Fashion Notes and a Look at American Women Abroad
The piece surveys winter fur fashions led by duchess, Lenox, and Reeler capes and mentions mink boas, muslin handkerchiefs, and ostrich plumage trends. It then recounts an 19th century anecdote of American-born nobility abroad praising American women’s independence, education, and self reliance, contrasting with European norms.
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Dewi-Jong
America
Europe
Alexis
Ntussia
Bin
Fowsila
Globe
Man buys extra ticket asks firemen for tickets to ball
A Cambridge gentleman seeks a second ticket for his servants and asks a policeman where to buy tickets. He triggers a fire alarm at an engine house by pressing a bell button, causing a comical chaotic display before learning the prank and finally buying the second ticket to the ball.
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Cambridge
Providence Journal
Nooon
Nonsense and Sense Editorial Exchange
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press and Philadelphia Press criticizes Democratic victory effects. The pieces discuss stock market reactions and political commentary. The excerpt notes a colorfully skeptical view of neighboring editorials and ends with a farmer’s old saying about being biased.
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Philadelphia
New York
London
Delinquent subscribers blamed in humorous poem
An editor derides unpaid readers with a poetic parody about overdue bills, noting faded paper, patchy issues, and a plea for payment to avert further loss. The verse casts a light sarcastic tone on the struggle to collect dues and keep the paper alive.
Bravest Missouri preacher draws crowd in Sunday sermon
G Ki Hartley recalls meeting Rev. 3 RK Whiting of Higginaville, a Baptist pastor and former Confederate officer. Hartley describes Whiting’s wartime actions with Lane's forces, capture of Whiting at Clinton, and Whiting’s later path to preaching in Prom with praise for his soldierly discipline and current ministry.
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Sweet Springs
Missouri
G. Ki. Hartley
RK. Whiting
Higginaville
Baptist Church
Whiting
Clinton
Modim Lane
Kansas
Johnstown
Bates County
Lane
Bb. Whiting
Galthet
Trane
Sud
Between the Devil and the Deep Sea in Tariff Debate
A summary note cites the Boston Herald and New York Tribune as warning Republicans that repealing the tariff now would spell certain defeat in 1892, while the Chicago Tribune warns that failure to repeal offers no hope. The piece contends the high tariff faction sits between the devil and the deep sea.
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New York ‘Tribune
Chicago ‘Tribune
Democratic Senate Not in 1591 Election Forecast
A Louis Grote Democrat item notes the Democrats will not control the Senate formed March 4, 1591, and warns Republicans must brace to elect a president in 1692 to prevent a friendly Congress. The fragment ends with garbled text about Lismwiiets plato and faocy rings at Lud. nga.
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Louis Grote-Democrat
Democrata
Senate
Congress
Plato
Faocy
The Century Magazine Aims at Broad American Reach
The Century Magazine expands its appeal abroad with St Nicholas and War Era content. It highlights upcoming 1891 features on California gold rush, the First Emigrant Train, Tibet travel accounts, Lincoln anecdotes, and the Talleyrand Memoirs. Subscriptions available at The Century Co. New York. Free sample copies offered to readers.
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Century
N.Y. Tribune
St. Nicholas
St Ja Ms
Scotland
Knglamdt
General Grant
Keenan
California
Fremont
Rockien
General Bidwell
Pioveere
Thouaunds
Ing
Tibet
Coster
Lincoln
Faith Doctor
Edward Eggleston
Imoat
France
Century Co
17Th St
New York
Census Bureau figures spark nationwide alarm over U S population
The Chicago Tribune notes census results show a total near 63,250,000 for the United States after counting thirty states and most territories. The figure is about 2 percent below earlier estimates and roughly 1 percent under Porter’s secure total, signaling a much slower growth than past decades and prompting debate over the cost and efficacy of the enumeration. The piece suggests potential revision and warns the public may deem the census effort a costly misfire.
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Chicago Tribune
Census Bureau
United States
Bureau
Porter
Grand jury system denounced by state panel
The state grand jury, in a sweeping report, urges abolition of the grand jury. It calls the system extraneous to criminal justice, noting ex parte evidence, secret sessions, and delays that hinder prompt convictions and impose heavy costs. It cites three months’ jail delays and argues the system wastes funds.
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Druggista
Wortp
Dis
Murp. Aga
St. Louis
Irs
Vassar Graduates Discuss Marriage Rates
Rose muses that only 36 percent of Vassar graduates wed, while Lily questions Vassar as a place for learning. The exchange frames attitudes toward education and marriage among young women in a Chicago Times fragment.
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Lily
Vassar
Rose
Vaskar
Shortest Route to First Street Explained by Local
A newcomer asks a Seattle resident for the quickest way to First street. The local replies humorously to go to the end of the block and drop off, landing on First street, illustrating the city’s hilly and informal navigation.
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Seattle
Wash
Thirteenth Street
First Street
Wall
The Latest. Little Emma on the Musician’s Boat
A dialogue fragment shows a child asking why a man strikes a lady and is told he is merely boating time for the musicians. The exchange centers on a mystery around the scene and the reactions of the child and mother.
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Emma
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