Glove lore and fashion notes from an age of gloves
An extended, fragmentary essay discusses gloves from ancient to medieval times, their social meanings, and ceremonial uses. It covers origins in Anglo Saxon law, royal blessings, knightly challenges, and the shift in status from clergy to nobles. It notes glove making in France and the United States, and the curious claim that many so called kid gloves are rat skins.
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Sieves
Lay Ily
Boaz
Ruth
Earl of Carlisle
Edward III
Richard II
Lancascaster
Henry IV
Catherine
Henry VIII
Anne
Crecy
Ralph Tudney
Itolton Hall
Yorkshire
Henry VI
Frederickshalle
Norway
Charles XII
Sweden
Stockholm
France
United States
M. Donvin
Paria
Foster
A Colored Philologist
A spry youth asks Uncle Babe to explain a hard word used in a conversation about language. Uncle Rube struggles with vowels and syllables while the youth jokes about pronunciation and meanings, ending with relief as he walks away.
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Babe
Rube
Bates
Matinee Mischief Involving Little Girl And Oil Can
A seven year old girl from near Broadway attended a matinee with a kerosene can. She bought two front row tickets with a five dollar bill, then went to Tillinghast's saloon for ice cream and two chickens, insisting on both. Her companion described the outing. the mother later confronted the boy’s mother, who vowed to take him to another matinee if he misbehaves. The incident was reported by the Providence Journal.
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Otis
Crouch
Kathleen Maroetnsen
Academy of Music
Baltimore
Josh Billings
Josh
Henry W. Shaw
Whittaker
James Whittaker
Kershaw Conty
D- C
Alyrat
Seren
Honner
General Sherman
Inter Ocean
D. L. Moody
Northfield
Mase
Haxton Post
Louis Freehette
Canada
Stonington
Connecticut
Chicago Journal
Richmond
Iven
Cheago Iuler
George Francis Train
George Francis
Madison Square
Chicago Times
Broadway
Tillinghast's
Acken
B. I
What He Really Was Afraid Of
A garbled tale from the American Mining Journal recalls a rich Philadelphian riding to New York. He sits beside a famed burglar, racing his society as an Eastbound stockholder claims to seek end. A terse exchange with Mr. Short unfolds with abrupt interruptions and sly insinuations about a Great Inducement Silver Mine.
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Life
New York
Haa
Sya
Tetle
Vanity
DeCourcy
DeCorsetaant
de ‘Snorky
Jenkins
Recherche
Aulsommer
Howers
Polk
Bistre
DeGoosey
DeCourcey
Seine
Mr. Short
Philia
Temperance Progress in England Citing Dr Gilbert and Social Change
The London Standard notes statistics on temperance gains in England, showing fewer deaths from alcoholism and a drop in drink related insanity since 1841. It discusses social shifts, such as commercial travelers drinking less and tippling patterns, and cites Mr. Caine on rising public opinion against drunkenness and its wider influence beyond abstainers.
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London Standard
England
Gilbert Caleul
United Kingdom
Coordi Ng A. Neksun
Mr. Caine
Central Temperance Association
Thackers
Captain Ray
Ensign Fi
Observer
Humorous snippets circulate across papers and jokes
A collage of witty lines and misread names from multiple papers like Brooklyn Eagle Chicago Vines Norris town Herald and NY Journal. It includes quips about painting portraits Henry Kirke White and famous writers, marital barbs, band jokes, social slips, and a mock court remark about a Kathleen Mavourneen loan.
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Henry Kirke White
William Black
Thomas Gray
Tom Brown
Brooklyn Eagle
Nick
Eshuly
Elevated Railroad Journal
Bunson
Indy
Chicago Vines
Fiegende Blatter
Europe
Ieee
Mary Jane Bogs
Nina Lafonti
Norristown Herald
Chicago Herald
The People vs the Liquor Traffic Grand Jury Report
The Grand Jury of St Louis summarizes testimony on dram shops in the city, noting a strong link between proprietors and criminal activity. It highlights how liquor dens attract gangs and youths, with doors left open to theft and protection payments, urging urgent tax paying public consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
St. Louis
Temperance Items and the Drine DeN Transformation
A reformist screed condemns temperance failures and the ruinous effects of drink. It contrasts a boy led to excess and a girl driven to degradation with a warning that alcohol harms all levels of society, from children to adults, as seen through an inspector of schools perspective.
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Drine-Den
Miami
Se Seina
Iip
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Red
Wight
Tao
Dea
Bela
Josephine Pollard
Edger
Ernest
Sen-Cay
Black Prince
Eeate Ain
J. Nese
Adam
Jess
Lussiety
Spoopendyke’s
Mrs. Spoopendyke
Tm the Hous
5Hiyke
Mr. Spoopendyke
Tam
Sean
Mick
Progras of
Temperance
Grand Jurys
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