Mr Knowling Reopens Business After Destructive Fire
The Sun reports G Knowling resumes operations in West End premises formerly used by J. J. & L. Furlong close to C. F. Bennett & Co. His stock includes dry goods provisions groceries and hardware with steady shipments from Britain the US and Canada. The millinery and dressmaking department offers最新 styles. He retained sixty employees and promises quick service at known low prices to fishermen and working families despite past attempts to damage his credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Knowling
St. John’s
West End
J. J. & L. Furlong
C. F. Bennett & Co
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Knowling
The German Navy and its rising power
The piece traces Germany’s naval ascent from a small Prussian fleet to a growing empire capable of projecting force at sea. It notes goals of offensive doctrine, the influence of Kiel and Hamburg leaders, and the shift to German-made ships amid political resistance and expanded shipyards. It also highlights the role of figures like Bismarck, Holtzmann, and Durkheim in framing naval policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Naval Academy
Kiel
Gannan
Admiral Holimann
Reichstag
Count Eckbrecht von Durkheim
Norddeutsche
Prussia
Empire
Frederic Carl
la Seyne
Kronpoint
Kaiser
Deutschland
Thames
Reichst
Army and Navy Gazette
The Origin of Some of Our Names
A Blackwood's Magazine piece by Sir Herbert Maxwell traces how common names evolved. It links Snooks to Sevenoaks Elizabeth to Isabel and Isabeau, explains Ea as Alice, and maps pet forms like Will from William and many others to surnames such as Williams Wilson and Hitchcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwood's Magazine
Sir Herbert Maxwell
Sevenoaks
Elizabeth
Isabel
Isabeau
Alice
Marion
Marie
Mary
Maria
William
Will
Wilcock
Wilken
Willet
Willy
Willamont
Willen
Bit
Guill
Dobbs
Dobson
Hobbs
Hobson
Robbs
Robson
Hopkins
Hopkinson
Philip
Phipps
Philpot
Philpotts
Richard
Rich
Richie
Diccon
Hitchin
Hitchcock
Richards
Richardson
Pritchards
Rixon
Ritchie
Ritchison
Dixie
Dixon
Dickens
Dickenson
Hitching
Hitchison
Hitchcox
David
Davidson
Dodson
Dodds
Davy
Davison
Dan
Dawson
Dawkins
O'Dowd
Henry
Hal
Hallet
Harry
Harriet
Hawkins
John
Jack
Jenkins
Simeon
Simkins
Thackeray
Thatcher
Malthus
Malthouse
Bacchus
Macpherson
Arson
Vickers
Allace
Bruce
Sinclair
Montgomery
Hay
Vance
Normandy
Ford
Ham
Lea
Ton
Aylesford
Grimston
Habersham
Ormsby
Baltimore Sun
Murders in Western Australia despatches report killings
From Perth despatches warn of deadly attacks near Richenda in Western Australia where two brothers Robert and Thomas Henry and companion Allan are killed by natives. Allan dies after hours of agony, suspected poisoned spears. Robert escapes to fetch help, survivor hospitalized in Derby in serious condition. Troopers pursue the attackers, though rough country may hinder capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Australia
Perth
Robert
Thomas Henry
Allan
Richenda
Robert Henry
Derby
A London Ivory Sale and its Global Toll
The Leisure Hour article details the ivory trade's impact, noting 16 000 elephants killed annually to replenish England's market and a total annual slaughter of 75 000. It discusses Congo Basin stocks, ivory weights, high prices for billiard tusks, uses from confectionery stiffeners to ink, and waste from ivory processing, warning that extinction is within measurable distance. It mentions Jupiter Minard's Lisiment as a curative note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Congo Basin
Miltons Paradise Horror in Vallombrosa Leeches
A Florence official, Commendatore Giordani, director general in the Ames ministry, vanished July 14 while staying at Hotel de la Savoie Vallombrosa. A pit search found him alive but leeched and bleeding. he died three days later despite medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vallombrosa
Florence
Hotel de la Savoie
Cessare Paggi
del Greco
Satisfaction in Ireland and a Verse Adverts
An August 17 Freeman's Journal editorial praises Baron Houghton as a possible Viceroy in Ireland, citing heredity, ambition, and a mandate for justice. The piece notes the government’s Castle methods may change under Morley, signaling a political shift. The page then shifts to a poem praising a sunlit maiden, followed by an advertisement for Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription claiming to cure female ailments and offer a money refund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosaiy
The
Freeman's Journal
Baron Houghton
Ireland
John Morley
Etheris
Advice to Mothers Teething Syrup Promises Quick Relief
Advertisement urges mothers of teething children to buy Mrs Wavsen's Sooraine Syrup For CHILDREN TEETHING. Claimed to relieve crying, regulate the stomach, cure dysentery, diarrhoea, wind colic, and ease gum inflammation. Marketed as safe and pleasant tasting, priced 25 cents, with attribution to a renowned nurse and physician in the United States. Includes unrelated local quips about New Jersey and Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Minard's Laniment Relieves Neuralgia Claim
A science note reports Minard's Laniment as relieving neuralgia. A scientist also claims discovery of a non stinging wasp, noting extensive experimentation before confirmation and adding a light tone about the curiosities of scientific testing.
Minard’s Liniment and a Parson’s Borrowing Caution
An odd clipping notes Minard’s Liniment as a dandruff cure. It warns readers about being at Doainine when a partisan asks to borrow money, implying trouble from being present if asked and vice versa, in quizzical modern tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doainine
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Amitor Brinsmead and
Schwart Pianos
Colby
Sui Cheepantines
Avery
Finn
F. Smyth
Water Street
Ranges
Grates
Gear & Co
Gower
ST Joan’s
Nfld
Orrick
James. McIntyre
Mr. Knowling
Allves
London Ivory Sales
Minard
Leeches
New Jersey
Noah
Newark
Burlington
Minard’s Linimont
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