Railroads Replace Cow Trails On Denver Fort Worth Trip
The narrator travels with the Deacon from Denver to Fort Worth by rail, noting Fort Worth’s rise as a rail hub and city life. A constantly chattering man from Iowa, plus ranchers and cowboys, frame vivid scenes of plains, Johnson grass, lightning rods, and evolving countryside as railroads push frontier development.
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Whitten
Dispatch
Denver
Fort Worth
Grand Mountains
Towa
Iowa
Mottern Brosdclesh
Missouri, Kansas and Pacific
International
Great Northern
San Antonio
Republic
Texas
Lovee
Ares
Reddy Fatally Wounded in Chicago Woman Attack
Hoseman and Foreman recount a fatal assault in Chicago involving a woman who tossed valises and struck Reddy in the head with one of them. The exchange conveys urgent concern over the victim and the assailant's identity.
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Hoseman
Reddy
Foreman
Browning in Society and Artistry of Dorothy Dene
A portrait of Robert Browning as a social figure in London circles, notes on his love life, dinners, and ties to Mrs. Bloomfield Moore, plus details on Dorothy Dene’s rise from artist model to stage, and a humorous chase by Yankee schoolgirls outside the Albert Hall.
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Robert Browning
Tennyson
Carlyle
Browning
Bloomfield Moore
London
Keely
Philadelphia
Alma Murray
Beatrice
Shelley Society
Arms Murray
Talen
Henry Irving
Mary Anderson
America
Lyceum
M Anderson
Saee
Colin Campbell
Gounod
Paris
Madame K
Les Rats
Persia
Dorothy Dene
Sir Frederick Leighton
Hermione
Helen
Andromache
Liverpool
Salambo
Jardin Des Plantes
High Street
Kensington
Albert Hall
Albert Memorial
Juliet
Boston
Olive Weston
Health of the World and Corsets in 19th Century Thought
In a Boston Herald piece reprinted from New York, a writer critiques fashion’s impact on health while arguing life expectancy has risen due to hygiene, better food, and science. He recalls past deaths from consumption and notes improvements in the modern American physique amid dress reform debates.
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New York
Boston
New England
Tables Turned as Fisherman Fires Back in Street Skirmish
An elderly fisherman near the west shore of the Androscoggin at Miller street was pelted with paper wads through a shop window. He boarded ashore, armed with bricks, and launched a counter assault until police intervened. The tale ends with a clear reversal of power.
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Lewiston
Androscoggin
Miller Street
Cuban Opera Burlesque at the Tacon Theater in Havana
A Havana reader reviews a Spanish version of Mascotte at the Tacon Theater. He ponders guidebooks, notes bare interiors, and mocks the performers Bettina and Pippo for size, voice, and stage presence while describing Cuban audience zeal and a costly one act rule. He advocates sending American classics to Cuba for revival.
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Diapaton
Havana
Milan
Europe
Spain
Cuba
Pippo
Tacon Theater
Columbus
Pippa
Havanas
Stock Exchange
Jbettina
Bettina
Madam Sadie Martinet
America
Amberg's
New York
Aera
Geeas
Cubs
Parenol
Oueward
Texas
A Marriage in Russia Describe Upper Class Nuptials
Harper s Magazine describes Russian upper class nuptials as love marriages, with dowries rare, young brides, and officers from the Guard. The ceremony blends church rite and palace pomp, featuring a movable altar, crowns, and a threefold walk to the altar before champagne and gift boxes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers’ Magazine
Petersburg
Eich
Isaiah
Victoria the Good and the Queen's Betrothal Tale
An American observer recalls Queen Victoria born Alexandrina Victoria, noting her youthful proposal to Prince Albert at Windsor and the early romance. The piece mentions nicknames, christening details, and a playful aside about a line from Puck.
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Philadelphia
Victoria
England
Albert
Windsor Castle
Lord Melbourne
Mar
Alexandrina-Victoria
Trina
Heee
Arthur
Money as God’s Stewardship in Christian Life
A sermon argues that wealth belongs to God and true religious use of money goes beyond tithes. It urges believers to view every dollar as divine property, avoid wealth worship, and use funds to uplift neighbors, educate, heal, and aid society while pursuing eternal principles.
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Pullman
L. B. Franck
Christ
Cesar
Isbor
Jesus of Nazareth
Earth
God
Kingdom of
Israel
Solomon
Rome
Isabel
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Mexico
Lone Star State
Caipalneef Ully
Fisher's Peak
Tus
Ows
Nots
Emere
Annex
Ans
Descon
Adam
Firs
Poet Browning
France
Alfred de Museset
Boston Herald
Acnee
Ponce de Leon
Immortal R
She
American Enterprise
Lady of Lyons
East Lynnes
Russia
Ne . Gould
Lucre
Puck
Lord
Labor and Capital
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