Townsend's Letter On Preacher Widow and City Gossip
Alfred Townsend reviews New York society and politics with sharp wit. He notes Morosini’s daughter and debtor James Fish in jail, General Shaler’s arrest, post office deficits, and graft rumors. The column lampoons Broadway fashions, clergy payoffs, and city enterprises while drifting through hotels, rail, and museums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gould
Wall Street
Jay Gould
Metropolitan Museum
Unday
Coney Island
Oriental Hotel
Charlie Shelley
Roscoe Conkling
Brooklyn
Plymouth Church
New York
Big Bridge
Fifth Avenue
Pullman
Broadway
Grover Alfred Townsend
Lustra painting and decorated milking stools guide
An illustrated guide to Lustra painting on plush and other fabrics using prepared plush, velvets, and suiting materials. It covers color choices dark greens maroon browns and black, mixing with a medium, brush technique, and iridescent effect. Also describes decorating antique milking stools with bronze or ebonized logs and a satin topped cushion for home display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lastra
Vercelli’s
Justra
Glen Charlie Floating Island and Webster Fishing Tale
Warenam December 2 report explains Glen Charlie an apparent moving island two and a half miles from East Wareham Agawam. It recounts Daniel Webster fishing on the island, napping as it drifted, then being rescued by Samuel Tisdall who ferried him back to shore. The island traverses the stream yearly and remains elusive and mysterious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Walton
George W. Childs
Philadelphia
Boston
Henry Clair
Chicago
Hep Hill
Juliet
Broadway
Thirty-second Street
Paterson
Parnell
England
Jack Cade
Ooy Gould
Telegraph
Warenam
Webster Down
Glen Charlie
East Wareham
Agawam
Daniel Webster
Jess
Webster
Agawam Nail Works
Samuel T.tisdall
Ecay
Samuel 'T. Tisdall
Mr. Tisdall
If You're Behind Her Detroit Free Press
Philadelphia News speaks of the bustle of the future and asks if the bustle should be worn the same way. The note ponders change, fashion, and how trends reflect broader social shifts.
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Detroit Free Press
The
Philadelphia News
Crafting a Dye Stool and Shell Pen Wiper Souvenirs
The passage outlines decorative projects for a dye stool and a shell pen wiper. It suggests tying satin ribbons on stool legs to form festoons and using clam or scallop shells painted or left natural. Add satin bow and fillings of pinked fabrics to create a keepsake reminiscent of seaside days.
Philadelphia man shot at widow after stalking practice
A Philadelphia man who was jilted by a widow practiced shooting at her photo then fired at her through a window, but missed. His hand shook when the widow finally appeared, illustrating the danger of pursuing a target with weak nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon (Ga
Philadelphia
iChicago News Freaks of Americus Ga Grandfather
A twenty four year old grandfather is described as one of the freaks of Americus Georgia. The piece dismisses sensationalism and critiques Georgia as a potential side show if isolated with a hand organ and a door tender.
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iChicago News
Americus
Georgia
Saco Maine man brings four legged chicken to front
A jumble of small town notes reports Saco Maine boasting a four legged chicken. Fairfield Maine plans to print 26000 sled balers for Christmas. Birthday celebrants, old age milestones, gem-like curiosities and odd feats populate the day with brief local color from New England towns and nearby areas.
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Saco
Fairfield
Mary Mann
Orford
N. H
John Morse
Jefferson
Deavon Taylor Pendleton
Westerly
R. L
Hallowell
Belden
Northampton
Dead River
Maine
New London
Conn
Curtis W. Braman
Castoria Advertisement Rhyme Through Generations
A nostalgic verse extols Castoria for a child’s illness and every life stage. It recalls giving Castoria to a sick baby, as a crying child, as a grown woman with children, and as a mother sharing it with her own kids.
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Castoria
Miss
Boston Cooking School Lecture Demonstrates Mutton and Mousse
Mrs Daniells demonstrates a mutton dish with currant jelly sauce and Neapolitan mousse at the Boston Cooking School. She urges women to enter cooking as a profession, notes graduates and demand, and explains freezing methods, meringue, and a currant jelly sauce with detailed steps and tips.
