Mary Booth tops women editors salary at Harper Brothers
The Register notes Mary L. Booth, editor of Harpers Bazar, reportedly earns up to 8000 dollars a year plus a share of profits. Booth is in England on a six month vacation. Also mentioned are Miss Van Zandt, Spies’ proxy wife, flooded with socialist correspondence from around the world.
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Harper Brothers
Mary L. Booth
Harpers Bazar
Miss Booth
England
Nia van Zanpt
Chicago
Spies
Miss van Zandt
United States
North America
Russia
Germany
Epg Meatier
India
Vatican
Italy
St. Peter's
Rome
Man Falls Victim in Well During Pump Repair
Bloom of Spring Valley Indiana entered his well to mend a pump and was overcome by gas and dragged underwater. Peters, lowered by rope, tried to aid Bloom but also succumbed. Peters freed the rope to secure Bloom, but lost his grip. Gas had to be vented with a coal mine fan before bodies could be recovered.
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Bloom
Spring Valley
Peters
Paris
Curious odds and ends from a busy day in early papers
A fashionable New York street car scene ends with a clumsy pantomime when a man’s torn trousers expose his legs to a sharp eyed widow. Noted items include Parsee emigration trends toward Englishized government roles, a four legged hen surprise, a multiwinged chick, a multi legged dog cure, and a dog pummeled by a ram as treatment.
Hunters Slay Elusive Large Cat Near Tuscola Illinois
Two hunters near James Bell’s farm four miles southeast of Tuscola Illinois shot and killed a large grayish animal feared as a lynx or catamount after it had troubled locals. The creature, long seen in the area, resisted earlier capture efforts and caused fear among women folk who may now venture out without tremor.
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James Bell
Tuscola
Mr. Bell
Novel shell loading machine shown for brassy shells
W O Stsanez of Oglethorpe unveils a wooden loading device with a twenty four hole box and matching tray to rapidly fill powder and shot charges. Cap end down, 24 shells can be loaded in minutes. patent applied for and price around 75 cant. Also reports on pugilist lion incident in Paris and on wheat import data for the UK, led by US shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Stsanez
Oglethorpe
Learning to Swim Hints for Beginners from Old Sport
A Pittsburgh Dispatch excerpt offers practical advice for novices learning to swim. It emphasizes confidence, starting with basic dog fashion paddling, avoiding fear, and progressively mastering strokes with help from a competent swimmer. The piece notes how simple initial movements keep one afloat and builds toward more skilled styles.
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Art Pittsburgh Dispatch
East River
The Intelligent Agriculturist Cowbell Exchange
A humorous exchanges tale where a clerk offers bells. The farmer asks for larger bells but is told only small ones remain. He leaves with a small bell after a clerk quips that the cow will lead him to her with her bell. Rusticus exits toward the door as the shop humor unfolds.
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Rusticus
Criticism of Scott Byron and Poets in Temple Bar
The piece argues Scott's stories drive his merit and lauds his realism, while Byron's extreme praise places him atop a poet ladder. It rebukes Byron's view of Wordsworth Coleridge Southey and includes Addison's Spenser and Chaucer critiques, ending with Coleridge on morals in The Ancient Mariner.
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F. D. Maurice
Scott
Shakespeare
Byron
Parnassus
Scott Byron
Rogers
Moore
Campbell
Southey
Wordsworth
Coleridge
Spenser
Chaucer
The Pope's Guard in Bright Historic Dress
The Pope, once ruler of Europe, now governs a small palace as his army dwindles to 100 Swiss guards. Their uniforms feature baggy breeches in red, yellow, and blue with matching stockings jackets hats and plumes, a costume dating back six or eight centuries. The reason for maintaining this attire remains unclear.
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Europe
Ribbons and frills spark shopping spree at Brown and Green
Shoppers bustle toward ribbons as clerks show off new shades. The scene ends with two women debating colors for hats and Bismarck’s bow before heading to Brown & Green’s to compare rib bons, followed by an Accident News note.
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Sadie
Bismarck
Brown & Green’s
A King and the Ink Bottle Memoir Moment
In the Memoirs of the Margravine of Bai reuth a king's cruel behavior is detailed as he abuses a prince. The narrator hides a letter and ink bottle during a tense moment, the queen distracts the king with a dog, and the king praises the narrator before leaving. The scene ends with relief and laughter at the near catastrophe.
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Baireuth
Beaten to the Show and Promotion at Wild West Tent
Aman, promoted amid comic chaos, boasts higher wages as he shifts from a grave dignitary depiction to Alkeli Bill in charge of the wild west department. The stranger questions the show and charity, while Dakota Beil reflects on providence and unworthy beneficiaries.
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Aman
Alkeli Bill
Wild West Department
Dakota
West Point Camp Life Described by Captain Charles King
In Harper's Magazine Captain Charles King portrays West Point’s plateau encampment with precise geometric order. The description covers the grounds, barracks, landmarks, color line, company streets, tent layouts, and ceremonial spaces as cadets prepare for summer drills and inspections.
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Roe’s
Sons of the Old Academy
Corps of Cadets
West Point
Tenta
Commandment of
Charles, King
Harper's Magazine
The Rural Chapel Pastor and His Generous Hospitality
A Longman's Magazine excerpt profiles rural English chapel pastors famed for large dinners at hosts’ homes. They drink cognac with tobacco after meals, invite young ministers to stay, and treat hospitality as a virtue. The piece notes the social custom is widely accepted and tied to church support.
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England
Paul
Silas
Divine
Longman’s Magazine
Forgotten items from hotel rooms reveal modern day charade
Travelers leave behind valuables from false teeth to pocket flasks at city hotels. Clerks describe a routine process where belongings are logged with a room occupant and held for weeks, with telegrams guiding owners who reclaim items. A German visitor restores a red pocketbook full of cash, illustrating lucky discoveries amid common losses.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
al Kane
Central Hotel
Give Away Miss Pettem Pretty Polly
A fragmentary dialogue describes a bird giveaway featuring Miss Pettem and the bird Polly with eager chatter from a dealer and others. The lines imply a lively, informal exchange centered on the exchange of a young bird and the participants' reactions.
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Pretty Polly
Polly
Aiden
Tyler
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New Harmony, Indiana
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Sylivanus Cons, JR
New York Ledger
Crana Belle
New York
Times of India
Orland
Cal
H. J. Hicks
Tur Gardiner
Journal
George Cross
J. R. Dopex
Department of Agriculture
United Kingdom
Australia
Queer Critiques
Harper’s Magazine
Kentucky
Simon Kenton
Boone
Mazepps
Kenton
Thomas P. Dudley
Lexington
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