This Date in History December 29
A compressed chronicle notes births and deaths of notable figures from ancient to modern times, including Vespasian’s son, Isabella of Spata, Heger Ascham, Wilson Croker, and Emma Abbott, alongside reflections on the passage of the year 1891 and year 1871 with commentary on resolutions, progress, and misfortunes.
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Vespasian
Toox Jeraspaeatin
Ecperor
Isabella of
Spata
Petros
Colum $ Sarea Sten
Ascham
Queen Elizabeth Senk Tamous
Si Zelen Wilson Croker
Senne Vorn
Galway
Ireland
Diodeen von Kotrebdo
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Revel
Nework
Boston
Philellalphis
Parkers Crow Roads
General Forrest
Cs Minor Barties
Matagorda Bar
Te Ancotting
Greenville
N.C
Wakéros
Ark
Sher—Heary
Statesman
Baltimore
Uti
Elendar
Hearthstone
Emma Abbots
Barrett
Florence
Bard
Winxicm
Hearst
Plumb
Wilson
Hamlin
Creswell
Sherman
Porter
Johnston
Parisian Petticoats and Pistol Props Stir Roaring Markets
A noisy column reports fashion items and gadgets including gaily colored pistols as the latest Parisian novelty in petticoats. It notes a Russian pianist Anton Rabinskin declining a concert tour while a Teoënt writer discusses India and an image Pa Ra caeg Weiseh, an orsos, of ES eine jae.
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Anton Rabinskin
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Johnson Denies Prophecy By Wiggins Family
A Kansas City woman named Johnson denied the Wiggins family prophecy claiming the world would end on Christmas Day. The text shows garbled OCR about a prediction and a late New Year remark, with unclear context and no verifiable details.
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T. Johnson
Kansas City
Wiggins
The Mustache In England and American Styles
A London letter contrasts English and American mustaches. It notes the English style is neat and restrained, while American beards extend down the jaw creating elongated tails. The piece observes such adornment fades after a few days in London and cites rare English exceptions among a southern baronet and one other man.
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England
London
West End
Local readers praise the City Opera House and The News
Letters from readers celebrate the City Opera House performances for order and enjoyment and commend The News calendar value. Contributors hail varied topics from European views of White Rock to Christmas reflections and corrections to a Miss Francis Witherow notice.
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White Rock
Marsailles
Notre Dame De-La-Garde
Drs. Trai
Fices
Bee-Mar College
Francis Witherow
Bee Mar College
Cyrus Frank Flock
Myersville
Old Letters Recalled in Fading Verse of Lost Love
A fragmentary verse piece reflects on contrived and selected poetry of long past, faded letters, and memories of love and friendship. The speaker laments a deceased writer, whose works and affection linger in tearful remembrance as days end in sorrow.
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