Notes From Narragansett Pier Beauty Scene
A Narragansett Letter describes a season of striking women at the Pier. It notes varied bathing suits, actresses, and a wager red gown incident. Princess Evelyn Partridge Engalitcheff and Prince Nicholas are highlighted among fashionable arrivals with precise beach routines and timed social rituals.
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Narrangansett
Richmond Vai
Newport
Fall River
Te Tools West
Nicholas Engalitcheff
Pier
Evelyn Partridge
Chicago
Prince Nicholas
St. Petersburg
Point Judith Light
Point Judith
The Higher Law and the Marriage Question
A mix of social essays and anecdotes arguing marriage as the natural calling for most women and questioning the feasibility of universal professional training for daughters. Included are stories of lemon superstition, municipal negligence, and women clerks in railroads ending in marriage, plus a risky legal claim over a drunken arrestee.
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St. Martin's Hall
Man Eats Nails and Wire in Madness then Dies at State Hospital
Joshua Davis, a patient at Mendota State Hospital for the Insane near Madison, reportedly lived nearly a year with nails, wire, hairpins, tacks, and knife blades in his stomach and intestines. Doctors performed a gastrotomy revealing two dozen nails, ten pieces of wire, and two pocketknife blades before he died eight hours later.
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Joshua Davis
State Hospital
Sane
Mendota
Madison
Davis
Sauk County
Baraboo
William B. Lyman
M. F. Clark
Eugene Chaney
Potter's Field
Asylum
Young Man Bets 100 Cigars On Yale Victory
A Brooklyn Mass Enterprise overheard a young man boast Yale would beat Harvard. The Harvard supporter accepted a wager of 100 cigars against a new dress. He tried to game the deal by mislabeling dress samples to lower his cost. The woman chose a piece priced to mislead and she won the bet.
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Yale
Harvard
Brooklyn
Mass
Conversation From The Spelter Marriage
A brief dialogue shows Mrs. Spelter defending her past while Mr. Spelter calls her ignorant upon marriage, reflecting a strained domestic dispute in a Boston Traveler snippet.
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Boston
Mr. Spelter
Jane
Mrs. Spelter
Jest Another Excuse in a Health Article
Dawson quotes an eminent physician who warns that sleeping in the daytime is harmful to health. Mrs. Dawson retorts that men always invent excuses to skip church.
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Dawson
Mrs. Dawson
Flammarion Defends Spiritualism Citing Galileo Revelations
Paris correspondent reports Camille Flammarion stating he remains a believer in spiritual phenomena but now rejects communication with the dead. He cites Galileo’s supposed spirit messages as misattributed to the dead and argues modern science shows psychic forces explain so called revelations.
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Paris
New York World
Camille Flammarion
Galileo
Saturn
Jupiter
White Waist Coats Roil Dublin Court Session
In Dublin nisi prius court No 1 Lord Chief Justice Sir Peter O’Brien rebuked counsel for wearing a white waistcoat, deeming it unprofessional. MacDermot Q C attempted to cover the garment with his gown while Mr Ronan Q C recalled an English judge’s stance. Laughter followed as MacDermot pinned his gown to hide the waistcoat.
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Nisi Prius Court No. 1
Dublin
Peter O'Brien
Dublin Corporation
MacDermot
Q. C
Ronan
England
Mr. O'Shaughnessy
Removing Old Putty From Window Frames
Old putty on window frames may be removed by passing a red hot poker. The technique requires caution to avoid damage and burns and should be done slowly.
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Narragansett Pier
Philadelphia
Montgomery County
Independence
Diawons
Galveston Nowa
Spiritualism
Flammarion
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