Two Yards of Jaconet or a Husband
Mary Ann, a society belle in Virginia, longs for marriage amid a parade of admirers. After a Williamsburg shopping excursion with Louisa she reunites with her Blue Ridge beau Mr Collingwood, dances, and in a moonlit moment accepts a proposal. Within a month she becomes Mrs Collingwood, securing both a husband and jaconet.
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Mary Ann
Richmond
Louisa
Miss B
Jaconet
Mary Anne
Byron
Ali Pasha
James River
Williamsburg
Virginia
Ife
Dechde
Old Dominion
Dido
Aeneas
New York
Anon
Blue Ridge
Mr. Collingwood
Cato
Gay
William
Mr.Collingwood
Mr. Collinwood
Miss
Collingwood
Heavenly Match Unites Perkins and Carleton in Heaven Made Union
Boston man Perkins loses wife but as a spiritualist receives guidance from her in the afterlife. He meets Miss Carleton a healing medium who enters trances to relay a plan. Mrs Perkins directs a dinner with Carleton leading to a betrothal plan promising a great spiritual mission.
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Perkins
Boston
Miss Carleton
Carleton
Willing Hands and the Rise of a Bootblacker Leader
John, born into slavery, rises in New York through a hotel dining room role to bootblack and street-shrine entrepreneur. He mentors others, expands shops, pays assistants fifty cents daily, charges ten cents Sunday shines, and preaches that willing hands can always find work. His tale blends self reinvention with resilience against adversity.
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John
New York
Metropolitan
Martin
American Interest in Delft Ware
In Harper's Magazine Wirt Sikes notes American passion for Delft porcelain seen at a London gathering. A New Yorker traces Dutch roots in American taste, citing family heirlooms and large private collections unseen publicly. New York and New England homes reportedly hold rich Delft plates and butter boats from colonial times.
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London
Wirt Sikes
Harper’s Magazine
Lover S
Longfellow
America
China
Old Amsterdam
Prime
Delft
Holland
United States
New York
New England
The Lash in Criminal Justice Debate
The World argues for considering the lash as a deterrent in modern criminal justice especially against women and young desperadoes. Dime novels mythologize villains, while real punishment risks glamorizing crime. England echoes Delaware in favoring whipping posts to curb juvenile ruffians and vagrants.
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England
Delaware
Gladstone Praises Foreign Cooks at London Banquet
In London at a fishmongers’ banquet Mr. Gladstone lauded French and Italian cooks as the best in the world and urged English to imitate them, while criticizing the traditional roast beef. He speaks truth about cooks yet treason about roast beef.
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London
Gladstone
Capitol Reverie and Critique of 1877 Congress
Justin McCarthy lauds Washington Capitol and outlines the Capitol grounds and famed marble. The author condemns the 1877 Congress for tardy action, omnibus bills, and costly investigations, accusing Democrats of waste and anti-labor policies while paying congressmen lavish salaries.
Peculiar English Trade Systems Highlighted by Watery Buying
A British traveler notes how English tradesmen stock only parts of items, sending customers to multiple shops. An American man buys a scrap-book but must visit three stores for mucilage, a brush, and finally the bottle contains a missing brush, prompting the remark that Americans would buy en bloc. He contrasts with American abundance and a “singular knack” for stocking needed items.
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America
Langham
Muria Kimata’s failed loan scheme ends in loss and branding
Muria Kimata of Toxic formed a loan venture to aid the poor at interest. It failed as few borrowers repaid, leaving him ruined though a large fortune remained. On his father’s anniversary he assembled stockholders and burned the receipts and securities in a brazier before Hortoke Sama, condemning the borrowers as heathen.
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Muria Kimata
Muria Kimate
Maria Kimets
The Editor Chooses End Men For Thomas Concert
The agent for Theodore Thomas sought a Michigan city for a concert enduring classically praised, but the editor warned that audience payment hinges on the end men. If two burned end men exist, the show may fail despite quality.
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Theodore Thomas
Michigan
Thomas
Oschestra
Unprincipled Man and a Loan Request
Sheridan asks Burke for a day’s loan and gains approval. The real orator declares the difference between a man of good principle and an unprincipled man. Sheridan’s quip leads Burke to insist the unprincipled man is the more trusted of the two.
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Sheridan
Burke
Prince Bismarck Beset By Late Night Wine Talks
The passage describes Prince Bismarck as fond of staying up late with wine, and notes that many negotiations and overtures from figures like Generonne and others were conducted in convivial, informal settings. It hints at alliances and Eastern questions being handled in a relaxed manner, with references to Italian and eastern partnerships and a broad portrait of his dining and social habits.
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Justin McCarthy
Ireland
Capitol
State House
Congress
America
Capitol Hill
Potomac River
Washington
Congress of the United States
Democratic Reform Party
United States
Nousas
House of Representatives
Crouse
Senate
Navy Yard
Confederate House
New Democrat
Sam
Bismarck
Generonne
Italy
New Mormon Empires Rise with 5 Million Building Plot
A large-scale project unfolds as a new Mormon enterprise plans a $5,000,000 development. Key figures and location remain unnamed, but the effort signals a bold expansion in regional religious and economic activity.
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