Dumas and the French Women's Rights Debate
A Paris dispatch reviews Alexander Dumas the younger on women rights and divorce. It outlines his pamphlet The Women Who Kill and Women Who Vote, his six part classification of women, and his argument that reform follows from changing morals and laws. The article notes his call for women’s suffrage in France and contrasts it with entrenched social norms.
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Paris
New York Sun
Mme. de ‘Villy
M. Alexander Dumas
Mile
Hubertine Auciere
M. Dunas
Georges
M. Dumas
almann-Levy
Kesha
Dumas
France
Tragic fringe mishap at country house in London
A London Truth item describes a lady waving farewell from a country house when a strong wind lifts her decorative fringe. A frinning flunKey collects the toupe, sparking chatter that false fringes are common. The piece notes fashion trends for low foreheads and a French milliner skilled at fastenings.
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London
Lam
Hair fashions described with curls and hats of the era
The text details headgear and hair styles, noting curls resembling Ninon de l Enclos portraits and the use of bandoline. It mentions occasional unkempt hair like a child, baby bonnets, and styles resembling a haystack or furze bush. Large hats sit at angles where brims point to opposite directions.
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Ninon de l'Enclos
Irish Land League decries Coercion and presses unity
The Irish National Land League in America denounces English coercion and suppression of public meetings for Charles Stewart Parnell and fellow leaders. It argues the landlords drive oppression and calls for united support from Americans to sustain the Land League, with appeals through Lawrence Walshe, Patrick Ford, J. B. O'Reilly, William Wallace, and Michael Davitt, dated October 26, 1850.
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New York
Irish National Land League of America
Friends of Ireland
America
Ireland
Charles Stewart J'arnell
Land League
Keta d
Ithe and League
Eaglind
Parnell
Land League Organization
London Times
Lord Clarendon
Bevs
Merein
Gladstone
Bright
Forter
Trish
Serra
Selalht Pepa
Wardell
Atlantic
England
National Land Movement
The
Dublin
Lawrence Walshe
American Land League
Waterbury
Ann
Patrick Ford
Irish World
J. B. O'Reilly
Boston Lot
William Wallace
East Forty-einth Street
New York City
New York Land League
Michael Davitt
Irish National Land League
Why a New Building Is Closely Inspected
A Detroit Free Press explanation notes many onlookers at a building site are needful observers. Six watch brickwork, six monitor basement finish, ten inspect lumber, ten verify roof type, ten check mortar, and others discuss structural tension and materials. Their vigilant scrutiny saves owners money and ensures safety from foundation to roof.
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Detroit
Villaious
Windsor
Constantinople
Alligator mystery intrigues St Louis neighborhood tale
A visiting party learns of a newborn alligator and seven siblings in a back yard near Thirteenth Street and Franklin Avenue. The mother ignores offspring, weather cool, most young die, one survives tiny and unnamed. Neighbors and local workers speculate on hatching and care, while locals fear the creature. Includes a brief ad note about medicated prunes and a jobs listing at West Street.
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St. Louis
Squire B. P. Taaffe
C. Schlag & Co
Thirteenth Street
Franklin Avenue
New Athens
Lll
Schlag
Lucky Louisa acquittal jury volleys seven to five
Trial of Sophie Lyons charged with blackmail concludes with defense arguing misidentification and lack of extortion proof. Jury falls eight to four, then seven to five for acquittal. judge notes credibility of witnesses and instructs on threat meaning. Lyons sobs as verdict unresolved.
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Wilkinson
Mr. Swasey
Constance
Swaeey
Louisa Sylvan
Sophie Lyons
Mrs. Lucas
Remarkable Letter From Eastport Suicide Note
The letter by E A Harmon who poisoned himself at Island House in Eastport details his act, his time in a sardine factory, and his religious reasoning. He describes leaving no directions, choosing death over pain and worldliness, and asks friends to accept his farewells while asserting insanity was not the cause.
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Eastport
E. A. Harmon
Island House
Westrock
Maine
Harmon
E. H. Harmon
P.S
A Pen Picture of Lester Wallack in New York's Stage
A columnist portrays Lester Wallack as New York’s leading manager of English origin on the American stage. Descriptions cover his age about sixty, appearance with black hair and a monocle, and his influence over public entertainment. The piece blends admiration with personal narrative and humor.
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New York
Lester Wallack
Times
He Killed the Both Frank Allison in Virginia Tragedy
In Woodlawn near the Grayson line, merchant Frank Allison suspected his partner Hawkes and his wife of illicit relations. He hid near the store, surprised them in Hawkes' room, then shot both after entering. He surrendered to authorities. Allison and his wife reportedly come from prominent local families and he possessed considerable means.
