Fleeing the Grk Nature’s Wonders Beyond the Andes
Travelogue from May 24 describing a Bolivian Yungas journey toward La Paz and Chulumani. The author recounts influenza hardships, river crossings, tambos along the mountain road, and dramatic scenery including snow, condors, waterfalls, and tropical vegetation. Indians share a drink with the travelers before parting, as dangers and awe mix on the famed Andean route.
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la Paz
Bourgia
Globe
South America
Buenos Ayres
Valparaiso
Lima
Peru
Arequipa
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Yungas
Niagara
Joe Sean
English Lady's Triumph Miss Philippa Fawcett Excels
The piece praises Miss Philippa Fawcett for winning the mathematics tripos ahead of male seniors, noting the broader female drive for intellectual equality. It compares this achievement to earlier feats by Miss Prideaux Miss Agneta Ramsey and comments on the gendered culture of intellectual competition and recognition.
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London Spectator
Philippa Fawcett
Begum
Ranee
England
George Eliot
Mrs. Browning
Miss Prideaux
Olympia
Identifying Poison Ivy and Poison Sumach for Safe Contact
Harper's Young People explains distinguishing poison ivy from harmless sumachs. Poison ivy is three-leaved, while five-leaved sumach is harmless. white berries appear on both, but red berries on other sumachs are harmless and edible in small amounts.
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Harper's
A Summer Outing on the John B. Smith Boat
A narrator recounts a rowdy summer excursion hosted by the John B. Smith Association aboard a crowded barge. The trip heads to Staten Island then New Cologne for dances, roughhousing, and athletic events. The piece lampoons the party’s excesses, gambling for a keg, and a mock election mobilization led by Milligan amid comic disorder.
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John B. Smith Association
Mr. Smith
Fourth Ward
Escape on the John K. Smith boat
Howard Fielpina recounts a chaotic boarding of a vessel with exourmonists and Milligan allies. Constables fled, reinforcements arrived, and a running fight ended with the boat sailing away uncaptured as Milligan raged at Adams who left the scene.
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Mr. Milligan
Johnson
Law
Milligan
John K. Smith Association
Mr. Adams
Howard Fielpina
Advisers to the Young and the Wise in Everyday Life
The narrator ridicules constant advice from self styled experts and contrasts theory with practice. A wary housewife tests famed systems for efficiency, warns that there are only so many hours in a day, and notes real life often disproves printed rules. Poverty and budgeting lessons follow with cautions on buying best versus affordable now.
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Charles Lamb
Douglass Jerrold
Equator
North Pole
John
Syster
Desperate Burglar Flees After Shielded Woman’s Cry
A New York burglar, chased after robbing a house, fled when a terrified woman in night dress ran downstairs and pleaded for protection. He paused to reassure her then slipped away through a kitchen exit, abandoning the loot on a tablecloth as other residents stirred.
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New York
Woman Behind Vassar Founding Revealed in 19th Century Tale
The article credits Lydia Booth, cousin of Matthew Vassar, with inspiring the creation of Vassar College. It recounts Vassar's plan for a hospital and how Booth urged founding a college for women in likeness to Yale and Harvard. The charter followed and the college began in 1861, with Founder's Day celebrated each June 12.
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Ladin Booth
Vassar College
Harper's Bazar
Lydia Booth
Matthew Vassar
Vassar
Guy's Hospital
London
Yale
Harvard
Vassar Colleg
Toy miniature railway pleases Chinese emperor amid foreign concern
About two years ago a complete three mile miniature railway was presented to Li Hung Chang for the emperor inside the imperial city. The young ruler enjoys riding the model and its creation influenced a decree. Early officials opposed foreigners running the line, fearing French influence, but a French driver was later hired and the emperor now travels frequently on the cars.
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Li Hung Chang
Allcred
Mushroom substitute scandal in turnips ends in prison
An enterprising Frenchman in the Aveyron department sold dried turnips painted to look like mushrooms. His fraud thrived until a discerning gourmet exposed him, leading to a two month imprisonment after his conviction.
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London Telegraph
Slang Word Song Emerges From St Louis Street Talk
The Detroit Free Press notes a new term song used in St Louis slang meaning a fraud or fake. It supposedly derives from phonograph imitation. In a dialog, a collector calls to check on a debtor who confirms being in his office while a debt is pressed.
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St. Louis
Detroit Free Press
Robert
Henry
Autograph Centered Washington Society Notes
Washington ranks as a top autograph center with society ladies and officials paying fees for signatures. Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Cleveland fetch high prices, while Justice Gray adds brisk exclusiveness. Ben Poore’s collection once held vast signatures, and diplomats, senators, and first ladies contribute to a vibrant autograph culture in the capital.
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Wasui Indom
Washington
United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Senate
House
White House
Harrison
Mary Harrison McKee
Mrs. Cleveland
Boteler
Confederate Congress
Department of Justice
Stonewall Jackson
Lim
Jackson
Senator Spooner
Angie M. Spooner
Roswell P. Flower
Ben
Perley Poore
Europe
Tabor
Colorado
Cleveland
Aurora
Executive Mansion
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GRK
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Andes
Amazon
Tungas
Egypt
Thicher
Crilianne
Chuluwani
Department of
Alto del Cruz
Pike's Peak
Alto
Monee
Youthus
Almuerzo
Absalom
Doctor
Buenos Dias
Fielding
New York Bar
Down East
Deluge
Belfast
Acti
Jersey City
Black Horse Cavalry
Albany
Hudson
Smith
Staten Island
New Jersey
Constable Hook
Gilligan
Stumpy
Gillies
Tommy the Kid
Tommy the Kid In Four Rounds, Sod Fought the Long Island City
Slim Jim
Miss Astor
Mr. Rothschild
Tong
Gilligam
Feller
Decook
Stamey
Raphael
Adams
New Cologne
Reform School
Adama Leaver
Whitten
Prin
Keer
Corral
James
Porpy
Grover Cleveland
Perley Poor
Chary
Interior
Noble
Elizabeth H. Noble
Justice Gray
Massachusetts
Stanley Matthews
Ohio
Tom Corwiy
Justice Matthews
Judge Theaker
Lincoln
Tom Corwin
Corwin
Theaker
Cockrell
Blair
Green Mountains
New Hampshire
Senator Butler
George T. Barnes
Georgia
Senator Jones
Arkansas
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Representative Caruth
Senator Bate
Suto
Legation
Celestial Empire
Bers
Miss Grunpy, JR
Hud Wolff Sag
Ana Sik Ron
Wolff & Randolph
Philadelphia
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