Entertaining Luncheon Form: A Practical Guide
An exhaustive discussion favors small scale afternoon luncheons over suppers, detailing menu layout, table decoration, and service. It notes that such entertainments suit ladies with modest incomes, highlights that clergy wives often host, and mentions practicalities like prepared dishes, desserts, and tea service. A legal aside on taxes interrupts the flow, discussing sinking funds and state rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aod
Didabud
Wile
Sidon
Walla
Beard Pride and a Hospital Sham Fight
A tale from a Llimgary surgeon profiles a doctress who cuts her beard to join operations while a young surgeon quits rather than give up his facial hair. The story ends noting the era’s women’s superiority and the persistence of old patterns.
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Llimgary
Fluinsiy
China
Sciguep
Sarpeon
Lorat
Mitrohes
Georgia Tax Rate for 1899 Faces Upheaval in Funds
The 1899 tax rate is set at 5.37 mills, down from 1898, with counties and the Comptroller-General reporting disappointment over lower than expected figures. Officials warn that reduced digests have erased gains from prior years and threaten funding for state institutions and education.
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Atlanta Journal
General Assembly
Tex
Lyongne
Comprollor-General
Poltco Voiity
Glorified Snuff Jars as Decorative Vessels
A mid century piece suggests using snuff jars for varied decor including ceramic colors and black bat bands. It notes jars in brown and orange styles, their use for storing matches or ashes, and proposes jars as containers for wild flowers on summer trips, appealing to Cottage or sea chore residences.
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Hasper
Mistress and Maid in Democratic Society Debate
An excerpt from the St. Louis Post Dispatch discusses gender roles in service, arguing that respect and domination hinge on class and subordination. It claims servitude reflects family status and that genuine equality would erase master servant distinctions, leaving two sisters serving one another rather than money.
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Mary Raverts Smith
Leland Suynford
University
Wouren
Kour
St. Touly
Gowns and Garb for Tar Went ng Journey
Reading the varied outfits described, several fashion choices stand out for the occasion. One plain cloth gown with cap is paired with white satin braids. Gutmore Maborats features pale fray French sloth with scalloped rounces. a pale checked costume uses cigar-brown coat with silver buttons. a pale-blue taffeta glace dress shows a brute collar and wide flounce. a white serge ensemble with embroidered daisies is noted as particularly unusual.
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Gutmore Maborats
Reminiscence of Lafayette in a Baltimore lad tale
An 1820s Balti more resident recalls a humorous Harper s Magazine anecdote from Lafayette s progress through the states. A girl at a female seminary asks for hair from General Lafayette, receives only a single strand, and the frightened vendor scoots away as the crowd watches. The tale illustrates the era s fashion for hair keepsakes and the public fascination with Lafayette.
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Baltimore
Lafayette
Norfolk
States
Sax
Harper's Magaalte
The Engineer's Daughter Poem by Grice Hibbard
A child watches her father rail and engine work from a prairie setting as the train shrinks to a dot and grows into a giant monster. She recalls his whistle, a kiss, and her mother’s sad, sweet words when she returns home.
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Grice Hibbard
Export Exposition Leader Named for Philadelphia Event
Dr. William P. Wilson of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum and director general of the national export exposition is described as a man of unusual intelligence and marked executive ability. The article notes his 1892 idea to found a commercial museum and references his role in planning exhibits of Taw products.
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William P. Wilson
Philadelphia Commercial Museum
Philadelphia
Museum Plans Aims to Expand National Trade Exports
A Chicago World’s Fair style project secured Philadelphia city authority and raised donations for a proposed museum showcasing natural products. The effort, backed by the Commercial Museum and Franklin Institute, seeks to promote commercial interests and extend national trade through a forthcoming export exposition.
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Chicago
Philadalphia
Cocamercial Museum and
Pranklin Institute
Unil
The Penalty of Excise and a Quizzing Gossip
The excerpt discusses excessive cycling and health costs, a muddled dialog about meaning of a gambier phrase, and a vignette with a Danish donor and a minister’s son. It mentions Tommy Tugger and a dialogue about Lake Champlain and a diver’s water. The tone imitates a 19th century newspaper column with fragmented humor.
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Tommy
Tugker
Gambier
Allon
Lake Champlain
Doswr, Herald
Versality of Dr Josh Rizal and Conspiracy Evidence
Fragmentary report outlines a supposed conspiracy to behead Filipinos, citing Dr Rizal and Dr Rivel as figures. It references Rizal’s education in Manila and Europe, medical and philosophy degrees, language skill, and a neared life story including exile, marriage to Miss Tosenhine Thavxen, and alleged coercion by Jesuit fathers to renounce Masonry for last rites.
