General Fitz Hugh Lee of Virginia Acknowledged Leader
People of the Day profiles General Fitz Hugh Lee a Virginia Lee family member born 1834 at Clermont Fairfax County. A West Point graduate and former cavalry instructor he served in the Confederate army and later held posts including governor of Virginia and internal revenue collector before serving as U S consul general to Cuba.
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Fitz Hugh Lee
United States
Cuba
Lee
Virginia
Harrry Lee
Harry
Robert E. Lee
Clermont
Fairfax County
West Point
Bunker Hill
Southern Historical Society
Internal Revenue
Louise Bonaparte Engaged to Count Moltke-Huitfeldt
Washington society buzzes over the engagement of Miss Louise Bonaparte to Count de Moltke Huitfeldt. The 22 year old Bonaparte is Jerome Bonaparte's great granddaughter and a Paris educated social favorite. The 29 year old count is a Danish diplomat serving as charge d affaires for Denmark in St. Petersburg.
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Louise Bonaparte
Washington
Count de Moltke-Huitfeldt
Miss Bonaparte
Jerome Bonaparte
Napoleon I
Paris
Count de Moltke
Denmark
St. Petersburg
Edward Poynter Emerges as England's Leading Artist
Edward John Poynter becomes the most prominent English artist after rising from Paris born to Ambrose Poynter. He studied in Paris and England, joined the Royal Academy at 38, and later directed the National Gallery. His notable works include a portrait of Mrs Langtry and The Meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
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Edward John Poynter
The
Royal Academy
England
Paris
Ambrose Poynter
Jokes of the Jesters and a Clever Hackman Tale
Archibald Forbes recalls a West Chester lecture mishap involving a colored hackman who asked only for a ticket to the talk. Forbes gave tickets for him and his wife but the hackman later revealed he and his wife preferred cash, having sold the tickets for a dollar.
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Archibald Forbes
West Chester
Hackman
Forbes
Mr. Forbes
Darky
Missis
I Was Not Running for Office
A Washington Star quote features a politician answering a friend on running for office. The reply explains the speaker pursued the wrong route and the harder he ran, the farther he got from the intended destination.
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Washington Star
Diamond ring and halter quip from Madrid tale
The Marquis del Carpio, viceroy of Naples, sees a beautiful diamond on an ugly hand in Madrid. He comments on preferring the ring to the hand, but a lady touches his order and replies she would prefer the halter to the donkey, prompting a witty exchange.
The Man For the Place Tit Bits excerpt
An exchange shows Lord Bareacres discussing a footman job with an applicant. The applicant mentions a man with a writ in the anteroom who was thrown out, and the applicant is hired on the spot.
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Lord Bareacres
Applicant
Consecrated Lye Confusion At Local Store
A grocer's new helper recalls a woman asking for summation lye and the clerk responding with a can of consecrated lye. The exchange highlights a miscommunication over product naming and the clerk's quiet handling of the error.
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Indianapolis Journal
A Phenomenal Combination In A Marriage
A light exchange reveals how De Witte and Mrs Black Jones wed through a phenomenal combination of circumstances. He and his family and my family were willing. Truth follows with a smile about fate and readiness.
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de Witte
Postponed Honeymoon Delayed by Cash Check
A Brooklyn Life observation notes a postponed honeymoon as the couple waited until the next day to cash the father’s check, after 8 o’clock. The incident highlights a delay caused by financial hurdles.
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Brooklyn
Sunday breakfast sparks warning of church-time nightmare
A Detroit Tribune anecdote quotes a wife chiding her husband for a hearty Sunday breakfast to avoid a likely nightmare in church. The humorous exchange centers on superstition about Sunday rituals and a domestic scene.
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Detroit Tribune
Promptness Question Echoes in Chicago Record
The Chicago Record quips that promptness is a bad habit of always being on time and growing tired waiting for others. The remark frames punctuality as a tiring ideal rather than a virtue.
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Chicago Record
Passe on Marriage as a Woman's Life
A quoted witticism contrasts a woman's aims before and after 35, suggesting marriage becomes life’s central pursuit only later. The remark frames a gendered expectation as truth and humor.
The Woman at Whist Dialogue Cited by Yonkers Statesman
A quoted exchange features a woman mentioning a new whist table and a man noting it gives her something to talk about. Source reflects a humorous social remark from a Yonkers Statesman item.
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Yonkers Statesman
Town Topics In Brief Fortunes And Stakes In Play
A brief Town Topics item notes a character declares face as fortune while another quips about avoiding accusations of playing for high stakes. This compact item reflects social chatter and paradoxical bravado.
Our Baby as Seen in a New York Sun Poem
Cy Warman expresses a speaker claiming their baby resembles them. The verse describes the child’s eyes like the sky and a ship tossed sea, hair like gold, and a straight nose, with rosy lips and dimples. Neighbors note the baby’s fair appearance.
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Cy Warman
New York
Editor Montgomery Finds Relief From Dyspepsia
J L Montgomery of Marshall, a Democrat, says years of dyspepsia plagued him until using Ayers Sarsaparilla. After six bottles he reports full recovery and claims the product also cures others.
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J. L. Montgomery
Marshall
Democrat
DeWitt’s medicines advertised with Free D. D. Bales sales
A historic advertorial sample touts DeWitt’s Colic and Cholera Cure for summer illness and dysentery, One Minute Cough Cure for hacking cough, Dr Sawyer’s Family Cure, and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers pills. The notices urge purchases from D. D. Bales Omaha Nebraska along with endorsements and testimonials.
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DeWitt
D. D. Bales
You Can Be Well with Rich Blood and Liver Health
A promotional ad emphasizes blood purification with Hood s Sarsaparilla and DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve for ulcers and sores, plus Simmons Liver Regulator for liver sluggishness. It mentions Hood s Pills for indigestion and headache and adds a Bible character Abel as a church riddle.
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Hood
DeWitt
D. D. Bales
Abel
Early Risers Cured Constipation and D The Diabetic Patient
A collection of testimonial snippets mentions DeWitts Little Early Risers for chronic constipation and notes by Dr A P Sawyer and C Sampson praising Family Care and One Minute Cough Cure from D D Bales. The ad copy promotes Hall's Hair Renewer for hair health and color.
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Dr. Sawyer
D. D. Bales
A. P. Sawyer
C. Sampson
Edwards St
Decatur
Illinois
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