A Sign in the Desert Across the Plains to Sacramento
A family of Percivals travels west from St. Louis in 1849 with ox wagons to California. After Indians steal their carriage and men fall ill, young Alya leads Buck and Bright to water, finds help, and the family survives a perilous journey to Sacramento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alga
Jack
Percival
St. Louis
Sacramento
California
Alya
Mr. Percival
Swift
Humboldt River
Carson
Mrs. Percival
Papa
Mamma
Buck
Bright
Mrs Percival
Father
Spot
God
Christ
Carson River
Jesus
Georgetown
Speckle
Flower Names and Their Ancient Origins
A compact study explains how common plant names trace to Latin Greek and Arabic roots. Gladiolus means a little sword while jasmine preserves Arabic form ys mym. Adonis honors a legendary hunter and chrysanthemum is linked to gold or Christ's flower interpretations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Notable figures and events in brief across the era
Articles note C Stuart Patterson elected president of the Union League of Philadelphia and various world figures including Mr McKinley nearing inauguration age 54. Mentions include explorers Selous and Nansen planning trips, Nietzsche in an asylum, and Juan Luna Norices among insurrectionists in the Philippines with his brothers’ talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. McKinley
C. Stuart Patterson
Union League of Philadelphia
Selous
Rocky Mountains
Bellamy Storer
Cincinnati
Mgr. Capel
New York
California
Nansen
Laurvig
Norway
Spitzbergen
Canon Fleming
St. Michael’s Church
London
F. Saccardo
School of Viticult
Robert Collyer
Church of the Messiah
Nietzsche
Eli S. Baptist
Springfield
Mass
Baptist
John Brown
Sanford Street
Philippines
Juan Luna Norices
A Tale of Adventure Promises Niagara and Nile Tales
The article previews Will Lisenbee and other authors stories, including a tale of involuntary voyage narrated by Captain Nevins. It then notes Niagara’s immense water flow, Nile water use, Kennebec discharge, Broad River metrics in Georgia, and unique properties of the Tinto river in Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Spain
Grande Chartreuse
Queen Victoria
Nevins
Will Lisenbee
Niagara
Nile
Kennebec
Ocean
Atlantic
Gulf
St. John
Mississippi
Broad River
Anthony Shoals
Georgia
Tinto
Breeding and Racing Notes From Early American Turf Scene
Touted trotters and stud plans mark a busy year ahead with baron Rogers and Purity Wilkes racing next season. Trainers, breeders, and owners including Andrews, Dardis, and Brewer report new courses, imported horses, and racing setbacks. Alongside a fatal rat attack on a trotter and reforms in Alabama clergy urging antipoor laws, the column catalogs pedigrees, speeds, and industry moves across tracks from Portland to San Francisco.
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Tommy Britton
Mr. Tewksbury
Andrews
Baron Rogers
George Wilkes
William Andrews
Thewettville
Polonius
John R. Gentry
Robert J
Stanton W
P. H. Dardis
Cambridge
Mass
Barney Demarest
Lookout Farm
Natick
Gil Curry
Vienna
Purity Wilkes
Altao
Portland
P. J. Mann
Alabama
Frank Ellis
Happy Medium
Dr. Craig
Duke Stevens
Miss Gentry
Pacific Coast Jockey Club
The Stepmother and Heartsease Rise in Theatrical Plans
Eva Vincent may star in a specially written comedy The Stepmother. Henry Miller to headline Heartsease under Charles Frohman. The Heart of Maryland earned over 50000 for its manager Max Bleimann in two seasons.
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Eva Vincent
Henry Miller
Heartsease
Charles Frohman
Heart of Maryland
Max Bleimann
Gus Coban
Shamus O’isrien
Brian Boru
Broadway Theater
New York
Thomas W. Keene
America
William Robyns
Fanny Davenport
London
Cleopatra
Gisconda
Wilson Barrett
W. H. Batchelor
Francis Wilson
Herrmann the Great
Comet Tails Describe Complex Sky Lightshows
The text notes the 1744 great comet having six tails in a fan shaped spread. It states Uranus completes an orbit around the sun in about 84 years. It explains magnetism in magnets weakens when struck or vibrated. It describes a deep sea sounding lead with a detonating cartridge and a submerged microphone for depth estimation. It also mentions the sun’s diameter being 107 times Earth’s and stars generally larger, citing Sirius as vastly bigger than the sun.
