Little Girls of Gotham Tea Set Sparks Gossip Tour
A dated society sketch visits four young women in New York social circles. Miss Kitty X hosts a tea room mood with smoking and decor. Miss Marietta K enjoys ceramics and afternoon tea. Miss Jean B centers Washington Square gatherings. Mrs Jean’s salon specializes in fashion chatter and latest engagements. The piece notes Gotham Bohemian life and the value of variety in New York society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
Galery
Fiseln
Mies
Kit
Selety
Tyne
Kinny X
Filde
Kirt
Ray Ghide Sahili
Miss Marietta
Intellectual Girls of
Minin
Jean B
Washington Square
Jean
Mise J
New York
Bohemia
General Otis hailed by Kansas City soldiers in informal banter
A Kansas City Journal retells a wartime anecdote in which General Otis enters a gathering and asks, "Well, boys, how are you coming?" The scene features a mix of familiarity and misidentification among troops, with one soldier correcting that the fan is actually General Otis. The general overhears the correction and responds with good humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Fey
Neidenc
Kansas
Otis
Gem
Pard
General Ous
Wind
Early arrival gave writer Hor wlin edge in battle noises
A garbled and fragmentary report notes that Hor wlin had the advantage of arriving early in the scene and in all possible angles for the noises of battle and for the appearance of events, despite modern science’s supposed reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester Gaetts
Bohemian New York Scene Draws Mix of Artists and Gossip
A fragmentary reminiscence from a New York visit describes a bohemian scene with famous artists and writers, noting receptions at a winter gathering hosted by Mies Marleta and exchanging opinions on modern writers. The excerpt references Ruth Le, Protiertin tie, and Parisian influences, ending with a remark on a Boston Globe paragraph about Southern shipyards and a striking line about bohemian life.
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Mies Marleta Ie
New York
Siads
Duran
Boston Globe
Minale
Made Light Of It Thorglars apo agy untecting set
Hrown-Whacs happened ald rel y owl donee One broke into my house last night an went ft anid deft Ue gas burn tn full ott Puck, $20 cele of teeth $10. Dr. Wie.
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Thorglars
Goats Ship Disaster and Odd Voyage to Havana Harbor
A quirky Times of Cuba notice recounts Hall Pryor Davis dissolution and Mr Pryor, Texas cattle pioneer, sending goats from Galveston to Havana after a blockade raise. The goats overran the ship, chewed rigging, fed on hay and onions, caused illness, and were stranded aboard until captains dumped them near New Orleans. They later vanished from Craft Island while authorities barred further travel.
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Times of
Cuba
Hall
Galveston
Havana
Atte
Pryor
Cauileman
Iite
Billy
Mr. Pryor
New Orleans
Bhim
Craft Island
Congress
Pryor Island
Barnum Robbed by Footpads in Kansas City Night
A Benton man named Barnum survives a late night hold up in Kansas City after a gun point demand. He loses a gold watch and a wooden leg but officers recover the missing limb and arrest Pat Ferrell who is linked to the theft. The incident follows a string of odd local reports from Elkton to Florence and beyond.
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Thi
Barnum
Omaha
Benton
Pacific House
Sixth
Wyandotte
Kansas City
North End
Charles Snead
Hugh Doherty
Pat Ferrell
Odd Things From Across The States
A Skippack girl cut her nose on a teapot edge. A Georgia boy died after laughing while eating chicken and drawing a bone down his throat. A North Carolina woman died in church with her child. A Georgia locomotive carried a pig six miles after grabbing it. Porcupine grass caused a sheep illness in Indiana. A pardoned West Virginia convict fled to play a Christmas Eve fiddle then returned to prison.
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Skippack
Penny
Georgia
North Carolina
Wabash County
Ind
West Virginia
Poker in England draws crowds with many games
Card play flourishes in London with Bridge leading, poker popular among women. Notable players include Mrs Chaine described as a top London player, the Duchess of Devonshire, Lady de Trafford famed bluffing on kings, Miss Helen Henniker, Mrs Franklin, Baroness Renter, Mrs Arthur Paget, and Lady Jee Gordon Lennox among others.
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Mrs. Chaine
London
Duchess of Devonshire
de Trafford
Helen Henniker
Franklind
de Traffer
Barsoness Renter
Arthur Paget
Jee Gordon Lennox
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Ittle Girls OF Gotham
Gustav van der Ende
Socity Art 1St
DBA
Gen
Otis “Pard
Ruth
Wlyise
Wie
Cook Feemedy Co
Cook Remedy CO
Masonic Wemple
Chicago
Elkton
W. ¥. Smith
Florence
Kan
Chester
Poni
Plymouth
Mass
Kentucky
New Zealand
Anderton
Bridgeton
Nod
Swale
England
UU Onoam Voy Pd Af Ev
Calthos
Laborde
Jules Labord
von Mobl Company
Cinnati
Ohio
Cincinnati
von Mohl Company
von Mohl
Uder
Freon
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