Carey and Horses
In a Tennessee man Wiley Carey reforming from a gambling habit, he strays into horse racing in New York. Cooley, his servant, notes his mood swings, while racing debt and Miss Charity haunt him. On a moonlit night Carey contemplates suicide with a revolver as Cooley croons and the Suwannee River gossip lingers.
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Broadway
Bohemia
Wiley Carey
Tennessee
Cooley
Mistah Wiley
Mr. Wiley
Wiley
New York
Carey
College
Race Hosses
Hyar
Allua
Nevah
Miss Charity
Mr. Wiley Carey
Suwannee
Charles 5
Trevathan
New York Journal
King by Trade in Geneva 1891 Fourth of July Banquet
Judge T J Mackey of South Carolina was chosen to speak at Geneva in 1891 on July 4 with foreign consul attendance. An Austria Hungary consul-general cited a Vienna 1810 Washington's birthday celebration anecdote where Emperor Francis I replied in handwriting to a host’s invitation, politely acknowledging the mix of form and hospitality.
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Geneva
T. J. Mackey
South Carolina
Austria-Hungary
Francis of Austria
Washington's Birthday Honors Spark Heated Exchange
A fragment from a public gathering recalls General Washington's nativity day celebration. One speaker declines to join, claiming Washington rejected kingship and despised royalty, asserting that he himself is “a king by trade.” The remark frames the event as a pointed critique of monarchical power.
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Bration
Washington
First Meeting of Du Maurier and Moscheles in Gay Bohemia
An account of Moscheles recalling his Antwerp meeting with Du Maurier, sharing Paris Atelier Gleyre memories and the instant international bond. He describes their playful exchanges about Poynter and national identities, and notes Du Maurier’s keen first impression and influence on his own career.
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Gay
Bohemia
Antwerp
Academy
Moscheles
Paris
Gleyre
Parisienne
Poynter
du Meurier
du Maurier
Ccaricaturist
Purchased Fame and the Tattle Column in Press
The Pall Mall Gazette and other London papers ran social notes on notables, doctors, lawyers, and diplomats in a lightweight “tattle” column. A Manchester physician faced fallout after advertisers listed his sanitarium ties, with similar items appearing in the Times and other papers at a shilling-like rate for each extra line.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Astor
New York Times
London
Manchester
Stark Bros Nurseries and Stewards Company Dominates Global Horticulture
The Stark Bros Nurseries in Pike County lead world fruit development with grafted orchards across 24 states totaling about 60 000 acres and more than 3 500 000 trees. The firm operates 1 000 traveling solicitors, extensive packing houses, and multiple farms, boosting Missouri’s fruit prestige while shipping carloads nationwide and abroad. Phillip M Crapp of Burlington funded a free library with 2 000 dollars.
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St. Louis Republic
Louisiana
Stark Uro's
Nurseries
Stebards Company
Wade of the Rim
United States
Canada
Germany
France
Italy
Hungary
Forign
New Zealand
Australia
Gentuecky
Pike County
Judge Stark
Old Jlickery
New Orleans
Rockport
Ill
Missouri
America
Stark Bros. Nurseries
Mexico
Phillip M. Crapp
Burlington, Jr
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Francia
Austria
DU Maurier and Moscheles
Old State OF
Pike
THE
Stark Brothers’ Nurseries
Kenparer
Ayer
Maite Masin
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
B.A. McAllaster
Omaha, Neb
Onsyatem
STARK
Rugtaxh
Ili
W.N. Y
St.l
Uncle Sam
Arkansas
North Arkansas
E. V. M. Powell
Harrison, Ark
Harrison and Boone County Bank
New York Telegram
Telegram
Pope Mfg. CO
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