Ingresoll to Portray Hell Scene for Corbett Inferno Show
The New York Sun reports painter Mr. Ingersoll will render a hell scene with Mephisto and a figure resembling James J. Corbett, perched on a rock while angels and damned swirl in a chasm. Models include society figures, with Mr. Corbett and others posing amid a $5,000 cost and a $25,000 valuation. Austin Corbin may buy the work for exhibition.
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Vic
Legions of the Damned
Dirates
Increoll
Hell
Arthermore
Mr. Perhaca
Cherry Hill
Man- Beach
Austin Corbin
New York Sun
Senator Stewart Fails to Mention The Crime of 1878
Reported as a wager in the press gallery, Senator Stewart spoke for about fifteen minutes without uttering the phrase the crime of 1878. Reporters bet on when the familiar words would surface, and the bet closed as the topic remained unmentioned for eight minutes.
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Stewart
Nevada
Senator Stewart
Fragmentary verse on women’s power and beauty
A distorted poem fragment depicts a woman described as faultless and charming, claiming influence over men with a smile or kiss. The text blends garbled lines with archaic diction, referencing beauty, desire, and the pull of female influence.
Spectacle of Gladiators and Lions At Herod's Amphitheater
W O Stoddard recalls a vivid scene in Jerusalem's amphitheater where King Herod Antipas and Pontius Pilatus watch a brutal program. Chariot races, sword duels, and gladiatorial combats lead to a cruel finale as captives face wild beasts for public amusement.
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Herod the Great
Herod Antipas
Pontius Pilatus
Cyril
Pilatus
Dead Sea
W. O. Stoddard
St. Nicholas
Early English Music and Augustine’s Roman Influence
A brief note on the shift from minstrel and sacred church music to the Augustinian Roman rite. Gregorian roots shaped church sound while secular tunes dominated early thirteenth century manuscripts. The church music remained fixed in service and mass forms, unlike the freer secular tradition.
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Augustine
Rome
Pope Gregory
How to Pair Wines With a Course Dinner
The New York Sun advises wine pairings by course. Sherry with soup, fish with chablis or sauterne, entrees with claret, champagne hock or moselle with roast, port with cheese, burgundy for dessert. Serve red wines at room temperature, whites lightly chilled, never with ice. Do not fill glasses to the top and start with lesser wines, saving the best vintages for last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Women Overseers of the Poor Need Women on Boards
A Springfield Massachusetts Republican editorial urges that women be elected to boards of overseers of the poor in towns. It asserts women’s natural interest and fitness for charity work and calls for at least one competent woman on every such board, noting the public good and imagining wise male action to support this. It includes a cited quotation from Charles Mackay on brotherhood.
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Massachusetts
Springfield
Mass
Dakota Manufactories Output and Pen Varieties
Dakota reports 426 persons employed in manufactories with annual output 10 710 855 dollars. Patent Office records describe 666 distinct pen styles and varieties.
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Dakota
Patent Office
Cuban Civil War Heroine Leads Cuban Troops From Matanzas Estate
Adele Asing de Pilatro, widow of a Spanish colonel, now commands 200 Cuban republican troops in Vuelta Abajo Matanzas. She and her husband, each leading opposing forces, threaten to clash as war continues. Her unit, formed and equipped by her, operates from mineral springs caves on the family estate.
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Vuelta Abajo
Matanzas
Cuba
Adele Asing de Pilatro
Senora Pilotro
Gomez
Pilatro
Boston Globe
Barefoot freedom for children in summer play
The Louisville Commerci urges that children grow by touching the ground, arguing barefoot summers foster healthy development. A farmer echoes the view, saying shoes hinder growth, comparing foot health to crops. The piece recalls children's joy and the grueling path to hardened feet.
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Louisville
Double Veils For Summer Girls In New Port Fashion
Eastern girls wore two veils last summer in New Port with a sailor colored regulation veil and a brown chiffon veil layered over it. The outer veil tied in back and the inner pink tulle enhances a pinkish complexion, a fashion noted by the New York Advertiser.
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Newport
New York Advertiser
What She May Be as 1896 American Women Pioneers Professions
The New York Press notes the 1896 American girl can hold roles from executor and trustee to college president, journalist, doctor, minister, lawyer, painter, architect, and author. It argues women can equal men across many careers and notes moral standards in handling others' money.
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New York Press
Ribbon Trimming in Fashion Returns to Gowns
Ribbon decorates new gowns beside lace and is a graceful versatile trim. Skilled bows demand practice and overuse spoils a gown. rosettes offer a simpler, smart alternative. Even the uninitiated can use it well if restraint is observed.
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Columbias
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Augustus Wiggot
Broad Street
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Said Howe
Julian Boudreau
Said Boudreau
John Blanchard
Said Blanchard
A. Wiggot
Adeline R Willis
Sudbury
Sudbury Mass
Jonas 8. Hunt
T. F. Sheehan
Barrett’ Mill Road
Concord Junction
James Devane
West Acton, Mass
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Hale
So, Acton, Mass
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Ston
Eyard
Imass
Enterprise Office
Horace Tuttle
W. A.cunningham
Josh Randles
Fletcher's Corner
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Concord
J. C. Friend
James R. Bent
Main Street
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Pillsbury
Washburns
Tuttle, Jones & Wetherbee
New York
Chicago
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A.H. Haynes
Clothier
Riverside Block
Maynard, Mass
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Boston
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Caleb L. Brigham
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