Webster Era Fees and Payments Recorded in 19th Century
A historical note discusses fees for Daniel Webster's services and related payments from 1835 to 1884, including sums for land and Trinity Church cases. It mentions individuals like Robert Winthrop and D. W. Holmes, and reflects on the accuracy of historic handwriting and pronunciation of Polish names such as Braczenski.
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Ieky
Mavared Dowy Tepals
Sora
Daniel” Webster
Ragardi
S: Cilley
Florida
Trinity Church
New York
Webster
Boston
Hig Services
Robert ©. Winthroy
Webst
D. W. ‘Holmes
Milwaukee Sentiiel
Braczenski
Sobieski
Investi
Chervinski
Czerwinski
Brooklyn man cited for driving lame horse at Gates Avenue court
John Thompson, driver for J. T. Story of Kent Avenue, Kent and Wilson streets, appeared before Justice Quigley in Gates Avenue police court. The elderly complainant denied a claim regarding the horse's condition and insisted the animal behaved poorly the day of the arrest.
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John Thompson
J. T. Story
Kent Avenue
Wilson Street
Brooklyn
Gates Avenue
Quigley
Cabinet poker chatter in Washington Car era
In a Washington Car report from the Rochester Post Express, talk turns to the president's circle and their poker games. Morton Carlisle and Gresham are described as players, with politics noted as Lamont's hobby. The piece offers light, anecdotal color on the insider world and rents.
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Secre
Carlisle
Morton
Gresham
Lamont
Goldzier
Herbert
Washington
Rochester Post, Express
Kingly Romance Returns to Turin with Fatal Ride
A prince, James Mirafiori, near death in Turin after a riding accident, is linked to the famed royal intrigue surrounding Victor Emmanuel and Rosina Mirafiori. The tale recalls a morganatic union with a laundress and the mysterious blaze that damaged the chapel housing Rosina’s coffin, rumored but unproved.
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James Mirafiori
Humbert
Turin
Victor Emmanuel
Rosina Mirafiori
Rosina
la Bella Rosina
Paris
Unusual coincidence on Potocki estate in Galicia
The Vienna correspondent reports a rare event where a mother aged 48, her daughter aged 33, and granddaughter under 16 each gave birth to a son on the same day. The mother’s son is her sixteenth child, the daughter’s eighth, and all three newborns are healthy. The mothers, Polish peasants, live on Count Potocki’s estate.
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Vienna
London Standard
Remarkable Russian sect claims only women as members
A remarkable sect in the Volga region of Russia has reportedly limited membership to women. The group emphasizes self denial and crucifixion style acts as part of its doctrine, according to observers, with the public remaining wary of their practices.
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Volga
Russia
Red Nose and Love in a Prettified World
A Chicago Record quote discusses how appearance shapes a man's success with women. It notes that a pretty nose, posture, and confident talk can win affection, while unattractive traits risk rejection unless true love exists.
Chameleon Spider Revealed by Southern Traveler
A southern man recounts finding a spider camouflaged as a white flower with a blue center. He describes a rosette web, nearly invisible threads, and a spider that shifts color from blue to white then to greenish brown as he shakes the net. The account appears in the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Pretty manicure girls and a bar of soap affair
A Boston Journal New York Letter describes a manager at the Bar of Soap company noting a popular manicure girl as the best, with evenings spent entertaining a line of gentlemen. It mentions a wife of a man visiting, a year off from work, and long hours with small salaries driving applicants to fill vacancies.
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Bar of Soap
New York Letter
Boston Journal
Reading Habits and Critical Thinking for Daughters
The passage urges early daughters to read good books critically to grasp the author’s meaning. It suggests parents ask directed questions to illuminate themes and foster independent opinions. It also notes many forget authors and emphasizes recognizing the author’s name as part of the book’s title.
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Mgi -Wankee
Wisconsin
Queen Marguerite Rides Daily In Quirinal Garden
Queen Marguerite of Italy embraces cycling as cyclomania gains steam. She rides two hours daily in the Quirinal Garden and reports improved health and appetite aiding her social duties. A stowaway died from suffocation aboard a National Line steamer after hiding in a hatch. A Paris rat trainer markets miniature railcars for rats and their human passengers. Beer lures snails to feed and die nearby after a night.
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Marguerite
Italy
Quirinal
National Line
Liverpool
Chicago Times
Temperance party threatens delay over liquor trade bill
The temperance party privately warns the government they will not tolerate delays next session in passing a local control over the liquor trade bill. Gladstone calls the aim impracticable, while about a dozen extreme temperance MPs in the House of Commons may oppose the government if misled. The next session is already pledged to other matters.
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Temperance
Gladstone
House of Commons
London
Wilde's image shifts as fashion changes his look
A domestic visitor recalls Oscar Wilde during his earlier visit to the country. She notes his dramatic current style with an enormous cravat a frock coat a gold chain bracelet many rings and hair kept long yet parted.
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Oscar Wilde
Knife dealer thrives on Carict assassination orders
The assassination of President Carict has boosted a hardware dealer in Cette. Cesario bought the knife used in the crime, sold by Guillaume. Since the knife’s origin became known, Guillaume receives daily orders for the Car not poignard from France and abroad, including a Brussels house requesting 800.
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Carict
Cette
Cesario
Mann
Guillaume
Carnot Poignard
France
Brussels
Paris
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New
Yo York
Woria. Wegeter
Bmall Fee
Certoniy
Peporer
Chicago
Temperance Party
Thesthetic
Oscar
H. P. N. Dahl
Naylor’ Maynard, Tae
Neil Currie
Maynard’s Block
Maynard
Mass
Marlboro Dye House
Liberty Street
R W. Geddes
W. D. Cross & CO
L. Fowler & CO
Neil Corrie & CO
Augustus Fletcher
So Acton
Aryhur E. Walker
Maynard Fire Insurance Agency
Best Companies
P. O. Box
Abel G. Haynes
Maynard, Mass
W.c. Croft
Acton Street
Acton, Mass
Clough
South Acton
oFoceny
John’ A Flannery
Bedford St
Concord
Chase & Sanborn
Bald PT
Creichton
Matnward Tuttle, Joras
Wetharber, CO
H. Mead &Co
West Acton
D. Dilmore
Main Street
Ceaineeena
J. Y. Tucker
Gan & Lock
Pratt
Lexington
Concord, Mass
C. H. Whitney
Association Br’k
Concord Junction
Hapgood
Dirruraist
Horgos
Fogham
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