Stillman contrasts English gentleman with American type in Century essay
The Century essay by W. J. Stillman contrasts the English gentleman with an American ideal, praising noble restraint and culture while noting democratic limits on hereditary authority. It cites Americans who resemble aristocrats in honesty, courtesy, and humanity, yet lack born legislator majesty, and cites evolving views on nobility within democracy. The piece also includes a Negro dialect anecdote about Mr. Johnson, a whistler in Wall Street circles, and his dynamic with rival Whistling Mose, as reported by the Morning Journal.
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London
W. J. Stillman
Wall Street
Mose
Quaker City
Johnson
Whistling as a Fine Art by a Noted One-Lung Whistler
A colored man in a tall white hat and bright clothing performed a whistling act on Morton House pavement. Known nationwide as the champion one-lung whistler, Mr. John Johnson, a Civil War veteran with a bullet in his left lung, drew a crowd and offered his performance for tips. He claimed a 300 pound blowing record and demonstrated with the Star Spangled Banner before passing the hat.
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Morton House
Mr. Johnsing
Suah
Whistler
E de Pusson
Georgia
United States
Johnson
Woodpeckers in the Apple Tree Sighted in Orchard
An observer describes woodpeckers feeding on pests in an orchard last March. The birds peel bark from old apple trees to reach dark brown worms sheltered in silk, uncovering larvae and cocoons, and thereby helping trees by destroying their enemies.
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Perete
Crematory Butter Sparks Domestic Debate in Texas Siftings
A breakfast table quarrel over butter leads to a humorous miscommunication about a crematory. Mrs. Vancover mistakes cremation for oleomargarine while Mr. Vancover tries to explain the real meaning, prompting a comic exchange about ashes and family archives.
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Texas
Salary figures for Lord Coleridge and US Chief Justice
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes Lord Coleridge earns 40000 dollars a year while the Chief Justice of the United States receives 10000 dollars.
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Lord Coleridge
United States
Chicago
Nursing the Lights on Delaware Avenues Night Shift
An inspector narrates the dangers and routines of early 20th century electric street lamps. He describes climbing 35 foot poles, replacing carbons, avoiding shocks, and the risks workers take during fires while telegraph lines and costly lamps are protected.
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Delaware Avenue
Vinestreet
New York
Gulf of the Delaware
Chestnut Street
Arch Street Opera House
Dime Museum
Richmond
Philadelphia Times
Pensions Drawn By Widows Of Ex Presidents In Knoxville
Julia Gardner Tyler widow of John Tyler and Sarah Childress Polk widow of James K Polk receive pensions of 35 dollars each at the agency in Knoxville Tennessee.
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Julia Gardner Tyler
Tyler
Sarah Childress Polk
Polk
Eack
Knoxville
Fashion Notes on Pelerines and Traveling Garb
Fashion notes describe pelerines capes and painted lace capotes for traveling dresses, bold jewelry in silver, and white drap d ete for evening wear. Styles include braids, new necklaces, basques, and shortened hair cropped into rings, with jockey or English walking hats completing outfits.
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Opere
Ponce
Montreal
Can
England
France
Directoire
Suisse
Oman
America
Canada
W. ¥. Post
The Welland Canal and Canadian Supremacy in Transit
A description of the Welland Canal, contrasting the new Canadian canal with the old one. The author notes fourteen feet of water at high water, the tunnel beneath the Great Western Railway, and Canada’s superior routes linking Erie and Ontario. The piece marvels at silent, massive vessels moving through elevated terrain and questions American delays.
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Welland
Great Western Railroad of
Canada
Unite States
Erie
Ontario
Niagara River
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Welland Canal
W. Y. Fribune
Flax Culture Advocated by Northern Farmers
A WV Sun editorial urges farmers to revive flax cultivation for home use and fiber recovery. It cites Kaelkenbeck findings on acre value differences with Russia and Europe, argues the fiber is wasted, and notes labor costs and potential profits from saving fiber. It compares flax to other crops and calls for better methods to boost fiber yield and domestic linen production.
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Manur i
United States
Dry Goods Bulletin
A. Kaelkenbeck
Russia
Great Britain
France
Germany
Belgium
Kaelkenbeck
Holland
Eshe
WV. Y. Sun
Pickles and Cucumbers Deemed Unhealthy Learnings
An author argues pickles are unhealthy and cause dyspepsia. He warns young ladies against indulging in free 156 and urges caution with salted cucumber preserves as hard to digest.
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