Foreign Chit Chat and Royal Gossip Across Europe
A jumble of anecdotes sketches Kaiser William I as a boy, Queen Victoria era tales, and sensational whispers about Emperor Francis Joseph and Frau Schratt. It recounts old marriages, theatrical anecdotes, and a Paris fashion economy critique detailing couture costs, impresarios, and profit margins in late 19th century society.
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Pacis
Frau Sehratt
de ‘Trant
Tabh
Ersant
Hochstenborn
Vienna
St. John's Church
Emaen
Be at Home in Everything Sayings from Home Companion
Advice about hosting and being at ease in the drawing room. Emphasizes removing clutter, displaying books and plants, and inviting conversation. Encourages focusing on guests rather than table details and social boasting.
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Maoel
Tom
Adamo Sweet In
Rebecca Gratz inspires a tale of love and regret
A Seventy year old reminiscence recounts Adolph Wale’s unrequited devotion to Rebecca Gratz, the model for Sir Walter Scott’s Rebecca in Ivanhoe. Washington Irving’s passion, Gratz’s beauty, and Latz’s fortunes and heartbreak unfold through a melodramatic stage-like memory, ending with an old man’s poignant farewell.
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Adolah J. Laze
St. Louis
Beau Onemés
Wuleh
Adolph Wale
Rebecca Gratz
Sir Walter Scott
Mr. Latz
Miss Gratz
Washington Irving
Philadelphia
Rebecca
Sir Walter Stott
Thomas Sully
Adolph Latz
Phalelphia
Kate
Gutd
Irving
JSI7
Sir Walter Sucl
Rebecca Giules
Walter Andy Finelt
Walter
Iving
Tvanhoe
Bath
Pragnetiant
Washington
Reading
Stols
Tranvoe
Crate
Women Workers in Agriculture Open New Paths for Earners
The article notes growing female participation in farming across the west, citing homesteads in Oklahoma and work in Nebraska and New York. It highlights wages for Michigan grape growers, family labor in the West, and a shift toward women in poultry farming, apiary work, and crop tasks as modernization expands opportunities despite lingering biases. It quotes a saying that there is no stupid work, only stupid workers, and portrays women farmers pursuing independence alongside traditional roles.
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Oklahoma
Kensay
Nebraska
Michigan
New York
Lake Champlain
Pweilian i
Harper
Municipal Ownership Debate Sparks Quirky Rhetoric
A city meeting features a humorous exchange on utilities and ownership. A speaker notes, I can make the wilderness blossom, as others urge buying the utilities to claim credit for progress. The lighthearted banter touches on civic pride and financial gains.
Acted out the Character to the Sun in Wall Street tale
A fragmented line from the Indianapolis Press describes a scene where a cashier thought a temb appeared in Wall Street and someone named Epherefore spoke with a hint of cheer, reflecting a cryptic reportage tone from the era.
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Wall Street
Epheretore
Indianapolis Press
Wisconsin Legislature Faces Votes on Bonds and State Board Reform
Madison April 14 to 18 report shows governor La Follette sustaining two vetoes on town bond authorizations for wagon toll bridges over rivers in Richland county and on a school district borrowing bill for Waukesha county. Senate and assembly debated university funding, osteopathic regulation, and taxes while advancing levee, park, and public works measures. The session saw votes on municipal indebtedness, licensing changes, and constitutional amendment proposals, with ongoing discussions on university professor pay, state survey funding, and public safety provisions.
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DHS
Ang el
Waukesha County
Barrowl
Pesenfeld
Stevens
John JJ. Hughes
Geo. F. Peabody
Ringworth
Senate
Hla
Sana
Osteopaths
State Media Board
Warren D. Davis
Osteopathic College of Milwaukee
Curran
State Medieval Board
McComb
Tuadteal Board
Madison
Mills
Passec
McGillivray
Bey
Rossin
Messrs
Mess
S. McCaba
Hall
Bau
Keene
Sturdevans
Orton Hoth
Abe
Jones
Millan
Jamkson
Hartiog
Lowry
Orton
Cary
Port
St. Crux
Benson's
Uist
Spaflia
O'Neal
Dane County
Heroes Going Fast in Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic loses about 1,000 members monthly as veterans pass away nationwide. Ten years ago it counted 490,489. now 276,662 names remain with 31016 counties identified in 187% year. Roster highs reached 409,481 in 1890, then declined steadily as sons form successors to honor veterans.
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Fia Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Organization of the
Prize designs sought for Australian national flag
Chronicles notes Australian competitions offering a 250 prize by the Australian Review of Reviews for a new national flag design to mark the Commonwealth era with no conditions beyond submission before February. Women welcomed. several colleges cited with large enrollments. The piece also mentions a 7 foot panther artifact shot near Washington Town and curiosities about locusts sold in Arabia as food, plus remarks on monarch life expectancy compared to businessmen.
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Commonwealth
Australian Review of Rovows
England
Girton
Newnham
Vascar
Wellesley
Smith
Lon Brown
Griffth Farm
Washington
Arabia
Mothere Mothers Are the Queerest Things
A fragment describes a mother’s deep emotion at a family farewell and reunion. John leaves, others cry, but the mother sobs harder on his safe return with a medal. The passage contrasts outward cheer with her intense private reaction.
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John
Miriough
A Different Girl. Cleveland Plaindealer Dialogue
A clipped exchange in the Cleveland Plaindealer centers on who should manage Cuba. The humor hinges on a misheard pronunciation turning into a political term Suzerainty.
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Cleveland
Plaindealer
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