Social Position and the Elite in Society
The piece discusses social position in large towns noting that status exists at all levels from beggar to elite. It cites Boston missionaries on class gaps and argues wealth alone does not guarantee entry to top circles, with touches on England and democracy. It references Washington’s sportsman life and a Moltke hotel anecdote to illustrate social perception and mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Childs Merwin
Atlantic
City Missionaries of
Boston
America
England
Australia
Washington
George Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Harper’s
George Maron
Gunston Hall
Virginia
Moltke
Zurich
Kellner
Belgate
Berlin
Parkston Advance fish haul and local remedies ads
Parkston Advance reports Hubert Bates and Anton Mergen harvesting over 275 pounds of fish from a slough formed by the Jim River overflow near Victor Utrich’s. Includes testimonials for Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as cures, plus Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and Ely’s Cream Balm advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkston
Hubert Bates
Anton Mergen
Jim River
Victor Utrich
W. M. Repine
Viskilwa
Ghief
Dr. King
Ayanit
Elegant English Crooks and Other Quips
A collection of anecdotes on pickpockets described as educated and genteel, notes on their methods aboard ships, a royal anecdote about collie dogs and a queen, Grantley Berkeley’s Ludlow maiden speech, a humorous tale about parliamentary manners, a star distance update from Alpha Centauri, and a phrenologist joke about hair color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s Weekly
Alpha Centauri
Philadelphia Times
Varying Hair Dye Sparks Debate in a Plain Dream
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet riffs on Josie Dashaway, noting hair color as natural looking. It shifts to a stat line comparing Parliament electors per member across England Ireland Scotland and Wales. The piece ends with a fact about frogs and toads hearing near ponds.
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Syracuse Post
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
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Express
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Grand Opera House
Opera
GALE
Parker's
Pewivroval Pkls
Bafe
Giwayn
Chi “Rand
Saled Nt
Aials and Yretourn
Madtaon Place
Philada
Gatarrh
Ely
ELY Brothers
St Warren Street
New York
H Tomag Ritters
Khraneb
F St
Washington, D.C
von Moltke
Kruger
South Africa
Wolf
Kitty
Spoonamore
Chicago Tribune
M. B. Ford
Ruddell
Til
DeWitt
L. O. Gale
ELY Bros
Warren St
N. Y
J. C. Olmnstead
Arcola
Ill
Aliie Hughes
Norfolk
J. A. Parkins
de Witt
LL. O Gale
Mitchell
Davison
Louis T
Edward Kubal Arma Kiler
Charles Mcfadden
WS Marshall
Chas L Foreign
Gilbert & Allen
Barbere of
Shaw Farm
Elliott
Mr. Elliott
London
Grantley Berkeley
Ludlow
William IV
Speaker
House of Commons
Gentleman’s Magazine
Josie Dashaway
Cleveland Plain Deusler
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Gillis Shoe Company
Harker Bros
George FE. Logan Furniture Company
GEO. E. Logan Furniture CO
Winter Pearmane
Ben Davis
Dodoh
Asa Dodd, Mitchell, S. D
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