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Rivel
Laguna Provin
Quasity
College
University of Manila
Joga Rizal
Europe
Anat Ba
Vietna
Tosenhine Thavxen
Mindanar
Death at Bagummbaran Field Described as Traitor Peril
A Harper's Magazine recounts an early morning execution at Bagummbaran's field. A defiant man refused to kneel before the firing squad near the bandstand and was shot as a traitor, ending his life in a brutal scene tied to church sacraments.
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Bagummbaran
Harpers Magazine
The Mature Siren and Middle-Aged Attraction
The New York World notes Lady Randolph Churchill's prominence in the marriage market and its appeal of middle-aged women. It cites her age around forty five and compares to earlier generations, referencing Lynn Linton's celebrated views in a London Spectator article.
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New York World
Randolph Churchill
Lady Randolph
Great Britain
Lynn Linton
London Spectator
Masure Strews
Boston Herald
Wedding Processions And The Bridegroom A Mock Parade
A humorous anonymous verse on wedding processions. It imagines a bridegroom’s solemn entrance, silent rebukes, and a macabre joke about a dummy bride and a staged aisle scene as a mock parade in the church. The quip mixes ritual with farce and ends with a wry aside by a commentator.
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Atshison Cate
Peculiar Misfortune In Paris Paper Earring Lost
A regent in Paris reports a ruby earring swallowed by a dog, later recovered but damaged by gastric juice. The jewel’s fate remains uncertain as doctors consider whether the remaining piece can be retrieved. The incident appeared in a prominent Paris newspaper under the initials PB.
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Paris
Allary
Iee Zengad
Lonngaulor
P. Pramaliy
Alligator Shot Rumors Stir Townley Recruit Tale
Whispers recount a seven foot alligator shot by a man named Townley as women argue over money and fashion while police patrol corners. The Cleveland Pro Dealer quote hints at local crime and social tension as a tense scene unfolds in the city.
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Townley
Annette
Massiey
Flossy
Ploridy
Wren
Fay
Uthal
Cleveland Pro
Eoteria
Dndlanapors Journal
Birthplace of Burns Described as Humble Potter King
A poem honoring Robert Burns, praising his birth in a clay hovel. It venerates the lowly thatch and simple doorway as cradle of Scotland’s greatest poet, claiming even royalty pales beside the peasant bard. The verse notes Burns' enduring influence across generations and geography.
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Scotland
Talon
Col
Whit Strase
Andy Storm
Ancient Ruins Reported Near Mulra River in Zambesia
Dr Kurl Peters sends to the London Times details of ruins near the Mulra, a southern tributary of the Zambesi, describing cyclopean walls in a gold bearing region. He suggests the site once housed an ancient fort temple and treasury, with walls standing high and god mines linked to Mashonaland workings. The location was proposed by Dr Peters following Atlas Historique references.
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Kurl Peters
London Times
Mulra
Zambesi
Mashonaland
Tis
Dr Paters
SHE Atlas Historique
What of That and the Lonely Task Ahead
The text urges resolve and faith amid hardship. It speaks of loneliness, duty, learning to walk by faith, and divine guidance shaping steps toward courage and effort despite weariness or doubt. It emphasizes reliance on God and inner strength to conquer distraction and fear.
Labor and Love in the Zola Affair
The piece profiles a laboring, vibrant figure and his beautiful wife, an Australian pianist, detailing a tangled romance with novelist Zola and a notable court drama. It notes his typhoid illness, business neglect, and the wife's high-profile marriages and children, highlighting social scandal and personal loyalties.
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Tears Bar
Zola
Aim
Pachmann
Uren
Tahori
Renmey
Dance of Sandhili Cranes and Courtship Dances Explained
An old reminiscence describes spring sandhill crane dances on the prairie with a crowd watching as cranes dance and contend. A pioneer explains to a boy that the so called sentinel crane is female and the others’ display is male courtship. The piece notes crane dignity and rustic theater as males perform to attract mates.
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Tilitois
Niele
New York
Sandhul Avanes
Laeir
Gorrob
Crane courting displays in wild sandhill cranes
The passage describes rival sandhill cranes performing elaborate courtship displays before females. Competing males spread wings, contort necks, perform aerial waltzes and mock pugilist moves, then pair off in various group formations. Fights can be brutal, with fatalities, while females select mates after prolonged trials. The piece notes cranes on plains and references Dakota farmers and historical echo in Illinois.
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Mindy
Aide
Illusion fades yet facts remain in feminine observer
A dated humorous column cites social mores and slang about men and women, noting fashion, jewelry, and domestic habits. It jokes on infidelity, honeymoon myths, and the vanity of luxury items like silver toilet sets, with quips from Chestnut Street jewelers and a socialite’s spending.
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Peninsula
Columan
Chestnut Street
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MienobEs
Georgia
Tar
Thastro Sally Novel
Bevulitus
Father
Wilsan
Josh Rizal
Burns
Rober
Rovert G. Tigersall
Aus
Zambesia
Ubea
Labomls
Tinois
Nose
Dakota
Pery
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