Eclectic Portraits and Oddities From a News Page
A mosaic of brief items and portraits from New York and beyond. Highlights include a New York wedding with lavish gifts, a Pittsburgh mill hand earning fifty dollars a day, long-serving clerks in the Custom House, a Cleveland woman in boys’ clothes selling papers, and notable figures like Florence Nightingale and Oscar II described in quick sketches. The column mixes eccentric anecdotes, personal blips, and social curiosities reflecting daily era views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pittsburgh
William O. Fitegerald
Annie Perkins
Cleveland
M. F Fful
Bonckhausen
Harrison
Rives-Chanler
Robert Elsmere
Florence Nightingale
Johnstown
Leonard Woolsey Bacon
Andrew Carnegie
America
Cumberland Island
Georgia
Dungeness
General Greene
Carnegie
John Hanks
Decatur
Abraham Lincoln
Hanks
Lincoln
The Ravenous Shark in Harbor Tales and Encounters
A Norfolk Chronicle reprint recounts sailor drownings and shark attacks off West Africa and Sierra Leone. It notes sharks surfacing near vessels, natives fighting them with knives, pearl divers’ rare successes, and many recovered remains. Historic anecdotes include a man found in a sharks stomach and curiosities like a horse or work-box in a shark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sierra Leone
West India
Indian Ocean
Ruysch
Blumenbach
Basil Hall
Newcastle
Eng
Diverse Global Salutations From Around the World
The Luston Herald survey describes varied greeting forms from the South Seas to Africa and Asia. It notes water jars, partial attire removal, shoe taking, prostration, protruding tongues, gestures, nose rubbing, ear pulling, cheek and beard touches, and kissing as evolving salutation customs reflecting status, politeness, possession, and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sea Islands
Africa
Turkey
Arabia
Esquimaux
Sea Coast Battery Drill Impresses Cadets on Hillside
A New York Tribune report describes a sea coast battery drill by second class cadets under Lieutenant Galbraith. The two 15 inch guns, three 8 inch rifles, and one 13 inch mortar fired at a 2,100 yard range. The crowd included many ladies and off duty cadets as shells exploded with thunder and dust, while observers noted the precise, disciplined handling of the pieces. A mortar shell reportedly arced over the mountain in tribute to the event. Nearby, a Kingston anecdote recalls a Sunday school quip about the superintendent’s long spiritual life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seacoast
Galbraith
West Point
Cener
Crow’s Nest
N. Y. Tribune
A Queen's Household Salaries and Idle Offices
A long excerpt mocks Queen Victoria's household, listing nearly a thousand officers and attendants with high salaries for duties many consider idle. It notes roles from Lord Steward to Master of the Tennis Court, and observers deem much work unnecessary, arguing for high pay despite minimal work. The piece ends with satirical vignettes about a grocer and a Rochester boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Green Cloth
Bed Chambers
Her Majesty's Privy Purse
Privy Chamber
Privy Chambers
Queen Victoria
De Witt's Little Early Risers Pill Ad
An 19th century style advertisement touts De Witt's Little Early Risers as a cure for biliousness stomach bowels and headaches. It promises speedy relief from liver issues and constipation with a mild pleasant taste and broad suitability for all ages. Sample tablets offered free at Lanark Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mile
Lanark Drug Co
de Witt
Rivera
de Wirtt
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Remedy Advertisements
Advertisements for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve promising cures for cuts bruises sores ulcers and eruptions with a refund guarantee price 25 cents per box. Also notes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers with endorsements from readers and mothers. Mentions Lanark Drug Co and travel excursion tickets to warm climates offered by rail line agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.s. Puterbaugh
Chamberlain & Co
Des Moines
Chambelain
Centerville
Ontercile
Chroniclevnids Index
Lanark Drug Co
It Costs You Nothing Free trial offer for Farmers' Monthly
We announce arrangements with the Farmers' Monthly of Rockford to mail free copies to subscribers who settle arrears or pay one year in advance. The 16 page West journal aims to elevate agriculture through education and is normally 50 cents a year. See a sample or request a copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmers’ Monthly
Rockford
Puntry
Pew
Poarmer’s Monthly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Munsey's Weekly
Johnny
George
Texas Sistings
Burlington Free Press
Bessie
Miss Shapely
Jennie
Harper’s Bazar
Philadelphia
Rochester Post-Express
Philadelphia Press
Mr. Gaswell
Mrs. Gaswell
Burdette
Norristown Herald
Luston Herald
Texas
Rochester
Bucklen
Mexico
California
North Carolina
Gulf Coast
Texaos
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Chicago
Milwauke & St. Paul
H- Heafford
Lanark
D. J. Busell
W. L. Franck
Cash
First National Bank
Capital
SSO
C. Hexeman
Kintade
R. Chisholm
J Scott Sulgely
D.C. Busell
BE. E. Dubbel
M Arnold
Dubbel & Arnold, Groceries
and Hakery
J. A. Waleger
West Side Broad Street
C. Rowland
A. Wolf
the Exchange Bank
Lanark, Ill
Amos WoLf
Davio Wor
Jom RK. WoLf
Notary Public
R. Gust
West
J. G. Sheller
F. A. Ehmer
F. Brown
Mason
H. Reid Staley
O. R. Moyer
D. V.S
Veierinalny
American Veterinary College
N.Y
Vandagrift
M. RR
City Dray
J. M. Glotfelty
Justice of the
P. O
J. T. Bcrman
Lanark, Illinois
Commercial House
C. W. Middlekauff
Illinois
C. H. Sword
Volt
Parls
Robt. Teachout
Fast Side
WM. Strickler
Labark
John H. Shaffer
S. H. Rhodes
Annie Nyman
Broad Street
E. P. Olmsted
Marble
H. W Hartzell
V. S
Janawe
Omlee
Ellis Moore
News-Gazette
J. T. Jacobs
Justice OF the Peace
Old Stand
Lam
Peter Horner
vInStr Ldn Ae
Em &Rch
Postoffice
DeWitt
Liberty Bell
Havana
Hesslein Bros
the . Weekly
Inter . Ouean
Ountr
Department of Farm and Farmers
Px-Gov
W. D. Hoard
Wisconsin
Noons Dairyman
Inter Ocean
OCEAN
Carroll County
Abstract Office
Over
Lewis Chrisman
J A
Rock Creek Lodge
Rhdes
G. W. Bennett
N.G
Ivanhoe Camp
Woc
T. U. Reems
L. J. Beary
Cousu
auTges Lake
Clerk
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