Odd ways of keeping memories alive through graves
An article recounts historical methods of posthumous remembrance. It notes Mr Knoll of St Ives who dies and has young girls dance round his tomb every four years, the fiddler paid a sovereign, and widows receive coins. It mentions Mr Glanville of Wootton and a yearly prayer ritual by local boys, Herr Schmidt who funded a Latin Greek French German creed test, Sir Francis Drake’s water toast in Plymouth, and a castle horse shoe tradition at Oakham to honor de Ferrers. It also cites M Chataignon’s urn ritual for anglers and a German ban on a band playing for a dead patron. The piece ends with H B Halliday of New York providing funds for maiden ladies to mourn by his grave annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Knoll
St. Ives
Knill
William Glanville
Wootton
Mr. Glanville
Herr Schmidt
Berlin
Sir Francis Drake
Plymouth
Tyshyne
Francis Drake
Oakham
Baron de Ferrers
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Alexandra
M. Chataignon
Hia Angling Club
Boniface
Err Holz
New York
H. B. Halliday
How He Won a Captaincy from Suvorov’s Tests
A historical anecdote recounts Marshal Suvorov testing a division general by posing mock questions. When asked about distance to the moon, the soldier quipped with wit, and another prompt response suggested a strategic fallback if morale faltered.
Promotion Promise Sparks Sharp Exchange in Soldiers Tale
In a Tit Bits excerpt a tense interview unfolds as Suvoroff presses a wary officer who claims his colonel cannot promote him. The exchange ends with the officer receiving a promised captaincy after revealing the difference between himself and his commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suvoroff
Suvoroft
Chicago Cuts Export Rates on Agricultural Implements
At a meeting in Chicago the 25 cent rate to New York replaces 30 cents per 100 pounds as exporters divert farm tools to gulf ports. The move aims to spur shipments east while balancing supply and demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Scarcity of Labor Hurting Transvaal War Loan Plans
New York dispatch reports Times correspondent in Johannesburg says the Transvaal may fail to take up its February war loan share. Mining stagnation causes heavy losses while labor scarcity is seen as the main cause of the current business downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Transvaal
Johanniesburg
the Times
Chicago rioters indicted amid street car riots
Chicago grand jury returns nine indictments against Street Car Men's Union members for riot conspiracy malicious mischief and unlawful assembly tied to violence during operation of cars on Chicago City lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Double Found Imposter Abeel Located in Toronto
Abeel, the man indicted for impersonating J Ogden Goel Jr in a betrothal plot with Grace Anderson, has been traced to Toronto after fleeing New York. He admits identity but says his departure was unrelated to the Anderson affair and says he had no connection with the romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jaimes N. Abeel
Goelet
Imbostor
Aheel
Toronto
Abeel
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
United States
Dut
Anderson
Competent Judges Endorse Werpleide by Beauty Experts
Letters from two Portland beauty professionals praise Herpleide for stopping hair loss and dandruff. Bertha A. Trullinger, Complexion Specialist of Morrison Street, and Grace Dodze, Beauty Doctor of Sixth Street, endorse the product and urge trials. Solid by leading druggists, samples available from The Herpicide Co Detroit, Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha A. Trullinger
Morrison St
Portland
Ore
Grace Dodze
Sixth St
Herpicide
Detroit
Alich
To Cure a Cold in One Day Ad for Bromo Quinine Tablets
An old newspaper ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quining Tablets to cure a cold in one day. It offers a money back refund if the remedy fails and notes signer E W Groves on a small box priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Zach Box
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Uure
Neale
Pierce
John Latson
Powhattan St. Dallas
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Falcon Pure Foods
Des Moines
Taare
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Underwood Agency
Washington Ave
Wash
Avenuty
Ogden
Utah
E. A. Olsen
Ogdén
Utah Knitting Works
THE
Queen Cafe
Wong Sun
Twenty-fifth St
Banquet Restaurant
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Beason
Tom
Boston Cafe
Wong and
Cuin
Twenty-fifth Street
Putnam
Clothing House
Washington Avenue
Childrens
U & Ross’ Book Store
Lewis
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