Notable literary and scholarly notices from a monthly digest
The column reports on Mirashi's new play, a fifty dollar prize from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art awarded to Miss Mary King Longtelley of Portland, and remarks on Herbert Spencer's health and forthcoming work. It also recalls an anecdote about George Eliot, samples remarks from Annie Brows, and notes Oscar Kosuth's forthcoming memoirs and five-language edition. It covers Sullivan's ascent in music, and lists educational and church notes from South Carolina, Georgia, and New England.
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Mirashi
Donna
New York Metropolitan
John Blackwood
Annie Brows Ater
Eliot
Dind
Aétard
Distator
Hungary
Louis Kosauth
Kossuth
Arthur Sullivan
Hig Music
Edmund Yates
England
Chapel Royal
George Smart
Mgr. Sullivan
London
Mendelssohn
Royal Academy of Music
Jenny
Lind
Sullivan
South Carolina
London School of Medicine For Women
Royal Free Hospital
Georgia
Primitive Baptist
Moses How
Portsmouth
N. H
New England
Bailey
Tennessee
United States Treasury
Williama
Boston
Rathe
Illiteya
Thaschilly
Patents and machines drive Europe’s industry boom
A fragmentary report describes a Pittsburgh firm with 700 employees and nearly 100 patents, plus devices and processes for turning off machinery. It mentions a famed European botanist and a gas-fired stove machine claimed to automate room illumination. It also covers a French speed-regulating device, Austrian dowry news, Lord Derby’s wealth, and various odd tidbits from Berlin to Norristown.
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Pitteburg
Qeahe
Itt
Mikes
Ft Td
Ofiologiat
Europe
Br. van ‘Mons
Edison
Mesars
Dufilhot & Duprat
Bordeaux
Francy
Counterfeit Eggs In Newfoundland Canada Report
A Canadian story describes a large counterfeit egg operation. Observers saw shells made of plasterlike material filled with dyed yolk and clarified albumen through a blowing process. The fake eggs, undigestible and unhealthy, imitate real eggs leaving farmers alarmed.
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America
New England
Canada
Great Journal
Ghoul Hive
Earse
Fashion Notes On Hats Dresses And Trimming Styles
A fashion review traces popular circulars with Bijoux details. It highlights Beinkiest caps Embroidered handkerchiefs India plush walking suits Shirring and bonnet trimming Parisian silk and velvet fabrics New passementeries of jet beads and rope work Plaids Roman stripes and Turkish table covers Feature long polonaise silhouettes basques and fichus with varying drapery and back fullness for different figures.
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India
Paris
Lord’ Stanley
Marguerite
Ensa
Alligator Hunting Adventure at Noonan's Lake Florida
Two men from Arlington House Gainesville travel by boat to Noonan's Lake to hunt alligators. They endure bog and twilight swamp noises, observe cypress and Spanish moss, and encounter several giant alligators. After stalking and near-misses, they kill a nine foot specimen and describe its brain removal and dangerous tail thrash.
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Arlington House
Gainesville
Elovids
Noonan
Darky
Paite
Phinney
Clinvletts ‘Harbor
Witera Phin‘ney
Ieee
Col Tyre
Barnum
Uncomfortable Levee Tale From Governor’s Mansion
Harper’s Magazine recounts a Kentucky scene where Chief Magistrate Guyner entertains General Assembly members at the Governor's Mansion. An old mountaineer nicknamed Uncle Johnny, visiting from Frankfort with a log raft, becomes the center of attention as wine loosens his tongue. He shares stories of his county and remarks on the Governor’s pew, depicting a humorous clash of worlds in a historic Episcopal setting.
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Kentucky
General Assembly
Govenor
Frankfort
Johnny
Streightway
The
Commonwealth
Guyner
Episcopal Church
Not His Darling Is A Nighttime Scuffle In Detroit Tale
A chaotic Kansas City style tale recounts a jealous father thwarting a dating couple on Third Street with a dramatic showdown ending in a retreating suitor’s exit. The piece shifts to a Christmas pudding recipe and a romantic scene from Rockland Courier, blending sensational crime tone with domestic poetry.
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Third Street
Manito
Detroit Free, Press
Name Change for Wealth Brings Strain on Honorable Line
Fragmented note from the San Jane Post discusses Sir Henry Apyaves and Jaeven who must assume the name Allan after sudden wealth. Tennyson’s reluctance to change names under wealth shows the pressure on inheritors. The piece also touches on innocence of children and a child’s plea not to be left to eat more sponge cake and jam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Apyaves
Jaeven
Allan
Tennyson
Havelock
English Christmas Spirit Through Dickens Thackeray and Traditions
An essay reflects on the English Christmas season as a national rite of hospitality, charity, and family gathering. It traces Dickens and Thackeray as mirrors of practical Christianity, recalls old English customs, and contrasts New York’s abundant modern holiday displays with enduring humane values.
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England
Arcadia
Esseli
Tracy
Corkaigne
Irving
Dickens
London
New York
Thackeray
Bracebridge Hall
Milton
Wordsworth
Kenny-Meadows
Abraham
Chris
Tatty
Beider
Hasy
Horspper
Mageanne
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Otobkiss
Ob Bridgeport
Conn
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Esatu
Archduchess
Maria Christina of Austria
National Bank of
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Lord Derby
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Berlin
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Odds ana&Enda
Moody
Sankey
St. Louis
Wijpter
Buffislo Bapress
Norristown Herald
Clarissa
Smith's
Jones
Smith
O' Providential
Boston Transcript
Fashion
Goa
Florida
Vara Sassulitch
Switzerland
Rusgis
Loepoff
Revolutionary Committee
Las
Lrapoff
Vara Sasauyiitch
Eugenie
Cuntess
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Guvnor
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Tims
Womay
Rockland Courier
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