Weddings and oddities from 1885 in The Register Paris vows and Arden musings
Ena Nevara joins a Roman Catholic ceremony in Paris with American bridesmaids to begin a nuptial journey in a special boudoir car. A Reading Pa. death at ninety four recalls a vow against medicine and cold air. Tales of Gabrielli in Russia, Catherine, a vast relief frieze, and English magistrates’ grave judgments are noted alongside a Scranton girl’s trance episodes. Enoch Arden cases of 1885 are lampooned for their imprudent reactions and lingering misadventures.
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Ena Nevara
Avenue Hoche
Paris
Thomas Penrose
Reading
Riverhead
L.I
Stackpole
Veterans advertised to clean windows for hire in London
A new London enterprise advertises pensioners of the army and navy for window and house cleaning. It claims barracks and shipboard life give veterans tidier ideas than maid-servants, appealing to house keepers. Windows cost four to five cents each. indoor work paid by the hour.
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London
Army
Navy
Newport harbor heroine mourns loss of dog companion
Ipa Lewis recalls her former inseparable Newfoundland as a protector after a troubled love life. A clock in the parlor sparks debate over hidden timepieces and quiet guests. A writer recalls Maria Mayo’s courtship by General Winfield Scott before his rise as a national hero.
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Ipa Lewis
Newport Harbor
Lippincoll’s
Maria Mayo
Winfield Scott
Richmond
Scott
Lundy's Lane
Belle
Curious German youth named Sedan Bohme enters military school
A German youth born after the Franco Prussian war battle of Sedan is named Sedan Bohme with the Crown Prince as sponsor and a Silesian battalion protecting him. Pohme, now admitted to Weilburg military school, reflects unusual origins tied to historic conflict. Separate notes praise Turnegroes in Georgia with three Atlanta colleges, a fourth in progress, and 3000 students in public schools. high scholarship and industrial schools highlighted.
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Sedan
Georgia
Atlanta
Fallen Timbers Monument Planned After 1794 Battle
A weather beaten rock bearing turkey track cuts marks Fallen Timbers where Mad Anthony Wayne defeated Indian nations on August 20, 1794. Turkey Foot, the chief, fell, and a ground monument is planned. About 5000 people from Ohio Indiana and Michigan gathered there for the anniversary to organize the memorial effort.
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Fallen Timbers
Anthony Wayne
Anthony
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Hartford Civil War memorial frieze to honor sailors and soldiers
A Boston terra cotta company completed what is claimed as the largest terra cotta frieze in America. The 180 foot long sculpture will adorn the Hartford memorial erected for the sailors and soldiers of the city who served in the Civil War.
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Boston Terra Cotta Company
America
Hartford
A Father's Mistake at the Dinner Table
The New York Sun recounts a light dinner moment where young Bobby asks Featherly about cake. Featherly explains he seldom eats it, prompting Bobby to wonder how he always takes the cake and leaving the misunderstanding humorous and charming.
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Mr. Featherly
Bobby
Featherly
New York Sun
Madrigal From the Spanish by Paul Hamilton Hagne
A fragments rich in lyric touches present a madrigal style poem from Paul Hamilton Hagne, noting a lover’s whispered praise and entranced emotion. The voice speaks of love as a nest and the beloved as pure, tranquil, and sheltered, with twilight imagery and delicate, sensuous phrasing.
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Paul Hamilton Hagne
Diamonds in Obvious Wrongs Legacy and a Quiet Hope
After Uncle Jack dies and leaves a small diamond stash hidden in his cravat, Cora Arlington and her family face debt from illness and funeral costs. A sewing project turns into a lifeline as diamonds are sold to pay medical bills, restore finances, and bring new love with Mr. Crofton, ending in a hopeful future for Annie, Alice, and mother.
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Uncle Jack
Sallie
Cora
Mamma
Alice
Manna
Abbie Lightfoot
Teried
Abbie
Codie
Jack
Pye
Allie
Solon
W. P. Pray
Abby Lightfoot
Miss Abbie
Cora English
Edward
Mr. Edward
Mr. Crofton
Annie
Mammia
Frf
Crofton
Momma
Anna
Mr. Gray
Dean
South Africa
Caele
Darling
Mrs. Arlington
Charlie
Denation parties brighten Perry evenings with secret gatherings
The Perry youths hold clandestine denation parties where young ladies attend with refreshments while young men storm the hiding place. Hosts, upon discovery, join in a social evening of playful romance, described by the Columbus Enquirer with playful humor.
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Perry
The
Columbus
Personal Property as a Nation's Moral Test
Gath. in Minneapolis Tribune letter argues personal property corrupts politics and taxation policy. It cites Lot and Abraham, Vanderbilt wealth, and untaxed government bonds as examples. The piece laments real estate taxes while wealth hides in bonds and safe deposits, urging reform beyond clerks in Washington.
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Lot
Abraham
Sodom
Vanderbilt
Europe
America
Washington
England
Shays
Massachusetts
Trey
Pennsylvania
A Fallacy Exploded in Mexico’s Labor Ethic
A Mexico correspondent praises workers who shoulder heavy loads with astonishing vigor, challenging the laziness stereotype. He notes their relentless, stair climbing labor, dignity found in dedication, and contrast with educated elites, calling their toil heroic and exemplary.
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Mexico
Millett
Four Testaments In Uncle's Will Joke
In a quip from Tex was Sifting, dialogue notes a man hearing his uncle is dead and joining the great silent majority. The discussion jokes that the uncle left four testaments: an old-fashioned Old Testament, an old-fashioned New Testament, and revised editions of each.
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Tex
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