Journey Through San Francisco and India in a Reporter’s Eye
The narrator recalls an extended San Francisco visit seen through journalism, clubs, and street life, contrasting American urban culture with impressions of India. He details encounters with reporters, social clubs like the Bohemian Club, and vivid scenes from Kearney Street, noting language, class, and hospitality.
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India
Whittaker
Kipling
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Ajus
Providence
Bret Harte
Santa Claus
Simpson
Wes
California
Bret Hare
England
Beaminer
Pacific
White Sea
Kearney Street
New York
Indiana
States
Windsor
San Francisco
The Right Way to Shine
A Boston Herald item notes it is acceptable for a man to shine in society, but if his clothes do the shining it raises a different concern or question.
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Boston Herald
Learning 10 Dance Ballerinas at the Duquesne Theater
A detailed portrait of ballet training from age seven, with notes on beginner steps, positions, and the A B C of dance. The piece discusses Mar chetti and the Italian and German schools, wages, and the challenges of American artistic recognition.
Stanley Used for Charity at Leeds Bazaar Representation
Ladies of English gentry hosted a charity bazaar opened by the Countess of Wharncliffe in Leeds. The event featured a camp scene portraying Stanley of Africa with a detailedOnstage depiction of his caravan and expedition gear, built from on-site photographs to resemble a tropical march.
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Stanley
Africa
Countess of Wharncliffe
Leeds
Euwenzorl
Pete Phs
The Fly Eating Plant In Mossy Habitat
A fragment describes a fly eating plant camouflaged as green moss with Hog shells resembling clam shells. Thin green edges resemble eyelashes as flies are trapped when a shell closes. The text hints at a habitat where they grow, though ending abruptly.
Red Hair's All Right Empress Eugenie's Fashion War
Opinion piece credits Empress Eugenie with making red hair fashionable and critiques royal spending on dress. It links her style to public revolts against monarchy, notes fashion influence, and contrasts Parisian taste with American interest in home industries. It also reflects on social views of red hair and fashion tyranny.
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Lucullus
Eve
Duchess of Marlborough
France
Marie Antoinette
England
Eugenie
Paris
Attess
Red hair myths challenged by history and famous women
A long reflection on how red headed girls faced cruelty in schools and how perceptions shift with time. It cites Elizabeth I Isabella of Castile Julia Ward Howe Frances Willard and others to show red hair does not predict character or intellect and notes enduring social prejudice.
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Eugenie
Buburn
Eoupress
Ely
Robert Burns
Felows
Ted
Abe
Popé
Addison
Rte
Lipson
Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth
France
Europe
Catharine de Medici
Philip of
Spain
Netherlands
Windsor Castle
London
Essex
Greene
Philip of Spain
Council Board
England
Isabella of Castile
America
White House
Julia Ward Howe
Frances Willard
Cy Goed
Tim
Brssiz Bramble
Peruvison
SHOW AND ELECTRIC CARS IN SNOW ON NEW YORK LINE
The Fourth Avenue Railroad Company removed electric cars during a snowstorm and United Electric Traction Company officers seek a device to help cars run. Superintendent Skitt notes wheels slipped as tracks bridged with snow and a car could not move. A remedy may involve attaching snow brushes to the cars in front of the wheels to sweep away snow.
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Fourth Avenue Railroad Company
New York
United Electric Traction Company
Skitt
Lee
Regimental Scandal In Stuttgart Uhlans At Court
A Stuttgart Uhlan barracks scandal involves Colonel of the Nineteenth Uhlan and officers with six dancing women. The Emperor dismisses the men despite high aristocratic influence, while the Prince of the Blood leaves for Vienna to fortify an alibi. Officers threaten revolt as debts are tallied and paid.
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Ine
Italy
America
Miss Qualits
Newman
Max Pr
Lirrman
Uhlan
Stuttgart
Vienna
Strange Flora Tour Leads to Cautionary Botanical Notes
The narrator describes a beer saloon phrase and a Washington Botanical Gardens visit highlighting exotic plants. A pitcher plant with a curved lid lures insects to a toxic fluid, another hollow stem traps prey, and a large green pitcher plant uses sharp lid horns to sting. Stag moss resembles a deer head with hornlike leaves, while spotted leaves form a caricature face.
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Botanical Gardens
Washington
Madame A Rappert Complexion Specialist Ad
An advertisement promotes Madame A Rappert as a complexion specialist offering a world renowned toning product. The notice invites readers to send four cents for full particulars and lists address details for contact and ordering.
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Madame A
Mme. A
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