How We Saw Bernhardt The Rainbow at the Theatre
Seven cooperative women scheme to attend Bernhardt in La Tosca by wearing color coordinated dresses they sew from rainbow fabric. They arrange seats behind the orchestra and win a surprise box, receive flowers, and share the night with an usher, a French scholar, and a growing plan that could alter their co op house.
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Bernhardt
Sarah
la Tosca
Smith's
Express
Ed Geos
Tremont Theatre
Sara Bernhardt
Fter Muching
Lobe
Ager Abbey
Mme. Bernhardt
Ring Along
Wait
Violet
Nora Holmes
la ‘Osea
Boy and Ice Cake Rescued From River
A Detroit Free Press item describes a 10 year old boy by Adair street with a toy cart attempting to fish an ice cake from the river. A passing man scolds him then helps lift the cake out. The ice is for summer use and the man plans to transport more from a yard.
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Detroit Free Press
Adair St
Queen Victoria's Worsted Work in Royal Crochet
A fragmentary note on Queen Victoria and royal needlework, referencing Worsted work and crochet as described in British journals. The text hints at American mockery of royal leisure and craft, with emphasis on Victorian needlework as a symbol of regal activity.
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Illustrated American
Royal British
Glascow Exhibition Shows Queen Wristlets on View
At a recent arbinishe of women s industries in Glasgow a pair of wristlets worked by the Queen was displayed and drew much comment One pair featured alternating blue and scarlet stripes while two hoods appeared in blue and crimson.
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Gravely
Glasgow
I Live at No 206 Bellevue Pl Music Complaint
A quiet man objects to gas whistle charges in his Bellevue Place home. He insists he never ordered the music and demands charges be subtracted. He coolly departs, leaving the clerk jittery as he plans the next bill.
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Chicago Tribune
Bellevue Pt
Snally
Bellevue Pl
Are Women Unreasonable Says Man Of the City
A dated grievance essay claims women act selfishly on public streets and transit. The narrator mocks female behavior in crowded crossings and stairs, alleging women ignore others' rights, block paths, and never acknowledge male courtesy.
The Lawyer's Income Variability in NYC Practice
A New York Sun note explains lawyers face uneven earnings unlike physicians. It cites a lawyer who earned 75,000 two years ago but only 10,000 last year, and another who netted 40,000 from a will case yet earned less in the following year, illustrating recurring spikes and declines.
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New York Sun
Language of Umbrellas in Cricket Folklore
A whimsical note catalogs umbrella signals in social schemes and courtship, from pairing umbrellas to indicate marriage to opening quickly foretelling danger. It cites actions like sharing, exchanging, and lending umbrellas as symbolic bets on honesty, folly, or wet outcomes, with playful explanations.
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Ciue
Court Bedmakers in Henry VI Era A Royal Bed Making
A historical note records the court bedmakers under Henry VI as all male workers engaged in a ceremonious process. Four youths draw curtains, two squires guard the head, two yeomen the foot, with attendants arranging sheets, blankets, fustion, fur coverings, and kennel linen under pillows in a meticulous sequence.
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Harper's Baruyr
Henry VI
Marten
Convicted or Acquitted Defense Conflicts Speak
A prisoner in a dazed state asserts he believed himself guilty until counsel argued otherwise, insisting the lawyer has proven his innocence and that the judge should hear him.
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Epoca
Majestys Shrine Showcases Court Ceremony Venues and Vistas
A vivid memoir recounts weeks of prep for a young woman’s presentation at Queen Victoria’s drawing room. The narrative follows carriage arrivals through park crowds, the tense approach to the presence chamber, the brisk courtesy sequence, and the awe of royal splendor, with pride in memory of the day’s glittering tableaux.
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Buckingham Palace
Palace
Victoria
England
Her Majesty
Ten Chamber
Tapleau
Court of
Lord High Chamber
Jain Cas
Teo
Rome
Ornaial Aly
En Roy
Timekeeping by stars at Cambridge observatory
The Cambridge observatory uses two main clocks to keep standard time. The sidereal clock tracks star time, gaining about 3 minutes 58 seconds daily over mean time. A meridian circle and chronograph compare star crossings to the mean clock, adjusting with weights to maintain accuracy within a tenth of a second.
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Earth
Cambridge
Atlantic Ocean Tubes Could Carry Trains Says French Engineer
A St Louis Republic note discusses a French academy idea of submarine rail tubes at a depth of 100 fathoms or more. A continuous line of iron tubes might connect Cape Clear to Cape Race for rail travel. Objections include engine smoke in tubes. electricity is favored as motive power.
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St. Louis Republic
Atlantic
French Academy
Neptune
Cape Ciear
Ireland
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Grand Oceanic
Sansees
United States
M. Verard
St. Anne's
English Channel
Bank teller cashes huge syndicate check surprise
A Chicago LaSalle Street bank accepted a $463,000 check drawn by a powerful syndicate after a hurried depositor insisted, while earlier a woman tried to open an account with United States bonds worth over $248,000 in value. The teller’s quick wit and the certificate of deposit eased the process.
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Chicago Mail
LaSalle St
Arietly
United States
London Tid Bits in a Humorous Conversation
In a brief London Tid Bits snippet Ange lina asks if coats are padded and William replies they are not. Ange lina notes others keep coats softer than Martin's or John's. The engagement is broken.
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London
Angelina
William
Martin
John
Little girls improvise playhouse dress up scene
In a playful street and Smith good news vignette two little girls act out a domestic game. One suggests keeping house and visiting, dressing in their mother’s best attire while the other mentions transforming outfits and skirts. The dialogue captures a playful exchange reflecting childhood games.
