Goulds Fifth Avenue Mansion Displaying Unmatched Wealth
A New York Journal description tours Jay Gould and wife Nellie Gould's Fifth Avenue mansion opposite the Windsor Hotel. The vast brownstone shows a fifty foot hall, marble floors, French walnut and birdseye maple, a recumbent Brand’s marble statue, and a $25,000 Rosa Bonheur painting. The ornate interiors include embossed velvet, gilt and ivory, Sevres vases, an eight foot dinner cabinet, frescoed ceilings, and 50 paintings valued at $75,000. The Goulds’ private rooms feature Turkish divans, oriental rugs, and Bayonne tapestries, with Miss Nellie in maroon silk and Miss Annie in bright blue embroideries.
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New York Journal
Day Gould
Fifth Avenue
Forty-seventh Street
Windsor Hotel
Opdyke
Nellie
Jayuld
Herkomer
Rosa Bonhour
Gould
Schroyer
W. Bourguereau
Gustave J See
A. Veley
Fifth-avenue
Ti Ponseroso
Paris
Herter
Irvington-on-the- Hudson
Marvola
Dias
Th. Rosseau
Daubigny
Koek-Koek
BR. de Madrazo
Evita Ico
Henner
Vibert
Claus
Morse
Jay Gould
Meyer von Bremen
Ther
Royvet
Marcke
Hagborg
Ret
Dupre
George Gould
George
Hora Hogan
What Kept Him Outside
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recounts a colored man lingering near an opera house to show interest inside. A gentleman offers seating in the parquet, but the man quips that while etiquette grants him a seat under decibel rights, his finances prevent even two shingles if opera houses sold for ten cents.
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Detroit Free Press
Hull
What to do With the Apaches
A Boston Post correspondent advocates removing the Apaches not to Indian territory but to a remote island in the Pacific. The writer estimates the removal would cost about 440000 dollars, granting 80 a deal for DrjuRt and Reensiney by caikx.
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Boston Post
Texas Journal
Indian Territory
Caikx
Aaron Burrs Pistols and their blood stained history
The Louisville Courier Journal describes Aaron Burrs duel pistols owned by Capt Brent Hopkins. Made by Mortimer in London, they fired a ball from thirteen inch barrels with gold lined pans and hair triggers. They killed Hamilton at Weehawken and were used in eleven duels across several states, with notable bouts and owners including Capt Sam Goode Hopkins and Hugh Brant. Henry Clay was a friend and nearly dueled with them.
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Hamilton
Louisville Courier Journal
Aaron Burr
Brent Hopkins
Alexander Hamilton
Weehawken
Mortimer
London
England
Burr
Sam Goode Hopkins
Fhorty-Secon Regiment of
United States Dragoons
Washington City
Pettis
Virginia
Biddle
Blooty Island
St. Louis
Edward Towns
Virgine
Itrenchman
New Orleans
Apt Sam Goode Hopkins
Madrid
Hugh Brant
Georgia
Diamond Island
Henderson
South Carolina
Kentucky
Robert Triplett
Owensboro
Phil Thompson
Thompson
Henry Clay
Capt Hopkins
Flirting by Telephone at Central Office
A Boston Globe item recalls a young bank clerk’s flirtation prank as a soprano voiced operator mimicked romance. When a dozen girls approached the doorway in groups, the telephonist’s bouquet and bow drew only laughter as each passed, leaving him embarrassed and wiser about pursuing telephonic flirtations again.
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Boston Globe
Cental
Semile
Wealth of Pennsylvania lawmakers and peers in gossip
The Pittsburg Leader lists apparent fortunes of state figures including Fakley B. Coxe and John E. Reyburn as multi millionaires through inheritance. It notes Adama of Philadelphia and Lew Emory with varied wealth, plus others like Hall, Wallace, Dill, Stedman, McNeill, Laird, Tom Cooper, Leo, and John Stewart with fortunes ranging from tens of thousands to several million.
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Pittsburg
Fakley B. Coxe
John E. Reyburn
Reyburn
Coxe
Adama
Philadelphia
Lew Emory
Hall
Elk
Wallace
Clearfield
Senate
Dill
Ero
Stedman
Lancaster County
McNeill
Allegheny
Laird
Westmore
Tom Cooper
Leo
John Stewart
Lapham Visits Hibbard Rouse to Address Estate Ties
United States senator from New York EB G Lapham arrived at the Hibbard Rouse area to oversee renal estate investments near Leoni four miles east of the city. He recounted a Michigan memory from 1839 about a doctor from Adrian who overcharged him and left him ill, noting the bank failure soon after as the first real satisfaction he experienced in Michigan.
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Jackson
Mick) Brar
Hibbard Rouse
EB. G. Lapham
United States
New York
Leoni
Michigan
Tecumseh
Adrian
Teaver
Opera Mistake Sparks Lively Honeymoon Joke
A newly married gentleman and prominent society figure took his bride to the opera. Afterward the wife teased about the night and asked if her husband recalled the title. He confidently claimed it was the opera of Libratto, revealing the humorous misnaming.
The Value of Children Insurance in Cincinnati
An insurance company based in Cincinnati fixes the value of children by age with specific sums for each year. Under one year old valued at 14 dollars, up to ten years at 0 dollars and eleven years at 123 dollars, with other ages priced accordingly. The article notes these valuations as part of corporate policy.
