The Rose and the Speakable Servitors of Old Gardens
A sweeping monograph on roses spans ancient and modern cultivation. It traces Greek and Roman horticulture, Moorish and Asian influences, and the spread of roses worldwide. The essay notes varietal growth, perfumery, and economic trends in rose propagation and decorative use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provence
Saloman
Theophrastus
Varro
Columella
Virgil
Pliny
Ross
Hower
Italy
Rome
Nero
Rhodes
Rhodon
Fashion notes and couture details of a late 19th century season
The piece surveys costly fabrics and millinery trends among ultra fashionables, detailing satin fabrics brocaded with walnuts, gold basket bonnets, silk and damask textiles, and exotic embellishments. It notes Chinese and Japanese headedresses, diamond pin accents, and a wide range of wraps, laces, and sheer cambrics planned for summer outfits plus miscellaneous fashion anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lampas
Selvage
Humorous glimpses from a bustling 19th century press
A collage of jokes and vignettes from various papers. Bits include a barbershop quip about length on top, a Beeton Tran script jab, a Miss Beauregard cyclone tale, a New York wedding under a floral umbrella, and a Boston man clinging to a lamp post amid a drug store swirl. Notes on a 120,000 Bilyn girl offer a punchy cap to the humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauregard
Norristown Herald
New York
Hartford Times
Chicago Herald
Jane
Mrs. P
Boston Ter
Boston
University Club
Temperance and the ruin of drink in modern journalism
A reflective piece recalls early New York City editors such as John R. Armstrong Otterson and Maverick and Sam Glenn, noting their rise and fall to drink. It argues the press generation’s collapse under alcohol and warns of societal harms from liquor. The author blends personal illness with critique of drink fueled vice.
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Old Journaliatew
York
John R. Armstrong
The
Tiwes
Franklin 5 Otterson
Teiline
Min
Otterson
Armstrong
the Times
Augustus Maverick
Sam Glenn
the Hierald
Boston
New York
Dana
Prihum
George Jones
Weley Raymond & Co
Yimes
Charles G. Halpine
Metropolitan Press
John Clancy
Charles B. Seymour
Edward Wilkins
Herald
George Arnold
John Barleycorn
Promising New Orleans Clergyman's Downfall and Death
A New Orleans dispatch reports Rev. John Philson late rector of St George's Episcopal Church in this city died after a drunken spree. He had studied in Dublin and served several parishes in Louisiana. His resignation followed years of intemperance and he died of brain congestion in bed. The piece notes liquor’s social damage and cites related commentary.
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John Russell Young
United States
China
Charles Dudley Warner
Patti
Lucie’s
Julius Benedict
Jenny Linil
Philip Phillipa
Marti
Chicago
R. A. Holland
Chienage
Ty Episcopal Church
New Orleans
Rebecca Mel Cun
Statensland
V. Sun
A. H. Rice
Massachusetts
Boston Herald
James Freeman Clark
Boston
Boston Post
George Crook
Chicago Journal
John Philson
St. George's Episcopal Church
Dublin
Trinity Patiens
Orters
Gallagher
St George's Church
St. George's
Pathetic Scene At Aill Wedding Near Plymouth Church
A Montreal thief attempted a bold theft using an alarm clock to hide a nut clock inside his coat. The scene unfolds near Plymouth Church where Miss Singer, a sewing machine heir, agreed to wed only if her fiancé Bangs abandoned dogs. The Skye terrier accompanied Bangs to the church, and the faithful dog was removed at the sanctuary door by a sexton amid emotional farewells. The bride’s wealth and the wedding sacrifice provide the moral frame for the quirky episode observed by loiterers and bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Church
Bangs
Skye
Miss Singer
Montreal
The Man Who Interrupts
A speaker laments interrupters in conversation and declares a disdain for those who derail dialogue with irrelevant remarks. He likens such interrupters to a dangerous menace and asks if readers have encountered such people or their spouses, offering to listen instead of speaking.
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Tor Chase
Sam
Tam
Kerplink
Jil Nye
Shtroit Free Press
Marstall
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Walla
Damascus
Barbary
Egypt
Tolia
Bengal
Cashmere
Laly
Spain
France
England
America
Oregon
Florida
Maine
California
Sarah
Harper's Bazar
Nish
United Atany States
Detroit
Baltimore
N.Y
Louisville Courier-Journal
Beeton Transcript
Temperance
the Social Glass
Micuart, Bass
London
Pete
Gilled Dens
den Rou
Lindon
James Speen
Kentucky
Lincoln
Cleveland
Now
Conanth
Mage
Aliquon-Saloon
Aelic
Philadelph Garden
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