Winning a Bride On an Egyptian Village Saga
A Copt narrator recalls a strange love conflict with a Muslim sheikh near Assiout during Ismail’s era. After a vow to marry Laila, he battles the sheikh, faces execution, and is saved by a miracle as the sheikh confesses his perjury. The tale ends with the narrator and Laila living under English rule.
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Medinet Habu
Nusrani
Ismail
Assiout
Mussulman
Laila
Sirgeh
Adahabiah
Cyrus P. Quackenboss
Cincinnati
Karnak
Porcine
Doura
Ali
Dantenee
Meon
Anesey
Athanasia
Athanasio
Effendi
Egypt
The Hotel Label Paris Edition exposes hidden luggage marks
The Paris edition reports a hotel porter using paste labels to signal a traveler’s character to other hoteliers. Labels may warn of willingness to resist extra charges or susceptibility to tips, allowing lodgings to screen newcomers. The piece suggests travelers mark luggage to counteract such practices.
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Paris
New York Herald
Switzerland
Dazzling Art Gowns Parade at Liberty's Regent St
London fashion notes visit Liberty's Regent Street with gowns in pale cerulean silk trimmed in oriental embroidery and silver net. The writer visits Peter Robinson’s group of shops, Maison Nouvelle, Dickens Jones and Redfern, praising hats, cloaks, mantles, and the corduroy cloth trend while admiring gowns, tea gowns, and fashionable accessories.
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Ondon
Liberty's
Regent St
Orient
Leighton
Alma Tadema
Gilbert
Liberty
Haberdasher’s
United States
Oxford St
Great Portland St
London
Paris
Sean
Peter’s
Peter
Alon Regent St
Maison Nouvelle
How To Cook Oysters and Serve Them Right
A period article on oyster care and preparation from opening methods to serving. It warns against rough handling and ice washing, promotes proper opening, and outlines paprika oysters and oyster omelet recipes, plus scalloped oysters with butter cracker crumb layers and short baking.
Fall fashion flows in with ties and tailored gowns
New York on September 10 reports a lively display of fall and winter ties with washable cheviot and tweed costumes. Dresses favor fine faced cloths and Bedford cords in browns and dark blues with green and prune, plus trims of silk embroidery, jet beads, gimp and fur. Coats and capes gain prominence as stylish lightweight wraps for early season wear ahead of full winter cloaks.
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New York
Coat of Black Broadcloth with Velvet Lining
A fall model coat in black broadcloth features a close fit with long back and side skirts tapering to reveal a deep waistcoat style. It has a flaring collar, front braids, and is lined in black velvet.
Very Handsome Calling Gown from Redfern
A detailed illustration presents a biscuit colored ogogne gown with silk embroidery shading to cinnamon brown and touches of gold. A cinnamon brown feathered lower edge, long back coat bodice, embroidered waistcoat, gilt buttons, and a brown velvet flaming collar accompany a matching felt hat trimmed with cinnamon velvet ribbons and feathers.
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Redfern
High-toned Redskins in Indian Territory described by traveler
Frank G. Carpenter travels Tahlequah and Muskogee in the Cherokee nation, praising their governance and farms while condemning white conduct. He notesCherokee self rule, land rights, extensive white settlement, intermarriage trends, and social contrasts with railroad towns. He observes schools, farms, cattle, and industry, and records liquor misuse among whites and disorder in mixed towns.
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Capitol
Treasury Department
Supreme Court
Department of Education
the Treasury
Mays
Tahlequah
Jerry Rusk
Wisconsin
Muskogee
Arkansas River
Fort Gibson
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Indian Territory
Texas
Kansas
Washington St
Bushyhead
Jose
Frank Murray
Sam Paul
Rector
Chickasaw Nation
Wachita Valley
United States
Delaware
Indiana
Fort Smith
Wagoner
Valley House
Harris
Frank G. Carpenter
Weekly Globe Circular Promotes New Private Rate
The Weekly Globe announces a private circular offering a rate to help readers form large clubs. It invites sending for the new circular and free sample copies.
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Weekly Globe
Hand made damask dinner cloths praised by Tribune
The Tribune notes hand made damask differs from darned ground by catching one thread at a time. Conventional patterns look better in this technique. An example lunch cloth shows the border background executed in light shading.
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the Tribune
Pattern Description of Gold Ornament Tie and Colors
The passage describes a pattern in gold color featuring a tie with an ornament that is five white elements, with the ornament filled in with a hue and outlined in gold.
SANDS THAT SING AND BARK
A Washington Star report describes Kauai’s barking sand on a south shore dune and its sonorous effects. Scientists explain rolling grains emit deep tones when disturbed, with bags amplifying the sound. natives link noises to spirits, while global examples include Manchester beach.
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Washington Star
Kauai
Barking
Manchester
Mass
Married 22 Times and Roman Wives Reclaim Power
The piece contrasts Roman wives under empire with earlier days when women held strong household influence. It notes women’s property rights, the rise of women as property managers, and husbands often financially dependent on wives. It cites Cornelia, Julia, Octavia, Agrippina, and others as exemplary figures, shaping virtue and strength.
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Rome
Cornelia
Gracchi
Julia
Caesar
Pompey
Octavia
Augustus
Antony
Tiberius
Agrippina
Germanicus
An Irrepressible Boy Alleges Mischief and Mirth
A humorous portrait of a highly mischievous boy who wrecks furniture, toys, and dishes with playful chaos during the day. Yet at night he sweetly bids good night to his mother and father, claiming he has tried to be good. The piece contrasts energetic antics with a calm bedtime ending.
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Mamma
Papa
Dance of the Chicago Belle and Egbert
A humorous vignette from Texas Siftings features a Chicago belle quipping to her near sighted fiancé Egbert. He kneels to propose but cannot see clearly due to missing eyeglasses, misidentifying the correct foot as the partner claims the shoe is now disengaged.
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Texas
Egbert
Chicago
Encouraging but Ambiguous Yankee Blade Exchange
A fragment shows a dialogue where a millionaire seeks his daughter’s affection through consent to pay addresses. The anxious father urges action, claiming others have succeeded, while the suitor expresses hope and uncertainty about winning her heart.
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Yankee Blade
The Boarder's Career in a Philadelphia Boarding House
A personal reminiscence by a lifelong boarder detailing shifting lodgings, diverse hosts from widows to Italians, and a flamboyant yet squalid world of eight old ladies, poodles, and smoky rooms. The narrator recalls fire, rent troubles, bogus suitors, and the drift from comfort to dust and despair in urban boarding life.
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Philadelphia Times
Legion
Lucretia
Annibale
Polly
Hingland
Sam
Impecunious Austrian Seeks Credit Amidst Debts
A fragmented exchange from Texas Siftings shows an impoverished Austrian lamenting unpaid debts while an acquaintance consoles him that his financial woes reflect credit rather than character. The dialogue hints at irony as the speaker considers wealth and pride in a small town setting.
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Texas Siftings
Rather Thin Texas Siftings Pie Comment
A fragment shows a character criticizing a pie as very thin and remarks on the other person’s cooking. The piece conveys a homey, conversational tone from a rural setting.
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St. George and the Saints
Sien
Effenay
Iain
ARADS
Mein
Allah
Hassan
Jett
Dickens & Jones
Brilliant
Peter the Great
Earth
Marrigz Jonreau
Thomas,j. Murrey
Boston
Redskins
Jay Goulds
Eliots
Tamequan
I. T
Mexico
Five Civilized Tribes
Washington
State House
National Capitol
Two Creek
S. W. Foss
Dolly
Granny
Melancholy Confessions of A
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