Noble Sporting Men at English Races Pride and Privilege
A vivid portrait of royal spectators at British race meetings. The Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales frequent Newmarket and Ascot, while aristocratic bettors like Lord Alington and Sir John Astley blend wealth, bravado, and factional ties with bookmakers. Juxtapositions of age and class frame a society where racing and status entwine.
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Tamrs Ponpence
Prince of Wales
Newmarket
Epsom
Doncaster
Goodwood
Ascot
Royal Sportsman
Lord Ee Beresford
Marquis of Waterford
Lord Marcus
Jockey Club
John Jones
Magic
Liverpool
Prince
High Street
London
Mewmarket
Fads of Rich Men Show Off Lavish Billiard Rooms
The piece surveys luxurious billiard rooms in New York and suburbs, praising architectural splendor from Moorish interiors to mahogany cabinetry. It highlights Vanderbilt and Brice rooms, table designs by Peabody Stearns and Tiffany, and notes on table dimensions, cloths, and the social appeal of upstairs recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Vanderbilt
Spain
Alhandra
R. M. Hunt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Tors
Peabody and Stearns
Union League Club
House
Louis Tiffany & Co
My Lady's Chamber
George Vanderbilt
Calvin 5
Brice
Ae Ae
Patti
Esas Ee
Orsig-y-noe
Wales
Francis Lathrop
Howell Osborne
Osborne
Mamaraneck
New York
Change of Motion Into Heat and Molecular Motion
The essay asserts that all matter consists of tiny moving particles and that heat is a form of motion. It notes solids and gases differ by particle motion ranges, and that altering motion within a vessel or chemical combination, such as coal with oxygen forming carbonic acid gas, manifests as heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wessel
The Metric System Adoption Across Nations
The metric system is adopted in France Germany Italy Spain Portugal and many others. It is legalized or permitted but not compulsory in the United States and Great Britain with partial adoption in Switzerland Denmark and Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Netherlands
Greece
Mexico
Brazil
Peru
Sicily
Switzerland
Denmark
Austria
United States
Great Britain
Coal Sugar Condemned by Doctors in Paria
Medical group in Paria unanimously condemns saccharin sugar from coal as troublesome to digestion. Following their recommendation a law bans or restricts coal sugar use amid health concerns and official action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
Billiards Cues and Notable Gym Habits of Elite Men
The article surveys billiard cues noting ash wood, leather tips, and ornate inlays, then shifts to how prominent men approach exercise. It cites Chauncey Depew, Evarts, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, and Dr. F. N. Otis, detailing private gyms, skating rinks, rowing machines, and lavish recreation spaces, with humorous observations on fitness trends.
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Chauncey Depew
Evarts
Andrew Carnegie
Boyva
W. K. Vanderbilt
Gmnasium
Gilbert
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Russia
F. N. Otis
Otis
Dr. Otis
Lake George
Homer Martin
Mr. Martin
Randall's Popular Daughter in Washington Society
A vivid portrait of Samuel Randall's daughter, a poised and independent young woman who drives a buckboard with style. The piece highlights her strength of character, devotion to family, and status as one of Washington's most popular young women admired for her smart, unaffected manners.
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Richard Naylor
Hootton Hall
Stockwell
Naylor
Lord Hosemore
W Naylor
Newmarket
Samuel
Randall
Coa
Washington
Making chrome iron patent advances in Norway
A Norwegian engineer secures a ten year patent for a chrome iron making process. Finely ground chrome ore, powered charcoal and tar are heated in a closed vessel then cooled and remelted in a crucible with ver rica ore charcoal os ground glass and cyanide of potassium. Proportions remain secret.
Canations at Yankee Blade Page Discuss Sister Lookalike
Readers ponder whether the speaker resembles their sister as commentary appears in the Yankee Blade column. The fragment captures a lighthearted query directed at a Mr. Crimp about likeness and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Blade
Miss Crimp
How to be a Beauty from the Dispatch Letters
Shirley Dare explains why women seek to improve looks and outlines home remedies for skin blemishes red noses and dull complexions. Advice covers diets lotions masks toners and remedies using licorice powder borax tannic acids and vaseline with caution to avoid harmful effects.