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Frank Allison
Woodlawn
Hawkes
Allison
Two Women Claimed Him at Union Depot in Elizabeth
At the Union depot Elizabeth New Jersey a tall well dressed man with a woman in black attracted a crowd as he faced two women claiming to be his wife. One woman accused him of long marriage and dishonor while another, said to be from Boston, pursued him from a boarding house. Police separated the parties as a crowd cheered. The man identified as Ellery, son in law of Silas C. Herring, was taken to the police with both claimants by Sergeant Flannigan.
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M. Dumas
Paris
Dumas
France
Chamber of Deputies
America
Sophie Lyons
Swasey
Louisa Sylvan
Allen
Mr. Allen
Mr. Swasey
Lyons
Miss de Wolf
Miss Sylvan
Union
Elizabeth
N. J
New York
Linck
Will
Ellery
Silas C. Herring
Plainfield
Yates
Gaynor
Lady In Black
Khery
Boston
Inlizabeth
A Dog Destroys Five-Dollar Bill In Indianapolis Tale
A mutilated five-dollar note was presented to the treasury from Marion County Indiana and redeemed. An affidavit by Walter Rivers, sworn before John E K Scott, states that a dog owned by Rivers seized the bill in Indianapolis on September 5, 1880, chewed off the right corner and left edge, swallowed the remainder, and could not be recovered. The bill sought replacement from the Treasurer of the United States. The piece ends noting Dr Bull's Cough Syrup's wide use and price.
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Washington Star
Marion County
Indiana
John EK. Scott
Walter Rivers
Indianapolis
Deponent
United States
A Rover's Life and Death of Ward Bassett Sailor
Ward Bassett a widely known Connecticut born sailor dies by his own hand after a life filled with travel and danger. Coroner in Stapleton delayed proceedings after a telegram appointing H M H Taylor of Taunton and West Suffield relatives to claim the body. Bassett served in the navy under Farragut and later captained a whaling ship before injuries and family losses left him despondent. He spoke three languages and was forty seven at his death in New York.
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Oaks
Stapleton
Staten Island
Ward Bassett
Marion
H. M. H. Taylor
Taunton
Mass
West Suffield
Conn
HW. M. H. Taylor
Bassett
Amy G. Taylor
Mary E. Taylor
New York
West Luffield
Connecticut
Manlius
N. Y
Palmyra
Syracuse
William Taylor
New York State Medical Society
Congress
State Board of Supervisors
Roland Taylor
Flo
America
Hassett
Southern Pacific
Cape Town
South Africa
Mississippi
Farragut
New Orleans
Navy
Lassett
San Francisco
Lacy Taylor
West Sufield
Boston
Ward
Mansfield and Montaland in a Grand Opera House row
The story recounts Josie Mansfield’s jealousy of Montaland the opera star. Fisk arranged a private dinner with Montaland, kept Mansfield in the dark via a private telegraph line, and Mansfield interrupted to discover the affair. Fisk’s attempt to appease both women failed, ending with Mansfield barring Fisk from her Twenty third street home.
Father's Sword Returned to Captain Sims Family in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn orphan girl, Miss Lucy Sims, seen as Captain Sims’s daughter by adoption, may receive his sword from ex Confederate James F Steele. The Thirteenth Regiment supported her education from Vassar to Brooklyn public schools, with funds and guardianship for fifteen years.
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Sims
Hervic
Captain Sims
Herald
James F. Steele
Cureton
Lancaster County
8. C
Brooklyn
Steele
Lucy Sims
Thirteenth Regiment
Sprague
Forty-first New York Volunteers
Burnside
Sins
Petersburg
Greenwood Cemetery
Lucy
Vassar College
Bloody Encounter with Baantos in Mafeteng Relief
Cape Town reports an ambush near Mafeteng as Basutos large in number charged the yeomanry before relief efforts reached the area. The clash foreshadows further military action in the region with heightened tensions between colonial forces and local groups.
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Baantos
Cape Town
Mafeteng
Basito Rebellion Clash Ends with Heavy Losses
Rebels, armed Basitos with improvised spears and shields, charged at full speed and were repulsed by Cape Town rifles. Twenty four yeomen were killed, reinforcements arrived, and the attackers were estimated at about fifty strong. The second rush was checked and casualties mounted on both sides.
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Cape Town
Folies Bergere Tour Describes Parisian Amusement
Paris correspondent reviews the Folies Bergere as a grand yet morally ambiguous venue with a superb orchestra and two ballets nightly. He notes seductive spectators, fashionable dress, and cosmopolitan revelry, praising order while acknowledging a bustling “earthly paradise” atmosphere and a pervasive trade in flirtation and wine.
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Europe
Paris
Dramatic News
United States
Venus
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
London
New York
Folies-Bergeres
Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure Pitch
A reader notice promotes Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure as a pure vegetable remedy that cures all troubles of the lower body portion and none others. It claims to improve overall health without addressing toothache earache or consumption, urging readers to try it for vigor and enjoyment of life.
