Vesuvius the dynamite cruiser joins Uncle Sam’s fleet
The New York Press lauds the Vesuvius as a revolutionary armoredless dynamite cruiser built by Cramp & Co for the United States Navy. It describes its 252 ft length, 26 ft beam, 22 knot speed, triple loading system, air pressured firing, and 950 pound shells. It highlights its slowness to be destroyed, turreted guns, and eight month construction leading to a matchless modern vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
America
Europe
Uncle Sam
Messrs. Cramp & Co
Philadelphia
Gun Company
Dynamite Gun
New York Press
Wycliffe's New Testament Arrives in Rare Brighton Find
A scarce MS copy of The Newe Testamente translated by John Wycliffe, dating back over 590 years, is examined in Brighton thanks to Henry Willett. The volume showcases two-column black-letter writing with violet and red initials, missing title page, and page rulings, highlighting Wycliffe’s bold reformist impact and the spread of English scripture.
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Brighton
Henry Willett
John Wreliffe
Rooper
Wick
Hove
Margaret Roper
Thomas More
Henry VIII
Wolsey
John Wycliffe
England
Bradwardine
Oxford
Wycliffe
Mendicant
University
Crown
Courtenay
London
St. Paul’s
Lord Percy
John of Gaunt
Lancaster
Gregory XI
Lambeth
Peter
John
Wrycliffe
Wat Tyler
Roya
Lollards
Lutterworth
Weyeliffe
Herrefiers
Guinrepelo
Catellif
Wrelith
Council of Constance
Swift
Old Fuller
Avon
Severn
Wyccliffe
Penman
Joan
Lewis
Strype
D. Luther
Catherine Tudor
Erasmus
Mary
St. John
The
Brighton Herald
Eng
JOKER'S BUDGET AND FRAGMENTED JESTS OF OLD COMICS
A collage of humorous quips and jokes from 19th century periodicals such as Brooklyn Illustrated Monthly New York Weekly and Puck. The excerpt features witty exchanges about romance marriage and social manners with brief dialogues and cartoonish twists, reflecting light satire and daily life humor of the era.
Artesian Wells in Tunis Desalination Plan Reported Favorable
Sir R Lambert Playfair reports Tunis ground shows promise for Colonel Landas plan to fertilize the African desert with wells. A 735 acre area cleared and sown, a vegetable garden and tree nursery created, two more wells to irrigate 7500 acres. Bey of Tunis grants 25 000 acres to the company from currently unused districts.
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Landas
R. Lambert Playfair
Tunis
Bey of
Fragmented talk and snippets echo in a mixed dialogue page
A collage of quick conversational snippets shows characters planning engravings in a jeweler shop and debating grooming and swearing. The piece includes Mrs Fige and Mrs Michigan Avenue discussing rings while other skits hint at social routines, supper visits, and fashion quirks.
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Michigan Avenue
Chimi
Jeweler
Hay Fever and Nervous Sensitivity in Springtime
The article discusses hay fever as a nervous, springtime condition affecting people in populous towns. It notes irritability from dust and air pollutants, compares it to asthma, and mentions remedies such as camyt drops and creese Water inhalation and tonics for nourishment.
Censuses Hold Old Family Secrets and Curious Ages
Fragmentary notes recall a census era joke about ages and family lines. An angry official queries ages living or dead, revealing how old records could unsettle authorities and residents alike.
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Vesuvius
MEN OF T
EE Press
Brooklyn Illustrated Monthly
Dot
New York Weekly
New York Herald
Norristown Herald
Bobby
Puck
Louise
Young Butt
Miss Archer
Mr. Blunt
Bear Market
Yonkers Statesman
Mark
Lawrence American
Jimmy
Mr. Bunting
Mrs. Larkin
Mr. Larkin
Henry
Evelina
Bilkin
York
Lye
Mr. Fige
Jinks
Mr. Waim
Kes
Censen Incomes
Ewa Tivi
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