The Czars Juleps A Memoir Of Russian Diplomacy
In Paris Colonel W F M McCarthy recalls meeting Czar Alexander II and General Curtin in St Petersburg. The czar loved American mint juleps and whisky cocktails, and learned nigger stories from McCarthy while Curtin supplied Monongahela rye for the imperial cellars. The piece notes Russian affection for the United States and lists three portraits in Russian churches Peter the Great Lincoln and Alexander.
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Paris
W. F. M. McCarthy
Alexander II
Grand Duke
Constatine
St. Petersburg
Vasili Makroff
William F. Mason McCarthy
Russia
Curtin
General Curtin
Pennsylvania
Imperial
Plen
South
New York
Peter the Great
Abraham Lincoln
Alexander
New York Sun
Dear Child and Mrs Peek in Household Dispute
The Dear Child asks when Mrs Peek returned and Mrs Peek denies being away. The Dear Child recalls hearing from her mother that Mrs Peek was at loggerheads with her husband for over a week. The exchange conveys a domestic quarrel rumor in a brief London Tit Bits style.
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Mrs Peek
Mrs. Peek
London
Early American Societies Grow Across United States
There are 27 societies in the United States membership based on descent from ancestors who came to America early or were officers in American wars before 1861. Most are flourishing, led by the old aristocratic Cincinnati in age.
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United States
America
Cincinnati
Kipling and short words rule in prose and verse
A Washington Star note recalls Kipling as the best paid writer of his day and praises monosyllables for emphasis. It cites Pope Watts Shakespeare Young Bailey and the Bible to show short words power, concluding Kipling agrees on using concise language.
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Rudyard Kipling
Pall Mall Gazette
Kipling
Pope
Watts
Shakespeare
Young
Bailey
Festus
Washington Star
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex
Francis Unt
Concord
William H. Hunt
Cambridge
Middlesex
Concord Enterprise
F Concord
Esi Oe
Charles J. McIntire
S. H. Folsom
Register
Darky Prize Menu Bet Sparks Old Time Racial Banter
A 19th or early 20th century Chicago Times Herald item recounts a bet among three Black men over naming a superior supper. Each contributed a dollar, aiming to win three dollars for the best menu. The first offers greens and hog jaw, the second fried chicken and biscuits, the third praises possum with sweet taters, then snatches the prize amid controversy.
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Millyon
Chicago Times- Herald
Little Bessie Blumenthal Demonstrates Lantern Craft in Court
In a New York Journal account, 10 year old Bessie Blumenthal sat on the courtroom floor to show how she made a paper lantern. Her demonstration impressed spectators and jurors, aiding a not guilty verdict for Bernard Blumenthal, a local stationery store owner.
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Little Bessie Blumenthal
Recorder Golf
Little Bessie
Bernard Blumenthal
Blumenthal
Bessie
Papa
Mamma
Mamie
Louis
Tillie
Eddie
New York Journal
Telegraph delays in France spark Paris chamber review
At a Paris meeting of the British chamber of commerce, E. J. Hemebryk argued for faster telegrams in France. He noted Liverpool senders get replies from New York in three minutes while Paris at five hours, and Austria often six to seven hours. He cited Liverpool merchants using Havre via New York to cut delays. The Paris chamber pledged to study reforms with earnest consideration.
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British Chamber of Commerce
Paris
E. J. Hemebryk
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
France
Liverpool
New York
Austria
Havre
United Kingdom
Left In the Lurch and Three Suitors Select
A London News item recounts a Cornish lady courted by three suitors the church the army and the navy. A reverend rival claimed he was always on the spot but the lady mockingly dubbed land rats water rats and cu rats prompting the parson to seek elsewhere for a wife.
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Church
Army
Navy
London News
Dear Grandma Letter From Nell in New Orleans
A child writes a short affectionate note to grandma describing her pets a rabbit a dove Polly Feather and farm yard creatures including turkeys hens and a peacock. The writer mentions hoping for a reply and a visit from grandma in New Orleans.
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Polly Feather
Nell
New Orleans Picayune
Bee Sting on a Window Sill Becomes Quiet Recovery
Little Jessie sat on a window sill and was stung by a bee that slipped through blinds. The sting lodged in her tongue turning it black but mamma removed the stinger and bathed the tongue. Jessie recovered and spoke again.
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Jessie
Mamma
Everyday Heroine Aids Girl With Box Fare On Stage
A country girl aboard a city stage hands over her money box fare by mistake. The tailor made girl gently gathers nickels from passengers to cover the lost quarter. The old lady repays the 5 cent shortfall, and the stage crew eventually helps the girl reach her destination as the crowd watches.
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Wicked Stage Company
Fiftieth Street
New York Sun
An Evening With Dickens for Literary Clubs
A guide from The Ladies’ Home Journal suggests Dickens themed activities for clubs. Proposals include a 200 word life sketch, Gibson illustrations, Pickwick reading, summaries of Dickens’ characters, poems set to music, anecdotes, lantern slides, and scenes from Dombey and Son and The Old Curiosity Shop performed by members.
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Dickens
Fannie Mack Lothrop
Ladies’ Home Journal
Charles Dana Gibson
Pickwick
Paul Dombey
Dombey
His Threat Do You Wish to Drive Me to My Manhood
Dialogue snippet shows Ally Sloper pressing a challenged manhood remark in a comic exchange. The lines convey tension between the speaker and Ally Sloper with implied conflict. No broader context is provided.
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Rover
Ally Sloper
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