Go to Work Says Joaquin Miller on Marriage and toil
The essayist Joaquin Miller argues work is central to virtue and marriage. He contrasts American idleness with English industriousness, urges men to toil like Gladstone, and portrays honesty and steadiness as keys to lasting marriage. He cites personal anecdotes and biblical references to defend labor as essential to life and relationships.
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Eden
Adam
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Bret Harte
Newstead Abbey
Ife
London
Princess Louise
San Francisco
Faye Apri
Boston
Ruth
Gladstone
Washington
New York
Wall St
Jay Gould
Andro
United States
Oaquin Miller
There Goes the Bride Fashion Parade of Gold Garb
A New York fashion column laments the gilded trend in bridal and evening wear. It mocks Dame Fashion’s obsession with gold, silver, bronze, and jewels, noting gowns, bonnets, and even glove backs covered in precious metal and glitter.
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California
Ural
Fashioned silver embroidery Reaches European High Society
The piece describes metallic embroidery and jeweled fabrics inspiring Parisian and Berlin couture, noting Empresses and countesses in ornate attire. It contrasts Byzantine and oriental influence with 18th century French notions of undress, praising delicate gold filagree work and the evolution toward the gallant fin de siecle undress.
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Marie
Redfern on Millinery Glamor of Spring Bonnets
New York fashion writer notes spring millinery’s allure with bright colors airy tulle and French flowers. Describes a silver gray lace straw hat with gray ghina crepe crown violet accents and a violet velvet bow, plus tips on fabrics like Harris tweed and practical dress for walkers.
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New York
Ruther
Carrie Painted the Dog At White House Reception
Washington May 16 Mrs Harrison famed for wit recalls a practical joke by Rev Dr Scott, her father, who had a mastiff painted with Newcomer’s Pills to advertise the doctor’s remedy. The dog’s exposure sparked a household feud and a humorous tale of family wits at the White House.
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Ashington
Harrison
Scott
White House
The
Republic
Tippecanoe
Mr. Harrison
Newcomer
Carrie
Anderson
Nebraska
Alec Pat
Bridal gowns and fashion trends captivate society pages
The article notes Mrs. Cody's bridal wear gossip as gown choices shift toward white fabrics like brocade silk and mousseline de soie. It highlights Paris preparations and a striking cream white silk gauze dress with pink roses, girdle, and rose clusters at the neckline, reflecting a fashionable summer for American society.
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Cody
Paris
The Breathing of a Locomotive
An 1888 railway note explains locomotive respiration as puffs per wheel turn. With driving wheels around 20 feet circumference and express speed near 50 miles per hour, puffs per minute reach about 880 and per hour about 62 300, totaling over 213 000 puffs London to Liverpool and about 423 466 puffs for London to Edinburgh under stated conditions.
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London
Liverpool
Nargh
Edinburgh
Misprint Slur Sparks Apology Over Chief Woodward
A Vermont Tribune error mocks popular chief A T Woodward as the wast instead of the chief. The paper apologizes for the misprint admitting oversight and praises Woodward while noting the offense.
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Tribune
Rutland
Poirce
A. T. Woodward
Pretty Parlor Games La geographie and La Main Chaude
The piece describes French Canadian parlor games: la geographie where players name lands starting with the last letter of the prior entry, playable with countries, cities, rivers, or mountains. It also explains La Main Chaude, a blindfolded hand-slapping guessing game, with a chastening note about cruelty and a copyright notice from 1891.
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J. MacDonald Oxley
Asia
America
Africa
Afghanistan
Number Five
Norway
Number Six
Lower Canada
la Belle France
McClure
Inquiries and oddities from distant lands and times
A collage of curiosities and trivia from 19th century reports. Notes on locomotives in States, grape harvests in Portugal, thefts in Missouri, carpentry in Pennsylvania, artificial silk, Temesvar relics, Antarctic flora, washing superstitions in Cornwall, Austrian ballet pensions, Russian photographers, jail escapes, and military identity practices. Also world production of paper, long sleeping car routes, Bible translation, bell ringer conventions, lava growth on Hawaii, heraldry for a Chicago millionaire, legal leniency in Newark, U.S. gold coin stock, camel humps, and county sizes. Various odds and ends on science, travel, crime, agriculture, and culture.
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Oys
Portugal
Mexico
Benevolent Atchison
Kan
Wom
Honesdale
Penn
Indy
Hti
Temecrat
Stefan Losonczy
Nebraska
Austria
Vienna
Brownstown
Ind
Germany
France
England
Scotland
Ireland
Russia
Canadian Pacific
Montreal
Vancouver
John Wyclif
Hawaii
Sandwich
Chicago
Newark
N. J
United States
Union
Bremen
Rudesheim
New York
Kansas
Sme
Goeas Ais
New Orleans
Frincess
Wales
Paris
Joan Élaria
Nev
eProps
Brother H
St. Joseph
No Fire Needed Good News Woman Tramp Exchange
Woman tells a tramp she has no fire or kindling and cannot cook. She mentions wood and a hatchet out in the med. He confirms seeing the items and asks about pumpkin wick or similar.
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Tramp
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