Conversation of Women and Courtly Talk Across Ages
A survey of how women, from Emerson to Mme de Stael, shaped conversation and culture. Noted names include Coleridge Luther Stael Recamier Constant Schlegel Maintenon and Coppet circle. A comic anecdote follows about a man who loses five artificial teeth swallowed after a dental plate slipped to his stomach. Boston Herald.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Steele
Shenstone
Bal
Coleridge
Luther
Mme. de Stael
England
Germany
Italy
France
Leman
Rue de Bac
Paris
M. Mole
Bay
Naples
St. Beuve
Coppet
Ubamberry
Aix
Mme
Recamier
Benjamin Constant
Schlegel
le ‘Tesse
Mme. de Maintenon
Debunking claim pulp wheels in watches sparks industry doubt
A veteran jeweler on Broadway dismisses reports that Germany makes watch wheels from paper pulp. He cites forty years in the trade, noting steel and brass dominate gears while pulp cannot endure constant friction. He doubts any reliable pulp use in sizable or delicate cog wheels.
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Germany
Broadway
Mail and Express
Switzerland
New York Mail and Express
Ready for the Angel of the Household
A Chicago Tribune feature recalls a dialogue where a respondent claims perpetual readiness for the angel of the household. The young man states he sleeps clothed and prepared to depart at a moment’s notice, insisting his appearance proves his readiness.
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Pra
Chicago Tribune
Victor Hugo Keeps Vigorous Life Amid Age and Fame
Paris letter from World notes the heroic author’s daily routine. Victor Hugo, despite age, remains active with light meals, cold water ablutions, and occasional bus knifeboard rides. He works mornings in bed with light writing and manuscript projects awaiting publication after his death.
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Victor Hugo
Paris
Jeanne
Georges
Paul Meurice
Auguste Vacquerie
le Vieux Hugo
London
Choosing a Husband a Woman Should Consider Advice
A discussion on a wife's duty in choosing a husband emphasizes using prudence and social opinion. It notes that the best match is a man well regarded by his male peers and trusted by his sisters. A mother’s view is shaped by her son's conduct toward her, not her praise.
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Benedict
John
Judith M. Gardiner
St. Louis Magazine
Sheep and lamb harvest apples in Maine orchard tale
A farmer让 sheep and lamb slipped into an orchard after pasturage failed. A clever old sheep stood on hind feet to knock apples, with the lamb assisting from her back. Hobbling attempts failed until both sheep and lamb coordinated the act, observed by onlookers in Brunswick Telegraph.
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Brunswick
Farm and Garden Notes from a New England Journal
New Englanders lead silo advocacy and dairy tips. Advice covers crop choices, fertilizer, soil care, and animal feeding. Practical hints include canker worm protection, horse feeding frequency, ground hog joke, and the value of dry beds for hogs. References to Miss Judith M. Gardiner article conclude with domestic guidance.
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New
Josiah Hoopes
New York Tribune
San Francisco
Northwest
Miller Purvis
Ohio
Crass
New York
Russell
Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture
Job Mills
Pine
Ind
Tripoii
Consul Ryder
Copenhagen
England
Patchwork world notes from Charleston to Nevada
A wide assortment of clippings reports on a proposed public library in Charleston, Nevada post office classes, sea Island cotton prices, New York papers near collapse, a Yonkers bride’s gift bill, smuggling bribes at sea, Philadelphia Times tenth anniversary, extreme heat in Death Valley, a York Missouri clergyman ad, a long lasting coffee mill, a Virginia City flying snake, ink plant writing juice, a Tennessee diamond theft rumor, operator paralysis, orange tree fertilization, Yale baseball trophy tradition, Snake River wheat stocks, Florida pumpkin longevity, New York roller skating bill, human behavior quirks, a romantic wedding kiss description, Gen Gordon's sisters declining an annuity, and a Helena Arkansas court case on church arson.
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Charleston
D. C
Nevada
South Carolina
Sea Island
New York
Yonkers
Victoria
Puget Sound
Philadelphia Times
Death Valley
Inyo County
California
York
W. H. Harp
Americus
Virginia City
New
New Granada
Tennessee
Lake Jesup
Fla
Yale
Snake River
Washington Territory
Florida
Rock Ledge
City Council of
Gordon
Gladstone
Southampton
Enderby Gordon
Sir Henry W. Gordon
K. C
Khartoum
Household Hints on Repairs and Simple Remedies
Practical tips on furniture repair using walnut sawdust and linseed gum, making door knobs secure with sulfur heat, mending wool dresses with mucilage, and ink stain removal with tar and oxalic acid. Also guidance on boiling rice, tea infusion, and creating nursery aprons and decorative home crafts. Coffee beans as a disinfectant is noted as a historical practice.
Exiled Canadian Dies After Elevator Fall
A Canadian exile, wandering from his hotel room in a Western city, fell ten stories into an elevator shaft. He was recovered and laid on a sofa where he uttered a final quip about riding a toboggan before dying. The passerby described his calm farewell and disappearance from life.
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Boston Journal
Woman’s weight paid in gold to wed husband in old California
The Tucson Star reports Mrs. Jesus Castro of American Flag in the Santa Catalina mountains once weighed 117 pounds and was paid her weight in gold by a paternal uncle who became her husband after church restrictions. She bore eleven children with her first husband, who died, and she later married Mr. Castro. Living witnesses confirm the tale.
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Jesus Castro
Santa Catilina Mountains
California
Sonora
el Dorado
West
Notable Female Physicians Rise in England
In England few women doctors exist but those practicing, notably Dr. Garrett Anderson and Dr. Arabella Kenealy, command rich fees. Senior medical men, while opposing female admission, acknowledge their high ability and lucrative practices.
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England
London
Garrett Anderson
Fawcett
Arabella Kenealy
Kenealy
Worth Remembering About Newspapers and Public Interest
An exchange notes that no paper is printed for a single person nor a hotel built for one guest. It adds that what displeases one reader may please another, since many readers share equal interest in the paper.
Never-Failing Opiate Quip Sparks Quarrel Over Sleep
A husband begs his wife for laudanum to sleep, only to be told it is nearly time to build the kitchen fire. He falls into a quiet slumber as the exchange ends, per the Boston Journal.
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Boston Journal
Seeing Stars On the Porch
A young couple stargazes from a porch as they identify Jupiter Sirius and Mars then hear a footstep inside. The speech hints at romance with a playful nickname and a punchline about a father’s boot. The excerpt blends humor and flirtation with a domestic setting.
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Jupiter
Pet
Sirius
Mars
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New York and New England’ Railroad
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston Herald
Maine
Helena, Ark
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Marlon
Betsy
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