ROLAMA-RINK ROMANCE IN A COSTUME RACE
In a carnival at the skating rink Kate Merton challenges Byrd Bryton to a race in an Atalanta disguise. She powers ahead aided by stamina and stimulants, while Byrd trails and wagers gloves. She wins the two-mile run, flaunts victory with a sly smile and claims the king’s reward, leaving Byrd both charmed and puzzled.
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Eld Byrd Bryton
Kate Merton
Deauties
Meleager
Atalanta
Solomeus
Mnask
Byrd Bryton
Byrd
Sam
Kate
Kate ‘Ferton
Arene
Cologne
Bryton
Klood
Hite
Byrd Burton
McClellan's Meeting and Marriage to Ellen Marcy in 1860
An old romance recalls General McClellan's first meeting with Ellen Marcy in Baltimore in 1860. He, traveling on a health tour, noticed her in a church pew and pursued her through mutual friends, leading to engagement and their May 1860 marriage. Mrs. McClellan accompanied him and supported him for decades, defending him from ridicule.
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McClellan
United States
Baltimore
Wsher
R. B. Marcy
West Point
Marcy
Ellen
Grant Letter From Mount McGregor Describes Final Illness
The November century magazine prints Dr Douglass’s recounting of General Grant on Mount McGregor. The two letters, including a prior message the General wrote after resting, detail his looming dissolution and judgments on medical help. Faces, fashion notes, and a Brooklyn Times anecdote close the piece.
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New York
Century Magazine
Gen. Grant
J. H. Dougings
Mount Meieger
Douglass
Woolen
Dr. Douglass
Dr. Sons
Thanksgiving Proclamation and White House Interview Fragments
The article mixes political reaction to President Cleveland closing the White House to office seekers with social items. It notes varied responses from legislators and a Californian delegation, plus jokes about Cleveland as a bachelor. It also previews the November Dorcas content and includes Cleveland’s Thanksgiving proclamation urging universal prayer and family reunions.
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White House
Lamont
Congress
Cleveland
Uhis
Thas
Grover Cleveland
United States of America
Silk sashen described with silver and gold bars
Silk sashen eleven inches wide and three and a quarter yards long features silver and gold bars with brocade figures and is edged with changeable plush.
Brooklyn Brevities and Quirky Questions From a City Page
A collage of humorous notices and oddities from Brooklyn dispatches. Jokes about marriages, talkers and wealth mingle with sharp quips on philosophy, fashion, and social behavior. A brief mock dialogue about twins and a spoof exam scene conclude the blur of witty snippets and curiosities.
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Lacie
Thermai
General McClella
Ste Pa
Weller
Jimi
Feiderson
Seldon
Omaha
John Smith
Ller
Paris
Bedloe’s Island
Brooklyn Times
Dorcas
Fanchon
Reltain
Brooklyn
Chitta
Stockton Maverick
Tiawoman
Abner Bascom
Phineas Bascom
Balt Lake
Bey Patra Ditar
William Aue
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