Dora Deane or the East India Uncle
In a Rose Hill household, Dora Deane and Eugenia Deane navigate wealth envy and fashion obsessions. Dora studies while Eugenia schemes to upgrade her status through Mrs Hastings’s circle, prompting a ruse with hair, gowns, and a bashful party at Rose Hill hosted by Howard Hastings.
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Dora Deane
The
Satell
Mrs. Hastings
Eugenia
Chanced
Eugenia Deane
Alice
Hastings
Mr. Hastings
Dora
Mrs Maetings
Mrs Hastings
Bugenia
Mra Hastings
Puszie
Deane
Howard Hastings
New York
Ella
Reme
Howard Blas Dings
Beatle
Hla Hastings
Dunwood
Howard
Has
Stephen
Efenia
Rose Hil
Panny Deane
Fagenia
Dore
Merwe
Eugene
Fenna
Prasention
Memory Exercise Debate At The Hotel
A fragmented dialogue fragment shows a traveler and guest debating the best exercise of memory at a hotel desk. The passage references rules, memorization, and plan to remember items, with disjointed phrases and uncertain names.
The Modern Gunner at Coastal Defenses
A detailed look at Atlantic coast fortifications showing gunner specialization, automatic target tracking, and precision science. Describes practice tests at Forts Monroe and Boston, long-range accuracy, and the interplay of instruments, elevation settings, and wind, leading to rapid disabling of battleships under fire.
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War Department
New York Harbor
Narrows
Atlantic
Boston
Parrott
Fort Monroe
Orea
Reseult
Sia Aviety Ss
Tn Smeen
Teaechal
Urift
Change of Manners and the Rise of the Middle Class
In Harper's Magazine M Aideo discusses Thackeray's lectures on English humorists. He notes the great middle class as the main audience for the best literature in America, comparing Victorian and Queen Anne eras. He recalls a British drawing room scene and a city’s aging meadow landscape transformed by progress.
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America
Thackeray
Englis
England
Steele
M. Aideo
Harper's Magazine
The Unbettered Learned Crudity of Diction
A fragment from Liypincott's argues that diction does not measure mind. It defends the untutored outdoorsman against assumed inferiority, noting rough seasons shape wisdom and that language cannot explain nature.
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Liypincott
Novelty Silver Dressings Compete With Classic Pieces
A fashion note highlights Australian and Asian influence in dressing table silver. Asian motifs appear in Japanese oxidized silver pieces, shrines and jewel boxes with prices from 5 to 125 dollars. Ivory and exotic woods rise in toilet articles as sandalwood brushes debut. bold relief dragon motifs and Indian and Burmese touches dominate the scene.
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Nippon
Novelty in Bags Bracelet Hand Accessories Spark Interest
Irresistibly quaint bracelet bags slip over the hand and carry small items. One features a tapestry of soft colorings on pale ivory, with silver to rose gilt finish bracelets studded for decoration.
Colored Tapestry with Jewels and Rose Gilt Frame
A colored tapestry framed in rose gilt silver with white smoire lining. It includes two interior pockets, one holding a vanity case with slip-in mirror and powder puff, the other a combination cardcase and pocketbook.
Toilet hints and cake pan tips from a past era
An often quirky domestic guide advises brushing hair thoroughly, hot water for bruised nails, lemons for health, washing soda in facial rinse, diet to prevent pimples, apples for digestion, and careful dental care. It also details lining cake pans with buttered paper, cutting sheets to fit various pans, and removing paper after cooling cake to prevent sticking.
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Dan Able
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Mary J. Holmes Asthor
Lena Rivers
Maggie Miller
Ete
Luther
Vitl
Bigphen Grey
Threemes
Elaine
Dare
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