Critic Celebrates Style in Asheville Gleaner Launch
A praise of The Monthly Gleaner from Asheville North Carolina lauds its editors and new assistant editor Mr C with mention of Thackeray and Dickens influence. It notes editor’s wary balance of libel risk, quotes a wedding description, and discusses the era’s literary discovery and a poem about Mamie Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar W. Nye
Asheville
N. C
Monthly Gleaner
J. M. Fuller
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Mr. C
Asheville Milling Company
Thackeray
Dickens
American Letters
Valio
Mr. Fuller
Miss Hunt
Wrong Card Leads German Professor to Foot Laughter
A German professor visiting Paris presents himself with a chiropodist card instead of a social card. The servant escorts him to a well known lady. she appears casually in dishabille and offers her foot. He kisses the foot thinking it a Paris custom, only to learn the card he carried was for a chiropodist. The mishap ends in laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bondoir
Germany
Willie's Longing and Labor in a Whimsical Verse
A playful verse portrays Willie Joyner growing quickly and showing whiskers as a child. He carries affection and a tender heart, yearning to “give the same” to a maiden, while neighbors tease and he questions if he should join in the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Joyner
General Lafayette Plight After Funeral Carriage
An Argonaut tale recalls Lafayette leaving La marqnes funeral without his horses as a crowd drew his carriage home. A friend asks if he was honored. he says he was pleased but never saw the horses again. The Indianap olis Journal quips about a new girl and quiet cooking skills in a crockery department.
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McDowell
Misa
Maggie Stockton
Presbyterian Church
Asheville
N. C
Campbell
J. M. Fuller
New York
A. Roberts
Gleaner
Washington
The
Times
Mrs. McDowell
W. R. Heston
A. Rankin
F. Smith
L. Alexander
J. Wagner
Peeple
Bride
Groony
General Lafayette
Lamarqnne
Lafayette
Argonaut
Feeble Affection Bouquet and a Dutch Marriage License
A lieutenant sends a bouquet to Fraulein Paula as a token of affection. An elderly Dutchman visits a clerk seeking a marriage license and jokes about paying zwei tollar und a holf, praising the cheap price as he retains hopes for a wife and children. The clerk congratulates him on his soon-to-be possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraulein Paula
Clergus Falls
Cosmology and Grass Promise in Urban Wit
A philosopher ponders why much land lacks vegetation while a dreamer cites Chicago girls as causing no grass to grow under their feet. They both order cocktails as the Detroit Tribune and Fliegende Blatter quote snippets in a witty cross publication moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Detroit Tribune
Mis Preference Jack Plans Matrimony Career Picks
A brief dialogue excerpt shows Mis Preference Jack asked about career choice while Will Marigold jokes about matrimony as a path. The exchange reflects lighthearted social banter typical of the era.
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Jack
Marigold
New York Herald
Despondent Suicidal Plan Thwarted by Practical Joker
A Chicago Post tale recounts Arthur Dixon guiding a despondent youth through a faux suicide plan by ice hole, weight and rope, only to abandon the act when the youth asks Dixon to watch. The ruse ends with the would-be suitor returning home and ceasing talk of death. A second item reports Miss Esmerelda Longcoffin affronted by Gus de Smith’s hesitance to propose, prompting family guidance about proposing at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Dixon
Dixon
Mr. Dixon
Chicago Post
Esmerelda Longcoffin
Gus de Smith
Third Avenue
Gus
Esmerelda
Vox Populi Phrase Question In Detroit Free Press
A child asks what vox populi means and the mother explains it as the voice of the people. The exchange touches on language and how to refer to a single voice, reflecting playful chatter in a Detroit newspaper item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie
Mamma
Vox Populi
Vox Populiar
Detroit Free Press
Costly dinning and gambling tale in old town history
The piece recounts a dinner at a gambling house costing 1 400 dollars for ham and eggs with Parker’s establishment and a friend who loses 10 0 in hours. It contrasts ancient emperors lavish banquets with a modern tale of extravagance in Washington Star opinion. It then discusses spiritualism and electricity, arguing against electricity as a force in seances, citing Professor Hudson Tuttle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Davies
Brooklyn
Heliogabalus
Aelius Verus
Vitellius
Parker
Parker's
Washington Star
Earth
Professor Hudson Tuttle
Royal kitchen per diem profits lure European chefs
A New York Advertiser note describes how monarchies in Berlin Stuttgart Rome Lisbon Stockholm Munich and Dresden run royal kitchens on a per head per diem system. The chef and domestic staff receive fixed daily amounts, with sovereigns and guests costing about 8 per day and servants about 1.25. With up to 500 fed daily, chefs can earn substantial commissions, and wine profits boost wealth beyond guests.
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Berlin
Stuttgart
Rome
Lisbon
Stockholm
Munich
Dresden
Europe
New York Advertiser
Silent Advice on Handling Women's Hard Luck
A New York Recorder quote advises minimal talk when misfortune occurs, especially with women. It urges saying nothing and staying quiet, even suggesting a two week limit on discussing such matters. The tone reflects era norms regarding discretion and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Recorder
The Resources of Modern Science
A captioned humorous exchange from Meggendorfer’s Blatter imagines a waiter offering dynamite to cook a beefsteak, reflecting early cartoon satire on scientific advances and consumer absurdity. The gag uses a cafe setting to critique rapid tech progress with a feigned demand for explosive power in everyday dining.
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Mamie
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Nevada
Peter Joyner
Willie
Peter
Smith & Weason
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Faro
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Mederati Eos
Toledo
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Senses City
Clover Lear
Oddreaa. Ao CO
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Ohio
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New Castle
Rushville
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Cincinnati
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C. IL & BD
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Decatur
Ind
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Pacific Express
Boston
Dsam
Kingsland
Luntington
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Marion
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Lim
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