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Shirley Dare
Adventures of American mining engineers in distant fields
A vivid sketch of mining engineers like Edward Bates Dorsey M C Hillyer and Augustus J Bowie Jr as restless medical grade workers of the mining world. The piece notes their travels from Alaska to the Andes Cordilleras and Mexican deserts in search of ore and profit, often risking fatigue for renewed ventures abroad.
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Edward Bates Dorsey
London
Lower Broadway
M. C. Hillyer
Andes
South America
Jey Alaska
Brunswick
Augustus J. Bowie, Jr
San Neisco
Divorce Service Improper Offer From Chicago Lawyer
A Chicago woman asks a lawyer about fees to obtain a divorce. The attorney replies they have not secured a divorce for her before and proposes an initial $35 for a first divorce, adding an odd condition about giving up all “canes of aaeann” in the future.
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Maba World
Chicago
Sunday Thoughts on Morals and National Solidarity
A reflection on the Conemaugh disaster and past urban fires, arguing that railways and telegraphs turn distant regions into neighbors. Suffering becomes national, provoking a continental outpouring of money and aid that reveals Christian virtue and cosmopolitan generosity beyond mere profit.
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Conemaugh
Chicago
Boston
Ohio
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
America
An Italian Friar Agostino da Monte feltro Preaches Daily
An eloquent Italian friar formerly with Garibaldi travels from Florence to Home to preach at the San Carlo church. His urban sermons mix rivals and nobles, echoing Savonarola. Once a soldier, he renounced the world to teach and convert.
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Agostino da Montefeltro
Florence
San Carlo
Corsa
Eun Ano
Savanarola
Garibaldi
Volun
Century reflections on religion and growth in American churches
The passage surveys religious life across a century, noting growth in church membership, shifts from persecution to prominence, and the expanding role of laypeople and organizations. It contrasts pessimistic and hopeful viewpoints, highlighting missionary and benevolent societies as driving forces in modern Christianity.
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Lghtning Express
Washington
Congregational Churches
New England
Church of
Ee Society
A Wonderful Woman Laura Bridgman Remembered
Laura Bridgman died in May after a life of testament to Dr Samuel G. Howe’s patient teaching. Born with faculties intact yet deaf blind and unable to sense taste or smell she was guided for decades at the Perkins Institution until her death. Her story is praised as a landmark in human resilience and moral character.
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Laura Bridgman
Ife
Horace Mann
Samuel G
Ireland
Baptist Church
Pittsburg
Itier
Whittier
Sid Penn Avenue
Psuwk
Sunday School Union Anniversary Report
Summary of work for the year ending March 1 1889 shows 1704 new Sunday schools with 7569 teachers and 63575 scholars and 1816 aided schools with 18045 teachers and 123508 scholars Bibles distributed 8625 and hopeful conversions reported over 100 churches of different denominations have grown from these schools in 12 months
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Amercan
Erea
Two Views of Virtue from Sermons at the Pulpit
Dr Bisi extols virtue declaring if embodied all would love her. A colleague counters that virtue has been embodied yet met contempt and derision, led to Calvary between two thieves, and despised by men.
Blast Against Tobacco Sparks Reform Debate
The piece cites an old King James warning and a modern reformer condemning cigarette advertising. It charges manufacturers with sowing sin through obscene pictures and enticing youth, asking whether any law exists to curb the practice.
Mysterious cowhide attack at Grand Central depot
A well dressed woman struck doorman Gus Raszewnski in the Grand Central waiting room with a cowhide on Memorial Day. She claimed insults were directed at a defenseless woman, then fled on a streetcar. Raszewnski was suspended pending explanation. the woman’s identity remains unknown.
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New York World
Grand Central Depot
Mendel
New York and New Haven
Gus Raszewnski
Raszewnski
Ran Scikeene OM
Macmapt
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