Washington Letter on Congress and Diplomacy in 1878
The correspondent notes Washington as the political pivot with Congress due to adjourn by March 4 1879. He mocks political figures while detailing diplomatic bustle including Chinese legation, Judge Davis and Justice Harlan, royal visits, and the influx of lawmakers and adventurers in the capital.
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Wasittna Toy
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Washington
Potomac
Congress
Alex. Stevens
Gen. Banks
Gen. Butler
Legation
Senator Davis
Davis
Supreme Bench
Justice Harlan
Judge Davis
Confederacy
Ottawa
India
Hayes
Lorne
Sir Edward Thornton
City
England
Avenue
Sir Edward
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Paris Letter Reports Figaro Event Uniting Arts in Paris
Regular Paris correspondent notes The Figaro hosted foreign commissioners and leading artists in a lavish publishing-house setting. Notables included Sir Philip Qualiffe Owen M. Ferdinand le Lessepa and Morr von Werner. performances featured Sarah Bernhardt and others. The piece also covers All Saints Day crowds, weather across France, and political reflections on Garnier Pages and Gambetta.
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Paris
Figaro
Europe
Crassus
Millionairs
Oecasion
Prince of Wales
Setrre
M. de Villemesant
Philip Qualiffe
Owen
M.ferdinand le Lessepa
Gome
Morr von Werner
Mdlle
Sarah Bernhardt
M. Delanny
Alfred de Musset
Maille Chaumont
Madame Bonnaire
Andigncy
Finimense
Huliday
Cimetieres
All Saints
Great Bazaar
France
Vertoux
Strasbourg
Mirecourt
Vosges
Donai
M. Garnier
Lamartine
Garnier
Theirs
Gambetta
Domestic and kitchen tips from a historic household guide
Cleansing bottles with pearl ash or saberatua in water. peeling potatoes thinly to keep nutrients near the surface. preserving lemons by grating rind and sugar for year round use. washing windows with borax water and a chamois for quick drying. keeping lard sweet with sal soda. cautions on boiling and volume. and plum sauce made from plums, sugar, vinegar, cloves, and cinnamon for long storage and as a versatile accompaniment.
Tract Theft At London Rail Station Delights Porters
An experienced London railroad porter eyes a richly dressed lady with babies as a prize as she and attendants approach a train. As the train about to depart, porters grab tracts in lieu of tips, but the moment passes with no proper recognitions. A scientist notes angleworms suffer nothing on hooks, wriggling like men when a pretty woman appears.
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Uuttol Co
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Ita
Oread
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Steffen & Bungassar
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Freeport
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United States
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Alfred A. Wise
Wm. Youre
Tohn "Kexegy
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Pell Manny
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L. W.gurrear
Barbers
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Soldiers’ Monument
Court House Square
Munn
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Elaon’s
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J. F. Beaumont
M.D
Opera House
Esther W. Taylor
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Stephenson Atree
R. FP. Hayes
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London
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America
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