Varied 19th century notes on dignitaries and public figures
A sprawling roundup reports offers of knighthood for a journalist, health complaints of Agsul Pasha, and artistic pursuits of coachman Ex-Ministee Puetos. It notes royal travels and gifts to Johnstown victims, Yale equity instruction, and university commencements. Ulysses S. Grant Jr. appears in Wall Street, while Roosevelt impresses Cosmos club members with extinct-animal knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministee Puetos
Yale Law School
Ulysses
Grant
Wall Street
Almstock
Europe
West End
New York
Theopore Roosevelt
Cosmos Club
Washington
Fragmented Saveur Verse From A Winter Scene
A damaged OCR style passage evokes a winter tableau with fading imagery. References to a pale dawn, brown pone, berry lights, and a vision of a fairer morning appear amid garbled lines. The text hints at nostalgic scenes and introspective longing in a snowy setting.
A Strange Lover and a hasty marriage revealed
A tale unfolds around Aurelia Bevan planning a wealthy marriage for status despite mother Mary Bevan’s caution. Aurelia’s match with M. Bowley Marsh, a rich stranger, is kept from their father and born of ambition. Mary confronts Aurelia and the family, exposing tensions and future consequences as the plot heads toward a continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Gordon Gray
Mme
Bevans
Mary
Aurelia
Mr. Bevan
Airee
Victoria Park
Bevan
Aumelia
Matty
Audrey Hevan
Lina
Ibd
Anrey
iLernel
Doctor Gray
Maury
Ray
Elaspinus
Aurey
Moll
Sncha
Shia
Rupelind
Slary
Amelia
Danie
Em. Bowley Marsh
Shoreditch Church
Mother Welll
Auerelia
Mrs. Heaven
Mrs. Bevan
Drurkle
The Kiss Controversy Across Ages and Tastes
An extended essay on kisses traces their history from biblical and classical depictions to modern literary dramatizations. It evaluates sincerity, artistry, and emotional impact, contrasting sacred and profane kisses while detailing how technique and context shape meaning.
Nickel Coin Outwits Baltimore Streetcar Driver
A polished nickel, nearly worn to a disk, is packed with its companion piece in a streetcar envelope. Every rider tears open the envelope, but the smooth coin is always dropped back into the box. In Its first year the company carried about 2,100 trips and the coin grows thinner, never escaping service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
A Bitter Disappointment In Perth House Humour Sketch
A leading American humorist meets a Perth House stranger and recalls a Saill University graduation. The man, now an editor of a slab and marble trade paper, jokes about random paths and unlikely luck, reflecting on trust, timing, and chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Saiil University
Sah
Manny
Te Slab and Oma
Ingly
Acd
Fruits and market gardening rise in farm notes
Market gardening and small fruits are highlighted as profitable farm pursuits alongside staple crops. The article argues that garden products surpass general agriculture in value when measured against acreage, urging more emphasis on fruit and vegetable production, reduced tobacco, and expanded home consumption. It discusses butter cow traits, dairy versus beef forms, and the economic potential of hogs, corn, and canned pork in global markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lam
Jerseys
Europe
Atlantic
United States
Union
America
Durham
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Magers Hirt Press
Poe Ane
Missouri
Grorce Aveusers
Queen Victoria
Agsul Pasha
Ceylon
Eexest Semiwhise
Victoria Morprint
Swinway, L. L
Tue
Prince of Wales
Johnstown
Buffalo Bill
Butter
Colby University
Sterling Old Baptist College
Martin Tnoxs
Hoxle
Dirly
St. Louis
E. D. E. N. Lootnworts
Broxson Howantn
Price AnLuert Victor
India
Victoria of
Teck
Moses Corr Tyner
London
Maj
John M. Tyler
British Museum
Tyler
Uesral Tiammond
Rhole Island
William A. Hammond
H. D
Mataara
Samoa
Mare Island
Cal.) Navy Yard
Navy Department
Apla
Harrison
Loap Gaawyrurm
Howls of Lords
Carlton Club
Leriarsly
Lord Granville
Saveur
Pia Bilems
Talie
Honore
Gleak
Shane
Tug
Stil Avett
Snotton
Burlington
N. J
Rome
Remson
Aribia
Ailonis
Adam
Eve
Milton
Hissone
Garden of Eden
Jacob
Isaac
Rachel
Genesia
Judas Iscariot
Judas Tsvariot
Wea
Solomon
Christopher Marlowe
Dr. Faustus
Judas
Bolomo
Marwe
Jaustus
Pon
Marlowe
Ieaven
Sahara
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