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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1879

Page

6

Provincetown Sand and Cod the Cape's Odd Commerce

Provincetown authorities guard towering sand hills and ban meddling with the town hill as residents lament the desert like landscape. Codfish frames on wharves dry the fish to prevent sunburn while the bone laden fish is processed into boneless forms in Boston and Maine factories. Eastport sardine factories pack young herring with olive oil to mimic European styles, while locals debate the value of salt cod and dried fish products.

Kearney Thoreau Provincetown Illinois Pennsylvania Chicago New England Cape Hamlet Fish Commission Boston Eastport Mediterranean Maine Newfoundland

Emperor William II A Fortunate Epicure In Frugal Court Tale

London Truth notes the 82 year old Emperor William II enjoys dinners and an active regime of daily Bible reading. It contrasts his hospitality with Prince William’s frugality, recounting his refined table at last with champagne, tea, biscuits and sandwiches, and describes his indulgent yet humble domestic life.

London William Exeter Hall Frederick the Great Prussia Frederick William III Augusta Prince William

Monumentalist Notes on Washington’s Civil War Statues

The Washington Post recounts Washingtons monumental statues from 19th century civic art. It covers the Capitol Washington statue origins 1832, Jackson and Scott monuments, the Lincoln statue funded by freed enslaved people, Rawlins and McPherson works, and planned Farragut tribute with Vinnie Reams plaster casting bronze mould forthcoming.

Washington Poat Geo. H. Thomas Army of the Cumberland Washington Capitol Congress Horatio Greenough Massachusetts Florence Italy East Park Andrew Jackson Lafayette Square Clark Mills Stephen A. Douglas Jackson Monument Association United States Peter the Great George III Duke of Wellington Twenty-third Street Pennsylvania and New Hampshire Avenues Scott Square Massachusett and Rhode Island Avenues Seventeenth Street Winfield Scott Mexico H. K. Brown Gen. Scott Soldiers’ Home Launt Thompson Rawlins Square New York Avenue John A. Rawlins J. Bailey Pennsylvania Lincoln East Capitol Street James Y. Yeatman St. Louis Thomas Ball Miller Munich Frederick Douglas Charlotte Scott Virginia Gen. McPherson Vermont Avenue I, K Fifteenth Streets Society of the Army of the Tennessee John A. Logan Louis T. Robinso Ohio Place Nathaniel Greene Stanton Square Capitol Hill Maryland Avenues City Hall Lot Flannery Flanne

Circus Recruit Via Tiger Cages In Carson Tale

A Carson visitor visits veteran circus impresario Chiarini after the show and is told to quit smoking and drinking to build strength. He’s offered a big salary but starts with a safe task around Bengal tigers, including handling them in a cage and routine claw and tooth care as a trial. The tale ends with a question about an art department vacancy.

Virginia Chronicle Chiarini Carson Carsonite Wilson

London Truth denies Langtry divorce action report

The London Truth denies an impending divorce action by Mr Langtry. Other items include Manchester’s gas profits of 250000 for public improvement, a Magenta commemorative statue near Verona, and notable deaths and incidents across Europe. The piece notes demographic patterns in Norway and Sweden and reports on George Eliot and Herbert Spencer in literary circles.

London Langtry Manchester Victor Emanuel Verona Magenta Gustave Rheinhardt Dresden M. Guerin M. Pietri Prince Imperial Miss Addiscott Prince of Wales England Switzerland Marseilles Suresnes Baroness von Stoarck Vienna Untervind Tyrol Rienz Thalberg Naples Monteverde Mme. Thalberg Francis Wyatt Truscott Norway Sweden Manchester Guardian George Eliot Herbert Spencer Bayswater Data of Ethics Spencer

Half Moon Canyon Enchantment and Fear in Colorado Banks

A Chronicle report describes Half Moon Canyon near Twin Lakes and Leadville, Colorado. Travelers find a winding stream, cavernlike passages, and a guarded trail ending at a great boulder, with tales of bears, mountain lions, hidden gold walls, missing prospectors, and possible James boys activity. No one has pushed beyond 300 yards, and fear keeps explorers retreating.

Twin Lakes Leadville Independence Gulch Lake Creek Half-Moon The Chronicle James Boys Half- Moon Canyon

The Gotham Name Origin from Nottinghamshire Parish

The Gotham parish in Nottinghamshire gave its name to New York City as used by Washington Irving. Once famed for rustic wit the villagers were nicknamed Wise Men of Gotham. Stories tell of a thorn bush mock escape and King John’s planned visit, leading to the quip More fools we not pass through Gotham than remain in it.

Congress Supreme Court Senate House of Representatives Freedmen’s Savings Bank Pennsylvania Provincetown United States Fish Commission New Yorker Massachusetts Thoreau Cape Ann Atlantic Cape Cod Fish Commission Gloucester Bay Greenland Fall River Cape Cod Bay Gotham New York Washington Irving Nottinghamshire England John

Beadwork and hats define fashionable millinery styles

Beads in every rainbow color adorn bonnets with four inch strings tied at the back. Derby hats display an owl’s head on the left and a plush Latin novelty. New fabrics show shot effects and bold colors like copper, blue, mauve, and rich Russian red, with gold accessories and ruby velvet ensembles.

Wanamaker’s Paris Russia Harper’s Bazar India

Boston to New York and many eastern points schedule

Daily and holiday rail and steamship timetables list extensive departures from Boston to Albany Portland and coastal Maine with connections to New York Chicago and western points. The dense rates and times include passenger trains to Haverhill Lawrence Dover Exeter Manchester Portland Rockland and many towns with seasonal steamer links and sleeping car service.

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