Early Lecturers Spoke For Low Pay And High Toll
A historical account notes early platform lecturers earned modest sums, often under $50 per session, and faced harsh travel, poor inns, long journeys beyond the Mississippi, and severe strain. It cites Dr. Holmes, Dr. Holland, Bayard Taylor, John B. Gough, Henry Ward Beecher, Wendell Phillips, and others, whose health suffered from touring.
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Mississippi
Holmes
J. G. Holland
Bayard Taylor
John B. Gough
Henry Ward Beecher
Great Britain
Wendell Philips
George William Curtis
James Parton
Parke Goodwin
Donald G. Mitchell
Junius Henri Brown
Globe- Democrat
Butter Offal in Paris and London Confectioners
A Paris exposé reports French butter scandals and a London seller who profits from dirty butter scraps. He trucks coarse butter offal to West End confectioners who allegedly purify it for pastry use, despite poison concerns. The tale notes a sharp class twist as aristocrats allegedly tolerate the practice.
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Paris
London
Bayswater
Not on an Empty Stomach in Texas Siftings
A wry quip from Texas Siftings features a cautious Arkansan mother warning about eating green persimmons on an empty stomach. A humorous exchange follows with a man insisting he already ate several persimmons prior to this one.
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Tommy
Texas
Bustles of Smugglers Raise Customs Hairs
Reported by the New York World surveyor Beattie has begun using women inspectors who uncover smuggling via bustles. Women travelers from Europe are found with silk velvet satin linen shawls and numerous dutiable items. Seizures include meerschaum pipes cashmere and concealed goods in trunks and clothing.
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Beattie
New York World
McClelland
Europe
Charlotte Weinmann
Trave
Westoner
Lily R. Brierback
S. H. Harbridge
City of Chester
Fraulein Weinmann
G. Sherman
Bierman
Broadway
Huston Streets
M. S. Wilson
Milnes Pinafores Move Judge in Horse Stealing Case
A London lesson in law shows Milnes instructing a laundress to bring her two eleven year old boys to trial in clean pinafores. The judge, swayed by the sight, declares the claim absurd while the courtroom audience laughs at the idea of horse stealing by boys who merely rode a horse.
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Milnes
London
Observer
Onserver
The Kid at the Theatre
A humorous sketch about a young girl at a theatre, her habit of roaming, craving sweets, and the amused reactions of couples as she intrudes on their privacy. The piece notes how mothers teach daughters to leverage their sex and how the child’s playful behavior unsettles the theater-goers.
A Rich Joke Pays a Church Donation
A Providence man resembles a rich local and plays a joke on a clergyman by giving his name for a hundred dollars. The cleric collects the donation from the unsuspecting friend, who later asks for a fifty dollar share of the joke. The church gains a hundred dollars while the true lender remains unaware of the ruse.
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Providence
R. I.) Journal
Arizona Joe
Bacchus
How Some Women Preserve Their Good Looks Exercise Does Much
A San Francisco Post piece praises daily hygiene and sensible routines for beauty. It highlights a thirtyish woman who bathes each morning, uses sponge baths, eats fruit and cereals, halves meat, and drinks coffee diluted with water. It contrasts with a Chicago belle who performs an hour of strenuous mirror exercises to improve suppleness before tennis.
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The
San Francisco Post
Chicago
Paper Coffins and Homes Heralded as Simple Inventions
A paper coffin described as light and affordable uses compressed paper for the shell with a thin veneered finish. The maker notes paper is already used for car wheels doors and boats and predicts houses and coffins could be entirely made of paper, buoying pride in ingenuity.
Boxing the Ears and the Dangers of Punishment
Dr. Samuel Sexton cites 51 ear injury cases from blows to the ears, 31 males and 20 females, with injuries ranging from inflammation to hearing loss. Several cases involve parents, teachers, a husband, and a lover, and one victim died of brain disease after ear trauma. He urges parents and educators to stop boxing ears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Sexton
Sexton
American Courtship and Age in the United States
The author contrasts American youth culture with aging, noting old people are sidelined in society and often left without seats. He observes families lavishly supporting children while neglecting elders, and comments on delayed courtship leading to later marriage or divorce as the main outcome of romantic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
H, Palmer & CO
Rockford, Til
Positive remedy for consumption offered by T A Slocum
A letter to the editor advertises a cure for consumption promising permanent relief after timely use. The author, T A Slocum, M C, offers to send two bottles free to readers who provide their express and post office addresses from 181 Pearl Street New York.
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T. A. Slocum, M. C
Express
H.C. Root
M. C
Peart St
New York
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Prop
Cessess
Taf
Keystone Hotel
Selinsgrove
T. Frain
Prop’r
Ltest
Griffith, Tuthill & CO
Reade St
N.Y
Prinses
Srecory
Finnsor
New York City
Salne
Phila
F. A. North & CO
Cheestnut ST
Philadelphia
Spher
Speer
Oporto
Sper
Gang
Sweer
Boards of Health
Speer’s
P. J
Alfred Speer
Trehajpsio
Socaldances Dr. Ward & CO
Louisiana
Wic
H. Halieta Co
Portland
Maine
North
Chestnut Street
Cooke
Hiladelphia
J. B. Mayr
Arch St. Phila
Keystone House
Reading
F. J. Kantner
S. Pa
Our
U. S
C. A. Snow & CO
Patent Office
Washington, D. C
Police
United States
Richard E. Fox
Franklin Square
N,y
St, Louis, MO
Tutt
Ee Money
JEND
Duplex Mfggo
Springfield
Ohio
Ithaca
Ithaca Can CO
Ithaca, N. Y
Vov.s
Keystone Watch Glub CO
Skystone National Bank
City Trust Safete and Suret, Co
Philadelphia, Pa
Deteolt, Mich
Barrisbucc
Lestes, Col
Baltimore
Essence
Jamaica
Joseph Burnett & CO
Boston
Sayers & Scovill
Pete
Aio
H. D. Cushman
Three Rivers
Jeta
Mote Seeman
Fintan
Ov Woney
Tabto
A. J. Weidener
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Harwood
Moore County
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