Etiquette of Oaths in Court and Glove Customs
A Birmingham County Court case questions whether a witness must remove gloves to be sworn. The piece traces glove removal to ancient and biblical practices, cites Bramwell on oath without gloves, notes sanitary and fashion factors, and argues for retaining ceremonial dignity in modern courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Birmingham County Court
Warwick Assizes
Bramwell
Liverpool
Birmingham
Tennyson
Maud
Israel
Boaz
Allo
Poitiers
Baronwell
France
Germany
Leigh Hunt
Francis
Luer
Bradlaugh
Sen
Ladneg
Baron Bramwell
How Letters Are Lost in the U S Dead Letter Office
A New York Mail and Express piece surveys the dead letter office with 6,000,000 letters yearly, detailing clerks who open addressed notes, the romantic and odd letters found, and the fate of misdirected mail. It cites figures on discarded and delivered items, including 65,000 domestic and 16,000 foreign letters finally delivered, and notes that many valuable items are recorded or reclaimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charles Dickens
New York
Dean Sn
Sphere
Chicago
Hamburg
Germany
George W. Childs
A Summer Tragedy at Twilight in Marguerite and Clarence
In a Detroit Free Press fragment a young couple in a hammock exchange vows of love. A small brother, eager and dangerous, produces a knife and kills the moment with a fatal flash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free
Marguerite
Clarence
Nothling
Mother Hubbard bathing robes cause splash at Atlantic City
Miss Templeton of Altoona declares Mother Hubbard robes obsolete. A scarlet flagnel gown with white trim is worn by a seaside visitor who, in a water mishap, nearly floats away. Ayoung railroad manager helps rescue the belle as bystanders assist ashore. she says the robes are for bathing, while the rescuers disagree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Hubbard
Philadelphia
Miss Templeton
Altoona
Atlantic City
Sea Shore Express
Secon
Mother Hubbards
They Had Met Before Pittsburg Dispatch
A fragment from a Pittsburg Dispatch piece at Saratoga features a coy dialogue where a man says he has met Miss Smith, her response hints at a past, and the scene shifts to an odd, silent moment with gas pumps at mineral springs. Peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Saratoga
Miss Smith
Evolution of Circus Riding From Flat Saddles to Modern Stars
Horace Townsend surveys circus horsemanship from the flat saddle era to today’s two main classes, stars and assistants. He details apprentice and mechanized training, high salaries for top riders, rigorous practice, and the evolving role of clowns amid larger tents and new acts.
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Horace Townsend
Chicago Mail
Equestrienne
America
Showles
Fish
Wro
Brave Girl Telegraphers at lonely rail station
A young female telegraph operator, about 18, describes her night shift at a desolate rail line post. She details isolation, fear of tramps, carrying a revolver, and rare human contact as she keeps the line open. A touching encounter with a desperate stranger ends with a prayer and aid, highlighting courage and compassion.
The Buffalo Correspondent Reviews Tart in New York
The Buffalo Express notes the Young Man in the Academy of Music as observer and critic. He sits in seat X 43 and, despite standing room only, reports with bold sarcasm that the acting is very tuned. The cast includes N. G. and A Reuben with A Scrapper as soubrette. He also writes for the New York Dramatic Gisette and Rialto Reflector while earning $4 weekly at a ribbon counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Express
Academy of Music
N. G
Reuben
Buffalo
New York Dramatic Gisette and Rialto Reflector
The Cow in Hartford Times
A whimsical description of cows covering their four legs, tails, ears, and size relative to other animals. It notes cows’ behavior with flies, their ability to enter barns unseen, color variations, and a playful nontechnical explanation of milk and dairying.
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Hartford
Rhymes of Rings in a Pretty Widow and Handful of Tales
A Chicago piece surveys ring lore from nursery rhyme to ancient customs. It recalls Prometheus and Tubal Cain, the jimmel ring, betrothal rites, and the sacred wedding ring of pure gold, ending with Herrick’s devotion to eternal circles and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gladys
Prometheus
Tubal Cain
Solomon
Berkshire
Herrick
Horsleydown
Surrey
British Museum
England
Allerist
Rome
Why Women Wed Says Romance Often Lacks Grand Proposals
A columnist interviews married women about how their husbands proposed. Few recounted grand romantic gestures. most noted quiet, practical paths to marriage, with mutual familiarity and casual timing. The piece ridicules sensational schemes and prefers ordinary, restrained courtship over melodrama.
