Napoleonic matchmaker forced marriages amid courts and politics
The Napoleonic legend revival recounts how Napoleon arranged numerous matches for his generals and relatives. Dreadful unions and coercive orders followed, with nobles and courtiers compelled to wed, often against their wishes. The piece notes the emperor’s relentless matchmaking and the personal toll on these marriages across Paris and Europe.
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Napoleon
Tuileries
Adele de la Rochefoucauld
Department
Count Aldobrandini
Prince Borghese
Pauline
Bonaparte
d’Arbers
Benches du Weser
Klein
Monton
de Loban
Duc d’ Arenberg
Mary
Milo
Stephanie Tascher de la Pagerie
Germain
Josephone
AL de
Josephine
Meringa
Hotel de Chimay
Spain
England
Paris
M. de Gentry
Hohenzollern
Prussia
Mary Antoinette Murat
Naples
Prince
Antoinette
Malaprop
Duc de Croy
Mans
Fernand de Croy
Aleady
Fernand
Russa
Police Savery
Ox Cart Industry Declines Across The States
The New York Sun notes ox carts, once common on rough New England farms, are fading as younger generations prefer wagons and horse carts. Despite some use in fields and smithies, iron axles and wider tires define modern carts. New York City built ox carts sell to western Connecticut and Massachusetts, with steady demand from planters in Ireland, the West, and Latin America, at about $100.
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New England
Middle States
Baying
New York City
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
West Iries
Central
South America
New York Sun
A Big Cypress Tree in Tula Parish Chronicle
A San Francisco Chronicle item notes a giant cypress near a parish church in Tula, estimated at 152 feet 4 inches in girth and under 200 feet tall. The trunk and branches form a buttressed wall with flat lower limbs and wedge-shaped upper growth, drawing admiration for its scale.
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Tula
California
Chapultepec
San Francisco Chronicle
Pranks by Spirits at Midnight Seance with Slade
A real estate man recounts a hotel seance with Slade the slate writer and describes three hours of supernatural phenomena. Objects flew, bedclothes were pulled away, and the man questions whether the events were faked or caused by spirits. Slade remained still throughout the incident. Buffalo Express report.
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Bede
Slade
Slate
Temm
Pris Ou
Buffalo Express
Firing Big Guns At Sea Excerpt
Lieutenant John W. Leigh recalls the roar and shock of firing a 100 ton gun aboard the Thunderer during the Alexandra siege. He notes sailors stand on tiptoe or lie down to protect the rear drums, warning that such massive artillery endangers crew and enemies, making hand to hand combat impractical.
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John W. Leigh
Alexandra
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Fancy infant linen and refined nursery styles from Jupic Chollet
The article discusses decorative linen for babies and household items, urging simple, hand finished pieces over heavy embroidery. It highlights doilies, towels, and napkins in white linen, with advice on avoiding color fade, plus a green brushholder design in olive cloth and geometric embroidery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mowee
Beauty and Knowledge Clash in Women’s Education Debate
In a discussion on higher education for women, Fudie Chollet argues intellectual progress can coexist with beauty and personal style. She cites examples of women who pursue math and social science while maintaining appearance, noting a tension between aesthetic appeal and scholarly ideals. A separate aside describes a St. Petersburg human face clock that speaks messages via a phonograph.
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Fudie Chollet
St. Petersburg
Breach of Promise Advice and Humorous Anecdotes
A column cites the New York Ledger on breach of promise suits, arguing they are poor investments with likely scandal and minimal damages. It also shares shoe creak remedies from the New York World and a joke about fashion vs bankruptcy.
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Goldie
New York Ledger
New York World
Old Leather as a Source of Cheap Oil in Parisian Industry
The New York Ledger reports French methods repurpose old leather into a greasy liquid by boiling and hydraulic pressing. After treatment with galphuric acid and purification, the liquid is bottled as a low grade oil for various uses, illustrating thrift in industrial chemistry.
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New York Ledger
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Taz Nawa
Frederick, Md
Reddin
Boston
Detroit Free Pressly
Spencer
Herbert Spencer
Porter
Cabby
Carlyle
San Francisco
Argum
Amout
Sa ™ Canal
Ti Canal
Russia
Opments Steg
Beauty and Knowledge
Satunday
We. EB. Paringer
Olive Eidge
N.Y
Hood
C. L Hood & Co
Lowell
Masa
Olive Ridge
En Hood
Mrs. Sprendreigh
Mr. Spendleigh
Bankruptcy Court
Hallo
Scott
Leadwe
Scutl& Bowne
Oxford
Dunlap
Bretgen
LOY & Perry
A. L. Pearre, Drugg«ist
South Market Street
Patrick
Aan
Steiner Bros
North Market Street
A. Willismbon
Remington
W. T. Delaplaine
Vikandt
Dr. Biles
Dr Nedicai Co
Ethhart
Ind
Dragatsts
Hires Rootbeer
Hires Co
Philadelphia
LE FE
Ali KO
L.jPearre
Frederick, Ma
Bieycle
Fnancial Strength and
Steprity
Rounddock
V. DT. Delaplaine
Office
H. J. Wilson & Son
Excelsior Stove House
East Patrick 81
Kohler
Kohler Mfg. CO
East German Street
Raney
Sone, Ma
Kohier
Brussels
Headington
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