Impressions of Law and Lawyers by Richard Doyle
Norfolk bar member Richard Devereux Doyle contributes to The Southern Magazine with My Impressions of Law and Lawyers. He argues many aspiring lawyers fail not for lack of talent but due to health, study, and unsuitable choices between law, literature, and politics, urging focus on professional devotion and ethical practice.
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Richard Devereux Doyle
Norfolk
Southern Magazine
Doyle
Richard Lalor Shiel
Shiel
Kirk White
Wegg
Hon
Hiner
Ongle
Lord Bacon
Asti
Edward Coke
Baltimore
Hun
Monocles in Europe Highlight Military Style and Attitude
A New York World report notes monocles are common in European capitals and among officers, politicians, and theatergoers. The piece traces the origin to British army officers disobeying a ban on eyewear, creating a symbol of resolve and stern demeanor.
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Europa
France
House of Commons
Europe
New York World
Night walk near the White House sparks safety warning
A reminiscence describes a tense walk between the war department and the White House where the narrator doubts a lurking figure, notes the president’s lone night patrols, and recalls his reassurance about personal protection. It mentions a 12 inch cannon at Willet's Point transformed into a powerful electro magnet by 18 miles of insulated telegraph cable, inspired by Colonel W R King.
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White House
War Department
Nash Brooks
Uncle Sans
Willet's Point
W R
United States Engineer Corps
Philadelphia
Simple dining trick praised by painter Ixe
In a quotation from Petit Parisien the painter Ixe reveals a method to avoid tipping. He claims to pay only the bill amount and compliments the restaurant as well managed, while pretending to treat the waiter as the landlord to test the establishment.
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Ixe
Daggarie
Petit Parisien
Old Maryland Homes and Ways recounts a colonial saga
In Talbot County Maryland a saga unfolds of a Quaker persecuted in 1601 who found sanctuary under Lord Baltimore and prospered at a brick manor. The tale follows Landmarks like the garden villa once owned by Richard France the lottery king, later ruined, and the mysterious Connecticut blacksmith rumored to wield political influence amid whispers of Boss Tweed.
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Glebe
Goldsborough
Talbot County
Wenlock Christinon
Meryland
Lord Baltimore
St Michael's River
Dalton House
Richard France
Maryland
France
Delaware
Ethiopia
Connecticut
Big Six
St. Michael's River
Painted and Dyed Hadramut Women in Turmeric Garb
Description from the Hadramut region detailing Arab women painted yellow with turmeric and black eye lines, green cheek spots, and elaborate embroidery. Men and officials in Shief forbid interaction with foreigners, while dress emphasizes concealment and local customs.
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Bareto
Shief
Hadramut
Hazarmaveth
Genosssx
Policeman and starving horse prompt banter in North Chicago
A North Chicago officer finds a malnourished sorrel horse tied to a hitching post and questions the owner about feeding it. The exchange turns into a comic misadventure as the officer proposes drastic remedies after being asked to decide what to feed the horse.
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Chicago
3 Metry
Cyclone Power
Chicago Tribune
Mourning Fashions Spark New Gown Designs in New York
In New York on December 20 a fashion note praises a revived mourning wardrobe with white cashmere bretelles and a bertha cape, a royal purple velvet gown with crape panels, and a revolt against bulky traditional outfits as women seek lighter, more stylish mourning attire. The piece also cites tips from an expert on morning wear and mentions a Republican campaign book and mineral water regulatory debate.
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New York
Vom Doveriely
Godet
Priestley
France
Mosaic Law Spurs Jewish Hygienic Vitality, Sanitation touted
A Boston Journal excerpt argues Judaism promoted practical hygiene and dietary laws, crediting Jewish vigor and resilience to sanitary discipline. It contrasts Jewish focus on worldly happiness with Christian concerns for the afterlife, linking modern hygiene science to ancient Jewish practices.
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Hwever
Herbut Sperner
Babylon
Bolus
Mysterious tropical plant blooms along leaf midrib
Report notes a Paris Journal description of a unique plant variety named from botany studies. The bloom forms along the midrib on the leaf, a queer feature, with origin traced to tropical Africa and observed by investigators in botanical circles in France.
