Eccentric Habits Attributed To Great Composers
Mary Hamilton Talbott surveys Beethoven Haydn Mozart Wagner Meyerbeer Donizetti Rossini Liszt and others noting their odd quirks. The piece recounts Beethoven’s rain soaked drafts and multiple lodgings, Haydn’s insistence on order and dress, Mozart’s unusual engagement contract, Wagner’s grave fascination, Meyerbeer’s storm inspired room, Donizetti coffee rituals, Rossini’s bed writing, Liszt’s mood driven playing and witty dining quips.
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Beethoven
Mozart
Meyerbeer
Thunder
Vienna
Haydn
Wagner
Donizetti
Rossini
Italia
Liszt
Mary Hamilton Talbott
New York Tribune
If the Earth Should Stop and Heat of Collision
A discussion argues that stopping a moving Earth would produce immense heat. Calculations show a 6e12 ton Earth moving at 18 miles per second could fuse and vaporize substantial portions if halted by a strong target. Heat from such a collision with the Sun would rival burning 5,000 Earths of solid carbon.
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Earth
Aristotle Wins Vague Dinner Table Debate On Greatest Man
The London Chronicle muses on who ranks as history’s greatest man amid a lively dinner table argument. While Julius Caesar Napoleon Shakespeare and Buddha attract plaudits Aristotle emerges as the forgotten yet ultimate figure, working quietly among us without praise or recognition.
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Julius Caesar
Napoleon
Shakespeare
Buddha
Aeschylus
Aristotle
London Chronicle
Mighty Amazon Described From Andes To Atlantic
The article recounts the Amazon River from its Andean source to its 400 mile wide mouth at the Atlantic. It notes the river’s names Maranon Solimoes Amazonas and the vast forests along its banks, with a wrecked vessel drifting to the river for fresh water.
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Amazon
Andes
Atlantic
Maranon
Tabatinga
Rio Negro
Solimoes
Amazonas
Perseverance in Town Improvement and Civic Pride
A guide on sustaining local improvement efforts through persistent leadership. It stresses building broad public interest, holding regular meetings, and tackling visible tasks like cleaning premises and planting streets to attract home seekers and investors.
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Improvement Society
Charity
Los Angeles Times
Remedy to Kill Weeds With Arsenic Mix
The article advises suburban homeowners to use a weed killer made by boiling two pounds of arsenic and four pounds of sal soda in six gallons of water, then adding three gallons of cold water per gallon of mix and sprinkling on dry walks. Do not apply after rain or when wet.
How to Make Ice Cream in Simple Steps
A practical guide on freezing ice cream with ice and salt. Instructions cover proportions one part ice to three parts salt, crushing ice, packing layers, and careful stirring as the mixture hardens. Also includes uncooked Philadelphia style and lemon ice cream variations with eggless options.
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Philadelphia
Baby bunting for cradle comfort described
A simple two piece eiderdown baby bunting is made from one yard squares of pink and white eiderdown bound with pink satin ribbon. Fold and bind with ribbon, turn corners to show white reverse, and finish with a central ribbon band and large pink bow.
Grape Juice and Olive Oil Prescribed as Stimulant
A new stimulant regimen for women fatigue uses a mix of grape juice and olive oil. Take one tablespoon oil to four of grape juice after each meal, adjusting with extra juice if the oil tastes strong. The drink should be iced and is claimed to boost appetite and lubricate the stomach.
Polly the Parrot Warns Burglar In Silent Night
An old lady keeps a parrot named Polly who can only say Get the gun. Burglars enter the house at night near the silver, but Polly's cry frightens them away, saving the mistress's silver.
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Polly
Silver
Hanging Pictures A Simple Guide for Wall Art
A concise rule for hanging pictures suggests centering the middle of each frame with the eyes, with exceptions for very tall individuals. It advises keeping different media separate in separate rooms or on different walls and warns against overcrowding walls.
Why wait for small comforts when full home comfort awaits
Questioning the reader about adopting modern conveniences from bathing and water access to filtered cistern water and lawn improvements. It argues that economy and enterprise, not money, hinder bringing these improvements home for family health and comfort.
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Ohio River
Not Dressed for Occasion
Richard Harding Davis, newly appointed Westchester deputy sheriff, visits White Plains with his kennel master. He notes English sportswear varies by activity and recalls a tale of a duke, a marquis, and a hare during pheasant shooting, highlighting fashion and etiquette differences abroad.
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Richard Harding Davis
Westchester County
White Plains
New York Times
Harding Davis
Municipal golf links roll across English towns
Bournemouth led England in municipal golf with a 25 cent charge and receipts of 13 990 dollars last year. Nottingham and Edinburgh show strong municipal investments with cheap access and thriving courses. Sheffield and Brighton consider or list golf as part of city undertakings, while Scottish towns push the game as a popular public pastime.
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Bournemouth
England
Nottingham
Sheffield
Brighton
Edinburgh
Two Great Orators Demosthenes And Cicero Compared
The New York American notes Demosthenes as unmatched among orators and stresses his habitual preparation. It says Cicero valued extemporizing but relied less on it for major moments, while both men delivered without manuscripts and earned fame not tied to notes.
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Demosthenes
Cicero
New York American
Cooks wearing mistresses' clothes dismissed as fake
A Louisville Courier Journal panel questions rumors that cooks wear their mistresses' clothing. The exchange asserts the cooks would not patronize dressmakers for gowns, treating such rumors as unfounded gossip.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Crow Targets Man as Rifle Recoils in Amherst Incident
In North Amherst William Loomis aimed a rifle at a bold crow. The gun’s recoil broke his collar bone and one rib, while the crow cawed unhurt and insolently.
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William Loomis
North Amherst
Mass
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