Portraits and anecdotes from The Register 1885
Diverse items span prominent figures, scandals, and curiosities. Turpoet Paul J. Hayne nicknamed Longfellow of the south. octogenarian violinist Prof. Tesso. diphtheria mortality in European cities. a New York broker's rise and fall on Fifth Avenue. eel-filled Troy waterworks. John W. Garrett heirs and an insane son. England poison deaths 1852 registrar data. Surratt beam found for National Museum. vast clam shell beds near Oregon coast. Charleston dances debate. Salem witch trial monument for Rebecca Nourse. Vesuvius and Pompeii warns. Northwest rifle prowess and Duck Lake. Southeast Asia domestic life observations. cosmetics versus manners.
He knew his place and performed each duty well
A poem by I Edgar Janes extols finding contentment in duty and limits. It urges humble, steady service over grand but ill-suited ambition, using nautical and military imagery to illustrate fitting one’s role. The piece stresses patience, strength, and acceptance within life’s plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prines
Edgar Janes
Moonlight Musings and a Parody Trick Susie Webster
Susie Webster, an 18 year old would be writer, mails a humorous sketch to a city paper. Her younger brother Dick tampered with the envelope, submitting a cheeky parody as if from her. The editor prints the spoof alongside Susie's serious piece, provoking tears and a family dispute over consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Webster
Susie
Sue
Jerusalem
Granny Earth
Tellera
Mr. Enionr
Richard
Dick— Webster
Mr. Webster
Urlington Hawkeye
Arkansaw
Labrador
Lowell Cowher
Lowell
Lowell Bell
Dakota
Territories
Texas Siftings
Smith
New York Sun
Gromlia
Norristown Herald
Dainty Dishes and Ocean Wonders in Verse and Prose
A collage of kitchen tips for festive penny sponge cakes with white and pink icing, egg yolk breakfasts, and afternoon puddings. plus vivid natural history of the Red Sea’s coral waters and a string of light quips and verses from various columns and editorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Virginia
How It Was Born A Chicago Size Feet Tale
A Chicago girl jokes about St Louis girls large feet leading to a supposed boast. The mother handles the quip and a plan to share shoesizes becomes a local legend about origins. The tale ends with the St Louis visitor noting equal feet sizes, spreading the anecdote.
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Chicago
Garden City
St. Louis
Julia
Eleanor
Pittsburgh Chronicle- Telegraph
Aging Royal Beauties and Enduring Enchantment
A Baltimore Herald item notes that Helen of Troy was over 40 at her elopement and later welcomed home by Menelaus after ten years. Cleopatra was past 30 during Antony's conquest, Diane de Poitiers was 46 and famed at Henry II's court, Ninon de l’Enclos heard a love declaration on her 80th birthday.
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Helen of Troy
Menelaus
Cleopatra
Antony
Diane de Poitiers
Henry II
France
Ninon del’Enclos
Baltimore
Borden Condensed Milk Patent Riches Attributed
The patent on condensing milk by Gen. Borden has created a vast fortune yielding about 340000 a year. The Bordens, possibly nephews of the inventor, are prominent cattle owners in Texas.
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Gen. Borden
Bordens
Texas
Shell relic found near Malvern Hill described by AL Qaadd
A wartime tale recounts a search for a monster shell from Turkish gun boats at Malvern Hill. On the way to Richmond a muleteer party hurried to fetch the relic, while a second group reports the shell exploded, wounding one man. The narrator notes a bloodied traveler shouting that the shell “busted.”
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Malvern Hill
Turkey Bend
Varuna
National Cemetery
Richmond
Boas
Julius Henry
AL Qaadd
Daniel's Luck in Chicago Feed Store Rise
In the post office, a man recalls Dan'l who went to Chicago to open a feed store. He lacked $200 to start but prospered until a court appointed a receiver to manage his money. The poster praises Chicago as a smart town and Dan'l as persistence personified.
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Alabama
Episcopal Church
Free Masons
Phyllis
Philadelphia News
Morning Journal
Bear
Brooklyn Lines
Peck
Dan’l
Rus
Chicago
Dan'l
Wall Street News
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Turpoet
Paul J. Hayne
Longfellow
Tesso
Covington
Kentucky
Cincinnati
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Amsterdam
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St. Paul
New York
Berlin
Madrid
Dresden
Antwerp
Paris
London
Vienna
Copenhagen
Brussels
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Broadway
Metropolis
Troy
Water Board
John W. Garrett
Robart
T. Harrison
Mary
England
Astoria
Oregon
United States
Charleston
Resecca Nourse
Massachusetts
Salem
Rebecca Nourse
Yarmouth
Mass
John G. Whittier
New Orleans
Northwest
Duck Lake
Anam
Hania
Welkin
Haiphong
Hanoi
Sontay
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Ita E Hk
Dick’s Supplement
Susie A. Websters
Mother Earth
Heil
Red Sea
Lockett
Globe-Democrat
Este
Kate
Old Birch
Searce
Fredom
Daniel
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