A Man and a Mob The Way Lyon Playfair Handled the Lancashire Strikers
In mid nineteenth century Lancashire labor riots Lyon Playfair kept a mill open by negotiating with strikers. He offered himself as hostage to gain trust, guided a small deputation to close boilers, and secured peaceful stoppage without damage. Military force later stopped a second mill at Clitheroe.
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Lyon Playfair
Lancashire
Playfair
Yen
Jool
Tie
Clitheroe
St James
Superstitions and Odd Customs Across Leaders and People
A New York Times excerpt lists rulers and leaders who trusted dreams and omens, from Grant and Nelson to Von Moltke and Bismarck. It notes astrologers among rulers and recalls a humorous exchange where a colored gentleman compliments a woman as Sal reads Webster's Dictionary a gift is refused to avoid misunderstanding the term fascinating.
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Sal
New York Times
T PP. Kimball
Gowns From the Undertaker's Trade
A New York Sun excerpt notes dressmakers order bridal and funeral gowns from undertakers in urgent times. It highlights the shift from shrouds to luxury lines, with fabrics like henrietta pongee faille and chiffon taffeta used for ladies fine burial dresses.
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Henrietta
Pongee
Faille
New York Sun
No-Arm, No-Legs Boy Sought by Dime Museum Manager
A Kansas City Independent remark quotes a dime museum manager seeking a local boy born without limbs. A citizen replies with skepticism about the parents’ willingness to exhibit him, noting the contrast between blessings and appreciation.
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Kansas City Independent
Never Touched Him Life Letter About a Borrowed Book
A reader pleads for the return of a book borrowed last year noting someone took it and has not returned it. The writer laments the lack of honor and questions the behavior of those who delay returning a taken item.
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Todd
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Afghanistan
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Railroad Station
John $. Lester
Jone
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega, Ga
G. R. Glenn
Townsend's Stand
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Agricultural College
Donegat the Nugget Office
Nucarr
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J. F. Moore
Colleges
Gainesy
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