Julia Dent Grant Tribute and Gov Curtin Anecdotes
A Washington Republic tribute lauds Julia Dent Grant as ideal wife and mother, praising her fidelity through hardship and her steady influence on Ulysses S. Grant. The piece shifts to Gov. Curtin recounting anecdotes from his Russia postings, illustrating diplomacy, espionage, and court politics with cautions about courtesy and power.
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Gravtls
Washington Republican
Julia Dent
Republic
Grant
Hiro
U.S. Grant
Appointtox
Missouri
Washington
Europa
Asia
Why They Do Not Marry In English Society
A Pall Mall Gazette inquiry asks why reader class Englishmen avoid marriage while Englishwomen embrace it. The letters reveal attitudes toward clubs, family life, and perceptions of women, with discussions on social and domestic expectations shaping dating and marriage choices.
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Air Ward
Far East
Hall of Justice
Cho King
Hottis
Philadelphia News
Pall Mall Gazette
Eye Clinic Reports Successful Congenital Cataract Case
At a New London meeting of the American Ophthalmological Society, Dr L Webster Max presented a clinical case of congenital cataract removed from a 60 year old patient. The report details the operation, postoperative recovery, and remarkable restoration of sight, including retina sensibility, color tests, and distance perception. The discourse notes peculiar ocular anatomy and the patient’s progressive adaptation to light and objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
American Ophthal Molovies Society
Ihe Medical News
L. Webster Max
Fox
German Town Hospital
Landolt
English marriage market contrasted with American views
A writer critiques marriage dynamics in English society versus American trends. The piece highlights arranged matchmaking, parental control, and social maneuvering in England, contrasting it with American women's bolder behavior and the influence of money. It notes Thackeray and shifting norms as wealth and class shape betrothals.
A Very Wise Horse and Odd Tales From the City
Fragmentary account recounts a strange horse and peculiar human behavior on Kearney Street. The piece hints at a hackneyed horse being trained or exploited for customers while witnesses describe eerie visions and sounds alongside urban legends.
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Maine
Kearney
Lackey
Boydser
Remarkable Recovery and Advice in Copied Column
Local notices recount Geo Vo Willing of Manchester Michigan praising electric bitters for his wife's five year recovery from helplessness and urging readers to try the medicine. The piece also quotes English opinions on Canadian and American immigration of educated women, plus various historical figures offering moral guidance to boys with short extracts from their writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Vo Willing
Manchester Mich
J. 1
Compton's
Better Than Vacation Promises Cure For Dyspepsia
An advertising notice touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a booster for summer travel. It claims to purify blood, strengthen the body, remove acne and bilious symptoms, and cure dyspepsia or headache, advising use before leaving home to enjoy a better vacation.
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Rive Hood
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Dajesty
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Pennsylvania
Russia
Simo
United States
St Petersburg
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Foreign Office
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Siberia
Wale Gov. Curtin
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Paris
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France
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Renly
Thackeray
England
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Gale
China
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America
Canada
Great Britain
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J. B. Carley
Dr. King
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Beth
J. Campion
Lyman Abbiat
Hoye
Brown
General Lyon
Winfield S$. Hancock
EB. Hale
D.S. Stanley
Cleveland
Ohio
Albert
Thorn
Ruac
D. Teans
Coshocton
McDonald House
Rae
Aileen Moni
Samy
Adareta the Howe Sewing Machine CO
Euclid Ave
DD. M. Moores
China Hall
Second Street
Bay Eecoles & Musical Institute Sperior Isan and
Titehus So Moaver Pa
Apins
Steubenville
Uriversees
Cn ‘Benes
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Tishurgh Conservator
Husie
DRC
Peashing
Pittsburgh
Cee de
Theroy
Sas
Atlanta
Gastonia
M.D
Oxford St.rooklyn
Tox Cerrava
Cotmase
Fulton Stree N.S
Ninloys
Vekauer
Giane Mfo, Co
Moston
Alas
Osquitoes
Acre
Cork
Ierios Faties
Mabyes
Sallade & CG
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