Mixed notices and anecdotes from late 19th century papers
A collage of short items recounts funeral notices, family histories, social curiosities, and notable figures. Highlights include Charles De La Rochelle’s death in Montreal, the Methodist roots of Dr. Benson’s grandfather, infant christening lace linked to Philadelphia in 1760, Georges Clemenceau as Gambetta’s contemporary, Daniel Mapes Sr.’s annual $1,000 gifts, and George S. Phillips’ lingering insanity in Morristown asylum.
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Orleans
N. C. Picaywne
Charles de la Rochelle
Montreal
France
Chicago Times
Benson
England
Great Britain
Patti
Paul Murphy
E. V. Sutter
California
Belgium
San Francisco
Gambetta
M. Georges Clemenceau
Connecticut
Chicago Journal
Daniel Mapes
West Farms
Mapes
Times
New York
Chicago
George S. Phillips
January Searle
Chicago Republican
Morristown
N. J.) Insane Asylum
Street entertainers and the oddities of a city crowd
The London Globe describes various buskers and odd characters who perform for coins. A tin coffee-pot musician blows through a pierced spout, a wild-acting man with a German concertina hawks a shrill, cheap spectacle, and a dignified beard showman bares a two-foot beard from his waistcoat to solicit charity while offering silent appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutcounter
London Globe
Fragmented Child Questions Prompt Mother for Answers
In Our Young Folks a child asks about pencil hats meaning General Taylor and a town asks to rest or cornet and why dew drops climb the morning sky. The mother responds with riddles as the child repeats questions and longs for clear guidance from auntie and mamma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Taylor
John Spicer lecture on Clothes at Barn Hall
John Spicer delivers a Barn Hall talk on clothes as social symbols and life lessons. He uses student anecdotes about stains holes and pride in garments to teach humility and selfworth, ending with a tale of a poor boy and a teacher’s critique of attire. A comic interlude follows about a misrouted express package of a young woman.
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Conringen
London
Reform Club
Passepartout
Fix
Phileas Foxy
Mrs. Aouda
Phileas Fogg
Liverpool
Mrs.Aouda
Fogg
England
Saville Row
Parliament House
Whileas Fogg
Baring Brothers
Passepartour
Mr. Fogg
India
Aouda
Rev
Samuel Wilson
Mary-le-Bone Parish
Chicago
Detroit Free Press
Chicago Tribune
New York
Norristown Herald
Guy
Delmonico
Jim Skipp
Bermuda
Long Island
W. Y. News
Dumpsey
Johnny
Squire Jackson
Chicago Herald
Washington
Washington Letter Says That Miss Bayard
Oscar Wilde
Mr. Wilde
Miss Bayard
John Spicer
Barn Hall
Whistler
Gussie
Susie
Ussie
Ren
Edward
Oliver
Pencil in the pocket sparks a tale of mischief
A narrator recalls children debating a pencil left in a pocket by Edward. The scene includes Oliver insisting on asking Edward, lessons about lost items, and a riddle about two boys sharing one hat. The piece ends with Mrs A M Daz in Wide Awake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Olfie
Oliver
Ben
Snow-Wreaths On Connecticut River Captivate onlookers
Thousands of snow wreaths formed by the wind covered the Connecticut River and Bushnell Park after last night's heavy snowfall. Observers traced the ball-like core and expanding circumference, noting how wind shifts shaped the intricate ice formations. In another item, Rev Joshua Hudson of Gainsboro Virginia was found dead in a hog pen with severe facial and throat injuries from hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Ferry Street
Bushnell Park
Hartford Post
Joshua Hudson
Gainsboro
Frederick County
Fifty three city transit workers fired for fare stealing
The People’s Street Railway Company in Philadelphia discharged fifty three employees including conductors and drivers for stealing fares. Reports say the boldest took two to five dollars daily.
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People’s Street Railway Company of
Philadelphia
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Defiance County Express
Frank C. Culley
Defiance
Ohio
OUR
Jules Verne
Partout
Phileas Fogge
James Strand
Edinburgh
Lord Albemarle
Pall Mall
John Sullivan
Samuel Fallentin
Andrew Stuart
Gauthier Ralph
Bank of England
Thomas Flanagan
Andrew Stewart
China
Shipping Gazette
America
John’ Sullivan
Severty
Iino
Ms. Aouda
Freehold
N. J
Ivins
Margaret McCall Swift
Queer Occupations
the Sphinx
Rocker
Selena
Brypt
Sphinxill
Annas
St. Nicholas
Messenger Hesse
Adams F Express Company
Green Street
Dalton
Express
Messenger
Esse
Hesse
Fair Express
Jersey City
Ofice
Adams Express Company
Broadway
Adams Express
Greene Street
N. ¥. Times
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