Writing for Pay. Gotham literary life and NYC writing
Western writers learn that securing work in New York is hard with full ranks and many applicants. The piece covers how seasoned writers edge into regular papers and magical-weekly markets, the tight networks, and the risk of sensational breezy fiction, plus a portrait of John Swinton and editorial attitudes.
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New York
Chicago Times
San Francisco
Cara
Frank Leslie
Harpora
Bonner
The
Ledger
Iful Duston
Francisco
Bellevue Hospital
Cincinnati
Europe
New
Newsboys wage and law in Cincinnati relying on order
The piece describes Cincinnati newsboys and their dogs at press time, noting wages up to three dollars a day for selling The Enquirer, the boys’ unwritten rules, and the crowd chaos. It also covers aerial navigation musings, aluminum prospects, dress reform trends, and new comfort garments for women.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Enquirer
Thorn i
Central Avens
Dowmorest
Edmund O. Stedman
Faure
England
Andrapolivir
Noris
Jedmen
Stedman
Clara Belle
Hingo
Misa Murray HL
Mias Exolugiv Knickerbocker
Trollope's Obstinacy and Oddities Noted by English Writer
A New York Tribune excerpt recalls Anthony Trollope as a man of common sense yet stubborn and perverse. He roared in a Henley conclave and declared he differed entirely, illustrating a vivid image of his stubborn temper and lively conversational style.
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Trollope
New York Tribune
Anthony Trollope
Henley
Bancroft Rose Garden and a Wife’s Remade Home
The piece portrays Bancroft in Washington and Newport amid a vast rose garden planted on a new lot facing Seven teenth Street. It details his winter home, gardens, and daily walks with a three legged stool as he admires roses, plus Mary Clemmer’s post-divorce home reassembly with heirloom furnishings and a pier-glass reproduction, describing her strength and magnetism.
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Bancroft
Mary Clemmer
Chicago Tribune
Washioton
D. C
Seventeenth Street
West End
Providence
Jacqueminot
Marshal Neil Bonds
Marie Gillot
Malmaison
Madame Moersh
Maria Cook
Doy
Newport
Washington
Suwla
Amy
Clemmer
New York
Mmo. Do Stael
Presen
Fiddler Remenyi Faces Fear After Audience Outburst
In Austin a large crowd heard Remenyi perform when a cough from a young man sparked an outburst. The violinist ordered the man out, then an alarm sounded. He feared lynch mob motives and sought refuge as the tension eased.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Austin
Texas
Remenyi
Ranch branding notices from Wyoming and Nebraska listings
Ranchers in Wyoming and Nebraska publish branding marks for cattle and horses, detailing brands on left sides, hips, shoulders and ears, ear marks such as crop and under bite, and multiple owners including Stephens and Mizner, Stoddard Lapham Howard, Price & Jenks, and Snyder & Co across Powder River Crazy Woman forks and White River regions.
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Stoddard, Lapham & Howard
P. O. Address
Buffalo, Johnson Co
Wyo
Range
Powder River
Clear Creek
Crazy Woman
Magnificent Flats and Navarro’s Five Million-Doll ar Apartment House
New York reports progress on Navarro’s grand flats facing Central Park. The 85,000 square foot site on Fifty-ninth Street and Seventh Avenue will hold nine stories with Moorish arches, 12,000,000 cubic feet, and a $3,000,000 cost.
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Mr. Navarro
New York
Navarro
Fifty-ninth Street
Seventh Avenue
Spain
Mills
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Whitelaw Reid
the Sun
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Detroit Free Press
Grand Rapids & Indiana
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H. Ford
P.O
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Old Woman Creeks
H. A. Blair
P. O
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Stoneville
3 Range
Little Powder River
Wye
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Price & Jenks. P.Q
Chaéron
Sioux County
Neb
White River
Bordeaux
Horse Creeks
Nebraska
D.H.& J. W. Snyder & CO
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Custer City, Dakota
South Platte
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B. RB. Thayer
Greeley, Colo
D. H. and
J. W. Snyder & Co
Ranger Jones
Sturgis, Goodell & CO
Fox
Goshen Hole
Cheyenne River
Animail
Sturgis & Lane
Tark
Wyoming
Custer City
Dakota
Sturgis, Goodell & Lane
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Marria
Washingto Walker
Torney
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Philadephia
Senator Mill
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Oon
Washingto Committee
Baltimore
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Little Roc
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Newhall
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Alou
Teschemacher
de Biller
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Range Pole
Home Creeks
H. C. Chandler
Hat Creek
Lodge Creek
Lemuel Smith, Jr
Fetterman
Dry Creek
Box
Lightning Creeks
North Side
North Platte River
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New England
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Ferdinand
India
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St Thomas
United States
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Saya Ho
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Getti
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