Burdened by Goods in Dry Goods House
In a local scene at the dry goods house Mrs. Dovleigh-Edgar insists on carrying bundles while a male companion declines. A chorus of admiring glances from other women follows as Afr. Doveleigh-Maria is sent home to fetch coal. The remark about hiring a dray ends the exchange.
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Terre Heute Express
George Kennan
Siberia
Sudeikin
Degaief
empire
Imperial Geographical society
silvia hortensis
strong yard
When an octogenarian seeks funeral attire
A humorous tale relayed by comedian William C Crain from Edwin Booth via Eugene Field describes an 80 year old dying woman asking her pastor about funeral collars. She requests white satin for her collar and adds red silk and crimson plush to recall her girlhood gaiety.
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William C. Crane
Edwin Booth
Eugene Field
collins
malden
Doston Ieraid
Barnum's First Hippopotamus Arrives for Show Tour
The New York Sun recounts Barnum acquiring the first hippopotamus seen in the United States. Purchased from a German dealer after a South African capture, the animal cost 25 000 dollars with staged payments. It arrived in good condition and drew curiosity before Barnum leased it to Berry for touring, earning Berry about 10 000 dollars in a year.
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Barnum
Tody Hamilton
Self praise risks future reckoning in civic life
A man should be careful never to tell tales of himself to his own disadvantage. People may be amused and laugh at the civic, but they will be remembered and brought up against him upon some subsequent excursion.
Chocolate dessert recipe from a senator's wife
A senator's wife named as the best chocolate maker in Washington shares a recipe to Miss Edith Ingalls. Use three quarters of a cake of srecel, grate and mix with one quart cold water and one quart sweet milk, sweeten to taste, boil to a thick paste, then add boiled milk and cook a few minutes longer.
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Washington
Edith Ingalls
New York Telegram
Modjeska Apologizes for Harsh Remark in Charity Sermon
Aime Modjeska is praised as genuinely religious and kind. She recalls waiting for Mr. Henley and admits she had just abused him, noting she attended a sermon on charity and planned to apologize once he arrived. The anecdote appears in the San Francisco Call.
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Modjeska
Mr. Henley
Henley
Mod-jeska
San Francisco
Don the clever pug of Scranton fascinates hotel guests
An eccentric pug named Don owned by Miss Nellie Payfair of Scranton, Pennsylvania, amuses guests with tricks and gum chewing. Don is intelligent yet mischievous, jealous of other dogs, fond of sugar, and obedient after punishment, while often returning to his playful routines.
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Nellie Pay‘ir
Forest house
Scranton
Don
Miss Payfair
Tessa
Dr. J. S. Walden
Spruce street
George
little George
Mean Revenge in a Dearborn Barber Shop
A Saturday scene in a crowded Dearborn Street barber shop ends in a mean revenge. A young man in the chair orders a shave and curls while a nervous, overweight customer waits for a chair. The barber’s razor and a taunt about the neighbor’s fear of throat-cutting provoke a tense, lengthy shave.
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Dearborn street
Lo mado
Chicago Herald
The Origin of Military Salutes in History
A True Flag article traces military salutes to medieval tournaments and Crusader customs. It explains how raising a hand over the eyes and kissing sword hilts symbolized devotion, with knights planting swords as crosses and prayers seen as essential to duty.
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Holy City
Evarts Era Memories and a Private Distillery Tale
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt recalls Mr Evarts preserving the Hayes regime amid Mrs Hayes and the Ladies Ebenezer Temperance group. It tells of Pete the colored man who ran a “private distillery” for White House dinners, warning guests to wipe their mouths before dining. The piece also notes a French physician’s method to arrest heart palpitations by bending forward with head down and arms hanging.
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Mr. Evarts
Hayes
Ingenious nickel stamp machine eyed for general use
An exhibit shown to Postmaster General Dickinson details a device adapted from the nickel slot to sell postage stamps. A sheet is cut into two-stamp slips wound on a cylinder. a nickel starts a motor, the slip advances under needles, and two stamps are dispensed after a button is pressed. If fraudulent coins are used, a magnet rejects them.
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Dickinson
Baltimore post office
Baltimore News
Apology at Table Sparks Waiter Interlude
A diner asks for salt and, after a tense exchange, apologizes to the waiter for misidentifying him. The first diner calls the waiter and admits the misunderstanding, saying he mistook the other man for the waiter. The scene unfolds with awkward civility in a restaurant setting.
Philadelphia Ladies Order L. T. Straight at Bar
Report from the Philadelphia Times describes waiters in a downtown restaurant presenting a cup and saucer at the bar and asking for an L. T. straight. The cups return with a clear fluid that resembles tea but smells of stronger whisky, a discreet method of serving whisky straight at table to women patrons.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Times
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