Monster of Issoir. Giant spider hunters near tomb of Issoir
A dramatic report describes a Paris quarter about disappearances every spring. A police hunt leads to a subterranean cave where a gigantic spider, Arachne gigaps, ambushes a countryman and a nearby officer. The creature, long thought extinct, is photographed and sent to the Museum of Natural History.
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Paris
Issoir
Police
Commissioner of Police
Museum of Natural History
Japanese Etiquette: A Century of Uniform Standards
The article argues Japanese manners are governed by a single enduring standard from gukado to shogun. It contrasts diverse Western styles with Japan’s centuries old, highly codified ceremonial etiquette. It notes rigid saluting forms and child social training, praising refined conduct in women and the consistency of etiquette across society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Academy
America
France
New England
Japan
Cooly
China
Louis XIV
Versailles
Christian Register
Teaching the Young Idea and Daily School Life
A compilation of classroom duties and student management notes from Mary B. Q. Sullivan and Donahoe's Magazine. Emphasizes teachers as carers, disciplinarians, and moral guides, with anecdotes on handling boy behavior and building respect. Also mentions wicker work by American girls and a joke about Wordsworth. Concludes with a note on the high costs of French colonies to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B
Q’sul- Hivan
Donahoe’s Magazine
New York
Many Changes in a Year Mentioned in Readings
A fragment from Good Housekeeping cites Kate P. Osgood on a rose and a girl under a roof, followed by short notices on sparrows harming gardens and farms, jury humor in London Tit-Bits, Webster's portrait anecdote, Kaffirs philosophy, and brief quips about housewives and Ben Jonson’s lost manuscripts.
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Kate P. Osgood
Good Housekeeping
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Jewett Gas Ranges
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Jewhett
Pigkett Hardware Co., Limited
Warren
Tative
Baugh
Baugh & Sons Company
Delaware Avenue
Philadelphia
Chicago
von Mohl CO
Cincinnati
A. Weiss
Monster OF
Fourteenth Arrondissement
Johnnie
Philopena
Inter Ocean
George Iigzold
Henry V
Wordsworth
London
Royal Agricultural Society
F Archibald
Webster
Daniel Webster
G. P. Healy
Healy
Andrew Jackson
Old Hickory
Jackson
Chicago Herald
New York Tribune
Ben Jonson
Samuel Eapp
Ann Arbor, Mich
Bovinine
Bovinine CO
PISO
Laura E. Patterson
Nevwres Town
Dune 25
Shr
Vitalis
Mage
Caluvet Remedy Company
Siegfried & Co
Fehlman’s
Fehlmans
Park Remedy CO
Boston
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