Authors and travels dominate new year notices
A Dalmatian expedition at 20 000 feet is highlighted with E A Fitzgerald and Vines as the sealing party and a travel book planned for the year. Daudet and Schreiner works are announced with new parts issued by Roberts Brothers and travel and scholarship projects discussed by Stowe family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Pemberton
London
Olga Nethersole
Ladies’ Home Journal
Aconcagua
Vines
Fitzgerald
E. A. Fitzgerald
Paris
Jack
Roberts Brothers
Olive Schreiner
England
Helen Hunt Jackson
America
Peter Halket
Palestine
Cat as a Mail Carrier Sparks Neighborhood Jest
A large black cat in Huntington Township Ross County acts as a makeshift messenger between the Anthony and Schraw households. The cat carries notes tied to its neck and travels a short, wooded route, only delaying when chased by a dog. Neighbors routinely observe the antics of Tommy the cat as he ferries letters between homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Anthony
Huntington Township
Ross County
United States Postal Department
Charles Schraw
Anthony
Schraw
Tommy
Mr. Anthony
Cincinnati Enquirer
Curious 130 year old Washington House sign rescued by dealer
Joseph H. Vanzant of Isistol saved a 130 year old swinging sign once hung before the Washington House at Emilie. The sign, battered by storms, still shows the figure of Washington on his horse. The Washington House became a store after changes, and the relic was reclaimed by the collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Vanzant
Isistol
Dickens
Washington
Philadelphia
High Explosives and a Dynamite Gun Debate in Wartime
An interview with Captain EB Zalinski on high explosives contrasts dynamite shells with gunpowder, noting British progress at Woolwich Arsenal and a Cuban insurgency aid claim. A second item praises observational merit over letters of recommendation as a moral test in hiring a office boy.
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England
EB. L. Zalinski
Zalinski
St. Louis
United States Army
British War Department
Woolwich Arsenal
Department
Cuba
New York
Humor of the Week bluntly parodies human nature
A collage of quips from 19th and early 20th century papers mocks modern life. Jokes reference electricity Noahs ark widowhood burglar visitors rich relatives and last words with playful crosscuts among Bilkins Wilkins Gimp of Chicago and Fido.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilkins
Wilkins
Free Press
Pretty Romance Aria by Eskel Sent Nordica to Doeme
Nordica sang the Hungarian language aria from St. Elizabeth after a Hungarian student mentored her. The song, written by Eskel in 1858, drew a furor and led to Nordica’s marriage to Soltan Doeme in Indianapolis last year, now styled Lillian Nordica Doeme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elizabeth
Eskel
Nordica
Mme
Paris
Budapest
Soltan Doeme
Indianapolis
Lillian Nordica Doeme
Great Sacrifice Promised Over Smoking For Happiness
A quoted dialogue from Tit-Bits features a woman urging George to make a great sacrifice for her happiness and a man agreeing to quit smoking for her sake. After a pause he clarifies he will smoke only for his own sake, marking a twist of devotion with a defiant resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
George
Portugal's Fifty Papers and Public Opinion
The excerpt notes fewer than fifty newspapers in Portugal for a population near five million, similar to Pennsylvania’s. It cites a total of 1,433 newspapers and remarks that many are maligned as mean rather than good, with virtuous individuals often doubted.
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Portugal
Kingdom of
Pennsylvania
The Unkindest Cat of All
A collage of quips and comic fragments from several U.S. newspapers. Snippets include social wit about bicycles and tandems, jokes about writers and types, church life debates, and light verse. The remarks cover figures like Madge, Yabsley, and Teaspot, with brief looks at manners, fashions, and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
Yabsley
Indianapolis Journal
The Chafing Dish Poem Advice from a Judge
A playful verse urges bachelors to woo with culinary flair using a chafing dish. It mocks Lucullus and similar gourmands while promising success through a dainty rarebit and refined dining. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek motto about the chafing dish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucullus
Romance of a hospital nurse scene unfolds at dinner
A narrator discusses nursing as a noble life with Miss Winifred, praising eternity of care and devotion. Mrs Wreford Brown comments on her daughter's hard work at St Matthew's while the pair overhear a political cartoon conversation and clash over hospital life and social limits.
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Miss Winifred
Entertaining Cartoon Evening Grips Dress Circle
In a Westminster Gazette reminiscence Miss Winifred and Miss Agatha Wreford-Brown face off over a cartoon filled night at the theatre. The narrator reveals whispered hospital talk and a cheeky aside about doctors and ministers in a social orbit.
From a Hygienic Gown to Common Sense Style Debate
A dressmaker and a haughty beauty argue over designing a gown for health versus fashion. The exchange shifts to whether the dress will be fashionable and becoming rather than hygienic. The piece recalls the Brasher sixteen dollar gold piece from 1786 bearing E Pluribus Unum.
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Chicago Post
Newburg
N. Y
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London Company
London and Northwestern Railway
Detroit Journal
Cleveland
Miss Pekasie
Mr. Tommey
Miss Perkasie
Vassar
Lawyer Goodly
Pillbox Jr
Dr. Pillbox
New York Tribune
Mr. Bulbous
Sailor
Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
Maud
Marriet
Pauline
Adams Freeman
Harper’s Bazar
Detroit Prep Press
Up Todate
Brooklyn
Teaspot
Detroit Free Press
New York Press
Redhot Pete
Detroit Tree Press
Gilks
Gink
Ginx
Pittsburg
Australia
Dwight L. Moody
Ladies’ Lome Journal
Agatha
Miss Agatha
Rosemary
Morley
Winifred
Miss Wreford-Brown
Mr. Morley
C. S. Perry
Broadway
Spruce
G. W. Houghton
Gen
Agt
Helena, Mont
Townsend and
Hassel
Dewell & McDonald's
Ece
Dewell & McDonald
Montana
Townsend
White Sulphur Springs
G. W. Gilman, M. D
P. C. Hall
Center Broadway
Mont
J. L. Belcher, M. D
Townsend, Mont
Cedar and
E.h.goodman
C. H. Baldwin
Attorney At Law
J. E. Kanouse
A. K. Prescot
N. Main St
Montana Central
Helena
Norman Tripp
H. L. F. Sperling
Henry Heneberg
E. F. McRae
Wallace
Pine Street
C. A. Wilder
South Side Broadway
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