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Botante
Paris
Journal de Botanique
Africa
St. Louis Republic
Local happenings in Rock Island rundown
Reports from Rock Island cover a theft and provisional bail for a suspect, business changes with Charles Hansgen buying a share in Charles Buncher’s enterprise, and the Twentieth Street grocery firm becoming Hansgen and Buncher. Council debates street paving and water mains while the Davis Co bids 350 feet of main work. Included are elections for city posts, court house construction, a typhoid death, and three weddings with relocations to Chicago and St Louis.
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Davis Co
Charlton Wright
Rock Island
New
Court House
Joliet Court House
Davenport Court House
Omaha
Missouri
John Volk & Co
Davenport & Rock Island Street Railway Co
Hady
Elm Street
Nepke
Bowling
P. L. Mitchell
G. W. Gue
First Methodist
Portland (Ore
Davis Up
Court House Square
Charles Leyda
Pennsylvania
Mr Leyda
Chief Sexton
Joe Cantillion
Trinity Baseball Club
Sioux City
Edward Henry
George W Henry
H Sperry
A D Sperry
Twentieth Street
Iowa City
Frank Brower
Sears
Joseph Bush
Schroeder
Brower
Peter Hrower
John Sears
George White
John O. Freed
Titterington
W. W. Eggleston
William Dinsmore Allam
Fourth Avenue
William
L. W. Allam
Martha Blazia Marston
John M. Zimmerman
Chicago
Marquis
Davenport
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Father Mackin
Kate M. Frederickson
Thomas F Leary
Mra M. Fredericksen
St. Louis
Proom
Blake & Murphy
Marriage of Miss Levey and Charles E Willis
In the home of Mr and Mrs W C Levey at 2634 Seventh Avenue Rev F W Merrell officiated the marriage of Miss Obsrlette EH Levey and Charles E Willis. Willis is described as a trusted employee of the Rhode Island Store Works. A splendid wedding feast followed and a joyous evening was celebrated. The couple will reside on Fifth Avenue near Fourteenth Street.
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Bree ‘Bras Co
Alno
W. C. Levey
F. W. Merrell
Rodk. Island Store
Fifth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Community notices and local events in Carbon Cliff
Local church notes report Sunday morning prayer meeting and a Christmas supper hosted by the M E people. The Modern Woodmen of Carbon Cliff plan an entertainment and supper on January 11, 1895, with a speaker from abroad and a quartet from Davenport.
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M. E
Carbon Cliff
Davenport
Ship Silvie
Chicago
M. Ball
Putnam
Mike Murphy
Hannewacker Place
Mr. McGinty
Nora Murphy
Irrigation Pays, Says Kansas Official With Shifting Figures
Secretary Coburn of the Kansas irrigation commission cites averages showing irrigation funds yield $8.95 to $19 per acre across states, totaling $14.49. He details costs $0.15 per acre for first water, $36 per acre for water rights, maintenance 10 cents to over $5, averaging $1.07, and a system cost near $700,000 with $100 million value. irrigated lands rising from $80 million to $300 million.
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Coburn
Kansas Irrigation Commission
Wyoming
California
Egypts ancient deeds describe buyers and sellers in detail
The text notes that in patra time B C 107 Egyption contracts described both guarantor and purchaser traits minutely, listing ages, builds and facial features before land transfers. It then shifts to Pennsylvania politics noting Governor Elect Hastings large plurality compared to prior Republican gains, with Democratic chairman providing the data.
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Rero
Egypt
Patra
Pamputhes
Sommatls
Middie Mize
Salle von Plexion
Nephute
Ier
Aoi
Asos
Mic Die
Pennsylvania
Hastings Thas
Hastings
Pennsylvania Democratic
Boston Journal
Local Names List from Illinois and Iowa Areas
A collection of names and places including John M Zimmerman Chicago Martha Fluzia Carlton John Philibert Sarah C Staggs De Witt Iona Thomas F Leary Kate M Frederick and others across Rock Island Mercer county Whiteside Hillsdale Hillsdale South Moline South Rock Island Galfleville and Rock Island areas. Authorities or context not provided in the fragment.
