Townsends Letter on New York politics and figures
Townsend surveys New York political life, citing the Republican ticket, ward leaders, and Arthur. He recounts North Carolina Republican Canaday’s wartime shift, speculates on 1888 presidential choices, and notes city life and media dynamics while naming hotels, rail lines, and editors in a vivid period voice.
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New York
Jacobus
Arthur
Aaron Burr
New York City
Edward Livingston
DeWitt Clinton
Burr
Jefferson
Washington
New Orleans
de Witt Clinton
Pete
Jim
Mr. Sneer
City
College of New York
United States
R. William P. Canaday
Wilmington
North Carolina
Mr. Canaday
Theederal
Parke
Engineer Department
Juicy meats prices in Quincy market shock shoppers
A Quincy market butcher boasts meat prices from smoked pork at wholesale 842 cents a pound to ham at 9% retail per pound. He notes beef and lard margins are slim, tripe sells in three forms from 8 to 15 cents a pound, venison at 25 cents, and eggs 27 to 83 cents a dozen. Lamb and mutton show wholesale and retail spreads, calves bring solid prices, and shoulder veal costs 12 to 14 cents per pound.
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Quincy
Ortore
Pevanne
Married on horseback in a Kentucky courthouse tale
A runaway couple from Henry County Ky George A Elkins and Mollie Stewart eloped by riding a horse to Green Street Louisville with Justice John McCann presiding under a rain drenched night umbrella Col William Hardin assisted. The ceremony was brief license shown groom paid and they rode away as a young bride and a prosperous groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
John McCann
Green Street
George A. Elkins
Mollie Stewart
Henry County
Elkins
William Hardin
Youn
Sealskin Leads in Fashion for Fur Garments This Winter
The article notes sealskin remains the most fashionable fur with many imitations in plush. It highlights new styles from short jackets to dolmans and pelerines, praising sacks for comfort and versatility. A shop example showcases natural seal with bear fur trim, emphasizing color, individuality, and flattering fit.
Fashionable fur trims captivate season styles and prices
A cut displays a golden otter coat with long front tabs edged in taped skunk. Skunk trims remain popular and labor intensive, with skins costing around $1 each but often not worth that after plucking. A seal and astrachan blend creates a rich, dressy look echoing lace effects.
Fashionable furs and trims praised in late season cuts
The feature describes various fur garments including sealskin jackets with astrachan bands and tassel drops, a beaver trimmed piece, a sable dolman with taped tails, and plain multifunctional jackets in sealskin Persiana and astrachan. It notes the popularity of fur mixing with tape and the flattering effect of thick furs, highlighting a stylish seasonal cut.
Furs and trims highlight 19th century fashion notes
The piece surveys fur trends with sealskin and otter jackets over vests, long coats, and coats trimmed with beaver and otter. It details boas, muffs, and narrow otter collars, plus a quirky squirrel tail boas and a bear fur revival, then moves to a crochet rose pattern and knitting instructions by Eva M. Mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
Maine
Messrs
D. P. Isley & Co
Hat Frenzy in Church Sparks Comical Skirt Collision
In a parish church episode Mr Judkins tries to guard his new silk hat as Mrs Spriggins skirts wheel it toward the altar. Mrs Parvenue, then Mrs Sontag pass the hat along the aisle causing a dog scare and a kick that sends the hat into the choir and organ area. Judkins departs hatless, now favoring Quakers for hat rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judkins
Mrs. Sontag
Mr. Judkins
Mr. Sontag
Interesting to Young Men Going West
A short, breezy note from the Kansas City Times reflecting on Missouri social norms. It jokes that if a Missouri girl wishes to kiss a young man she does, and if not she refrains, while noting there is no statute but an unwritten local understanding guiding such conduct.
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Alison
Iowa
Illinois
Foraker
Davenport
Lafayette Place
Century Publishing Company
Central Park
Pennsylvania Railroad
Henry Clair
Clam
Lay
New Rennett House
Baltimore
Stewart
New York
Boston
New York & New England
Reading
Pennsylvania
John Anderson
Mary Rogers
Anderson
New York World
Barlow, Belmont and
Tom Scott
Jay Gould
Scott
Texas Pacific Railroad
Hurlburt
Gould
Pulitzer
Keiley
Italy
Pope
Austria
John Sherman
Senate
Ohto
Alphonzo Taft
George Alfaiep Townsend
Kansas City
Church of Christ
Jesus Christ
God
Jerusalem
Christ
Charles
John Newton
Fisk Jubilee Choir Sings at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn
Brooklyn October 25 Fisk Jubilee Singers occupy front seats at Mr Beecher s Plymouth Church service. Beecher cites gospel passages on Jerusalem and Capernum urging compassion over harsh judgment, warning that moral law awaits everyone and miracles do not alter free will.
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Fisk Jubilee Choir
Plymouth
Brooklyn
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Mr. Beecher
Beecher
Christ
Jerusalem
Capernaum
Chorazin
Ilim
Hell
Heaven
Diod
Dieth
Salem
Whist or Chess Which Should Rank First as an Amusement
A long compare and contrast on whist and chess, arguing both require skill and mental effort. It discusses rules, chance, strategy, and the differing charms that keep whist popular despite chess long held as a rival in England.
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England
Elegant traveler and woman clash at Rochester station
In Rochester a well dressed young woman sitting near a station window warned a traveling drummer after he casually touched her hand under her wrap. She claimed she lived in Syracuse and would report the scene if the action continued, giving twenty minutes to remove the hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Herald
Travellin
Syracuse
Public sidewalk dispute over promenade conduct
A Lowell Citizen letter argues against men being forced to walk in the gutter to permit several young women to promenade arm in arm on the sidewalk, framing it as a free country issue and sidewalk etiquette debate.
