Wendell Sisters Rise From Modest Means to Aristocratic Ties
The Wendell sisters, once modest in New York society, married into British nobility. Catherine Wendell wed Viscount Portchester, heir to the Earl of Carnarvon, connected to King Tutankhamun lore, before his death. Their mother descends from Virginia's Washington and Lee lines. After their father’s passing, the Wendells’ mother faced about 18 000 dollars yearly income and sent to Hertfordshire.
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Wendells
Catherine Wendell
Viscount
Portchester
Earl of Carnarvon
King Tut- Ankh-Amen
Wendell Sisters
New York
Washington and Lee
Virginia
Wendell
Hertfordshire
American Women and International Marriages Through 1924
A survey of American brides marrying foreign titled men from Jennie Jerome to Mary Rogers and beyond. It notes wealth, social power, and patriot tensions, plus profiles of notable unions like Cornelia Vanderbilt Cecil and Eleanor of Denmark, with outcomes ranging from political influence to unsettled romances.
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John Dickinson Sherman Eformers
Germany
Henry James
Jennie Jerome
Brooklyn
Lord Randolph Churchill
England
Marlboroughs
London
Randy
Winny
Winston Churchill
Capt
George Cornwallis-West
St. St. Margaret’s Church
Westminster
Britain
Lady Astor
Nancy Witcher Langhorne
Virginia
Robert Gould Shaw
Lord Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Astor
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Willem K. Vanderbilt
Oo. H. P. Belmont
National Woman's Party
Cornelia Vanderbilt
George W. Vanderbilt
John Francis Amherst Cecil
Lord William Cecil
Biltmore
N. C
United States
Cecil
Anna Gould
Count Boni de Castellane
Duke de Talleyrand-Perigord
Prince de Sagan
Mary Victoria Lester
Chicago
Lord Curzon
Earl of
Mary Millicent Rogers
New York
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil Fame
Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraten
Henry H. Rogers
Paris
Europe
Berlin
Vienna
Carping
Prince Viggo
Denmark
Eleanor Margaret Green
Abram 8. Hewitt
Peter Cooper
Eleanor of Denmark
Rosenborg
Viggo
Christian X
Jacob Wendell
Hertfordshire
Philippa
Randolph Algernon Ronald Stewart
Bret Harte Reminisces in Personal Letters to Anna Griswold
The article recalls Bret Harte and Anna Griswold's courtship through intimate letters from 1872. It notes Harte's touring life, lonely moments, and gossip of meetings with Miss Banks and Miss Mayer, ending with a playful verse and a nod to Harte as a pioneer California storyteller.
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Bret Harte
Anna Griswold
Washington
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chrss Mayer
the Depot
Branty Mayer
Kate
Jinny
Monongahela River
Nan
Frank
Harte
California
O. Henry
Laurence Sterne and Kitty Tourmantelle Love Letter
A note on Laurence Sterne and his French lover Kitty Tourmantelle. The text quotes Sterne writing from France after marriage, sending sweet meats and honey and warning against vanity with a playful pot of pickles as a contraries. The letter ends with the motto Que ne changera pas que en mourant.
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Laurence Sterne
Tristam Shandy
Reverend
Kitty
Origin of the Word Thug Tied to Indian Religious Group
A historical note explains that the term thug, used for a brutal criminal, also refers to a religious group in India that allegedly robs under the guise of honoring the Goddess Kali. The text frames the group as engaged in robberies and cold-blooded murders.
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India
Kall
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Testimonies
Mrs Lewis Trombley of Sharon Vermont reports relief from bearing-down pains and fatigue after using Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound and keeps it on hand. MaBel Hartmann of Brooklyn says back and side pains eased after three bottles and she now feels well and urges others to try it.
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Sharon
Vermont
Newsaper
Lydia Pinkham
Lewis Trombley
Lydia E. Winkham
Mabel Hart- Mann
Greene Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
New York Mayor Hylan Remarks on New Rich Wealth Stirs Dinners
Mayor Hylan comments on the new rich at a New York dinner comparing them to a story of Little Willie who learns about his first pants. He notes the display of wealth amused him and jokes about the three pairs of pants in the room.
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Hylan
New York
Little Willie
Willie
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Obolenski
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John T. Rockefeller
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Zurich
Mathilde Oser
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Prince Christopher
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Cleveland
Ohio
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Leeds
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