Microscopic Screws Made in Watch Factory
The smallest screws in the world are produced in a watch factory by a machine cutting from steel wire. The screws are invisible to the naked eye, with 200 threads per inch visible under magnification. About 1,000,000 are made monthly, each frame holding about 100 screws, heads up, polished in batches of 10,000.
Mystics and Mermaids in Celtic Lore and Fables
A long survey of mermaid legends across Europe and Ireland recounts sightings, bans on sea nymphs, and tales from Lisbon to Cadiz. It covers Tritons, Dutch records, Mary Queen of Scots caricatures, French fairy traditions, Brittany mermaids, and Breton and Irish Sea folklore, including selkies and cohulean druith, with notes on how beliefs differ by region and era.
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Olisipo
Lisbon
Tiberius
Pliny
Gades
Cadiz
Alexander of
Alexandria
Peloponnesus
Haarlem
Edam
Gellius
Epirus
Robert
Sicily
Pope Urbane
Longfellow
Ceylon
Mary
London
Deep Sea
Europe
Brittany
Morgan
Morversch
Tennyson
Ireland
Scotland
Shetland
Orkney Islands
Shea
Sheas
A Woman’s Description of Herself in Memoirs
In the Literary World piece on Prince Adam Czartoryski’s memoirs, Princess Elizabeth describes her appearance and bearing. She notes she was rarely handsome yet typically pretty with beautiful eyes and expressive features, a fair complexion, a graceful oval face, an elegant figure, and charming feet. She admits vanity and ill temper but claims tact and a talent for pleasing others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Czartocyski
Princess Elizabeth
Vanderbilt fortune built after age sixty five years
A veteran of Saratoga seasons recalls an anecdote attributed to Vanderbilt. He reportedly grew his fortune after 65, starting with about 15 to 16 million dollars and doubling it through rail acquisitions. The Har lem road, Hudson River Central, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, and Western properties are cited as milestones in his ascent to a vast estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Vanderbilt
Harlem Road
Hudson River
Central
Lake Shore
Michigan
Harlem
How the Prince of Wales Waltzes in Public
An account from London Truth describes the Prince of Wales waltzing with a woman, noting his respectful, noncaressing technique. He keeps a formal embrace, supports the back with his arm, and holds the partner’s right hand with a light grip. He chats softly, then concludes with a courtly bow and a compliment to American women.
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London
We Live and Learn First Baby in Omaha World Piece
A lighthearted Omaha World item portrays a fond exchange between a young mother and father Albert over their new arrival. The dialogue shows playful affection and a poke at parental sleep disruption as the baby cries through the night.
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Omaha
Albert
Mermaids Tell Tales Across Lands and Legends
Scotland and Ireland share a peculiar mermaid lore, with many regional variants and common threads. Some accounts cast mermaids as benevolent, warning humans of danger, like the Welsh shepherdess mermaid whose waves are her flock and who urges shelter when she brings ashore her flocks.
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Scotland
Ireland
Sweet Eyes and Tales of Lawn Mower and Mary’s Horse
A collage of verse and prose reproduced from periodical sources includes a playful critter, a mockserene piazza scene, and a children’s verse about Mary and her little horse. It presents witty fragments and editorials on beauty, sentiment, and domestic whimsy.
Woman's Love from Amelie Rives and other verse pieces
A collage of dramatic verse and prose passages exploring desire and longing. The fragments intertwine classical passion, doubt, missed connections, and exotic imagery, featuring Marianne’s self-subordination to love, a London World reflection on hesitation, Ella Higginson’s speculative romance, and an Eastern seduction scene with imagery of luxury, opulence, and a tyrant punitive mood.
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Amelie Rives
Herod
Marianne
Mar
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Ben Maginney
Tom Blossom
Belasco
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Wiliam B. Carroll
Carroll & Coup
Joe
Brave Girl Telegraphers
Texas
Nnivesion News
Paver
Western Union
Nowapsee
Ames
Rai
Ameter
Feytian
Nile
Cupid
Dorothy
Wall Street
Howells
James
Marcus Lane
Chicago Globe
Nature
M. A. Dennison
the Critic
Madeline
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Mary and Mer Horse
W. J. Lampton
Fair Mary
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New York World
John Moran
New York Graphic
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