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Lowell
Puzzling Department Invites Entries and Clues
Open to all readers, this column features riddles and word games. Readers submit puzzle answers to L. H. Patterson in Danvers Massachusetts, with stamps for replies and a periodical record of scores and prizes for first correct solutions.
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Pastime Association
L. H. Patterson
Danvers
Mass
Fragmented list of names and places in puzzle clue
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous personal names and locations such as R. E. P., Northwood Narrows New Hampshire and Lynn Massachusetts alongside mysterious terms like Kismet and Kam Oph. The passage resembles aSolved clue collection with scattered references confusingly presented and no clear narrative or outcome.
Late puzzle submissions and replies from readers
A list of readers and locations including W.5 Palermo Me Ellen M H Amherst Mass Gertie M J West Aden Me Alvin C D Green's Landing Me Miss E G L Potomac Va Miss Emma Rk Chat ham Mass Miss Minnie KE O C Malden Mass Samantha Henniker N H Marian M East Conway N H Miss Grave R P Danvers Mass O N OS Sharon Hill Penn Percy B Tom's River N J BE N B Mattapan Mass A C 8 Brazil Ind Amasa E Clifton Penn J H M Bushkill Penn Howard K Pinn Creek Neb John E K Passaic N J Charles J Pittson Penn Marsden H Chester Va Lewis 8 Wopantury Nd H L W Butler Penn J V D Saco Me F D B Great Falls N H
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Palermo
Ellen M. H
Amherst
Mass
Gertie M. J
West Aden
Alvin C.D
Green’s Landing
E.G. L
Potomac
Emma Rk
Chatham
Minnie KE. O.C
Malden
Samantha
Hen
Bushkill
Penn
Howard K
Pinn Creek
Neb
John E. K
Passaic
N. J
Charles J
Pittston
Marsden H
Chester
Lewis 8
Wopantury
N.d
Butler
Saco
Great Falls
N. H
Competition Answers Crisscross the Seacoast States
A quirky reader’s notes page lists late or accepted entries from New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts Virginia and Rockport with critiques. Several names from East Conway Maiden and Potomac show up, prizes to be mailed, and readers urged to send clearer solutions and stamps for replies.
New England puzzlers league debated as entries flow in
Answers arrive late for puzzle contest from several readers including W B J Palermo Ellen H Amherst Gerty J West Eden Alvin D Green's Landing Miss E G L Potomac and others. Organizers urge more puzzles and charades with eleven days remaining after publication while noting twenty numerical puzzles entered for October and November prizes and potential league formation.
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Puzziers
Palermo
Ellen N. H. Amherst
Mass
Gerty M. J
West Eden
Alvin C. D
Green’s Landing
E.G.L
Potomac
Prite
Cohannet
Tel E. Scope
Dauntless
Jasmine
Miss L
Belgrade Mills
W. BJ
Jenny Gale
Nina
Kum Oph
Manion
Banks
Barker Freeman Match Games and Chess News Highlights
Safe copies of the valuable work include twenty games Barker Freeman and Wyllie played, with 30 cent price postpaid from C F Barker Cambridgeport Mass. News of Priest Adams match pending. Subscription contest results favor Wyllie eight to two with fifteen draws. Strickland’s blindfold display at Cleator Moor, then simul crossboard, eight wins one loss one draw. Martins dominates Lancashire draughts with 52 wins 10 draws 3 losses in 74 games. Oldham next as he sharpens players, Glasgow Herald October 10.
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Brown
Wien
G. W. Brown
Leeds
W. Strickland
Glasgow
Lancashire
Martins
Manchester
Oldham
Glasgow Herald
Weekly Checker Magazine Debuts Under Burlingame
A new weekly magazine devoted to checkers issued October 15 under EK E Burlingame. Eight pages cover positions and news from America and abroad. Price 100. Address E E Burlingame, El. A match between J Smith Spennymoor and A Jackson Manchester for England's championship arouses interest, with J Birkenshaw Leeds challenging the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EK. E. Burlingame
E. E. Burlingame
J. Smith
Spennymoor
A. Jackson
Manchester
England
J. Birkenshaw
Leeds
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Republican Party
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Canaday
Blaine
National Committee
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Republican Arty
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Ecru
Florence
Eva M. Mines
Burcher
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Lady Vera
A & Fa
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G. Raynor
Tet E
Alermo
Taunton
Worcester
N. Trxen
Laby Vera
Thinker
Bar Harbor
Hurman
Weekly Globe
Golden Argosy
Seaside Library
Green's Landing
E. A. Perkins
Minneapolis
BLACK
I. M. Leutz
Lancaster
Pena
Elmira Telegram
Bristol
Warren
Locklin
Farmington
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Il Ai
If Oo
U Iy Heos
Martin
Isaiah Barker
Cambridgeport
M. A. Jackson
Eng
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Lord Byron
Charles Dickens
Lord Clyde
Londonderry
Possig
Fly
Lie
Northwood Narrows
Kismet
Lynn
Malmn
Guess
Orland
Tel E
Puzzle Directory
Marian M
East Conway
G. M.J
Emadihe
Henniker
Minnie O’c
Maiden
G. I. Potomac
Maud Lynn
Ada
Rockport
Eiveraben
Charles F. Barker
Bostom
Bostox
Charles F. ‘Ker
New Houghton Street
Ueesbeideemene
Chess and Checker Players
Pemberton Square
Houghton Street
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