Peculiar miscellany and notices from distant lands
A long collage of curiosities and oddities from across the globe. It cites claims of wives for sale in the West, a Miss R. S. Milla in Dakota and her land claims, a Qu eean exchange with stockings, a cholera remedy called Lux, and unique criminal-prevention methods in Gaz i. It also surveys Volapuk language clubs, New York tailor costs, an African traveler's diet, and Louisiana pine land purchases. The Washington boarding houses boom and clerk letter deciphering showcase urban life and practical quirks.
The Day Still Lives Poem Fragment by Pensett
Poem fragment titled The Day Still Lives appears in Youth's Companion. The lines describe a fading day, birds rising, flowers opening to sun, and reflections on deeds and memory. It cites Richard H. Pensett as the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Pensett
Moonlight Ride and a Love Triangle at the Lake
In a moonlit summer scene Hetty Reese faces suitors including Joe Marsh and the persistent Mr Bliven as a planned picnic excursion unfolds. Joe rebukes Hetty’s engagement insinuations, while Bliven’s rash hopes collide with Hetty’s cautious choices and a quiet, revealing moment by the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blivens
Benson's
Julia
Ea” Ietty
Noel Moon Moon
Hetty Reese
Hetty
Slecret
Tale
Joe Marsh
Joe March
Frank Deli
Reluct
Joe Marth
Irene
Bliyens
Tierea
Nell
Joe
Poona
Absinthe Danger and Deterioration in Army Use
Absinthe acts as a powerful stimulant leading to ruin and enslavement for users. The text traces its spread in Eastern cities and restricted use in the French military from 1844 to 1847, noting digestive harm, sleep disruption, mental derangement, mood depression, and eventual decline in brain and nerve power among drinkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seog
France
Ametheta
Lions Glebs Democrate
Mineral Water for Horses
A reader recalls Cape May resort ideas on horse care noting horses enjoy briny air and salt water baths. Grooms describe easy handling near the water, observing horses thrive during seaside residence and receive daily medicinal doses, with gloss and vitality from the tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape May
New York Times
Toga
Richea
Congress
Hathorn
Long Lives and Longevity Across Nations
The article discusses centenarian longevity, noting that the United States leads civilized countries in long lifespans while Connecticut ranks high within the U.S. It cites Prof. Humphrey on inborn longevity and familial factors, observes that some families show hereditary patterns, and mentions lower casualty exposure as a second requisite for long life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Connecticut
Humphrey
Cambridge
England
Best Tife to China in bax follows odd float links
Fragmentary text mentions floats tied to babies and a fence. It hints at stopping something like stretching or sretcheroi but is unclear. No coherent event, people, or organizations detectable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Justice
Gazi
Belang
Zanzibar
Pasay
Curious Fragments From a Distant Era On Society And Law
The excerpt surveys historic social practices and governance topics. It notes high child mortality, gladiator spectacles, Virginia land tenure under common socage, and the early Philadelphia City Hall project. It contrasts ancient cruel practices with evolving civic ideals and mentions Penn’s statue and the Philadelphia tower’s planned height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casar
Dals
Virginia Prin
Ies
United States
Philadelphia
Washin
Penn
Biaresy Ery Jn Gesicko
Ted
Riri Ton
Parraffine and Stone Preservation Gains Noted
Professor Ogden Dereend cites paraffin as a preservative for stone structures and monuments. He recalls testing on the Central Park obelisk and notes improved durability against frost and rot. The method is used in Europe and may protect other brownstone fronts and arches in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden Dereend
Doromus
Central Park
America
Doremus
Pauline
Potter
Jared
Grammercy Park
Bunions Prompt Table Quips In Mixed Dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue excerpt centers on bunions and social brevity. A speaker teases about rain chat mikes while another admonishes Mr Dusenberry at the table. The exchange ends with a pithy retort about bunions, implying a light social moment.
Modern outdoor sports aid salvation of south youth
The article argues that the early growth of outdoor sports of all kinds helps a large class of young men in the South. A physician in a peat insane asylum noted that the percentage of troubled youths rises without such recreation.
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Peat Insane
Avylom
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lanter
Youmans, Peblishers
Wagonoss
Jondhars
Petch
Dakots
Montana
West
Dakota
Milla
Hawley Star
Italy
Margherita
Manichine Zeitung
Martin Schleyer
Constance
Volepak
Austria
Holland
Sweden
Spain
Ada Minor
Munich
Volapak
Allzemeine Zeltusp Thiaks
Sven Acholare
New York
Giovanini Bucci
Forli
Woodlands
Louisiana
Boston Herald
Washington
W. D. Howells
The
Treasury
Mia
Maria Paratola
Nore
Hamlin County
Alembie
Hazleton
Page County
Iowa
Joba Abola, Ashtabula Harbor
Mistener
Tita
Geng
Hettyaham
China
Manassas
Stuart
Gunboat
Southern Paper
Louistern
Viva
Green
Voller
Peel
Greece
Hall- Vicksburg
Grant
Figger
Ras Stearpaacesees
Aris
Actal
Max
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