Irving Hosts a Memorable Delmonico Dinner with Notables
The New York Sun reports Henry Irving hosting a warm Delmonico gathering with guests including William Dorsheimer Charles A Dana George Parsons Lothrop Gen Horace Porter Augustus St Gaudens J B Gilder William J Florence and John T Raymond The event featured compliments to Adelaide Neilson and light speeches, all enjoyed in good humor.
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Henry Irving
Delmonico’s
Mr. Irving
William Dorsheimer
Charles A. Dana
George Parsons Lothrop
Horace K. Porter
Augustus St. Gaudens
J. B. Gilder
William J. Florence
John T. Raymond
Miss Terry
Irving
New York Sun
Brignoli Fat to Climb Recalled at Cozy Up-Town Meeting
A reminiscence from a refined gathering recalls a past incident involving Brignoli and Emma Abbott's manager. The tale centers on a humorous memory from a night when a group of gentlemen relaxed in a comfortable upstairs nook.
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Brignoli
Emma Abbott
Abbott's Company Stars in Theatre Balcony Contention
The Boston Globe recounts a backstage quarrel over a balcony entrance in a Romeo and Juliet production. Castle, 120 pounds, could reach the balcony but Brignoli, weighing 300, refused to climb like a monkey, choosing an alternate ascent.
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Abbott
Castle
Abbot
Juliet
Brignoli
Romeo
Boston Glove
Old Minstrel Frank Brower and His Vaults Inspiring Anecdotes
Billy Birch recalls Frank Brower the pioneer of negro minstrelsy. He describes Brower's rock fishing gag and the legendary public house on the Philadelphia site of the post office. Birch notes Brower's funeral gag and Brower's role as the first minstrel to play the bones.
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Billy Birch
Evangeline
Mafflin
Rose
Carolina
Frank Brower
Virginia
Brower
Frank
Billy
Bill
Philadelphia
Mh. Birch
Fred
Chestnut Street
Market Street
Chicago News
Down a Flume in the Sierra Nevada Lumber Run
A Chicago journalist recalls riding a V shaped lumber flume at Lake Tahoe with E. W. Smalley and W. H. Patton. They traveled sixteen miles in eight minutes forty seconds, aided by a two inch water bed and a brake yacht, describing the dramatic descent and high speed as they crossed trestles and curves.
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Sierra Nevada Mountains
Chicago
Nevada
Sierra Nevadas
Lake Tahoe
E. W. Smalley
W. H. Patton
Mackey & Fair Lumber Company
Patton
Carson City
Mr. Patton
Smalley
Scott
Justice Duval's Wife and Early Congressional Ties
Justice Duval served on the Supreme Bench for twenty five years from 1811 to 1886 and was Maryland's Representative to the First Congress. He boarded in Philadelphia with Mrs. Gibbons and her daughter while William B. Giles of Virginia, his friend, also stayed there. They later lost sight of each other before reuniting in Washington at the start of Jefferson's administration.
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Willie Winter
Adelaide Neilson
St. Louis
Shakespeare
Tower Grove Park
Nellie Hazeltine
Neilson
Beauty
Nellie
St. Lowis
Giles
Duval
Treasury
Jennie Gibbons
New England Housekeeping
Germany
New England
Justice Duval
Supreme Bench
Judge Duval
Maryland
Congress
William B. Giles
Virginia
Philadelphia
Gibbons
Washington
Jefferson
Boston Courier
Black Hills
Istelline Bell
Early Physicians of Philadelphia Mention George Fox in 1672 Journal
Dr J J Levick reviews George Fox s journey through New Jersey and New England. He recalls Fox aiding John Jay after a horse accident near Shrewsbury, with Jay surviving and continuing travel amid praise for Fox s quick, calm actions and enduring faith.
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George Fos
J. J. Levick
Philadelphia
George Fox
New Jersey
New England
Richard Hartshorne
Middletown Harbor
Shrewsbury
Fox
John Jay
Barbadoes
Rhode Island
Variety of Humorous Skits and Oddities From Old Papers
A collection of light excerpts and jokes from late 19th or early 20th century newspapers. Topics include marriage quips, grammar riddles, slang, a venturing mining tale, a comic drumbeat piece, a riddle about spiders eyes, and humorous verse captions. The tone mimics a local humor page with varied vignettes and cartoonish observations.
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Wuart
Prof. Snore
Tom Anjerry
Boston
Yonkers Gazette
Pest
Hans Pfeiffer
Katrina
Pfeiffer
Frank la Strong
San Diego
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