Sheridan and Conkling Poker Bluff Ends In Foul Hand
In a winter 1879 poker game at John Chamberlin's, Senator Conkling and General Phil Sheridan bluffed intensely over a five dollar limit, a wild extra ace slipped into the deck, Sheridan exposing a three aces hand and the pot ultimately divided after the foul hand was revealed.
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Washington Star
Senator Conkling
Phil’ Sheridan
John Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Conkling
Sheridan
Phil
Boniface
New Broom Sweeps Clean Quotes Spark Reform Talk
A dramatic quote from Gaulois urges settling debts with 145017 francs 35 centimes remaining to be arranged. The Boston Transcript weighs in, noting experience is lacking value as a broom.
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Boston Transcript
German Housewives Association Aids Employers and Servants
The Deutscher Hausfrauenvereinh holds its first successful entertainment and plans a second season. The society operates to match families with reliable servants, rooming employers and workers at 121 East Thirty-ninth Street. It aims to open a cooks school, with Mrs. L. Rosenberg as president and Mrs. R. Karwiese as vice president among its directors.
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Deutscher Hausfrauenvereinh
Ty-Ninth Street
L. Rosenberg
R. Karwiese
8. Hirsch
William Knoepke
New York Tribune
Women and Diets Commentary on Gastric Habits and Beauty
A provocative pastiche argues that diet and meals shape women’s health and appearance. It satirically notes the supposed benefits of travel for the body, mocks reformers and visitors, and critiques societal pressures on women to be beautiful through proper eating and conduct.
Fashion notes and ghostly sea tale in one issue
The Ladies' Home Journal outlines spring jackets and capes with fitted backs and full sleeves, noting trimmed capes and refined linings. A second piece, by Arthur Griscom in the New York Journal, recalls a pirate tale of ghosts aboard the Jolly Squid and a voyage toward the Downs ending in Africa.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Africa
Madagascar
Downs
London
Sol
Mozambique
Davy Jones
Oakum
Purgatory
Arthur Griscom
New York Journal
Frances Abbott Warns Public Opinion Foreshadows Suffrage
Frances Abbott argues in The North American Review that opposition from the majority of women is not insurmountable. She notes public opinion can change suddenly and cites activists who can mobilize support. She says suffragists should stay dignified as incremental gains precede voting rights.
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Frances Abbott
The
North American Review
Graceful Anna Morgan's Icy Fall Noted as Graceful
The Chicago Chronicle reports Miss Anna Morgan, noted Delsarte and physical culture teacher, slipped on an icy pavement and fell heavily yet gracefully. A pupil asked her to repeat the graceful descent, praising the accident as stylish rather than ludicrous.
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Anna Morgan
Delsarte
Death Dealer Mannlicher Pistol Advances Army Firepower
The Mannlicher rapid fire pistol is not a revolver but can discharge five cartridges in rapid succession and be reloaded quickly. Its capability to fire smokeless powder rounds could destroy ordinary revolvers, making it a formidable military weapon. Bullets travel so fast they pierce 28 sheets of iron at 20 feet.
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Nature
Carlsbad
Aix-les- Bains
Mannlicher
San Francisco
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New York World
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West Acton, Mass
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Hutte
Concord Junction, Mass
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Jones & Wetherbee
South Acton, Mass
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