Bold Midnight Ride to Saratoga by Steamboat Engine
A superintendent orders a special Hudson River railroad engine to rush a man from Albany to Saratoga before midnight. Despite a storm and delays, the train battles a heavy rain and sharp curves, reaching Saratoga just as the clock nears twelve, the passenger likely relieved to arrive alive.
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Minton
Ashe
Saag
Albany
Saratoga
Hudson River
Moswer
Saratoga Springs
Troy
Mwther
Ballaton
Thia
Hudson River Railroad
Tatmestar
Foster
New York
Hinger
Wtutina
Hedaon River
Theo
Coboce
Mohawk
Colbets
Caid
Seretogs
Mechanicaville
Valley of the Hudson
Round Lake
East Line
Ballston
Balleton
Saratoga Lake
Caterers and light housekeeping in early Washington society
A Washington letter describes a thriving catering trade offering two meals daily at low weekly rates, enabling couples to reduce living costs and avoid full-time housework. It praises cash purchases for savings, contrasts with costly weekly bills, and condemns servants’ exploitation as a civic harm.
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Prairies
America
West End
Washington
Republic
Why He Was Sad and a Widow's No in a Dark Tale
A melodramatic scene unfolds with a man crying over a failed fortune after a widow's rejection. A Delhi, Q., resident loses seven three dollar bills to a house fire with some surviving fragments later presented for redemption in Washington.
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Ross
Detroit Free Press
Delhi
Washington
Theatre Satires and Civic Ties in Revolutionary Paris
London Daily News notes stir in Paris as political satires flare after the king’s flight and arrest. Crowns for Drouet and Guillaume on stage, protests by Interior Minister Cahier fail to curb displays. Some Parisians shut out by turmoil while others live in near ignorance of the upheaval.
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Astley
Fasbourg Ple
Varennes
Faubourg St. Germain
Paris
M. Gustave
Lambert
Theas
London Daily News
Chromos and the Parody of Art in Public Taste
A discussion on chromos as popular yet parodic art forms. The piece argues parody fuels popularity yet cannot replace genuine painting, noting chromos imitate Turner's color and Ruskin's prose, while praising their graphic description of originals. It includes a Missouri anecdote about a poor widow and her daughters seeking aid.
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Raskin
Turner
Ruskin
T' Cole
Maurice Thompson
Chantacquas
Meecy
Missouri
Towm
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Onan
United Ground
Marica
Paria
Pranes
Tiflinsy
Beto
Feary
Aeguavas
Marien
Society For Prevention of Cruelty
Sp.c. A
Om Little
Minneapolis Times
Eyekty
Waomington
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