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Daniells
Boston Cooking School
Sirs. Hooper
Boston Audienee
Boston
England
Kookwood Pottery
West Street
Dolls Talk and Trade Fill Holiday Toy Market Tales
A Brooklyn newspaper column surveys dolls from Paris to Berlin, detailing talking, singing, nursing, and piano dolls along with prices and makers. It notes Jumeau and German biscuit dolls, wax heads, and various sizes from miniature to life size, with prices from pennies to several dollars and a claim of twenty thousand dollars in sales potential.
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Jumeau
Paris
Rembrandt
Sisters of Charity
The Woman's Hour On Footwear Styles For Ladies 1890s
A fashion feature describes new ladies shoes from Waukenphast to Grecian button and Punjab styles, with notes on materials, heels, and doors of comfort. It highlights low shoes for evening wear, patent leather, French kid tops, oxford ties, and party boots, plus a rubber knee boot and a crocheted hood pattern with border instructions.
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England
Boston
London
Punjab
New York
Henry H. Tuttle
Knitted Fiounce Pattern Instructions Repeatedly Referenced
A fragmented knitting pattern lists stitches and rows with many repeats and echoes of make 1 and seam 2 together. It mentions materials such as sack fabrics and sewing to edge, with rows counting from first to repeat and back to the first row, concluding with KYA NILES.
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Jain
Barrow
Parrow
Harrow
KYA Niles
Neapolitan Mousse Delights Class After Morning Fruits
A dinner feature describes how to prepare a fruit mousse with water and fruit then freezing and serving with custard. The class reacts to mutton a la venison and a table full of spoons and napkins, praising the Neapolitan Mousse as perfectly lovely.
Old Lady Dies After Household Quarrel in Wallingford
An elderly woman in Wallingford Connecticut died after a dispute with her fiancé over carpet laying just before their planned wedding. They argued and separated. he died soon after, and she never married. The anecdote cautions women against leaving husbands in the home during work.
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Norristown Herald
Wallingford
Conn
First Time on Record in Playful Oyster Plan
Rambler Snoopkins hears Augustus claim a romance with Angelina. Augustus confirms, Angelina blushes, questioning the idea. After a pause, Augustus suggests going out for oysters, but Angelina reveals she hates them.
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Snoopkins
Augustus
Angelina
Word origins spark editor debate in Burlington press
In a Burlington prep press note a discussion arises over the etymology of the word editor. A contemporary asserts a Latin root linked to eating, while another cites the word echo as a better source of truth. The Lowell Citizen notes the lively chatter without endorsing the claim.
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Burlington Prep Press
Lowell Citizen
Too Fresh Himself in Wall Street News Tale
A whimsical column fragment features a boy asking his father about a silver mine in Nevada and whether heat would spoil it. The father dismisses the notion, joking about using salt to carry it through as the chat ends with the boy being sent to bed.
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Wall Street News
Nevada
Vaccination and Bright's disease linked in Medical World
A. Loveland MD discusses a vaccinated patient who developed acute albuminuria and Bright's disease. He cites animal toxins and fever diseases as possible etiological factors, notes kidney sensitivity to disturbances, and advocates vaccination as a proper preventive while warning about blood purification and Warner's safe cure as a sought remedy.
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A. Loveland
Bright
Lriight
Loveland
Wright
Warner
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Townsend
Morosini
Fay Templeton
Shaler
New Yor
Heath
James D. Finhust
Auburn
Fish
Mr. Fish
Ludlow-street
Morisini
Miles Standish
John
Rice
West
Bartley Campbell
Fay
New Jersey
Cleveland
Hendricks
Lorette
Berlin
Dublin
Vienna
Abe Hummel
Edson
Sam
Appius Claudius
George W. Carleton
Century
Ise
Senate
Pearson
Post Office Department
Por
Barnum
Yankee Nations
Maraschino
Mrs. Daniells
Pinny
Dolly
France
Bergas
Aremont Street
Sialon
Papa
Mama
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