Vanderbilt correspondent profiles Paris socialite Neustretter
A Paris based profile describes Mme Neustretter once linked to Vanderbilt as a lucky, reserved, and shrewd middle class woman. She has two children, is not deeply handsome, and is known by several names. The account asserts public life and publicity appeal are central to her class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Gerade
Paris
Vanderbilt
Nellie Neustretter
Mme. Neustretter
New York
Hospital for Moral Invalids and Criminal Reform
A New York Sun letter from the Tombs inmate argues for a hospital for moral invalids to reform rather than punish. He calls for psychological assessment, expert treatment, and detainment until cured, challenging social responsibility for crime and the judge’s punitive approach.
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New York Tombs
New York Sun
Kleptomaniacs In Paris Reported By French Writer
A French writer claims 4000 women yearly shoplift in Paris with four recent famous offenders including a Russian princess a French countess an English duchess and a queen's daughter. Authorities often accept payments for relief of the poor and reserves up to 10000 francs when the offender is wealthy.
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Paris
Lions Bite Fifth Man in Hungarian Whist Den
In the Hungarian menageries a scene shows four whist players at a rubber while a fifth spectator watches. The lions, once again, intercede by attacking the extra man, deeming him superfluous, and make short work of him.
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Lion’s den
Lions
Novel Swindle Noted After Church Plate Incident
A young man asked a clergyman for half a sovereign he accidentally dropped into the church plate, claiming he could not afford it and seeking his nine and sixpence back. The plate contained only a few gold pieces from identifiable donors, revealing a new swindling device.
Biography of Thurston in Hawaiian government history.
The article recounts Lorrin A. Thurston's political career from 1880 to 1890 in Hawaii including his roles as minister of the Interior and a member of the House of Nobles. It notes his involvement in the monarchy’s overthrow, his part in annexation efforts, the Gresham letter episode, and his later international postings and marriage.
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Honolulu
Interior
Lorin A. Thurston
Liliuokalani
House of Nobles
Senate
Thurston
Committee of Safety
Gresham
Washington
St. Joseph
Mich
Harriet Porter
Pacific
Portugal
Atlantic
Hawaii
Indianapolis Journal
Demand for chafing dishes grows with Household Use
A salesman notes rising demand for chafing dishes over the past two years, with prices from 1 to 14 dollars depending on size and material. Nickel and aluminium models are popular, while tin options exist. The dish is praised as versatile for oysters eggs mutton rechaudes sautes and desserts, elevating meals to a regal standard.
Henry S Taylor and the hand organ trade legacy
Henry S Taylor, who died by suicide in New York, built a nationwide hand and piano organ business after the Civil War. His shop served as an organ hospital, revamping worn instruments sent from across the country and supplying new air tunes to veterans and others seeking novelty. His work shaped the era’s portable organ market.
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Henrys. Taylor
New York
Taylor
Then Her Little Heart Burst At Soda Fountain
An 8-year-old girl and her nurse shared a soda moment at a fountain. The child insisted on drinking the whole tall glass alone, gulping the syrupy liquid until only foam remained. Tears welled as she lamented that she could not drink the suds, a vivid anecdote quoted from the New York Sun.
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Margie
New York Sun
Teething at the Age of 98 in Columbus Ind
Mrs. Ann Featherstone of Columbus Indiana recently cut a large tooth at the age of 98 years. The remark sits alongside a satirical excerpt about a South American republic and a Hawaiian event, reflecting period humor and current affairs.
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Ann Featherstone
Columbus
Ind
Beauty is power and a women’s remedy
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a female specific treatment for womb related illnesses. It cites medical praise and a testimonial from Matilda Exnnammm of Columbia Lancaster County Pa detailing relief from falling of the womb after seven bottles and regained strength.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Matilda Exsnnamm
Columbia, Lancaster Co
Petition for highway widening Concord to Lexington reaches Middlesex officials
Massachusetts petitioners from Concord urge widening the Lexing ton Road on the westerly side to maintain a minimum width of sixty feet from the Common in Concord to Heywood Street. The Middlesex County Commissioners schedule a viewing and hearing in Concord, with notice to interested parties and publication in the Concord Enterprise.
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Middlesex
Concord
Lexington
Lexington Road
Heywood Street
Concord Enterprise
Wa. C. Dillingham
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Pamela M. French
Herbfas
Daniel C. French
Cambridge
Charles J. McIntire
Rival Bell Rates Face Western Telephone Challenge
Western states see rising competition as independent exchanges form to undercut Bell rates. Harrison, Ishpeming, Des Moines, Fort Scott, Oshkosh and Great Falls reveal plans to offer lower charges. locals seek franchises and rate cuts, threatening Bell dominance.
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Tee Bell
Bell Company
Harrison Telephone Company
Western Electrician
Dubuque
Harrison Company
Davenport
Ishpeming
Mich
Michigan Peninsula
Des Moines
Bell
Fort Scott
Kan
Grand Rapids
Wisconsin
Local
Oshkosh
Wis
Bell Company Dioes
Great Falls
Mon
West
New York Times
Tamales Move From Mexico To Cincinnati Heat
A U S minister recalls Mexican tamales during a Mexico visit and contrasts them with mild Cincinnati tamales. A tale of spicy pork and chili paste overwhelms a traveler who needs water after a fiery bite, in a letter from Mexico.
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Theate
Isaac Pusey Gray
United States
Mexico
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Enquirer
Rubber boots for dogs and a love letters theft tale
Across the water they sell india rubber boots for dogs to wear on muddy runs priced at $2 a set. A Chiviloy urchin steals a packet of his mother's love letters and distributes them around the neighborhood.
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Chiviloy
Massachusetts towns offer muskrat bounty differences
The town of Sandwich pays a 25 cent bounty on muskrat heads while the neighboring town of Bourne pays 25 cents on muskrat tails, and local youths have exploited the scheme.
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Sandwich
Mass
Bourne
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Rellie Wellstretter
Hospital For Moral Invalids
Wm. C. Dillingham
Samuel W. Tucker
W.c. Croft
Acton Street
Maynard, Mass
Franklin French
Acton
Alfred B. C.dakin
Tyeware
Acton Enterprise
Esquire
Folsom, Register
TFF
Parker’s
Rambler and Lovell Bicycles
Main Street
Maynard
Capakiensen
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Greichton
Middlesex Institution For Savings
Henry J. Hosmer
H. Folsom
Register
Prescott ‘Keyes
Tremont St
Boston
Indiana
Frank McManus, Jr
Concord, Mass
Mildred A. Rogers
Ocean
Oratory
Thomas Hardware
Parker
Horace Tuttle
Walden Street
J. C. Friend
Hapgood
Stow
Anterprise
Horace. Tuttie
W. A.cunningham
J.W. Henderson
Henderson
Mesnard
Watchmaker Jeweler
ALGO
N.S. Daniels
W. OC. Hancock
Pratt
Lexington St
D. Dilmore
Maynard’s Block
Dexter C. Jones
Sudbury
Lizzie P. Jones
Ing
Roe Coy
Charles J.mcintire
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