Hendricks Addresses Brooklyn Rally on Reform and Civil Service
Ex governor Hendricks spoke to about 5000 at the Cler mont avenue rink in Brooklyn renewing calls for taxation civil service reform and party unity. He praised Independent Republicans and warned against attacks on constitutional rights of Black citizens while touting stable government and reforms following the November victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yore
Hendricks
Clermont Avenue
Brooklyn
August van Wyck
Kings County
Democratic Committee
John W. Hunter
Wiliam E. Robinson
Horatio C. King
Woodward
William A. Furey
Democraic Campaign Committee
Henry W. Maxwell
Independent Republican Committee
Martha
Edmund Driges
Andrew McLean
Indiana
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Repub
Drear
Cleveland
Europe
Endricks
Gancher
Andrew Jackson
Arthur
Maxi
Volge
Congress
Hendricks Outlines Taxation Platform and Navy Reform
The discourse centers on Democratic views on taxation and tariff reform. Hendricks denounces Republican pledges, cites naval funding history, and praises restoring the navy and merchant marine. He invokes Jackson’s hickory broom symbol and closes with gratitude to ex-Governor Hendricks as a parade of Democratic and Independent clubs proceeds through illuminated arenas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hendricks
Senator Bayard
Austria
Kosta
Marey
Blaine
Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Andrew McLean
Hendricks
Governor Cleveland Dismisses Negro Rights Fears in NY Speech
Albany November 20 Governor Cleveland rejected rumors that a Democratic victory would threaten African American rights. He called such fears absurd and assured that constitutional protections for all citizens will be maintained and that the administration aims to benefit every person, white and black, nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Cleveland
South
United States
Pew
Democratic Party
Interesting Notes on Feminine Names and Origins
Cnotes and Queries explores the origins of feminine names such as Annabella Arabella Amy Eliza Emily Amelia and Alice. It clarifies their separate roots from languages like Hannibal Aimaric Amie and Adel and disputes common confusions with Elizabeth Anne and Agnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabella
Anna
Hannibal
Bel
Maurice
Mauritius
Kingdom of Heaven
Ellen
Alain
Alan
Allan
Helen
Amy
Amce
Amie
Avice
Avis
Eliza
Elizabeth
Louisa
Heloise
Louise
Louis
Aloisa
Alotsia
Aloysia
Alesia
Alice
Emily
Amelia
Amala
Heavenly
Reginald
Regina
Adelais
Adelaide
Aliza
Alix
Adeline
Adel
Anne
Annis
Agnes
Sabel
Telegraphists Blunders Highlight Telegraph Errors
A Philadelphia Times report details common telegraph transmission errors. Wires between Philadelphia and New York handle the heaviest load with 200 to 300 messages daily. Examples include misreadings of names and phrases, and misheard items like Troches priced at 15¢ and 26¢.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
New York
Western Union Company
William Gil & Pile
William Gillespie
Dr. A. Wing
Pancake, Belts & Co
Kate Field lectures on Mormonism at Chickering Hall
Kate Field describes her eight month stay among Mormons in Salt Lake City and presents in Boston lectures a severe critique of polygamy, endowment practices, and church treason against the government, urging New England readers to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Field
Chickering Hall
Utah
Salt Lake City
Miss Field
Bing
George Washlington
Thomas Jefferson
Martin Luther
Garfield
Henry VIII
Joseph Smith
Kate Deane
Amon
Brigham Youn
Young Eer
New England
United States
Uncle Sam
Fashion Notes: Mourning Styles and New Travelling Coat
A fashion column surveys mourning trends and Parisian imports with many details. It notes imitation crape borders, natural color furs, Mary Anderson’s fur coat, and evolving jewelry like a bracelet of ten monkey-eyed diamonds. It mentions lace pins, Irish crochet collars for children, plaited skirts, and a Transatlantique travelling paletot by Redfern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anderson
London
Europe
Redfern
Transatlantique
Jennie June
Paris
Economical Hints for Household Decoration Today
This piece offers budget friendly tips for home beautification emphasizing thrift over luxury. It covers stained floors, paint mixtures, varnish options, plant placements, curtain styling, bay window treatments, furniture repairs, and selecting affordable accessories to create an elegant look with pennies. It targets the late 19th or early 20th century reader seeking chic interiors on a tight budget.
