SQUIBS: Various societal notes from 19th century press
A collage of brief items: Mrs Harriet Prescott Spofford improves, Pere Hyacinthe may preach in London, a New Orleans stroke report, Carl Schurz to deliver Phi Beta Kappa oration at Harvard on June 29, and assorted gossip about English nobles, poets, and public figures. Also notes on fashion, theater, and daily life, with quirky remarks on weather, manners, and local curiosities.
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Harriet Prescott Spofford
Pere Hyacinthe
London
Cononel Manlesin
Eid
New Orleans
Carl Schurz
Barvard
S. G. Worthingthor
Paso, Ill
New York
Earl of
Emerson
New England
Wendell Phillips
Phillips Brooke
Ralph Waldo Emerton
James Jussell Lowelll
Wisconsin
Eureka Springs
Ark
Cardinal Newman
Kegan Paul
Unhappy American Bride on Dover Pier Tragedy Echoes
A young American woman, married to a German-born man, endured a brutal marriage on a voyage from New York to Liverpool. The husband abandoned and abused her, later leaving her in Paris and at sea, before she was helped back to America by friends and family. She arrived in Dover, a worn but hopeful figure, as a witness to a domestic tragedy.
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H.W. Shaw
Tosh Billings
White Plains
White Mountains
Shaw
Bayard
Outekirta
Wilmington
Del
Washington
Joe Jefferson
Greweter
Beatrice
Gatherine of Aragon
Henry VIII
Herman Linde
Shakspeare
Schiller
New York
Bennett
Jbranken Brate
Casroy
America
Dover Pier
Calais
Liverpool
Band of Music and the Singing Society
Jane
Shy
Sandy House
Dame Hotel
Gragnier
London
Siegl
France
Paris
Dover
Too Little Goop Barren Butter Consumption Across the United States
A fragment discusses butter use in the United States citing census figures. It notes high per capita consumption and contrasts domestic production with exports. The text highlights an extraordinary rate of butter and oleomargarine use and calls for dairymen to heed the implications.
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United States
Butter Supply and Prices Outpace Demand in U S
The document argues that butter production is insufficient to meet demand, keeping prices high relative to meat and grain. It notes a New York dealer importing fine butter from Holland to sell at a profit, illustrating price pressures and cross Atlantic trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York City
Hotland
New York
Mob Law Among Birds Sparks Citizen Debate
A reader reports English sparrows building a cooperative nest in a yard tree. A rival sparrow allegedly hangs about and mobs the watcher, who is found swinging with string around the neck. The entry prompts questions about mob behavior and a possible bird victim.
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Owenborn
Senator Bulldozes Clerks in Washington Debacle
A Washington newspaper rep observed General Carman chief clerk of the Agriculture Department fend off a United States Senator who attempted to bulldoze staff. The incident centered on a dismissed woman clerk and questions of favoritism and department staffing. The Senator threatened to hold someone responsible, citing a loss of tenure and improper personnel handling amid near exhausted appropriations. The room viewed the event as a shove toward a broader controversy on department operations and patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
E. A. Carman
Agricultural Department
United States
Ferry
Mi Jyan
Loring About & Indy
Carman
Srate
Gischorpe
Kyrs
Preva
Black Cochin Fowl: Hardy Quiet Breed for Home Keeps
Western Wisconsin farmer extols the Black Cochin as a tame, compact, prolific layer ideal for home use. It matures early, lays well in winter, and makes a handsome table fowl with yellow skin and feet. The breed is praised for its hardiness, good mothering, and aesthetic plumage, promising profit and pleasure with proper housing and care.
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Plymouth
Horses on Snow Shoes in Yosemite Valley Travel
San Francisco Chronicle describes horse routes into the Yosemite Valley via Milton beginning yesterday. Horses are shod with snow shoes a block thirteen inches square and one inch thick with fittings on top for the foot. The korees learn to use the devices and progress well over the snow.
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San Francisco
Nosemite Valley
Milton
A Neat Repartee by Lord Chesterfield in Royal Grant
A historical anecdote describes Lord Chesterfield using politeness to sway King George II. Chesterfield presented a royal grant with humility, subtly guiding the king to name a favored heir while keeping a cheerful, graceful demeanor. The King laughed and signed the grant.
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Lord Chesterfield
Cort
Chesterfield
George II
Imarage
Eaid
The Earps of Arizona Attacked at Springs
An Earps party of six men was ambushed by a hostile group of eight near springs. The attackers opened fire, killing one Earpsman and wounding others as the survivors fled toward Charledon and later rode south toward Sunora.
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Ouliaw
Deepesate
Jamen Moyn
Eprings
Earp
Wotamac
Amuderbolbabol
Jove
Dany
Charledon
Sunora
Crow Returns Stolen Corn After Three Days
A short tale tells how one crow remained unafraid of Uncle Ben and stole corn. After three days the same crow retrieved the corn it had taken, challenging fear and returning with the loot.
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Ben
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Oliver Wendell Hales
Boyton Globe
Garfield
England
Louis Blane
George Alfred Townsend
Gath
Europe
Rome
Yeetor
Crestor
Sir John Moore
Chicago
Pavenne
Philadelphia
West End
Ruth
Paul
Loring
Wheeler
Medothivt
English
Wiliam H. English
Ted
Congress
Indianapolia
Ind
Richard Burke
Clonmel
Ireland
Edmond Burke
Thianae
Donohue
James Donohue
General Grant
Peck Oy & Cota
U.S. Grant, Jr
Salem Center
North Salem
Westchester County
B.S. Durfee
Lodgs
Morgan
Oshkoeh
Wis
Kansas
Aiaimes
Arthur
Leavenworth
Karnaz
D. B. ~Henderson
Dubuque
Iowa
Publican Congressional Committee
Tudge Lord
Supreme Hence
Massachusetts
Ralph Waide Emersoo
William B. Vanderbilt
William K Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt
Peterehors
Bartford
Udvies
Michigan
THE
EARPS
Arizona
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