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Warner
Wonderful popularity of the Renowood Wendy item
A revived 19th century Hop Bitters testimonial claims unmatched curative power. The letter from station agent W B Hathaway recounts a feeble elderly woman recovering ability to dress, walk, and care for her room after using the product, aided by a trip to Deposit for a bottle.
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Cosneeros Station
W. B. Hathaway, Agt
U. S. Ex. Co
Enthusiastic Endorsement for Hop Bitters in Gotham NH
A letter from TIM BURCH in Gotham New Hampshire dated July 14 1879 thanks Hop Bitters for restoring steadiness to his nerves after years of shakiness from a minor shock. He reports one bottle helped, a second bottle brought no change, and now his writing hand works clearly. He commends honest manufacture and predicts the companys blessing on mankind.
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Gotham
N.H
Mankitia
Tim Burch
Duty To Others
Anna Maria Krider, wife of Tobias Krider, aged over seventy four, reports severe health decline including weakness cough and dyspepsia. After three bottles of Hop Bitters she improves greatly with regular bowels appetite and cough relief, urging others to try the remedy.
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Chambersburg
Anna Maria Krider
Totias Krider
Anna M. Krider
Tobias Krider
A Husband's Testimony on Hop Bitters Cures Skin Flaws
A Syracuse woman troubled by blotches pimples and moth patches finds relief after trying Hop Bitters on the recommendation of a friend. One bottle reportedly made her skin smooth and soft and restored health, credited to a member of Canadian Parliament.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Health Search Ends in Hop Bitters Restorative
A woman from Augusta Maine recounts long travels across Europe and other countries seeking health at great cost. She finally finds renewal using less than two bottles of Hop Bitters and urges others to stay home.
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Europe
Augusta
A Lovely Chaplet Hop Bitters Fashion Health Note
A late fashion report lauds hop vines in blossom as prettiest chaplet and praise Hop Bitters as a general renovator of health. The medical review claims it aids natural operations, aids digestion, and promotes healthy organ action. a user notes it wards off paralysis and headache.
Hop Bitters touted as nerve tonic and health restorer
An 1870s promotional round of Hop Bitters claims to quiet nerves, energize the body, and cure diseases without intoxication. Testimonials from Delavan Wisconsin, Boyce Michigan, and Brandfors Penn cite improved vigor, kidney and bladder relief, and life free of illness after one bottle, urging others to try it for friends and neighbors.
Hop Bitters Praise From Evansville Sale
Immense sale at Evansville Wisconsin on June 24 1879 praises Hop Bitters. The advertisement claims half the sale customers are satisfied with cures and weight gain from several bottles. Smith and Ide sign the notice endorsing the product and urging support for the Hop hitters cause.
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Evansville
Wis
Smith & Ide
Cleveland, O
B. Pop
Plain Dealer Co
Juries and Judgments Over Diet In Indirect Crime Link
A witty, satirical note argues that if a defendant’s moral sense is warped by health issues such as indigestion and organ disease, a judge might consider Hop Bitters to aid recovery rather than lengthy imprisonment. The quip suggests medical remedies could impact criminal culpability.
Hop Bitters Fame Spreads From Letters Across States
A flood of testimonials from Cleveland Springfield Miss Moore Sanderton Paulding and Lowell praise Hop Bitters for curing dyspepsia diarrhea insomnia and nervous ailments. Letters describe rapid improvements in color vitality and overall health with customers vouching for notable benefits and high satisfaction.
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Sanderton
Penn
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Tears
M. Kumas
Agitated
Appeal
Land League of America
Thomas Ward
1St U. S. Artillery
Fort Independence
Boston Harbor
Smith
W. EB. A
West Street
Lucky Louisa
Allen-Sylvan
Adams
Sylvan
Revere House
Wallack
Watack
Evaneeze
Thave
Mr. Wallack
Nester
Elizabeth, N. d
St. Jacobs Orn
Atal
Vogeler & CO
Baltinore, Md
Sailor
New Bedford
Ile
Robin Hood
Arivate School
Suffield
Memingway
Hoston
Paul Revere
Mather Taylor
Bethel
Lovig
Mansfield and Montaland
Jim Fisk
Josie
Commodore
Harry Thll
Montaland
Mansfield
Fisk
Grand Opera House
Twentythird
Miss Mansfiewt
Jim
Erie Road
Wall Street
Wisk
Montalanid
Jusie
James
Miss Mansfield
Mrs Mansfield
Spark'n
Jims
Mansfeld
Montiland
Montalanad
Lake Erie
Twenty-third Street
Byinge
Onl
Stokes
Renowood
Wendy
Hop Dittera
Kil
Oswego Sun
Delavan
Boyce
Mowner
Mich
W. L. Carter
Springfield
Genta
Mary F. Starl
Gurxapa
Miss
Lir
Moore
New South
Fred. Thunsberger
Hot Britrers Co
Geo. W. Potter
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