Inside the Capitol How Senators Keep Society in Propriety
Senators and representatives in Washington enjoy a $125 yearly stationery allowance and a wide array of office perquisites. The Capitol complex houses barber shops baths restaurants banks and even a hardware store under Elliott Woods who oversees heating lighting and repairs while separate officials run supplies and policing leading to a complex chain of authority from the vice-president and speaker to the superintendent of the capitol.
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When the President Receives
An article notes unwritten White House etiquette, chiefly hat rules for presidential evenings. It observes servants curb showy headgear, mentions dress norms across diplomatic, army, navy, judiciary, and congressional events, and describes inviting capital students to levees during their stay.
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White House
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Stage Life and a Return to the Soil A Domestic Debate
A confidant counsels a man contemplating leaving the stage with a partner who wishes to quit and return to farm life. They discuss stage realities, domestic labor on tour, and the dangers of romanticizing rural life, warning that even plans for a simpler life could collapse into dependence on the partner.
Rare albino diamondback terrapin on display
A rare albino diamondback terrapin in an aquarium tank draws attention. The seven inch top shell is light yellow, with lighter head and limbs and no pink eyes. Found in Texas marshes, it was donated by Cheesebro Bros. of Fulton Market.
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Sast
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Cheesebro Bros
Fulton Market
Evans Family Ties and Civil War Reconciliation
Rear Admiral Evans, with deep ties to Washington area, commands a fleet watched with interest. His relatives fought on both sides of the Civil War, including his mother’s resignation letter to Lincoln and a late-night reunion that bridged family rifts The tale ends with brothers shelving wartime animosities and sharing a humane moment.
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Fairfax
Robley
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New York
Adulterated Cigarettes Raise Alarm Over Deer Tongue Adulterant
A physician warns that cigarette harm is not from paper or pure tobacco but from adulterants. He cites deer’s tongue leaf, a weed found from the Ohio River to Texas, as a dangerous adulterant in U S tobacco. The plant allegedly creates a stronger, harder-to-quit habit, especially in the South where it is cheaper and widely used.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Little geologist asks Admiral Evans why a rabbit wiggles its nose
At Newport News a six year old son of a noted geologist joined a fleet reception. The boy climbed to Admiral Evans and asked why a rabbit wiggles its nose. The admiral gamely answered with a question, and the boy replied that he thought the admiral looked as foolish as one would expect.
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