Lady Blackburns Newport Debut and a Hidden Ballroom Gift
A Lowell Journal excerpt follows a newspaper woman narrator who follows Lady Blackburn and her daughter Constance to Newport. The tale centers on a debutante's planned season, the mystery of a lost jewel, and a confidential attraction between Constance and a wealthy Newport suitor. The story ends with the editor deciding not to publish the sensational personal details.
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Newport
Lady Blackburn
Europe
Lions of
Newport Society
Bertin
Blackburn
Montana
Indyship
Rock House
Constance
Rock Trouse
Blackburns
Senator Gray
Stock House
Mamma
Lady_ Blackburn
Wiese
Ion
Constance Blackburn
Dung
New York
Janes
John
Abandoned baby mystery in ferryhouse tale
A working woman recounts finding a small child left with her at a Pennsylvania railroad depot. The refined woman with a baby vanished after asking to leave her luggage briefly, prompting a long search across Jersey City, New York, and Bellevue. The child remains unplaced while the narrator seeks a quiet, humane solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Ching
New York
Jersey Ferry
Cortlandt Street
Bellevue Hospital
Blackwell's Island
Walt
Bellevue
New Jersey
Uncle Sam as a Publisher in Government Literature
The piece notes the vast volume of official government literature and reports behind the president's message. It cites the immense reading load for citizens, the artistry of government publications, and the significant role of private firms alongside the Government Printing Office.
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Uncle Sam
Government Printing Office
Government
Saturday Evening Post
Interior Department Leadership and Workload
The article notes the Interior Department as the least publicized yet most busy, with eight divisions each handling ten times the work of cabinet offices a century ago. Each division needs an experienced head, and the secretary oversees national parks hospitals and eleemosynary institutions.
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Ricgeant
Department of the Interior
Secretary of the Interior
Saturday Evening Post
Osiman Pasha and His Harsh Methods of Discipline
Osiman Pasha, son of Plevna, appeared a born leader yet plain in uniform and taciturn. He despised foreigners and war correspondents, publicly boxed cowards to discipline them, and could rage terribly when angered. The Czar Alexander II reportedly praised his defense as one of history’s finest feats.
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Osiman Pasha
Plevna
Napoleon
Tie
Aten
Alexander II
Pittsburg Dispatch
Editor’s Wary Wisdom in Debates on Advice and News
Quip dialogue contrasts lawyer and client over advice and value. A remark praises editors for attempting to publish a ten page paper in a four page town, reflecting press work and editorial restraint. The exchange echoes media skepticism and the costs of journalism.
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Washington Post
Duel Denied by Georgia Blacksmith in Lake Pontchartrain
Mrs Minnie Waller Myers describes a near duel between M Marigny of Louisiana and a Georgian ex blacksmith named Humble. Humble refused to fight, declaring he was not a gentleman, and after a proposed arrangement of six feet of water and sledge hammers as weapons, the duel never occurred.
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Minnie Waller Myers
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
M. Marigny
Humble
Georgia
Tts
Lake Pontchartrain
Some Queer Definitions From Bailey's 1721 Dictionary
A selection from Bailey's Universal Etymological Dictionary defines odd terms with playful, inflated meanings. Entries include Thunder as a noise known to the perceiver, Rainbow as a meteor of colors, Balloon as a football and a fine ball for nobility, and Elephant as the largest and strongest four footed beast.
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Bailey
London
Reneon
Tropics
Paderewski the Deceiver Critic's Stern View of Paderewski
A Kansas newspaper man attacks Paderewski describing the pianist as deceitful. He claims the performer never reaches a tune, trills without touch, and manipulates the instrument while painting vivid but misleading stage imagery. The critic laments the experience at Convention Hall Kansas City.
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Paderewski
Kansas
Convention Hall
Kansas City
Tie
Ike Paderewaki
Jim
Tower of Famine in Pisa and its grim tale
The Torre della Fame once stood in Pisa and is famed for a gruesome legend. Count Ugolino della Gherardesca led the Guelphs, was opposed by the Ghibellines, and was imprisoned with his sons and grandsons in a tower where starvation was used as the method of death. The door was locked and the keys cast into the Arno.
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Pisa
Italy
Ugolino Della Gherardscha
Dante
Arno
Fish Produce Music Through Movable Bones and Drums
Several fish species create sounds using specialized organs. Trigla can emit long notes spanning nearly an octave. Two ophidum species have small movable bones for a sharp rattle. Umb rivas produce a curious drumming sound audible from a depth of 20 fathoms.
Newly Appointed French Mayor Sets Rain Dependent Review
A newly appointed French mayor opened his regime with a notice stating the fire brigade will be reviewed in the afternoon on the feast of their patron saint if it rains in the morning, and in the morning if it rains in the afternoon, reflecting cautious scheduling.
Notable Quotations and Observations from a London Summer
A fragment from Sharper's Bazar hints at humor about neckties and gifts from spouses. The dialogue contrasts social banter with a reflection on invention and personal discovery. The text also notes a daylight difference between London and Glasgow at midsummer.
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London
Glasgow
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Ak Oe
P. H. Golt, W.H. Denny
J. HR. Merrieen
W. F. Pennington
Eugene Lynch, R. T. Carter
W.H. Anderson, H. C. Hobbs, W.R. Peters
M. L. Blanchard
Lord
I. T. Baker
J. Culver, BE. W. Ingram
Wye
Tuckahoe
Denton
Greenwood
Ellendale
Milton
Lewes
Queenstown
William Mf. Conn
Wm, Hopps & CO
Baltimore
Hertford
United States
Mammoth Hardware Store and Machine Shope
Salisbury
Maryland
Irving and
Lady Irving
Rosemont
Bright Oak
Nuttle Hardware Company
HE Hughes Lumber and Coal Company
J. W. Wheatley
Dover ST
Easton, MD
Weaver Carpenter
Mathushek
Ludwig Bush
Geris
Columbia
Exstan
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine
James T. Cooper
Undertaker
POLY
T. W. Smith
Ridgely
Joan W.causey
Ris
Wam, Dianey, Sfcy and
Taras
Kent County Mutual Insurance
Dover
Delaware
John T. Carter, Jr
Denton, Md
R. Plummer
Greensboro, Md
Alex. Noble
Preston, Mil
Colston'’S Pharmacy
Colston
David Haenm
Richard Carvel
Robert Hardy
Philip Strang
Peck
Kay
Squire John
Dora Tenny
Andrew
WM. J.C. Dulany Coublishear
Milton Bradley
Baltimore St
T.L. Day, Swing & Company,anufacturers
Fallowfield & Temple
Marydel
W. W. Golpsporovuah
Greensborough
T. L. Day
Swing & CO
Ridgely, Maryland
Town Meeting
Town House
Maine
Cephas Johnson
Perkin
Ira Patterson
Ezzy Goll
Lewiston Journal
Pringe
the Tower of Famine
Jewett
Pefr Prrtere
Emgniy
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