Pretty Greek Girls Prinkipo and the Diversions of a Diplomat
Washington correspondence reports Sunset Cox at work on two books The Pleasure of Prinkipo and The Diversions of a Diplomat describing Greek Isles life and the beauty of Prinkipo women The notes compare Greek Armenian Persian and Ottoman women and discuss fashion and customs The piece also mentions Carlisle and Randall visiting Washington and a charity gesture by President Cleveland toward a former government printing office worker with an ensuing inquiry into a foreman's conduct.
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Cox
Carlisle
Randall
Cleveland
Washington
Sunset Cox
United States
Prinkipo
Isles of the Princes
Newport
Constantinople
Turkey
Bosphorus
Isles
Princes
Helen of Troy
Keats
Garden of Eden
Persia
Byron
Tam
Egypt
East
Andalusia
Spanish America
Isles of Prinkipo
Putnams
Isles of Prinkipe
Webster & Co
Gen. Grant
Speaker Carlisle
Congress
Oak View
Riggs House
Sam Randall
Mr. Cleveland
Pennsylvania Avenue
Bryn Mawr
Pennsylvania
Government Printing Office
Benedict
Among the Mexicans in Laredo A humorous travelogue
Special correspondent Edward Vilo describes early impressions of Laredo Mexico and the Mexican habit no es costumbre as he and his wife travel. The piece contrasts American expectations of progress with local indifference and depicts humorous misadventures from baggage handling to hotel lodging and kitchen curiosity.
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Laredo
Mex
Grant
Mexico
America
Texas
Edward
Edward Vilo
Austria to arm forces with Manlichor repeating rifles
The Austro Hun military and militia will receive Manlichor repeating rifles by 1891. The order totals 1,200,000 rifles at a cost of 43,000,000 florins, with a ten year repayment plan.
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Austria
Chicago Times
Dr Charles Garcia and the Bragg execution at Corinth
A reminiscence recalls 1862 events near Corinth including the desertion executions and the shooting of Coon Harris a 40 year old Tennesseean described as brave and unflinching. Gen Bragg, Gen Polk and a Federal guide are named with the stark execution scene and Harris final words.
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Charles Garcia
St. Lonia
Coon Harris
New York
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Corinth
Charles Garcie
St. Louis
Farmington
Pope
Bragg
Gen. Bragg
Paris
Paducah
PF. G. DE Fontatne
Illiteracy Among Indian Women Under British Rule
A British Indian statistic notes that out of roughly 99.7 million women and girls under British rule only 200,000 can read or write well, with 99.5 million entirely illiterate and many of the rest barely literate.
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India
Waxem Abroad Visits Berlin and Vienna in Humorous Letters
Special correspondence from Berlin recounts Jedge Waxem touring Berlin Vienna and other European sights. He jokes about bootjacks currency customs and the Emperor while praising Austrian capitol buildings and German politics in a playful travelogue voice. He notes Switzerland France and Italy and teases Mandy on women's rights and machinery.
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Germany
Berlin
Ushule
Europ
Kizer
United States
Mandy
Switzerland
Wayback
Republic
Europe
Col. McSwiggle
Wayback P. M
England
France
Vienna
Austria
Washinton
White House
WAXEM
Uniformed ushers spark satire in New England beans note
A Philadelphia Call quote mocks uniformed ushers in a theatre, describing an usher with gold lace and naval style insignia escorting a coatless patron to a seat. The piece contrasts attire with audience dress, calling the scene a satire of uniforming trends. The second item notes New England states produce only one tenth of their annual 600000 bushels of beans.
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Navy
Philadelphia
New England
Kingdom of clothes and season fashion notes
Special correspondence from New York details fashion trends for ladies with emphasis on gowns and wraps. Tournures coats plush fabrics long waistlines and low heels rise in popularity while excess ostentation risks excluded budgets. Naomi Trent notes corduroy silk warp fabrics and new stationery fashion hints.
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New York
London
Kingdom of Clothes
Jenny June
Maggie Mitchell
Fanechon
Gayety
Paris
Naomi Trent
A Famous Java Poison Brewed from Bamboo Hair
The bamboo shoots in Java bear brownish hair that under a microscope looks like bayonet shaped silica spines. Daily small doses in food cause bowel ulcers mimicking malignant dysentery. The effect is mechanical, not chemical, and is feared by Dutch and European residents, blamed for many deaths among planters.
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Java
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Orient
Prinkipo Girl
Frank G. Carpenter
Drumsead Justice
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