Painter of Figures Falls in Love in Studio Tale
The New York Sun recounts two young artists in New York sharing a studio. A sculptor helps with materials and a large canvas while a painter supports him with cigars or a pipe. An armor posing incident wrecks the pair’s engagement, then the sculptor moves on with a blond fiancée, while the painter remains hopeful about love.
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Jove
Shaw
Evans
Gelic
New York
Paris
Hoe
New York Sun
California Hermits and Mountain Solitude in the Sierras
The article profiles two California hermits, Old Gib and Old man Lambert, living isolated in the Sierras near Yosemite. Old Gib refuses all contact and refuses trains, claiming safety from engines, while Lambert builds stone walls and survives by hunting, camping earnings, and solitude. The piece also references political discourse about Hill’s Senate position and his cautious stance toward the administration and Mugwumps.
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Tesneence
Pin
United States
Lambert
High Sierras
Yosemite
Augusta (Ga
Schooling at Twenty Dollars a Year in History
The excerpt recalls Jean Marmontel’s student days under Louis XV. Six scholars lodged with a mechanic. weekly provisions included rye bread cheese bacon beef apples. The mistress provided lodging and care for a monthly twelvepence halfpenny per scholar. Including clothes, the father paid four to five pounds annually, a burden Marmontel hoped to ease.
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Jean Marmontel
Louis XV
How It Feels to Be in a Railway Wreck
A firsthand account from Chicago News-Record writers describes the chaotic sequence after a collision. Witnesses recall the rebound, the lunge, and cars telescoping while rescuers work amid piling wreckage. One ex-brakeman jokes about surviving with a mocked stump.
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Chicago News- Record
King's Daughters Charity Work In Smyrna Turkey
In Smyrna Turkey an active circle of King's Daughters conducts practical charity by sewing embroidering scrubbing floors and more. They distribute rice and coal visit the sick educate children provide medicines pay rents and perform similar acts. On holidays they form committees to decorate rooms for poor families and give small remembrances to children.
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King’s Daughters
Turkey
Smyrna
New York Sun
Scientific miniature thunder factory at South Kensington
A miniature thunder factory was built for the science and art department at South Kensington England. It is believed to generate sparks about thirty inches long though no Leyden jars were found to withstand the charge, all being pierced by high tension.
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Science and Art Department
South Kensington
England
Never Reads Critics Says Santley Won’t Read
Eminent baritone Mr. Santley states that since 1861 he has rarely read any criticism of his singing. He recalls a severe attack at the Birmingham festival that year and says the caustic remarks affected him so he vowed to read no further critiques.
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Santley
Birmingham
London
Missouri Suits over poll tax for nonvoters in 1820 Kansas City
City to sue Missourians who did not vote in the general city election every two years under a poll tax of 250 dollars. Registration shows thousands delinquent, funds directed to sanitary purposes, implicating many business and professional leaders in the nonvoting list.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Cor
Eago News-Record
Labouchere Sells Share in Daily News for £90000
Labouchere’s transfer of his stake in The Daily News lands him £90000. He had previously paid £11000 for the holding when he joined the paper over twenty five years ago. The outcome may enable him to start a morning newspaper and could see radicals seeking an organ alongside Sir Charles Dilke.
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Labouchere
Daily News
Charles Dilke
Leeds Mercury
Nerves and Nerve Delay Norwich Wedding
After seven years of courting George Bailey and Esther Bailey plan to wed in Norwich Pa. The bride vanishes and hides saying she is nervous. She returns ready to marry but the groom postpones the ceremony saying he has nerve enough to postpone indefinitely.
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George Bailey
Esther Bailey
Norwich
Philadelphia
Papa's Boy Grown Up Ad Teases Deserted Wife Tale
An obscure western paper reprints a cheeky ad claiming George William Brown, who left his wife and child five years ago, should return or the child will get the better of him. The item mocks headlines about brave girls and a joke about a queen of Holland being a girl, noting misprints and playful satire.
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Papa
George William Brown
Tcity
Holland
Curious Pipes Found in Peru Guatio Deposits
Curiously dated pipes found among Peru guatio deposits are dated by scientists to be equal to the Eleventh or Twelfth century, placing them with the famed Peruvian pottery.
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Peru
Sounds from Sun Would Arrive on Earth After Long Delay
Hypothetical idea states solar sounds reaching Earth would take about fourteen years rather than eight minutes if sound traveled through space. The note compares light’s prompt arrival with the imagined acoustic signal from the Sun.
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Earth
Superstitions of Scotch Fishermen
A resident recounts sea beliefs among fishermen at the start of herring season. Men seek the first herring to guess male or female, with luck tied to gender. The skipper may salt and hide it. Talking of omens, lending, or asking travel plans is believed to doom a boat’s luck. Some names are considered ill omens varying by village.
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Hord
Rough Experiences
David Christie Murray recalls a Savage Club dinner where four men of letters, including a London editor and a poet, compare past privations. Each claims years of hunger and nights in public places, noting they all once slept in the Hotel of the Beautiful Star and have since become prosperous.
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David Christie Murray
Savage Club
London
Christie
Embankment
Fat as energy reserve in war and life reflects diet
The article notes stored fat as a energy and heat reserve and cites 1870 Franco German war fat bacon rations. It also mentions fat animals handling privation better. Whittier admirers include women and a Quaker sister quips about Greenleaf losing people on the streets with a joke about never losing a lot.
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Ebstein
Pittsburg Dispatch
Whittier
Greenleaf
San Francisco Argonaut
Glossy Hair and Nightcaps Fashion Rumor
A New York Post note discusses glossy hair as a fashion trend and silk nightcaps as a proposed aid. It cites brushing, scalp cleanliness, gentle washing, and a rum and quinine tonic as methods to keep hair soft and shiny, noting brushes with dense bristles to remove dust along the hair shaft.
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New York Post
Southern Women in Libraries Across the South
A letter in the Arkansas Woman's Chronicle notes women hold state librarian posts in most southern states. Mississippi has elected a woman for twenty years, Kentucky and Tennessee also employ women with handsome salaries. Tennessee's secretary of state praises women in the office for satisfaction and improved working conditions. South Carolina pays the librarian 2100 dollars yearly. West Virginia lists a woman as assistant custodian over public buildings and the state library.
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Arkansas Woman’s Chronicle
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Secretary of State of
South Carolina
West Virginia
Dress Reform Gains Spotlight Over Divorce and Wages
The national council of women in Chicago pushes three reforms in session with dress reform attracting the most attention. A new costume features a skirt ending midway between knee and shoe top, to be shown by Mrs. Potter Palmer on the fair grounds to prove its superiority over conventional dress.
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National Council of Women In Session
Chicago
A Vexed Question of Cabinet Calls
Kate Field's Washington notes lingering cabinet wives etiquette dispute. The cabinet ladies insist they should make the first calls each winter, arguing succession law ensures the practice since the last administration settled in favor of senators wives. The issue remains a matter of debate and social custom.
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Kate Field
Washington
Mrs Stowe Biography Preview Asks For Early Release
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe is reported critically ill and a forthcoming biography by a renowned writer will include a love letter from the late Professor Stowe to his wife. The excerpt praises her talents and laments excess, urging husbands to emulate the letter’s tone.
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New York Advertiser
Diplomatic Legation Sparks Public Debate in Siam
The Siam Free Press criticizes the American legation in Bangkok for using its premises as a census office and consul general court, arguing it demeans national property and could invite exploitation as drug stores or dentists offices, urging proper esteem for the flag and state functions.
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United Stes le Motion
White House
Siam
Free Press
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