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Cincinnati
A $Acse
Law-Making Secrets and Dark Ways of Passages
A New York Journal piece outlines how bills move through state government and contrasts fair, orderly readings with underhanded tactics. It details inducements, dinners, and graft aimed at rural members, plus hidden insertions and post-signature tinkering to advance private interests.
Emperor William and the one unbuttoned button
A tale recounts how Kaiser William repeatedly buttons his uniform before troops pass, insisting one unbuttoned button would ruin an army. He explains he must appear irreproachably in command, even while writing at his desk with the Linden avenue visible.
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Kaiser William
William L
Gautein
Ems
Berlin
Teme
Remedy for Warts on Live Stock in Illinois Farmer Letter
An Illinois farmer reports to The Germantown Telegraph that fresh clean hog lard rubbed on warts on horses or cattle removes them in three or four applications. He claims he has repeatedly removed warts and never found the wart return. He jokes about Latin names for lard and paying a druggist two cents for good lard, noting the remedy would be more widely used if shared.
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Illinois
Germantown Telegraph
Discarding Chinese Labor on the Pacific Coast
Chinese labor is no longer cheap for mining and railroad work on the Pacific coast. Their willingness to work for low wages is paired with an inability or unwillingness for hard labor. Several large contractors have dismissed them and hired Scandinavians instead.
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Pacific Coast
How She Decided It in New York Journal
A Brooklyn beauty faced three suitors who each wrote requesting her hand in marriage. She liked all equally but knew little of their true natures, so she sent word that they must call at a specified time to present themselves.
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House
Billy
Ata
New York Journal
Brooklyn
Twist of Fate in a Local Courtship
In a curious scene Miss J- told three suitors they could draw straws to win her hand, with the longest straw promising marriage. Two men welcomed the plan, but onestoutly departed, declaring she would never wed a man she could bend to her will, and she chose the remaining admirer.
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Muoh
Esoh Muoh
Misa J
The Young Cambel J Henderson at Central Park Critique
The narrator visits Central Park to view a baby camel, joking about its looks and quirks. He recounts encounters with park staff, a mistaken identity with a villain, and muses on camels necks humps and thirst, ending with a wry wish that humans were built like camels.
Striking Letter From Wilkie Collins in N Y Tribune
Literary Notes reviews Wilkie Collins letter to New York friend William Winter discussing his novel Heart and Science. He contrasts Trollope’s vigor with his own frail health, notes restlessness, and laments Trollope as a great loss to readers while praising Trollope as a steady, capable writer.
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Wilkie Collins
N. Y. Tribune
New York
William Winter
Anthony Trollopo
Walter Scott
Tha
Anthony
Trollope
Torkman
Tsay
Death by Own Action Cited Across Classical Writings
A reflective piece denounces self destruction, citing Shakespeare Massinger Martial Aristotle and others to condemn suicide as cowardly. It contrasts such acts with noble endurance and notes societal concerns over rising self inflicted deaths amid old world moral judgments. A school exercise in New York and Brooklyn asks pupils to define distribute via a dinner analogy, prompting varied responses.
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Philadelphia
Hamlet
Massinger
Martial
Darley
Eyenid
Aristotle
Felono
Rich Jim and Curly Jake Tale of shared mercy
In a Detroit saloon story from Rich Jim the tale recounts Rich Jim formerly known as Richard James, and Curly Jake, aiding a destitute mother and her child at Bottom Card. The crowd raises funds, Rich Jim shows a softened heart, helps the woman, then reconciles with Curly Jake amid a touching moment with the child. Nellie, Rich Jim’s wife, later reappears, and Curly asks for a kiss from the child with humor and warmth. The narrative ends with a toast to Rich and the child.
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Detroit
Rich Jim
Curly Jake
Richard James
Minca
James Ter Jim
Skeorco
Jan
Aupper
Doc Means
Doc
Poker Jim
Jake
Curly
Jim
Mommer
Nellie
Richard
Curley
Stich Jim
Ourley
Big Rich
Leetle Rich
Railroad King Banishes Riffraff From Wedding Feast Parable
A fanciful reform sermon parable depicts a railroad king inviting many to a wedding, some snubbing the call while others are gathered from tracks and rails. One guest arrives in improper dress, claims reform, and is cast out after feasting and drinking, ending as a tramp by dawn.
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Laramie
Michael Angelo
Salt 9
Forgetful Chief Justice And Odd Railroad Car Tale
A humorous sketch recalls Chief Justice Jones of New York forgetful amid his busy duties. He misreads invitations, turning up at a party a year late, while a Chicago Tribune anecdote follows a woman in braided dress and a perplexed onlooker on a train. Senator Bowen later narrates a yarn about his boyhood in Iowa.
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Chicago Tribune
Leetio
Bowen
Colorado
Washington
Iowa
Chicago
Deacon Baxter
Tom Bowen
Senator Bowen
Toning Down the English Soldier’s Habiliments
The proposed English soldier uniform will be dulled further with a dingy umber white belt and haversack, while bright brass changes to bronze for belt arms. The aim is greater sobriety in accoutrements and appearance.
Complimentary French gallantry of the olden time
A refined scene describes a young girl walking in a drawing room with her father as a gentleman of the old school teases her with a florid remark about her walking like a rosebud on a stem, capturing a quaint social moment.
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Madamoiselle
Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Firm Capital Grows
The Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk company founded by United States Consul Page in 1866 with 312000 share capital now has 2000000 dollars and produced 80000000 cans last year.
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United States
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