Entertaining at Home A Simple Informal Luncheon Guide
The article outlines an affordable afternoon luncheon with one maid, simple menu ideas, decoration tips, and pacing. It discusses suitable dishes, table centerpieces, and the social patterns favoring such gatherings among ladies and clergy wives, noting the efficiency and charm of a well-organized service.
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Gan
Anyias
Clargymen
Sunic Ulee
Bultar
Fant
Mike le Tong
Cordiifon
Mao
Lee Ledpot
Beards and Science Clash in Hungarian Hospital Tale
A dramatic tale recalls a young female doctor in Hungary contending with a surgeon over facial hair during operations. She argues beard etiquette affects robes and care, prompting the surgeon to demand beard shaving or departure. The rival leaves, underscoring debates over authority and gender in early medical settings.
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Mavidine
Hungary
Phore
Onis
Doeetor
Bnet
Anit
Ani
Georgia Tax Rate For 1852 Set At 3.87 Mills
The 1852 state tax levy is fixed at 3.87 mills with 2899 showing a smaller rate than expected. Counties report disappointment as totals fall far short of prior estimates, undermining projected gains and funds for state government institutions and schooling. The General Assembly had capped increases, aiming to avoid higher levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Journal
General Assembly
Campwoer-General
Faetow
Glorified Snuff Jars and Odd Uses Described
An essay questions how snuff jars become decorative and useful after their original purpose fades. It notes jars with dull brown glaze and black bands, their varied colors and sizes, and suggests repurposing as holders for smoking aids or even as coastal summer vases for wildflowers and weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Bazi
Mistress and Maid in Society Equality Debate
Mary Roberts Smith argues that domestic service mirrors class hierarchy and gender roles. She contends mistresses and maids are defined by servitude, foreshadowing a society where two sisters serve each other without money, a radical view sparking debate in St Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Hyat
Mary Roberts Smith
Leland Sanford
Tr. University
Jcombeentle
Anthe Cook
Risarg
Vaur
Languy
St. Louis
Fashion notes on gowns and garb for occasions
The article describes diverse approaches to formal attire, detailing outfits such as tray cloth with white satin trimming, pale gray French cloth tunics with lace and appliques, a pale checked costume with a cigar brown coat, a gray canvas overcoat with blue silk, and a white serge gown with embroidered collar. It contrasts conservative and avant garde styles, noting fabrics, trims, and silhouettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farcay
Reminiscence of Lafayette and a Hair Souvenir Tale
An elderly Baltimore resident recalls 1824 Lafayette arrival in Norfolk and the era’s vanity with autographs. Locks of hair were sought as mementos. a girl asked for a piece of his hair, and the wig, kept on his head, startled her as she fled the crowd.
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Baltimore
Lafayette
Norfolk
Harper’s Magazine
The Engineer's Daughter Poem
A child watches her father’s train as it becomes a towering engine on the prairie. She rides the engine, notes his whistle and care, and loves her teacher despite her race, while her mother asks about the Black spots on her.
Export Exposition Leader Aims Philadelphia Museum
Dr William P Wilson director of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum is praised as a dynamic organizer. In 1893 he conceived a plan to establish a commercial museum in Philadelphia using as its core the raw products shown at national expositions.
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William P. Wilson
Philadtppia Commercial Museum
Mera
Phila
Next
Nations at Calcaga world fair boost county trade
The article notes diverse nations at Calcaga fair, Ife gains authority from the Gilly of Philadelphia, and growth in natural product displays. It claims the museum project aids commercial interests and will expand national trade under the Commercial Museum and Franklin institute, with Spanish American involvement highlighted.
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Ife
Gilly of Philatelphia
Chat
Coemereal Museum
Franklin Ioathute
Disjointed musings mix with a Boston Herald note
Fragmented excerpts touch on gambling phrases and a parish fundraiser. A minister’s son responds in class about a water sample while a Boston Herald fragment hints at local fare and social quirks. The text blends partial quotes and garbled OCR with no clear event.
Rizal Versatility and A Conspiracy Tale in Early News
A clipped article outlines Dr. Jose Rizal as versatile and cultured, noting his mixed heritage, Manila education, European medical and philosophy degrees, and fluency in several languages. It mentions his Vienna apprenticeship, poetry, marriage to Josephine Bracken, exile, and alleged Jesuit influence prompting confession amid Mindanao exile.
