Harper's Magazine plans for 1895 features and ads
Harper's Magazine outlines in its 1895 plan new stories by Thomas Mardy and Richard Harding Davis, with serials in the January number. It promises Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by the Sien Lows De Conte, and illustrated papers on Charleston and the Carolinas. Also noted are African and Chinese life series, five chapters of a new novelette, complete short stories, and continued features. Subscriptions, binding, and postal details are provided.
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Trilby
Joan of Arc
Sien Lows de Conte
Maid of
Orleans
Charleston
Carolinas
Africa
Albany
Harper's Magazine
Julian Ralph
Richard Harding Davis
Hlustrated Prospectus
Never Strike the Pace for a Winner, Washington Star
A reflective poem recounts a young man urged to pursue effort and study yet failing to reach success. It contrasts striving with the world’s harsh judgment, urging authenticity over chasing past glories and external validation. The verse nods to persistence, learning, and personal pace.
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Booka
Washington Star
Military and social titles flood American life
A writer mocks the overuse of military prefixes and titles in press and public life. He notes generals and colonels persist after war, governors’ staffs resemble civilian hierarchies, and papers append occupation prefixes like Banker Jones or Deckhand McGinty. The piece condemns such naming while joking about Kentucky’s insistence on colonels. Also included is a note from the Portland Oregonian on salmon poisoning in dogs and the dubious value of salved cures.
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New York Tribune
United States
Wanamaker
Harrison
Sawyer Smith
Banker Jones
Broker Brown
Butcher Green
Mary Jane Timothy Black
Aman
Millionaire Jones
Deckhand McGinty
Smithkins
Kentucky
Portland
Oregonian
Night Air Myths and Hidden Creatures in The City
A Breeze of skepticism dispels old legends about night air and health, noting soldiers, cattle, and travelers thrive outdoors. The piece humorously questions moonlight lunacy fears and frog, snake, and mineral tales, then shifts to jewelry setting craft and tools used by setters in detail.
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Gome
Broooklyn Eagle
Strange lepidarian gem from Kimberley mines
Workmen in Kimberley South Africa uncover a dark brown stone about the size of a pigeon's egg. When held to light it shows a profile of a man from the waist up, while turning it reveals a woman's face hidden by hair. The British Museum owner offers 50 pounds for the curiosity.
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Kimberley
South Africa
British Museum
Ower
St. Louis Republic
What would happen if naval officers were forbidden to marry
Miranda in The Ladies' Pictorial recalls a ball with Emperor Wilhelm and Prince Henry of Prussia. The emperor asks a young lady what she would say if naval officers were forbidden to marry. Her reply: your navy would cease to exist.
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Wilhelm
Prince Henry of
Prussia
The New Woman and The Advanced Young Woman Dialogue
A fragmentary Chicago Record item features dialog about a mouse and a cunning bear. It also presents trivia on names like Quinsignmond meaning Good Fishing Plug Por Pickerel and notes the aye aye of Madagascar for its large eyes.
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Cox
Chicago Record
Massachusetts
Tailor’s bill jokes aside credit matters in business
A Toronto Monetary Times opinion argues many tailors fail to collect debts due to flawed methods, citing a Yonge Street merchant who earned 200000 but lost about 1000 over ten years. It credits careful credit practice and systematic delinquent debtor management for success rather than fortune.
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Yonge Street
Toronto Monetary Times
Oxford Revenues Estimation Appears Near £500 000
The Michigan University Record notes Oxford annual revenues approximate £500,000 after correcting for double counting between the university chest and colleges. It contrasts with Cambridge where full university chest accounts are not provided, leaving total Cambridge revenues undetermined.
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Cambridge
University Chest
Oxford
Michigan University
The Barber and the Hat in a Haircut Tale
A weary man sits for a haircut while wearing a hat and discovers the barber can trim under it. The barber explains the method, notes the baldheaded man’s sensitivity to references about hair loss, and recalls similar Parisian practice. A doctor comments on the odd scene as the barber reflects on fees and pity for bald heads. New York Sun.
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Monsieur
Harlem
Paris
Paris Jockey Club
New York Sun
Spectacle Prices and Etiquette From Early Modern Times
A sixteenth century note on costly spectacles and assumed dignity from large lenses and heavy rims. A humorous exchange about a parent’s last cent contrast with a party invitation awkwardness, as reported by Atchison Globe via Munsey’s Magazine.
The Bride's Father Furnished Music by Shooting at the Groom
Montague county Texas remembers Uncle Henry Harris a one legged ferryman who opposed Calvin Dobbs and his bride May Harris. Dobbs staged a mock wedding at midriver with a legal license while Uncle Henry threatened to shoot. The ceremony ended as gunfire cracked and the couple fled, leaving Uncle Henry to glare at the unruly scene.
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Tex
Henry Harris
Red River
Henry
Calvin Dubbs
May Harris
Dubbs
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Tobe
Uncle Deary
Calvin
May
Dobbs
Parson
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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