Looks and Health of New York Beauties in 1888
An essay praising outdoor living for blondes and olive complexions, arguing beauty comes from sun and vitality. It discusses types from ash blondes to auburns, links warmth and comfortable homes to health, warns against tight clothing, and praises modern New York society women for poise, nerves, and restraint.
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New York
Stuyvesant
Ames
John Hassard
Keats
Union Square
Boston
Harvard
Emerson
Charles II
Shirley Dare
In Mexican Hammocks
In Mexican Hammocks Fannie B Ward describes a La Calle del Flamingo casa used as a temporary dwelling. The stone structure features a 25 foot front, a vast reception room, a vaulted ceiling, blue beams, and whitewashed walls with wooden knobs for hammocks. It notes early awkwardness entering hammocks and hints at Central American hammock culture and fashion.
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Penates
la Calle del Flamingo
Panama
Central America
A Sample of the Way in Which English Newspapers Are Made
Blakely Halls Berlin Letter satirizes British reporters who seek all news yet keep it from their papers. The scene follows a funeral report session where editors and secretaries debate sensational claims and settle on a generic paragraph, balancing accuracy and sensationalism.
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Blakely Hall
Berlin
Jones
Sanoee
Schwartzfelder
Unter der Linden
Police Department
Rho
City of the Dead by Richard Burton excerpt
Poem excerpt contemplates the City of the Dead where the living do not wed or sing. It describes sleepers resting beyond cyclic seasons, a place of silence and quiet, where memories fade and time moves gently over the grave. The verse contrasts earthly passion with eternal repose in a dreamlike burgh of by and by.
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Richard F. Burton
Life. Mother Child Dialog Sparks Wild Crowd Scene
Conversation between a mother and Adrian reveals a chaotic moment as cheering crowds claim victory over the champion Mudlung and the umpire is killed. An artist’s depiction captures a smile lighting Adrian’s face amidst the turmoil and shouts.
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Adrian
Mudlung
What Will You Do When You Meet The Legend
A reader muses on curiosity and truth in a free society. He questions how a man responds when confronted with a legend about women and desire, debating whether to rely on legend or test it for himself. He wagers on the next encounter, challenging belief.
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Anges
Philadelphia
Cali
Wiliam
A New Use for the Parasol in Show Windows
Louisville women employ parasols as personal mirrors while viewing goods in store windows. At a single window, five ladies were seen scanning their faces and outfits, shielding themselves from passersby with the sun umbrellas.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
The Best Celery in the World
A Washington market man declares Kalamazoo grows the best celery in the world. He notes higher prices and vast output with over 3000 acres reclaimed for celery farming. Kalamazooans have become wealthy. celery is the city’s leading industry, per eastern papers.
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New York Mail
Washington
Kalamazoo
Estern
Softening the Blow
A San Francisco Chronicle anecdote notes the awkward humor often found in condolence attempts. An Irishman’s death after a fall from a fourth story window prompts a morbidly comic exchange about whether the tragedy was worse than a mere story window.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Sacramento
Newbor
Ingersoll Eulogizes Conkling at Albany Academy
The Albany Academy crowd heard Robert G Ingersoll praise Roscoe Conkling as a bold great man and incorruptible statesman. Jones presided and a flag decorated speaker’s table as the legislature extended thanks.
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Albany
Academy of Music
Robert G. Ingersoll
Roscoe Conkling
Jones
Ingersoll
Mr. Ingersoll
Republic
Republican
Congress of Civilized Men
House
Senate
Styles in candy thrilling old and new favorites
An Auburn candy maker from Lewiston explains the candy trade in 1888 with rising chocolate sales and steady cough and peanut confections. He notes winter cough candy demand, penny goods selling fast, and new designs on broken and stick candies. Old favorites like the short nougat and molasses puff persist, while wafers grow.
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Lewinton Journal
Goig
A Dreamy Beach Memory Echoes in Verse
A narrator recalls a moonlit shore scene with a dreamy vision of a sweet girl approaching. The prose drifts between memory and fancy, referencing Adam’s fall and a distant fountain feature as a poetical aside. A second fragment from Puck features Uncle Zeb commenting on a dog gumbdest animal, preserving a humorous tone.
The Story of a Schooner Henry Clay of Ellsworth
The Henry Clay of Ellsworth, built 55 years ago and once owned in Machias, was on the Machiasport railway repairing a lower stern piece. Captain Nathan Foster of Machiasport commanded during a voyage when the schooner capsized, leaving all hands on deck except Frank Foster, about 15, who remained in the cabin clinging to beams. The crew abandoned ship, but a subsequent boarder heard a distress and cut a hull opening to rescue the boy from the submerged cabin. Frank Foster is now described as a man advanced in years.
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Machias
Henry Clay
Ellsworth
Machiasport
Nathan Foster
Frank Foster
Pineville banks sparkremarkable mountain deposits
A Louisville Post report cites two new Pineville banks in the mountains reporting daily deposits from eight thousand to twenty thousand and weekly totals around sixty thousand. The Pineville bank is described as a rough tile frame shanty with a simple counter and a guarded vault scene, noted for its unusual security concerns.
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Louisville Post
Pineville
Thanksgiving in New York City Tenement Offer
In New York, Mrs. Upham pleads with Uncle Reuben Hartford to care for Harry's child, a girl born to his late son. Aided by Ruthie Upham, they visit a stark tenement where Minnie Alton, a poor schoolgirl, and her mother live. Mrs. Upham hopes for housing for the child, despite family tensions and hardship.
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New York
Reuben
Harry
Mrs. Upham
Reuben Hartford
Um-Le
Aggie
Rutie Upham
Rubio
Schol
Anne
Minn
Minnie
Minnie Alton
Kate
Alton
Ruthie
Nyma
Rubie
Upham
Nes
Mrs. Alton
Mrs. Allen
Uncle Reuben
Pather
Harry Hartford
California
Harry Alton
Hartford
Falcon
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