Life Aboard a British Steamship City of Rome
Chapter by a passenger recounts first class European voyage life aboard the City of Rome and Alaska. Descriptions cover staterooms, berths, dining, waiters, gratuities, lighting, and the social dynamic among passengers including English stewards and American travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
The
Sun
Rome
California
Duke of Manchester
Alaska
James Gordon Kennett
Lardiv
Davy Crockett
Faa
Hell's Kitchen Exposed A Site Of Murder And Squalor
A New York correspodent tours Hell's Kitchen at 538 West Thirty-eighth Street, revealing four shanty houses under rock, brutal crimes, murdered infants, and a history of violence. He notes police neglect, frequent bloodshed, and a grim, stifling atmosphere as he witnesses a nest of criminals and misery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hell's Kitchen
West Thirty-eighth Street
Johnny Lvans
Hell
Dickens
Sue
Zola
Miss Jo and the Long Nine Cigar Incident
A half grown boy recalls a church fair where Miss Jo chose to smoke a long nine cigar in a back room. The act leads to a fainting spell and a reflection on health, restraint, and consequences from a boy who admits his own smoking antics. The tale pivots on curiosity, shared confidences, and a memorable, risky moment in a social setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Miss Jo
Felows
MesJo
Sike Guiteau
Cubado
Bue
Sam
Stage Beauties and Pedigrees of Theatrical Favorites
The New York Star profiles rising and established chorus members and supporting stars. It highlights Miss Margaret Mather as a prospective rival of Siddons, Pauline Markham the former Black Crook starlight, and other actresses such as Kate Bartlett Emma Bartlett Rose Wood Nellie McHenry Julia Stewart Catherine Lewis Alma Stanley Maude Forrest er Rachel Sanger Pauline Hall Emily Big and more.
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New York
Siddons
Margaret Mather
Miss Mather
Lochingar
West
George Edgar
Desdemona
Cordelia
Edgar
J. Mafill
Pauline Markham
Black Crook
Markham
Lydia Thompson
Richard Grant White
Thompson
Louise
M. V. B. McMahon
Kate
Emma Bartlett
Warlack
Wallack's
Rose Wood
Philadelphia
Wallack’s
Lewis Morrison
Nellie McHenry
Joan Webster
Salabury Troubador Company
Julia Stewart
Joe Murphy
Kerry Gow
Sothern
Catherine Lewis
Alma Stanley
Alma
Crimea
Pauline Hall
California
Emily Big
Theatre
Eoers
Betty
Vienna
Emily
Mr. Whitney
Kelluge
Skeleton trade shocks St Louis readers with bone market
A physician describes a booming skeleton business in St Louis with imports from France and domestic options. Dealers report price ranges from 35 to 150 dollars, note demand for skulls and legs, and explain bleaching methods and supply to medical colleges. Students confirm robust stock and winter demand for subjects while avoiding diseased remains.
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St. Louis
France
John Shaw
John
Mike
Kansas
Solace Origin of the Celebrated Tobacco Brand
New York tobacconist John Anderson, dealer in Solace tobacco, credits a New World writer Wil liams with coining the name after a chance encounter. Williams, a bohemian Englishman, later receives $500 for the single word, with Anderson claiming thousands earned from the branding.
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New York Mercury
John Anderson
Ben Wood
Fernando Wood
Anderson
Broadway
Vears Street
Ann Street
New York
Will Hiatus
Thomas Williams
Winchester
New World
Willims
Williams
Willias
Tuenes
A Tangle of Verses and Vignettes From a New Haven Page
A collage of poetic fragments and humorous sketches, including reflections on time, gallows speech, romantic pastiches, comic dialogues, and social observations. The miscellany drifts through literary whimsy, street life, and nostalgic tableaux with varied voices and clipped quips.
Moccasin Bill of the Sangre de Christo
Denver reminiscence tells of Moccasin Bill a 50 year old hunter living in the Sangre de Christo mountains. He saved an Indian hunter from freezing death after a failed assault, earning the tribe’s lasting respect and friendship during his later travels to settlements.
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Denver News
Pike’s Peak
Moccasin Bill
Sangre de Christo Mountains
Gunnison
Santa Fe Youth Spells Backward Words With Ease
A Santa Fe compositor, a young man, claims the unusual talent to spell backward any length of word or sentence as quickly as forward. He says he knows the letter count instinctively and has valued the ability as a personal amusement for as long as he can remember.
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Guiteau
Wade
Phe
Hal
Michael Dunn
North River
Santa Fe
N. M
Himselt
Sriepas
What the Wires Said Exchange Baby is Dead
The piece reflects on a tragic message saying baby is dead, describing a mother’s grief and a cradle now silent. Vivid, sorrowful imagery portrays a dainty form laid to rest, blue eyes closed, soft fingers, and a quiet graveyard mound. The text laments lost future years and the emptiness that follows.
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Mother
Ead
Parisian Theatre Goers Tricked by Yankee Dodge
New York Mercury reports a sensational ruse by Julius Mel Jada the Great American Basso at Porte St Martin Paris. He hires a variety actress to imitate Mrs Mackay to entice Parisians and drum up publicity for his concert.
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Porte St. Martin
New York Mercury
Porte St. Martin Theatre
Paris
Julius Mel
Jada
Mackay
A Celestial Flirtation Moon and Mars in Night Sky Drama
The Providence Journal describes a celestial scene where the Moon, in silvery gold attire, seduces Mars before pulling away at 8 o clock. Mars, the warlike god, follows as Jupiter fades from the scene, leaving Mars to wail over the moonlit chase across the azure sky. The piece reads like a lyrical sky watch with personified planetary characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
Mars
Ars
Jupiter
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Europe
Broad Atlantic
Kentucky
Rufus Hatch
Queenstown
Liverpool
Rufus
Dom
Dodge City
Kit Perkins
Tom Ochiltree
Chicago
Texas
Wall Street
Morgan of
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Newfoundland
Michigan
Justice
Guitenau
la Belle France
America
Sing Sing
Fone
Blackwell's
Towbs
Tues Barracks
Hier
Maude
Menken
Maude Forrester
Tolah Isaacs Menken
England
Park
Mungo Park
Covent Garden
London
Barlesque
Nadia
Michael Strogoff
James ©. Scanlan
the Park Theatre
Shaw
Materia Medica
Satan
Cigar Makers
New Haven Register
Colorado
Arabia
Marathon Independent
Peter
Cincinnati Times
Ruth
Leok
Bryans
Anon
Brooklyn Eagle
George
Soberhead
Buffalo Express
Across the Street
B. Aldrich
Lash
Ss. P. CG. C
Owen Meredith
William
Baby
Glary
Yankee Dodge
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