revere Beach
Lynn R.R
Walter ¢. Jenckes
Eagle Cottage
Endicott Ave
Beachmont
Edward Magee
Main Street
E. F. Cutter
Winthrop Street
Cor
Madison Avenue
Fairbanks & Neale
Belfast
Jamaica
Londres
D. F. Flagg & CO
Blackstone St
Mass
Paine Furniture & Atv
Hollis R. Gray
Washteron St
Washington St
Beach Property
Seashore
Winthrop Highlands, Mass
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Revere
G. E. Joscelyne
Devonshire St
Winthrop Depot
Woodside
Pleasant Street
Woodside Avenue
Wm. Wood
A. J. Bamfard
Milk St
George ‘H. Wood
Ave
Real Estate and Insurance
Devonshire Street
Room
Winthrop Highlands
General Insurance Agency
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