Reminiscences of Public by Ben Perley Poorer
Washington society questions about Mrs Hayes and her influence are recounted alongside sketches of Lincoln and Grant visits, censorship limits on wartime correspondents, and a mix of social notes. The piece blends veteran recollections with snapshots of 19th century public life and manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Hayes
Washington
Mrs. Hayes
Mary Clemmer
White House
Vanity Fair
John Wesley
Lincoln
Bull Run
Seward
Gen. Grant
Gen. Beale
Hayes
New York
State
Evarts
Supreme Court
Levi P. Morton
Waite
Rotary Evarts
Sheridan
Beale
Admiral Ammen
Garfield
Street
Miss Baroll
Cameron
Allison
Hubbell
Geo. P. Loring
Gen
Seance Confusion Over Beloved John and Purported Angels
In a Chicago Rambler piece a tall woman tests a medium calling for John, claiming she is speaking to her husband. A sepulchral voice says John is with angels not purgatory, sparking a wry exchange about breaches of promise and whiskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
John
Jane
Purgatory
Damothers
Chicago
Essay on Doss and the many kinds of dogs
The piece catalogs dog types with humorous bias, noting mad dogs, watch-dogs, lap-dogs, and their owners. It parodies dog behavior, jokes about owners and relatives, and mocks canine stereotypes in a faux rustic voice. The Chicago Ledger is cited as the source of the sly reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Oman
Ebery Christian
Ebery
Arkansan Traveler
Thare
Thares
Kunming
Menny Yang
Ben Franklin
Chicago Ledger
Great Rock Island
Union
Chicago
Missouri River
Kansas City
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Territories
Iowa
Minnesota
Newport News
Richmond
Cincinnati
Iacimsapolis
Lafayette
Nadmond
Cincinnapolis
Council Bluffs
Kansan City
Minneapols
St Paul
Poitor Informatin
United States
Canada
R. R. Cable
Chi
Grand Union Hotel Adverts and Classical Lore Mix
A jumble of newspaper notes describes Grand Union Hotel near Grand Central Depot with 613 rooms and high cost per day, plus elevator and carriages. It weaves in Orpheus and Eurydice myths, captions on fashion and lace, then drug ads and cures, then a Texan druggist praising Dr William Hall’s Pills for lungs and coughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Opium Cure Promises Relief Through Kidney Liver Therapy
An interview with H C Wilson of Loveland Ohio praises Warner's Safe Cure as the key to breaking opium and morphine habits. He details a study of the organs, claims the appetite concentrates in the kidneys and liver, and asserts the remedy, with his private treatment, fully cures addiction. The piece also cites medical support and urges believers to consider the method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vine Street
Perso
Emerly
H C. Wilson
Loveland, C
Loveland, C., For With ‘Harwood & Co
St. Low
Ht ¢. Wilson & Co
Chemits
Ion Te,orm
Sean Ara Ee
Selptoomtve Daniness Caree
Warner
Loveland Opium Institute
Wilson
Horace Greeley visit through Brownsville teased by teeth count
1870 or 1871 Horace Greeley toured Bronsville Tennessee on route to Texas with Spencer Farrington Thomas. A chat led Greeley to reveal he had only thirteen teeth though he claimed a greater number had been given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Geeley
Horace Greeley
Bronsville
Tenn
Texas
Spencer Farrington Thomas
Brownsville
Mr. Greeley
Memphis
Greeley
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Ben
Perley
India
Postal Service of
Kelghur
Himalayas
Alice
Orpheus
Eurydice
Apolo
Calliope
Eur
Aristiens
Apollo
Hade
Plato
Ixion
Tantalus
Tity
Pluto
Proserpina
Theingdom of Darkness
Charon
Styx
World's Dispensary Medial Association
Buffalo
Ayer
J. W. Graham
Tex
John New
Thomas Carlyle
Scovenaucour
Pierce
Hall
Fort Wayne, Ind
B. M. Holman
St Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs Oil
Von
Louis Schley
I. C. M. Grand Lodge
Maryland
Hostetter
Brows Chemical CO
Baltirorr
Lyon
Perry Davis
Dr. Sage
Simmons
Millie
Wra
Th. Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
Bitters
Prickly Ash Bitters Co
ST. Louis
A. P. Lacey
Carter
Bon Wiley
Dereon
Mica
Heware Machine CO
Columbus
England
Conservatory OF Music
Boston
Mass
Manas ‘Sears Wiatiteen
Ward
Latocior
Tosieet
Nian
Robbins
Eaarnes
ODER
ASTM
Stowell & Ca
Ry, Wile
Liniment
Harter
Sable
Stock Yard
Chicaco
Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Atlantic
Pacific
Tino
Rock Island
Chicoliet
Ottawa
la Salle
Peoria
Geneseo
Moline
Hook Island
Davenport
E. ST. Jochet and
Fern
Vertisers
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