Removal of the Capital to St Louis Stirred Washington
An old Washington memory recounted by a Choteau resident recounts fierce opposition to a plan to move the capital to St. Louis in the late 1870s. The piece notes congressional caution, early world’s fair talk, and steady local resistance as a guardian against displacing the government.
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St. Louis
Washington Post
Potomac
Congress
Washington
Crystal Palace
London
Capitol Itil
Four Ways to Win a Woman by Meader
A review discusses Herman Lee Meader's Cupid the Surgeon and his theories on winning women. The piece outlines four types of women, the four main weapons strength flattery generosity and apparent sincerity, and notes Meader’s cosmopolitan background and brisk, provocative tone.
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Cupid
Nixola Greeley-Smith
Herman Lee Meader
Meader
Mr. Meader
Fifth Avenue
Twentythird Street
New York
Aleader
New Orleans
Broadway
Pharvard
Missionary Schooner Hiram Bingham Cleared From Honolulu
A small craft loaded with Bibles hymnals and tracts the first Gilbertese language Christian works published, sailed from Honolulu for the South seas aboard the Hiram Bingham five tons with Captain Walkup his son and five others. The voyage marks a historic return of missionary sailing from Honolulu and was celebrated as a significant moment in Hawaii's long missionary history.
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Glilbertese Islands
Honolulu
South Seas
Hiram Bingham
Hiram Bingham II
Capt. Walkup
Eleanor Walkup
Cook
Gilbertese Islands
Morning Star
Hawaiian Evangelical Association
Seattle
Boston
Hawaiian Islands
Micronesia
Center of Capital Social Life in Washington
Washington possess a unique code of social rules differing from any other city. Once learned by rote a dame or damseI can gain a social position to access the good things of winter residence. Social life hinges on viewpoint and guests of the nation wield influence in official society. Embassies' drawing rooms in Washington showcase swaggerdom and diplomatic circles.
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Washington
Kissing Germ Theory Questioned By Courier Journal
The Louisville Courier Journal questions a physician's claim that kisses transfer deadly germs after a healthy young girl touched a glass plate bearing 28 germ colonies. It argues not all germs are lethal and a vigorous person need not fear the girl or the finding.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Publishers curb output amid predatory practices in book market
The Cleveland Leader reports that predatory publishers in England and America exploit aspiring authors by fixing manuscripts and over editing when paid. To protect reputations, leading London publishers plan to sharply reduce new releases, choosing only a few titles via their refined taste and experience.
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England
America
London
Cleveland
Mark Twain Receives Elephant On Christmas Day
Christmas day prank surprises Mark Twain when a toy elephant arrives from New York friend Robert J. Collier. A secretary was warned in advance and hay was sent by freight, but the gift proves to be a practical joke on the humorist.
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Mark Twain
Robert J. Collier
New York
Collier
South Norwalk
Mr. Clemens
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Yuan-Shi-Kai
South Sea
Elephant
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Marie OF
Roumania
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Bucharest
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