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Li Awi
Sagura
University of Manila
Jose Rizal
Europe
Hach
Vienna
Josephine Bracken
Mindanao
Piake
Sacramental Church Topic Ends in Fatal Lagumbayan Shooting
In the early morning he was led out to the field of Lagumbayan where a car wheel skidded near the bandstand. Refusing to kneel, he was shot to death as a traitor, according to Harper's Magazine account.
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Lagumbayan
Harper's Magazine
The Mature Siren in Modern Marriage Markets
A New York World note discusses Lady Randolph Churchill as a middle aged contender in the marriage market. It questions the appeal of women around forty five versus younger rivals, contrasting with a British writer’s earlier romantic thesis on mature sirens.
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New York World
Lady Randolph Churchill
Lady Randolph
Great Britain
E. Lynn Vinton
Jandon Spectator
Boston Herald
Wedding processions and the reluctant groom
A satirical note from the Atchison Globe questions wedding ritual customs. It imagines the groom’s reluctance, jokes about the bride’s parade, and fantasizes absurd scenes like a dummy groom in the aisle while the real groom stays away.
Ruby Carving Swallowed by Dog Alarmes Paris Press
A Paris newspaper reports a dog swallowed a ruby carving belonging to a mystery benefactor identified only by initials R. The jewel later surfaced after four days, but gastric digestion altered its color. Doctors and owners considered recovery of the remaining fittings.
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Parla
San Francisco
Fragmented Vintage Dialog Pieces From City Papers
Snippets show dialogue between Silas Viogey Annette Flossie and others about money promises marriage and plans. Quotes from Harlem Life Cleveland Plain Dealer and Indianapolis Journal illustrate social banter and gendered expectations with remarks on finances appearances and fidelity amid suggestive city gossip.
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Viogey
Jack Townley
Annette
Flossie
Flossy
Florida
Harlem
International Congress
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Conan
Indianapolis Journal
Birthplace of Burns in Scotland honored through ages
Robert Burns is celebrated as the beloved cotter king born in a straw thatched hut in Scotland. The poem by Robert G. Ingersoll, dated August 19, 1878, reveres the humble cottage cradle of the poet and his enduring fame.
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Glad Nps
Robert Burns
Robert G. Ingersoll
Ancient ruins in Zambsia described by Dr Peters
Dr Karl Peters reports to the London Times on ruins near a tributary of the Yambesi river in Zambsia. He describes cyclo ruins in a country with no gold bearing claims, likely site of an ancient fort temple and treasury. Walls reach feet high in places and mines may have been worked by the same people who mined Mashonaland to the south.
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Karl Peters
London Times
Ina
Yambesi
Cyclopeas
Mashonaland
Peters
What of That A Call to Work and Courage in Loneliness
Fragmentary verse urges the reader to abandon ease and fear. It speaks to toil, resolve, and perseverance, insisting that guidance comes through action. The speaker contends loneliness is part of the journey and that one must proceed with courage toward a hoped for conqueror.
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Cis Pol
Glyen
Zsela
Labori and the Paris Bar Aims and Affairs of Mme Labori
The tale portrays M Labori as a skilled Paris barrister with flair and forceful advocacy. It recounts his acceptance of and refusal of fees and rewards, and describes Mme Labori as a striking, cultured Australian pianist who later marries Labori after a complex history with Pachmann and other connections.
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M. Labori
Paris
Zola
Flo
Hin
Dreyfus
Lahdri
Lorton
Dance of Sandhill Cranes in Prairie Dances Recalled
A New York lawyer recalls boyhood springtime dances of Sandhill cranes on the prairie. He describes sentinel cranes, male wooing displays, and the observed behavior that a female selects the most graceful suitor, noting the birds foolishly dervish-like during courtship.
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T Was & Boy
Siloola
I Nadlya
New York
Tor
Crane courtship dances described in New York Sun
The New York Sun recounts sandhill crane mating displays with males performing elaborate neck contortions, wing spreads, and rhythmic posturing. It notes duels, aerial somersaults, and fights as rivals vie for a female’s favor, with the winner often aided by the chosen crane in a dramatic display.
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Lle
Main
Hingis
Dakota
New York
The Feminine Observer Oddities and Social Quirks
A collage of social commentary on dating, dress, and consumer trends. It notes bachelors wooing better halves, ink on pens, the vanity of diamond pricing, and the shift from silver to ivory in vanity items. Snippets poke at stereotypes, slang, and era fashion, with humorous asides about bicycles and high society quirks.
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Mara
Attara Teman
Drayfus
Dougekeeper Nuyer
Chestnut Street
Eoma Diner
Sheng
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Imne
Tucker
Isis
Boston. Herald
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Atchlaon Globe
Silas
Burns
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Ang
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