Municipal and lodge notices in Troy volume third
City officials and township officers listed for Troy and surrounding township areas. Includes mayor alders ward reps clerk treasurer street superintendent marshal and justice positions followed by lodge meeting schedules for Troy Masons IOOF Pisgah Encampment Mentor Lodge Amity Camp and Germania Lodge, plus United Mine Workers chapter and Citizens Building and Loan Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers of America
Troy
Central Iall
Jes
Geo. Hughes
Sec. Citizens’ Building and Loan Association
Justice A. Deack
M. F. Auwakrtxn
Goose and Hen Share Care for Ducks at Mill
A tale relayed by Rev C Otway in the New York Witnena describes a goose left with duck eggs at tubberakeena flour mills near clonmel. The goose adopted the ducklings, guiding them on water with the hen riding on the goose to supervise their moves, a daily scene witnessed by many until the ducklings matured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. C. Otway
New York
Nena
Tubberakeena
Clonmel
Newbold
Famous tree destroyed at Leipzig battlefield by storm
The lime tree known as Murat's lime on the Leipzig battlefield, cited by the Pall Mall Gazette as witnessing carnage from the 1813 battle, was toppled by a violent storm. A veteran tree, about two centuries old, stood 20 meters tall with a 1.5 meter trunk, once used by Murat as an observatory until a cannonball drove him away. Nearby lies an ivy covered monument to French casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murat
Leipzig
Pall Mall Gazette
Bolingbroke
Napoleon
Spain
Little Queen's Daily Life in Holland Court
In Ladies' Home Journal Prof J H Gore discusses Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and her education. The regimented schedule includes seven o'clock rising eight o'clock breakfast nine o'clock work with instruction in languages literature science and music. Special masters and religious instruction accompany general tutors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Gore
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Ladies’ Home Journal
Aubverde de Graye
Quiet study breaks and gifts in royal household
The queen mother leads a disciplined day with lessons ending at half past eleven followed by recreation. On rainy days she fosters cheerful recesses to ease returning to study. Mother and daughter chat and knit caps and mittens for Christmas gifts, keeping hands busy and spirits high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thusleseon
Salons of Italian Women and their Political Influence
The piece notes that Italian women wield political influence mainly through private salons rather than public political action. In Rome many salons discuss politics with each hostess shaping views. Countess Caetani Lovatelli hosts a famed salon welcoming scientists, artists, and writers, drawing naval and military officers, diplomats, deputies, and senators across parties in a neutral social space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
England
United States
Europe
Rome
Caetani Lovatelli
Academy of the Lincei
Reverend Pickard’s Cleveland tale from an east vacation
Reverend Ward Beecher Pickard of Epworth Memorial church wrote a vivid letter from the east describing a Boston common encounter with a newsboy who joked about Cleveland. The boy’s quick wit and pennies for years reflect a quirky city pride and a gentleness in the preacher’s response. A separate note reports a rare fire insurance claim paid in Yarmouth England after a man’s trousers burned when adopting a peculiar method of lighting a pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Beecher Pickard
Epworth Memorial Church
Boston
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland
Dye
Yarmouth
England
Uner
Reneral
iBHAKERS AS LAND OWNERS AMID MANHATTAN WEALTH
An uptown real estate dealer cites the Society of Bakers in New Lebanon owning prime Manhattan Island land. They reportedly secured a $2,000,000 West Side hotel property and now hold extensive holdings, with a 40 member supreme council guiding big investments. They focus on economy, thrift, and diverse ventures in gardens and manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bargsina
Supreme Council of the Shakers
Mother Ann
Joseph Meacham
New Lebanon
Upper West Side
Oldest Letter Panbesa Scribes Egypt 15 Centuries BC
The Kansas City Journal notes what may be the world’s oldest extant letter from Panbesa to scribe Amenemapt written about 15 centuries before Christ. The papyrus, preserved in the British Museum, portrays life in Ramesses II era Pa Ramesses with vivid detail and poetry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panbesa
Christ
Amenemapt
Anys
Kansas City Journal
British Museum
Egypt
Rameses II
Pharaoh
Pa-Ramesses
Panthess
Memphis
Pa-Rameses
Fanbesa
Veteran recalls battle memories with garbled 1898 flashback
A veteran voices a disjointed reminiscence of the Spanish American War era mentioning Santiago Dewey Schley and Shafter. His wife and others interrupt with puzzled interjections as the memory fragments reveal a wartime scene and personal anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Times
Santiago
John
Dewey
Schley
Hind
Moe Fox
Suburban Life Curbing Swearing Says Sun Interview
A New York Sun report quotes a suburban resident who moved to the suburbs and says he stopped swearing, noting trains and daily contact with neighbors deterred coarse language. He credits suburb life for the change and plans to credit the suburbs in future life assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Lfe
Peach Meringue Custard With Peaches Recipe
A House Hold Magazine recipe describes mixing corn starch with milk, boiling remaining milk, thickening, then adding butter and egg yolks sugar to make custard. Layer peaches with sugar, pour custard, bake, and crown with a meringue of sweetened egg whites. Serve with cream.
