Queen Victoria Embraces Typewriter and Phonograph Use
Royal household details reveal Victoria personally operates a typewriter to prepare court circulars and notes, while embracing phonographs for operatic and concert recordings. Innovations include Windsor castle lighting trials and a new private chapel addition at Clumber. Descriptions cover royal preferences, domestic staff roles, and the evolving technologies shaping palace life.
Nurses desired for New York hospital training school
A long, detailed account describes the demanding selection process for trainee nurses at Bellevue Training School. It covers strict age, health, education, and character requirements, the extensive two year program, duties, uniform, pay, and progression from probation to diploma, plus inland mobility and private registry options.
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New York
Mike & Gond
Bellevue Vetaining School
New York City
Elbles
Canada
Lecnar
Heehop
Abele Fleton
Shwe
Sap Orlatendvot
Mount Slual Tratewg
Agate
Copmituws
Sre
Batween
Board of Managers
Schoct
Ehoos
Mt Sipal
Perron’s Daughter and the Captain Who Wasn’t
In 1829 Philadelphia Perron’s family faces ruin from West Indian piracy links. Julie Perron refuses a forced marriage to Captain Ravel, who is revealed as the pirate Bart McCormick. McCormick is captured by U S Marshals, and Julie marries Frank Hardy on Christmas Day as Perron’s fortunes fade. Hermide dies. Perron’s house becomes a noted link to the Kidd lore.
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Abner Gardner
Gardner
Siem
Mass
Flewcher & Gardner
Chestnut Street
Venice
Pernambuco
Messrs
Fletcher & Gardner
M. Perron
Water Street
Philadelphia
Havana
Perron
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Henry McCabe
Abel Thomas
Captain Breed
Osprey
Roger Tichborne
Chill
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Captain Reyes
Gulf
Ben
Soldieu
Pate Sers
Julie
Ald Perron
Miss Julie
Ellen Hardy
Captain Hardy
Helen
Frank
Julie Perrop
Kim
Ravel
Bor
England
Tony
Hill
Frank Hardy
Hyvaoa
Julie Perron
Pharoun
Sophy
Miche Perron
Bart McCormick
Pluto
Tod
David Porter
Gallows Point
Jamaica
Java
Hermide
Port Rico
William Kidd
They Kill Witches Yet Have Good Schools on Reservation
A late 19th century letter reports Iroquois people on Cattaraugus and Allegheny reservations near Erie County New York displaying a mix of pagan beliefs and Christian influences. It notes a Seneca prophet’s visions, witchcraft beliefs among Senecas, and a murder tied to witchcraft, while praising agricultural progress and structured tribal governance including peace makers and land held in common by the Seneca Nation.
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N. Y
New York
Handsome Lake
Blu
Troquoix
Cattaraugus Reservation
United States
India
Land of Spirits
Angus
Erie County
Cattaraugus Creek
Alleghany Reservation
Seneca Tribe
Seneca Nation
Ans
Sanan
Apon Esch Reservation Ag Selier
Marshel
Indian School Life and Reservation Neighbors in Narrative
A reflective account describes funding for a school and salaries for teachers, praising nursery and older pupils. It portrays Native American faces, customs, and daily life, noting agricultural work, home interiors, and orderly hospitality. The piece observes the reservation landscape and cultural resilience amid curiosity seekers.
Cod liver oil emulsion touted for quick flesh building
An ad copy extols Scott's Emulsion as a palatable food that is easy to assimilate and an appetizer for those losing flesh and strength. It claims cod liver oil combined with Hypophosphites offers remarkable benefits for fat production and rapid flesh rebuilding in ailments tied to wasting.
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