Quotations on ambition virtue and art from a 19th century column
A reflective column parodies self help maxims on ambition and charity. It critiques vanity, changeable opinions, and the ease of telling truth versus proving it. It notes a London coroner verdict in a Christian Science case and comments on British diplomacy and the Royal Academy exhibition.
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London
Phivold Frederic
Royal Academy of London
OA Gompari
Society of Arts
European writers study American finance amid Spanish war taxes
French financial authority R. G. Lewyn comments in the Revue des Deux Mondes on debt and taxation in the United States. He warns that postwar taxes will require careful financial management and suggests that an imperial policy would force heavier burdens on the people, contrasting with American traditions of moderation and reason.
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Monsieur R. G. Lewy
Revue Des Deux Mondes
United States
Bachelor women defended from attacks of a foreign writer
A Philadelphia woman defends London bachelor women who earn their own living and live independently. She argues such women show esprit de corps and mutual charity, noting modern conditions push women into labor while contrasting with married life.
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London
Philadelphia
Oas
Lfe
Harrow
Ruskin
Works of a Big Hotel Fascinate Through Kitchen Scenes
The piece describes a hotel kitchen as a fairy tale world, following George Sand’s charm. A brass-buttoned guide leads visitors slowly to reveal bustling rooms, copper caldrons, egg boilers, and an expansive ice cream and pastry area.
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George Sand
New York
Cleerone
Praise for an Unfamiliar Book Sparks Political Curiosity
A Lady and Lord Beaconsfield discuss a young writer's first book and its potential Tory influence. The prime minister, wary of reading fiction, ultimately pens a note to Mrs. Mullock praising the author while hinting at his own solitude at Hughenden.
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Lord Beaconsfield
Manlock
Tam
Dady
Hughenden
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Tramps in Russia Describe Gorioun Beggars and Their Life
The article classifies Russian tramps into religious mendicants and the unauthorised Gorioun vagabonds. It notes 900000 in European Russia and vast numbers in Siberia, details their appearance, clothing, and behavior, and describes their begging, social treatment, and living conditions from peasant villages to city lodging houses, with a focus on St. Petersburg's Siennaia area near the Kazan cathedral.
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Russia
New York
European
Siberia
Gorjioun
Gorlomn
America
Kursk
Tula
Orel
St. Petersburg
Siennaia
Kazan Cathedral
SICK AND BROKE IN DAWSON ALASKA TALES OF DEATH HOSPITALS
Frederick Palmer writes from Dawson City Alaska about harsh winters and austere death rituals. The piece describes hospital costs for the poor the frozen ground preserving bodies at four feet deep and the eerie prospect of exhumation for a state funeral by descendants.
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Frederick Palmer
Dawson City
Alaska
Dawson
Dominion Creek
Vagabonds use fake Passports across Countries, Imposters Continue
The piece notes impostors forge or obtain fake passes in Germany and Russia, evading police detection. It describes how vagabonds travel, finding shelter with peasants, sleeping in sheds or cabins, and rarely dying of cold or hunger in populous districts. The text links tramps in multiple nations to a common method of disguise.
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Paseport
Ito
Germany
Russia
Odessa
Mosquitoes Turn Caesar Play Into A Farce At 19th Century Show
An old actor recalls an August 1879 western Massachusetts performance of Julius Caesar where mosquitos flooded the stage. Ned Buckley as Caesar wore tights with chalk repairs while the insects teased his lines. Audience laughter grew as the pests sapped the drama into farce.
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Washington Star
Ned’ Buckley
Boston
Booth
Barrett
Ned
Massachusetts
Julius Caesar
Buckley
Caesar
Frederick Bryton
Marc Antony
Julius
Mare
Anthony
Free Trade Pays Her Well
The article notes that free trade has benefited Britain by helping pay down national debt, with half a billion pounds reduced over the last two decades. It emphasizes the positive financial impact attributed to liberalized commerce and fiscal responsibility.
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Britain
Empresses and a Clock: Royal Gifts Across Nations
The German empress ordered many dresses in London for Jerusalem. The Russian empress plans a statue for her late mother Princess Alice in Darmstadt. Bismarck’s memoirs offend many women, showing gallantry in short supply. Queen Victoria sent a tall silver clock to China's bride, Britannia depicted, inscribed for eternal happy hours.
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Jerusalem
London
Russia
Alice
Darmstadt
Bismarck
China
Victoria
Britannia
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