Gossip and Gleanings on Mary Anderson and Joe Jefferson
A Windsor rotunda reporter learns Miss Mary Anderson’s half brother Frank Griffin comments on Mamie’s career and plans. The piece recalls Miss Anderson’s youth, devotion, and stage ascent, plus anecdotes about Joe Jefferson and old theater days in Dublin and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor Rotunda
Jonnginge
Frank Griffin
Hialf
Mary Anderson
Mr. Forbes - Robertson
Mr. Griffin
Miss Anderson
Colorado
Mamie
Reminiscences of Public Men and Art in 19th Century Years
A collection of recollections recounts J. W. McAndrews the Watermelon Man recalling his May 18 1866 stage debut in Cincinnati with Dan Bryant. The piece covers theater favorites, rumors about performers, and public reactions, including Louis James and dramatic company notes. It also touches on political disputes involving Toombs Winthrop and Earliest trials of electro magnetic locomotion, and ends with vivid portrait of Lisbon river life and Portuguese women in Douro boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. McAndrews
Cincinnati
Dan Bryant
Louisville
Bat
New York
St. Lewis Globe-Democrat
Ronalp Rero
Condo Opera
Si Cusmies Pope
McCullough
Mr. Pope
Salvini
Louis James
Virginins
McVicker's ‘Theater
Chicago
James
Madrid
Sylvia
Robert Toombs
Congress
Charleston
Erskine
Toombs
Robert C. Winthrop
Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
Giddings
Ohio
Winthrop
Joshua R. Giddinags
Howell Cobb
Mr. Winthrop
Milton
Massachusetts
Mr. Allen
Edmund Burke
Great Britain
Page
Washington
Bladensburg
Douro
Oporto
Art Journal
Judge Deters Ruse as Man Confesses Own Theft
An elderly man seeks to testify against others for stolen hangs but ends up admitting he stole them himself. The judge agrees to a written agreement for testimony, then the man abruptly reveals his own guilt and departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Street
Dublin
England
London
Drury Lane
Solon
Tom D'Urfey
Concreve
Fondlewife
Colley Cibber
Moneytrap
Jedge
Arkansaw Traveler
N. B
Auantic Monthly
Regional proverb musing on drink and risk
A National Weekly piece offers a humorous German accented monologue warning against drink and deception. The speaker warns young men to avoid fools and mischief, implying danger in loose talk and dishonesty, with playful references to bottles and milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Pretzei
National Weekly
Human Mind Heart and Soul in Sabbath Reading
A reflective column on the human mind heart and soul weighing reason feeling and faith. It threads advice on piety and demeanor, recalls Dante and a celestial park metaphor, and ends with a sermon fragment about trust in God and a dying preacher named Saut Jones.
The Religion of Jesus Sermon by Rev Heber Newton
In a sermon by Rev Heber Newton the preacher argues Jesus did not teach religion as a label but as universal humane life. He contrasts Protestant revivalism with a simple creed that man is a child of God and duty is to improve one’s home and self.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Doe Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Grand Gulf
Miss
Snyder
Sarah KK. Sevier
Qourney
Louisiana
Dr. Abbay
Sid
Mr. Jefferson
South
Joe Jefferson
Man
Creator
Father
Thee
Salvation Army
Fife and Drum
Salvation
Elijah
Jesus
Macaulay
Jesus of Nazareth
Heavenly Father
Socrates
Athens
Heber Newton
The Iron Wolf and the Cost of Avarice
A clergyman recounts a farmer who died with wealth yet no true life for his family. The tale contrasts a generous, educated brood with a miser who saved at all costs. A Wolf savings bank illustrates the failed pursuit of wealth for a hollow future. An aside notes a Bumpville, Pa. farmer plotting to kill hawk hatchlings for bounty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tome
Gould
Creech
Bumpville, Pa
Hawk
Wanted a Friend An Advertising Essay from Atlantic Monthly
A satirical piece proposes a bold dating ad for a friend, detailing a highly specific applicant: middle height, intellectually and spiritually healthy, free of contagious flaws, disillusioned yet sympathetic, with a taste for literature art and gossip. The narrator lampoons social craving for perfect companionship and mocks self styled experts.
Fragmented Fashion Note Suggests Future Dress Style Shift
Readable fragments hint at a new dress style trend called Dressm clin ii with mentions of ensembles and fabrics. The note shows excitement about upcoming attire and personal preparations for a fashionable transition.
A Blot on American History and the Mexican War
The text condemns the 1846 war with Mexico as unjust and notes the vast territorial gains by the United States. It argues for returning captured Mexican relics, banners, and cannons to Mexico and reflects on the unequal forces and valor of Mexican defenders at Chapultepec. The piece cites Hon. David A. Wells and urges moral national action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mexico
Gladsden
Old Mexico
California
Texas
Colorado
Chihuahua
Sonora
Coahuila
Chapultepec
Anero
Congress
West Point
Vera Cruz
Contreres
Molino del Rey
City of
Spain
David A. Wells
Popular Science Monthly
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Mitchell Capital
Mitchell, Dak
Thomas Doggett
Denver Trurire
Hiis
Aston
George
Mayo
Nordeck
J Artapman
Ben. Perley Pook
Prof
Asa Whitney
Lake Michigan
Pacific Ocean
Ates
Wen
Heavenly Fields
Saut Jones
Iron Wolf
Sete
Ini
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