Using Sticks to Walk and Command in Public Life
A humorous study of cane use among men of different ages and social roles, detailing how bankers and businessmen pace with their canes, the way they swing, point, and display status in daily life, and contrasting slow Sunday strolls with brisk weekday jaunts. It also notes streetcar and crowd etiquette and gives scattered local notices and postal news.
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Denver Tribune
Dade
Enegetic
Tien
Reminiscences of Joseph Bonaparte by a Philadelphia Hanger
An aged Philadelphia paper hanger recalls meeting Joseph Bonaparte in Bordentown and Philadelphia. He details a large house, hidden doors in the Bordentown mansion, an interview on Ninth Street, the count’s cautious habits, Presbyterian faith, deer park care, and a secretive, well-kept household in the late 18th or early 19th century setting.
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Philadelphia
Panaperpaia
Bonaparte
Bordentown
Lemuel Hazaard
Joseph Bonparte
Michael Nisbet
Jasper Harding
The
Pennsylvania Inquirer
Ant
Michael Bouvier
Louisa Avenue
Union Street
Cunt de
Ninth Street
Spruce
Iafherwarde
Piper
Stphen Girard
Cleta
Fashionable Hair Styles From The London Beaters
The article critiques current hair fashions for women, noting a shift away from certain European trends toward Catogan braids, wavy curls, and Pompadour fronts. It describes daily wear back hair, front contours, and the use of shell pins, with mentions of evening looks and ornate hair ornaments. Gray hair styling remains popular with front highlights to blend in.
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Tate
New York
Cirenian
Lomson
Election passes quietly in Johnsville with vote buying
Corresp Johnsville Jinks reports Tuesday's election passed quietly in Johnsville. Money circulated here with $5 $10 and $15 paid for votes. Republicans feel defeated. Whooping cough prevalent. Hon Lott Hartsock confined by rheumatism. Heavy rains delay farmers. Spurrier harvested nine acre field averaging fourteen barrels and three acres averaging seventeen. Advertisement touts Acter's English Remedy for asthma coughs chest cold and bronchitis._PROMPT
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Jorssville
Lott Hartsock
Samuel Spurrier
Reviews of The Library Magazine and Elia Essays
The Library Magazine edited by John B. Alden offers a compact volume of 96 pages per issue, reprinting foreign periodical content and needed American notices. It presents Elia essays by Charles Lamb, praised as exceptional, with Alfred Ainger’s introduction and Alden’s edition in best form for readers.
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Library Magazine
John B. Alden
New York
Staryer
Charles Lamiss
E-cays
Exia
Pilgrim's Progress
Robinson
Crases
Elia
Alden
Alfred Ainger
Misses Houck Leave Charlesville After Visit
Charlesvile reports Misses Mamie A and Florence F Houck of Laytonsville Montgomery county depart for home after a pleasant stay. They were invited guests and excelled in croquet and checkers where local expert Mr C C Holtz won the championship after close games. Rev Spangler will preach at Zion Reformed next Sunday at 2:30. Bethel Lutheran Sunday School closes season Sunday morning with about 70 scholars and many active workers.
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Charlesvile
Charlesville
Mamie A
Florence F. Houck
Laytonsville
Montgomery County
C.C. Holtz
Holtz
Spangler
Collville
Zion Reformed Church
Bethel
Fatally Burned Woman In Louisville Grate Accident
Miss Katie Tabb a well known young Louisville lady died last night after her clothing caught fire while kneeling before a grate. She suffered fatal burns as she prayed by the hearth.
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Louisville
Katie Tabb
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Lekin
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Cerecville
Ceresville
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Nelson Vieui
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Bowningeville Brass Band
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