World’s Fair Exhibits Show Lace Fans Furs and Embroideries
At the 1867 and 1878 exhibitions exhibitors could sell wares only for Oriental items. The Paris market and distant lands like Japan and Egypt drive high prices for rare textiles, lace, and silk gowns. The article notes prized items, from a $300 white satin gown to intricate fans, brocades, and Morish curtains, with emphasis on French and Lyons silk excellence and Spitalfields weavers.
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Ark
Paris
Japan
Argentine
China
Egypt
Annam
Cambodia
Rench
France
Mune de Pompadour
Dieppe
M. Evette
Alexander
Pars
MM. de Beaumont
Maurice Lewis
BR de Curvillon
Mies
Louise Abboma
Madeleine Lemaire
Jace
Leloir
Artis
Apa
Mesare Bevillon Brothers
Iiu
Offended Farmer Conductor Mix Up On Cincinnati Streetcar
A country farmer and a woman ride a Cincinnati streetcar and clash with a conductor who calls out street names. Misunderstanding leads to a heated exchange before seven bystanders explain the conductor was simply announcing the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aman
Prince Albert
Elisabeth
Lizisbeth
Col
Brown County
Alex
F Ct
Buffalo hunter survives close encounter with charging animal
An account describes a near fatal hunt on New Year's Eve where the narrator wounded a buffalo which then rose and charged. The author was gored in the hip and struck by the beast, breaking ribs, before escaping as the animal collapsed. The narrator fades in and out of consciousness amid the perilous moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bafale
Pretty Lambrequin from ticking and tinsel
A Ladies' Home Journal pattern describes making a decorative lambrequin. Use length of ticking about mantel width and six inches wide with blue and pink tinsel. Cut tinsel to tick strip widths and sew over stripes. Create rope linen tassels by tying ten pieces, looping with a lu be hook, and weaving through to form a decorative fringe for a bedroom.
Absent-minded guest at Studebaker party loses overcoat and shoes
A South Bend Tribune snippet describes a man at a Studebaker reception misplacing his attire. In a distracted moment he removed his overcoat and leather shoes, tying the action to his fear of robbers and leaving him briefly without essential garments.
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Studebaker
Puck Cashier Exchange On Start Amount Question
A brief exchange shows a cashier asked Fleet for the desired start amount while they prepared to leave, the scene reflecting a moment of hesitation and focus on a simple monetary ask.
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Puck
Fleet
The Dubellen Rock Chronicle and McGeachy’s Downfall
A nostalgic portrait of Charles E. A. McGeachy and his Dunellen Rock newspaper. The piece recounts eccentric editorial policy, sensational sketches, and libel suits that squeezed finances, leading to a halving of the paper and McGeachy’s disappearance after rumors he married an actress and joined a western company.
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Dispatch
Trenton
New Jersey
Fargo
Deadwood
Tombstone
Charles E. A. McGeachy
Pirts
Dubellen
New Jersey Central Road
Dubellen Rock
New York
Li Ao Silvertiser
Jack
McGeachy
Trath
Mac
Green Party
Alsnop
Republic
Dunellen
F. T. Marsh
Paul Kraizel
Sowerville
Robbin
Bast Somerville
Mae
George
How to Cure a Cold Simple Home Remedies
A nineteenth century youth guide outlines early cold treatment with heat and sweating to restore circulation. It advises hot foot baths with mustard, a hot drink like lemonade or cream of tartar water, rest in a warm bed, and chest or throat compresses to ease pleurisy or pneumonia risk. It lists light foods such as baked apples and milk toast while urging faithful adherence to prevent serious illness.
Postal service reform proposed by ex Postmaster General
Ex Post Master General James argues in the Forum for October for four reforms to the postal system. He favors consolidating small offices into branches of central offices to cut costs, cheaper ocean postage, lower money order rates, and a businesslike organization without partisan influence.
