Charles Dudley Warner The Hartford Author’s Quiet Literary Path
Charles Dudley Warner, acclaimed yet unassuming, built a dual career as Hartford Courant editor and celebrated author. From New England farm beginnings to Hamilton College graduate, he shifted from trades and politics to journalism, yielding the beloved My Summer in a Garden. His Hartford home blends colonial charm with modern decor, showcasing travel mementos, antique tiles from Damascus, and walls of books.
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Harles Dudley Warner
Warner
America
Ik Marvel
New England
Cazenovia
N. Y
Hamilton College
Charles Dudley Warner
Missouri
Chicago
Joseph R. Hawley
Hartford Courant
Young Warner
the Courant
Hartford
Courant Office
Damascus
Library Staircase Leads to Workroom Scene
A description of a building interior shows shelves lining landings up a broad stairway to a third floor workroom where Mr. Warner spends his mornings and does the main part of his work.
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Warner
John M. Allen of Mississippi in Congress since 49th session
John M. Allen of Mississippi served in the Confederate army, studied law at the University of Mississippi, and was elected district attorney before his long tenure in Congress beginning with the Forty ninth session. He won the Fifty third congress seat by a large majority over a Populist challenger.
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John M. Allen
Mississippi
Mr. Allen
Tishomingo County
Press the Safeguard
Leslie's Weekly defends the press as a conservative force safeguarding liberty and justice. Citing Justice Brown, the piece lauds editors and reporters for fighting municipal corruption and shaping sound civic outcomes through vigilant reform and advocacy.
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Frank Leslie
New York
Ambassador Eustis Offended Spain With Cuban Stance
James B. Eustis the American minister to Paris has voiced sympathy for Cuban revolutionists. A Paris reporter published the remark and it circulated in Madrid. Eustis says his words were correct and accepts the odium as the price of honest expression in diplomacy.
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James B. Eustis
Paris
Europe
America
Eustis
Madrid
Spain
Cuba
How He Won the Bet
A European regiment at Umballa India kept a colonel who never laughed. A private jailed for a offense bet the guard sergeant five rupees he could make the colonel laugh when presented to him. The private broke the tension with a terse remark and the colonel cracked a smile then sentenced him to fourteen days confined to barracks.
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Umballa
India
Bank President Credits Pink Pills For Recovery
Mr. Philip G. Welling, president of the Bank of Worcester and Toledo City Bank, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with improving his locomotor ataxia after years of failing treatments. He describes prior attempts at Florida health resorts and Iowa Falls therapies, noting stronger legs and steadier gait after sustained use. Pills sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady at 50 cents a box or six for $2.59.
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Times
Philip G. Weiting
Bank of Worcester
Toledo City Bank
Toledo
Iowa
Worcester
Otsego County
New York
Mr. Welling
Florida
Iowa Falls
Michigan
Weiling
Worcester Bank
Welling
Williams
Tact as a moral guide and its relation to policy
Fran ces E. Lanigan argues tact is withholding gratuitous disagreements while aiming for kind agreement. It is not dishonesty and not the same as policy, since tact remains honest whereas policy may lack that defining trait.
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Frances E. Lanigan
Constipation Relief Syrup of gs for Health Benefits
Effectually get gently when costive or bilious or when the blood is impure or sluggish to permanently cure habitual constipation to awaken the kidneys and liver to healthy activity without irritating or weakening them to dispel colds or fevers use Syrup of gs.
Jerome K Jerome Began Life as a Dry Goods Clerk
Jerome K. Jerome, famed for satirical critique of common people’s governance, started life working as a dry goods clerk before rising to prominence as a humorist and writer.
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Jerome K. Jerome
Do You Desire to Avort a Child Address the Society
An advertisement from the International Children's Home Society in Chicago offered to provide a child of any age on a ninety day trial upon sending a stamp. Rev. Dr. Frank M. Gregg listed as General Manager at 224 La Salle Street.
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International Children’s Home Society
la Sallie St
Chicago
Ilinois
Frank M. Gregg
Thompson Denounces Pre-Dinner Sherry Custom
Sir Henry Thompson denounces the habit of taking a glass of sherry before dinner as a gastronomie and physiological blunder, criticizing its health and culinary value.
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Henry Thompson
Public School Property Value Hit One Hundred Million
The document cites educational property value nationwide at 600 million dollars with a public school portion estimated at 100 million. It notes the scale of real estate used for education across the United States and highlights the proportion held by public schools.
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United States
Moonlight at the Beach and a Farewell Verse
A brief poetic excerpt reflects on a moonlit beach scene where a narrator and a companion share quiet affection. The poem ends with an impending separation as the partner’s husband arrives the next day, signaling an ending of happiness.
