Ivory and its Uses and the Ivory Carving Trade
The article notes ivory’s scarcity in the United States with few skilled carvers in New York and a pricey market for carved pieces. It details costs for mirrors and decorative items, explains how ivory is sourced and processed, and mentions leading carvers like Moreau Vanthier. It also discusses East Indian and African ivory, seasoning processes, and the labor intensity of carving.
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New York
Moreau Vanthier
America
Morgan
United States
Atlantic
London
Tippu Tib
iNew York Sun
When a Girl Visits A Town The Local Tale
A brief anecdotal note from the Globe on social visits in towns describes how girls attract attention and allowance for quick acquaintance, while young men receive little interest as propriety governs pace.
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Ee Aeahinon Globe
Early Rising For Cold Mornings In Maine
Maine residents rise before dawn as daylight scarcity brings mixups. A Bel fast woman’s family breakfasted early only to find it was 3:05 am. Dexter Stone mill worker arrived at 4 am, explaining he woke early due to the cold.
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Maine
Belfast
Dexter
Mercury
Bangor
Opium blamed in inquest verdict at Burlington
George Hall testified to four years of opium use starting after army service. He said a acquaintance suggested opium, he grew dependent, and after shortages he harmed himself by cutting his throat. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict of death by own action while temporarily insane.
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George Hall
Burlington
Pall Mall Gazette
Purial Customs in Kentucky Traditions of funerals in mountains
In Kentucky's Blue Grass region, widows must outlive their husbands before funerals are preached and a spouse dies before the other's sermon is delivered. Saints receive repeated sermons long after burial. Families honor the deceased with ceremonies but neglect visiting graves or decorating them with usual tokens of mourning.
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Kentucky
Blue Grass Region
Photography Revealing Smallpox Via Actinic Skin Change
A Berlin woman photographed twice developed face spots on both negatives. Doctors found no clinical abnormality, yet within a week she died of smallpox. The photos suggested an actinic alteration the film could detect before symptoms appeared.
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Berlin
London
Politeness and Rent in New York Tenements
The New York Sun notes a custom in tenement houses where an inquirer starts on the top floor first to gain polite attention. Residents on the top floors pay the smallest rents, while those on lower floors yield shorter answers and less satisfaction.
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New York
New York Sun
Pleasant Surprise on a Warrant or Bill Mix
Detective confronts Mr. Hardup who confirms identity amid confusion over a warrant or bill. Hardup, busy and uneasy, asks to call again while the detective presents the arrest warrant with relief at the mistaken bill concern.
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Hardup
Munsey’s Weekly
Faithful Caniche Recovers Lost Coin In Paris Chase
A Paris dog named Caniche was played in a wager to fetch a marked 6 livre coin hidden on Boulevard St. Antoine. The dog tracked the coin’s scent to a traveler who kept it, prompting a pursuit. The master revealed the dog simply retrieved the coin, proving loyalty and ending the dispute.
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Paris
Boulevard St. Antoine
Caniche
Rue St. Denis
Vincennes
Rue Pont-aux-Chaux
New York World
Wife Discovers Coat Swindle Turns Profit in Brooklyn Tale
A Brooklyn wife uses cunning to alter her husband’s overcoat. She colludes with his tailor to procure a sixty five dollar coat for fifteen dollars. A stranger offers twenty five dollars for the coat, which the husband accepts and keeps the money, while claiming the coat remains his ordinary fifteen dollar garment.
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Brooklyn
Gorth
New York Times
Mystery Hunchback Bosco Brings Luck To Lottery Win
A Paris bootblack nicknamed Bosco, famed at Maison d Or and Cafe Riche, allegedly blessed by actress visitors with luck rubbed from his hump. After she pressed two lottery tickets to his hump, the tickets won 2000 pounds in the next drawing.
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Bosco
Maison -Or
Cafe Riche
Paris
Maison d’Or
London
Glass blocks for building walls proposed by Boston Globe
The Boston Globe notes a proposal to cast glass into large blocks for walls replacing windows to allow light without interfering with design. The material is described as practically indestructible, nonabsorbent, and dampproof, potentially cheaper than concrete stone or baked clay.
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Boston Globe
Public schooling in Austria adds chess to curriculum
A humorous exchange notes Austrian public schools teaching chess while a boy prefers studying football at home. The line reflects light cultural contrast and a civic pride tone.
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America
Austria
Queer old preacher’s method delights Manhattan club crowd
A Marylander recalls a seventy year old preacher in rural style who reads and explains scripture. Faced with a tough verse Solomon and his wives the pastor halts, looks the difficulty in the face, then moves on to the next verse to the flock’s evident satisfaction.
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Manhattan Club
Solomon
New York
Hera
Preacher Breaks Record with Impromptu Christmas Service
An eighth month preacher recounted how he filled in for an ailing organist at a Christmas service. With thirty minutes to spare he improvised the organ accompaniment, preached, led singing, and danced control of the program, merging music and sermon to finish the day. Minneapolis Tribune.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Editorials as commerce and curious world notes
A collage of anecdotes and reflections on newspapers selling opinions as products the Ib os fashion brass ankle decorations and huts of mud and matting in Africa a temperance speaker recalls a red nosed heckler and a flea that could leap a mile high with London’s smoky air noted during the lord mayor show.
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St. Louis Republic
London
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