Refuge for the terminally ill in the Ghetto wards ends in divorce
In a London Jewish refuge two families collide as Sarah Kretznow, bedridden and abandoned by her husband Herzel, confronts shame, love, and a Gett. The tale follows marital strain, religious law, a costly divorce, and a final, haunting farewell as life drains from the wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Leah
St. Anthony
Madde
Milly
Rachel
Konigsberg
Sarah
Polis
England
Krank
Margaret
Hev
Jain
Job
Sarah Kretznow
Herzel
Korah
Warsaw Ghetto
Israel
Abraham
Reb Shloumi
Gett
Paris urged to use socialist cooperative soap
In Paris Bocavists are urged to use only soap made by a socialist cooperative association. Four thousand pictures were sent to the Champs Elysees salon this year, but only 1,800 can be accepted. The rest underscores demand limits and cultural debates of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bocavists
Paris
Champs Elysees
Africa
Saxony
Mount Coon
New Zealand
Mr. d
Alpine Club
Zurbriggen
Anax
Durant
Marseilles
Thoven
Chitral
Akoond
Swat
Mullah
Manki
London
Europe
Ural Mountains
Asia
Jean Jacques RoussEavu
Orleans
Rousseau
Henry Leffmann
Prairie Farmer
World population and mortality statistics, 1885 era notes
A compilation of demographic facts across nations noting populations around 1.5 million in 1885, scales of pores on human skin, death totals per century, survival rates to age 75, elements in the body, and gender ratios. It cites vital and anthropological statistics on births, deaths, height by nation, and deaths per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huxey
America
United States
England
France
Belgium
Viro
Inventors and Inventions Highlight Late 19th Century Trade
A surge of patents, new sewing button machines, and quirky devices emerge. An English philologist coins influenza d indicating illness, while a Bexeran lamp with 8,000 parts stands 6 feet tall and uses minimal oil. A West Troy father tests a phonograph alarm clock that booms at 10:30, urging late visitors home.
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West Troy
N. Y
French Figures Dominate Arts and Society Gossip
President Felix Faure reportedly plays poker expertly. In Paris Parc Monceau a Corot monument will rise beside a mural fountain with bas reliefs showing women’s stories. Drevtaroy and wife tour Susa ruins as he joins the Academie des Inscriptions. Mme Dieulafoy gains Legion of Honor and public attire rights. Brunetiere seeks papal dialogue for Mme Buloz amid Zola Rome visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Faure
France
Parc Monceau
Paris
Corot
Waymen Shapeliefs
M. Drevtaroy
Susa
Academie Des Inscriptions
Mme. Dieulafoy
Legion of Honor
M. Brunetiere
Figaro
Mme. Buloz
Revue Des Deux Mondes
M. Zola
Rome
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Warren, PA
Langwill
Renee Berest
Paradise
Purgatory
Flerzel
Rabbi Eliezer
Kretznow
Isaac
Jacob
Consumer
Kopf & Henry
Grocers
Water Street
Human Family Statistics
Victoria Street
Westminster
London Letter
Washington Herald
Japanese Mission Fund
Japan Christian Endeavor Missionary Fund
the Reformed Church
Christian Herald
Pitcher's Castoria
People OF
Brooklyn Eagle
Mal A.gibbs
Fredonia
M. M. Fenner
Fenner
American Tobacco Co
Cornell
Lafayette
Yale
Marlbury
Richmond
Imperial
Princess Royal
Piccadilly
Monte Christo
Fehlman Bros
HE Mail and
Philadelphia Weekly Press
Siegfried & CO
Wwe
Acme Cycle Company
Elkhart, Ind
Medhal
Elkhart
Ind
W. B. Paar
Sec'y
Frazer Axle
Pope the
Seid
Timely Dairy Notes
Farm News
Tanks, Ag Co
Texas
Orca
South Bend
Pacific Co
Wash
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Baker
C. Smith
J. K. Ronne
Merchant Tailor
Wanamaker & Brown
Hickory St
Prp
Fifth Ave
New York
Andrews
Pennsylvania
Warren
Philadelphia
Sheffield
Dene Lataater
Pinade Daly Ti
Nowag Baltiure
City Oofowmore
Wof Pailade
Washimn
Pullman St
Erie
Williams Erie
Philadelphis
Philsdelyington
Kane
Ar Ri
Washington
Baltimore
Pullman
Williamsport
Rail
Renovo
Ridgway
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley & Pittsburgh Railroad
New York Central
Hudson River
R. R
K Sun
Sun
Boston
Ceseeeens
Rao Am
Sypacuse
Rochester
Ceaees
Niagara Falls
Wee
Dunkirk
Fasoseeees- Freewsdute
Wee Ackle
Torpedo
Grand Valley
Titusville
Oil City
Pittsburg
Falconer Junction
Epson J. Weeks
Exchange St
B. Kercuam
Gro
H. Daniels
New York City
D. C. Moon
Snail Nrcs Sales Cie
Aces
Kinzua
Bradford
Salamanca
Oleandal
Olean Express
Irvington
Tidioute
Tionesta
W. 3S
Levfabe
R. Bell
A. Fellows
Tionesta Valley Railroad
Barnes
Brookston
Sheffield Junction
Howland
Atta
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
East
West
F. H. Garfield
Amestown
N.Y
Mito & Er Fine Dbacco Company
New York USA
American Tobacco
W. H. Druen
U. S. Pension Claim
Dearborn
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