Clara Morris at Home and Kean in Theatrical Genius
Clara Morris praised for domestic harmony and stage intellect at home near the Hudson with Harriot's management while Kean’s genius is contrasted with Kemble and praised for lightning-like insight. Minstrelsy decline linked to emancipation and evolving American theater. Gilbert exposed for Mikado misperceptions and Japan critique. Lorra season engagement noted.
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Coleridge
Kean
Shakespeare
Edmund Kean
Kembles
John Kemble
William Charles Macrendy
Daily Papers
Burnt-Cork
Green Bay Tree
Gilbert
Heavily Billed Palace Hotel Poker Game in San Francisco
A San Francisco correspondent recalls a legendary Sunday poker session at the Palace Hotel. Sharon, Jimmy Flood, Hall McAlister, and Angel wagered vast sums in a table where card value outweighed cash, with a $26,000 pot and a dramatic bluff involving Angel’s ornate checkbook yet ending with a costly misplay.
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Towan Kasten Nrummit
San Francisco
Hall McAlister
Angel
Jess
Jimmy Flood
Sharon
Senator
McAllister
Thad
Hessians Defeated at Trenton Christmas 1776
The article recalls the December 26 1776 Trenton defeat and capture of Hessians, noting their Christmas revelry and Col Ralls overconfidence. It highlights German Christmas traditions and Ralls dismissal of danger, with Washington’s patriot forces exploiting the surprise.
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Trenton
L Edward J. Lowell
Germany
Col. Rall
Washington
Benjamin Franklin on Ocean Transport Reform
Hon. John Bigelow presents Franklin letters showing 24 key passages on early transatlantic packet service. It describes adding a fifth packet between Falmouth and New York to fix irregular voyages, coordinating French and English dispatches, and improving inland postage and navigation.
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Benjamin Franklin
John Bigelow
Congress
State Department
Washington
Falmouth
New York
Europe
America
France
Gulf Stream
Painting is Painting
A Boston artist recalls a visit from a rough stranger who claimed to discuss painting. The visitor insisted that painting is painting and appeared uninterested in portraits or figure pieces, misinterpreting the artist's craft as the same as house painting. The exchange ends with the man affirming no distinction between types of painting.
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Washington
Euust Ito
Inter Ocean
Boston
Neglected English in Colleges Calls for Reform
A New York Commercial Advertiser critique argues colleges show little attention to training in the mother tongue. It notes only a few have begun to improve English instruction, while nine of ten colleges provide little or no worthy English teaching.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
The Teeth and their Preservation Rules from a New York Dentist
A veteran New York dentist outlines patient duties after dental work, stressing cooperation to save teeth. He advises morning and night brushing with water and powder, brushing back teeth more, careful gum cleaning, daily flossing, and rinsing. The tract warns against acidic or decomposed foods and urges annual checkups to ensure mutual success.
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New York
Manna Reported Falling East of the Bosphorus
The Times of India editor Grattan Geary notes manna falls in Kerkook near the east, and near Bagdad, with manna described as granular yellowish white, tasting sweet like honey. He claims manna in the Arabian Desert is better, and suggests biblical manna may be a natural product amplified by miracle in travelers’ accounts.
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Turkey
Bombay
Bosphorous
Grattan Geary
Times of India
Bagdad
Kerkook
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Aurelia Sentinel
Aurelia
Iowa
Clara Morris
John Kimble
Tove
George Alfred 'Townsend
Miss Morris
Patti’s
Wales
London
Mr. Harriot
Hudson River
Harriot
Morris
Coriolanus
Richard
Ingo
Hamburg
Japan
Ifor
St. James’ Gazette
Lorra
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