Notable Names and Quips From Public Life Gossip
A compilation of brief sketches and amusing remarks about public figures. Mrs Windom resembles Mrs Garfield. John Brown’s death rumor plus shifts in school leadership are noted. Ex Senator Davis avoids Washington winter. Edward Hanlan discusses swimming. Kate Field and Irving anecdotes add wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windom
the Treasury
Garfield
John Brown
James ‘Macallister
Milwaukee
Wis
Philadelphia
Matt Carpenter
Fa Gon
J. R. Day
Maine
New York City
David Davis
Washington
John Hampden
England
London
Hampden
Edward Hanlan
Kate Field
Washington Irving
Tarrytown
Irving
Quick Anecdotes and Jokes From Historic Clippings
A collection of humorous quotations and cartoons from various papers. Light with puns about executions, weddings, opera, and a Denver coal well discovery. Bits about a waiter with Muller, a prodigal son, a Libretto opera gag, and a circus rider narrated in old-time newspaper tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Picayune
New York
Boston Transcript
Muller
Ptegende Blatter
Capitol Ground
Denver
Boston Post
Odd Bits From The World Of News And Commerce
A miscellany notes wealth feats from telephony fame to millionaires. UK debt per head funds schools and town improvements. New Jersey leads in US railways with 1800 miles of road and $214,000,000 invested. Pedestrian curiosities include a cured Augusta healer and a watchlike hailstone in Worth County. A Boston theft suspect asks for life insurance, and a clock stops at a wife’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
United Kingdom
New Jersey
United States
Frank Ward
Augusta
Pelvania
Smithers
Halloa
Boston Star
Boston
Douglas Ottinger
Erie
Worth County
Judge Griffey
Nebraska
Doll
Baltimore American
Georgia
Peter Cooper
Edward Cooper
A. S. Hewitt
E.M. Bentley
Patent Office
Entley
St. Louis
Wiggins
St. Louis Globe
France
Bungay
England
Hugh Biggott
Stephen
Heaviest U S Postage Stamp Requisition Reported
A historic U S postal event records the largest stamp requisition to date. From New York Fostation the demand reached roughly 21,220,000 stamps, noted amid official forwarding and distribution considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Exorcising the Devil at San Luis Rey Indian Agency
A San Bernardino Index correspondent describes a three night fiesta of exorcism by Mission Indians to drive away sickness. A chissero in rattlesnake tail music leads a ritual circle, convulsions occur, feathers are pulled free, and the crowd cries kill him as they believe the ghost is defeated. The scene features dancing, a large fire, a captain observing, owls, and Luna watching from the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Luis Rey -Indian Agency
Chissero
Matarlo
Vicente
Mysterious mining gadget seen at Blue Point mine
A Marysville Appeal correspondent describes a device claimed to detect approaching objects from ten miles away, using tar-like material, a telescope and quadrant. The tester notes atmospheric conditions and elevation affect accuracy, with a French inventor long viewed as a crank behind the invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smartsville
Cal
Marysville
Blue Point Hydraulic Mining Company
Fashion Notes on Dresses and Fabrics for Spring Wear
The piece surveys current fashion trends including facetted pearls on silk evening wear, new grenadines, and crushed raspberry shades in hats. It notes the rise of permanent patterns for tailor-made bodices, wide use of braiding and beading, and the shift toward velvet gauzes, Ottoman velvet, paneled ribbons, and jet ornamentation. It also covers summer fabrics, lace collars, and the chicoree ruches dominating skirts and trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jardiniere
League
Stuart
Evening Post
Poisonous Qualities of Black Walnut Trees
A Rural New Yorker correspondent recalls planting five hundred apple trees with walnut rows as windbreaks. After decades the first apple row died, the second nearly so, while the rest flourish with a large fruit crop. He warns against planting walnuts near apple trees due to their harmful influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Perfumes Through History From Sacred Ointments to Cologne
The article surveys the long history of perfumes from ancient holy ointments in Hebrew tradition to Phoenician, Greek, Roman, and medieval use. It notes Arabic origins, French towns Grasse and Cannes, and modern production in London Paris and Mediterranean towns. It explains essential oils, distillation, and cologne water making, with process details and notable oils like neroli and rosewater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ares
Arabia
France
Italy
England
London
Paris
Turkey
Persia
Cannes
Nimes
Sicily
Surrey
Ceylon
Grasse
Cologne
Notre Dame
San Francisco
Alligator's Call Said To Signal Spring In Georgia
In Georgia locals heed the first alligator’s call as a sure sign spring is near. The old saying notes that when the creature’s tender note awakens, it is time to expect warmer days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Georgia
Darkies
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Charles
Voqeler CO
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Ea Eld
John Carles Sons
Gosteiters
Hostetter
Union Stove and Machine Works
Main
Leavenworth
Kansas
Western
Howe
Hiseergeeensee
Prs Watchmakers
Bunce & Co
der St
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