Spain Exhibits Rich Variety at Centennial Fair
The article surveys Spain's display at the Centennial Exhibition, detailing contributions from Madrid, Seville, Valencia, and Toledo including engravings, armor, shawls, blades, and watches. It notes Swiss and German sections, German wool and cloth progress, Bavarian beer, and India, Africa, and American entries, with totals and notable participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Woman’s Catholic Association
Madrid
Asylum of Mendicity
Séville
Count Pallares
Sabots
Count
Toledo
Neuchatel
St. Gallen
Hamburg
Zurich
Geneva
Lucerne
Berne
Schaffhausen
Basle
Germany
Bss
Nuremburg
United States
Hanau
Berlin
Leipsic
Stuttgart
Gambrinus
Bavaria
Nuremberg
Vienna
Bieli
Simoni
Baxony
Elberfeld
Ella
Emnitz
Derlin
Emyrna
Pantheon of Paris A Grecian temple with a national mausoleum
The Pantheon in Paris began as a church and became a national mausoleum honoring great citizens. It features a David of Angers sculpture, a tripartite allegory of Liberty, History, and France, and portraits of Malesherbes, Mirabeau, Monge, Fenelon, La Place, and Napoleon. The interior and exterior reflect shifting reforms, with secular changes under Restoration, and later continued use as a Roman Catholic church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
France
Liberty
Malesherbes
Mirabeau
Monge
Fenelon
la Place
Paris
Suisse
Horatius Cocles
Keyes
Gros
Charlemagne
St. Louis
Louis XVIII
St. Genevieve
Curious Local Tales From Early America
A Virginian officer recalls New England curiosity and a traveler's tactic to obtain refreshment. He explains how he introduces himself in Boston inns and begs hospitality after explaining his simple life away from home. An odd encounter with an old woman reveals fragmented slang and a chaotic scene with mistaken death rumors.
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Boston
America
Virginia
Beston
MacGraham
Macbeth
Arctic
Tuooy
Sober Second Thought on reform and the Cincinnati defeat
The piece laments Republican corruption and praises reform as it argues Hayes and Wheeler fail reform aims. It condemns party decay, cites Grant era excesses, and warns against returning to old practices, urging persistent Democratic challenge to Republican dominance.
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Cincinnati
Hayes
North Carolina
Grant
Friends of Reform
Republican Party
Routherford B. Hayes
Congress
Henry Banning
Bristow
Wuart
United States
War Department
Tyre
Wit and Humor Then and Now in a River of Jests
A collage of light quips and anecdotes about life, work, and society. It riffs on advertising, opinions in the South, Sioux courting rituals, misheard recipes, and famous historic myths, mixing satire with WASP-era witticisms and odd regional lines.
Bayonet rule opposed by Democracy in New York support
Washington reports Kellogg and Packard claim Grant promised troops if needed and New Orleans cabal seeks to control Louisiana for four years. The piece denounces bayonet politics, urges an orderly ballot box overthrow of imperialists, and says New York Democrats support Tilden and Tilden to end bayonet rule.
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Detroit
Trajan
Rome
Sexton
Africa
Danbury News
South
Tennessee
Syracuse Journal
Hespano
Journal of Health
John Smith
Columbus
America
Ceear
Washington
Shakspeare
Lord Bacon
Philadelphia
Congress
Lee
United States
John Adams
Harry Johnson
Paris
Springfield Republican
Kellogg
Packard
Louisiana
Grant Yeterday
New Orleans
Casey
Senate
Republican Party
New York
Tilden
Good Night Poem Reflects Night's Quiet and Longing
A lyrical fragment describes nightfall over a quiet landscape. The speaker notes a yellow moon and stars fading as a cold wind rises. The scene shifts from morning light to shadowed woods and a seeking mood for Beth, wishing joy at dawn and release from sorrow.
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Cape of Good Hope
India
Cape
Silesia
Alsace
Swabia
Neube
Augsburg
Linden
Bielfeld
Rhenish
Crefeld
Vierser
Suchtein
Mechlin-on-the-Rhine
Freibutg
Saxony
Nandi
Assam
Urmritsar
Punjab
Cashmere
Benares
Bombay
South Arbor
Madras
Gambier
Malacca
Calcutta
Bengal
Nepal
Phulgat
Travancore
Thibit
Cawnpore
Aden
Central Provinces
East Indies
New York Schutzen Corps
Commiscon
Mississippi
Nevada
Consolidated Virginia
Kiu Kiang
China
Canton
Chefoo
Ningpo
Imperial Maritime Customs
Argentine Republic
Savannah
Georgia
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
Pantheon OF Paris
Curvis
Corpu
Mountain
George William Curtis
Syracuse
Alexandria
Beth
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