Vaccination Cuts European Smallpox Deaths Sharply
A historical statistician notes that during Frederick I Prussia one twelfth of Europe’s population died from smallpox and nearly everyone contracted it. In modern times about one in 100000 remains infected. Regions without vaccination still face virulent outbreaks, implying vaccination made the difference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Bussmilch
Frederick I
Prussia
Unable to Round Cape Horn Then Sailed Eastward
The ship Natuna from London to San Francisco failed to round Cape Horn after 825 days at sea. After a month of attempts she diverted eastward, crossed the Pacific via the Cape of Good Hope, and was abandoned at Jost. Reinsurance costs were in doubt at 40 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Horn
Natuna
London
San Francisco
Cape of Good Hope
Pacific ‘Ocean
Jost
Denmark's Poor Distinction Guides Welfare
Danish policy separates thriftless from respectable poor. The able poor may receive a pension of 14 to 84 dollars annually, while the infirm are housed in old-age homes. Those deemed worthy may avoid workhouses entirely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Broken Hill priest cheers choir and French Maid show
The Snyder Bulletin notes a priest at altar steps praising the French Maid company for singing in the choir the prior Sunday at Broken Hill. He urged his congregation to attend the show, and the observer wonders why not, given the curious scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broken Hill
Snyder Bulletin
French Maid” Company
Metric System Adopted Across Russian Empire
By czar decree a metzin system of weights and measures has been adopted for use throughout the Russian empire. A commission has been formed to study calendar reform to harmonize with other civilized countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruapig
Russian Empire
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Julius Barth
J. L. Hagler
Township Officials
Robert Holliday
Pound
Frad Schuler
Troy Lodge
A. F
A.M. Hegnier
Ay. Beumnannt
W. MM. G
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Bilson Lodge
Jos. Bunks
N. G. Roa
R Wiittasaon
Pisgah Encampment
Fuann Uoulins
P. Row
Witt Asson
Mentor Lodgh
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Tair Vunatle
Schott
Sam, Hegins
C. c. Aurnun Hoare
Ork
Amity Camp
M . of A
W. Rawson
V. C. Aveusr Dioit
Germania Lodge
T.o
B. Meeta
Thati
P. Hall
Heenan Saitu
Tb. M. Faro Errent
Sueaday
Jan
M. Boewomworth
T. A. Riggin
Thos. H. Bell
Froy Dist
S.C
Tnd
Droll’s Mall
G. L. Exvarorr
St. A
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Rov Jas. Osborns
Methodist Church
G. A. Sead
Presbyterian Church
R.o
Thos W. Hynes
Plnsaman
Lutheran ST. Paul's
IL. W. Dornself
ST. Jerome's Catholic
Aug. Forster
Epworth League
Methodist Charo
Funior League
Meola
Mra
Julia A Ball
Serena Davy
Seay
Troy Public
Balll
Bosra
Harding
Amith
Bea
L. Tilly
Avin
T Wi Conk
Tan. Gollias
Goose
Little Queen
Rolland
Noyalty
Erciae Hoth
Newwsboy
New York City
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