Pretty Greek Girls in the Orient and Sunset Cox Books
Special correspondence from Washington notes Sunset Cox working hard on two new books The Pleasure of Prinkipo and The Diversions of a Diplomat, with Prinkipo described as the Isles of the Princes near Constantinople and the Greek girls of Prinkipo praised for beauty and grace.
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Washington
Sunset Cox
United States
Prinkipo
Isles of the Princes
Newport
Constantinople
Cox
Turkey
Bosphorus
Isles
Princes
Helen of Troy
East in the Ottoman World and White House Charity
The piece surveys Turkish fashion and court life, noting pearly blond trends and veiled ankles among Persian, Turkish, and Egyptian women, and previews Mr Cox and Mr Diversions of a Diplomat in Turkey. It also chronicles encounters with Speaker Carlisle and Sam Randall, and recounts President Cleveland's humane reply to a distressed widow, including a ten dollar token and an official inquiry into a government printing office layoff. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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Cox
Carlisle
Randall
Cleveland
Keats
Garden of Eden
Persia
Turkey
Byron
Egypt
East
Andalusia
Spanish America
Isles of Prinkipo
Putnams
Webster & Co
Gen. Grant
Speaker Carlisle
Congress
Oak View
Riggs House
Sam Randall
Washington
Mr. Cleveland
Pennsylvania Avenue
Bryn Mawr
Pennsylvania
Government Printing Office
Government
Benedict
Among the Mexicans No Es Costumbre Their Mottom Hotel of the Country
Special correspondent describes life in Laredo Mexico through a wry visit with a couple, noting the phrase no es costumbre as a social rule. The tale follows their struggles with porters, lodging, food, and discomfort in a Mexican hotel and streets, contrasting expectations with reality. Edward Vilo.
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Laredo
Mex
Grant
Mexico
America
Texas
Signor
Edward
Edward Vilo
Austria to arm regulars with Manlichor rifles by 1891
The Austro Hungarian regulars and militia will receive 1,200,000 Manlichor repeating rifles at a total cost of 43,000,000 florins. The empire plans a ten year payment plan to fund the purchase, per the Chicago Times.
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Austria
Chicago Times
Drummer’s Justice and the Execution at Corinth
Special correspondence recalls a Confederate court martial in May 1862 at Corinth where a Union guide named at Bragg’s command was shot. The narrative details the execution of Coon Harris a Tennessee native, who faced death with calm resolve and claimed he died a brave man before the line.
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New York
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Corinth
Farmington
Pope
Bragg
Gen. Bragg
Coon Harris
Paris
Paducah
IF. G.de Fontaine
Illiterate Females in India Under British Rule
A historical report notes that among 99.7 million women and girls in India under British rule, about 99.5 million cannot read or write, while roughly 260 thousand have only basic literacy or no literacy. The figures, highlighting widespread illiteracy, reflect the era’s educational gaps and gender disparities.
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India
Abroad letters from Jedge Waxem in Berlin and Vienna
Special correspondence from Beriix Germany dated Sept 7 describes Jedge Waxem’s travel through Europe. He notes royal trappings around Berlin, visits to Vienna and the Austrian capitol, and reflections on architecture, politics, and customs. He jokes about bootjacks, seeks reading room diversions, and jokes about Mandy and women’s rights while recounting the journey.
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Germany
Beriix
Ushule
Europ
Berlin
Kizer
United States
Mandy
Switzerland
Wayback
Republic
Europe
Col. McSwiggle
Wayback P. M
England
France
Vienna
Austria
Washinton
White House
W. Q. Waxem
Fashion notes on end of season wardrobes and wraps
Special correspondence from New York on September 22 reports toning of men’s coats and women’s dresses as fashion shifts. Tournures stay stable while frock coats regain favor in London. wraps, long waists, tea gowns, and plush outdoor jackets dominate, with notes on materials, colors, and new accessories.
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New York
London
Kingdom of Clothes
Jenny June
Maggie Mitchell
Fanchon
Gayely
Paris
Naomi Trent
Uniformed ushers in theatres draw ridicule and debate
A Philadelphia Call excerpt mocks excessive uniforming of staff in entertainment venues. A uniformed usher with lace and shoulder straps escorts a coatless patron, prompting remarks that uniforms are overdone while many patrons sit in shirt sleeves. The piece juxtaposes fashion with daily life and notes New England’s bean consumption figures.
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Navy
Philadelphia
The Java Bamboo Hair Poison
A famed Java toxin, derived from bamboo shoots, involves fine brown hairs whose sharp bayonet like tips cause bowel ulcers when ingested. The mechanism is mechanical, not chemical, and has caused many European deaths misattributed to dysentery, a fear noted by Dutch officials.
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Java
Englist Menig
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Jounset Cox
Frank G. Carpenter
Drumhead Justice
Charles Garcia
St. Louia
New England
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