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Sirius
Heroine Maria Barberi Saves Neighbor from Balcony Fire
Acquitted of murder, Maria Barberi risked her life to help Mrs. Hogan, whose clothing caught fire on a Bowery balcony. She tore away burning garments, wrapped a blanket, and applied olive oil as others aided until Gouverneur Hospital arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Barberi
Maria
Bowery
New York City
John Hogan
Hogan
Mrs. Hogan
Germany ready to deploy quick firing artillery for war
Long discussed but held in suspense Germany plans to supply the army with new quick firing artillery. Preparations completed years ago and Krupp works seen as key, with an expected Reichstag budget request over 200 million marks to fund the introduction. France accused of false statements delaying German progress.
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France
Germany
Krupp
Essen
Reichstag
Theosophists Plan California College for Lost Mysteries
Theosophists will select a California site next March to build a college reviving ancient mysteries. The temple will be free to all with Mme Blavatsky’s dream guiding work. Crusaders led by Mrs K A Tingley and others tour the world to promote theosophy and brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Mme. Blavatsky
New York
K. A. Tingley
Theosophists
Judge
E. T. Hargrave
Theosophical Society of America
Claude Fallsright
N. Patterson
F. Pierce
Alice Cleather
Col. Cleather
Mr. Williams
England
Rain Tree of Canary Islands Provides Pure Water
In a Canary Island tree a nightly shower of water drips from tufted foliage forming a base pool. Natives drink from this pool, finding the water pure and fresh. Leaves show numerous pores along margins through which water flows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canary Islands
Leprosy in Iceland Said More Common Than Thought
A Lancet writer notes Iceland has about 200 leprosy cases today, suggesting higher prevalence than commonly believed. The report highlights regional health concerns and calls for attention to this disease in Iceland.
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Iceland
Lancet
Christening of Lincoln Park Lions Names Diana Brutus and Pompey
At Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago keeper Sweeney christens the newly born lion cubs as Diana Brutus and Pompey. The nine week old tawny cubs show bold fangs and act with ferocious vigor as Juno watches jealously.
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Juano
Diana
Brutus
Pompey
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Juno
Leo
Sweeney
Junio
Francois Alexander Delsarte
Conservatory of
Paris
Olive Schreiner
Cape Town
South Africa
London
Lyndall
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Warren Mail
Warren, PA
The
Castoria
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Percy Russell
Robert Barr
Fieorge H. Jessop Opie Read
Ingleside
San Francisco
Knap”’ McCarthy
William Penn
Riley Grannan
Coronado
Christens
Young Lions
Seracare
Producer
Rae
Consumer
Kopf & Henry
Grocers
Water Street
Iters
Envesti
the People's
Henry C. Shepard CO
Monroe St
American Tobacco Co
Cornell
Lafayette
Yale
Marlbury
Richmond
Imperial
Princess Royal
Piccadilly
Monte Christo
Fehlman Bros
W. H. Druen
U. S. Pension Claim Atty
Dearborn St
Merica
Washington
Munn & Co
Scientific American
ANN & CO
Broadway
Pennsylvania
Warren
Philademe Ae A'M
Pullman Phila
Delphia
Philadel
Ana Sheffield
Erie
East
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Williamsport
Kane
Renovo
Ridgway
Sheffield
S. M. Prevost
J. Wood
N’s
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburgh Railroad
New York Central
Hudson River R. R. Co. Lessee
Sun
Irvineton
Eae
Youngsville
Pittsfield
Wee Garland
Lotpcuo
Dunkirk
Falconer
Titusville
D. C. Moon
Philadelphia Weekly Press
Kinzua
Bradford
Salamanca
Olean
Olean Express
Pittsburg
Tidioute
Tionesta
Oil City
Buffalo Express
Oil City Express
W.S. Leffard
R. Bell
JA. Fellows
Mooney-Brisbane
Main
Clinton Streets
Buffalo
Lydia
Pinkham’s Vege
Washington Street
Roxbury, Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Margaret Bamford
Tionesta Valley Railroad
Sheffield Junction
Lamona
Junction
Jerry Crary
Boston
West
H. Garfield
Jamestown
N. Y
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