Twain Introduces Forbes at Hartford Lecture
Mark Twain introduces Archibald Forbes in Hartford as a war correspondent famed for bravery and Victoria Cross. Forbes recounts battle experience and aims to bridge Anglo American ties amid national mourning and past quarrels over military pride. The audience gives applause as Forbes is presented as a celebrated English guest.
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Mark Twain
Mr. Forbes
Archibald Forbes
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut Militia
Charleston
Atlanta
Yorktown
England
Atlantic Monthly January promise bold and varied
The January Atlantic Monthly previews a strong year with Howells on Police Report, Hale on John Baptist of the Jordan, Lathrop’s An Echo of Passion, and wide coverage of South affairs, art, poetry, and critical reviews. Notable items include Mrs. Foote on Mexico, Ingersoll’s subterraean wonders, and essays on the spoils system and Mormon law.
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Atlantic
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E. E. Hale
John Baptist of
the Jordan
Christ
Palestine
Mgr. Hale
South
Joe
Elizabeth Robins
A. Granville Bradley
Westminsster
England
San Juan
J.J. Pratt
J. J. Trowbridge
Edith M. Thomas
Thomas
Life-size Ralph Waldo Emerson portrait offered to Atlantic subscribers
In a brief item, Hardy and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps note no extra context is needed for reader interest. A life-size portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson has been prepared specifically for Atlantic subscribers, who obtain it by paying one dollar. Houghton Mifflin & Co. Boston.
Peterson's Magazine January issue praised as superb and varied
The January Peterson's Magazine is hailed as the most superb number yet with two steel engravings Happy As a Queen and Playing At Doctor, a Paris fashion plate, a crewel design, and fifty engravings. Original stories by noted authors, an illustrated Paris article, and a full size coat bodice diagram add value. Subscriptions priced at $2.00 per year postage paid, with club offers and premiums. Address Charles J. Peterson, 306 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
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Santa Claus
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Handel
Edward Everett Hale
Asaph Sheafe
Amanda B. Harris
L. B. Humphrey
Prang
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Hudson
Neva
David Ker
Vermont
Mary E. Wilkins
Ginevra Alveretta
Margaret Eytinge
Sol Eiynge, Jr
Sophie May
Kittyleen
Eytinge
Mrs
Catherwood
Susan Power
Arthur Gilman
Edward Hale
George L. Osgood
Christina Rossetti
Ella Farman
Ediie D. Lothrop
Paris
Anne, Stephens
Mia. R. Harding Davis
Frank Lee Benedict
Peterson
Petersons
Albun
Chas. J. Peterson
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Meteor display expected in 1899 sparks expectations
A brief note suggests a forthcoming meteor display in 1899. The item urges reader attention to celestial showings, hinting at anticipated meteor activity and public curiosity about astronomical events.
Fancy Stationery Designs Illuminate Bronze Gems
The Boston Transcript describes novelties in stationery featuring illuminated bronzes with metallic colors of silver brass gold and bronze and vivid blue and cardinal tints. Whimsical natural motifs dominate including snakes lizards frogs turtles dragons storks fish and insects in relief on note-heads cards and dinner cards.
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Department of Natural History
Boston Transcript
Seville and other features in Lippincott's January issue
Lippincott's Magazine opens January with Seville by 8. P. Scott, a historical descriptive text with illustrations. Dr Felix L Oswald contributes Animal pets a delightful paper. Edward C Bruce writes on Railway Stations and their artistic merits. Richard T Ely discusses Our Common Schools defending reforms for higher teacher standards. Helen Campbell details Decoration under Difficulties and A Trip to Tophet. Fiction includes Stephen Guthrie, Comedy of Errors, Hazel, Bank Secret, plus poems and gossip notes on Philadelphia art exhibitions.
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P. Scott
Felix L. Oswald
Edward C. Bruce
Richard T. Ely
Richard Grant White
Helen Campbell
Tophet
Stephen Guthrie
Henry A. Beers
Hazel
Cara Hall Randolph
William O. Stoddard
Alice
Philadelphia
Preventive Against Diphtheria Proposed by Physician
A New York Tribune correspondent and practicing physician cites four years of use in forty clear diphtheria cases with 140 exposed individuals, noting no reported infections. His method uses one drachm of Monsel’s salt or ferrous subsulfate in eight ounces of cold water with sugar, and a daily dose of two to eight teaspoonfuls depending on exposure proximity.
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New York Tribune
Monsel
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