Racial Incidents and Chilean War Fears Reflected in Townsend Letter
Townsend discusses a racial scene in an English theatre, compares American and British views on liberty, and analyzes Chilean and Peruvian war actions. He warns that unlawful support to belligerents, filibustering, and naval aggressions threaten U S neutrality, urging firm public action and adherence to laws.
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Kuklux
America
United States
Unite States
Peru
Chile
Mediterranean
Wiesecretary
Robert Hitt
South America
Mr. Hitt
Esmeralda
Itate
Wives and allowances spark debate in Globe letters
Readers from Boston to Arlington argue over whether husbands should provide regular allowances to wives. Abbie of Boston shares her $85 weekly budget for groceries and clothes, while L. E. B. of Waltham urges generosity. Ella of Arlington says give wives a weekly dollar to manage, and others insist women prove thrift and planning improve happiness.
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Ocr
Globe Sons
Abbie
You
Maine
L. E. B. Waltham
Arlington
Ella
GLOBE
J. A.D
Rasbach
Charles Leonard
Mannish Girl of the Period Stuns in Fashion Notes
The Globe describes a fashionably daring “mannish girl” in New York on May 23, praising her refined, jaunty style. It highlights coats, vests, camails from Paris, cape trends, poplin gowns, and navy twill suits, noting accessories like gloves, hats, and umbrellas as part of a bold modern look.
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York
Paris
Toe SuNpay Grape
Half Told Story of Uncle Tom From Lewis Clarke Explains Roots
Boston Globe interviews Lewis George Clarke, the real George Harris from Uncle Tom's Cabin, recounting his life from Kentucky bondage to Canada and his role in shaping Stowe's work. He details loved ones, abolitionists, and his plan to publish a memory-rich history of the era.
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J. Milton Clarke
Florence Pl
Cambridge
Lewis George Clarke
George Harris
Mr. Clark
Lexington
Uncle Tom
Stowe
Josiah Henson
Lewis George Clark
Dresden
Canada
Boston
Charles Henson
Clarke
Boston Globe
Her Creek
Madison County
Arch
Stamford Court House
Lincoln County
Thomas Kennedy
Chilicothe
Ohio
Cincinnati
David McManus
Polly Courtnay
Polly
Kentucky
John Courtnay
McManus
A. H. Safford
Broadway
Prospect St
Safford
Lyman Beecher
Tom
Dr. Bailey
National Era
Washington, D. C
New York
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Josiah Penson
Can
Mr. Henson
Sam Pete
Annie Campbell
Sam Campbell
Nancy BO
Tuck Station
Garod County
Spillman
Laura Haviland
Inglewood
Chicago
Rachael Halliday
Levi Coffin
Phineas
Ohn Rankin
Ripley College
Ripley
Cyrus
Rankin
Emeline
Delia Clark
Oberlin College
Republic
Robert T. Teamoun
Redfern's Bicycle and Other Robes
New York fashion note describes a lavender chambray gown with narrow white braid above a deep hem. A plaited bodice with a trimmed skirt, wide garden lace panels, lavender batiste crown, loops of velvet and white clover blossoms finish the look.
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New York
Plain short riding habit features corsage and slim sleeves
The description notes simple, neat cycling attire with a front corsage fastened by tiny buttons, snug sleeves, and a silk-lined skirt. Materials include tiny diagonal cloth in metallic blue and dark green, a seldom-seen black riding habit, and a dark green and taupe checked tweed with leather trim and Windsor scarf.
Oddities and curiosities pepper a wide world of facts
A wandering compilation surveys strange phenomena and oddities from million fans in cargo to a three fingered baby eye marking. It notes inventions wind and weather quirks and historical curiosities from locks on coal to a castle almanac and a giant elm railroad station. It mixes science curiosities odd habits and global miscellany with brisk, postcardlike interest.
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Japan
San Francisco
Benton Harbor
B.C
United States
Kansas
Tazenberg
Karnthen
Austria
Salsburg
Lichfield
Minn
Iron Mountain
Mich
Mexico
Herompany
Philadelphia
Soho
W. Va
Gadsden County
Fla
Uncle Sam
Sedalia
Pou Weetatn
Persia
Gulf
Newton
Thomas Lawless
St. Louis
James Thoroughgood
Delaware
Parsons
Kan
A. Short Inch
Detroit
France
Democrat
Gladwin
Chicago
Guinea Hill
Enare
Ergrol
Grienepatio
Buoyant Because Not Boyish
A Harvard Lampoon piece mocks campus identity as a freshman proclaims joy in being seen as more grown, while contrasting home life where he is still treated as a boy. The dialogue hints at pressure to conform to university masculinity and social expectations among students.
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Harvard Lampoon
Harvard
Ink and the history of manuscript ink in antiquity
The article traces early ink origins from natural animal pigments to water gum and lampblack inks. It describes methods to make inks more durable by impregnating parchment with vinegar or iron sulphate dyes and notes that carbon pigment based inks became common in the middle ages. It mentions ancient authors Pliny and Vitruvius giving ink recipes.
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Chambers’ Journal
Pliny
Vitruvius
Unclear Proofs Prompt Complaints At Opography Studio
A dialog about unsatisfactory proofs in a photographic studio. A workshop assistant queries the madam about the status, noting one subject is not old enough to be picturesque and the other is too young for a sitter. The fragment hints at a correspondence or caption context involving Mrs. H Ideans.
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Harvard Lampoon
Popular Science. (Rochester Talisman.) Susie and milk tale
A fragment from a humorous dialogue features Susie and her mother in an odd dialogue about milk and a pickle reacting to it. The snippet ends abruptly with unclear actions and playful nonsense.
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Rochester
Susie
Mamma
The Old Virginia Reel in a Lonesome Garden
Poem recalling an old Virginia reel as autumn wind and memories drift through a garden. The speaker envisions Mistress Jennie Weaver and Lady Betty Fairfax among faded glories, mourning past loves while fiddlers fade and stars glow above. A wistful, period tone preserves names and imagery.
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Minnie Irving
St. Louis Magazine
Jennie Weaver
Betty Fairfax
Virginia
Betty
Jenny
Horse with Spokane Falls image in left eye astonishes crowd
A white horse in St Paul bears a perfect picture of Spokane Falls in its left eye. Reporters and hundreds confirm the eye shows a faithful reproduction. Mr Deakin owns the horse who has drawn offers up to seven thousand dollars and interest from Montana venues.
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Spokane Falls
St. Paul
Dillman
Deakin
Grewase
Deaken
Princiarene
Montana
The Cause of the Digression in Chicago Tribune
An unruly speaker, rising with majestic stance, extols the flag as the imperishable emblem of liberty. He envisions the banner uniting millions yet to come, praising its dawn on a new nation’s birth amid fervent rhetoric.
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Chicago Tribune
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Fagland
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Milesy
Merce” Sambo
Beeee Eckens
Engand
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Perepenen
Brazil
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the Globe
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Anna
Fair Wellesley
Pops
Southsea
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Sondensio
Poplin
Mariz
Lewis
Mrs. Stowe Despris
Lewis G. Clark
Redfern
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Jase
Crete
Neb
Ceessennse
Georsis
Dexter
Fio
Perseas
Seymour
Hay
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Olstead
Elsenbehaversicherungsamt
Katastrophe
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Perien
Pete Ag
Carnot
Massacrate
Popular Science
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