Edging Pattern for Narrow Knitted Lace in Saxony Yarn
A short pattern for an inch wide edging. Cast on nine stitches and knit across. Rows alternate plain and lace repeats with increases and knit togethers. The sequence includes multiple rows of knit and thread over twice, finishing with a plain row. Suitable in three threaded Saxony yarn for a handsome lace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuit
Konilt
Saxony
Embroidered White Opera Flannel Baby Afghan and Fringed Pongee
A baby carriage afghan in white opera flannel features daisies wild roses and moss rose buds with rib bon embroidery. Pink blue and gold silk accents hold the diagonal ribbon band. Also described is a tidy pongee piece with floral embroidery and a decorative fringe, plus table cloth tips using butcher’s linen and lace.
A Pretty Rug From Old Knit Garments
Instructions for making a durable rug from dark brown Turkish towelling and yellow canton flannel. Describes center and border, edge finishing with yellow crewel, fringe options, and tassel corners. Also gives method to convert worn knit goods into rug strips sewn to coarse cloth to create a flat lay pattern.
Knitting Pattern for Hair Ornament with Crochet Border
Instructions describe knitting a delicate shade scarf like piece of sixty stitches then working garter stitch to fifteen inches, folding half on a hairpin, knitting back to twenty inches, repeating on the other half, binding off, crocheting a border, gathering, adding tassels and a bow, and wearing it over the front hair tied under the chin for evening summer wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ore
Jess
2& Contemporary
Fringe knitting instruction for twelve stitch cast on
Cast on twelve stitches and knit across plain with a repeating thread over and knit sequence. Bind off all but four stitches, drop them, and ravel back to the start. Use No. 9 twisted yarn and tidy needles to knit this fringe.
Decorative Art Society Displays Silk Portieres and Embellished Accessories
The article describes ornate dull gold silk portieres with amber plush bands and oak leaf motifs, plus cords in couching stitches and darker silk veins. It outlines handmade engraving and etching portfolios, lined with satin, and decorated writing cases and blotters with embroidered florals and calendar accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorative Art Society
Globe Fancy Work Instructions Knit Across Ten Rows
The text lists a knitting pattern for a Globe Fancy Work sampler with twenty nine stitches. It details multiple rows including slip stitches, knit, purl, thread over, and decreases such as purl two together, barrow, harrow, and variations across twelve rows.
Pillow Shams From Linen or Handkerchiefs
A brief craft note suggests making pillow shams using eight linen squares hemmed and drawn, or eight handkerchiefs with rick rack braid inserted and edge trimmed to match. The idea emphasizes pretty results from simple materials.
Decorative satin bottles with embroidered floral accents
Create two shaped satin bottles with peacock or olive green fabric. Embroider or paint natural rose sprays on satin. Make two satin bags, cut and cover bottle bases, fringe tops, and tie necks with red ribbon. Craft matching toilet cushion with velvet corner, satin bows, and lace edge.
CHECKERS December 1884 communications and games
Communications for the department are addressed to Charlies F. Barker Cambridgeport Mass and Chess and Checker Players Headquarters Boston. Includes notes on positions 1124 1125 and game commentary by Isaiah Barker and William F Larkin with Beattie Jackson Moir and Goula problem references and solutions shared for Position Nos 1120 1121 1124 1125.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah Barker
Cambridgeport
Mass
Bridgeport
Black
William F. Larkin
F. W. Drinkwater
Haverhill
Nardiff
Goula
Isaiah Parker
Art in America Shows American Art to Surpass World
James Wight of New York argues American art is crude now but will outstrip the world as a mixed nation forms its artistic character. He cites foreign patronage among Vanderbilts Astors and other leaders, and praises a Paris painting depicting medical agony tied to rheumatic illness. He credits Warner's safe cure for his own recovery and predicts strong U. S. art growth.
