Rosy McCune the hired girl causes trouble in Brown home
A Providence era tale follows Brown a poor man who hires Rosy McCune a spirited eighteen year old Irish American girl. Her high tone clashes with Brown’s frugal ways as she demands cocoa or broma for breakfast and bundles her belongings in a stubborn fashion. Rosy’s absence and late returns spark quarrels and a church committee visit ends in social scandal.
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Brown
Rosy McCune
Rosy
Simon-pure
Daisy
Miss McCune
Scott
Vanderbilt
McCune Mansion
Weill
Mrs. Brown
England
Godfrey H. Jackson
Papa
Department of Public Works
Toasting Frivolity and Public Excess in Nineteenth Century Life
The piece reflects on how private and public toasts dominated social life a century ago. It notes frequent heavy drinking at dinners your leading figures set a bad example for the poor while politicians and elites celebrated victories with copious champagne, contrasting solemn anti drunkard counsels with actual conduct.
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Nelson
Wellington
Chambers’ Journal
Two Ways to Kill Mashers from a Newspaper Tale
A National Baptist writer cites two self defense tips for women on crowded street cars and ferries. A young rider pins a man’s hand after he inappropriately touches her, and another woman shouts to deter a would be talker by feigning deafness to end the advance.
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The
National Baptist
New York Home Journal
Archaeological find near St Peters burg and Moscow reveals Ursa Major image
Between St Peters burg and Moscow Prince Pallatin reports an important Stone Age grindstone engraving of Ursa Major. A similar discovery was made near Weimar Germany. An Italian physician urges seventy five grains borax daily to prevent cholera based on factory workers' protection. Arabians advise patience with a mulberry loaf becoming satin proverb.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Prince Pallatin
Weimar
Germany
The Fair Sex and a Lawful Loving Wife Tales
A collage of social sketches on women in law and fashion. It quotes Samuel Minturn Peck on Lillian entering the legal field, riffs on Mexican hair fashion, praises the Boston dance, and ends with a Chicago-style cautionary tale about a penny-pinching job offer and a costly trick.
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Lillian
Elysian
Samuel Minturn Peck
I Think You Ought to Be a Congress Man
Mrs Shufflebottom taunts Mr Shufflebottom about clearing to receive the lamp. She sneers that he lays on the table whatever he does not know how to do. The line comes from The Judge.
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John Smith
Vanderbilt
Smith
Chicago
Courier Journal
Indiana Wife’s Witty Remark Sparks Navy Secretary Joke
When Dick Thompson of Indiana was named Secretary of the Navy a visitor congratulated Mrs Thompson. She doubted the news and quipped that Richard isn’t fit to head the Navy since he can’t even swim.
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Dick Thompson
Indiana
Modern Dance Described as Immoral Sway and Kick
A Young Woman in the New York Telegraph condemns a partner led dance that she calls immoral and crude. She recalls being pressed under a man’s arm and guided by his hand during a sequence of kicks sways and slides describing the experience as degrading and unpoetic.
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New York Telegraph
Americans in Paris Society and Stonewall Jackson Anecdotes
The piece highlights American social success in Paris led by witty American girls in salons, contrasting with affectionate reminiscence of Stonewall Jackson in Maryland. It recounts Jackson’s Frederick visit, a Whittier poem note, and a Middletown scene where local girls wave flags at a Union general.
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the Figaro
Jonathan
Paris
Stonewall Jfackson
Henry Kyd Douglas
Stonewall Jackson
Maryland
Frederick
United States
Gen. Ewell
Carlisle
Pennsylvania
Lincoln
Barbara Frietchie
Mr. Whittier
Gen. Jackson
Pleasing Both Parties in Courtroom Exchange
A Detroit Free Press snip shows a man complimenting a young woman and her mother in rustic dialect as he shovels. The scene hints at social awkwardness and humor in a courtroom or public setting, with the narrator noting an interest coupon as a device of the era.
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Detroit Free Press
A Picturesque Fontevrault and a Dyspepsia Lesson
This excerpt paints Fontevrault and its abbey three miles from the river, noting its narrow streets, old inns, and a chapel turned wheelwright shop. It also discusses dyspepsia remedies by Dr. Hanaford, emphasizing thorough chewing, saliva, and mindful eating to prevent digestive fatigue.
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Fontevraint
Thither
Belgium
Waterloo
Fontevrault
St. Catherine
Hanaford
Family notes from a Sunday holiday entry
A cor respondent recalls a family tale as the rest of the kin enjoy a Sunday holiday. The father felt amply rewarded with two sons, reflecting a quiet, domestic moment from the journey of a family.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Figures on Liquor and Saloon Density Across States
A historical note cites Chicago saloons outnumbering meat markets and a saloon for every 267 residents in Illinois. It compares New York rum shops to food places and cites 180,973 saloon-keepers in 1880. The piece cites Dr. Birch of Chicago on liquor expenditures amounting to billions, dwarfing furniture and real estate values.
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Chicago
Illinois
New York
United States
Union
Dr. Birch
A New Version At Suntouille Alabama
A quirky dialect note from Suntouille Alabama discusses wise and foolish virgins and the Scripters, noting uncertainty about the virgins while claiming to take guidance from what is read here.
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Suntouille
Ala
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Jeans Se
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Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Official Directory
C. G. McCarthy
I. L. Smith
Temesurer
Wee Mowmeess
A. Mame
Ss. Minis Eccee
ORCI
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R. H. Mitchell
Seeererres
Board OF Supervisors
Anfen Ersland
Union Twp
Sd Q. Burgess
GH eBeens
Anthony Hale
Collins
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Geo. A. Underwood
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Union National Bank
D. McCarthy
Tytorney-At-Law
J. L. Stevens
H. M. Templeton
City Drug Store
G. A. Meredith
South Side
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J. E. Church
Story County
E. B. Cramblit
Raynor Ilous
Chas. E. Hunt
West House
T. €. McCall
Nevada
Riss Estate and Loan Agent
H. L. Carrell
Towa
Insurance
Oc. M. Sooper
John Glidden
Hutchinson Bros
Poet
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Cleveland
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New Brunswick
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Eagle
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Liquors
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Newman
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Unitarian Church
Sir Knight Haley
Presbyterian Church
Sir Knight Sunderland
Washington Commandery
White House
B. B. French
Buchannan
Jerusalem
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Royal Arch
John A. Quitman
Mississippi
Montezumas
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