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John M Zimmerman
Chicago
Martha Fluzia
Carlton John Philibert
Sarah C Staggs
de Witt
Iona Thomas F Leary
Kate M Frederickson
Rock Island
William W Bailey
Mae Dal
Roral
Charles E. Willis
Charlotte Elizabeth Levey
Leroy Shaw
South Rock Island
Mary Craig
Galfleville
Iowa
Herman Peters
Eric
Whiteside County
Ela R. Cain
Hillsdale
William G. Settles
Sarah E. Lewis
South Moline
William Bradley
Anna Hertberg Cable
Mercer County
Real Estate Transfers In Rock Island Moline Area
Willis J Sanborn transfers to Ida M Smith lot 4 parcel 5 Christy Grover addition Moline. Babcock transfers to David Robinson lot 10 block 4 Barth Babcock addition Rock Island for 2800 dollars. William McEntry to Franciscan Sisters tract 58 assessor plat 86 18 2w. Mary Francis to Franciscan Sisters tract 58 assessor plat 36 18 2w 81. Carl Dundberg to Hattie J Johnson lots 4 and 6 block 50 Watertown. W Ferguson to F H Stark lot 16 Guyer’s addition Rock Island. Vanderveer to E Vanderveer nearby lot 28 17 bed 500 dollars.
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Willis J Sanborn
Ida M Smith
Christy & Grover's
Dundberg
Hattie J Johnson
Watertown
Fgérguson
F H Stark
Guyer
L Vanderveer
E Vanderveer
Ney Nehy
Unclaimed letters at Moline Rock Island post office
Week ending Thursday December 26 894. List includes Burns Jas B Peterson Mr G Burkman Mr Lars Wooder R M Lichtwacht Mra Wm Webb Chas Webb Easy Petterson J H Youngberg A G Petterson N P Mra a In calling for letters please say advertis and give date of list. MATTHEW J MCENIRY, P N
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Moline
Rock Island
Snanty
Burns
Jas B Peterson
G Burkman
Lars Wooder
R M Lichtwacht
Wm Webb
Chas Easy Petterson
J H Youngberg
A G Petterson
Matthew J McEniry
P N
Sozodont Dentifrice Promoted in Georgian Wales Ad
An 18th or early 19th century advertisement extols Sozodont as the charming dentifrice for a lady's toilet in Wales. It claims fragrant breath and pearly teeth, likening the land to perfumed gates and Orient pearls, urging use of the product.
Early rail route summary from Rock Island to Jacksonville
The description outlines a journey via Rock Island and Peoria to Cincinnati with two changes at Peoria and Cincinnati in union depots. Through sleepers Peoria to Cincinnati. Sleeping car berths reservable to destination. Tourist tickets now on sale with fast times and good accommodations. Depot at the foot of Twentieth Street Rock Island. R SrooxHovusp Genl Trtf Agt.
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Rock Island
Peoris- Ry
Peoria
Cincinnati
Union
Jacksonville
Fis
Twentieth Street
Rook
R. SrooxHovusp
Thousands Move South for Affordable Land and Year-Round Farming
The prospectus promotes moving to the Mobile & Ohio corridor in Eastern Mississippi and Southern Alabama where multi-crop farming is possible year round. Land prices are low but rising, with improved land at 10 to 15 dollars per acre and unimproved at 3 to 5 dollars near rail lines. An illustrated pamphlet and monthly low-rate excursions are offered by agents F. W. Greene and E. E. Posey to locations including Souls, Missouri and Mobile, Alabama.
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America
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Mississippi
Alabama
F. W. Greene
Broadway Rt. Souls
E. E. Posey
Mobile
Ala
Holiday excursion tickets offered by multiple railways
Several rail lines announce holiday excursion fares for round trips within 200 miles of stations. The Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern, Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, and C B Q lines sell tickets Dec 22 23 24 25 31 1894 and Jan 1 1895 with returns by Jan 2 1896 or Jan 3 1895. Fares roughly half to one third of normal rates, with details at station agents.
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Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
J. Morten Cien
Halitas
Rock Island
Hulda
R & P Railway
F. H. Rockwel
Rock
Burlington
Missouri River
Holiday excursions and market quotes in Chicago bulletin
The notice advertises reduced rail fares via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway for December 24 25 31 and January 1 with return by January 2 1885 and lists ticketing contact F C Mivers in New York. It also prints a dense set of market quotations including wheat oats pork lard beef and produce along with Chicago live stock prices and arrivals for hogs cattle sheep and calves.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
F.C Mivers
Chicago
Geosu
Arty Rosa
Illinois
Cape Cod
Fate
California
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