King loses bid in late night card game
In a casual exchange, Jack P. Van Tenspot explains to Constant L. E. de Sipate-Why that his leg injury came from a late night game where he learned a king cannot beat four deuces.
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Constant L. E. de Sipate
Jack P. van Tenspot
American diners mocked by Lord D in Paris dinner
Lord D a longtime foe of America insulted Yankee customs while dining in Paris with the British Minister. A Newport society figure, Miss X, confronted him with witty fire, prompting sharp remarks about Americans. The exchange ended without further dispute.
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Lord D
America
Paris
Newport
Miss X
Spirits Visit Maggie Hill-Say and Sloppy Slocum Tale
A humorous folk dialogue recalls Maggie Hill-Say and Sloppy Slocum debating spiritualism. Sloppy boasts his father frequents the tavern to summon spirits, returning home with lively rappings and noises attributed to the spirits.
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Maggie Hill
Sloppy Slocum
Doctor's Lost Trout Hook Reappears in Catch
Auburn Advertiser reports Dr Kennedy fished the Dutch Hollow headwaters and lost a large trout when the line parted. Weeks later on a second trip he caught thirteen trout and found a fish bone in one that turned out to be the very hook he had lost, identifiable by its unique hook design.
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Kennedy
Dutch Hollow Brdéek
Auburn Advertiser
Rattle snake incident jolts two stockmen in buggy
G M Roberts and James Miller driving in the country were startled when their buggy wheel struck a large rattle snake. They both tumbled from the buggy as the snake flew free, leaving them shaken but unharmed.
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G. M. Roberts
James Miller
Kansas City Times
Hair bottle inquiry at drugstore prompts wig question
A man who bought a bottle of hair three weeks ago returned to the drugstore asking if wigs were kept. The clerk reported he did not seek another bottle but inquired about wigs. The exchange occurred in a Life newspaper item.
Bleyele Cloths Quarrel Sparks Curious Exchange
A fragmentary remark voices a comparison between two figures, asking Jack to explain a difference with his son. The quoted line hints at a reveal connected to a fatted topic and raises questions about identity and lineage.
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Jack
Pugilist Claims Surprise About Last Fight Payout
A wartime style exchange centers on a boxer who says he did not realize the size of his earnings until a week after the fight, contrasting expectations about prize money and his awareness at the time.
Land prospectus from Missouri Arkansas land boom pamphlet
An advertisement-style excerpt urges sending for a 7 column 8 page illustrated pamphlet about land from Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico. It touts Missouri and Arkansas farm lands with climate, rivers, timber and fruit potential, plus a personal anecdote about a Mrs Combs and her dismissed husband from Hancock County.
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F. A. Hornbeck
Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad
7Th and Wyandotte Sts
Kansas City
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Missouri
Arkansas
Ozarks
Tropical Gulf
Mrs. Combs
Louisville
Fun burial scare ends as apparent corpse sits up in coffin
At Mount Moriah Baptist Church on Bull Skin Creek Miss Madie Walsh appeared dead. During the funeral the coffin was opened and several onlookers claimed she moved. The undertaker saw a hand twitch and the girl rose, saying she was conscious all along and exclaimed thanks to God.
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Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Bull Skin Creek
Madie Walsh
No-To-Bac advertised as guaranteed cure for nicotine disease
The ad claims nicotine use irritates the nervous system and calls chewing or smoking a disease rather than a habit. It promotes No-To-Bac as a guaranteed cure and urges readers to contact the Sterling Remedy Co. in New York City or Chicago for a free book.
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Sterling Remedy Co
New York City
Chicago
Spicy and Rare: A Whimsical City Gossip Piece
A playful exchange frames a spicy tale of romance and class as a short man named Bimley marries Miss Jobe, while Miss Tupper wed a shorter suitor. The reporter contemplates why such unlikely matches occur, in tongue in cheek social satire.
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Cupid
Bimley
Miss Jobe
Miss Tupper
Various Patent Remedies and Notable Notices in An 19th Century Page
An assortment of medicinal claims and testimonials for remedies including Hall's Catarrhe Cure and Piso's Cure for Consumption. endorsements by E. D. Townsend cite dubious cures. Mention of Dr Kline's Liver Restorer offerings. Also notes on pensions by state and a mix of oddly phrased items about diamonds, a celebrity preacher, foot care products, and an English medical adviser to Afghanistan.
The Coolest Man and His Arctic Wisdom
A terse dialogue presents the idea that Arctic explorers are the safest to trust in danger, arguing they remain cool in the face of extreme risk and uncertainty.
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