Old Liberian Woman Seeks Interview With Queen Victoria
A 76 year old Liberian woman, a former slave, arrived in Liverpool aboard the Calabar to visit Hosied and Queen Victoria. She saved for fifty years, made a quilt for the Queen, and hopes to meet Her Majesty in London with support from Elder, Dempster & Co. Mr. Jones arranging the trip and contacting Sir Francis de Winton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Monrovia
West Africa
Victoria
Elder, Dempster
United States
Liberia
England
Alfred L. Jones
Elder, Dempster, & Company
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Rix
Sir Francis de Winton
Mrs Rix
Beauty and Posture Advice for Lasting Elegance
A Victorian guidance piece argues against excessive cosmetics and promotes health, upright carriage, and daily posture exercises for lasting grace. It urges proper standing, sitting with correct alignment, and regular gymnastics to aid growth and elegance, especially for young people.
New Use for the Telephone by St. Cecilia Guild
The Guild of St. Cecilia plans a London project to stream soothing music by telephone to hospital wards. A central hall will play continuous music, with twenty district offices and paid staff enabling quick musician visits to private rooms. Grants aim to fund a city trial with future expansion possible nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guild of St. Cecilia
The
Globe
London
Posta Tessengers
Aubibus
Etropolia
Salicylate of soda Dominates Acute Rheumatism Treatment
Medical Record notes that doctors across Paris and New York favor salicylate of soda for acute rheumatism though dosing varies. Some add bicarbonate or antipyrin, others use quinine or oil of wintergreen. Salicylates remain most effective, with wide differences in administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Baudouin
Paris
Dujardin- Beaumetz
Talamon
Straus
Bouchard
Barth
Chanfford
Barie
New York
Bellevue
St. Luke’s
Brave Woolwich Girl Receives Royal Humane Society Bronze
Edith Brill ten year old daughter of a former police sergeant was awarded a bronze medal for heroism at Woolwich on 9 June. She waded into a river to save eight year old Earnest Worley and nine near three Frederick Hill, holding the younger boy above water until help arrived. Worley drowned. An inquest praised her bravery and the coroner notified the Humane Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Humane Society
Edith Brill
Frank Hill
Woolwich
Brill
Woolwich Jockyard
Earnest Claude Worley
Frederick Hill
Worley
Hill
Mr. Carttar
Humane’ Society
Five Die in Court Martial Over Bulgarian Minister Murder
The court martial of 16 Sonapvisions for the Beliohoff murder of Bulgarian Minister of Finance on March 27, 1891, concluded with four condemned to death Milaroff Popoff Ghe orghiev and Karaguloft seven others given lengthy terms Lepartzou to be executed after a five year term. remaining prisoners acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soria
M. Beliohoff
Milaroff
Popoff
Gheorghiev
Karaguloft
Lepartzou
Remarkable Jersey Cow Signal's Lily Flag Earns Derby Win
On July 21 General Samuel HB Moore of Huntaville Alabama hosted an entertainment for the completion of a year’s record by his Jersey cow Signal's Lily Flag. The cow yielded 1 047 pounds 1 ounce of butter and 11 339 pounds of milk surpassing rival Bigsen's Bells who produced 1 028 pounds 1.5 ounces of butter and 8 412 pounds 7 ounces of milk in the Derby of the Jerseys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel HB. Moore
Huntaville
Ala
Signal
Princess Beatrice Survives Castle Fire At Heiligenberg
A candle sparked a fire at Castle Heiligenberg in Germany after a maid near a mosquito net set the bed of Princess Beatrice ablaze. A wing burned before firemen arrived. two firemen injured. Beatrice escaped in bed, lost jewels and clothes, husband rushed to scene, and she telegraphed the Queen claiming no personal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Heiligenberg
Trice
Castle Heiligenberg
Germany
City of Paris Sets Quickest Queenstown to New York Voyage
The steamship City of Paris completed a record 6 days 15 hours 98 minutes for the Queenstown to New York run, covering 2785 nautical miles at an average of 20.48 knots. It surpassed the Teutonic’s prior record and logged multiple single day mileage highlights. The City of Paris and sister ship City of Hana York will soon be admitted to American registry and fly the American flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Paris
Queenstown
New York
Teutonic
Hana York
Advice to Mothers and Post Mortem Inquiry
An household ad promotes Mrs Winston's Sooramine Syrup for teething children claiming immediate relief and multiple cures, priced at 25 cents. The second item discusses Mathias Hadelt’s guillotine execution and a proposed post mortem to verify identity in a monastery case. The final note urges boys to stay on the farm despite harsh discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs Winston
United States
Minard's Liniment Sold Widely and Salicylate Use Urged
Medical World promotes Minard's Liniment for sale everywhere and recommends salicylate as the best form of bismuth for treating infantile diarrheas citing its antiseptic action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard’s Liniment
Minard's Liniment Cures Dandraff
A sociable man is described as someone who borrows ten minutes to bother another person who is free. The quip frames sociability as intruding on others during spare moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard
Dandraff
Minard's Liniment Relief Claims Neuralgia Benefit
Ad claims Minard's Liniment relieves neuralgia and features a proverb about quiet women in pudding. No verifiable events or names beyond the product claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard
Minard's Liniment Sings a Woman’s Choice
A fragmented note from an old issue praises Minard's Liniment for burns and other ailments with a striking line about women preferring masculine styles, reflecting period humor and product promotion in a small-town page.
Also Mentioned on This Page
WM. F. Smyth
Water Street
St. John’s
Ranges
Grates
Gear & Co
Orrier
James McIntyre
Eveniny
Mathias Hadelt
Valence
Monastry
Drome
Hadelt
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!