The Heart of Hungary and the Danube Bridge Vision
Frederick Palmer in Scribner's describes Pest and Buda joined by five bridges as a modern European city with a heritage site feel. He contrasts old fortresses and historic kings with contemporary life, noting the Danube as a channel of culture and progress from medieval strongholds to a twentieth century metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pest
Badan
Young
Test
Buda
Capitala
Stock Exchange
Danube
Washington
Arlington
Potomac
Liberty Hall
Castle William
Old South Church
Vienna
Kossuth
Frederick Palmer
Scribners
When Man Is Envied By His Own Pretty Appearance
A humorous reflection on male vanity and fashion across ages. Includes satirical excerpts from Chicago Journal and remarks on beauty standards. Mentions Frederika Bremer and Miss Bremer’s plainness plus a jokes about Mrs Pretty and her late husband in a light, column style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heanty
Frederika Bremer
Mrs. Pretty
Beauty
Mr. Pretty
Buenos Ayres monument to Garibaldi proposal
A compilation notes various 19th century items including Buenos Ayres proposing a monument to Garibaldi and a mix of social curiosities. It mentions US gold reserves surpassing those of several European banks, a Wareham bank official resigning after twenty one years, and a Vermont man reshingling his house with old family shingles. It also cites a Paris report about M McClellan, and a legal estate settlement in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Garibaldi
United States
Russia
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Wareham
Truman Newton
Vergennes
Paris
M. McClellan
New York
Victor Hugo
General Grant
John Brown
Margaret Dinwiddle
Rushville
Ind
Foreign Facts and Global Quirks in Brief
Diverse snippets note beggars in Indian cities, elk extinction threats in Sweden, Turkish armament costs, smuggling via fast cars on the Spain Portugal frontier, an Austrian emperor's gift to a widow, Homburg gambling traffic in 1872, and Curzon’s irrigation commission urging £20 million to reclaim desert land and end famine.
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Bombay
Calcutta
Sweden
Spain
Portugal
Braunau
Homburg
Lord Curzon
Hag
Plays and Players in the Turbulent London Stage
The sultan of Turkey maintains a private theater and troupe, with performances plotted at his whim. John Hare may return to America soon for an adaptation of Thackeray’s Pens dennis by Paul. Richard Mansfield introduced songs in Old Heidelberg. Jerome K. Jerome Conan Doyle and Terence Zangow appeared in Merely Mary Ann in London for copyright. Jonnie Yeaman filed for bankruptcy with liabilities around 5700 dollars. his mother Annie Yeaman is a major creditor. Toby Claude and a collaborator have written a musical comedy submitted to the Shubert Bros. under a three year contract.
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Turkey
John Hare
America
Thackeray
Dennis
Paul
Richard Mansfield
Jerome K. Jerome
Conan Doyle
Terael Zangowill
London
Mary Ann
Jonnie Yeamana
Annie Yeamans
Toby Claude
Shubert Bros
World’s Fair Notes Exhibit Details and Crime Identification
A colony of live beavers will be exhibited in the Canadian section. A photograph of Nevada’s first building, an old Genoa log house, will be shown in Nevada’s display. The department of identification of criminals features methods of tracing, capturing, identifying and treating felons.
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Nevada
Genoa
Department of
Model fashions for winter velvet dresses and hats
Velveteen suits are shown with strapped cloth and elephant gray as a favored velvet shade. Winter blouses feature round and square yokes while rube like trimmings finish foundation skirts of evening wear. Fringe trims, silk braid, beads, and contrasting shade beads in Delta styles appear. hats tilt forward with eyes shown beneath the brim and a tipped bat look gains favor.
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Delta
Etiquette of Wigs Highlight Subtle Beauty and Deception
A Chicago Tribune summary explains wig etiquette for bald men, noting a natural look is preferred. Wigs should be thin at the crown to conceal baldness, with pink scalp showing through a white foundation net. Some men use multiple wigs over years to mimic changing appearance while avoiding bedtime wearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Cardinal Petit
Aleep
Wig Craft and Paris Pet Cemetery Details
The article describes the careful adjustment of fine wigs to preserve a natural look and avoid sheen or glue leaks. It also notes Paris has a dog cemetery on an island in the Seine with $1 plain graves and leases for five, ten, twenty, or thirty years, strict rules, no decorations, and sentimental epitaphs.
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Dos
Paris
Seine
Tola Dorian
Follette
Egg product train idea leaves pupils guessing
A teacher compared US egg production to a massive railway train to illustrate national scale. A student doubted the claim, saying one engine could not pull such a train, prompting the teacher to cite statistics from a known authority.
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Aaid
United States
Caboose
Davenport
Donald
Adair
Not Always ie Teas and a Break with Him
A terse exchange reveals Jess confirming a breakup with Teas due to his constant demands. Tesa comments on the change, noting his prior pledges implied by a Philadelphia Press source.
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Jess
Tesa
Philadelphia Press
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Chicago Journal
Ando
Sunny Side
Santa Claus
Ackley
Candies and Wedding Bakery
Stock’s
Golden Stag
Havana
A.C. Stock
Doepke
W.h.goettel
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