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Street
Wonders of Dreams Strange facts about an unsolved mystery
A Washington Star feature surveys dream phenomena, arguing time in dreams can compress or stretch beyond waking limits. It recounts fables, opium visions, prophetic or dramatic dream sequences, and the dreamer’s double or alter ego acting on a dream stage with dialogues between self and self. It cites Mahomet, Robespierre, and Johnson to illustrate dream logic and psychic ideas about consciousness.
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Egypt
Mahomet
de Quincy
Gabriel
Seven Heavens
Hell
Mauray
Robespierre
Sarat
Volkelt
Rama
Dre
Dream Self and Sleep's Threshold Contrast
A meditation on consciousness and dream life. The speaker notes an intriguing other self that awakens with laughter and wonders if it is the spirit that shies away when the waking self dies. It questions time, calls it the decay of things, and urges reflection before sleep on the mind’s hidden phenomena.
The Girl That Wins in Beauty's Social Race
An elderly married speaker argues beauty aids women in advancing socially and in marriage, but she asserts plain-featured women often fare better. She contrasts two belles and two wallflowers, warning pretty girls neglect prudence, while plain sisters gain from realism and careful effort.
The Seychelles Islands as Eden Site Hint
The Seychelles, an 114 island Indian Ocean archipelago east of Aden and Zanzibar, is claimed by some as the Eden. Mahe rises 3000 feet with coral houses and palm forests. beaches glow with white sands and tinted light rainbows.
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Seychelles Islands
Indian Ocean
New York Press
Aden
Zanzibar
Isle of
Mahe
Breup
Words of Wisdom by Arsene Houssaye
A fragment from La Lecture discusses madness, poetry, passion, and morality. It contrasts Dante's terror with the idea that much of human life is spent chasing wealth and status. The speaker questions happiness, noting it often comes from others, and warns against speaking ill of enemies.
Telegraph Operator Checks Message With a Kiss
A Chicago Tribune brief notes a telegraph operator refusing a kiss clue, asking for nine cents more for three extra words, and the woman replying to omit the last three words.
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Chicago Tribune
John
Not Promising A Conversion Doubt Affects Hankerson
An elder expresses concern about Hankerson's conversion not sounding genuine. The deacon asks why. The elder reveals Hankerson inquired if a year end rebate on a preacher's salary could be arranged if he left the concern before year end.
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Chicago Tribune
Elder
Hankerson
Deacon
Realism in the Audience at New York theater
Thespis claims his manager creates realism by wiring seats and lighting a circuit during a performance. A spectator named Ranter questions how this yields effect, while Thespis explains the electricity under the floor is activated to simulate suspense, though one audience member misreads the effect.
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York Sun
Thespis
New York
Forecasting Love and Cards in a Texas Siftings Note
A fortune teller speaks to a young woman about love and marriage. A handsome man is said to be deeply in love, with prophecies of three children, two boys and a girl, visible in the cards. A responding young lady asks about a wedding, hinting at a potential union.
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Texas Siftings
Mittens Willett
Thut
Not Proud New York Weekly Head Waiter Offer
A head waiter to a favored guest offers to arrange dinner with Sarah Bernhardt. The guest declines with a curt preference for a simple ordinary fork over special treatment. The excerpt preserves a sharp social quip about class and dining status.
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New York Weekly
Sarah Bernhardt
Fant Hanks
A Revised Version. New York Weekly. Citizen-Why stand ye there all the day idle?
A brief satirical note from the New York Weekly titled A Revised Version questions citizens and city workers about idleness, contrasting the idle lounge with expectations of productive public service.
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New York Weekly
Citizen
Making One of Two The Marriage Ceremony in All the Countries
The New York Press essay contrasts marriage customs worldwide, detailing arrangements in France Germany Italy Turkey India Russia Australia Iceland Lapland Borneo and more. It critiques arranged matches and dowries while praising love matches and lasting unions.
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America
France
Anduardians
Germany
Italy
Cadi
India
Russia
Australia
Iceland
Lapland
Wire Finer Than Hair Interview With a Manufacturer
An interview describes producing extremely fine wire at 1500th inch diameter, finer than hair. The wire is drawn through a diamond plate, avoiding wear that would alter size. Diamond plates are crafted by a New York woman with a monopoly on the art. The wire is coated with gut thread or at least a layer that is 5016 of an inch in size.
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New York
Sitios
When Lilacs Bloom And Love Is Not Meant To Be
A compact verse collage contrasts longing and parting with lilac season imagery. The speaker recalls love, beauty, and memory while confessing affection for another, and a wistful mood pervades as time, distance, and unrequited desire intersect. The passages evoke intimate emotion through poetic fragments and quoted lines.
Love in the Spring and Other Parlor Verses
A mosaic of verse excerpts on springtime love, autumn romance, and seasonal longing. The poetry features speakers from Henrik Ibsen to Osman Hooper, with playful nature imagery of streams, maples, and sea winds, recounting loves through the seasons and recalling a recurring “my all the year round girl.”
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St. Augustine
Atill
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Girl
the Garden OF Eden
Words of
Borneo
Dorothea Lummis
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Emma P. Seabury
Travellers’ Record
Jessie F. O'Donnell
Moonney
Henrik Ibsen
Ultima Thule
Helen L. Carey
Out In the
Woods
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Hooper
The
Columbus Dispatch
Anda
Puck
Newport Strand
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