Perverse eloquence and a theater seat dispute in New York
The column exposes sensational Victorian views on women with a hostile remark about female behavior, followed by a theater seating incident at Booth's Theater where a manager could not resolve a seat dispute as eight patrons clashed over valid tickets. It includes a long excerpt from the New York Evening Post and a technical note on nitroglycerine and early explosive manufacture.
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Werk Wooman
Pyrantine
Booth
Vox
Bernhardt
Germany
Hercules Potyder
von Bekkelen
Virginia City Chronicle
Sesle
Department of Labor
England
Memory and mind's eye readers recall vivid visual feats
A column discusses retinal and memory imagery, citing Memory Thompson and a Kilburn Priory anecdote, then notes proposed schooling to train visual memory. It includes observations on light for eye health, and a mix of odds and ends on bears versus hornets, Arctic cold records, and quotes on St Jacobs Oil usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilburn Priory
Cardinal Wolsey
Thompson
Oxford Street
London
Memory Thompson
Genteman's
S.H. Yoder
Globe Mills
Bt. Jacobs Oil
Tlnge
St. Jacobs
A Maine Romance at Bean's Corners Newsroom
Amorous tale from Bean's Corners Franklin County Maine sparks a public squabble over Misa Mary Weaver and Edward Tuttle. Mrs Weaver locks Mary in her room after a dispute while Tuttle faces a cross suit. neighbors debate proper punishment and propriety amid a humorous, moralizing tone. Mop Bitters ad follows in the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpant
Misa Mary
Weaver
Bean's Corners
Franklin County
Maine
Edward Tuttle
Mary
Tuttle
Walker
Mr. Weaver
Ord
Bean's
Philadelphia Times
Wedding Present and Quick Remedies in Odd Notices
A jumble of wedding talk, quips, and ads runs through the page. A mock bridal scene notes vows, gifts, and a threat of oil of vitrol as a surprise. Ads laud Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure and Hop Bitters as health boosters. A London suit over a singer’s contract and a Newton church bell tied to Revolutionary soldiers close the fragment.
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Tex
Cario Bulletin
Johnson
Warner
C. A. Harvey
D.C
Washington
D. C
Mopsrixa
London
America
Pies
Congregational
Newton
Cen
Dulleta
Rare Elephants Exhibit From Malay Peninsula in New York
A pair of unusually small woolly elephants, about 28 and 36 inches tall, arrived from the Malay Peninsula and are shown in New York. They resemble extinct Malta elephants in size, sport a thick hair coat, and have survived sea passage after leaving their high mountain habitat. Described as playful and gentle, they offer curious interactions with visitors as they sway and gently take hands.
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New York
Malay Peninsula
Siypaypote
Malta
Siberia
Wolves and a Father Sacrificing Children News Story
A Russian journal recounts a Moscow region peasant who, fleeing wolves with his wife and four children, sacrificed his children one by one to save his own life and reach safety. The court acquitted him, arguing a parent may sacrifice offspring to spare themselves, though many condemn the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Vermont correspondent cures sick headaches with diet change
A Vermont correspondent reports twenty years of sick headache and frequent illnesses ending after eight months without meat. Switching to vegetables and cereals with occasional fish and eggs restored health and strength, underscoring limits to what one can digest.
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Vermont
W. Ross
H.R. Braves
Boston
Dr. W. Ross
Praggist
Boyit
Witton
Towa
Sturo
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