First National Thanksgiving Had Bottles and Broken Noses
The article recalls the 1789 first national Thanksgiving proclaimed by George Washington. It describes cabinet quarrels led to near loss of the holiday, with Hamilton pushing celebrations, Jefferson opposing them, and a famous tavern dinner at Faunce’s (Waldorf Astoria) where a bottle was thrown and a broken nose ensued before Washington’s ire.
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United States
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
the Treasury
Wasington
Elias Boudinot
House of Representatives
New England
House
Roger Sherman
Connecticut
New York
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Executive
Cabnet
Faunce’s Tavern
Waldorf-Astoria
Lieutenant St. Clair
Tisdal
Executive Mansion
Judge Rules Woman May Sue for Slander Over Old Maid Label
A judge states a woman may file a slander action if called an old maid and she is 385 or older. The banter notes the joke about age and the label, questioning who would admit such a label.
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Jinksa
Gate to the Primrose Way Poem Quests in New York Sun
In a lyrical plea Kate Masterson writes from New York City of a quest for the Gate to the Primrose Way. She asks for guidance and alms as “Valliant of purpose” youth seek a promised realm of joy, with references to archways, phantom trees, and a departure from grim days.
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Knights In Armour
Willon's Alley
Primrose Way
L'Envoi
Kate Masterson
New York Sun
What a Yacht Is and the Vanderbilt Dinner Tale
The Washington Star recounts Cornelius Vanderbilt at Bar Harbor praising his sloop Au rora after a Portland to Rockland victory. A lobsterman’s joke about a yacht is retold, contrasting romantic notions with a blunt quip about filling an old craft with whisky and cigars for friends.
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The
Washington Star
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Bar Harbor
Aurora
Portland
Rockland
Camden
A Late 19th Century Critique Of Elegant Manners
The piece discusses a pamphlet titled General Society that laments American elites who brag about expensive foods and wines. It notes advice to avoid displaying wealth at table and recounts a tale of a young woman who disclosed wine costs to guests, illustrating vulgar prosperity.
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Barrie
J. M. Barrie
Pauline Chase
America
Fair
MANNERS OF 60 YEARS AGO IN A BOOKCASE FIND
A secondhand discovery reveals The American Ladies' and Gentlemen's Manual of Elegance, Fashion and True Politeness by Charles William Day, 1850 Auburn New York. The piece quotes his strict guidance on dinners napkins teeth dancing and polite behavior with a wry social commentary on old world pretensions.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Charles William Day
Auburn
N. Y
London
Europe
Mr. Day
Child's Hurt May Unite Parents
A fractured arm of a child may heal a rift between Mr. and Mrs. Wm. K. Vanderbilt Jr. The girl fell from a pony at Westbury. her mother's estate is involved. Initial fears of immediate amputation arose, prompting Mr. Vanderbilt to rush home in grief and then hold onto the telephone all day.
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Wm. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Westbury
Mr. Vanderbilt
Deepdales
Fragmentary wartime note hints at love and debt
A clipped dialogue shows a speaker pleading devotion to a beloved while worrying the landlord and grocer will not accept their union or support. The text conveys tension between romance and financial pressure.
Heroic Treatment in Hospital Hall
Two physicians discuss a curious patient a cross-eyed woman whose tears run down her back and the doctors say they are treating her for bacteria in a humorous wartime style anecdote from Everybody's Magazine.
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Everybody's Magazine
Baldheaded Man Faces Haircut Law and Growth Fringe
A quirky note describes the law of proportion dictating a baldheaded man gets hit hardest by a 35 cent haircut schedule while the law of averages yields a slow fringe growth, offering a quirky contrast.
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