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Jomen Seegertes
Times
James
Forum
London
Alaska
New York
Great Lines From a Civil Engineer's Banter
A New York Sun excerpt shows a civil engineer joking about wishing to be Robinson Crusoe and an archaeologist, stressing a lighthearted wish to be solitary and helpful. The dialogue hints at admiration for solitary work and practical exploration.
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New York Sun
Robinson Crusoe
Rent in the Elomds Errors Rise in City Flats
A fragment notes rising rents in city flats with comments on high costs and housing market strain. No clear figures or places are given, but the tone suggests concern over affordability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Halloween superstition games for youths and maidens
The article describes seven based Halloween rituals of nut and apple games. It notes seven baskets for nuts, the seven seeds in apples, and seven or multiples of seven predicting fortunes such as wealth, marriage, or long life. It also covers roasting techniques and interpretation of kernel patterns for the year ahead.
Ideal Society and Fashion Across New York and London
The piece argues exclusiveness in New York society is overstated and social success favors merit. It contrasts fashion elites and well bred, well educated individuals while noting flaws in high society. London visitors are shocked by lack of reserve and rude behavior among fashionable women.
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New York
London
Ancient hearthstone headed for Grove Hill residence
At the New England Railroad freight depot in New Britain this morning a ton weighing hearthstone was consigned to Mr. Fred Platt. The piece comes from his grandfather's Waterbury home and will be installed in his planned Grove Hill residence.
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Hartford Times
New England Railroad
New Britain
Fred Platt
Waterbury
Platt
Grove Hill
Eiffel Tower postal cards arrive as World fair curiosities
New York World notes new curiosities from the Paris Fair include Eiffel Tower postal cards. Each card bears a fac simile of the tower and a written statement about mailing no second rate or multiple editions.
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New York
Eiffel Tower
Earth’s Tilt Explained by Mister Ferguson Claim
Quebec man calling himself a keen astronomer asserts the earth gains three extra revolutions this summer causing unusual weather patterns. The Detroit Free Press narrator questions the claim and notes skepticism about the theory.
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Detroit
Ferguson
Quebec
Esclarmonde in Paris and London Promenade Concerts Review
In Paris at the Opera Comique now at Theater Chatelet the Massenet opera Esclarmonde impresses with grand orchestration and vocal display led by Sybil Sanderson though with uneven lower tones. In London Freeman Thomas promotes a Covent Garden promenade concert with Arditi conducting a mixed program including Suza Rondini and a wretched Nikita as soloist drawing strong but uneven audience reaction.
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Massenet
Theater Chatelet
Paris
Lox Pox
Opera Comique
Exclarmonde
M. Maysenet
Bayreuth
Gounod
Sybil Sanderson
Maassenet
D’ Marskn
Miss Sanderson
Beclarmonde
Lakine
Delibes
France
M. Vinnese
M. Panclus
Garde Republique
M. Paulus
Ramean
Herodiade
Marseillaise
Les Marins de
Kermst
Saint-Saens
Les Lousquenets
Les Gardeschassi
A. Thomas
de Hille
Thomas
Rameau
London
Freeman Thomas
Covent Garden Theater
Coldstream Guards
Arditi
Beg Purdou
The Ghost With No Crowd In The Theatre
A sparsely attended performance features a feeble cast and a dramatic burst by a heavy tragedian who shocks the audience with his sudden prowess. The lone newspaper man finds the act oddly ferocious while noting Merriman’s misfire and a jumbled backstage scene.
Thought He Had a Bargain
A Chicago man warns how jewelers dupe buyers by resetting stones to show them off and offering higher priced rings. He recalls a ring sold for 250 then replaced with a debt-worthy 400 dollar stone, comparing the experience to highwaymen and exposing tricks in the trade.
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Chicago Mail
Jones
Feyon
How His Boys Turned Out
A visitor catalogs Mr. Bilkersons four sons Hiram a top weekly earner in theater Christopher a baseball club manager and high earner Oliver a fast pacer owner Gabriel a Greek theology professor who lags behind. The talk shifts to the barn where a new span of grays is shown.
