Ingalls Prep and Oratory in the Senate Pieces
The piece surveys Senate oratory noting Beck, Hawley, George and Ingalls as master orators. It details Ingalls shaving, Turkish bath, bandbox appearance, and his keen memory plus readiness. Other speakers like Edmunds, Brown, West, Morgan, Blair, Blackburn and Hoar are described with vivid portraits and styles.
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Senate
Beck
Joe Hawley
George
Mississippi
Congress
Senator Blair
Bay of Naples
Titian
Ace
West
Joe Blackburn
Kentucky
Senator Sherman and the mirror speech ritual at Congress
The narrative recalls Senator Sherman preparing speeches by study and dictation, recounting his early fear in Congress and a tale of Lloyd Evarts era new members. A vivid scene shows a Massachusetts figure in night attire delivering an impromptu oration before a pier glass as colleagues observe.
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Sam
Senator Hoar
New England
Senate
Hoar
New York Avenue
Mis
Massachusetts
Washington
Vanee
WN. C
Senator
Beul’ckey Poore
Martin van Buren
Sherman
Congress
N. Y
Senators and their speechmakers in the Senate
A fashion of note describes how senators prepare speeches using uniform sheets of paper and pencils. It recens the oratory styles of Voorhees Call, Chandler Evarts Payne Cameron Hearst Quay Rawson and others, noting who speaks well who rarely takes the floor and who remains silent in the cloak rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
Millionaires’ Club
Senator Voorhees
Senator Callalso
Carl
Chandler
Alender
Evarts
Travni
Senator Evarts
Cicero
Payne
Don Cameron
George Hearst
Matt Quay
Matt Rawson
Reagan
House
Spooner
Vance
Wolcott
Turpie
Indiana
Potomac
Daniel
Virginia
Advantag es of Convict Labor and Immigrant Debate
A lengthy illiberal pamphlet argues for immigrant restriction and convict labor to fix labor disruption caused by rapid foreign settlement. It cites native pride in American craftsmen, proposes immigration fines, moral health certificates, and stone-work prisons, and compares Irish Crofton style reforms to U S practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Know Nothing
New York
Congress
Eible
Earth
Pittsburg
Aurick
Walter Crofton
Ireland
Dublin
Archbishop Welsh
America
Moss
Bumbalo
Curiosities In Birds eyes Variations In Color and Size
Hardwicke's Science Gossip notes that bird eggs vary widely in ground color size and shape due to diet climate and maternal state. Examples include guillemot rock thrush and sparrow eggs with colors from white to black with aberrant markings and even mimetic patterns such as numbers and crude portraits on a single egg.
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Hardwicke
Demand for Walnut Logs Shifts Iowa Timber Wealth Abroad
A Sella Indiana attorney profited by buying stray walnut logs statewide and shipping them to Germany and England. Last year 1200 to 1500 carloads were sent mostly from Iowa, as early settlers recall vast walnut stands now valued for fine furniture and European palaces.
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Sella
Towans
Germany
England
Iowa
NEW LIFE SAVING DEVICE WITH LINES AND PROJECTILE
A new life saving device weighs under seven pounds and includes a pistol, two 150 foot lines, 5 shots or arrows, and 25 cartridges in a compact box. The weapon claims rifle-like range, kink resistant line material, instant rewinding, and single hand operation for emergency rescues.
Eclipse Expedition at Luanda Coast Described By Davis
The Davis diary recounts the U S S Pensacola observing a solar eclipse from December 22, 1889 near Luanda. The crew camps at Cape Lego Eclipse Knoll endure meteor signals misread as cannibal rockets, photograph natives, and record atmospheric and wildlife notes while preparing instruments for totality.
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S&s. Pensacola
Mastore Bay
Luanda
Bramble
Taylor
Pensacola
Cape Lego
Suto
Mr. Taylor
Petrifaction of the Human Body Promises Enduring Form
An article discusses revived methods of preserving bodies through petrifaction inspired by Segato. It notes Italian experiments turning bodies including that of Joseph Mazzini into marble like forms. Some remains are permanent, others provisional, with tissues becoming pliable over time for anatomical study.
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Segato
Florentine
Joseph Mazzini
Winter economy stirs umbrellas and sleighs in Boston
The Boston Herald notes a mixed winter economy as sleigh makers struggle while umbrella sellers prosper. Demand shifts with rain and snow, leading to plans for spring umbrellas without ornate fittings as prices and styles adjust to changing fortunes.
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Boston Herald
Sore Throat Cure Claim For Chamberlain Pain Balm
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a universal cure for sore throats in one night. It quotes Mr. W B Fuller praising the product and lists numerous Pittsburgh and Allegheny merchants selling 50 cent bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. B. Fuller
Greencastle
John C. Smith
Cor
Penn Ave
Main St
E. G. Stucky
Culture of the Body and the Swedish Gymnastics System
The article argues public and private schools overemphasize mental training at the expense of growth physical culture is essential. It traces P. H. Ling and the Swedish gymnastic fourfold system to promote health, harmony, and age longevity, urging teachers to adopt standardized physical education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
P. H. Ling
University of
Lund
Sweden
Guts Muths
Hemingway
Boston
New Note Paper Designs Impress with Delft and Leather Imitations
The note paper shows a cork imitator sheet and Delft ware motifs on a back envelope. A gray filagree pattern appears with fine lines. The leather note paper imitates Russian leather shoes in texture and shade.
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Delft
Bussian
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John Randolph
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Edmunds
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Joe Brown
Brown
South
George West
Bitter Creek
Sandy White
Morgan
Blair
New Hampshire
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Capitol
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Orator
McGinty
Ben Butler
Cushman K. Davis
Dawes
Plumb
Kansas
Butler
South Carolina
Wade Hampton
Frank Hiscock
Jones
Nevada
Stewart
Stanford
Manderson
Eugene Hall
George Gray
Frye
Randall Lee Gibson
Frank G. Carpenter
Lizs
Ohio
Dennis Kearney
China
Delaware
Europe
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Cleveland Abbe
Marine Guard
Orion
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Todd
Messrs
Wright
Carbutt
van Guysling
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Jacoby
O'Connor
Abbe
Naval Cadets
Bigelow
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Herman S. Davis
Natures Compensations
Axel
Hatsece
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