A Woman of Daring and Her War Time Romance
Agnes Leclercq a German born actress becomes Princess Balm-Salm by marrying a Union Army officer. She helped him regain command in New York, led battalion recruitment, served as nurse in Mexico, aided Maximilian's escape efforts, faced siege danger, and kept courage through three wars. She ended as a nurse leader decorated with the Iron Cross.
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American Press
Agnes Leclercq
Prince Salm-Salm
Louis Blenker
Washington
Miss Leclercq
Salm-Salm
General Blenker
Eighth New York Regiment
Eighth New York
Ira Harris
New York
Morgan
Hut
Albany
Prince Balm-Salm
Illinois
Dick Yates
Yates
Salm- Balm
Army
Maximilian
Mexico
Queretant
Queretaro
City of
Diaz
Jiaz
Escobedo
Maximiliane
Imperial House of
Austria
Salm Salm
Juarez
Prussia
Gravelotte
GeEonnkr L. Kilmer
Fallacy of Strikes and Labor Reform by Peters
Madison C. Peters argues that sobriety and saving make workers capitalists and wage levels will rise through reduced strikes. He attacks strikes and immigration as depressants on wages, endorsing high tariffs and labor discipline to lift employment and earnings for American workers. He cites German beer as a vice harming labor and claims labor costs in liquor byproducts lower than general manufacturing.
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William
von Moltke
Cardinal Manning
England
America
Europe
Madison C. Peters
God in Everywhere and All Things
Passage cites Charles Gore on God's presence in all creation and human activity. It asserts that beauty truth and goodness reveal the divine, touching nature and human life through artist thinker laborer and priest. Worship arises as joy and delight return to the divine essence per holy scripture.
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Charles Gore
Teach the Young Good Manners
A mother's watchful guidance from babyhood to maturity costs little and yields a generation of polished, respectful youths. The text urges teaching a child to wait upon themselves and their parents, implying long term social benefits.
How do you like my gown
The verse depicts a boastful gown praise scene and a judge overhearing a witty quip about sentences handed down. The dialogue reflects satire on fashion and court absurdity with sharp humor from Cloak Review and Harper's Bazar style.
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Gazgam
Harper’s Bazar
Oysters Claim Leads to Curious Quarrel
In a humorous exchange a speaker boasts of eating a quart of raw oysters saying he did it before yesterday while another dismisses the claim as exaggeration. The dialogue suggests a playful confrontation over the feat and the oysters’ size is described as small.
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Patrick
Seguin
Tex
Texas Siftings
Office prank and dining etiquette across papers
A desk editor contemplates a quip as an office boy shoots a tack into a chair. In a country dining scene a girl and her father discuss a napkin and safety pin. A couple of Johnnies joke about unpaid wine in a restaurant.
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Ptay
Buffalo Courier
Neflye
Chicago
France
Seven Years For Surgery Jury Verdict
The Chicago Tribune reports a man jailed for seven years after a jury convicted him over a surgery case. The piece notes the subject made a name for himself but its wording hints at another’s reputation being tied to the outcome.
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Anvuther
Chicago Tribune
Diamonds and bearskins and witty quips headline club life
A collage of cartoonish vignettes appears from 19th century papers. Dialogues joke on diamonds bearskins and polite society. Snippets show social scenes in Chicago Vogue Brooklyn Detroit Washington and Texas with remarks on manners and mischief.
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Bristol
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Washington, D.C
United States
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Press Claims Company
Luneleigh
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Puck
Mr Brown
Mrs. Brown
Brooklyn
Harvey
Jim
Detroit Free Press
Washington Star
Easygo
Inter Ocean
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Wild Bella
Kingley
Bingo
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Johnnie
Noah
U.S
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Capital
T. Walling
Potter
Boston
N. A. Reed, Jr
J Campbell
W. Mavanaugh
Little Rock
Ark
I. H. Rich
J F. Turner
T B. Haig
N. Y
E. J. Payne
Battle Creek
Mich
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Arcade
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Sosronies
Lord
Neats
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Waldron & Brownell
Bradford Street
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Estes & Lauriat
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Oliver G. Mennon
Cripple Creek
Colorado
OEE
Jaws of Colorado
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Treasury
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Treas
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York
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Ohio
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Warren
USA
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