Beefsteak pudding at the Cheshire Cheese remembered
A Times writer recalls dining on beefsteak pudding at the Cheshire Cheese in Fleet Street. The piece paints the historic room, Johnson and Goldsmith corners, the ritual pudding service, and the memorable flavors and atmosphere spanning two centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower of London
St. Paul’s Church Yard
Fleet Street
England
Dr. Johnson
Vanity Fair
James Pipes
Pinesville
Mak
Times
Vubal
Thackeray
Old England
Prince of Wales
Forth Bridge
Edinburgh
the Times
Sarah Morton
St. Louis Republic
Witty quips and a hickory warning in old notes
A collage of quips and anecdotes from a bygone era, including General Sherman and humorist Wilder, a Snow family birth announcement, curious food habits and digestibility debates, a fatal whiskey tale and a New York tea note, a mammoth La cabbage, high dinner bill in New York, and Windom Nye reminiscence, with Rev. Mathews endorsing Darby’s Prophylactic Fluid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow
Philadelphia Record
New York
Lancaster
Congress
White House
Springer
California Democrat
Monticello
Ben Hill Academy
Boston Globe
Catahoula
New Hampshire
Girard College
Philadelphia
Girard Estate
Windom
Delmonico's
Bill Nye
Nye
Wade
Capitol
Ohio
Secr Tary
New York World
John Mathews
Church
South
Montgomery
Ala
Darby
Wren
Why a hired landau echoes a landau let
A collection of punning jokes on landaus and compliments. The text riffs on humorous comparisons such as a hired landau being a landau let, a cab stand like a lawyer's desk, and a railway train like a vision of the night, with closing lines on compliments and a quote from Chesterfield about the value of true compliments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterfield
Chicago and Cincinnati Division Train Schedule Fragment
Schedule fragment lists depart and arrive times for Chicago and Cincinnati Division lines with multiple errors and illegible entries. It includes West Illinois Peoria and St Louis divisions with inconsistent times and Sunday-only notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Evansville
Uirvencastle
Terra Haute
Teamn
Greencastle
Iar
Brunner
Pas Weber Arent
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Goa
Chicago & St. Louis
Chicago & Cincinnati
Pechia
Ieparet
Haive
Peoria
Iepart
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Georgie W
Ie Pop
George
Lerald
Gen. Sherman
Marshall P. Wilder
J. McKinney Medical and
Lhs
Saqa
Traveler's Register
Indianapolis Union Station
Annnvlvania Linen
Central Standard
Lange
Pittsburg
Baltmore
Rashington
Snd
Diam
Columpus
Columbus
Richmond
Chicago
Lexva
Bowlsville
Louisville
Uglanbus
Vincennes
Cairo
Sanday
Tris
Pailman
Jana Diaing Cara
Our City
Tcket
Finals Street
Kentucky Avenue
Trians
Union Station
Toledo & Detroit
Cincinnati Limited
Cincinnati Vestibune
Toledo & Datralt
Pjiles
Biced
Tism
Tion
Washington
Indanopolis
Arushulsgars
Russell
Fay Templeton
Miss McGinty
THE
Comedie Francaise
Allery
Tonigh Josep Apearson
Comedy Co
Colemian
Ferguson & Mack Comedy Company
Manny Force McGarty
Tcallery
Weft Ie BF Oh
Florence Alpany Et Comedy
LA W. B
Lcony
Shi Gallery
Ee Os
Auusiivents
Grand Opera House
Phe
Ds Wole Bopper
Opera Boufred
Steness, Uady
the Tiger
Orn
ATR
Priges
Fes
Orchartra
Webster & Brady’s
Anh
Atlas Grand Opera House
Vardar
Fee Uecading Hegde
Sigs
Lar
Chichester
Chichester Chemical Cy
Madison Faunre
Bold Oy
All Sect
Philada
Fow Lee
Moodus
Mantels
Otc
Delawarest
Aneshaensel & Strong
Flanner & Buchanan
North
Ilinois Street
Stedman
Observany Mall
Abbett
M. D
Virginia Ave
Ina
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