An Episode of 1862 New Orleans Letter Tale
A New Orleans letter from June 15 1862 recounts fear of Union soldiers, a ball hosted by officers, a dramatic ballroom scene, and a vivid clash of war and romance. The writer describes meetings with a blond lieutenant and a dapper captain, a risky night of dancing, and the shock of Captain Ray's death in a skirmish.
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Mother
Farragut
Butler
Laurine
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Ray
Olo
Chicago News
Harper's Magazine Announces 1891 95 Plans
Harper's Magazine outlines forthcoming features for 1891 including Thomas Hardy novel The Simpletons, personal recollections of Joan of Arc by the Sieur Louis De Conte, a January Charleston and Carolinas illustrated paper, and four illustrated Africa articles. Julian Ralph to write eight Chinese life stories, new novelette by Richard Harding Davis, and continued short stories. Subscriptions begin with the current number. cloth binding 60 cents. Harper & Brothers, New York.
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Thomas Hardy
Trilby
Joan of Arc
Sieu Lous de Conte
Maid of
Julian Ralph
Richard Harding Davi
Wlustinated Prospectus
Harper & Brothers
Dream of a Just City on the Lillipompa Banks
The poem recalls a dream city by the Lillipompa with constant night cable cars and daytime concerts by cats. It envisions shops, fair editors, honest courts, and a city run for people, then wakes to find the vision gone as a crocodile roars from the river. Attributed to F. D. Lynn in Arkansaw Traveler.
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Kioto
Pslept
Lillipompa
Lillapomp
F. D. Lynn
Arkansaw Traveler
Detecting Steel Flaws by Telephone Method
A French inventor presents a method to locate steel flaws using a pneumatic tapper moved over the surface and a telephone in circuit. One worker handles the tapper while an assistant listens in another room and signals when a flaw’s peculiar tapping sound is heard.
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New School
Henry Arthur Jones
Susan
Weesa
Palldiall Gazette
Lucien Bonaparte Linked by Liberty and Antiquities
Lucien Bonaparte opposed Napoleon early in France and was exiled after Waterloo. After Napoleon’s Elba exile, reconciliation followed as Lucien aided his brother. He later lived in Italy pursuing antiquarian and archaeological research and became a highly regarded author in that field.
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Lucien Bonaparte
France
Napoleon
Elba
Lucien
Italy
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