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New York World
James Wight
Faoadway
New York
Vanderbilts
Astors
R. G. Dun
Nicholaon
Chicago
Mackay
California
Harding
Philadelphia
Paris
America
Carlsbad
Warner
Europe
Wight
Washington Republican
Bureau of Engraving
Washington
Arthur
Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Charles J. Folger
Republic
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Edward Everett
Willltin H. Seward
General Scott
Stanton
Rawlins
Belknap
McCrary
Ramsey
Lincoln
Georges Bancroft
Messrs
Boree
Robeson
Thompson
Goff
Hunt
Chandler
Interior
Robert Morris
the Witt Clinton
Thomas H. Benton
Silas Wright
Stephen A. Douglas
E. D. Baker
Charles Sumner
C. P. Murroy
Anson Burlingame
F. E. Spinner
Thaddeus Stevens
Mutt Carpenter
General Burnside
Army
Pary
John Paul Jones
Decatur
Ferry
Bainbridge
Arragut
Nathaniel Greene
Lafayette
Sherman
Meade
Mansfield
Thomas
Barnes
McPherson
Putnam
Franklin
Fulton
Morse
William Cullen Bryant
Washington Irving
Joseph Henry
Christopher Columbus
John A. Andrew
Martha Washington
Ouray
United States
Iroquois
Polaris
New Tronsides
Revenue Cutter Chase
Engraving Division
Congress
S. M. Clark
Ehtef
Casilear
Jefferson
Jackson
Webster
Hamilton
General Mansfield
Thos de Witt Clinton
Madison
Cocur Jackson
Commodore Decatur
James Monroe
Harles Sumper
W. L. Marcy
Garfield
A. Lincoln
James Ison
Andrew Jackson
Oliver Walcott
Thomas Jefferson
de Wit
George Washington
William Pitt Fessenden
de Witt Clinton
Benjamin Franklins
James A. G
8. M. Clark
Prize Boy for Bad Luck in Locust Summit
Mrs. Mulvey’s 12 year old Patsy suffered a broken nose from a baseball bat two weeks ago and later shot his foot. He then attempted to wear his mother’s false teeth, nearly choking on them during the night. He also spilled boiling water on himself Saturday, needing a doctor to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Penn
A Cry Against Bare Legs of Infants in Cold Streets
A writer laments a fashion of exposing infants' bare legs in cold weather likening it to inviting mass casualties. He urges warm stockings for children to protect little ones from the cold and danger, warning of harm from neglect and harsh words.
Ball Preparations and a Cautious Waltz Lesson
A gentleman invited to a grand ball learns private waltz tips from his wife who cannot attend. She advises him to hold her closely and fearfully, leading to a praised dance. The morning after, he reveals that one partner enjoyed dancing with him due to his close hold. The wife decides to discontinue such lessons.
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Taxation, Civil Service Reform
Ughter
Tilden
United States of America
Louis XV
Ing Fashion Reporter
Lady's Evening Hood
Aunt Jule Lace
Charles FP. Barker
Chess and Checker Players
Pemberton Square
Boston
Bick
Moir
Beattie
Liverpool
Manchester
Miss Floralone
Grand Rapids
Mich
Charlies F. Barker
J. Busby
Jesus
Jonah Taylor
Tudhoe
White
England
Fife
J. Smith
Spennymoor
Ws Iy
A. i
A. Jackson
J. Moir
Ae Il
Glasgow Herald
ART IN America
Checker News
Charles F. Barker
M. ©. Priest
A. J. Dunlap
South Shields
Lockhart
King Street
James Downey
Charles Finlay
Robert Harbottle
D. McNeil
A. Brash
J. C. Thomas
A. Bell
G. Johnson
Fb. Downey
Charles #. Barker
Priest
Mr. Barker
Cinncinnati Commercial Gazette
the Blade
Barker
Wyllie
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