Tales of the Sea Haunted ships and a fatal exile tale
A sea voyage narrative pairs spectral legends with a Salvadoran exile story. A haunted Demerara liner and a murdered crewman foretell doom. an exile, Mojarieta, recounts seeing his dead friend in a stateroom, later confirmed by a Salvadoran government shooting description that matched the vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demerara
Salvador
Green
Colonies
Park
Guatemala
Don Sebastian Mojarieta
Amapala
Honduras
San Jose
Majarieta
Mojarieta
Majarida
Moyjarieta
New York Sun
Thomas the Rhymer
Sir Tristram
Tristram
Isolde
Treland
Wales
Trianour
Peticrewe
Michel Prus
Gentleman’s Magazine
Hotel Registers and Titles Spark Etiquette Debate
The New York Dispatch notes hotel clerks view registering Mr before a name as egotistical, with officials preferring full names or both guests' names. Theater people, managers, and performers may shift rules for rates, often using company names. ladies should use Miss or Mrs. in front of their names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Namber
New York Dispatch
Dog Man Escapes After Front Steps Adventure
A Detroit tale recounts a dog man escape with a woman on Hastings street clutching a broom while her husband brawls in the kitchen. The dog bolts past the curb as neighbors recall the chaotic scene and the dog’s disappearance. The item then shifts to brief London anecdotes about courtship, telegram mix ups, cautious brides, and shifts to notes on Ceylon coffee and tea export growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings Street
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Origin of Omens and the Superstitions of Days
The essay surveys celestial and biblical omens, linking Jupiter and the sign R to medicine, and notes American bias against Friday and the unlucky thirteenth. It cites historical dates and beliefs, from Columbus to Judas, and mentions the Thirteen Club in New York as a counterpoint to superstition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jove
Raphael
Jupiter
America
Columbus
Washington
Scotland
Judas
New York
A Child's Day's Journey and Other Vignettes
Column blends comic tale of a grandfather following a restless child with snippets on dogs in British poetry, a Kentucky horse trader, John Randolph anecdote, and ancient book ornamentation. Reads like a late 19th century miscellany column with brief curiosities and quotations.
Bovinine Praised For Nervous Dyspepsia Relief
A dieter praises Bovinine as highly valuable in a long therapy for nervous dyspepsia. After over a year of use, the speaker finds it superior to other meat extract foods in treating the condition.
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Jewett Gas Ranges
Pittsburg
Pickett Hardware Co., Limited
Warren
Baugh
Baugh & Sons Company
Delaware Avenue
Philadelphi
Adress von Mohl
A. Weiss
Tales OF the Sea
London
Love
Doctors
Mary Ann
Benson
Smth
Pearson’s Weekly
Ceylon
Boston
Kentucky
Washington County
Springfield
John Randolph
Roanoke
Mr. Randolph
Propertius
Ovid
R. Murray
M. D
U.S.A Philadelphia
Bovinine
Bovinine CO
PISO
Laura E. Patterson
Ngwrov
Iowa
Lis
Vitalis
Calumet Remedy Company
Chicago
Siegfried & Co
Fehlman’s
Fehlmans
Bi Park Remedy CO
Mass
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