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Bilkerson
Hiram
Christopher
Oliver
Mr. Bilkerson
Gabriel
Gabe
Swackhammer
Quite a Difference A Truth Forgotten During Courtakip
A fragment from a San Francisco Chronicle piece hints at a personal reflection on memory and marriage, set against a moonlit landscape. A quiet domestic moment emerges as a character questions warmth and attention, revealing strain in a relationship. The text reads as a clipped excerpt with incomplete dialogue and stray phrases.
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Courtakip
San Francisco Chronicle
Republican pow wow speakers court house candidate for Coroner
One speaker at the Wednesday night gathering carried credentials to prove fitness for the Coroner and Ranger posts. He brought his marriage certificate registration papers a copy of the United States Constitution and similar documents to establish his qualifications before voters.
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Court House
Jins death noted in poet Laurena Sayard Freeman tribute
In a reflective verse from Laurena Sayard Freeman printed in the New York Sun the speaker mourns Jin and recalls past camaraderie. The poem laments a world that cannot be cured and honors Jim for his resilience and judgment as he faces an ending.
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Jim
Laurena Sayard Freeman
WN. Y. Sun
German Pioneer and First Church at Fort Pitt
A historical account traces the settlement around Fort Pitt from Irish and Pennsylvania Dutch beginnings through Alexander Negley’s leadership in forming Pittsburgh’s first German church. It notes the log church on Third Avenue and later shifts to English Lutheran and Reformed congregations, with Negley’s legacy near the Hiland reservoirs and the evolving German community.
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Fort Pitt
Yough
Chartiers
United States
Congress of Nations
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Augusta County
George Washington
Mosongshela
George III
Monongahela
Dane
Buck's
Backs County
Negley
Alexander Nai
Alexa Wenley
Earving
Felix
Jacob Mexle
Bucks County
Pigrime
John
Alexander Ss
Brilliant Station
Alexander Negley
East Liberty
Dione
Allegheny
Hiland Avenue
Hilan
East Liberty Valley
Sean Uni
God
Zwingle
Luther
Calvin
Fort Pit
Third Avenue
Market and
Strees
Smithfield Street
Home Farm
Hiland
Seventh Avenue
Passanyant
Grant Street
Third Ward
High Street
Grace Reformed Church
Prugh
Alexander Negrey
Third Avenne
Fatherland
Yous
Bears and Bees A Folktale About Broon Hector and Honey
A bear family story recounts a bear duo and their three boys and a girl. The tale centers on Broon and Hector who climb a hollow tree to reach honey and suffer bee stings, with Broon ultimately vindicated by cleverness and a lesson about earning honey versus fighting bees.
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Hector
Brother
Little Girl Comments On Meetings With Pastor
A visiting girl from Lew recounted her theatre visits and said she liked meetings best where curtains rise for the minister. She told the pastor she had told him about New York and will not attend further meetings.
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Rockland
Lew
Fuinor
Omakie
Pape
New York
Elevation Term Debate in Alta California Ad
A fragment notes a debate over replacing the word elevator with lit or lifts, citing the elevation error in the source text. The item hints at linguistic reform discussions and typography in an Alta California context.
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Alta California
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Deels
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Louis XIV
Lyons Siik
Geld Og Jnst
Revillon Brothers
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Rue du Caire
Restauraents
Frask Lesiis
Cincinnati Times-Stern
Buffalo
Ladies’ Home Journal
South Bend Tribune
Jersey Journalism
Sam
Artsdale
Bergen
Roselle
Will Sultzer
Dramatic Club
Hallowe'en
NEW York and London Society
Ladies
Rome
Eight Tower
Mister Ferguson
Nikita
Barrington Foote
Atenor
Halberry Haggard
Desi
G. W. Winsox
Crontes
Peanut Gallery
Merriman
Cuicago
Jin
Barry
Fioneee Negley
Marshall
Onvet
Broog
Switchle
Cuba
Broon
Broom
Ieniaen Lightein
Henen
Jomas
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